Yi Eun-jung

For the long-distance runner, see Lee Eun-jung.
Yi Eun-Jung
이은정
 Golfer 
Personal information
Full name Yi Eun-Jung
이은정
Born (1988-01-11) 11 January 1988
Uijeongbu, South Korea
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Nationality  South Korea
Residence Murrieta, California, U.S.
Career
College Dea Lim University
Turned professional 2006
Former tour(s) LPGA Tour
Futures Tour
Professional wins 1
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour 1
Best results in LPGA major championships
ANA Inspiration T69: 2010
Women's PGA C'ship T53: 2009
U.S. Women's Open CUT: 2009, 2010
Women's British Open T57: 2009
Evian Championship DNP
This is a Korean name; the family name is Yi.

Yi Eun-Jung (Korean: 이은정, born 11 January 1988) is a Korean professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour.

Yi was born in Uijeongbu, South Korea. She turned professional in 2006 and joined the Duramed Futures Tour. She qualified for the LPGA Tour via the Qualifying Tournament at the end of 2007. Her first LPGA Tour victory came at the 2009 Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic.[1]

Amateur wins

Professional wins

LPGA Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 5 Jul 2009 Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic –18 (68-66-61-71=266) Playoff United States Morgan Pressel

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2009 Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic United States Morgan Pressel Won with birdie on first extra hole

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order before 2014.

Tournament 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Kraft Nabisco Championship DNP DNP T69 75 CUT WD CUT
U.S. Women's Open DNP CUT CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP
Women's British Open DNP T57 T67 DNP DNP DNP DNP
LPGA Championship CUT T53 CUT DNP CUT CUT DNP
The Evian Championship ^ DNP DNP

^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
T = tied

References

  1. "Yi Eun-jung Wins First LPGA Title". The Korea Times. 7 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-03.

External links


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