- Source: Lee Jeong-eun (golfer, born 1996)
Lee Jeong-eun (Korean: 이정은; Hanja: 李晶恩; born 28 May 1996) is a South Korean professional golfer who currently plays on the LPGA Tour and the LPGA of Korea Tour. For scoring purposes, she is called Jeongeun Lee6 to differentiate herself from other Korean LPGA golfers with that name, including the older Jeongeun Lee5.
In 2019, Lee won her first major championship at the U.S. Women's Open, and was named the 2019 LPGA Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year.
LPGA of Korea Tour
Lee began playing on the LPGA of Korea Tour in 2016. When she joined the tour, there had already been five other players with the same name; the like-named players were differentiated by a number, so she started to be called "Jeongeun Lee6". Lee is a six-time champion on tour, winning four events in 2017 and two in 2018. She also led the money list both years.
LPGA Tour
Lee played her first LPGA Tour event in 2017, finishing in a tie for fifth place at the U.S. Women's Open. She made six starts in 2018, her best finish a tie for sixth at the Evian Championship.
In November 2018, Lee won the LPGA Q-Series and joined the tour full-time in 2019. In June 2019, she won the U.S. Women's Open by two strokes over Ryu So-yeon, Lexi Thompson and Angel Yin. It was her first victory on the LPGA Tour in addition to being her first major championship.
In July 2021, Lee tied the major championship scoring record with a 61 in the second round of the Evian Championship. She took a five-shot lead into the final round but ended up losing in a playoff to Minjee Lee.
Professional wins (8)
= LPGA Tour wins (1)
=LPGA Tour playoff record (0–2)
= LPGA of Korea Tour wins (6)
=2017 (4) Lotte Rent-a-Car Women's Open, MY Munyoung Queens Park Championship, High1 Resort Ladies Open, OK! Savings Bank Pak Se-ri Invitational
2018 (2) Hanwha Classic, KB Financial Star Championship
Events in bold are KLPGA majors.
= All Thailand Golf Tour wins (1)
=2018 Singha E-San Open
Major championships
= Wins (1)
== Results timeline
=Results not in chronological order.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied
= Summary
=Most consecutive cuts made – 7 (2019 British – 2021 British)
Longest streak of top-10s – 3 (2018 Evian – 2019 U.S. Open)
LPGA Tour career summary
^ Official as of 2023 season
World rank
Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.
Team appearances
The Queens (representing KLPGA): 2017 (winners)
Awards
2019 LPGA Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year
References
External links
Lee Jeong-eun at the KLPGA Tour official site (in Korean)
Lee Jeong-eun at the LPGA Tour official site
Lee Jeong-eun at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site
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- Lee Jeong-eun (golfer, born 1996)
- Lee Jeong-eun
- Jeong-eun
- Minjee Lee
- Jung (Korean surname)
- Lee Yo-won
- List of people with the Korean family name Kim
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- Jung Joon-ho
- Lee Kyung-kyu
