Yi Eun-jung ( ko, 이은정, born 11 January 1988) is a

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n professional

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er who plays on the

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. Yi was born in

Uijeongbu Uijeongbu () is a Administrative divisions of South Korea, city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Overview Uijeongbu is located north of the Korean capital Seoul; it lies inside a Defile (geography), defile, with mountains on two sides, and com ...

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. She turned professional in 2006 and joined the

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. She qualified for the LPGA Tour via the

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at the end of 2007. Her first LPGA Tour victory came at the 2009

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Amateur wins

*2005

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Professional wins

LPGA Tour wins (1)

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

Results in LPGA majors

''Results not in chronological order before 2014.'' ^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013. CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
T = tied

References

External links

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Eunjung Yi profile at Yahoo! Sports
South Korean female golfers LPGA Tour golfers Sportspeople from Uijeongbu Sportspeople from Riverside County, California People from Murrieta, California 1988 births Living people {{SouthKorea-golf-bio-stub