Chun In-gee
| Chun In-gee | |
|---|---|
 Chun in 2016 | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1994-08-10) 10 August 1994 Gunsan, South Korea |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
| Nationality |  South Korea |
| Career | |
| College | Korea University |
| Turned professional | 2012 |
| Current tour(s) | LPGA of Korea Tour LPGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 14 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA Tour | 3 |
| Ladies European Tour | 1 |
| LPGA of Japan Tour | 2 |
| LPGA of Korea Tour | 10 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 2) | |
| ANA Inspiration | T2: 2016 |
| Women's PGA C'ship | T30: 2016 |
| U.S. Women's Open | Won: 2015 |
| Women's British Open | T8: 2016 |
| Evian Championship | Won: 2016 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| LPGA of Korea Tour leading money winner | 2015 |
| LPGA Vare Trophy | 2016 |
| LPGA Rookie of the Year | 2016 |
| Chun In-gee | |
| Hangul | 전인지 |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization | Jeon Inji |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chŏn Inji |
Chun In-gee (Korean: 전인지, born 10 August 1994), also known as In Gee Chun, is a South Korean professional golfer. She was born Gunsan in North Jeolla Province.
She won the 2015 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship.[1] She won the 2016 Evian Championship with a score of 21 under par, which is the lowest winning score in a major tournament for either men or women.[2]
In 2015, Chun became the first player in history to win majors on three different tours in the same calendar year. On the KLPGA Tour she won two majors, the Hite Jinro Championship and the KB Financial Star Championship, on the JLPGA she also won two majors, the World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup and the Japan Women's Open Golf Championship, and on the LPGA Tour she won one major the U.S. Women's Open. By virtue of winning the 2016 Evian Championship, she joined compatriot Se Ri Pak as the only two players in LPGA Tour history to win majors as their first two LPGA Tour titles. Chun represented Republic of Korea at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Contents
1 Professional wins (14)
1.1 LPGA Tour wins (3)
1.2 LPGA of Korea Tour wins (10)
1.3 LPGA of Japan Tour wins (2)
2 Major championships
2.1 Wins (2)
2.2 Results timeline
2.3 Summary
3 Team appearances
4 References
5 External links
Professional wins (14)
LPGA Tour wins (3)
Legend |
| Major championships (2) |
| Other LPGA Tour (1) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 Jul 2015 | U.S. Women's Open | 68-70-68-66=272 | −8 | 1 stroke | Amy Yang |
| 2 | 18 Sep 2016 | The Evian Championship | 63-66-65-69=263 | −21 | 4 strokes | Ryu So-yeon Park Sung-hyun |
| 3 | 14 Oct 2018 | LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship1 | 70-70-66-66=272 | −16 | 3 strokes |  Charley Hull |
1 Co-sanctioned with KLPGA Tour
LPGA Tour playoff record (0–3)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2014 | LPGA KEB-HanaBank Championship | Baek Kyu-jung Brittany Lincicome | Baek won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 2017 | Manulife LPGA Classic |  Ariya Jutanugarn Lexi Thompson | Jutanugarn won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 3 | 2018 | Kingsmill Championship |  Nasa Hataoka Ariya Jutanugarn | Jutanugarn won with birdie on second extra hole Chun eliminated with birdie on first hole |
LPGA of Korea Tour wins (10)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 Jun 2013 | Kia Motors Korea Women's Open | 68-69-70-68=275 | −13 | 1 stroke | Park So-yeon |
| 2 | 15 Jun 2014 | S-Oil Champions Invitational | 67-67-70=204 | −12 | 3 strokes | Lee Ye-jeong Lee Min-young |
| 3 | 28 Sep 2014 | KDB Daewoo Securities Classic | 66-69-69=204 | −12 | Playoff | Kim Ha-neul |
| 4 | 16 Nov 2014 | Chosun Ilbo-POSCO Championship | 69-69-66=204 | −12 | 1 stroke | Heo Yoon-kyung |
| 5 | 19 Apr 2015 | Samchully Together Open | 70-69=139 | −5 | 1 stroke | Ko Jin-young |
| 6 | 24 May 2015 | Doosan Match Play Championship | 1 up | Ji Han-sol | ||
| 7 | 14 Jun 2015 | S-Oil Champions Invitational | 68-71-69=208 | −8 | 1 stroke | Kim Bo-kyung Heo Yoon-kyung |
| 8 | 26 Jul 2015 | Hite Jinro Championship | 69-66-73=208 | −8 | 3 strokes | Park Gyeol Cho Yoon-ji |
| 9 | 25 Oct 2015 | KB Financial Star Championship | 69-69-67-69=274 | −10 | 1 stroke | Inbee Park Hae Rym Kim |
| 10 | 14 Oct 2018 | LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship1 | 70-70-66-66=272 | −16 | 3 strokes | Charley Hull |
Events in bold are KLPGA majors.
1 Co-sanctioned with LPGA Tour
LPGA of Japan Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 May 2015 | World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup | 66-70-67-73=276 | −12 | 4 strokes | Momoko Ueda |
| 2 | 4 Oct 2015 | Japan Women's Open Golf Championship | 71-73-71-71=286 | −2 | Playoff | Erika Kikuchi Lee Mi-hyang |
Major championships
Wins (2)
| Year | Championship | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up | Winner's share ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | U.S. Women's Open | −8 (68-70-68-66=272) | 1 stroke | Amy Yang | 810,000 |
| 2016 | The Evian Championship | −21 (63-66-65-69=263) | 4 strokes | Ryu So-yeon, Park Sung-hyun | 487,500 |
Results timeline
Results not in chronological order before 2018.
| Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ANA Inspiration | DNP | T41 | T2 | T14 | T30 |
U.S. Women's Open | DNP | 1 | CUT | T15 | T41 |
Women's PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | T30 | T54 | CUT |
Women's British Open | DNP | T31 | T8 | T43 | T28 |
The Evian Championship | T65 | CUT | 1 | T18 | T16 |
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
T = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
Summary
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANA Inspiration | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| U.S. Women's Open | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Women's PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Women's British Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| The Evian Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Totals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 17 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 9 (2016 British Open – 2018 U.S. Open)
- Longest streak of top 10s – 2 (2016 British – 2016 Evian)
Team appearances
Professional
The Queens (representing Korea): 2015
International Crown (representing South Korea): 2016, 2018 (winners)
References
^ "In Gee Chun comes from behind to win U.S. Women's Open". USA Today. Associated Press. 12 July 2015..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "Chun wins Evian Championship with major record round". USA Today. Associated Press. 18 September 2016.
External links
Chun In-gee at the LPGA Tour official site
Chun In-gee at the KLPGA Tour official site (in Korean)
Chun In-gee at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site- Profile on Seoul Sisters site
