Birthplace/Hometown – Seoul, South Korea
Resides – Jacksonville, Fla.
Birthdate – August 25, 1990 – currently 24 years, 10 months, 24 days
Qualified for LPGA Tour – Tied for 21st at the 2008 LPGA Final Qualifying School, winning a four-hole, four-way playoff to earn one of two final spots in Priority List Category 11
Turned Professional – 2008
VICTORIES
LPGA: First career LPGA victory
RACE TO THE CME GLOBE
- Earns 500 points toward the Race to the CME Globe standings and moves to 15th in the race with 1,128 points
ROLEX RANKINGS
- With her victory, Chella will jump from No. 40 to No. 25 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings
MONEY
- CAREER: With the $225,000 first-place check, Chella moves to 74th on the LPGA Career Money List with $3,449,332
- SEASON: Chella has earned $500,430 this season and moves to 16th on the LPGA Tour Official Money List
TOURNAMENT SPECIFIC
Winner at the Marathon Classic Presented by Owens Corning and O-I in her
- Previous Finishes:
2009: T33
2010: T17
2012: T3
2013: T16
2014: T32
2015 IN A NUTSHELL
18 events played, 12 cuts made, $500,430, 1 victory, 2 additional top-10s
OF NOTE
Chella recorded 28 top-10s before her first career win came.
Chella’s father is her caddie and said he wouldn’t retire until her first LPGA Tour win. He can now retire after eight years on the bag - seven on the LPGA and one on the Epson Tour.
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