Player Biography

KYEONG BAE Birthdate: June 13, 1985 Birthplace: Seoul, Korea Age: 22 Ht: 5'7" Home: Seoul, Korea College: Kyung Hee Univeristy Turned Professional: 2000
Joined LPGA Tour: 2006 LPGA Victories: None Player Notes: In 2005, played on the Futures Tour, where she won two events, the IOS FUTURES Golf Classic and the Laconia Savings Bank FUTURES Golf Classic, and recorded 10 additional top-10 finishes; finished third on the 2005 Futures Tour season-ending money list to earn exempt status for the 2006 LPGA Tour season; also competed on the Korea LPGA (KLPGA) and won the Shinsegye Cup KLPGA Championship…In 2004, joined the Futures Tour and recorded seven top-10 finishes…In 2002, competed on the KLPGA, where she won the LG Lady Card Open…Joined the KLPGA in 2001 and won the Korea Women’s Open…Turned pro in October 2000…Started playing golf at the age of 12...Credits her parents as the individuals most influencing her career...Hobbies include reading books, listening to music, shopping and hot-tubbing... Qualified for the Tour by finishing third on the 2005 Futures Tour season-ending money list... 2006 • Recorded a career-best runner-up tie for second at the Sybase Classic presented by Lincoln Mercury, where she carded a career-low 66 in the final round. • Also shot 66 in the second round of the Florida’s Natural Charity Championship hosted by Nancy Lopez, where she tied for 13th. • Tied for sixth at the State Farm Classic, where she carded all four rounds in the 60s and went 42 consecutive holes without a bogey. • Tied for ninth at the HSBC Women’s World Match Play Championship; as the 55th seed she upset Ai Miyazato (10) and Suzann Pettersen (43) before losing to eventual champion Brittany Lincicome in the third round. 2006 Stats (rank) Rds under par: 29/73 (55) Rds in the 60s: 15/73 (36) Birdies: 222 (49) Eagles: 3 (51) Greens in reg: 67.5% (50) Driving accuracy: 70% (87) Sand saves: 33.9% (117) Putts per GIR: 1.81 (46) Driving avg: 250.3 (91)