Lee Mi-hyang (Korean: 이미향, born 30 March 1993), also known as Mi Hyang Lee is a South Korean professional golfer.
| Lee Mi-hyang | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Personal information | |||
| Born | 30 March 1993 Seoul, South Korea | ||
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  South Korea | ||
| Career | |||
| Turned professional | 2011 | ||
| Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour (2012–) Ladies European Tour (2014–) | ||
| Former tour(s) | Symetra Tour (2012) | ||
| Professional wins | 4 | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| LPGA Tour | 2 | ||
| Ladies European Tour | 2 | ||
| LPGA of Japan Tour | 1 | ||
| ALPG Tour | 1 | ||
| Epson Tour | 1 | ||
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |||
| Chevron Championship | 2nd: 2019 | ||
| Women's PGA C'ship | T4: 2017 | ||
| U.S. Women's Open | T14: 2015 | ||
| Women's British Open | T11: 2016 | ||
| Evian Championship | T4: 2015 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Lee turned professional in 2011. She earned her LPGA Tour card through qualifying school and played on both the LPGA Tour and Symetra Tour in 2012.[1] She won the Symetra Classic on the Symetra Tour, finished 6th on the money list to retain her LPGA Tour card for 2013, and also won Symetra Tour Rookie of the Year honors. In 2013 on the LPGA Tour, she finished 92nd on the money list to maintain her card.
In 2014, she won the ISPS Handa New Zealand Women's Open in February, co-sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour and the ALPG Tour.[2] In November, she won the Mizuno Classic, co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour and the LPGA of Japan Tour.[3]
Professional wins (4)
editLPGA Tour wins (2)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 Nov 2014 | Mizuno Classic^ | 69-67-69=205 | −11 | Playoff |  Kotono Kozuma Ilhee Lee
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| 2 | 30 Jul 2017 | Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open | 73-75-68-66=282 | −6 | 1 stroke | Mi Jung Hur Karrie Webb
|
^ co-sanctioned with LPGA of Japan Tour
LPGA Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2014 | Mizuno Classic | Kotono Kozuma Ilhee Lee
|
Won with birdie on fIfth extra hole |
Ladies European Tour wins (2)
edit- 2014 ISPS Handa New Zealand Women's Open (co-sanctioned with ALPG Tour)
- 2017 Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open
Symetra Tour wins (1)
editResults in LPGA majors
editResults not in chronological order before 2019.
| ! Tournament | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | T16 | T8 | T36 | CUT | CUT | 2 | T15 | ||
| Women's PGA Championship | T64 | CUT | T53 | T26 | T4 | CUT | T71 | CUT | |
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT | T14 | T32 | T39 | CUT | T30 | T58 | ||
| The Evian Championship ^ | T19 | T61 | T4 | CUT | 9 | T10 | T17 | NT | |
| Women's British Open | CUT | T17 | T11 | T23 | T28 | CUT | T32 |
| ! Tournament | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | T14 | 74 | CUT | T72 |
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT | T16 | ||
| Women's PGA Championship | WD | CUT | T41 | |
| The Evian Championship | T73 | T48 | T51 | |
| Women's British Open | CUT | CUT | T55 |
^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
NT = no tournament
"T" = tied
Summary
edit| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 8 |
| U.S. Women's Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 |
| Women's PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 |
| The Evian Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 9 |
| Women's British Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 |
| Totals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 51 | 35 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 10 (2014 Evian – 2016 British Open)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (2018 Evian – 2019 ANA)
References
edit- ^ "Mi Hyang Lee bio". LPGA Tour. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
- ^ "Mi Hyang Lee edges Ko by a stroke in New Zealand Women's Open". Fox Sports. Associated Press. 6 June 2014.
- ^ "Mi Hyang Lee wins Mizuno Classic". ESPN. Associated Press. 9 November 2014.
External links
edit- Lee Mi-hyang at the LPGA Tour official site
- Lee Mi-hyang at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site
- Seoul Sisters profile
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