Lee Jeong-eun (golfer, born 1996)


Lee Jeong-eun, also known as Jeongeun Lee6, is a South Korean professional golfer who currently plays on the LPGA Tour and the LPGA of Korea Tour. In 2019, she won her first major championship at the U.S. Women's Open, and was named the 2019 LPGA Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year.

LPGA of Korea Tour

Lee began playing on the LPGA of Korea Tour in 2016. When she joined the tour there were already five other players named Lee Jeong-eun so she started to be called "Lee Jeong Eun6." She is a six-time champion on tour, winning four events in 2017 and two in 2018. She also led the money list both years.

LPGA Tour

Lee played her first LPGA Tour event in 2017, finishing in a tie for fifth place at the U.S. Women's Open. She made six starts in 2018, her best finish a tie for sixth at the Evian Championship.
In November 2018, Lee won the LPGA Q-Series and joined the tour full-time in 2019. In June 2019, she won the U.S. Women's Open by two strokes over Ryu So-yeon, Lexi Thompson and Angel Yin. It was her first victory on the LPGA Tour in addition to being her first major championship.

Professional wins (8)

LPGA Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-upWinner's
share
12 Jun 2019U.S. Women's Open−6 2 strokes Ryu So-yeon, Lexi Thompson, Angel Yin1,000,000

LPGA of Korea Tour wins (6)

Events in bold are KLPGA majors.

All Thailand Golf Tour wins (1)

Wins (1)

Results timeline

Results not in chronological order before 2019.

Summary

^ Official as of 16 February 2020

World rank

Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.
YearWorld
ranking		Source
2015904
201694
201723
201819
20197
202010 ^

^ As of 24 February 2020

Team appearances