Many golfers from Asia have made their mark in the past but, currently, no one represents the continent in the sport better than Chun In-gee.
The South Korean professional golfer has 10 tour wins to her name, having risen to prominence in 2015 after making history as the first player to win majors on three different tours in the same calendar year.
She is a candidate to become Asia’s greatest women’s golfer, per her achievements so far, and she could be breaking more records in the years to come.
Wikipedia, Biography, age & birthday
Chun In-gee was born on August 10, 1994, and is currently 28 years old. The South Korean started her professional golf career by participating in the 2013 Kia Motors Korea Women’s Open.
And although she didn’t win the competition, she built on it to become a better player. It was in 2015 that she finally exploded and her greatness was witnessed by the larger world.
In-gee won majors on three different tours that year, sweeping the Hite Jinro Championship and the KB Financial Star Championship on the KLPGA Tour, and the World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup and the Japan Women’s Open Golf Championship at the JLPGA Tour, as well as the U.S. Women’s Open at the LPGA Tour.
In 2016, she added the Evian Championship, becoming only the second player in LPGA Tour history to win majors as her first two LPGA Tour titles. She has had to wait a bit since then, but in 2022, she emerged as champion of the Women’s PGA Championship.
Height and weight
Chun In-gee is 1.75 meters tall and weighs 70 kilograms.
Nationality and ethnicity
She was born and bred in South Korea.
College
The golfer is a graduate of the Korea University.
Parents and siblings
Her parents are Chun Jong-jin (father) and Kim Eun-hee (mother). There’s no information on her siblings.
Husband and children
Chun In-gee is not yet married and has no children too.
Caddie
Her caddie is Dean Herden.
World ranking, wins and swings
Chun In-gee is ranked no.10 in the world. She has also had 10 tour wins and is currently the Women’s PGA champion.
Career earnings
She is said to have earned over $5 million from her career as a golfer.
Net worth
Chun In-gee is estimated to be worth between $2 million and $3 million.
She has 145,000 followers on Instagram.
