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KLPGA
The LPGA of Korea Tour is a South Korean professional golf tour for women. LPGA stands for Ladies Professional Golf Association. LPGA of Korea runs this tour, not the American LPGA. It is one of the world's five leading women's golf tours. Based on the April 2019 exchange rates, in 2019 the main tour has total prize fund of roughly 21.7 million USD. Schedule Historical tour schedules and results Season money leaders Source: See also *Professional golf tours *Women's World Golf Rankings *Korean Tour The Korean Tour is a men's professional golf tour run by the Korea Professional Golfers' Association (KPGA) of South Korea. In 2011, it had total prize money of about United States dollar, US$14 million. Professional golf in Korea dates back to ... References External links * {{Professional sports in South Korea Professional golf tours ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoon Ina
Ina Yoon (; born 2 May 2003) is a South Korean golfer. Yoon turned professional at age 19 and joined the LPGA tour in 2025. As of 2025, Yoon is ranked 24th in the world. Biography Yoon is from South Korea. Yoon graduated from Jinju Foreign Language High School in Jinju, South Gyeongsang. In 2021, at age 19, she became a professional golfer, playing on the LPGA of Korea Tour's Dream Tour. In 2022, she won the EverCollagen Queens Crown during her rookie season on the LPGA of Korea Tour. Suspension During the 2022 Korea Women's Open, Yoon played the wrong golf ball on the 15th hole of the first round of the tournament. She received a three year suspension from the Korea Golf Association as a result. While suspended, Yoon moved to Tampa, Florida where she worked to develop her game playing on the Minor League Golf Tour. She donated her winnings from the tour to local junior golf programs. The Korea Golf Association later reduced Yoon's suspension to 18 months and she returne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Ye-won
Lee Ye-won, also known as Ye Won Lee (; born 13 February 2003) is a South Korean golfer who plays on the LPGA of Korea Tour. In May 2025, Lee was ranked 25th in the world in the Women's World Golf Rolex Rankings. Biography Lee was noticed early as a standout amateur player, being named to the Korean National team as a junior player in 2016 and 2018. As an amateur, she won 12 Korean and international competitions including the 2018 KB Financial Group Cup Women's Amateur Golf Championship, 2019 Hosim Cup Amateur Golf Championship, and the 2020 Bitgoeul Jungheung Cup Amateur Golf Championship. Professional golf Lee became a professional in 2021 at age 17, participating in the Jump Tour and then took part in 10 tournaments of the Dream Tour, qualifying tours for the LPGA of Korea. After earning her tour card, in 2022, Lee started her rookie season on the LPGA of Korea tour. Her highest placing that season was a second at the Doosan Match Play Championship and the Ok Financial Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Im Jin-hee
Im Jin-hee (; born 24 May 1998), also known as Jin Hee Im, is a South Korean professional golfer. Hee Im turned professional in 2016, playing on the LPGA of Korea Tour, where she won six times. She debuted on the LPGA Tour in 2024, and was named runner-up for the Tour's Rookie of the Year. Biography Im grew up in Guri, South Korea. She turned professional in 2016, starting as a rookie on the LPGA of Korea Tour. In 2021, she had her first tournament win in the BC Card Hankyung Ladies Open. In 2023, she recorded four tournament wins for the season. Her 2023 season advanced her to the LPGA Q-Series to qualify for the LPGA Tour. Im qualified for the 2024 LPGA Tour in December 2023, after finishing in the top of the Q-Series. After narrowly missing out on the KLPGA Rookie of the year award during her rookie season in Korea, Im committed herself to the achievement for the 2024 season. During the 2024 season, Im made it to the top-10 six times during the tour season, across 24 star ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chun In-gee
Chun In-gee (, born 10 August 1994), also known as In Gee Chun, is a South Korean professional golfer. She was born in Gunsan, North Jeolla Province. She is a three-time major champion, having won the 2015 U.S. Women's Open, the 2016 Evian Championship with a score of 21 under par, which is the lowest winning score in a major tournament for either men or women, and the 2022 Women's PGA Championship. In 2015, Chun became the first player in history to win majors on three different tours in the same calendar year. On the KLPGA Tour, she won two majors – the Hite Jinro Championship and the KB Financial Star Championship; on the JLPGA Tour, she also won two majors – the World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup and the Japan Women's Open Golf Championship; and on the LPGA Tour, she won one major – the U.S. Women's Open. By winning the 2016 Evian Championship, she joined compatriot Se Ri Pak as the only two players in LPGA Tour history to win majors as their first two LPG ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Jeong-eun (golfer, Born 1996)
Lee Jeong-eun (; born 28 May 1996) is a South Korean professional golfer who currently plays on the LPGA Tour and the LPGA of Korea Tour. For scoring purposes, she is called Jeongeun Lee6 to differentiate herself from other Korean LPGA golfers with that name, including the older Jeongeun Lee5. In 2019, Lee won her first major championship at the U.S. Women's Open, and was named the 2019 LPGA Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year. LPGA of Korea Tour Lee began playing on the LPGA of Korea Tour in 2016. When she joined the tour, there had already been five other players with the same name; the like-named players were differentiated by a number, so she started to be called "Jeongeun Lee6". Lee is a six-time champion on tour, winning four events in 2017 and two in 2018. She also led the money list both years. LPGA Tour Lee played her first LPGA Tour event in 2017, finishing in a tie for fifth place at the U.S. Women's Open. She made six starts in 2018, her best finish a tie fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jang Ha-na
