Hee-won Han
Name:
Hee-won HanCountry:
South KoreaBorn:
June 10, 1978 in Seoul, South Korea.Original/Home Club:
Occupation:
Professional golferTurned Pro:
1998Total professional wins (8), including LPGA Tour wins (6) and LPGA of Japan (2). US LPGA Rookie of the Year (2001).
Former LPGA Tour player, who retired from the Tour in 2014.
Asia
Honda
Played as the inaugural Honda LPGA Thailand (Oct 20-22; LPGA Tour event). Second-placed Diana D'Alessio (USA) finished 5 shots behind Hee-won Han (S Kor), who posted her sixth LPGA Tour win. [Amata Spring CC, Bangkok, Thailand].
America
Corning
Played as the LPGA Corning Classic (May 25-28). Hee-Won Han (S Kor) beat Meena Lee (S Kor) with a par at the fourth playoff hole, to record her fifth LPGA Tour win. [Corning CC, Corning, nr Elmira, New York].
America
Office Depot
Played as the Office Depot Championship (Sept 30-Oct 2). Second-placed Soo-Yun Kang (S Kor) finished 2 shots behind Han (S Kor). Monday finish required following bad weather on earlier days. [Trump Natl GC, Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles, CA].
America
Safeway
Played as the Safeway Classic presented by Pepsi (Sept 17-19). Hee-won Han (S Kor) beat Lorie Kane (Can) with a birdie at the first playoff hole. [Columbia Edgewater CC, Portland, Oregon].
America
Sybase
Played as the Sybase Big Apple Classic presented by Lincoln Mercury (July 17-20). Second-placed Meg Mallon (USA) finished 2 shots behind Han (S Kor). [Wykagyl CC, New Rochelle, New York].
America
Wendy's
Played as Wendy's Championship for Children (Aug 8-10). Han (S Kor) beat Wendy Ward (USA) with a birdie at the third playoff hole. [Tartan Fields GC, Dublin, nr Columbus, Ohio].
Awards
LPGA Tr
Han (S Kor) won the LPGA Tour 2001 Louise Suggs Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player. Award based on a points accumulation for finishes in Tour events. Han finished 70th on the LPGA money list, with earnings of $131,669.
The Masters: The 88th Masters Tournament at Augusta National sees LIV golfer Jon Rahm defend his title against the world’s best. Pressing hard will be world No.1 and 2022 champion Scottie Scheffler and world No.2 Rory McIlroy (April 11-14).
Chevron Championship: the women’s major championship season gets underway for the second year at its new Carlton Woods home outside Houston, Texas. World No.2 Lilia Vu defends (April 18-21).
Nelly Korda: records a perfect start to 2024 with four wins out of her last four appearances on the LPGA Tour, a feat last achieved by Lorena Ochoa in 2008. Korda's win at the T-Mobile Match Play brought up her 12th LPGA Tour victory.
Scottie Scheffler: narrowly missed out on matching Nelly Korda’s three-in-three, when he placed second at the Houston Open. This followed back-to-back wins at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and The Players. Like Korda, he remains comfortably ahead in the official world golf rankings.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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