Chun In-gee
| Chun In-gee | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Chun In-gee 2022 KPMG Women's PGA Champion (52178707639) (cropped).jpg Chun after winning the 2022 Women's PGA Championship | |||||||
| Personal information | |||||||
| Born | 10 August 1994 Gunsan, South Korea | ||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||||||
| Sporting nationality | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | ||||||
| Career | |||||||
| College | Korea University | ||||||
| Turned professional | 2012 | ||||||
| Current tour | LPGA Tour | ||||||
| Former tour | LPGA of Korea Tour | ||||||
| Professional wins | 15 | ||||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||||
| LPGA Tour | 4 | ||||||
| Ladies European Tour | 1 | ||||||
| LPGA of Japan Tour | 2 | ||||||
| LPGA of Korea Tour | 10 | ||||||
| Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 3) | |||||||
| Chevron Championship | T2: 2016 | ||||||
| Women's PGA C'ship | Won: 2022 | ||||||
| U.S. Women's Open | Won: 2015 | ||||||
| Women's British Open | 2nd: 2022 | ||||||
| Evian Championship | Won: 2016 | ||||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||||
| |||||||
| Chun In-gee | |
| Hangul | 전인지 |
|---|---|
| RR | Jeon Inji |
| MR | Chŏn Inji |
Chun In-gee (Korean: 전인지, 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,[1] 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,[2] and the 2022 Women's PGA Championship.[3]
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 LPGA Tour titles. Chun represented the Republic of Korea (South Korea) at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Professional wins (15)
[edit | edit source]LPGA Tour wins (4)
[edit | edit source]| Legend |
|---|
| Major championships (3) |
| Other LPGA Tour (1) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 Jul 2015 | U.S. Women's Open | 68-70-68-66=272 | −8 | 1 stroke | South Korea Amy Yang |
| 2 | 18 Sep 2016 | The Evian Championship | 63-66-65-69=263 | −21 | 4 strokes | South Korea Ryu So-yeon South Korea Park Sung-hyun |
| 3 | 14 Oct 2018 | LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship1 | 70-70-66-66=272 | −16 | 3 strokes | England Charley Hull |
| 4 | 26 Jun 2022 | Women's PGA Championship | 64-69-75-75=283 | −5 | 1 stroke | Australia Minjee Lee United States Lexi Thompson |
1 Co-sanctioned with KLPGA Tour
LPGA Tour playoff record (0–4)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2014 | LPGA KEB-HanaBank Championship | South Korea Baek Kyu-jung United States Brittany Lincicome |
Baek won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 2017 | Manulife LPGA Classic | Thailand Ariya Jutanugarn United States Lexi Thompson |
Jutanugarn won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 3 | 2018 | Kingsmill Championship | Japan Nasa Hataoka Thailand Ariya Jutanugarn |
Jutanugarn won with birdie on second extra hole Chun eliminated by birdie on first hole |
| 4 | 2022 | Women's British Open | South Africa Ashleigh Buhai | Buhai won with par on fourth extra hole |
LPGA of Korea Tour wins (10)
[edit | edit source]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 Jun 2013 | Kia Motors Korea Women's Open | 68-69-70-68=275 | −13 | 1 stroke | South Korea Park So-yeon |
| 2 | 15 Jun 2014 | S-Oil Champions Invitational | 67-67-70=204 | −12 | 3 strokes | South Korea Lee Ye-jeong South Korea Lee Min-young |
| 3 | 28 Sep 2014 | KDB Daewoo Securities Classic | 66-69-69=204 | −12 | Playoff | South Korea Kim Ha-neul |
| 4 | 16 Nov 2014 | Chosun Ilbo-POSCO Championship | 69-69-66=204 | −12 | 1 stroke | South Korea Heo Yoon-kyung |
| 5 | 19 Apr 2015 | Samchully Together Open | 70-69=139 | −5 | 1 stroke | South Korea Ko Jin-young |
| 6 | 24 May 2015 | Doosan Match Play Championship | 1 up | South Korea Ji Han-sol | ||
| 7 | 14 Jun 2015 | S-Oil Champions Invitational | 68-71-69=208 | −8 | 1 stroke | South Korea Kim Bo-kyung South Korea Heo Yoon-kyung |
| 8 | 26 Jul 2015 | Hite Jinro Championship | 69-66-73=208 | −8 | 3 strokes | South Korea Park Gyeol South Korea Cho Yoon-ji |
| 9 | 25 Oct 2015 | KB Financial Star Championship | 69-69-67-69=274 | −10 | 1 stroke | South Korea Inbee Park South Korea Hae Rym Kim |
| 10 | 14 Oct 2018 | LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship1 | 70-70-66-66=272 | −16 | 3 strokes | England Charley Hull |
Events in bold are KLPGA majors.
