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● Her career-best finish on the LPGA Tour is second, Symetra Tour
at the 2017 U.S. Women’s Open (as an amatuer), 2018 ● Hong has 7 career top-10s the best of which was a T2
ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open and the 2020 at the Murphy USA El Dorado Shootout
ISPS Handa Vic Open ● Played one event in 2020, the Florida's Natural Charity
● Choi has made the cut in 21 of 24 starts on the LPGA Classic, and finished T3
Tour, and has earned a total of six top-10 finishes ● Finished T4 at Stage II of the 2019 LPGA Qualifying
since 2017 Tournament to earn membership on the Symetra
● She has 11 wins on the KLPGA Tour, including five Tour for rookie year of 2020
in 2019, when she was the KLPGA’s leading money ● Won the 2019 Australian Women’s Amateur
winner Championship
● As an amateur, Choi’s wins included the 2015 World ● Father, Taesik, is a former professional golfer
Junior Girls Championship (both Individual and
Team), the 2016 Canadian Women’s Amateur, the
2017 Australian Women’s Amateur and the 2017 Lauren Kim (T16, -11)
ChoJung Sparkling Water Yongpyong Resort Open ● Kim, 27, is from Los Altos, California
and Bogner-MBN Ladies Open on the KLPGA ● She has made $225,658 in career earnings on the
LPGA Tour
● Kim’s career-best finish on Tour is a tie for 12th at
Yaeeun Hong (T12, -13) the 2019 Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational alongside
● Hong, 19, is from Seoul, Republic of Korea playing partner Sarah Schmelzel
● She has made $69,096 in career earnings on the ● In 2021, she made the cut in six of 12 events on
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