Woon-jung "Chella" Choi (born 25 August 1990)[1] is a South Korean professional golfer.
| Chella Choi | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Woon-jung Choi | ||
| Born | 25 August 1990 Daegu, South Korea | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  South Korea | ||
| Residence | Jacksonville, Florida | ||
| Career | |||
| Turned professional | 2008 | ||
| Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour (2009–) | ||
| Former tour(s) | Futures Tour (2008) | ||
| Professional wins | 1 | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| LPGA Tour | 1 | ||
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |||
| Chevron Championship | T16: 2014 | ||
| Women's PGA C'ship | 3rd: 2017 | ||
| U.S. Women's Open | T13: 2011 | ||
| Women's British Open | T10: 2012 | ||
| Evian Championship | T6: 2013 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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| Chella Choi | |
| Hangul | 최운정 |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization | Choe Un jeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'oe Un jŏng |
Choi played on the Duramed Futures Tour in 2008 with a best finish of T-2 at the Bright House Networks Open. She earned her 2009 LPGA Tour card at LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament, having to earn her card through a playoff.
Her first professional victory came on 19 July 2015, at the LPGA Tour's Marathon Classic, where she defeated Jang Ha-na in a playoff. The win happened after seven years and 157 LPGA Tour events. For the first eight years of Choi's professional career, her father was her caddie and vowed to remain until she won.
Professional wins (1)
LPGA Tour (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 Jul 2015 | Marathon Classic | 73-66-65-66=270 | −14 | Playoff | Jang Ha-na
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LPGA Tour playoff record (1–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2012 | Manulife Financial LPGA Classic |  Brittany Lang Inbee Park Hee Kyung Seo
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Lang won with birdie on third extra hole Park eliminated with birdie on second hole Choi eliminated with birdie on first hole |
| 2 | 2015 | Marathon Classic | Jang Ha-na
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Won with par on first extra hole |
Results in LPGA majors
Results not in chronological order before 2019.
| Tournament | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANA Inspiration | CUT | T49 | ||
| U.S. Women's Open | 61 | T13 | CUT | |
| Women's PGA Championship | T53 | T47 | CUT | T36 |
| Women's British Open | CUT | T54 | T10 |
| Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANA Inspiration | T32 | T16 | CUT | T45 | T47 | T40 | T35 | CUT |
| U.S. Women's Open | T25 | T15 | T20 | T32 | CUT | T41 | T26 | T23 |
| Women's PGA Championship | T5 | T22 | T26 | T8 | 3 | T57 | T30 | T48 |
| The Evian Championship ^ | T6 | CUT | T25 | T39 | T48 | T16 | T22 | NT |
| Women's British Open | CUT | T38 | T50 | T40 | T30 | CUT | CUT |
| Tournament | 2021 |
|---|---|
| ANA Inspiration | CUT |
| U.S. Women's Open | |
| Women's PGA Championship | T33 |
| The Evian Championship | |
| Women's British Open |
^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013
CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied
Summary
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANA Inspiration | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 |
| U.S. Women's Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 9 |
| Women's PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 |
| The Evian Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| Women's British Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 52 | 40 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 11 (2015 Women's PGA – 2017 Women's PGA)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (2013 Women's PGA – 2013 Evian)
References
External links
- Chella Choi at the LPGA Tour official site
- Chella Choi at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site
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