HWANHEE LEE

The Facts

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Hwanhee Lee was born in Korea; she started playing golf at age 11. She came to the US when she was young, and won two AJGA events when she was a junior player. She played for four years on her high school's boy's varsity team, then at UNLV in Las Vegas.

Lee suffered an injury when she was three that cost her hearing in both ears. She must wear a hearing aid to hear anything at all. But she has not let that stop her from becoming a golfer.

After graduating, Lee turned pro in late 2005 and joined the Futures Tour. She played there for two years, making two top tens in 2007. At Q-School that year, she managed to grab one of the last conditional cards for the LPGA in 2008.

Hwanhee did play a few LPGA events in 2008, but missed the cut in all of them. Thus, she lost all status on the LPGA tour for 2009.

While Hwanhee works to get back to the big stage, she has other projects to keep her busy. She designs '59' belt buckles that are worn by several of the top ladies in golf. She also works with autistic children in the off season.

In 2010, Hwanhee played on the Futures Tour, where she struggled to a 146th place finish on the money list, losing her Futures Tour card. It is unknown whether she is still playing professional golf, although for a while she worked for a company in Las Vegas that arranged golf outings between amateurs and professional women golfers. Their website no longer works, so they might have gone under.

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