Han Hee-won explained

Han Hee-won
한희원
Birth Date:10 June 1978
Birth Place:Seoul, South Korea
Residence:San Diego, California, U.S.
College:Ryukoku University
Yearpro:1998
Tour:LPGA Tour (joined 2001)
Prowins:8
Lpgawins:6
Jlpgawins:2
Nabisco:T6: 2006, 2008
Lpga:T11: 2003
Wusopen:T32: 2002
Wbritopen:T3: 2009
Evian:T31: 2013
Award1:JLPGA Rookie of the Year
Year1:1998
Award2:LPGA Rookie of the Year
Year2:2001

Han Hee-won (; born 10 June 1978) is a retired South Korean professional golfer on the LPGA Tour. She was a member of the LPGA Tour from 2001 until her retirement in 2014 and won six LPGA Tour events during her career. She attended Ryukoku University and turned professional in 1998.

In 1998 she competed on the LPGA of Korea Tour and the LPGA of Japan Tour, claiming Rookie of the Year honours in Japan. In 1999 she won twice in Japan. She qualified for the U.S.-based LPGA Tour at the 2000 Qualifying School and has played mainly in the United States since 2001. She was Rookie of the Year in her first season.

Han played in only seven events during 2007 due to the birth of her son, Dae-Il "Dale".

Han retired from the LPGA Tour at the 2014 Portland Classic.[1]

Professional wins (8)

LPGA Tour wins (6)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
120 Jul 2003Sybase Big Apple Classic–11 (68-66-68-71=273)2 strokes Meg Mallon
210 Aug 2003Wendy's Championship for Children–17 (68-65-66=199)Playoff Wendy Ward
319 Sep 2004Safeway Classic–9 (69-71-67=207)Playoff Lorie Kane
43 Oct 2005Office Depot Championship–12 (65-68-68=201)2 strokes Kang Soo-yun
528 May 2006LPGA Corning Classic–15 (66-70-69-68=273)Playoff Meena Lee
622 Oct 2006Honda LPGA Thailand–14 (67-68-67=202)5 strokes Diana D'Alessio

LPGA Tour playoff record (3–3)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
12002Sybase Big Apple Classic Gloria ParkLost to birdie on first extra hole
22003Wendy's Championship for Children Wendy WardWon with birdie on third extra hole
32003Mobile LPGA Tournament of Champions Dorothy DelasinLost to birdie on first extra hole
42004Wendy's Championship for Children Catriona MatthewLost to par on first extra hole
52004Safeway Classic Lorie KaneWon with birdie on first extra hole
62006LPGA Corning Classic Meena LeeWon with par on fourth extra hole

LPGA of Japan wins (2)

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order before 2014.

Tournament 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Kraft Nabisco ChampionshipT2520T13T17T6T49T6T28
LPGA ChampionshipT37T57T11T49T25T25T40T21
U.S. Women's OpenT32T43T52T47CUTT71CUT
Women's British OpenT32T19T13CUTT10T9T3
Tournament 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Kraft Nabisco ChampionshipT34CUTT4962T67
U.S. Women's OpenCUTCUTCUTCUT
Women's British OpenCUTT43T39
LPGA ChampionshipT47T25T45WDCUT
The Evian Championship ^T31
^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied for place

Summary

Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
0 0 0 0 2 6 13 12
0 0 0 0 0 0 11 5
0 0 1 1 3 5 10 8
0 0 0 0 0 5 13 11
0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals 0 0 1 1 5 16 48 37

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

Notes and References

  1. https://www.golfchannel.com/article/golf-central-blog/jeong-jang-hee-won-han-retiring-lpga/ Jeong Jang, Hee-Won Han retiring from LPGA