Jee-Young Lee (born 2 December 1985) is a South Korean professional golfer now playing on the United States LPGA Tour.
| Jee-Young Lee | |
|---|---|
 Lee before 2009 Women's British Open | |
| Personal information | |
| Nickname | Jelly |
| Born | 2 December 1985 Seoul, South Korea |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Sporting nationality |  South Korea |
| Residence | Bundang, South Korea |
| Career | |
| College | Yong-In University |
| Turned professional | 2004 |
| Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour (joined 2005) KLPGA Tour (joined 2004) |
| Professional wins | 2 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA Tour | 1 |
| LPGA of Korea Tour | 1 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| Chevron Championship | T13: 2007 |
| Women's PGA C'ship | T10: 2007 |
| U.S. Women's Open | 7th: 2007 |
| Women's British Open | T2: 2007 |
| Evian Championship | CUT: 2014 |
Born in Seoul, South Korea, Lee began playing golf at age 14 and turned professional in 2004, playing on the LPGA of Korea Tour. In 2005, as a member of the KLPGA, she won the CJ Nine Bridges Classic, while still not yet a member of the LPGA. That same year, she won the TaeYoung Cup on the KLPGA Tour.
Professional wins (2)
editLPGA Tour (1)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 Oct 2005 | CJ Nine Bridges Classic | −5 (65-73-73=211) | 3 stroke |
LPGA Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2007 | Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill | Lost to par on third extra hole |
LPGA of Korea Tour (1)
edit- 2005 (1) Taeyoung Cup Korea Women's Open
Results in LPGA majors
editResults not in chronological order before 2015.
| ! Tournament | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANA Inspiration | T56 | T13 | T21 | 20 | T40 | CUT | CUT | T32 | T16 | CUT |
| Women's PGA Championship | T14 | T10 | T18 | T65 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | T49 | |
| U.S. Women's Open | T10 | 7 | T13 | WD | T25 | CUT | T38 | |||
| Women's British Open | T22 | T2 | T17 | CUT | T62 | CUT | T36 | T58 | ||
| The Evian Championship ^ | WD | CUT | ||||||||
^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.
Top 10
Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied
Summary
edit| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANA Inspiration | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 7 |
| Women's PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 |
| U.S. Women's Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 |
| Women's British Open | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 |
| The Evian Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 36 | 23 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 14 (2006 Kraft Nabisco – 2009 LPGA)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 3 (2007 LPGA - 2007 British Open)
LPGA Tour career summary
edit| Year | Tournaments played |
Cuts made |
Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10s | Best finish |
Earnings ($) | Money list rank |
Scoring average |
Scoring rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 208,482 | n/a | 72.14 | n/a |
| 2006 | 25 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | T2 | 575,125 | 20 | 71.46 | 18 |
| 2007 | 24 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 966,256 | 10 | 71.66 | 12 |
| 2008 | 28 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 795,991 | 21 | 71.38 | 14 |
| 2009 | 25 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | T3 | 358,711 | 37 | 71.88 | 33 |
| 2010 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | T2 | 589,784 | 19 | 71.26 | 16 |
| 2011 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T33 | 22,582 | 116 | 73.97 | 106 |
| 2012 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T12 | 68,650 | 90 | 72.35 | 48 |
| 2013 | 21 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T4 | 172,692 | 65 | 72.37 | 61 |
| 2014 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T16 | 74,842 | 101 | 73.15 | 126 |
| 2015 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T25 | 75,465 | 97 | 71.88 | 54 |
- Official as of the 2015 season
Team appearances
editProfessional
External links
edit- Lee Jee-young at the LPGA Tour official site