Seon Hwa Lee

Seon Hwa Lee

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

Born in Chonan, 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 KLPGA 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 Louise Suggs Rookie of the Year Award. She clinched the award on September 25, 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.

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)

*2006 (1) ShopRite LPGA Classic
*2007 (1) HSBC Women's World Match Play Championship
*2008 (2) Ginn Tribute Hosted by Annika, P&G Beauty NW Arkansas Championship

Futures Tour (1)

*2005 (1) Albany FUTURES Pro Golf Classic

Korean LPGA Tour (3)

*2001 (1) McSquare Championship
*2003 (1) Himart Championship
*2006 (1) Hite Championship

Results in LPGA majors

DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

External links

* [http://www.lpga.com/player_results.aspx?id=5421 Seon Hwa Lee profile on the LPGA official website]
* [http://www.lpga.com/content_1.aspx?pid=8142&mid=2 Seon-Hwa Lee clinches 2006 Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year award] LPGA.com, September 26, 2006


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