Lee So-mi
{{Short description|South Korean professional golfer (born 1999)}}
{{Not to be confused with|Lee Soo-min (golfer)}}
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Lee So-mi ({{Langx|ko|이소미}}, born 6 January 1999), also known as Somi Lee, is a South Korean professional golfer. Lee has five professional wins on the LPGA of Korea Tour. She joined the LPGA Tour in 2024.
Early life and amateur career
Lee is from Wando, South Korea.{{Cite web |title=Somi Lee |url=https://ladieseuropeantour.com/player-profiles/911976 |access-date=2025-06-15 |publisher=Ladies European Tour}} As an amateur in 2017, she won the New South Wales Women's Amateur Championship and was runner-up at the Australian Women's Amateur. She was also on the winning team at the Queen Sirikit Cup.
Professional career
Lee became a professional in 2017, joining the LPGA of Korea Tour. Lee recorded her first professional win in 2020 at the Huencare Ladies Open.{{Cite web |title=Somi Lee |url=https://www.rolexrankings.com/players/8404 |access-date=2025-06-15 |publisher=Rolex Rankings}}
In 2021, she had two professional wins on the LPGA of Korea Tour, the Dayouwinia MBN Ladies Open and the Lotte Rent A Car Ladies Open.
In 2022, Lee made her U.S. Women's Open debut after being ranked within the top 75 in the world in the Rolex Rankings. She would finish tied for 44th in the tournament. That year she would have two more wins on the LPGA of Korea Tour, at the SK Networks Seoul Economics Ladies Championship and the S-Oil Championship.
Lee finished the 2023 LPGA Q-Series tied for second place, earning her LPGA Tour card for 2024.{{Cite magazine |last=Nichols |first=Beth Ann |title=Meet the 50 players who earned 2024 LPGA status at Q-Series |url=https://golfweek.usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/2023/12/06/50-players-earned-2024-lpga-cards-q-series/76367122007/ |access-date=2025-06-15 |magazine=Golfweek |date=6 December 2023}}{{Cite news |date=2023-12-07 |title=Six Korean golfers earn LPGA Tour cards at Q-Series |url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2023-12-07/sports/golf/Six-Korean-golfers-earn-LPGA-Tour-cards-at-QSeries/1930022 |access-date=2025-06-15 |newspaper=Korea JoongAng Daily}} In 2024, Lee joined the LPGA tour.
In 2025, Lee competed with an "empty hat" after losing sponsor support.{{Cite web |date=2025-03-06 |script-title=ko:이소미 "올핸 '중꺾그마' 정신으로 우승할 것" |url=https://www.hankyung.com/article/2025030676611 |access-date=2025-06-15 |website=The Korea Economic Daily |language=ko}}{{Cite web |date=2025-05-12 |script-title=ko:후원사 없는 민모자도 괜찮다…이소미, 올해 '최고 성적표' |url=https://www.hankyung.com/article/2025051278281 |access-date=2025-06-15 |website=The Korea Economic Daily |language=ko}} Despite this, Lee's performances stood out, when she placed second in the PIF Saudi Ladies International event, after leading for much of the event.{{Cite web |title=Golf Saudi |url=https://www.golfsaudi.com/en/news/94 |access-date=2025-06-15 |website=www.golfsaudi.com}}{{Cite web |date=2025-02-14 |title=Team Lee is first ever PIF Saudi Ladies International winner |url=https://thegolfbusiness.co.uk/2025/02/team-lee-is-first-ever-pif-saudi-ladies-international-winner/ |access-date=2025-06-15 |website=The Golf Business}}{{Cite web |date=2025-02-14 |title=Team Lee Triumphs in First-Ever PIF Saudi Ladies International Team Event |url=https://livgolfweekly.com/team-lee-triumphs-in-first-ever-pif-saudi-ladies-international-team-event/ |access-date=2025-06-15 |website=LIV Golf Weekly}} That year, Lee opened the Black Desert Championship, with a 6-under 66, rocketing her to the top of the leaderboard.{{Cite web |title=Somi Lee Muscles Her Way Into the Lead at Black Desert Championship presented by Greater Zion |publisher=Solheim Cup |first=Sarah |last=Kellam |date=May 2, 2025 |url=https://www.solheimcupusa.com/news/2025/somi-lee-muscles-her-way-into-the-lead-at-black-desert-championship-presented-by-greater-zion |access-date=2025-06-15}} She finished the event in 18th place. In June, Lee placed third in the 2025 Meijer LPGA Classic, two strokes behind the winner, Carlota Ciganda.{{Cite magazine |title=Meijer LPGA Classic prize money payouts for each LPGA player in Michigan |url=https://golfweek.usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/lpga/2025/06/15/meijer-lpga-classic-prize-money-payouts/84220365007/ |access-date=2025-06-16 |magazine=Golfweek |first=Beth Ann |last=Nichols |date=June 15, 2025}}
Professional wins (5)
=LPGA of Korea Tour wins (5)=
Results in LPGA majors
Results not in chronological order
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
! Tournament !! 2022 !! 2023 !! 2024 !! 2025 |
| align=left|Chevron Championship
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |T24 |
| align=left|U.S. Women's Open
|T44 |T33 |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |
| align=left|Women's PGA Championship
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |style="background:yellow;"|T8 |
| align=left|The Evian Championship
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |T17 | |
| align=left|Women's British Open
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T22 | |
{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Team appearances representing South Korea
Amateur
- Queen Sirikit Cup: 2017 (winners)
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{LPGA player|so-mi-lee/100323|Somi Lee}}
- {{WWGR|8404|Somi Lee}}
- [https://k-rankings.klpga.co.kr/eng/playerprofile.jsp?player_code=10188 Lee Somi] at K-Ranking
- [https://www.seoulsisters.com/players/misc/somi.htm Somi Lee at Seoul Sisters]
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Category:South Korean female golfers