Meena Lee
Meena Lee (Korean: 이미나; born 25 December 1981) is a South Korean professional golfer who plays on the United States-based LPGA Tour.
| Meena Lee | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Lee at the 2009 Women's British Open | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 25 December 1981 Jeonju, South Korea |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Nationality |  |
| Residence | Jeonju, South Korea |
| Career | |
| College | Yong-In University |
| Turned professional | 2002 |
| Retired | 2016 |
| Former tour(s) | LPGA Tour (joined 2005) KLPGA Tour (joined 2002) Futures Tour (2004) |
| Professional wins | 6 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA Tour | 2 |
| LPGA of Korea Tour | 4 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| ANA Inspiration | T29: 2006 |
| Women's PGA C'ship | T6: 2011 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T5: 2014 |
| Women's British Open | T11: 2013 |
| Evian Championship | T31: 2013 |
Lee was born in Jeonju, South Korea. She took up golf at the age of fourteen, which is unusually late for a future professional golfer, but just a few years later, in 2000, she became the Korean Amateur Champion. She turned professional in 2002, one year before graduating from Yong-In University. She won three events on the LPGA of Korea Tour in her rookie season of 2002 and topped the money list. In 2003, she won one tournament and placed fifth on the money list.
In 2004, Lee played on the second-tier Futures Tour in the United States, finishing 23rd on the money list, but she was able to win an LPGA Tour card for 2005 by finishing tied for 25th at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament. She made a steady start to her rookie season and in July 2005 was a surprise finalist in the inaugural HSBC Women's World Match Play Championship, which she lost to Colombia's Marisa Baena by one hole. Two weeks later she won for the first time on the LPGA Tour at the BMO Financial Group Canadian Women's Open. On 25 February 2006 she won her second LPGA Tour title at the Fields Open in Hawaii.
Professional wins (6)
LPGA Tour (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 Jul 2005 | BMO Financial Group Canadian Women's Open | −9 (73-68-69-69=279) | 1 stroke | .svg.png){kind=small} |
| 2 | 25 Feb 2006 | Fields Open in Hawaii | −14 (69-68-65=202) | Playoff | |
LPGA Tour playoff record (1–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2006 | Fields Open in Hawaii | |
Won with birdie on third extra hole |
| 2 | 2006 | LPGA Corning Classic | |
Lost to par on fourth extra hole |
KLPGA Tour (4)
- 2002 (3) SK EnClean Invitational, Hours Mall Invitational, Woori Stock Classic
- 2003 (1) Lakeside Open
Results in LPGA majors
Results not in chronological order before 2015.
| Tournament | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANA Inspiration | T29 | CUT | T61 | CUT | T56 | CUT | CUT | T63 | T55 | T57 | ||
| Women's PGA Championship | T20 | T14 | T46 | CUT | CUT | T19 | T6 | CUT | CUT | T11 | T53 | |
| U.S. Women's Open | T61 | T46 | 74 | T61 | CUT | T21 | T54 | T31 | T5 | CUT | ||
| Women's British Open | CUT | CUT | T33 | CUT | T42 | T43 | T37 | CUT | T11 | T21 | CUT | |
| The Evian Championship ^ | T31 | T61 | CUT | |||||||||
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Summary
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANA Inspiration | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 |
| Women's PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 7 |
| U.S. Women's Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 |
| Women's British Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 |
| The Evian Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 45 | 29 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 10 (2013 U.S. Open – 2015 WPC)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (twice)
LPGA Tour career summary
| Year | Tournaments played | Cuts made | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10s | Best finish | Earnings ($) | Money list rank | Scoring average | Scoring rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 28 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 870,182 | 7 | 72.32 | 33 |
| 2006 | 28 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 645,350 | 19 | 72.07 | 38 |
| 2007 | 26 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 284,975 | 48 | 72.87 | 45 |
| 2008 | 30 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 553,090 | 32 | 72.13 | 45 |
| 2009 | 25 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 386,335 | 34 | 72.22 | 44 |
| 2010 | 23 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 357,097 | 33 | 71.53 | 21 |
| 2011 | 21 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 408,114 | 28 | 71.86 | 22 |
| 2012 | 26 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | T2 | 374,312 | 38 | 72.24 | 43 |
| 2013 | 26 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 324,362 | 45 | 72.26 | 56 |
| 2014 | 28 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 589,337 | 26 | 71.73 | 44 |
| 2015 | 22 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T16 | 99,484 | 91 | 72.64 | 85 |
| 2016 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T54 | 11,787 | 157 | 73.28 | 135 |
- official through 2016 season[1]
Team appearances
Professional
References
- "Meena Lee stats". LPGA. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
External links
- Meena Lee at the LPGA Tour official site
- Meena Lee at the Futures Tour official site
- Biography on seoulsisters.com