Meena Lee (; born 25 December 1981) is a South Korean

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who plays on the United States-based

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. Lee was born in

Jeonju Jeonju () is the 16th largest city in South Korea and the capital of North Jeolla Province. It is both urban and rural due to the closeness of Wanju County which almost entirely surrounds Jeonju (Wanju County has many residents who work in Jeonju) ...

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. She took up golf at the age of fourteen, which is unusually late for a future professional golfer, but just a few years later, in 2000, she became the Korean Amateur Champion. She turned professional in 2002, one year before graduating from

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. She won three events on the

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in her rookie season of 2002 and topped the money list. In 2003, she won one tournament and placed fifth on the money list. In 2004, Lee played on the second-tier

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in the United States, finishing 23rd on the money list, but she was able to win an LPGA Tour card for 2005 by finishing tied for 25th at the

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. She made a steady start to her rookie season and in July 2005 was a surprise finalist in the inaugural

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, which she lost to Colombia's

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by one hole. Two weeks later she won for the first time on the LPGA Tour at the

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. On 25 February 2006 she won her second LPGA Tour title at the

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Professional wins (6)

LPGA Tour (2)

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–1)

KLPGA Tour (4)

*2002 (3) SK EnClean Invitational, Hours Mall Invitational, Woori Stock Classic *2003 (1) Lakeside Open

Results in LPGA majors

''Results not in chronological order before 2015.'' CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Summary

*Most consecutive cuts made – 10 (2013 U.S. Open – 2015 WPC) *Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (twice)

LPGA Tour career summary

* official through 2016 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),

2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ...

(winners) *

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(representing South Korea): 2006

References

External links

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Biography on seoulsisters.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Meena South Korean female golfers LPGA Tour golfers LPGA of Korea Tour golfers Sportspeople from North Jeolla Province People from Jeonju 1981 births Living people