The year she turned 18, she won her first event on the KLPGA Dream Tour, in event 12, and finished in the top three on the money list, which earned her a place on the regular tour the next year.
The year she turned 19, in her first regular tour season, she was runner-up at the Doosan Match Play Championship and won the Korea Women’s Open. Late in the season, she missed the final event with a neck disc injury. In 2014, she won three times on the KLPGA Tour.
The breakthrough yearThe year she turned 21, she won the Salonpas Cup, her first event on the Japan tour, and in July won the U.S. Women’s Open, the first major she had played in the United States. In October she won the Japan Women’s Open, and at the end of the year she took the KLPGA Player of the Year, money list, most wins and lowest scoring average awards. She decided to join the LPGA Tour full time from the next season.
The year she turned 22, she played women’s golf at the Rio Olympics and in September won the Evian Championship on the LPGA Tour with a score of 21 under. She finished the season with the Rookie of the Year award and the Vare Trophy. In 2017, she finished second four times through August. In October 2018, she went 4-0 at the UL International Crown, helping South Korea win, and then won the KEB Hana Bank Championship, her first LPGA win in 25 months.
In October 2019, she tied for fourth at the BMW Ladies Championship. In August 2020, she tied for seventh at the Ladies Scottish Open, her first top 10 of the season. In 2021, she had no wins but finished in the top 10 eight times.
The year she turned 28, she won the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship for her third major, and in August was runner-up at the AIG Women’s Open after a four-hole playoff.
In 2023, her only top 10 in 20 events was a tie for eighth at the CPKC Women’s Open. In 2024, she played 11 events and then ended the season early. In November 2025, she was tied for 15th after three rounds at The ANNIKA and finished tied for 26th. In 2026, she finished fifth at the Ford Championship in March, solo fourth at the U.S. Women’s Open in June, and tied for second at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship in September.
Chun In-gee (born Aug 10, 1994) won for the first time on the KLPGA Dream Tour on Sep 19, 2012, the year she turned 18, and became known when she won the U.S. Women’s Open on Jul 13, 2015, the year she turned 21. In 2016, the year she turned 22, she also won the Evian Championship.
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Won in Muan, South Jeolla, at 13 under, 131. A former national team member, she won for the first time in her career.
Source 01 · CBS Nocut News (Korean) · Dream Tour event 12 win · opens in a new tab The earliest pro tournament record confirmed in news reports. CBS Nocut News wrote that she joined that April through the associate-member qualifying event; the joining date was not confirmed.Finishing in the top three on the Dream Tour money list earned her a place on the KLPGA regular tour the next year.
Source 02 · Yonhap News Agency (Korean) · Dream Tour event 15 · opens in a new tabFinished second at the Doosan Match Play Championship on the KLPGA Tour.
Source 04 · Hankyoreh (Korean) · Korea Open win · opens in a new tab The day was not confirmed. Hankyoreh wrote that she made her name with this runner-up finish.Won the 27th Korea Women’s Open, the first major of the season, at 13 under, 275, one stroke ahead of Park So-yeon. She was the sixth player to win this event in her first year.
Source 03 · Money Today (Korean) · Wins the Korea Women’s Open · opens in a new tabSource 04 · Hankyoreh (Korean) · Korea Open win · opens in a new tabFinished the season second in the rookie of the year points, and missed the final event with a neck disc injury.
Source 05 · Herald Muse (Korean) · Misses the final event with a neck disc injury · opens in a new tabWon three times on the KLPGA Tour.
Source 06 · SBS (Korean) · KLPGA 2015 season opener · opens in a new tab The events and dates were not confirmed.Won the World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup, her first event on the Japan tour, at 12 under, 276.
Source 07 · Star News (Korean) · Wins the JLPGA Salonpas Cup · opens in a new tabWon the 70th U.S. Women’s Open at Lancaster Country Club in the United States at 8 under, 272, one stroke ahead of Amy Yang. It was the first major she had played in the United States.
Said she would play the LPGA Tour as a member from the next season. The U.S. Women’s Open win had already given her LPGA membership.
Source 09 · Yonhap News Agency (Korean) · Joins the LPGA · opens in a new tabWon the event in Ishikawa, Japan, at 2 under, 286, after a playoff of four extra holes with Lee Mi-hyang and Erika Kikuchi. It was her second win at a Japanese major that season.
Source 21 · Yonhap News Agency (Korean) · Wins the Japan Women’s Open · opens in a new tabWith five wins, she took the Player of the Year, money list, most wins and lowest scoring average awards. She also won majors on the Korean, U.S. and Japanese tours in a single season.
Source 10 · Newsis (Korean) · 2015 KLPGA Player of the Year · opens in a new tabTied for 13th in women’s golf at the 2016 Rio Olympics at 5 under, 279.
