Jeongeun Lee6
Republic of Korea
- World Ranking
- 140
- Age
- 28
- Turned Pro
- 2019
- Hometown
- Republic Of Korea
- Height
- 5 ft 5 in
Bio
LPGA Tour Victories (1 win, 1 major)
- 2019 U.S. Women's Open conducted by the USGA
LPGA Awards
- Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year
2023 in a Nutshell
- 23 events, 15 cuts made, $364,730 (75)
- Recorded a T5 result at the BMW Ladies Championship
Career Highlights
2022:
- 22 events, 19 cuts made, $702,979 (42)
- Recorded five top-10 finishes to increase her total to 24 career top-10s results
2021:
- 24 events, 22 cuts made, $1,081,440 (13)
- Notched a season-best finish of runner-up at the Amundi Evian Championship; also recorded seven additional top-10 results
2020:
- Five events, Five cuts made, $220,495 (57)
- Notched a season-best finish of T6 in her title defense at the U.S. Women's Open
- Ranked eighth on the KLPGA in GIR (77.19%) and secured five top-10s in 14 stats
2019:
- 25 events, 23 cuts made, $2,052,103 (3)
- Became a Rolex First-Time winner and major champion with a win at the U.S. Women's Open and was the 19th player in history to make the U.S. Women's Open her first LPGA Tour victory.
- Crossed the $2 million mark in career earnings in her rookie campaign with her victory and nine additional top-10 finishes, including three runner-up performances
- Clinched the Louise Suggs Rookie of the Year award with five events remaining in the season, becoming the 13th player from the Republic of Korea to earn the honor and fifth consecutive following Jin Young Ko (2018), Sung Hyun Park (2017), In Gee Chun (2016) and Sei Young Kim (2015)
- Finished third on Tour on the Official Money List and Rolex Player of the Year standings (123 points), fourth in Race to the CME Globe points (2,743), fifth in rounds under par (69), sub par holes (391) and sixth in birdies (382)
2018:
- Earned medalist honors at the inaugural LPGA Q-Series to earn Priority List Category 14 status for the 2019 season
- Made six starts on the LPGA Tour prior to becoming a Member with top-10 finishes at the 2018 Evian Championship (T6) and the 2017 U.S. Women's Open (T5)
- Has six career victories on the KLPGA, including two wins in 2018
Uses a 6 at the end of her last name as she is the sixth player named Jeongeun Lee in KLPGA history; her fan club in Korea is called "Lucky 6"