Lee Seon-hwa (; born 10 February 1986) is a South Korean
professional golfer
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now playing on the United States
LPGA Tour
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.
Born in
Cheonan
Cheonan (; ) is the largest and most densely populated city of South Chungcheong Province, South Korea, and the third largest city in the Hoseo region after Daejeon and Cheongju. Cheonan borders Gyeonggi Province ( Pyeongtaek and Anseong) i ...
,
South Korea
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, 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
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between 2001 and 2006. She played on the
Futures Tour
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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
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.
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.
In 2007, she notched her second
LPGA Tour
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win at the
HSBC Women's World Match Play Championship
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, defeating Japanese star
Ai Miyazato
is a former Japanese professional golfer who competed on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and the LPGA of Japan Tour (JLPGA). She was the top-ranked golfer in the Women's World Golf Rankings on three occasions in 2010.
Early life, family and amateur ...
2&1 in the final match, to take home the $500,000 first place check.
Professional wins (8)
LPGA Tour (4)
LPGA Tour playoff record (1–1)
Futures Tour (1)
*2005 (1)
Albany FUTURES Pro Golf Classic
Korean LPGA Tour (3)
*2001 (1) McSquare Championship
*2003 (1) Himart Championship
*2006 (1) Hite Championship
Results in LPGA majors
^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied
Team appearances
Professional
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Lexus Cup
The Lexus Cup was an annual golf tournament played between 2005 and 2008 for professional women golfers contested by a team representing Asia and an international team representing the rest of the world. It was sanctioned by the LPGA Tour, (representing Asia team):
2006
2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification.
Events
January
* January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute.
* January 12 – A stampede during t ...
(winners),
2007
2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year.
Events
January
* January 1
**Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...
(winners),
2008
2008 was designated as:
*International Year of Languages
*International Year of Planet Earth
*International Year of the Potato
*International Year of Sanitation
The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...
References
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South Korean female golfers
LPGA of Korea Tour golfers
LPGA Tour golfers
South Korean Buddhists
Sportspeople from Cheonan
1986 births
Living people
21st-century South Korean sportswomen