Chun In-gee | |
Birth Date: | 10 August 1994 |
Birth Place: | Gunsan, South Korea |
Height: | 5 ft 9 in |
College: | Korea University |
Yearpro: | 2012 |
Tour: | LPGA Tour |
Extour: | LPGA of Korea Tour |
Prowins: | 15 |
Lpgawins: | 4 |
Letwins: | 1 |
Jlpgawins: | 2 |
Klpgawins: | 10 |
Majorwins: | 3 |
Anainspiration: | T2: 2016 |
Lpga: | Won: 2022 |
Wusopen: | Won: 2015 |
Wbritopen: | 2nd: 2022 |
Evian: | Won: 2016 |
Award1: | LPGA of Korea Tour leading money winner |
Year1: | 2015 |
Award2: | LPGA Vare Trophy |
Year2: | 2016 |
Award3: | LPGA Rookie of the Year |
Year3: | 2016 |
Hangul: | 전인지 |
Rr: | Jeon Inji |
Mr: | 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 in Gunsan, North Jeolla Province. She is a three-time major champion, having won the 2015 U.S. Women's Open,[1] 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] and the 2022 Women's PGA Championship.[3]
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 Tour, 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 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 the Republic of Korea (South Korea) at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Legend | |
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Major championships (3) | |
Other LPGA Tour (1) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | |
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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 | |
4 | 26 Jun 2022 | Women's PGA Championship | 64-69-75-75=283 | −5 | 1 stroke | Minjee Lee Lexi Thompson |
1 Co-sanctioned with KLPGA Tour
LPGA Tour playoff record (0–4)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result | |
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1 | 2014 | Baek Kyu-jung Brittany Lincicome | Baek won with birdie on first extra hole | ||
2 | 2017 | 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 by birdie on first hole | |
4 | 2022 | Women's British Open | Ashleigh Buhai | Buhai won with par on fourth extra hole |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner-up | |
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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
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner-up | |
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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 |
Year | Championship | Winning score | Margin | Runner(s)-up | Winner's share ($) | |
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−8 (68-70-68-66=272) | 1 stroke | 810,000 | ||||
−21 (63-66-65-69=263) | 4 strokes | 487,500 | ||||
−5 (64-69-75-75=283) | 1 stroke | 1,350,000 |
Results not in chronological order.
Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
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Chevron Championship | T41 | T2 | T14 | T30 | CUT | T18 | ||
Women's PGA Championship | T30 | T54 | CUT | T30 | T23 | |||
U.S. Women's Open | 1 | CUT | T15 | T41 | CUT | CUT | ||
The Evian Championship | T65 | CUT | 1 | T18 | T16 | T49 | NT | |
T31 | T8 | T43 | T28 | T35 | T7 |
Tournament | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
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Chevron Championship | CUT | T25 | T18 | CUT | |
U.S. Women's Open | T41 | T15 | T27 | CUT | |
Women's PGA Championship | T27 | 1 | T24 | ||
The Evian Championship | T6 | T22 | T36 | ||
CUT | 2 | T40 |
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made | |
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0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 7 | ||
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | ||
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | ||
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 8 | ||
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | ||
Totals | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 46 | 36 |
Year | Tournaments played | Cuts made* | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10s | Best finish | Earnings ($) | Money list rank | Scoring average | Scoring rank | ||
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2013 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T28 | n/a | n/a | 72.00 | n/a | ||
2014 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | T2 | n/a | n/a | 71.63 | n/a | ||
2015 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | 71.23 | n/a | ||
2016 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1,501,102 | 4 | 69.58 | 1 | ||
2017 | 23 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1,250,259 | 11 | 69.41 | 3 | ||
2018 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 741,691 | 26 | 70.20 | 12 | ||
2019 | 23 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | T4 | 270,213 | 67 | 71.17 | 45 | ||
2020 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | T7 | 301,686 | 37 | 71.37 | 32 | ||
2021 | 23 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | T3 | 754,538 | 25 | 69.63 | 7 | ||
2022 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2,673,860 | 3 | 70.20 | 19 | ||
2023 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T8 | 491,488 | 58 | 70.96 | 45 | ||
Totals^ | 170 | 147 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 43 | 1 | 7,984,837 < | -- $ Earnings --> | 41 |
Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.
Year | Ranking | Source | |
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2013 | 43 | [7] | |
2014 | 19 | [8] | |
2015 | 10 | [9] | |
2016 | 3 | [10] | |
2017 | 5 | [11] | |
2018 | 16 | [12] | |
2019 | 48 | [13] | |
2020 | 62 | [14] | |
2021 | 35 | [15] | |
2022 | 8 | [16] | |
2023 | 37 | [17] |
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