Mirim Lee
| Mirim Lee | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 25 October 1990 |
| 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)
[edit]LPGA Tour wins (4)
[edit]| Legend |
|---|
| Major championships (1) |
| Other LPGA Tour (3) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Winner's share ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 Jan 2011 | TLPGA & Royal Open | 77-67-69=213 | −3 | 1 stroke | Lim Ji-na
|
Major championships
[edit]Wins (1)
[edit]| Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]Results not in chronological order.
| Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Win
Top 10
Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
WD = withdrew
T = tied
Summary
[edit]| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]- ^ "Mirim Lee wins playoff in wild finish at ANA Inspiration". ESPN. Associated Press. 13 September 2020.
- ^ "Mirim Lee leads Women's British Open after day 1". USA Today. Associated Press. 28 July 2016.
External links
[edit]- 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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