Lee Soo-min (Korean: 이수민; born 12 October 1993) is a South Korean professional golfer.
| Lee Soo-min | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born | 12 October 1993 Gangwon Province, South Korea | ||
| Sporting nationality |  South Korea | ||
| Career | |||
| Turned professional | 2014 | ||
| Current tour(s) | European Tour Asian Tour Korean Tour | ||
| Professional wins | 6 | ||
| Highest ranking | 68 (8 May 2016)[1] | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| European Tour | 1 | ||
| Other | 5 | ||
| Best results in major championships | |||
| Masters Tournament | DNP | ||
| PGA Championship | CUT: 2016 | ||
| U.S. Open | DNP | ||
| The Open Championship | T79: 2016 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Lee won the 2013 Gunsan CC Open on the Korean Tour while still an amateur.[2] He turned professional in 2014 and began playing regularly on the Korean Tour, winning the Gunsan CC Open again in 2015.[2] He earned a 2015 Asian Tour card through qualifying school; as a rookie, he recorded two top-three finishes and placed 29th on the Order of Merit.
In February 2016 Lee was joint runner-up in the Maybank Championship Malaysia, an event co-sanctioned by the European Tour and the Asian Tour. In April he won the European Tour's Shenzhen International on a sponsor exemption, giving him full European Tour membership.[3] Two weeks later he lost in a playoff for the GS Caltex Maekyung Open, a Korean Tour/OneAsia Tour event, a result that lifted him to a career-high 68 in the world rankings.
Amateur wins
edit- 2012 Korean Amateur – Hur Chungkoo Cup[4]
Professional wins (6)
editEuropean Tour wins (1)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 Apr 2016 | Shenzhen International | −16 (66-65-70-71=272) | 2 strokes |  Joost Luiten,  Brandon Stone
|
Korean Tour wins (5)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 Jun 2013 | Gunsan CC Open (as an amateur) |
−16 (72-68-62-70=272) | 2 strokes | Kang Kyung-nam
|
| 2 | 28 Jun 2015 | Gunsan CC Open (2) | −14 (68-71-68-67=274) | 2 strokes | Lee Ji-hoon
|
| 3 | 6 Oct 2019 | Hyundai Insurance KJ Choi Invitational | −15 (68-65-72-68=273) | 2 strokes | Lee Dong-min
|
| 4 | 19 Jul 2020 | KPGA Open | 50 pts (7-10-13-20=50) | Playoff | Kim Han-byeol, Kim Min-kyu
|
| 5 | 6 Oct 2024 | Hyundai Insurance KJ Choi Invitational (2) | −9 (66-72-73-68=279) | 1 stroke | Jang Yu-bin
|
Korean Tour playoff record (1–2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2016 | GS Caltex Maekyung Open | Park Sang-hyun
|
Lost to par on second extra hole |
| 2 | 2018 | Hyundai Insurance KJ Choi Invitational | Lee Hyung-joon,  Jun Seok Lee, Park Hyo-won, Park Sung-kug
|
Park Sung-kug won with par on third extra hole Lee Hyung-joon, Lee Soo-min and Park Hyo-won eliminated by birdie on first hole |
| 3 | 2020 | KPGA Open | Kim Han-byeol, Kim Min-kyu
|
Won with birdie on second extra hole Kim Han-byeol eliminated by birdie on first hole |
Playoff record
editOneAsia Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2016 | GS Caltex Maekyung Open | Park Sang-hyun
|
Lost to par on second extra hole |
Results in major championships
edit| Tournament | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |
| U.S. Open | |
| The Open Championship | T79 |
| PGA Championship | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Team appearances
editAmateur
- Bonallack Trophy (representing Asia/Pacific): 2012, 2014
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing South Korea): 2012
References
edit- ^ "Week 19 2016 Ending 8 May 2016" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Who is Soomin Lee?". Euro Golf Preview. 20 February 2016.
- ^ "South Korea's Lee Soo-min wins Shenzhen International". ESPN. Associated Press. 25 April 2016.
- ^ "Soo-min Lee". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
External links
edit- Soomin Lee at the European Tour official site
- Soomin Lee at the Korean Tour official site (in Korean)
- Soomin Lee at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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