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Chun In-gee (Korean: 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]
Chun In-gee | |||||||
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![]() Chun after winning the 2022 Women's PGA Championship | |||||||
Personal information | |||||||
Born | Gunsan, South Korea | 10 August 1994||||||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||||||
Sporting nationality | ![]() | ||||||
Career | |||||||
College | Korea University | ||||||
Turned professional | 2012 | ||||||
Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour | ||||||
Former tour(s) | LPGA of Korea Tour | ||||||
Professional wins | 15 | ||||||
Number of wins by tour | |||||||
LPGA Tour | 4 | ||||||
Ladies European Tour | 1 | ||||||
LPGA of Japan Tour | 2 | ||||||
LPGA of Korea Tour | 10 | ||||||
Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 3) | |||||||
Chevron Championship | T2: 2016 | ||||||
Women's PGA C'ship | Won: 2022 | ||||||
U.S. Women's Open | Won: 2015 | ||||||
Women's British Open | 2nd: 2022 | ||||||
Evian Championship | Won: 2016 | ||||||
Achievements and awards | |||||||
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Chun In-gee | |
Hangul | 전인지 |
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Revised Romanization | Jeon Inji |
McCune–Reischauer | Chŏn Inji |
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.
Legend |
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Major championships (3) |
Other LPGA Tour (1) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 12 Jul 2015 | U.S. Women's Open | 68-70-68-66=272 | −8 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
2 | 18 Sep 2016 | The Evian Championship | 63-66-65-69=263 | −21 | 4 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
3 | 14 Oct 2018 | LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship1 | 70-70-66-66=272 | −16 | 3 strokes | ![]() |
4 | 26 Jun 2022 | Women's PGA Championship | 64-69-75-75=283 | −5 | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
1 Co-sanctioned with KLPGA Tour
LPGA Tour playoff record (0–4)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
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1 | 2014 | LPGA KEB-HanaBank Championship | ![]() ![]() |
Baek won with birdie on first extra hole |
2 | 2017 | Manulife LPGA Classic | ![]() ![]() |
Jutanugarn won with birdie on first extra hole |
3 | 2018 | Kingsmill Championship | ![]() ![]() |
Jutanugarn won with birdie on second extra hole Chun eliminated by birdie on first hole |
4 | 2022 | Women's British Open | ![]() |
Buhai won with par on fourth extra hole |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | 23 Jun 2013 | Kia Motors Korea Women's Open | 68-69-70-68=275 | −13 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
2 | 15 Jun 2014 | S-Oil Champions Invitational | 67-67-70=204 | −12 | 3 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
3 | 28 Sep 2014 | KDB Daewoo Securities Classic | 66-69-69=204 | −12 | Playoff | ![]() |
4 | 16 Nov 2014 | Chosun Ilbo-POSCO Championship | 69-69-66=204 | −12 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
5 | 19 Apr 2015 | Samchully Together Open | 70-69=139 | −5 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
6 | 24 May 2015 | Doosan Match Play Championship | 1 up | ![]() | ||
7 | 14 Jun 2015 | S-Oil Champions Invitational | 68-71-69=208 | −8 | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
8 | 26 Jul 2015 | Hite Jinro Championship | 69-66-73=208 | −8 | 3 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
9 | 25 Oct 2015 | KB Financial Star Championship | 69-69-67-69=274 | −10 | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
10 | 14 Oct 2018 | LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship1 | 70-70-66-66=272 | −16 | 3 strokes | ![]() |
Events in bold are KLPGA majors.
1 Co-sanctioned with LPGA Tour
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | 10 May 2015 | World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup | 66-70-67-73=276 | −12 | 4 strokes | ![]() |
2 | 4 Oct 2015 | Japan Women's Open Golf Championship | 71-73-71-71=286 | −2 | Playoff | ![]() ![]() |
Year | Championship | Winning score | Margin | Runner(s)-up | Winner's share ($) |
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2015 | U.S. Women's Open | −8 (68-70-68-66=272) | 1 stroke | ![]() | 810,000 |
2016 | The Evian Championship | −21 (63-66-65-69=263) | 4 strokes | ![]() ![]() | 487,500 |
2022 | Women's PGA Championship | −5 (64-69-75-75=283) | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() | 1,350,000 |
Results not in chronological order.
Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
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Chevron Championship | T41 | T2 | T14 | T30 | CUT | T18 | |
Women's PGA Championship | T30 | T54 | CUT | T30 | T23 | ||
U.S. Women's Open | 1 | CUT | T15 | T41 | CUT | CUT | |
The Evian Championship | T65 | CUT | 1 | T18 | T16 | T49 | NT |
Women's British Open | T31 | T8 | T43 | T28 | T35 | T7 |
Tournament | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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Chevron Championship | CUT | T25 | T18 | CUT |
U.S. Women's Open | T41 | T15 | T27 | CUT |
Women's PGA Championship | T27 | 1 | T24 | |
The Evian Championship | T6 | T22 | T36 | |
Women's British Open | CUT | 2 | T40 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
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Chevron Championship | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 7 |
U.S. Women's Open | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 |
Women's PGA Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 |
The Evian Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 8 |
Women's British Open | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 |
Totals | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 46 | 36 |
Year | Tournaments played | Cuts made* | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10s | Best finish | Earnings ($) | Money list rank | Scoring average | Scoring rank |
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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 |
Totals^ | 170 | 147 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 43 | 1 | 7,984,837 | 41 |
^ Official as of 2023 season[4][5][6]
*Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut.
Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.
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