April 24, 1997 Born in Seoul, South Korea (New Zealand nationality).
She has been active since her amateur days, and has been ranked number one in the world rankings for 130 consecutive weeks.
Since turning pro in 2013, she has won 17 LPGA Tour titles (as of August 2022).
2002 | 2002 Started playing golf at the age of 5. | |
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2003 | Moved to New Zealand. | |
2012 | The youngest winner in history to win ALPG, Bing Lee Samsung Women's NSW Open at the age of 14 years and 10 months. | |
2012 | The youngest winner in history to win CN Canadian Women's Open at the age of 15 years and 4 months. | |
2013 | She won the LPGA Tour, Canadian Women's Open consecutively and turned professional. | |
2014 | Youngest player in LPGA Tour history to earn more than $1 million. | |
2015 | The youngest to reach number one in the Women's World Golf Rankings at the age of 17 years and 9 months. The youngest female player to win her first major at the age of 18 years and 4 months, at the Evian Championship. | |
2016 | Won a silver medal at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. | |
2021 | Won a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics, her second consecutive medal win. |
1 | August 26, 2012 | CN Canadian Women's Open. |
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2 | August 25, 2013 | CN Canadian Women's Open. |
3 | April 27, 2014 | Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic. |
4 | July 20, 2014 | Marathon Classic Presented by Owens Corning & O-I. |
5 | November 23, 2014 | CME Group Tour Championship. |
6 | February 22, 2015 | ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open. |
7 | April 26, 2015 | Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic Presented by CTBC. |
8 | August 23, 2015 | Canadian Pacific Women's Open. |
9 | September 13, 2015 | The Evian Championship. * Co-organized by the Ladies' Golf Tour of Europe (LET) and the Ladies Professional Golfers' Association of America (LPGA). |
10 | October 25, 2015 | Fubon LPGA Taiwan Championship. |
11 | March 27, 2016 | Kia Classic. |
12 | April 3, 2016 | ANA Inspiration. |
13 | June 26, 2016 | Walmart NW Arkansas Championship. |
14 | July 17, 2016 | Marathon Classic presented by Owens Corning and O-I. |
15 | April 29, 2018 | LPGA MEDIHEAL Championship. |
16 | April 17, 2021 | LOTTE Championship. |
17 | April 3, 2022 | Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio. |
1 | February 10, 2013 | ISPS Handa Women's New Zealand Open. |
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2 | February 2, 2015 | ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open. |
3 | March 1, 2015 | ISPS Handa Women's New Zealand Open. |
1 | 2016 | Rio Olympics (2nd - Silver Medalist). |
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2 | 2021 | Tokyo Olympics (3rd - Bronze Medalist). |