Chun In-gee sweeps 5 KLPGA titles

By Nam Hyun-woo

Chun In-gee

Korea LPGA (KLPGA) golfer Chun In-gee swept five titles at the circuit’s 2015 Award Ceremony, Monday, celebrating her solid season this year.

During the ceremony at the Lotte Hotel World in Songpa-gu, southern Seoul, Chun raked in awards for player of the year, wins leader, money leader, lowest scoring average and best player, voted by golf writers.

Chun had a solid season this year, winning five KLPGA Tour events as well as collecting 91.3 million won in prize money. She recorded an average 70.56 strokes per round.

This summer, the 2015 U.S. Women’s Open champion became the first female golfer to win major titles in Korea, Japan and the U.S. Starting next year, she will play in the LPGA.

During the ceremony, Shin Ji-yai was inducted into the KLPGA Hall of Fame. In 2010, she earned the 100 points required to enter the Hall of Fame, but wasn’t inducted until this year because she had to fill the mandatory 10-year period of KLPGA membership.