1 Co-sanctioned with LPGA Tour
LPGA of Japan Tour wins (2)
[edit | edit source]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 May 2015 | World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup | 66-70-67-73=276 | −12 | 4 strokes | Japan Momoko Ueda |
| 2 | 4 Oct 2015 | Japan Women's Open Golf Championship | 71-73-71-71=286 | −2 | Playoff | Japan Erika Kikuchi South Korea Lee Mi-hyang |
Major championships
[edit | edit source]Wins (3)
[edit | edit source]| Year | Championship | Winning score | Margin | Runner(s)-up | Winner's share ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | U.S. Women's Open | −8 (68-70-68-66=272) | 1 stroke | South Korea Amy Yang | 810,000 |
| 2016 | The Evian Championship | −21 (63-66-65-69=263) | 4 strokes | South Korea Ryu So-yeon, South KoreaLua error: not enough memory. Park Sung-hyun | 487,500 |
| 2022 | Women's PGA Championship | −5 (64-69-75-75=283) | 1 stroke | AustraliaLua error: not enough memory. Minjee Lee, United StatesLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. Lexi Thompson | 1,350,000 |
Results timeline
[edit | edit source]Results not in chronological order.
| Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | T41 | T2 | T14 | T30 | CUT | T18 | |
| Women's PGA Championship | T30 | T54 | CUT | T30 | T23 | ||
| U.S. Women's Open | 1 | CUT | T15 | T41 | CUT | CUT | |
| The Evian Championship | T65 | CUT | 1 | T18 | T16 | T49 | NT |
| Women's British Open | T31 | T8 | T43 | T28 | T35 | T7 |
| Tournament | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | CUT | T25 | T18 | CUT | T18 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T41 | T15 | T27 | CUT | 54 |
| Women's PGA Championship | T27 | 1 | T24 | T31 | |
| The Evian Championship | T6 | T22 | T36 | CUT | |
| Women's British Open | CUT | 2 | T40 | 39 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied
Summary
[edit | edit source]| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 8 |
| U.S. Women's Open | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 |
| Women's PGA Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 |
| The Evian Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 8 |
| Women's British Open | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 |
| Totals | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 51 | 40 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 10 (2022 Chevron – 2023 Women's British)
- Longest streak of top 10s – 2 (2016 British Open – 2016 Evian Championship)
LPGA Tour career summary
[edit | edit source]| Year | Tournaments played |
Cuts made* |
Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10s |
Best finish |
Earnings ($) |
Money list rank |
Scoring average |
Scoring rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T28 | n/a | n/a | 72.00 | n/a |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | T2 | n/a | n/a | 71.63 | n/a |
| 2015 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | 71.23 | n/a |
| 2016 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1,501,102 | 4 | 69.58 | 1 |
| 2017 | 23 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1,250,259 | 11 | 69.41 | 3 |
| 2018 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 741,691 | 26 | 70.20 | 12 |
| 2019 | 23 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | T4 | 270,213 | 67 | 71.17 | 45 |
| 2020 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | T7 | 301,686 | 37 | 71.37 | 32 |
| 2021 | 23 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | T3 | 754,538 | 25 | 69.63 | 7 |
| 2022 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2,673,860 | 3 | 70.20 | 19 |
| 2023 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T8 | 491,488 | 58 | 70.96 | 45 |
| 2024 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T14 | 85,268 | 141 | 72.72 | 140 |
| Totals^ | 181 | 153 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 43 | 1 | 8,070,105 | 43 |
^ Official as of 2024 season[4][5][6]
* Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut.
World ranking
[edit | edit source]Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.
| Year | Ranking | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 43 | [7] |
| 2014 | 19 | [8] |
| 2015 | 10 | [9] |
| 2016 | 3 | [10] |
| 2017 | 5 | [11] |
| 2018 | 16 | [12] |
| 2019 | 48 | [13] |
| 2020 | 62 | [14] |
| 2021 | 35 | [15] |
| 2022 | 8 | [16] |
| 2023 | 37 | [17] |
| 2024 | 170 | [18] |
Team appearances
[edit | edit source]Professional
- The Queens (representing Korea): 2015
- International Crown (representing South Korea): 2016, 2018 (winners), 2023
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.
- ^ Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.
- ^ Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.
- ^ Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.
- ^ Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.
- ^ Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.
- ^ Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.
- ^ Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.
- ^ Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.
- ^ Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.
- ^ Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.
- ^ Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.
- ^ Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.
- ^ Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.
- ^ Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.
- ^ Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.
- ^ Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.
- ^ Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.
Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.
External links
[edit | edit source]- Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. at the LPGA Tour official siteLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.
- Chun In-gee Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. at the KLPGA Tour official site Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.
- Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. at the Women's World Golf Rankings official siteLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.
- Profile on Seoul Sisters site
Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.