BO MEE LEE

The Facts

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Bo Mi Lee joined the KLPGA in 2008, but 2009 was her breakthrough season. That season, she accumulated 8 top tens and her first career win. She would end up finishing fifth on the money list, and became enough of a star that she was even featured in a dance number at the season ending awards show.

Lee's best early season moment that year came at the biggest event on the schedule: the Korean Women's Open. She had a three shot cushion going into the final round, but stumbled there with a 74, allowing Hee Kyung Seo to charge past her and get the win. Lee would make up for that mistake later in the year, however. The Nefs Masterpiece was an event stocked with guest stars from the LPGA tour, but Lee played brilliantly, and at the end of regulation, she was tied with Major winner Inbee Park. Lee triumphed in the two hole playoff for her first career win.

2010 was a phenomenal year for Lee on the KLPGA tour. It was expected that Hee Kyung Seo or So Yeon Ryu would be the best player on tour, but in the end, the Player of the Year was Bo Mee Lee. She also had the low scoring average and led the money list with over 550 million won earned. She collected three wins, and had 15 top tens in 19 starts. Included in that total were a second, a third, three fourths and two fifths.

Lee also won her first career Major when she captured the KB Star Tour Grand Finale, the final Major of the 2010 season.

Despite her success in Korea, she decided she wanted to play in Japan in 2011. She got through their Qualifying School fairly easily, and wanted to follow Sun Ju Ahn as the Rookie of the Year on that tour.

Things worked out somewhat differently than she had planned. Originally, she wanted to focus on the JLPGA, and had early success: at the year's first event, she finished tied for third. But the earthquake in March caused the cancellation of several events, including one in which she was tied for the lead when the disaster struck.

So she wound up playing a lot of tournaments on the KLPGA instead. She had a good year, although she was not able to win a tournament. She did wind up with the lowest scoring average of the season. She also managed five top tens, including a runner up and a third place finish, and finished 20th on the KLPGA money list. Meanwhile, she also finished 40th on the JLPGA money list, and has stated she wants to focus on that tour, her 'true rookie season', in 2012.

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