Chun In-gee
Chun In-gee, also known as In Gee Chun, is a South Korean professional golfer. She was born Gunsan in North Jeolla Province.
She won the 2015 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship. 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.
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)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner-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
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
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)
Events in bold are KLPGA majors.1 Co-sanctioned with LPGA Tour
LPGA of Japan Tour wins (2)
Major championships
Wins (2)
Results timeline
Results not in chronological order before 2019.CUT = missed the half-way cut
T = tied
Summary
- Most consecutive cuts made – 9
- Longest streak of top 10s – 2
Team appearances
- The Queens : 2015
- International Crown : 2016, 2018