S. Korea's Lee Jeong-eun wins LPGA Rookie of the Year award
- 5 years ago
South Korean golf sensation Lee Jeong-eun has officially clinched this year's top rookie prize on the premier women's golf tour.
The LPGA Tour announced on Thursday that Lee, the current world No. 4, has won the 2019 Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year award …by earning 12-hundred-73 points in the rookie standings.
With five tournaments left in the season, …she holds a 756-point lead over the closest other contender, Kristen Gillman of the U.S.
Lee is the 13th player from Korea to win the honor and the fifth consecutive Korean winner.
Over on the men's side, Korea's Im Sung-jae was voted the best rookie on the PGA Tour, …becoming the first Asian and Korean to win the award.
The LPGA Tour announced on Thursday that Lee, the current world No. 4, has won the 2019 Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year award …by earning 12-hundred-73 points in the rookie standings.
With five tournaments left in the season, …she holds a 756-point lead over the closest other contender, Kristen Gillman of the U.S.
Lee is the 13th player from Korea to win the honor and the fifth consecutive Korean winner.
Over on the men's side, Korea's Im Sung-jae was voted the best rookie on the PGA Tour, …becoming the first Asian and Korean to win the award.