Mirim Lee (born 25 October 1990), also known as Lee Mi-rim, is a South Korean professional golfer.
Career In 2009, Lee turned professional. She played on the LPGA of Korea Tour since 2010 and won three events on that tour.
In 2014, Lee began playing on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and has won four tournaments, including one major, the 2020 ANA Inspiration. In the first round of the 2016 Women's British Open, Lee tied the low-round record in a Women's British Open of 62.
Professional wins (8) LPGA Tour wins (4) Legend Major championships (1) Other LPGA Tour (3) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-upWinner'sshare ($)110 Aug 2014Meijer LPGA Classic70-64-67-69=270−14Playoff Inbee Park225,00025 Oct 2014Reignwood LPGA Classic70-68-70-69=277−152 strokes Caroline Hedwall315,000326 Mar 2017Kia Classic68-68-67-65=268−206 strokes Austin Ernst Ryu So-yeon270,000413 Sep 2020ANA Inspiration70-65-71-67=273 −15Playoff Brooke Henderson Nelly Korda465,000
LPGA Tour playoff record (2–1) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result12014Meijer LPGA Classic Inbee ParkWon with birdie on second extra hole22016Marathon Classic Ariya Jutanugarn Lydia KoKo won with birdie on fourth extra hole32020ANA Inspiration Brooke Henderson Nelly KordaWon with birdie on first extra hole
LPGA of Korea Tour wins (3) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up119 Jun 2011S-Oil Champions Invitational67-69-64=200−163 strokes Kim Bo-kyung226 Aug 2012Kia Motors Korea Women's Open70-72-71-68=281−72 strokes Kim Hye-youn Kim Ha-neul35 May 2013KG-Edaily Ladies Open72-68-69=209−71 stroke Kim Hyo-joo Jang Ha-na
Ladies Asian Golf Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner-up18 Jan 2011TLPGA & Royal Open77-67-69=213−31 stroke Lim Ji-na
Major championships Wins (1) YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunners-up 2020 ANA Inspiration 2 shot deficit −15 (70-65-71-67=273) Playoff1 Brooke Henderson, Nelly Korda
1 Defeated Henderson and Korda in a sudden-death playoff: Lee (4), Henderson (5) and Korda (5).
Results timeline Results not in chronological order. Tournament 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020Chevron ChampionshipT26T11CUTT14T30CUT 1 U.S. Women's OpenT47T11T8CUTCUTCUTWomen's PGA ChampionshipT6T26T4T54T63T7WDThe Evian ChampionshipT50T20CUTCUTCUTT13NTWomen's British OpenCUTT2CUTCUTT44 Tournament 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025Chevron ChampionshipT10CUTU.S. Women's OpenCUTCUTCUTWomen's PGA ChampionshipCUTT50CUTThe Evian ChampionshipCUTWomen's British Open
CUT = missed the half-way cut NT = no tournament WD = withdrew T = tied
Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeChevron Championship 1 0 0 1 2 4 9 6U.S. Women's Open 0 0 0 0 1 2 9 3Women's PGA Championship 0 0 0 1 3 3 10 7The Evian Championship 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 3Women's British Open 0 1 0 1 1 1 5 2Totals 1 1 0 3 7 12 40 21 Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (2014 WPC – 2015 Evian) Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (six times)
References
External links
Profile on LPGA of Korea Tour site
Seoul Sisters profile