IN THE WINNER’S CIRCLE With IN GEE CHUN
Hometown: Seoul, South Korea
Birthdate: August 10, 1994 – currently 20 years, 10 months, and 2 days
Qualified for LPGA Tour – non-member; current member of KLPGA and JLPGA
Turned Professional – 2012
VICTORIES
- LPGA: First-career victory; first major championship victory
- KLPGA: 7 career victories; 3 this season
ROLEX RANKINGS
- In Gee is projected to move up from No. 20 to No. 10 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings
MONEY
- CAREER: With the $810,000 first-place check, In Gee has now earned $1,023,011 in her eight career starts as a non-meber on the LPGA Tour
- SEASON: Has now earned $842,075 this season in five starts on the LPGA Tour
TOURNAMENT SPECIFIC
- This was In Gee’s first appearance at the U.S. Women’s Open Championship and becomes just the third player in history to win in her debut joining Birdie Kim (2005) and Kathy Cornelius (1956)
- Becomes the third-youngest winner in U.S. Women’s Open history
- Becomes the sixth South Korean player to win this event in the past eight years
2015 IN A NUTSHELL ON THE LPGA
- 5 events, 5 cuts made, $842,075 earned, 1 win
OF NOTE
- This was her third start in a major championship; previous finishes: 2014 Evian Championship (T65) and 2015 ANA Inspiration (T41)
- Has not missed a cut in her 8 career LPGA Tour starts dating back to the 2013 KEB HanaBank LPGA Championship
- 10 of the last 17 majors dating back to the 2012 season have been won by South Korean players
- Becomes the first non-member winner of the 2015 season and first since Q Baek at the 2014 KEB HanaBank LPGA Championship
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