Mirim Lee

Mirim Lee
Personal information
Born	(1990-10-25) 25 October 1990 (age 34)
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Sporting nationality	South Korea
Career
Turned professional	2009
Former tour(s)	LPGA of Korea Tour LPGA Tour
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 played on the LPGA of Korea Tour since 2010 and 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)

LPGA Tour wins (4)

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)

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

Major championships

Wins (1)

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

Results not in chronological order.

Tournament	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Chevron Championship	T26	T11	CUT	T14	T30	CUT	1
U.S. Women's Open		T47	T11	T8	CUT	CUT	CUT
Women's PGA Championship	T6	T26	T4	T54	T63	T7	WD
The Evian Championship	T50	T20	CUT	CUT	CUT	T13	NT
Women's British Open	CUT		T2	CUT	CUT	T44

Tournament	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Chevron Championship	T10	CUT
U.S. Women's Open	CUT	CUT	CUT
Women's PGA Championship	CUT	T50			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

Tournament	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Chevron Championship	1	0	0	1	2	4	9	6
U.S. Women's Open	0	0	0	0	1	2	9	3
Women's PGA Championship	0	0	0	1	3	3	10	7
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	40	21

• Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (2014 WPC – 2015 Evian)
• Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (six times)

References

1. "Mirim Lee wins playoff in wild finish at ANA Inspiration". ESPN. Associated Press. 13 September 2020.
2. "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 (in Korean)
• Mirim Lee at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site
• Seoul Sisters profile