St Andrews Magazine Edition 04

ROLEX NEW GUARD
Ko, who became the youngest golfer to top the Rolex Women’s World Golf
Rankings at the age of 17 years, nine months and nine days, is among a group of
exceptionally talented young golfers at the vanguard of women’s golf, all of
whom are part of the Rolex family.
Among this New Guard of Rolex Testimonees seeking their first Evian
Championship title are Brooke Henderson and Lexi Thompson, both of whom have
tasted success at the Majors and won multiple events on the LPGA Tour, which
Rolex has partnered since 1980. Henderson arrives at the French resort in a rich
vein of form having won in August at the CP Women’s Open in her home country
of Canada.
Franck Riboud, chairman of The Evian Championship, said: “We are committed to
fostering the trend-setting status and heritage of this tournament and, since 2000,
Rolex has been supporting us in our initiative through their sponsorship of The Evian
Championship. Their alliance with us, and with golf for more than 50 years, has
been instrumental to the development of the sport, and we are so grateful to
count them as partners.”