Lee So-mi
| Lee So-mi | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 6 January 1999 |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) |
| Sporting nationality |  South Korea |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2017 |
| Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Former tour(s) | LPGA of Korea Tour |
| Professional wins | 5 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA of Korea Tour | 5 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| Chevron Championship | T24: 2025 |
| Women's PGA C'ship | CUT: 2024 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T33: 2023 |
| Women's British Open | T22: 2024 |
| Evian Championship | T17: 2024 |
Lee So-mi (Korean: 이소미, born 6 January 1999), also known as Somi Lee, is a South Korean professional golfer. Lee has five professional wins on the LPGA of Korea Tour. She joined the LPGA Tour in 2024.
Early life and amateur career
[edit]Lee is from Wando, South Korea.[1] As an amateur in 2017, she won the New South Wales Women's Amateur Championship and was runner-up at the Australian Women's Amateur. She was also on the winning team at the Queen Sirikit Cup.
Professional career
[edit]Lee became a professional in 2017,[1] joining the LPGA of Korea Tour. Lee recorded her first professional win in 2020 at the Huencare Ladies Open.[2]
In 2021, she had two professional wins on the LPGA of Korea Tour, the Dayouwinia MBN Ladies Open and the Lotte Rent A Car Ladies Open.[2]
In 2022, Lee made her U.S. Women's Open debut after being ranked within the top 75 in the world in the Rolex Rankings. She would finish tied for 44th in the tournament. That year she would have two more wins on the LPGA of Korea Tour, at the SK Networks Seoul Economics Ladies Championship and the S-Oil Championship.[2]
Lee finished the 2023 LPGA Q-Series tied for second place, earning her LPGA Tour card for 2024.[3][4] In 2024, Lee joined the LPGA tour.
In 2025, Lee competed with an "empty hat" after losing sponsor support.[5][6] Despite this, Lee's performances stood out, when she placed second in the PIF Saudi Ladies International event, after leading for much of the event.[7][8][9] That year, Lee opened the Black Desert Championship, with a 6-under 66, rocketing her to the top of the leaderboard.[10] She finished the event in 18th place. In June, Lee placed third in the 2025 Meijer LPGA Classic, two strokes behind the winner, Carlota Ciganda.[11]
Professional wins (5)
[edit]LPGA of Korea Tour wins (5)
[edit]- 2020 HUENCARE Ladies Open
- 2021 Lotte Rent a Car Ladies Open, DayouWinia MBN Ladies Open
- 2022 SK Networks Seoul Economics Ladies Classic, S-Oil Championship
Results in LPGA majors
[edit]Results not in chronological order
| Tournament | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | CUT | T24 | ||
| U.S. Women's Open | T44 | T33 | CUT | |
| Women's PGA Championship | CUT | |||
| The Evian Championship | CUT | T17 | ||
| Women's British Open | T22 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Team appearances representing South Korea
[edit]Amateur
- Queen Sirikit Cup: 2017 (winners)
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Somi Lee". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
- ^ a b c "Somi Lee". Rolex Rankings. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
- ^ Nichols, Beth Ann (6 December 2023). "Meet the 50 players who earned 2024 LPGA status at Q-Series". Golfweek. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
- ^ "Six Korean golfers earn LPGA Tour cards at Q-Series". Korea JoongAng Daily. 7 December 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
- ^ 이소미 "올핸 '중꺾그마' 정신으로 우승할 것". The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). 6 March 2025. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
- ^ 후원사 없는 민모자도 괜찮다…이소미, 올해 '최고 성적표'. The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). 12 May 2025. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
- ^ "Golf Saudi". www.golfsaudi.com. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
- ^ "Team Lee is first ever PIF Saudi Ladies International winner". The Golf Business. 14 February 2025. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
- ^ "Team Lee Triumphs in First-Ever PIF Saudi Ladies International Team Event". LIV Golf Weekly. 14 February 2025. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
- ^ Kellam, Sarah (2 May 2025). "Somi Lee Muscles Her Way Into the Lead at Black Desert Championship presented by Greater Zion". Solheim Cup. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
- ^ Nichols, Beth Ann (15 June 2025). "Meijer LPGA Classic prize money payouts for each LPGA player in Michigan". Golfweek. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
External links
[edit]- Somi Lee at the LPGA Tour official site
- Somi Lee at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site
- Lee Somi at K-Ranking
- Somi Lee at Seoul Sisters