Na Yeon Choi 최나연 | |||||
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Personal information | |||||
Born | Seoul, South Korea | 28 October 1987||||
Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||||
Sporting nationality | South Korea | ||||
Residence | Orlando, Florida[1] | ||||
Career | |||||
Turned professional | 2004 | ||||
Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour (joined 2008) | ||||
Former tour(s) | KLPGA Tour (joined 2004) | ||||
Professional wins | 15 | ||||
Number of wins by tour | |||||
LPGA Tour | 9 | ||||
LPGA of Korea Tour | 8 | ||||
Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 1) | |||||
Chevron Championship | T6: 2008 | ||||
Women's PGA C'ship | 8th: 2009 | ||||
U.S. Women's Open | Won: 2012 | ||||
Women's British Open | T2: 2013 | ||||
Evian Championship | 5th: 2014 | ||||
Achievements and awards | |||||
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Choi Na-yeon | |
Hangul | 최나연 |
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Hanja | 崔蘿蓮 |
Revised Romanization | Choe Na Yeon |
McCune–Reischauer | Choi Na Yŏn |
Na Yeon Choi (Korean: 최나연; [tɕʰwe najʌn]; born 28 October 1987) is a South Korean professional golfer playing on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. In July 2012, she won the U.S. Women's Open for her first major championship.[2]