Source 22 · Yonhap News Agency (Korean) · Rio Olympics women’s golf · opens in a new tab Date is Korea time.Won with a score of 21 under, which at the time was the most strokes under par and the fewest strokes in a major.
Source 11 · SBS (Korean) · Returns home after the Evian win · opens in a new tab Date follows the SBS article’s statement that the event ended on the 18th.In the final event of the season, she clinched the lowest scoring average award with an average of 69.583, ahead of Lydia Ko (69.596). She was the first to win Rookie of the Year and the Vare Trophy in the same season since Nancy Lopez in 1978, 38 years earlier.
Source 12 · News1 (Korean) · Rookie of the Year and Vare Trophy · opens in a new tab Date is Korea time.Finished second four times through August of her second season.
Source 13 · News1 (Korean) · LPGA resumes · opens in a new tab Date is the article’s date. The dates of the individual events were not confirmed.Joined the South Korean team late for the national team event in Songdo, Incheon, went 4-0, and South Korea won.
Source 23 · News1 (Korean) · Wins the UL International Crown · opens in a new tabWon the event in Incheon. It was her third LPGA Tour win, 25 months after the Evian Championship in September 2016.
Source 14 · Yonhap News Agency (Korean) · KEB Hana Bank Championship and the world ranking · opens in a new tabTied for fourth at 12 under, 276, at the event in Busan.
Source 24 · Edaily (Korean) · BMW Ladies Championship · opens in a new tabTied for seventh at 3 under, 281, her first top 10 of the season. It was her first since the tie for fourth at the BMW Ladies Championship in October 2019.
Source 25 · Yonhap News Agency (Korean) · Ladies Scottish Open · opens in a new tab Date is Korea time.Tied for ninth at 15 under, 273, in the season finale. She had no wins that season but finished in the top 10 eight times and was second in the Vare Trophy race.
Source 26 · Monster Gym (Korean) · CME Group Tour Championship · opens in a new tab Date is Korea time.Won wire to wire at 5 under, 283. It was her third major, after the 2015 U.S. Women’s Open and the 2016 Evian Championship, and her fourth LPGA win. It was her first win in 3 years 8 months, since October 2018.
Source 15 · Newsis (Korean) · Wins the KPMG Women’s PGA · opens in a new tabSource 16 · Chosun Biz (Korean) · Wins the KPMG Women’s PGA · opens in a new tabSource 19 · The Chosun Ilbo (Korean) · Wins the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship · opens in a new tab Date is Korea time.Finished second at the major in East Lothian, Scotland, after a four-hole playoff. In the world ranking issued afterward she was No. 10, back in the top 10 for the first time in 4 years 5 months, since March 2018.
Source 27 · Yonhap News Agency (Korean) · AIG Women’s Open runner-up · opens in a new tab Date is Korea time.Tied for eighth at 4 under, 284, at the event in Vancouver, Canada. It was her only top 10 in the 20 events she played that season.
Source 28 · inews24 (Korean) · CPKC Women’s Open · opens in a new tabSource 29 · Yonhap News Agency (Korean) · The ANNIKA, third round · opens in a new tab Date is Korea time.Played 11 LPGA Tour events, missed the cut in 5 of them, and ended the season early.
Source 29 · Yonhap News Agency (Korean) · The ANNIKA, third round · opens in a new tab The Nov. 16, 2025 Yonhap News Agency article gives only the season totals, so the date is given as a year.Shot a 6-under 64 in the third round to move up to a tie for 15th, and finished tied for 26th at 7 under, 273.
Source 29 · Yonhap News Agency (Korean) · The ANNIKA, third round · opens in a new tabSource 30 · Newsis (Korean) · The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge, final round · opens in a new tab Date is Korea time.Finished fifth at 19 under, 269, at the event in Phoenix, Arizona.
Source 31 · Yonhap News Agency (Korean) · Ford Championship · opens in a new tab Date is Korea time.Finished solo fourth at 6 under, 278, at Riviera Country Club in the United States. Yonhap News Agency writes that she had struggled with back and shoulder injuries since her major win in 2022.
Source 32 · Maeil Business (Korean) · Solo fourth at the U.S. Women’s Open · opens in a new tabSource 17 · Yonhap News Agency (Korean) · Meijer Classic, third round · opens in a new tab Date is Korea time.Shot a 6-under 65 in the final round to tie for second at 16 under, 197. It was her best finish of the season, better than her fourth place at the U.S. Women’s Open. Yuna Nishimura of Japan won.
Source 18 · Yonhap News Agency (Korean) · Walmart NW Arkansas Championship · opens in a new tab Date is Korea time.END OF SELECTED RECORDSSelected records, 2012–2026 · not a complete list of work. “Key moment” is an editorial label, not a measure of success.
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