LPGA KEB HANA BANK CHAMPIONSHIP
SKY72 Golf & Resort, Ocean Course| Incheon, Republic of Korea | Oct. 8 – 14, 2018
Oct. 14, 2018
Hometown/Resides: Seoul, South Korea
Birthdate: Aug. 10, 1994; currently 24 years 2 months 4 days
Qualified for LPGA Tour: Won the 2015 U.S. Women’s Open as a non-member
Turned Professional/Rookie Year: 2012
VICTORIES
LPGA: Third career victory
PREVIOUS LPGA WINS: 2015 U.S. Women’s Open Championship conducted by the USGA, 2016 Evian Championship
KLPGA: Nine career wins
JLPGA: Two career wins
RACE TO THE CME GLOBE
With her win, Chun earns 500 points and is projected to move from 31st to 14th in the Race to the CME Globe with 1,546 points
MONEY
With her win, Chun earns $300,000; she has earned $721,990 this season and $3,473,351 for her career
2018 IN A NUTSHELL ON THE LPGA
18 events played, 17 cuts made, $721,990, one victory, three additional top-10 finishes
OF NOTE
- She is the 22nd different winner of the 2018 LPGA season and the seventh Korean, joining Jin Young Ko, Inbee Park, Eun-Hee Ji, Sung Hyun Park* (3), So Yeon Ryu, Sei Young Kim
- Chun has two previous LPGA Tour wins – 2016 The Evian Championship and the 2015 U.S. Women’s Open (she won as a non-member)
- This week was Chun’s 18th start on the 2018 season with one missed cut (KPMG Women’s PGA Championship) and one WD (LOTTE Championship presented by Hershey)
- Chun has been a member of Team Republic of Korea at the 2016 and 2018 UL International Crown
- She represented Republic of Korea at the 2016 Rio Olympics, finishing T13
- Chun was the 2016 Vare Trophy and Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year
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