Han Hee-won (; born 10 June 1978) is a retired South Korean professional golfer on the LPGA Tour. She was a member of the LPGA Tour from 2001 until her retirement in 2014 and won six LPGA Tour events during her career. She attended Ryukoku University and turned professional in 1998.
In 1998 she competed on the LPGA of Korea Tour and the LPGA of Japan Tour, claiming Rookie of the Year honours in Japan. In 1999 she won twice in Japan. She qualified for the U.S.-based LPGA Tour at the 2000 Qualifying School and has played mainly in the United States since 2001. She was Rookie of the Year in her first season.
Han played in only seven events during 2007 due to the birth of her son, Dae-Il "Dale".
Han retired from the LPGA Tour at the 2014 Portland Classic.Jeong Jang, Hee-Won Han retiring from LPGA
Professional wins (8) LPGA Tour wins (6) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up120 Jul 2003Sybase Big Apple Classic–11 (68-66-68-71=273)2 strokes Meg Mallon210 Aug 2003Wendy's Championship for Children–17 (68-65-66=199)Playoff Wendy Ward319 Sep 2004Safeway Classic–9 (69-71-67=207)Playoff Lorie Kane43 Oct 2005Office Depot Championship–12 (65-68-68=201)2 strokes Kang Soo-yun528 May 2006LPGA Corning Classic–15 (66-70-69-68=273)Playoff Meena Lee622 Oct 2006Honda LPGA Thailand–14 (67-68-67=202)5 strokes Diana D'Alessio
LPGA Tour playoff record (3–3) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12002Sybase Big Apple Classic Gloria ParkLost to birdie on first extra hole22003Wendy's Championship for Children Wendy WardWon with birdie on third extra hole32003Mobile LPGA Tournament of Champions Dorothy DelasinLost to birdie on first extra hole42004Wendy's Championship for Children Catriona MatthewLost to par on first extra hole52004Safeway Classic Lorie KaneWon with birdie on first extra hole62006LPGA Corning Classic Meena LeeWon with par on fourth extra hole Sources:
LPGA of Japan wins (2) 1999 (2) NEC Kairuzawa Tournament, Osaka Women's Open
Results in LPGA majors Results not in chronological order before 2014. Tournament 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Kraft Nabisco ChampionshipT2520T13T17T6T49T6T28LPGA ChampionshipT37T57T11T49T25T25T40T21U.S. Women's OpenT32T43T52T47CUTT71CUTWomen's British OpenT32T19T13CUTT10T9T3 Tournament 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Kraft Nabisco ChampionshipT34CUTT4962T67U.S. Women's OpenCUTCUTCUTCUTWomen's British OpenCUTT43T39LPGA ChampionshipT47T25T45WDCUTThe Evian Championship ^ T31 ^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.
CUT = missed the half-way cut WD = withdrew "T" = tied for place
Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeKraft Nabisco Championship 0 0 0 0 2 6 13 12U.S. Women's Open 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 5Women's British Open 0 0 1 1 3 5 10 8LPGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 5 13 11The Evian Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1Totals 0 0 1 1 5 16 48 37 Most consecutive cuts made – 16 (2001 LPGA – 2005 U.S. Open) Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (five times)
Team appearances Amateur Espirito Santo Trophy (representing South Korea): 1996 (winners)
Professional Lexus Cup (representing Asia team): 2005, 2006 (winners)
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