Lee Jeong-eun (golfer, born 1996)
South Korean golfer (born 1996)
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Lee Jeong-eun (Korean: 이정은; Hanja: 李晶恩; born 28 May 1996) is a South Korean professional golfer who currently plays on the LPGA Tour and the LPGA of Korea Tour. For scoring purposes, she is called Jeongeun Lee6 to differentiate herself from other Korean LPGA golfers with that name,[1] including the older Jeongeun Lee5.
| Lee Jeong-eun | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lee in October 2019 | |||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Born | 28 May 1996 | ||||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | ||||
| Sporting nationality |  South Korea | ||||
| Career | |||||
| Turned professional | 2015 | ||||
| Current tours | Epson Tour LPGA Tour LPGA of Korea Tour | ||||
| Former tour | LPGA Tour | ||||
| Professional wins | 9 | ||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||
| LPGA Tour | 1 | ||||
| LPGA of Korea Tour | 6 | ||||
| Epson Tour | 1 | ||||
| Other | 1 | ||||
| Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 1) | |||||
| Chevron Championship | T6: 2019 | ||||
| Women's PGA C'ship | T30: 2019 | ||||
| U.S. Women's Open | Won: 2019 | ||||
| Women's British Open | T9: 2019 | ||||
| Evian Championship | 2nd: 2021 | ||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||
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In 2019, Lee won her first major championship at the U.S. Women's Open, and was named the 2019 LPGA Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year.[2]
LPGA of Korea Tour
Lee began playing on the LPGA of Korea Tour in 2016. When she joined the tour, there had already been five other players with the same name; the like-named players were differentiated by a number, so she started to be called "Jeongeun Lee6".[3] Lee is a six-time champion on tour, winning four events in 2017 and two in 2018. She also led the money list both years.
LPGA Tour
Lee played her first LPGA Tour event in 2017, finishing in a tie for fifth place at the U.S. Women's Open. She made six starts in 2018, her best finish a tie for sixth at the Evian Championship.
In November 2018, Lee won the LPGA Q-Series and joined the tour full-time in 2019.[4] In June 2019, she won the U.S. Women's Open by two strokes over Ryu So-yeon, Lexi Thompson and Angel Yin. It was her first victory on the LPGA Tour in addition to being her first major championship.[5]
In July 2021, Lee tied the major championship scoring record with a 61 in the second round of the Evian Championship.[6] She took a five-shot lead into the final round but ended up losing in a playoff to Minjee Lee.[7]
Professional wins (9)
LPGA Tour wins (1)
| Legend |
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| Major championships (1) |
| Other LPGA Tour (0) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up | Winner's share ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 Jun 2019 | U.S. Women's Open | −6 (70-69-69-70=278) | 2 strokes | Ryu So-yeon,  Lexi Thompson, Angel Yin |
1,000,000 |
LPGA Tour playoff record (0–2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2019 | LPGA Mediheal Championship | Kim Sei-young,  Bronte Law |
Kim won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 2021 | The Evian Championship |  Minjee Lee |
Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
LPGA of Korea Tour wins (6)
- 2017 (4) Lotte Rent-a-Car Women's Open, MY Munyoung Queens Park Championship, High1 Resort Ladies Open, OK! Savings Bank Pak Se-ri Invitational
- 2018 (2) Hanwha Classic, KB Financial Star Championship
Events in bold are KLPGA majors.
All Thailand Golf Tour wins (1)
- 2018 Singha E-San Open
Epson Tour wins (1)
Major championships
Wins (1)
| Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | U.S. Women's Open | 2 shot deficit | −6 (70-69-69-70=278) | 2 strokes | Ryu So-yeon, Lexi Thompson, Angel Yin |
Results timeline
Results not in chronological order.
| Tournament | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | T16 | T6 | T47 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | ||
| U.S. Women's Open | T5 | T17 | 1 | T6 | T12 | T28 | T27 | T58 | CUT |
| Women's PGA Championship | CUT | T30 | T58 | CUT | T47 | CUT | CUT | ||
| Evian Championship | T6 | CUT | NT | 2 | CUT | CUT | T58 | ||
| Women's British Open | T9 | T48 | T22 | T16 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied
Summary
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| U.S. Women's Open | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 8 |
| Women's PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| The Evian Championship | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| Women's British Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Totals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 32 | 20 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 7 (2019 British – 2021 British)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 3 (2018 Evian – 2019 U.S. Open)
LPGA Tour career summary
| Year | Tournaments played | Cuts made | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10s | Best finish | Earnings ($) | Money list rank | Scoring average | Scoring rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 25 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2,052,103 | 3 | 69.75 | 6 |
| 2020 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T6 | 220,495 | 57 | 71.63 | n/a |
| 2021 | 24 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1,081,440 | 13 | 70.29 | 21 |
| 2022 | 22 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 702,979 | 42 | 70.75 | 35 |
| 2023 | 23 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T5 | 364,730 | 75 | 71.59 | 78 |
| 2024 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T12 | 142,199 | 113 | 72.50 | 132 |
| 2025 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T13 | 119,414 | 124 | 72.29 | 115 |
Official as of 2025 season[8]
World rank
Team appearances
- The Queens (representing KLPGA): 2017 (winners)
Awards
- 2019 LPGA Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year[2]