Lee Seon-hwa

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

For the Korean Olympic hockey player, see Lee Seon-hwa (field hockey).

Lee Seon-hwa
이선화
Lee before 2009 Women's British Open
Personal information
Born (1986-02-10) 10 February 1986
Cheonan, Korea
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Nationality South Korea
ResidenceLake Mary, Florida, U.S.
Career
Turned professional2000
Current tour(s)LPGA Tour (joined 2006)
KLPGA Tour (joined 2000)
Former tour(s)Futures Tour (joined 2004)
Professional wins8
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour4
LPGA of Korea Tour3
Symetra Tour1
Best results in LPGA major championships
ANA Inspiration5th: 2008
Women's PGA C'shipT10: 2008
U.S. Women's OpenT25: 2007
Women's British OpenT14: 2008
Evian ChampionshipDNP
Achievements and awards
Futures Tour
Player of the Year		2005
LPGA Rookie of the Year2006
In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.

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. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 4 Jun 2006 ShopRite LPGA Classic −16 (65-69-63=197) 3 strokes Jeong Jang
Annika Sörenstam
Sherri Steinhauer
2 22 Jul 2007 HSBC Women's World Match Play Championship 2 & 1 Ai Miyazato
3 1 Jun 2008 Ginn Tribute −14 (68-70-69-67=274) Playoff Karrie Webb
4 6 Jul 2008 P&G Beauty NW Arkansas Championship −15 (64-69-68=201) 1 stroke Meena Lee
Jane Park

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2006 Fields Open in Hawaii Meena Lee Lost to birdie on third extra hole
2 2008 Ginn Tribute Karrie Webb Won with par on first extra hole

Futures Tour (1)

Korean LPGA Tour (3)
  • 2001 (1) McSquare Championship
  • 2003 (1) Himart Championship
  • 2006 (1) Hite Championship

Results in LPGA majors
Tournament2004200520062007200820092010201120122013
Kraft Nabisco Championship T19 CUT 5 T30 T56 T47 T49 CUT
LPGA Championship T16 T36 T10 T39 T19 CUT CUT CUT
U.S. Women's Open CUT T49 T25 T27 WD CUT CUT CUT
Women's British Open T61 CUT T14 CUT T62 CUT
The Evian Championship ^

^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.

  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Professional

References
  1. "Seon-Hwa Lee clinches 2006 Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year award". LPGA. 26 September 2006.
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