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In this Korean name, the family name is Chun.
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Chun In-gee
Chun after winning the 2022 Women's PGA Championship
Personal information
Born (1994-08-10) 10 August 1994 (age 30)
Gunsan, South Korea
Height 5 ft 9 in
Nationality  South Korea
Career
College Korea University
Turned professional 2012
Current tour(s) LPGA Tour
Former tour(s) LPGA of Korea Tour
Professional wins 15
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour 4
Ladies European Tour 1
LPGA of Japan Tour 2
LPGA of Korea Tour 10
Best results in LPGA Major Championships
(Wins: 3)
LPGA Championship Won: 2022
U.S. Women's Open Won: 2015
Women's British Open 2nd: 2022
The Evian Championship Won: 2016
Achievements and awards
LPGA of Korea Tour
leading money winner		 2015
LPGA Vare Trophy 2016
LPGA Rookie of the Year 2016
Chun In-gee
Hangul
전인지
Revised Romanization Jeon Inji
McCune–Reischauer Chŏn Inji

Chun In-gee (Korean: 전인지, born 10 August 1994), also known as In Gee Chun, is a South Korean professional golfer. She was born in Gunsan, North Jeolla Province. She is a three-time major champion, having won the 2015 U.S. Women's Open, the 2016 Evian Championship with a score of 21 under par, which is the lowest winning score in a major tournament for either men or women, and the 2022 Women's PGA Championship.

In 2015, Chun became the first player in history to win majors on three different tours in the same calendar year. On the KLPGA Tour, she won two majors – the Hite Jinro Championship and the KB Financial Star Championship; on the JLPGA Tour, she also won two majors – the World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup and the Japan Women's Open Golf Championship; and on the LPGA Tour, she won one major – the U.S. Women's Open. By winning the 2016 Evian Championship, she joined compatriot Se Ri Pak as the only two players in LPGA Tour history to win majors as their first two LPGA Tour titles. Chun represented the Republic of Korea (South Korea) at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Professional wins (15)

LPGA Tour wins (4)

Legend
Major championships (3)
Other LPGA Tour (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 12 Jul 2015 U.S. Women's Open 68-70-68-66=272 −8 1 stroke South Korea Amy Yang
2 18 Sep 2016 The Evian Championship 63-66-65-69=263 −21 4 strokes South Korea Ryu So-yeon
South Korea Park Sung-hyun
3 14 Oct 2018 LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship1 70-70-66-66=272 −16 3 strokes England Charley Hull
4 26 Jun 2022 Women's PGA Championship 64-69-75-75=283 −5 1 stroke Australia Minjee Lee
United States Lexi Thompson

1 Co-sanctioned with KLPGA Tour

LPGA Tour playoff record (0–4)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 2014 LPGA KEB-HanaBank Championship South Korea Baek Kyu-jung
United States Brittany Lincicome		 Baek won with birdie on first extra hole
2 2017 Manulife LPGA Classic Thailand Ariya Jutanugarn
United States Lexi Thompson		 Jutanugarn won with birdie on first extra hole
3 2018 Kingsmill Championship Japan Nasa Hataoka
Thailand Ariya Jutanugarn		 Jutanugarn won with birdie on second extra hole
Chun eliminated by birdie on first hole
4 2022 Women's British Open South Africa Ashleigh Buhai Buhai won with par on fourth extra hole

LPGA of Korea Tour wins (10)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 23 Jun 2013 Kia Motors Korea Women's Open 68-69-70-68=275 −13 1 stroke South Korea Park So-yeon
2 15 Jun 2014 S-Oil Champions Invitational 67-67-70=204 −12 3 strokes South Korea Lee Ye-jeong
South Korea Lee Min-young
3 28 Sep 2014 KDB Daewoo Securities Classic 66-69-69=204 −12 Playoff South Korea Kim Ha-neul
4 16 Nov 2014 Chosun Ilbo-POSCO Championship 69-69-66=204 −12 1 stroke South Korea Heo Yoon-kyung
5 19 Apr 2015 Samchully Together Open 70-69=139 −5 1 stroke South Korea Ko Jin-young
6 24 May 2015 Doosan Match Play Championship 1 up South Korea Ji Han-sol
7 14 Jun 2015 S-Oil Champions Invitational 68-71-69=208 −8 1 stroke South Korea Kim Bo-kyung
South Korea Heo Yoon-kyung
8 26 Jul 2015 Hite Jinro Championship 69-66-73=208 −8 3 strokes South Korea Park Gyeol
South Korea Cho Yoon-ji
9 25 Oct 2015 KB Financial Star Championship 69-69-67-69=274 −10 1 stroke South Korea Inbee Park
South Korea Hae Rym Kim
10 14 Oct 2018 LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship1 70-70-66-66=272 −16 3 strokes England Charley Hull

