Lee Jeong-eun (; born 28 May 1996) is a South Korean professional golfer who currently plays on the LPGA Tour and the LPGA of Korea Tour. For scoring purposes, she is called Jeongeun Lee6 to differentiate herself from other Korean LPGA golfers with that name, including the older Jeongeun Lee5.
In 2019, Lee won her first major championship at the U.S. Women's Open, and was named the 2019 LPGA Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year.
LPGA of Korea Tour Lee began playing on the LPGA of Korea Tour in 2016. When she joined the tour, there had already been five other players with the same name; the like-named players were differentiated by a number, so she started to be called "Jeongeun Lee6". Lee is a six-time champion on tour, winning four events in 2017 and two in 2018. She also led the money list both years.
LPGA Tour Lee played her first LPGA Tour event in 2017, finishing in a tie for fifth place at the U.S. Women's Open. She made six starts in 2018, her best finish a tie for sixth at the Evian Championship.
In November 2018, Lee won the LPGA Q-Series and joined the tour full-time in 2019. In June 2019, she won the U.S. Women's Open by two strokes over Ryu So-yeon, Lexi Thompson and Angel Yin. It was her first victory on the LPGA Tour in addition to being her first major championship.
In July 2021, Lee tied the major championship scoring record with a 61 in the second round of the Evian Championship. She took a five-shot lead into the final round but ended up losing in a playoff to Minjee Lee.
Professional wins (9) LPGA Tour wins (1) Legend Major championships (1) Other LPGA Tour (0) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-upWinner'sshare ($)12 Jun 2019U.S. Women's Open−6 (70-69-69-70=278)2 strokes Ryu So-yeon, Lexi Thompson, Angel Yin1,000,000
LPGA Tour playoff record (0–2) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result12019LPGA Mediheal Championship Kim Sei-young, Bronte LawKim won with birdie on first extra hole22021The Evian Championship Minjee LeeLost to birdie on first extra hole
LPGA of Korea Tour wins (6) 2017 (4) Lotte Rent-a-Car Women's Open, MY Munyoung Queens Park Championship, High1 Resort Ladies Open, OK! Savings Bank Pak Se-ri Invitational 2018 (2) Hanwha Classic, KB Financial Star Championship
Events in bold are KLPGA majors.
All Thailand Golf Tour wins (1) 2018 Singha E-San Open
Epson Tour wins (1) 2026 IOA Golf Classic
Major championships Wins (1) YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunners-up 2019 U.S. Women's Open 2 shot deficit −6 (70-69-69-70=278) 2 strokes Ryu So-yeon, Lexi Thompson, Angel Yin
Results timeline Results not in chronological order. Tournament 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026Chevron ChampionshipT16T6T47CUTCUTCUTCUTU.S. Women's OpenT5T171T6T12T28T27T58CUTCUTWomen's PGA ChampionshipCUTT30T58CUTT47CUTCUTEvian ChampionshipT6CUTNT2CUTCUTT58Women's British OpenT9T48T22T16
CUT = missed the half-way cut NT = no tournament T = tied
Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeChevron Championship 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 2U.S. Women's Open 1 0 0 2 3 5 10 8Women's PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3The Evian Championship 0 1 0 1 2 2 6 3Women's British Open 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 4Totals 1 1 0 3 7 12 33 20 Most consecutive cuts made – 7 (2019 British – 2021 British) Longest streak of top-10s – 3 (2018 Evian – 2019 U.S. Open)
LPGA Tour career summary Year Tournaments played Cuts made Wins 2nd 3rd Top 10s Best finish Earnings($) Money list rank Scoring average Scoringrank201925231301012,052,103369.7562020540001T6220,4955771.63n/a20212422010821,081,4401370.29212022221900054702,9794270.7535202323150001T5364,7307571.5978202420100000T12142,19911372.5013220251960000T13119,41412472.29115 Official as of 2025 season
World rank Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.
Year Worldranking Source 2015 904 2016 94 2017 23 2018 19 2019 7 2020 12 2021 17 2022 38 2023 84 2024 227 2025 324
Team appearances The Queens (representing KLPGA): 2017 (winners)
Awards 2019 LPGA Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year
References
External links Lee Jeong-eun at the KLPGA Tour official site