Chun In-gee

Chun In-gee
Hangul	전인지
Revised Romanization	Jeon Inji
McCune–Reischauer	Chŏn Inji

Chun In-gee
Chun In-gee
	Chun after winning the 2022 Women's PGA Championship
Personal information
Born	10 August 1994 (age 30); Gunsan, South Korea
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Sporting 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)
Chevron Championship	T2: 2016
Women's PGA C'ship	Won: 2022
U.S. Women's Open	Won: 2015
Women's British Open	2nd: 2022
Evian Championship	Won: 2016
Achievements and awards
LPGA of Korea Tour; leading money winner
LPGA of Korea Tour; leading money winner	2015
LPGA Vare Trophy	2016
LPGA Rookie of the Year	2016

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,^[1] 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,^[2] and the 2022 Women's PGA Championship.^[3]

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	Amy Yang
2	18 Sep 2016	The Evian Championship	63-66-65-69=263	−21	4 strokes	Ryu So-yeon Park Sung-hyun
3	14 Oct 2018	LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship¹	70-70-66-66=272	−16	3 strokes	Charley Hull
4	26 Jun 2022	Women's PGA Championship	64-69-75-75=283	−5	1 stroke	Minjee Lee 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	Baek Kyu-jung Brittany Lincicome	Baek won with birdie on first extra hole
2	2017	Manulife LPGA Classic	Ariya Jutanugarn Lexi Thompson	Jutanugarn won with birdie on first extra hole
3	2018	Kingsmill Championship	Nasa Hataoka Ariya Jutanugarn	Jutanugarn won with birdie on second extra hole Chun eliminated by birdie on first hole
4	2022	Women's British Open	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	Park So-yeon
2	15 Jun 2014	S-Oil Champions Invitational	67-67-70=204	−12	3 strokes	Lee Ye-jeong Lee Min-young
3	28 Sep 2014	KDB Daewoo Securities Classic	66-69-69=204	−12	Playoff	Kim Ha-neul
4	16 Nov 2014	Chosun Ilbo-POSCO Championship	69-69-66=204	−12	1 stroke	Heo Yoon-kyung
5	19 Apr 2015	Samchully Together Open	70-69=139	−5	1 stroke	Ko Jin-young
6	24 May 2015	Doosan Match Play Championship	1 up			Ji Han-sol
7	14 Jun 2015	S-Oil Champions Invitational	68-71-69=208	−8	1 stroke	Kim Bo-kyung Heo Yoon-kyung
8	26 Jul 2015	Hite Jinro Championship	69-66-73=208	−8	3 strokes	Park Gyeol Cho Yoon-ji
9	25 Oct 2015	KB Financial Star Championship	69-69-67-69=274	−10	1 stroke	Inbee Park Hae Rym Kim
10	14 Oct 2018	LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship¹	70-70-66-66=272	−16	3 strokes	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	Momoko Ueda
2	4 Oct 2015	Japan Women's Open Golf Championship	71-73-71-71=286	−2	Playoff	Erika Kikuchi 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	Amy Yang	810,000
2016	The Evian Championship	−21 (63-66-65-69=263)	4 strokes	Ryu So-yeon, Park Sung-hyun	487,500
2022	Women's PGA Championship	−5 (64-69-75-75=283)	1 stroke	Minjee Lee, 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	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Chevron Championship	0	1	1	1	5	10	7
U.S. Women's Open	1	0	1	1	3	10	6
Women's PGA Championship	1	0	1	1	3	8	7
The Evian Championship	1	0	1	2	5	9	8
Women's British Open	0	1	1	3	3	9	8
Totals	3	2	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^[4]^[5]^[6]
* 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	^[7]
2014	19	^[8]
2015	10	^[9]
2016	3	^[10]
2017	5	^[11]
2018	16	^[12]
2019	48	^[13]
2020	62	^[14]
2021	35	^[15]
2022	8	^[16]
2023	37	^[17]

Team appearances

Professional

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

References

^ "In Gee Chun comes from behind to win U.S. Women's Open". USA Today. Associated Press. 12 July 2015.
^ "Chun wins Evian Championship with major record round". USA Today. Associated Press. 18 September 2016.
^ "In Gee Chun perseveres, holds off Lexi Thompson to win Women's PGA Championship". ESPN. Associated Press. 26 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
^ "In Gee Chun stats". LPGA. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
^ "In Gee Chun results". LPGA. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
^ "Career Money". LPGA. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 30 December 2013.
^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 29 December 2014.
^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 28 December 2015.
^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 26 December 2016.
^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 25 December 2017.
^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 31 December 2018.
^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 30 December 2019.
^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 28 December 2020.
^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 27 December 2021.
^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 26 December 2022.
^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 25 December 2023.

External links

Chun In-gee at the LPGA Tour official site
Chun In-gee Archived 14 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine at the KLPGA Tour official site (in Korean)
Chun In-gee at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site
Profile on Seoul Sisters site

[1] "In Gee Chun comes from behind to win U.S. Women's Open". USA Today. Associated Press. 12 July 2015.

[2] "Chun wins Evian Championship with major record round". USA Today. Associated Press. 18 September 2016.

[espn6-22-3] "In Gee Chun perseveres, holds off Lexi Thompson to win Women's PGA Championship". ESPN. Associated Press. 26 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.

[4] "In Gee Chun stats". LPGA. Retrieved 3 December 2024.

[5] "In Gee Chun results". LPGA. Retrieved 3 December 2024.

[6] "Career Money". LPGA. Retrieved 3 December 2024.

[7] "Women's World Golf Rankings". 30 December 2013.

[8] "Women's World Golf Rankings". 29 December 2014.

[9] "Women's World Golf Rankings". 28 December 2015.

[10] "Women's World Golf Rankings". 26 December 2016.

[11] "Women's World Golf Rankings". 25 December 2017.

[12] "Women's World Golf Rankings". 31 December 2018.

[13] "Women's World Golf Rankings". 30 December 2019.

[14] "Women's World Golf Rankings". 28 December 2020.

[15] "Women's World Golf Rankings". 27 December 2021.

[16] "Women's World Golf Rankings". 26 December 2022.

[17] "Women's World Golf Rankings". 25 December 2023.

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v t e The Evian Championship champions (major era only)
2013 Suzann Pettersen 2014 Kim Hyo-joo 2015 Lydia Ko 2016 Chun In-gee‡ 2017 Anna Nordqvist† 2018 Angela Stanford 2019 Ko Jin-young 2021 Minjee Lee† 2022 Brooke Henderson 2023 Céline Boutier 2024 Ayaka Furue
† event won in a playoff; ‡ event won wire-to-wire; 2020 cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic