Lee Seon-hwa (Korean: 이선화; born 10 February 1986) is a South Korean professional golfer now playing on the United States LPGA Tour.
| Lee Seon-hwa 이선화 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) Lee before 2009 Women's British Open | |||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Born | 10 February 1986 Cheonan, Korea | ||||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||||
| Sporting nationality |  South Korea | ||||
| Residence | Lake Mary, Florida, U.S. | ||||
| Career | |||||
| Turned professional | 2000 | ||||
| Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour (joined 2006) KLPGA Tour (joined 2000) | ||||
| Former tour(s) | Futures Tour (joined 2004) | ||||
| Professional wins | 8 | ||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||
| LPGA Tour | 4 | ||||
| LPGA of Korea Tour | 3 | ||||
| Epson Tour | 1 | ||||
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |||||
| Chevron Championship | 5th: 2008 | ||||
| Women's PGA C'ship | T10: 2008 | ||||
| U.S. Women's Open | T25: 2007 | ||||
| Women's British Open | T14: 2008 | ||||
| Evian Championship | DNP | ||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||
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Born in Cheonan, South Korea, Lee began playing golf at age 4 and turned professional at age 14, the youngest female to ever turn professional in Korea. She recorded three wins on the LPGA of Korea Tour between 2001 and 2006. She played on the Futures Tour in 2004 and 2005 before joining the LPGA Tour in 2006. She won her first LPGA tournament in June 2006 at the ShopRite LPGA Classic.
In 2006, Lee won the LPGA Rookie of the Year award. She clinched the award on 25 September 2006 after competing in 24 tournaments and finishing in the top 10 six times, including one win. She was the first rookie to win on Tour in 2006.[1]
In 2007, she notched her second LPGA Tour win at the HSBC Women's World Match Play Championship, defeating Japanese star Ai Miyazato 2&1 in the final match, to take home the $500,000 first place check.
Professional wins (8)
editLPGA Tour (4)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 Jun 2006 | ShopRite LPGA Classic | −16 (65-69-63=197) | 3 strokes | Jeong Jang Annika Sörenstam Sherri Steinhauer
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| 2 | 22 Jul 2007 | HSBC Women's World Match Play Championship | 2 & 1 |  Ai Miyazato
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| 3 | 1 Jun 2008 | Ginn Tribute | −14 (68-70-69-67=274) | Playoff |  Karrie Webb
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| 4 | 6 Jul 2008 | P&G Beauty NW Arkansas Championship | −15 (64-69-68=201) | 1 stroke | Meena Lee Jane Park
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LPGA Tour playoff record (1–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2006 | Fields Open in Hawaii | Meena Lee
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Lost to birdie on third extra hole |
| 2 | 2008 | Ginn Tribute | Karrie Webb
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Won with par on first extra hole |
Futures Tour (1)
edit- 2005 (1) Albany FUTURES Pro Golf Classic
Korean LPGA Tour (3)
edit- 2001 (1) McSquare Championship
- 2003 (1) Himart Championship
- 2006 (1) Hite Championship
Results in LPGA majors
edit| ! Tournament | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kraft Nabisco Championship | T19 | CUT | 5 | T30 | T56 | T47 | T49 | CUT | ||
| LPGA Championship | T16 | T36 | T10 | T39 | T19 | CUT | CUT | CUT | ||
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT | T49 | T25 | T27 | WD | CUT | CUT | CUT | ||
| Women's British Open | T61 | CUT | T14 | CUT | T62 | CUT | ||||
| The Evian Championship ^ | ||||||||||
^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied
Team appearances
editProfessional
References
edit- ^ "Seon-Hwa Lee clinches 2006 Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year award". LPGA. 26 September 2006.
External links
edit- Lee Seon-hwa at the LPGA Tour official site
- Lee Seon-hwa at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site