Mirim Lee | |
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Personal information | |
Born | 25 October 1990 |
Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
Sporting nationality | South Korea |
Career | |
Turned professional | 2009 |
Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour (2014–) |
Former tour(s) | LPGA of Korea Tour (2010–14) |
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 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 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]
Legend |
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Major championships (1) |
Other LPGA Tour (3) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Winner's share ($) |
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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 |
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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 |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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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 |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | 8 Jan 2011 | TLPGA & Royal Open | 77-67-69=213 | −3 | 1 stroke | Lim Ji-na |
Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runners-up |
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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 not in chronological order.
Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
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Chevron Championship | T26 | T11 | CUT | T14 | T30 | CUT | 1 |
Women's PGA Championship | T6 | T26 | T4 | T54 | T63 | T7 | WD |
U.S. Women's Open | T47 | T11 | T8 | CUT | CUT | CUT | |
The Evian Championship | T50 | T20 | CUT | CUT | CUT | T13 | NT |
Women's British Open | CUT | T2 | CUT | CUT | T44 |
Tournament | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
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Chevron Championship | T10 | CUT | |
Women's PGA Championship | CUT | T50 | |
U.S. Women's Open | CUT | CUT | CUT |
The Evian Championship | CUT | ||
Women's British Open |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
WD = withdrew
T = tied
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
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Chevron Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 6 |
Women's PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 |
U.S. Women's Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 3 |
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 | 39 | 21 |
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