Jee-Young Lee (born 2 December 1985) is a South Korean

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now playing on the United States

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. Born in

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, Lee began playing golf at age 14 and turned professional in 2004, playing on the

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. In 2005, as a member of the KLPGA, she won the CJ Nine Bridges Classic, while still not yet a member of the LPGA. That same year, she won the TaeYoung Cup on the KLPGA Tour.

Professional wins (2)

LPGA Tour (1)

LPGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

LPGA of Korea Tour (1)

*2005 (1) Taeyoung Cup Korea Women's Open

Results in LPGA majors

''Results not in chronological order before 2015.'' ^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013. CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied

Summary

*Most consecutive cuts made – 14 (2006 Kraft Nabisco – 2009 LPGA) *Longest streak of top-10s – 3 (2007 LPGA - 2007 British Open)

LPGA Tour career summary

*Official as of the 2015 season

Team appearances

Professional *

Lexus Cup The Lexus Cup was an annual golf tournament played between 2005 and 2008 for professional women golfers contested by a team representing Asia and an international team representing the rest of the world. It was sanctioned by the LPGA Tour,

(representing Asia team):

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(winners),

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(winners)

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Jee-Young South Korean female golfers LPGA Tour golfers LPGA of Korea Tour golfers Golfers from Seoul 1985 births Living people