Jang Ha-na (born 2 May 1992), also known as Ha Na Jang, is a South Korean professional golfer. Jang plays on the LPGA of Korea Tour where she has 15 wins and led the money list in 2013. From 2015 through 2017, she played on the LPGA Tour where she won her first LPGA event in February 2016 at the Coates Golf Championship. She currently has endorsement deals with Evergreen Group Holdings, C Card, Honma Golf, Lee Dong Soo Sport and Kumho Tires. The week prior to her LPGA Tour win, Jang became the first LPGA Tour golfer to hit a hole-in-one on a par-4. List of albatrosses in important tournaments, This occurred at the 8th hole during the third round of the Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic at the Ocean Club. In May 2017, Jang rescinded her LPGA Tour membership and returned to the LPGA of Korea Tour. Professional wins (19) LPGA Tour wins (5) 1 Co-sanctioned with KLPGA Tour LPGA Tour playoff record (1–1) LPGA of Korea Tour wins (15) 1 Co-sanctioned with LPGA Tour ''Tournaments ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choi Hye-jin
Choi Hye-jin (; born 23 August 1999) is a South Korean professional golfer. Amateur career Choi represented South Korea at the 2014 Asian Games where she helped the team to a silver medal and finished fifth in the individual event. She help the Korean team to a third place finish at the 2014 Espirito Santo Trophy. In 2015, Choi won the World Junior Girls Championship, both individually and with the South Korean team. Choi won the 2016 Canadian Women's Amateur and was low amateur at the 2016 U.S. Women's Open. She led the Korean team to victory at the 2016 Espirito Santo Trophy. She also finished runner-up at the 2016 New Zealand Women's Open, co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour and the Ladies European Tour. Choi won the 2017 Australian Women's Amateur and also won the ChoJung Sparkling Water Yongpyong Resort Open on the 2017 LPGA of Korea Tour. She finished second at the 2017 U.S. Women's Open at the age of seventeen. She was attempting to become the second amateur to win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Park Sung-hyun (golfer)
Park Sung-hyun (born 21 September 1993), also known as Sung Hyun Park, is a South Korean professional golfer playing on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. She has won two LPGA majors championships, the 2017 U.S. Women's Open and the 2018 Women's PGA Championship. She was the number one ranked golfer in the Women's World Golf Rankings for a single week in 2017 and has returned to the number one spot in 2018 and 2019. Professional career From 2014 to 2016 Park played on the LPGA of Korea Tour. She won four times in 2015 and six times in 2016. Since 2017 Park has played on the LPGA Tour. In July 2017, she won the U.S. Women's Open, an LPGA major. In November 2017, she became the number one ranked golfer in the Women's World Golf Rankings. Park clinched the LPGA's Rookie of the Year Award in the penultimate month of the 2017 season. Park then went on to share Player of the Year honors with Ryu So-yeon, making Park the first player since Nancy Lopez in 1978 to win both Player and Rookie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Sei-young
Kim Sei-young (born 21 January 1993), also known as Sei Young Kim, is a South Korean professional golfer. Kim plays on the LPGA of Korea Tour and the LPGA Tour. She has won five times on the LPGA of Korea Tour and twelve times on the LPGA Tour. Her win at the 2018 Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic set the record for the lowest 72-hole score (257) and the lowest to-par score (−31). Kim won her first major, the 2020 Women's PGA Championship, by five strokes. She was also named the 2020 LPGA Player of the Year. Professional wins (17) LPGA Tour wins (12) LPGA Tour playoff record (4–1) LPGA of Korea Tour wins (5) Major championships Wins (1) Results timeline ''Results not in chronological order.'' CUT = missed the half-way cut WD = withdrew NT = no tournament T = tied Summary * Most consecutive cuts made – 18 (2019 U.S. Open – 2023 Chevron) * Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (four times) LPGA Tour career summary ^ Official as of 2024 season * Includes matchpl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 LPGA Of Korea Tour ...
Events in bold are majors. Hana Bank-KOLON Championship is co-sanctioned with LPGA. Daishin Securities-Tomato Tour Korean Ladies Masters is co-sanctioned with Ladies European Tour. References {{LPGA of Korea Tour seasons LPGA of Korea Tour seasons KLPGA Tour The LPGA of Korea Tour is a South Korean professional golf tour for women. LPGA stands for Ladies Professional Golf Association. LPGA of Korea runs this tour, not the American LPGA. It is one of the world's five leading women's golf tours. Based o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 LPGA Of Korea Tour
The 2010 LPGA of Korea Tour was a series of weekly golf tournaments for female golfers that took place in Korea and China from December 2009 through November 2010.. The tournaments were sanctioned by the LPGA of Korea Tour (KLPGA), a second-tier world golf tour for women. The tour included 22 tournaments, all were held in Korea except the season-opening Orient China Ladies Open which was held in China. Lee Bo-mee topped the money list with winnings of (₩557,376,856). 2010 Schedule and results Events in bold are majors. LPGA Hana Bank Championship is co-sanctioned with LPGA. Daishin Securities-Tomato Tour Korean Ladies Masters is co-sanctioned with Ladies European Tour. See also *2010 in golf External links * {{LPGA of Korea Tour seasons LPGA of Korea Tour seasons LPGA of Korea Tour The LPGA of Korea Tour is a South Korean professional golf tour for Women's sports, women. LPGA stands for Ladies Professional Golf Association. LPGA of Korea runs this tour, not the America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 LPGA Of Korea Tour ...
This is a summary of the 2011 KLPGA Tour. Events in bold are majors. LPGA Hana Bank Championship is co-sanctioned with LPGA Tour. See also *2011 in golf External links * {{LPGA of Korea Tour seasons LPGA of Korea Tour seasons LPGA of Korea Tour The LPGA of Korea Tour is a South Korean professional golf tour for Women's sports, women. LPGA stands for Ladies Professional Golf Association. LPGA of Korea runs this tour, not the American LPGA. It is one of the world's five leading women's golf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |