Chella Choi
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Full nameWoon-jung Choi
Born25 August 1990
Daegu, South Korea
Daegu, South Korea
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Sporting nationality
South Korea
South Korea| Chella Choi | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Woon-jung Choi | ||
| Born | 25 August 1990 Daegu, South Korea | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
| Sporting nationality | South Korea | ||
| Residence | Jacksonville, Florida | ||
| Career | |||
| Turned professional | 2008 | ||
| Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour (2009–) | ||
| Former tour(s) | Futures Tour (2008) | ||
| Professional wins | 1 | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| LPGA Tour | 1 | ||
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |||
| Chevron Championship | T16: 2014 | ||
| Women's PGA C'ship | 3rd: 2017 | ||
| U.S. Women's Open | T13: 2011 | ||
| Women's British Open | T10: 2012 | ||
| Evian Championship | T6: 2013 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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| Chella Choi | |
| Hangul | 최운정 |
|---|---|
| RR | Choe Unjeong |
| MR | Ch'oe Unjŏng |
Woon-jung "Chella" Choi (born 25 August 1990)[1] is a South Korean professional golfer.
Choi played on the Duramed Futures Tour in 2008 with a best finish of T-2 at the Bright House Networks Open. She earned her 2009 LPGA Tour card at LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament, having to earn her card through a playoff.
Her first professional victory came on 19 July 2015, at the LPGA Tour's Marathon Classic, where she defeated Jang Ha-na in a playoff. The win happened after seven years and 157 LPGA Tour events. For the first eight years of Choi's professional career, her father was her caddie and vowed to remain until she won.
LPGA Tour (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 Jul 2015 | Marathon Classic | 73-66-65-66=270 | −14 | Playoff | Jang Ha-na |
LPGA Tour playoff record (1–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2012 | Manulife Financial LPGA Classic |  Brittany Lang Inbee Park Hee Kyung Seo |
Lang won with birdie on third extra hole Park eliminated by birdie on second hole Choi eliminated by birdie on first hole |
| 2 | 2015 | Marathon Classic | Jang Ha-na |
Won with par on first extra hole |
