Player Bio: Mi Jung Hur2020 U.S. Women's Open
Age: 30
Country: Republic of Korea
College: None
Worldwide professional victories: 5 (4 on LPGA Tour)
Exempt status: Top 30 points leader in LPGA Tour’s 2019 Race to the CME Globe; winner of LPGA Tour-sanctioned events from conclusion of 2019 U.S. Women’s Open to originally scheduled 2020 U.S. Women’s Open; Top 75 in Rolex Rankings as of March 16
Hur ended a five-year victory drought in 2019 by winning a pair of tournaments. She captured the Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open, in August and followed it up a month later by winning the Indy Women in Tech Championship. Both were four-stroke victories and pushed Hur’s worldwide victory total to five. In 2017, Hur tied for third at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., her best finish by far in nine U.S. Women’s Open starts. Her only other top-10 finish in a major championship came when she tied for third in the 2014 Evian Championship.
U.S. Women's Open Playing Record
YEAR |
SITE |
SCORES |
TO PAR |
FINISH |
---|---|---|---|---|
2020 | Champions Golf Club | 78-WD | +7 | WD |
2018 |
Shoal Creek |
83-76 |
+15 |
MC |
2017 |
Trump National Golf Club (Old Course) |
71-72-70-68—281 |
-7 |
T-3 |
2016 |
CordeValle |
74-76 |
+6 |
MC |
2015 |
Lancaster Country Club |
73-69-76-76—294 |
+14 |
62nd |
2013 |
Sebonack Golf Club |
75-71-75-76—297 |
+9 |
T-25 |
2012 |
Blackwolf Run |
80-71 |
+7 |
MC |
2011 |
The Broadmoor (East Course) |
74-76 |
+8 |
MC |
2010 |
Oakmont Country Club |
70-81-74-72—297 |
+13 |
T-31 |
2009 |
Saucon Valley C.C. (Old Course) |
78-75 |
+11 |
MC |