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]
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up | |
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1 | 20 Jul 2003 | Sybase Big Apple Classic | –11 (68-66-68-71=273) | 2 strokes | Meg Mallon | |
2 | 10 Aug 2003 | Wendy's Championship for Children | –17 (68-65-66=199) | Playoff | Wendy Ward | |
3 | 19 Sep 2004 | Safeway Classic | –9 (69-71-67=207) | Playoff | Lorie Kane | |
4 | 3 Oct 2005 | Office Depot Championship | –12 (65-68-68=201) | 2 strokes | Kang Soo-yun | |
5 | 28 May 2006 | LPGA Corning Classic | –15 (66-70-69-68=273) | Playoff | Meena Lee | |
6 | 22 Oct 2006 | Honda LPGA Thailand | –14 (67-68-67=202) | 5 strokes | Diana D'Alessio |
LPGA Tour playoff record (3–3)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2002 | Sybase Big Apple Classic | Gloria Park | Lost to birdie on first extra hole | |
2 | 2003 | Wendy's Championship for Children | Wendy Ward | Won with birdie on third extra hole | |
3 | 2003 | Mobile LPGA Tournament of Champions | Dorothy Delasin | Lost to birdie on first extra hole | |
4 | 2004 | Wendy's Championship for Children | Catriona Matthew | Lost to par on first extra hole | |
5 | 2004 | Safeway Classic | Lorie Kane | Won with birdie on first extra hole | |
6 | 2006 | LPGA Corning Classic | Meena Lee | Won with par on fourth extra hole |
Results not in chronological order before 2014.
Tournament | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kraft Nabisco Championship | T25 | 20 | T13 | T17 | T6 | T49 | T6 | T28 | ||
LPGA Championship | T37 | T57 | T11 | T49 | T25 | T25 | T40 | T21 | ||
U.S. Women's Open | T32 | T43 | T52 | T47 | CUT | T71 | CUT | |||
Women's British Open | T32 | T19 | T13 | CUT | T10 | T9 | T3 |
Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kraft Nabisco Championship | T34 | CUT | T49 | 62 | T67 |
U.S. Women's Open | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | |
Women's British Open | CUT | T43 | T39 | ||
LPGA Championship | T47 | T25 | T45 | WD | CUT |
The Evian Championship ^ | T31 |
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 |
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