Mirim Lee
| Mirim Lee | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 25 October 1990 |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Nationality |
 South Korea |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2009 |
| Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour (2014–) |
| Former tour(s) | LPGA of Korea Tour (2010–14) |
| Professional wins | 6 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA Tour | 2 |
| LPGA of Korea Tour | 3 |
| Ladies Asian Golf Tour | 1 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| ANA Inspiration | T11: 2015 |
| Women's PGA C'ship | T4: 2016 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T11: 2016 |
| Women's British Open | T2: 2016 |
| Evian Championship | T20: 2015 |
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 two tournaments, the 2014 Meijer LPGA Classic[1] and the 2014 Reignwood LPGA Classic. 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 (6)
LPGA Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-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 |
LPGA Tour playoff record (1–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | 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 |
LPGA of Korea Tour wins (3)
| 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)
| 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 |
Results in LPGA majors
Results not in chronological order before 2015.
| Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANA Inspiration | T26 | T11 | CUT |
| Women's PGA Championship | T6 | T26 | T4 |
| U.S. Women's Open | DNP | T47 | T11 |
| Women's British Open | CUT | DNP | T2 |
| The Evian Championship | T50 | T20 | CUT |
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
T = tied
Yellow background for top-10
References
- ↑ "Mirim Lee wins on 2nd playoff hole". ESPN. Associated Press. 10 August 2014.
- ↑ "Mirim Lee leads Women's British Open after day 1". USA Today. Associated Press. 28 July 2016.
External links
- Mirim Lee at the LPGA Tour official site
- Profile on LPGA of Korea Tour site (Korean)
- Seoul Sisters profile
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