Lee Seon-hwa explained

Lee Seon-hwa
이선화
Birth Date:10 February 1986
Birth Place:Cheonan, Korea
Residence:Lake Mary, Florida, U.S.
Yearpro:2000
Tour:LPGA Tour (joined 2006)
KLPGA Tour (joined 2000)
Extour:Futures Tour (joined 2004)
Prowins:8
Lpgawins:4
Klpgawins:3
Futwins:1
Nabisco:5th: 2008
Lpga:T10: 2008
Wusopen:T25: 2007
Wbritopen:T14: 2008
Evian:DNP
Award1:Futures Tour
Player of the Year
Year1:2005
Award2:LPGA Rookie of the Year
Year2:2006

Lee Seon-hwa (; born 10 February 1986) is a South Korean professional golfer now playing on the United States LPGA Tour.

Born in Cheonan, South Korea, Lee began playing golf at age 4 and turned professional at age 14, the youngest female to ever turn professional in Korea. She recorded three wins on the LPGA of Korea Tour between 2001 and 2006. She played on the Futures Tour in 2004 and 2005 before joining the LPGA Tour in 2006. She won her first LPGA tournament in June 2006 at the ShopRite LPGA Classic.

In 2006, Lee won the LPGA Rookie of the Year award. She clinched the award on 25 September 2006 after competing in 24 tournaments and finishing in the top 10 six times, including one win. She was the first rookie to win on Tour in 2006.[1]

In 2007, she notched her second LPGA Tour win at the HSBC Women's World Match Play Championship, defeating Japanese star Ai Miyazato 2&1 in the final match, to take home the $500,000 first place check.

Professional wins (8)

LPGA Tour (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
14 Jun 2006ShopRite LPGA Classic−16 (65-69-63=197)3 strokes Jeong Jang
Annika Sörenstam
Sherri Steinhauer
222 Jul 2007HSBC Women's World Match Play Championship2 & 1 Ai Miyazato
31 Jun 2008Ginn Tribute−14 (68-70-69-67=274)Playoff Karrie Webb
46 Jul 2008P&G Beauty NW Arkansas Championship−15 (64-69-68=201)1 stroke Meena Lee
Jane Park

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
12006Fields Open in Hawaii Meena LeeLost to birdie on third extra hole
22008Ginn Tribute Karrie WebbWon with par on first extra hole

Futures Tour (1)

Korean LPGA Tour (3)

Results in LPGA majors

Tournament 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Kraft Nabisco ChampionshipT19CUT5T30T56T47T49CUT
LPGA ChampionshipT16T36T10T39T19CUTCUTCUT
U.S. Women's OpenCUTT49T25T27WDCUTCUTCUT
Women's British OpenT61CUTT14CUTT62CUT
The Evian Championship ^
^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Professional

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Seon-Hwa Lee clinches 2006 Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year award . LPGA . 26 September 2006.