HEE-WON HAN
Birthdate: June 10, 1978
Birthplace: Seoul, Korea
Age: 27
Ht: 5'7"
Home: Seoul, Korea
College: Rukoku University
Turned Professional: 1998
LPGA Tour Wins: 2 - 2003 Sybase Big Apple Classic, Wendy's Championship
Player Notes:
Professional
2004 Highlights
• Won her third career title at the Safeway Classic Presented by Pepsi, where she defeated Lorie Kane on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
• Finished second to Catriona Matthew after a one-hole, sudden-death playoff at the Wendy's Championship for Children.
• Totaled eight top-10 finishes, including a tie for third at the Wachovia LPGA Classic Hosted by Betsy King and a fourth-place finish at the Longs Drugs Challenge, where she tied her career-low round of 65 during the final round.
• Crossed the $2 million mark in career earnings with a tie for fourth at the Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill.
• Recorded the first ace of her LPGA career during the second round of the Chick-fil-A Charity Championship hosted by Nancy Lopez.
2004 Stats (Rank)
Rds under par: 59/97 (6)
Rds in the 60s: 35/97 (5)
Birdies: 354 (6)
Eagles: 3 (80)
Greens in reg: 71.3% (11)
Driving accuracy: 76.5% (23)
Sand saves: 18.5% (167)
Putts per GIR: 1.77 (7)
Driving avg: 245.2 (114)
2003 Highlights
• Became a Rolex First-Time Winner at the Sybase Big Apple Classic presented by Lincoln Mercury, an event in which she finished second in 2002.
• Also avenged a second-place finish from 2002 with a three-hole, sudden-death playoff win over Wendy Ward at the Wendy's Championship for Children at Tartan Fields.
• Recorded 11 top-10 finishes including a tie for second at the Jamie Farr Kroger Classic Presented by ALLTEL and a second-place finish at the Evian Masters, where she carded a career-low 65 during the third round.
• Also was runner up at the Mobile LPGA Tournament of Champions, where she lost to Dorothy Delasin in a one-hole, sudden-death playoff.
• Crossed the $1 million mark in career earnings after the Wegmans Rochester LPGA.
• Ended the year fourth on the ADT Official Money List and was one of only five players to surpass the $1 million mark in earnings for the year.
• Won the 2003 State Farm LPGA Series Bonus Pool.
2003 Stats (Rank)
Rds under par: 55/97 (8) Rds in the 60s: 39/97 (6) Birdies: 351 (4)
Eagles: 2 (79) Greens in reg: 70.8% (7) Driving accuracy: 74.5% (34)
Sand saves: 39% (59) Putts per GIR: 1.77 (6) Driving avg: 245.7 (109)
2002 Highlights
• Followed her Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year campaign with a breakout season that included seven top-10 finishes.
• Finished second three times: the Longs Drugs Challenge; the Sybase Big Apple Classic Presented by GOLF MAGAZINE, where she lost to fellow Korean Gloria Park on the first hole of sudden-death; and the Wendy's Championship for Children at Tartan Fields.
• Advanced to the semifinals of the CISCO World Ladies Match Play Championship before losing to Midori Yoneyama and Carin Koch to finish fourth.
• Also finished sixth at the Aerus Electrolux USA Championship Hosted by Vince Gill and Amy Grant, tied for sixth at the Chick-fil-A Charity Championship hosted by Nancy Lopez and tied for seventh at the Kellogg-Keebler Classic.
• Carded a career-low 66 on four occasions: second round of the LPGA Takefuji Classic; second round of the Chick-fil-A Charity Championship hosted by Nancy Lopez; third round of the Sybase Big Apple Classic Presented by GOLF MAGAZINE; and second round of the Wendy's Championship for Children at Tartan Fields.
2002 Stats (rank)
Rds under par: 43/87 (19)Rds in the 60s: 22/87 (25)Birdies: 272 (16)
Eagles: 0 (N/A)Greens in reg: 66.1% (31)Driving accuracy: 75.2% (31)
Sand saves: 42.1% (33)Putting avg: 29.40 (21)Driving avg: 241.7 (129)
2001 Highlights
• Won the Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year on the strength of four top-20 finishes, the first non-exempt player to win the honor since Lisa Hackney in 1997.
• Successfully Monday qualified in seven of 11 attempts.
• Best finish of the season was a tie for 10th at the Kathy Ireland Championship Honoring Harvey Penick, where she carded consecutive career-low rounds of 67 in the third and fourth rounds.
• Also posted 67s during the first round of the Sybase Big Apple Classic Presented by GOLF MAGAZINE and third round of the Wendy’s Championship for Children at New Albany.
2001 Stats (rank)
Rds under par: 28/70 (50) Rds in the 60s: 14/70 (47) Birdies: 195 (73)
Eagles: 0 (N/A) Greens in reg: 67.1% (46) Driving accuracy: 68.6% (104)
Sand saves: 51.5% (9) Putting avg: 30.43 (108) Driving avg: 243.40 (89)
Career
• In 2000, tied for 27th at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn non-exempt status for the 2001 season.
• In 1999, won two tournaments on the Japan LPGA Tour (JLPGA)Ñthe NEC Kairuzawa Tournament and Osaka Women’s OpenÑand finished fifth on the JLPGA money list.
• In 1998, turned professional and was named JLPGA Rookie of the Year; also competed professionally in Korea.
Amateur
Han recorded 40 victories as an amateur, including the 1991 U.S. Optimist World Junior Tournament, the 1994 Pacific Asia Amateur Championship, the 1995 Orange Bowl World Junior Series, the 1996 World Amateur Golf Championship and the 1999 Osaka Ladies Open. She was a member of the 1992-93 Nae Conference Team and a silver medallist at the 1994 Hiroshima Asia Games. . .Started playing golf at the age of nine.