Yi Eun-jung (Korean: 이은정, born 11 January 1988) is a Korean professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour.

Yi was born in Uijeongbu, South Korea. She turned professional in 2006 and joined the Duramed Futures Tour. She qualified for the LPGA Tour via the Qualifying Tournament at the end of 2007. Her first LPGA Tour victory came at the 2009 Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic.[1]

Amateur wins

Professional wins

LPGA Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 5 Jul 2009 Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic –18 (68-66-61-71=266) Playoff United States Morgan Pressel

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2009 Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic United States Morgan Pressel Won with birdie on first extra hole

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order before 2014.

! Tournament 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Kraft Nabisco Championship T69 75 CUT WD CUT
U.S. Women's Open CUT CUT
Women's British Open T57 T67
LPGA Championship CUT T53 CUT CUT CUT
The Evian Championship ^

^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
T = tied

References

  1. ^ "Yi Eun-jung Wins First LPGA Title". The Korea Times. 7 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-03.


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