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Leta Lindley, Sophie Gustafson, Lisa Ferrero, Stephanie Meadow,
Ariya Jutanugarn and Jessica Korda.
“I never knew Heather Farr, but I’ve known of her and this award
since I joined the LPGA Tour. I can’t tell you how much is means
to receive this, not just because of the player it honors, but be-
cause of all the players who have received before me and because
it’s chosen by our fellow players, my peers,” said Pettersen, who
became emotional later in her speech when speaking of her son
Herman. “The LPGA Tour has been such a huge part of my life.
It gave me the opportunity to follow my childhood dream and to
reach beyond my wildest imagination. To go places, meet people
and do things I never dreamed possible. For almost two decades,
I’ve been able to measure my game against the very best female
golfers in the world. I made many great friends and received lots
of good advice along the way.”
The Rolex LPGA Awards ceremony celebrated Rolex-First Time
Winners Celine Boutier, Cydney Clanton, Hannah Green, Chey-
enne Knight, Bronte Law and Jeongeun Lee6. Additionally, Lee6 from the Republic of Korea to capture the honor and the fifth
also added to her trophy count when she accepted the 2019 Ro- consecutive, following Jin Young Ko (2018), Sung Hyun Park
lex Louise Suggs Rookie of the Year award with a painstakingly (2017), In Gee Chun (2016) and Sei Young Kim (2015). “It is an
memorized English speech that brought the crowd to its feet. honor to compete on the LPGA Tour, to be able to play at the best
“With the support of my family and friends, I was able to pursue golf courses around the world and among the world’s best golf-
my biggest dream. The LPGA Tour is where we get to compete ers. Winning the U.S. Women’s Open and receiving Rookie of the
with the best players in the world. Just being a part of it made Year has all been a dream come true.”
me feel like I could take on anything,” said Lee6, the 13th player LPGA Commissioner Mike Whan selected KPMG as the 2019 re-

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