Mirim Lee

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Mirim Lee
Personal information
Born (1990-10-25) 25 October 1990 (age 33)
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Sporting nationalityFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Career
Turned professional2009
Current tour(s) LPGA Tour (2014–)
Former tour(s) LPGA of Korea Tour (2010–14)
Professional wins8
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour4
LPGA of Korea Tour3
Ladies Asian Golf Tour1
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.

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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]

Professional wins (8)

LPGA Tour wins (4)

Legend
Major championships (1)
Other LPGA Tour (3)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upWinner's
share ($)
110 Aug 2014 Meijer LPGA Classic 70-64-67-69=270−14Playoff Flag of South Korea.svg Inbee Park 225,000
25 Oct 2014 Reignwood LPGA Classic 70-68-70-69=277−152 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Caroline Hedwall 315,000
326 Mar 2017 Kia Classic 68-68-67-65=268−206 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Austin Ernst
Flag of South Korea.svg Ryu So-yeon
270,000
413 Sep 2020 ANA Inspiration 70-65-71-67=273−15Playoff Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brooke Henderson
Flag of the United States.svg Nelly Korda
465,000

LPGA Tour playoff record (2–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
12014 Meijer LPGA Classic Flag of South Korea.svg Inbee Park Won with birdie on second extra hole
22016 Marathon Classic Flag of Thailand.svg Ariya Jutanugarn
Flag of New Zealand.svg Lydia Ko
Ko won with birdie on fourth extra hole
32020 ANA Inspiration Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brooke Henderson
Flag of the United States.svg Nelly Korda
Won with birdie on first extra hole

LPGA of Korea Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
119 Jun 2011 S-Oil Champions Invitational 67-69-64=200−163 strokes Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Bo-kyung
226 Aug 2012 Kia Motors Korea Women's Open 70-72-71-68=281−72 strokes Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Hye-youn
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Ha-neul
35 May 2013 KG-Edaily Ladies Open 72-68-69=209−71 stroke Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Hyo-joo
Flag of South Korea.svg Jang Ha-na

Ladies Asian Golf Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner-up
18 Jan 2011 TLPGA & Royal Open 77-67-69=213−31 stroke Flag of South Korea.svg Lim Ji-na

Major championships

Wins (1)

YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunners-up
2020 ANA Inspiration 2 shot deficit−15 (70-65-71-67=273)Playoff1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brooke Henderson, Flag of the United States.svg 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.

Tournament2014201520162017201820192020
Chevron Championship T26T11CUTT14T30CUT1
Women's PGA Championship T6T26T4T54T63T7WD
U.S. Women's Open T47T11T8CUTCUTCUT
The Evian Championship T50T20CUTCUTCUTT13NT
Women's British Open CUTT2CUTCUTT44
Tournament202120222023
Chevron Championship T10CUT
Women's PGA Championship CUTT50
U.S. Women's Open CUTCUTCUT
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

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Chevron Championship 10012496
Women's PGA Championship 00013397
U.S. Women's Open 00001293
The Evian Championship 00000273
Women's British Open 01011152
Totals11037123921

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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.