Mirim Lee
Personal information
Born (1990-10-25) 25 October 1990
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Sporting nationality South Korea
Career
Turned professional2009
Current tour(s)LPGA Tour (2014–)
Former tour(s)LPGA of Korea Tour (2010–14)
Professional wins8
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour4
LPGA of Korea Tour3
Ladies Asian Golf Tour1
Best results in LPGA major championships
(wins: 1)
Chevron ChampionshipWon: 2020
Women's PGA C'shipT4: 2016
U.S. Women's OpenT8: 2017
Women's British OpenT2: 2016
Evian ChampionshipT13: 2019

Mirim Lee (born 25 October 1990), also known as Lee Mi-rim, is a South Korean professional golfer.

Lee turned professional in 2009. She has played on the LPGA of Korea Tour since 2010 and has won three events on that tour. She began playing on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour in 2014 and has won four tournaments, including one major, the 2020 ANA Inspiration.[1] In the first round of the 2016 Women's British Open, Lee tied the low-round record in a Women's British Open of 62.[2]

Professional wins (8)

LPGA Tour wins (4)

Legend
Major championships (1)
Other LPGA Tour (3)
No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Winner's
share ($)
1 10 Aug 2014 Meijer LPGA Classic 70-64-67-69=270 −14 Playoff South Korea Inbee Park 225,000
2 5 Oct 2014 Reignwood LPGA Classic 70-68-70-69=277 −15 2 strokes Sweden Caroline Hedwall 315,000
3 26 Mar 2017 Kia Classic 68-68-67-65=268 −20 6 strokes United States Austin Ernst
South Korea Ryu So-yeon
270,000
4 13 Sep 2020 ANA Inspiration 70-65-71-67=273 −15 Playoff Canada Brooke Henderson
United States Nelly Korda
465,000

LPGA Tour playoff record (2–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2014 Meijer LPGA Classic South Korea Inbee Park Won with birdie on second extra hole
2 2016 Marathon Classic Thailand Ariya Jutanugarn
New Zealand Lydia Ko
Ko won with birdie on fourth extra hole
3 2020 ANA Inspiration Canada Brooke Henderson
United States Nelly Korda
Won with birdie on first extra hole

LPGA of Korea Tour wins (3)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 19 Jun 2011 S-Oil Champions Invitational 67-69-64=200 −16 3 strokes South Korea Kim Bo-kyung
2 26 Aug 2012 Kia Motors Korea Women's Open 70-72-71-68=281 −7 2 strokes South Korea Kim Hye-youn
South Korea Kim Ha-neul
3 5 May 2013 KG-Edaily Ladies Open 72-68-69=209 −7 1 stroke South Korea Kim Hyo-joo
South Korea Jang Ha-na

Ladies Asian Golf Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 8 Jan 2011 TLPGA & Royal Open 77-67-69=213 −3 1 stroke South Korea Lim Ji-na

Major championships

Wins (1)

YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunners-up
2020ANA Inspiration2 shot deficit−15 (70-65-71-67=273)Playoff1Canada Brooke Henderson, United States Nelly Korda

1 Defeated Henderson and Korda in a sudden-death playoff: Lee (4), Henderson (5) and Korda (5).

Results timeline

Results not in chronological order.

Tournament2014201520162017201820192020
Chevron Championship T26 T11 CUT T14 T30 CUT 1
Women's PGA Championship T6 T26 T4 T54 T63 T7 WD
U.S. Women's Open T47 T11 T8 CUT CUT CUT
The Evian Championship T50 T20 CUT CUT CUT T13 NT
Women's British Open CUT T2 CUT CUT T44
Tournament202120222023
Chevron Championship T10 CUT
Women's PGA Championship CUT T50
U.S. Women's Open CUT CUT CUT
The Evian Championship CUT
Women's British Open
  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
WD = withdrew
T = tied

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Chevron Championship10012496
Women's PGA Championship00013397
U.S. Women's Open00001293
The Evian Championship00000273
Women's British Open01011152
Totals11037123921
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (2014 WPC – 2015 Evian)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (six times)

References

  1. "Mirim Lee wins playoff in wild finish at ANA Inspiration". ESPN. Associated Press. 13 September 2020.
  2. "Mirim Lee leads Women's British Open after day 1". USA Today. Associated Press. 28 July 2016.


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