Seon Hwa Lee
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| Personal Information | |
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| Birth | February 10, 1986 Chonan Korea |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
| Nationality |  South Korea |
| Residence | Lake Mary, Florida, U.S. |
| College | none |
| Career | |
| Turned Pro | 2000 |
| Current tour | LPGA Tour (joined 2006) |
| Other tour | KLPGA Tour (joined 2000) |
| Previous tour | Futures Tour (joined 2004) |
| Professional wins | 6 (LPGA Tour: 2, other individual: 4) |
| Major Championship results Wins: 0 |
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| Kraft Nabisco | T19: 2006 |
| LPGA Championship | T16: 2006 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T25: 2007 |
| Women's British Open | T61: 2006 |
| Awards | |
| Futures Tour Player of the Year | 2005 |
| LPGA Rookie of the Year | 2006 |
Seon Hwa Lee (Korean 이선화) (born February 10, 1986) is a South Korean professional golfer now playing on the United States LPGA Tour.
Born in Chonan, 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 KLPGA 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 Louise Suggs Rookie of the Year Award. She clinched the award on September 25, 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.
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.
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[edit] Professional wins (7)
[edit] Futures Tour (1)
- 2005 (1) Albany FUTURES Pro Golf Classic
[edit] LPGA Tour (3)
- 2006 (1) ShopRite LPGA Classic
- 2007 (1) HSBC Women's World Match Play Championship
- 2008 (1) Ginn Tribute Hosted by Annika
[edit] Korean LPGA Tour (3)
- 2001 (1) McSquare Championship
- 2003 (1) Himart Championship
- 2006 (1) Hite Championship
[edit] Results in LPGA majors
| Tournament | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
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| Kraft Nabisco Championship | DNP | DNP | T19 | CUT | 5 |
| LPGA Championship | DNP | DNP | T16 | T36 | |
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT | DNP | T49 | T25 | |
| Women's British Open | DNP | DNP | T61 | CUT |
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
[edit] External links
- Seon Hwa Lee profile on the LPGA official website
- Seon-Hwa Lee clinches 2006 Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year award LPGA.com, September 26, 2006
