Golf Network News ← Back to the ClubhouseClubhouse

Hee Kyung Seo

South Korea · born , Yongsan District, Seoul, South Korea

1runner-up finish

Summary

  • Best major finish runner-up, 2011 U.S. Women's Open

Near misses

  1. 2011 U.S. Women's Open The Broadmoor (East Course) · runner-up to So Yeon Ryu · 281 · lost playoff

Rivals

Beat him

Next in the chain: Ryu So-yeon's rivals →

Results by championship

    Best day

    2011 U.S. Women's Open

    Runner-up to So Yeon Ryu · 281.

    Chosen by rule: the most recent of the best major finishes. Year page: 2011.

    Career line, 2011–2011

    1 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Runner-up

    Hee Kyung Seo was born on July 8, 1986, in Yongsan District, Seoul, South Korea. Seo's best major finish was second, at the 2011 U.S. Women's Open.

    See Hee Kyung Seo in our rooms: Every Ground and U.S. Women's Open.

    Cards you pull this visit stack here. Tap one to go back to it.

    The record

    Near misses

    1. 2011 U.S. Women's Open The Broadmoor (East Course) · runner-up to So Yeon Ryu · 281 · lost playoff

    Profile

    Researched for this card in October 2026; each line names the page it comes from.

    Other names

    • Hee-kyung Seo
    • Seo Hee-kyung

    Source: Wikipedia: Hee-kyung Seo

    Status

    • professional, turned professional in 2006 Wikipedia

    Beyond our rooms

    • 2010 Women's British Open T5
    • 2011 LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year

    Source: Wikipedia: Hee-kyung Seo

    Known for

    • Former South Korean professional golfer on the LPGA Tour and LPGA of Korea Tour; 2011 LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year. Wikipedia

    Sources

    Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata.

    Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.

    1. Wikipedia: Hee-kyung Seo
    2. Wikidata: Q5697876