Yi Eun-jung
South Korean professional golfer (born 1988)
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Yi Eun-jung (Korean: 이은정, born 11 January 1988) is a South Korean professional golfer. She played on the LPGA Tour.
Born11 January 1988
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Sporting nationality
South Korea
South KoreaResidenceMurrieta, California, U.S.
| Yi Eun-jung | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 11 January 1988 |
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) |
| Sporting nationality | South Korea |
| Residence | Murrieta, California, U.S. |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2006 |
| Former tours | LPGA Tour Futures Tour |
| Professional wins | 1 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA Tour | 1 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| Chevron Championship | T69: 2010 |
| Women's PGA C'ship | T53: 2009 |
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT: 2009, 2010 |
| Women's British Open | T57: 2009 |
| Evian Championship | DNP |
Career
Yi was born in Uijeongbu, South Korea. She turned professional in 2006 and joined the Duramed Futures Tour. She qualified for the LPGA Tour via the Qualifying Tournament at the end of 2007. Her first LPGA Tour victory came at the 2009 Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic.[1]
Amateur wins
Professional wins (1)
LPGA Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 Jul 2009 | Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic | –18 (68-66-61-71=266) | Playoff |  Morgan Pressel |
Source:[2]
LPGA Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2009 | Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic | Morgan Pressel |
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
Results in LPGA majors
Results not in chronological order before 2014.
| Tournament | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kraft Nabisco Championship | T69 | 75 | CUT | WD | CUT | ||
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT | CUT | |||||
| Women's British Open | T57 | T67 | |||||
| LPGA Championship | CUT | T53 | CUT | CUT | CUT | ||
| The Evian Championship ^ | |||||||
^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.
Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
T = tied
