Chun In-gee explained

Chun In-gee
Birth Date:	10 August 1994
Birth Place:	Gunsan, South Korea
Height:	5 ft 9 in
College:	Korea University
Yearpro:	2012
Tour:	LPGA Tour
Extour:	LPGA of Korea Tour
Prowins:	15
Lpgawins:	4
Letwins:	1
Jlpgawins:	2
Klpgawins:	10
Majorwins:	3
Anainspiration:	T2: 2016
Lpga:	Won: 2022
Wusopen:	Won: 2015
Wbritopen:	2nd: 2022
Evian:	Won: 2016
Award1:	LPGA of Korea Tour leading money winner
Year1:	2015
Award2:	LPGA Vare Trophy
Year2:	2016
Award3:	LPGA Rookie of the Year
Year3:	2016

Hangul:	전인지
Rr:	Jeon Inji
Mr:	Chŏn Inji

Chun In-gee (ko|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)

LPGA Tour wins (4)

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	Amy Yang
2	18 Sep 2016	The Evian Championship	63-66-65-69=263	−21	4 strokes	Ryu So-yeon Park Sung-hyun
3	14 Oct 2018	LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship¹	70-70-66-66=272	−16	3 strokes	Charley Hull
4	26 Jun 2022	Women's PGA Championship	64-69-75-75=283	−5	1 stroke	Minjee Lee Lexi Thompson

¹ Co-sanctioned with KLPGA Tour

LPGA Tour playoff record (0–4)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	2014		Baek Kyu-jung Brittany Lincicome	Baek won with birdie on first extra hole
2	2017		Ariya Jutanugarn Lexi Thompson	Jutanugarn won with birdie on first extra hole
3	2018	Kingsmill Championship	Nasa Hataoka Ariya Jutanugarn	Jutanugarn won with birdie on second extra hole Chun eliminated by birdie on first hole
4	2022	Women's British Open	Ashleigh Buhai	Buhai won with par on fourth extra hole

LPGA of Korea Tour wins (10)

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	Park So-yeon
2	15 Jun 2014	S-Oil Champions Invitational	67-67-70=204	−12	3 strokes	Lee Ye-jeong Lee Min-young
3	28 Sep 2014	KDB Daewoo Securities Classic	66-69-69=204	−12	Playoff	Kim Ha-neul
4	16 Nov 2014	Chosun Ilbo-POSCO Championship	69-69-66=204	−12	1 stroke	Heo Yoon-kyung
5	19 Apr 2015	Samchully Together Open	70-69=139	−5	1 stroke	Ko Jin-young
6	24 May 2015	Doosan Match Play Championship	1 up	Ji Han-sol
7	14 Jun 2015	S-Oil Champions Invitational	68-71-69=208	−8	1 stroke	Kim Bo-kyung Heo Yoon-kyung
8	26 Jul 2015	Hite Jinro Championship	69-66-73=208	−8	3 strokes	Park Gyeol Cho Yoon-ji
9	25 Oct 2015	KB Financial Star Championship	69-69-67-69=274	−10	1 stroke	Inbee Park Hae Rym Kim
10	14 Oct 2018	LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship¹	70-70-66-66=272	−16	3 strokes	Charley Hull

Events in bold are KLPGA majors.
¹ Co-sanctioned with LPGA Tour

LPGA of Japan Tour wins (2)

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	Momoko Ueda
2	4 Oct 2015	Japan Women's Open Golf Championship	71-73-71-71=286	−2	Playoff	Erika Kikuchi Lee Mi-hyang

Major championships

Wins (3)

Winning score	Margin	Winner's share ($)
−8 (68-70-68-66=272)	1 stroke	810,000
−21 (63-66-65-69=263)	4 strokes	487,500
−5 (64-69-75-75=283)	1 stroke	1,350,000

Results timeline

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
		T31	T8	T43	T28	T35	T7

Tournament	2021	2022	2023	2024
Chevron Championship	CUT	T25	T18	CUT
U.S. Women's Open	T41	T15	T27	CUT
Women's PGA Championship	T27	1	T24
The Evian Championship	T6	T22	T36
	CUT	2	T40

CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied

Summary

Tournament	Wins	2nd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
	0	1	1	1	5	10	7
	1	0	1	1	3	10	6
	1	0	1	1	3	8	7
	1	0	1	2	5	9	8
	0	1	1	3	3	9	8
Totals	3	2	5	8	19	46	36

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

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 <	-- $ Earnings -->	43

^ Official as of 2024 season^[4] ^[5] ^[6]
* Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut.

World ranking

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]

Team appearances

Professional

The Queens (representing Korea): 2015
International Crown (representing South Korea): 2016, 2018 (winners), 2023

External links

- Chun In-gee at the KLPGA Tour official site
- Profile on Seoul Sisters site

Notes and References

News: In Gee Chun comes from behind to win U.S. Women's Open . USA Today . Associated Press . 12 July 2015.
News: Chun wins Evian Championship with major record round . USA Today . Associated Press . 18 September 2016.
News: In Gee Chun perseveres, holds off Lexi Thompson to win Women's PGA Championship . 27 June 2022 . ESPN . Associated Press . 26 June 2022.
Web site: 3 December 2024 . In Gee Chun stats . LPGA .
Web site: In Gee Chun results . LPGA . 3 December 2024.
Web site: Career Money . LPGA . 3 December 2024.
Web site: Women's World Golf Rankings . December 30, 2013.
Web site: Women's World Golf Rankings . December 29, 2014.
Web site: Women's World Golf Rankings . December 28, 2015.
Web site: Women's World Golf Rankings . December 26, 2016.
Web site: Women's World Golf Rankings . December 25, 2017.
Web site: Women's World Golf Rankings . December 31, 2018.
Web site: Women's World Golf Rankings . December 30, 2019.
Web site: Women's World Golf Rankings . December 28, 2020.
Web site: Women's World Golf Rankings . December 27, 2021.
Web site: Women's World Golf Rankings . 26 December 2022.
Web site: Women's World Golf Rankings . 25 December 2023.