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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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg) Chun after winning the 2022 Women's PGA Championship | |||||||
| Personal information | |||||||
| Born | 10 August 1994 Gunsan, South Korea | ||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||||||
| Sporting nationality |  South Korea | ||||||
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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.
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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 | LPGA KEB-HanaBank Championship | Baek Kyu-jung Brittany Lincicome |
Baek won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 2017 | Manulife LPGA Classic |  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 |
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Wins (3)
| Year | Championship | Winning score | Margin | Runner(s)-up | Winner's share ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | U.S. Women's Open | −8 (68-70-68-66=272) | 1 stroke | Amy Yang | 810,000 |
| 2016 | The Evian Championship | −21 (63-66-65-69=263) | 4 strokes | Ryu So-yeon, Park Sung-hyun | 487,500 |
| 2022 | Women's PGA Championship | −5 (64-69-75-75=283) | 1 stroke | Minjee Lee, Lexi Thompson | 1,350,000 |
Results timeline
Results not in chronological order.
| ! Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | T41 | T2 | T14 | T30 | CUT | T18 | |
| Women's PGA Championship | T30 | T54 | CUT | T30 | T23 | ||
| U.S. Women's Open | 1 | CUT | T15 | T41 | CUT | CUT | |
| The Evian Championship | T65 | CUT | 1 | T18 | T16 | T49 | NT |
| Women's British Open | T31 | T8 | T43 | T28 | T35 | T7 |
| ! Tournament | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | CUT | T25 | T18 | CUT |
| U.S. Women's Open | T41 | T15 | T27 | CUT |
| Women's PGA Championship | T27 | 1 | T24 | |
| The Evian Championship | T6 | T22 | T36 | |
| Women's British Open | CUT | 2 | T40 |
Win
Top 10
Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied
Summary
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 7 |
| U.S. Women's Open | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 |
| Women's PGA Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 |
| The Evian Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 8 |
| Women's British Open | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 |
| Totals | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 46 | 36 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 10 (2022 Chevron – 2023 Women's British)
- Longest streak of top 10s – 2 (2016 British Open – 2016 Evian Championship)
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| Year | Tournaments played | Cuts made* | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10s | Best finish | Earnings ($) | 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 | 43 |
^ Official as of 2024 season[4][5][6]
* Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut.
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Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.
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Professional
- The Queens (representing Korea): 2015
- International Crown (representing South Korea): 2016, 2018 (winners), 2023
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