Chun In-gee

Chun In-gee (Korean: 전인지, born 10 August 1994), also known as In Gee Chun, is a South Korean professional golfer. She was born Gunsan in North Jeolla Province.

This is a Korean name; the family name is Chun.
Chun In-gee
Chun in 2016
Personal information
Born (1994-08-10) 10 August 1994
Gunsan, South Korea
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Nationality South Korea
Career
CollegeKorea University
Turned professional2012
Current tour(s)LPGA of Korea Tour
LPGA Tour
Professional wins14
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour3
Ladies European Tour1
LPGA of Japan Tour2
LPGA of Korea Tour10
Best results in LPGA major championships
(wins: 2)
ANA InspirationT2: 2016
Women's PGA C'shipT30: 2016
U.S. Women's OpenWon: 2015
Women's British OpenT8: 2016
Evian ChampionshipWon: 2016
Achievements and awards
LPGA of Korea Tour
leading money winner		2015
LPGA Vare Trophy2016
LPGA Rookie of the Year2016
Chun In-gee
Hangul
전인지
Revised RomanizationJeon Inji
McCune–ReischauerChŏn Inji

She won the 2015 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship.[1] She won 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]

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 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 virtue of 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 Republic of Korea at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Professional wins (14)

LPGA Tour wins (3)
Legend
Major championships (2)
Other LPGA Tour (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
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

1 Co-sanctioned with KLPGA Tour

LPGA Tour playoff record (0–3)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 2014 LPGA KEB-HanaBank Championship Baek Kyu-jung
Brittany Lincicome		 Baek won with birdie on first extra hole
2 2017 Manulife LPGA Classic 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 with birdie on first hole

LPGA of Korea Tour wins (10)
No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
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

LPGA of Japan Tour wins (2)
No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
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

Major championships

Wins (2)
YearChampionshipWinning scoreMarginRunner-upWinner's
share ($)
2015U.S. Women's Open−8 (68-70-68-66=272)1 stroke Amy Yang810,000
2016The Evian Championship−21 (63-66-65-69=263)4 strokes Ryu So-yeon, Park Sung-hyun487,500

Results timeline

Results not in chronological order before 2019.

Tournament201420152016201720182019
ANA Inspiration T41 T2 T14 T30 CUT
U.S. Women's Open 1 CUT T15 T41 CUT
Women's PGA Championship T30 T54 CUT T30
The Evian Championship T65 CUT 1 T18 T16 T49
Women's British Open T31 T8 T43 T28 T35
  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
T = tied

Summary
TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
ANA Inspiration01011254
U.S. Women's Open10011253
Women's PGA Championship00000043
The Evian Championship10011365
Women's British Open00001155
Totals2103482520
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 9 (2016 British Open – 2018 U.S. Open)
  • Longest streak of top 10s – 2 (2016 British Open – 2016 Evian Championship)

Team appearances

Professional

References
  1. "In Gee Chun comes from behind to win U.S. Women's Open". USA Today. Associated Press. 12 July 2015.
  2. "Chun wins Evian Championship with major record round". USA Today. Associated Press. 18 September 2016.
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