Player Biography

IL-MI CHUNG Birthdate: January 15, 1972 Birthplace: Pusan, South Korea Age: 35 Ht: 5'5" Home: Pusan, South Korea College: Ewha Women's University Turned Professional: 1995
Joined LPGA Tour: 2004 LPGA Victories: None Player Notes: Member of the Korean National Team for five years and won the 1993 Korean Ladies Open…Started playing golf at the age of 14...Enjoys watching movies, reading books and sleeping...Qualified for the Tour on her first attempt. 2006 • Best finish was a tie for third at the State Farm Classic. • Tied for fourth at the ADT Championship, where she carded a career-low 65 in the third round. • Tied for eighth at the CN Canadian Women’s Open and finished ninth at the Longs Drugs Challenge. 2006 Stats (rank) Rds under par: 41/88 (27) Rds in the 60s: 23/88 (20) Birdies: 290 (17) Eagles: 3 (51) Greens in reg: 68% (42) Driving accuracy: 69.3% (98) Sand saves: 48.4% (14) Putts per GIR: 1.76 (6) Driving avg: 246.9 (112) 2005 Highlights • Posted a career-best finish at the BMO Financial Group Canadian Women’s Open, where she tied for third. • Tied for 10th at the CJ Nine Bridges Classic Presented by Sports Today. • Carded a career-low 66 during the first round of the Mizuno Classic, where she tied for 20th. 2005 Stats (rank) Rds under par: 19/78 (88) Rds in the 60s: 8/78 (85) Birdies: 207 (46) Eagles: 1 (85) Greens in reg: 64.4% (89) Driving accuracy: 73.6% (69) Sand saves: 40.3% (48) Putts per GIR: 1.82 (45) Driving avg: 243 (100) 2004 Highlights • Carded a career-low 67 during the second round of the State Farm Classic • Returned to the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament, where she tied for 12th to earn exempt status for the 2005 season. 2004 Stats (rank) Rds under par: 12/54 (117) Rds in the 60s: 5/54 (113) Birdies: 130 (125) Eagles: 4 (63) Greens in reg: 58.6% (143) Driving accuracy: 66.3% (128) Sand saves: 40% (44) Putts per GIR: 1.87 (127) Driving avg: 245.7 (110) Career • In 2003, tied for 17th at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn exempt status for the 2004 season. • In 1995, turned professional in May and joined the Korea LPGA, where she is an eight-time winner.