M. J. Hur
| M. J. Hur 허미정 | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Hur at the 2009 LPGA Championship | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Mi Jung Hur |
| Born | 5 December 1989 South Korea |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
| Sporting nationality |  South Korea |
| Residence | McKinney, Texas, U.S.[1] |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2007 |
| Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour (joined 2009) |
| Former tour(s) | Futures Tour |
| Professional wins | 5 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA Tour | 4 |
| Ladies European Tour | 1 |
| Epson Tour | 1 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| Chevron Championship | T14: 2016, 2017 |
| Women's PGA C'ship | T30: 2012 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T3: 2017 |
| Women's British Open | T17: 2016 |
| Evian Championship | T3: 2014 |
Mi Jung "M.J." Hur (Korean: 허미정, born 5 December 1989) is a South Korean female professional golfer.
Hur played most of her amateur career in South Korea. In 2006, she received a sponsors exemption to play in the Hana Bank-KOLON Championship and made the most of it by finishing T6.
It was late in 2007 that Hur turned professional. She played the Futures Tour and notched one victory at the Louisiana Pelican Classic.[2] Hur's 4th-place finish on the 2008 Futures Tour money list earned her a LPGA Tour card.
Hur's first win on the LPGA Tour was at the 2009 Safeway Classic. She defeated Suzann Pettersen and Michele Redman in a playoff.[3]
Professional wins (5)
[edit]LPGA Tour (4)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 Aug 2009 | Safeway Classic | −13 (69-69-65=203) | Playoff |  Suzann Pettersen Michele Redman |
| 2 | 21 Sep 2014 | Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic | −21 (64-70-67-66=267) | 4 strokes | Stacy Lewis |
| 3 | 11 Aug 2019 | Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open 1 | −20 (66-62-70-66=264) | 4 strokes |  Moriya Jutanugarn Lee Jeong-eun |
| 4 | 29 Sep 2019 | Indy Women in Tech Championship | −21 (63-70-66-68=267) | 4 strokes |  Nanna Koerstz Madsen |
1 Co-sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour.
LPGA Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2009 | Safeway Classic | Suzann Pettersen Michele Redman | Won with birdie on second extra hole Redman eliminated by par on first hole. |
Futures Tour (1)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 Apr 2008 | Louisiana Pelican Classic | −10 (67-71-68=206) | Playoff | Vicky Hurst |
Results in LPGA majors
[edit]Results not in chronological order before 2019.
| Tournament | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANA Inspiration | CUT | CUT | T35 | CUT | CUT | 72 | T14 | T14 | T55 | T44 | T40 | ||
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT | T31 | CUT | CUT | T25 | 62 | CUT | T3 | CUT | WD | CUT | ||
| Women's PGA Championship | T44 | T34 | T34 | T30 | T37 | T62 | T32 | CUT | T36 | CUT | WD | CUT | |
| The Evian Championship ^ | CUT | T3 | CUT | T17 | T64 | CUT | T13 | NT | CUT | ||||
| Women's British Open | T46 | T31 | CUT | CUT | T52 | CUT | T17 | T39 | T35 | T64 | CUT | ||
^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.
CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
NT = not tournament
T = tied
Summary
[edit]| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANA Inspiration | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 |
| U.S. Women's Open | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 |
| Women's PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 |
| The Evian Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 |
| Women's British Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 53 | 30 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 8 (2016 British – 2018 ANA)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (twice)
References
[edit]- ^ Nichols, Bill (28 April 2016). "Nichols: McKinney's Mi Jung Hur finds Volunteers of America Texas Shootout to her liking". Dallas Morning News.
- ^ "Hur earns her first pro victory". The Monitor. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
- ^ "Hur tops Pettersen, Redman in playoff". ESPN. Associated Press. 30 August 2009. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
External links
[edit]- M. J. Hur at the LPGA Tour official site
- M. J. Hur at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site
- Biography on seoulsisters.com
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