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Mi Jung "M.J." Hur ( ko, 허미정, born 5 December 1989) is a South Korean female
professional golfer A professional golfer is somebody who receives payments or financial rewards in the sport of golf that are directly related to their skill or reputation. A person who earns money by teaching or playing golf is traditionally considered a "golf pr ...
. Hur played most of her amateur career in South Korea. In 2006, she received a sponsors exemption to play in the
Hana Bank-KOLON Championship The LPGA KEB HanaBank Championship was a women's professional golf tournament in Incheon, South Korea, co-sanctioned by the LPGA of Korea Tour and the LPGA Tour. Until 2013, it was a 54-hole event with a limited field of 78 players, approximate ...
and made the most of it by finishing T6. It was late in 2007 that Hur turned professional. She played the
Futures Tour The Epson Tour, previously known as the LPGA Futures Tour, and known for sponsorship reasons between 2006 and 2010 as the Duramed Futures Tour and between 2012 and 2021 as the Symetra Tour, is the official developmental golf tour of the LPGA Tour ...
and notched one victory at the
Louisiana Pelican Classic The Louisiana Pelican Classic was an annual golf tournament for professional women golfers on the Futures Tour, the LPGA's developmental tour. The event was a part of the Futures Tour's schedule from 2006 to 2009. It took place at The Wetlands Golf ...
. Hur's 4th-place finish on the 2008 Futures Tour money list earned her a LPGA Tour card. Hur's first win on the LPGA Tour was at the 2009
Safeway Classic The Portland Classic is a women's professional golf tournament in Oregon on the LPGA Tour. Founded in 1972, the annual event in the Portland area is the oldest continuous event on the LPGA Tour. Tournament Golf Foundation has owned the tourna ...
. She defeated
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and
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in a playoff.


Professional wins (5)


LPGA Tour (4)

1 Co-sanctioned by the
Ladies European Tour The Ladies European Tour is a professional golf tour for women which was founded in 1978. It is based at Buckinghamshire Golf Club near London in England. Like many UK-based sports organisations it is a company limited by guarantee, a legal stru ...
. LPGA Tour playoff record (1–0)


Futures Tour (1)


Results in LPGA majors

''Results not in chronological order before 2019.'' ^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013. CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
NT = not tournament
T = tied


Summary

*Most consecutive cuts made – 8 (2016 British – 2018 ANA) *Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (twice)


References


External links

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Biography on seoulsisters.com
South Korean female golfers LPGA Tour golfers Golfers from Miami Golfers from Texas People from McKinney, Texas 1989 births Living people {{SouthKorea-golf-bio-stub