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South Korean golfer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lee Mi-hyang (Korean: 이미향, born 30 March 1993), also known as Mi Hyang Lee is a South Korean professional golfer.
Lee Mi-hyang | |||
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Personal information | |||
Born | Seoul, South Korea | 30 March 1993||
Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) | ||
Sporting nationality | ![]() | ||
Career | |||
Turned professional | 2011 | ||
Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour (2012–) Ladies European Tour (2014–) | ||
Former tour(s) | Symetra Tour (2012) | ||
Professional wins | 4 | ||
Number of wins by tour | |||
LPGA Tour | 2 | ||
Ladies European Tour | 2 | ||
LPGA of Japan Tour | 1 | ||
ALPG Tour | 1 | ||
Epson Tour | 1 | ||
Best results in LPGA major championships | |||
Chevron Championship | 2nd: 2019 | ||
Women's PGA C'ship | T4: 2017 | ||
U.S. Women's Open | T14: 2015 | ||
Women's British Open | T11: 2016 | ||
Evian Championship | T4: 2015 | ||
Achievements and awards | |||
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Lee turned professional in 2011. She earned her LPGA Tour card through qualifying school and played on both the LPGA Tour and Symetra Tour in 2012.[1] She won the Symetra Classic on the Symetra Tour, finished 6th on the money list to retain her LPGA Tour card for 2013, and also won Symetra Tour Rookie of the Year honors. In 2013 on the LPGA Tour, she finished 92nd on the money list to maintain her card.
In 2014, she won the ISPS Handa New Zealand Women's Open in February, co-sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour and the ALPG Tour.[2] In November, she won the Mizuno Classic, co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour and the LPGA of Japan Tour.[3]
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
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1 | 9 Nov 2014 | Mizuno Classic^ | 69-67-69=205 | −11 | Playoff | ![]() ![]() |
2 | 30 Jul 2017 | Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open | 73-75-68-66=282 | −6 | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
^ co-sanctioned with LPGA of Japan Tour
LPGA Tour playoff record (1–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2014 | Mizuno Classic | ![]() ![]() |
Won with birdie on fIfth extra hole |
Results not in chronological order before 2019.
Tournament | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
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Chevron Championship | T16 | T8 | T36 | CUT | CUT | 2 | T15 | ||
Women's PGA Championship | T64 | CUT | T53 | T26 | T4 | CUT | T71 | CUT | |
U.S. Women's Open | CUT | T14 | T32 | T39 | CUT | T30 | T58 | ||
The Evian Championship ^ | T19 | T61 | T4 | CUT | 9 | T10 | T17 | NT | |
Women's British Open | CUT | T17 | T11 | T23 | T28 | CUT | T32 |
Tournament | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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Chevron Championship | T14 | 74 | CUT | T72 |
U.S. Women's Open | CUT | T16 | ||
Women's PGA Championship | WD | CUT | T41 | |
The Evian Championship | T73 | T48 | T51 | |
Women's British Open | CUT | CUT | T55 |
^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
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 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 8 |
U.S. Women's Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 |
Women's PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 |
The Evian Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 9 |
Women's British Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 |
Totals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 51 | 35 |