Events in bold are KLPGA majors.
1 Co-sanctioned with LPGA Tour

LPGA of Japan Tour wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 10 May 2015 World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup 66-70-67-73=276 −12 4 strokes Japan Momoko Ueda
2 4 Oct 2015 Japan Women's Open Golf Championship 71-73-71-71=286 −2 Playoff Japan Erika Kikuchi
South Korea Lee Mi-hyang

Major championships

Wins (3)

Year Championship Winning score Margin Runner(s)-up Winner's
share ($)
2015 U.S. Women's Open −8 (68-70-68-66=272) 1 stroke South Korea Amy Yang 810,000
2016 The Evian Championship −21 (63-66-65-69=263) 4 strokes South Korea Ryu So-yeon, South Korea Park Sung-hyun 487,500
2022 Women's PGA Championship −5 (64-69-75-75=283) 1 stroke Australia Minjee Lee, United States Lexi Thompson 1,350,000

Results timeline

Results not in chronological order.

! Tournament 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Chevron Championship T41 T2 T14 T30 CUT T18
Women's PGA Championship T30 T54 CUT T30 T23
U.S. Women's Open 1 CUT T15 T41 CUT CUT
The Evian Championship T65 CUT 1 T18 T16 T49 NT
Women's British Open T31 T8 T43 T28 T35 T7
! Tournament 2021 2022 2023 2024
Chevron Championship CUT T25 T18 CUT
U.S. Women's Open T41 T15 T27 CUT
Women's PGA Championship T27 1 T24
The Evian Championship T6 T22 T36
Women's British Open CUT 2 T40

     Win

     Top 10      Did not play CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied

Summary

Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Chevron Championship 0 1 0 1 1 5 10 7
U.S. Women's Open 1 0 0 1 1 3 10 6
Women's PGA Championship 1 0 0 1 1 3 8 7
The Evian Championship 1 0 0 1 2 5 9 8
Women's British Open 0 1 0 1 3 3 9 8
Totals 3 2 0 5 8 19 46 36
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 10 (2022 Chevron – 2023 Women's British)
  • Longest streak of top 10s – 2 (2016 British Open – 2016 Evian Championship)

LPGA Tour career summary

Year Tournaments
played		 Cuts
made*		 Wins 2nd 3rd Top
10s		 Best
finish		 Earnings
($)		 Money
list rank		 Scoring
average		 Scoring
rank
2013 1 1 0 0 0 0 T28 n/a n/a 72.00 n/a
2014 2 2 0 1 0 1 T2 n/a n/a 71.63 n/a
2015 8 7 1 0 0 1 1 n/a n/a 71.23 n/a
2016 19 18 1 3 3 11 1 1,501,102 4 69.58 1
2017 23 21 0 5 2 10 2 1,250,259 11 69.41 3
2018 20 18 1 1 0 4 1 741,691 26 70.20 12
2019 23 18 0 0 0 2 T4 270,213 67 71.17 45
2020 15 13 0 0 0 2 T7 301,686 37 71.37 32
2021 23 18 0 0 1 8 T3 754,538 25 69.63 7
2022 18 17 1 2 0 3 1 2,673,860 3 70.20 19
2023 19 15 0 0 0 1 T8 491,488 58 70.96 45
2024 11 6 0 0 0 0 T14 85,268 141 72.72 140
Totals^ 181 153 4 12 6 43 1 8,070,105 43

^ Official as of 2024 season
* Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut.

World ranking

Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.

Year Ranking Source
2013 43
2014 19
2015 10
2016 3
2017 5
2018 16
2019 48
2020 62
2021 35
2022 8
2023 37
2024 170

Team appearances

Professional

  • The Queens (representing Korea): 2015
  • International Crown (representing South Korea): 2016, 2018 (winners), 2023
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