Lee Seon-hwa

For the Korean Olympic hockey player, see Lee Seon-hwa (field hockey).

Lee Seon-hwa (Korean: 이선화; born 10 February 1986) is a South Korean professional golfer now playing on the United States LPGA Tour.

Lee Seon-hwa 이선화
Lee before 2009 Women's British Open
Personal information
Born	(1986-02-10) 10 February 1986 (age 39) Cheonan, Korea
Height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Sporting nationality	South Korea
Residence	Lake Mary, Florida, U.S.
Career
Turned professional	2000
Current tour(s)	LPGA Tour (joined 2006) KLPGA Tour (joined 2000)
Former tour(s)	Futures Tour (joined 2004)
Professional wins	8
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour	4
LPGA of Korea Tour	3
Epson Tour	1
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship	5th: 2008
Women's PGA C'ship	T10: 2008
U.S. Women's Open	T25: 2007
Women's British Open	T14: 2008
Evian Championship	DNP
Achievements and awards
Futures Tour Player of the Year 2005 LPGA Rookie of the Year 2006

In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.

Born in Cheonan, South Korea, Lee began playing golf at age 4 and turned professional at age 14, the youngest female to ever turn professional in Korea. She recorded three wins on the LPGA of Korea Tour between 2001 and 2006. She played on the Futures Tour in 2004 and 2005 before joining the LPGA Tour in 2006. She won her first LPGA tournament in June 2006 at the ShopRite LPGA Classic.

In 2006, Lee won the LPGA Rookie of the Year award. She clinched the award on 25 September 2006 after competing in 24 tournaments and finishing in the top 10 six times, including one win. She was the first rookie to win on Tour in 2006.^[1]

In 2007, she notched her second LPGA Tour win at the HSBC Women's World Match Play Championship, defeating Japanese star Ai Miyazato 2&1 in the final match, to take home the $500,000 first place check.

Professional wins (8)

LPGA Tour (4)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	4 Jun 2006	ShopRite LPGA Classic	−16 (65-69-63=197)	3 strokes	Jeong Jang Annika Sörenstam Sherri Steinhauer
2	22 Jul 2007	HSBC Women's World Match Play Championship	2 & 1		Ai Miyazato
3	1 Jun 2008	Ginn Tribute	−14 (68-70-69-67=274)	Playoff	Karrie Webb
4	6 Jul 2008	P&G Beauty NW Arkansas Championship	−15 (64-69-68=201)	1 stroke	Meena Lee Jane Park

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2006	Fields Open in Hawaii	Meena Lee	Lost to birdie on third extra hole
2	2008	Ginn Tribute	Karrie Webb	Won with par on first extra hole

Futures Tour (1)

• 2005 (1) Albany FUTURES Pro Golf Classic

Korean LPGA Tour (3)

• 2001 (1) McSquare Championship
• 2003 (1) Himart Championship
• 2006 (1) Hite Championship

Results in LPGA majors

Tournament	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013
Kraft Nabisco Championship			T19	CUT	5	T30	T56	T47	T49	CUT
LPGA Championship			T16	T36	T10	T39	T19	CUT	CUT	CUT
U.S. Women's Open	CUT		T49	T25	T27	WD	CUT	CUT	CUT
Women's British Open			T61	CUT	T14	CUT	T62	CUT
The Evian Championship ^

^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.

  Top 10

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Professional

• Lexus Cup (representing Asia team): 2006 (winners), 2007 (winners), 2008