Chun In-gee ( ko, 전인지, born 10 August 1994), also known as In Gee Chun, is a South Korean

professional golfer A professional golfer is somebody who receives payments or financial rewards in the sport of golf that are directly related to their skill or reputation. A person who earns money by teaching or playing golf is traditionally considered a "golf pr ...

. She was born in

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. 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

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, she also won two majors – the

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and the

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; and on the

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, she won one major – the U.S. Women's Open. By winning the 2016 Evian Championship, she joined compatriot

Se Ri Pak Pak Se-ri or Se-ri Pak ( ko, 박세리, ; born 28 September 1977) is a South Korean former professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour from 1998 to 2016. She was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2007. Career overview Born in D ...

as the only two players in LPGA Tour history to win majors as their first two LPGA Tour titles. Chun represented the Republic of Korea (South Korea) at the

2016 Rio Olympics ) , nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams) , athletes = 11,238 , events = 306 in 28 sports (41 disciplines) , opening = 5 August 2016 , closing = 21 August 2016 , opened_by = Vice President Michel Temer , cauldron = Vanderlei Cordeiro de ...

Professional wins (15)

LPGA Tour wins (4)

¹ Co-sanctioned with KLPGA Tour LPGA Tour playoff record (0–4)

LPGA of Korea Tour wins (10)

''Events in bold are KLPGA majors.''
¹ Co-sanctioned with LPGA Tour

LPGA of Japan Tour wins (2)

Major championships

Wins (3)

Results timeline

''Results not in chronological order before 2019.'' CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied

Summary

* Most consecutive cuts made – 9 (2016 British Open – 2018 U.S. Open) * Longest streak of top 10s – 2 (2016 British Open – 2016 Evian Championship)

LPGA Tour career summary

^ Official as of 20 November 2022
*Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut.

World ranking

Position in

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at the end of each calendar year.

Team appearances

Professional * The Queens (representing Korea): 2015 *

International Crown The Hanwha LifePlus International Crown is a biennial women's professional team golf tournament on the LPGA Tour. Eight national teams of four players each (32 players in total) participate in the match play event. History It debuted in 2014 at ...

(representing South Korea): 2016,

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(winners)

References

External links

*
Chun In-gee
at the KLPGA Tour official site *
Profile on Seoul Sisters site
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