Mirim Lee
Mirim Lee | |
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Personal information | |
Born | (1990-10-25) 25 October 1990 (age 33) |
Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
Sporting nationality | South Korea |
Career | |
Turned professional | 2009 |
Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour (2014–) |
Former tour(s) | LPGA of Korea Tour (2010–14) |
Professional wins | 8 |
Number of wins by tour | |
LPGA Tour | 4 |
LPGA of Korea Tour | 3 |
Ladies Asian Golf Tour | 1 |
Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 1) | |
Chevron Championship | Won: 2020 |
Women's PGA C'ship | T4: 2016 |
U.S. Women's Open | T8: 2017 |
Women's British Open | T2: 2016 |
Evian Championship | T13: 2019 |
Mirim Lee (born 25 October 1990), also known as Lee Mi-rim, is a South Korean professional golfer.
Lee turned professional in 2009. She has played on the LPGA of Korea Tour since 2010 and has won three events on that tour. She began playing on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour in 2014 and has won four tournaments, including one major, the 2020 ANA Inspiration.[1] In the first round of the 2016 Women's British Open, Lee tied the low-round record in a Women's British Open of 62.[2]
Professional wins (8)
LPGA Tour wins (4)
Legend |
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Major championships (1) |
Other LPGA Tour (3) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Winner's share ($) |
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1 | 10 Aug 2014 | Meijer LPGA Classic | 70-64-67-69=270 | −14 | Playoff | Inbee Park | 225,000 |
2 | 5 Oct 2014 | Reignwood LPGA Classic | 70-68-70-69=277 | −15 | 2 strokes | Caroline Hedwall | 315,000 |
3 | 26 Mar 2017 | Kia Classic | 68-68-67-65=268 | −20 | 6 strokes | Austin Ernst Ryu So-yeon | 270,000 |
4 | 13 Sep 2020 | ANA Inspiration | 70-65-71-67=273 | −15 | Playoff | Brooke Henderson Nelly Korda | 465,000 |
LPGA Tour playoff record (2–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 2014 | Meijer LPGA Classic | Inbee Park | Won with birdie on second extra hole |
2 | 2016 | Marathon Classic | Ariya Jutanugarn Lydia Ko | Ko won with birdie on fourth extra hole |
3 | 2020 | ANA Inspiration | Brooke Henderson Nelly Korda | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
LPGA of Korea Tour wins (3)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 19 Jun 2011 | S-Oil Champions Invitational | 67-69-64=200 | −16 | 3 strokes | Kim Bo-kyung |
2 | 26 Aug 2012 | Kia Motors Korea Women's Open | 70-72-71-68=281 | −7 | 2 strokes | Kim Hye-youn Kim Ha-neul |
3 | 5 May 2013 | KG-Edaily Ladies Open | 72-68-69=209 | −7 | 1 stroke | Kim Hyo-joo Jang Ha-na |
Ladies Asian Golf Tour wins (1)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | 8 Jan 2011 | TLPGA & Royal Open | 77-67-69=213 | −3 | 1 stroke | Lim Ji-na |
Major championships
Wins (1)
Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runners-up |
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2020 | ANA Inspiration | 2 shot deficit | −15 (70-65-71-67=273) | Playoff1 | Brooke Henderson, Nelly Korda |
1 Defeated Henderson and Korda in a sudden-death playoff: Lee (4), Henderson (5) and Korda (5).
Results timeline
Results not in chronological order.
Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
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Chevron Championship | T26 | T11 | CUT | T14 | T30 | CUT | 1 |
Women's PGA Championship | T6 | T26 | T4 | T54 | T63 | T7 | WD |
U.S. Women's Open | T47 | T11 | T8 | CUT | CUT | CUT | |
The Evian Championship | T50 | T20 | CUT | CUT | CUT | T13 | NT |
Women's British Open | CUT | T2 | CUT | CUT | T44 |
Tournament | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
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Chevron Championship | T10 | CUT | |
Women's PGA Championship | CUT | T50 | |
U.S. Women's Open | CUT | CUT | CUT |
The Evian Championship | CUT | ||
Women's British Open |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
WD = withdrew
T = tied
Summary
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
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Chevron Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 6 |
Women's PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 |
U.S. Women's Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 3 |
The Evian Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
Women's British Open | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
Totals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 39 | 21 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (2014 WPC – 2015 Evian)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (six times)
References
External links
- Mirim Lee at the LPGA Tour official site
- Profile on LPGA of Korea Tour site (in Korean)
- Mirim Lee at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site
- Seoul Sisters profile
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- 1983 Amy Alcott
- 1984 Juli Inkster†
- 1985 Alice Miller
- 1986 Pat Bradley‡
- 1987 Betsy King‡
- 1988 Amy Alcott
- 1989 Juli Inkster‡
- 1990 Betsy King†
- 1991 Amy Alcott‡
- 1992 Dottie Mochrie†
- 1993 Helen Alfredsson
- 1994 Donna Andrews
- 1995 Nanci Bowen
- 1996 Patty Sheehan
- 1997 Betsy King
- 1998 Pat Hurst‡
- 1999 Dottie Pepper
- 2000 Karrie Webb‡
- 2001 Annika Sörenstam
- 2002 Annika Sörenstam
- 2003 Patricia Meunier-Lebouc
- 2004 Grace Park
- 2005 Annika Sörenstam
- 2006 Karrie Webb†
- 2007 Morgan Pressel
- 2008 Lorena Ochoa
- 2009 Brittany Lincicome
- 2010 Yani Tseng
- 2011 Stacy Lewis
- 2012 Yoo Sun-young†
- 2013 Inbee Park
- 2014 Lexi Thompson
- 2015 Brittany Lincicome
- 2016 Lydia Ko
- 2017 Ryu So-yeon†
- 2018 Pernilla Lindberg†‡
- 2019 Ko Jin-young
- 2020 Mirim Lee†
- 2021 Patty Tavatanakit‡
- 2022 Jennifer Kupcho
- 2023 Lilia Vu
- 2024 Nelly Korda
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