Long drought over, S. Korean star Chun In-gee goes for 2nd straight LPGA major in France
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- 20 Jul 2022
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After ending a title drought that had stretched for nearly four years, South Korean LPGA star Chun In-gee will take aim at her second straight major title in France this week.
Chun headlines the 20-deep South Korean contingent at the Amundi Evian Championship at Evian Resort Golf Club in Evian-les-Bains, France, starting Thursday.
Chun won the KPMG Women's PGA Championship in June, for her third career major and her fourth title overall. It was also Chun's first LPGA win since October 2018.
Chun, who climbed to world No. 11 after that win, has fond memories of Evian Resort Golf Club. Chun captured the 2016 Evian Championship on the same course at 21-under, which stands as the lowest score ever at a major, men's or women's.
Chun will play the first two rounds this week with the two other major champions from this year: Jennifer Kupcho of the United States, who won the Chevron Championship in April, and Minjee Lee of Australia, the U.S. Women's Open winner in June.
Three of Chun's four LPGA titles have come at major championships. She will try to become the first LPGA player since fellow South Korean Ko Jin-young in 2019 to win two majors in one season.
Ko, world No. 1, went on to win eight more LPGA tournaments following that Evian victory but has not won a major since then.
Chun and Ko are two of four South Korean winners in LPGA this year, alongside Kim Hyo-joo and Ji Eun-hee. Kim won the Evian in 2014 and was the runner-up in 2019. Read More…
