Choi Hye-jin
South Korean professional golfer (born 1999)
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Choi Hye-jin (Korean: 최혜진; born 23 August 1999) is a South Korean professional golfer.
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South KoreaLPGA Tour
| Choi Hye-jin | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Born | 23 August 1999 | ||
| Sporting nationality | South Korea | ||
| Career | |||
| Turned professional | 2017 | ||
| Current tours | LPGA of Korea Tour LPGA Tour | ||
| Professional wins | 13 | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| LPGA of Korea Tour | 12 | ||
| Other | 1 | ||
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |||
| Chevron Championship | T9: 2025 | ||
| Women's PGA C'ship | T5: 2022 | ||
| U.S. Women's Open | 2nd: 2017 | ||
| Women's British Open | T28: 2022 | ||
| Evian Championship | T7: 2024 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Medal record | |||
Amateur career
Choi represented South Korea at the 2014 Asian Games where she helped the team to a silver medal and finished fifth in the individual event. She help the Korean team to a third place finish at the 2014 Espirito Santo Trophy.
In 2015, Choi won the World Junior Girls Championship, both individually and with the South Korean team.[1]
Choi won the 2016 Canadian Women's Amateur and was low amateur at the 2016 U.S. Women's Open.[2] She led the Korean team to victory at the 2016 Espirito Santo Trophy. She also finished runner-up at the 2016 New Zealand Women's Open, co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour and the Ladies European Tour.
Choi won the 2017 Australian Women's Amateur and also won the ChoJung Sparkling Water Yongpyong Resort Open on the 2017 LPGA of Korea Tour.[3][4] She finished second at the 2017 U.S. Women's Open at the age of seventeen.[5][6] She was attempting to become the second amateur to win the U.S. Open.[7] She won a second LPGA of Korea Tour event in August 2017, the Bogner-MBN Ladies Open.
Professional career
Choi turned professional in August 2017.[8]
She was runner-up at the 2018 ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open, an LPGA Tour event.
In 2019, she won five events and was LPGA of Korea Tour leading money winner.
Choi earned her card for the 2022 LPGA Tour through qualifying school.[9]
Amateur wins
- 2015 Korean Women's Amateur - KangMinKoo Cup, World Junior Girls Championship (individual)
- 2016 Lake Macquarie International Championship, Neighbors Trophy Team Championship, Hosim Cup, Canadian Women's Amateur, Song Am Cup, Polo Golf Junior Classic
- 2017 Australian Women's Amateur, Neighbors Trophy Team Championship, Queen Sirikit Cup
Source:[10]
Professional wins (13)
LPGA of Korea Tour wins (12)
- 2017 (2) ChoJung Sparkling Water Yongpyong Resort Open (as amateur), Bogner-MBN Ladies Open (as amateur)
- 2018 (2) Hyosung Championship, BC Card-Hankyung Ladies Cup
- 2019 (5) CreaS F&C KLPGA Championship, NH Investment & Securities Ladies Championship, S-Oil Championship, McCol-Yongpyong Resort Open, SK Networks Seokyung Ladies Classic
- 2020 (2) S-Oil Championship, SK Telecom–ADT CAPS Championship
- 2023 (1) Lotte Open
Other wins
- 2017 LF Point Final Championship
Playoff record
LPGA Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025 | Maybank Championship |  Hannah Green Miyū Yamashita |
Yamashita won with birdie on first extra hole |
Results in LPGA majors
Results not in chronological order.
| Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | T48 | T17 | 17 | T46 | T9 | T21 | |||||
| U.S. Women's Open | T38 | 2 | T27 | T30 | 3 | T20 | CUT | T4 | T49 | ||
| Women's PGA Championship | T5 | T52 | T16 | T8 | T24 | ||||||
| The Evian Championship | T14 | T49 | NT | T22 | T48 | T7 | T14 | CUT | |||
| Women's British Open | CUT | CUT | T28 | T66 | T37 | CUT | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
T = tied
NT = no tournament
Summary
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| U.S. Women's Open | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 8 |
| Women's PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| The Evian Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| Women's British Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| Totals | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 34 | 28 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 13 (2019 Evian – 2023 Chevron)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 3 (2025 Chevron – 2025 Women's PGA)
World ranking
Team appearances
Amateur
- Asian Games (representing South Korea): 2014
- Espirito Santo Trophy (representing South Korea): 2014, 2016 (winners)
- Patsy Hankins Trophy (representing Asia/Pacific): 2016 (winners)
- World Junior Girls Championship (representing South Korea): 2015 (winners)
Source:[10]
Professional
- International Crown (representing South Korea): 2023, 2025