SEON WOO BAE

2015 was Bae's breakthrough season on the KLPGA. She finished 6th on the tour money list, earning nearly 500 million won. She had several great tournaments, but was not able to get her first win. She sure came close, though. She had a second place at the Kyochon Chicken Ladies Open; another at the Bogner MBN Women's Open; and yet another second place at the Hanwha Classic. On top of that, she notched three third place finishes and a total of nine top tens.

2016 saw Seon Woo improve on her amazing form with her best year yet. After so many close calls in 2015, she finally broke into the winner's circle when she claimed the E1 Charity Open in late May. She followed that up with a second win at the KLPGA Championship, the year's second Major. In addition to the two wins, she also had 13 more top tens, a massive performance that included a runner-up finish, a third and two 4ths.

Bae finished with over 650 million won earned for the season, good for 5th on the money list.

Bae also played at the ING Championship which pitted top KLPGA and LPGA stars in a team competition. She lost all four matches she played, however. She even lost 1 up to Eun Hee Ji despite scoring an ace during the round.

Bae did better at the Kowa Queens team event the next week. She won one of her two team matches, then squeaked out a tight singles match against Japanese star Ayaka Watanabe, the very player who had beaten Korea last year to clinch the trophy for Japan. This time, the Koreans dominated to win the trophy themselves.

Bae also played the KEB Hana Bank, the LPGA's yearly event in Korea, and notched a top ten, finishing 7th.

In 2017, Bae had a chance to play more international events, and did quite well in some of them. She played her first ever Major, the US Women's Open, and finished tied for 19th. She had a better result at the LET's World Ladies Championship in China (co-sanctioned by the KLPGA). Bae was leading near the end, but Hae Rym Kim made birdie on the final hole to tie her, then beat her in a playoff.

On the KLPGA, Bae finished 9th on the money list in 2017 with about 443 million won earned. She didn't win, but she did manage three runner-up results. At the end of the year, she also played in the Kowa Queens team event and the ING Champions on the KLPGA team. At the ING, Bae's team not only beat the favored LPGA squad, but Bae was named her team's MVP to boot. Among her achievements was beating top Korean star So Yeon Ryu in the singles 3 & 2.

Bae had another strong season on the KLPGA in 2018. She earned over 884 million won, which placed her second on the money list. She had two wins, including the Hite Cup, a Major. She also notched five runner-up results and 12 total top tens. She was 4th in Player of the Year points and 4th in scoring average.

She also played a couple of LPGA events in 2018. She notched a tie for 8th at the KEB Hana Bank, and a tie for 16th at the Founders Cup. At the end of the year, Bae attended JLPGA Q-School and earned a tour card.

In 2019, Seon Woo Bae mostly focused on the JLPGA tour. She had a great season, finishing 4th on the money list with over 127 million yen earned. It took her a little while to earn her first win, but after losing in a playoff and collecting an additional two 2nd place finishes and two third places, she finally broke through with a win at the Meiji Cup in August. She also won the final event of the season, the Ricoh Cup, which was also one of the tour's Majors. In all, she had 12 top tens, including four runner up finishes and three thirds.

Despite her success, she did not win the Rookie of the Year award. That went to Hinako Shibuno, who had an unreal rookie season. Shibuno came from absolutely nowhere to finish second on the money list; she also won the British Women's Open, the first Japanese player to win a Major since the Se Ri era had begun in 1998.

Bae also played one LPGA event, the Toto Classic, finishing tied for 18th, and four events on the KLPGA, where her best finish was a 23rd.

In 2020, the world was hit with the Covid19 pandemic. All sports leagues, including the LPGA and KLPGA, were massively affected by it; many events were canceled or shifted around the schedule, and fans were forbidden from attending. The JLPGA combined the 2020 and 2021 seasons into one year. In 2020, Bae played 9 events, with her best finish a third; she had two other top tens.

Before she returned to Japan, she played in the Spring and Summer on the KLPGA tour. She competed in nine events, with a runner-up at the KLPGA Championship her best result. She made 155 million won, placing her 29th on the year's money list. She also played in the US Women's Open in December, finishing tied for 52nd.

In the 2020-21 season, Bae made 96 million yen, 16th on the money list. In 2021, she didn't manage any wins, but had three runner up results, two more thirds, and a total of ten top tens. Bae didn't win in 2022, either, but notched a third, two more ties for third, and seven total top tens. She earned less than 45 million yen for the year, 29th on the money list.

Bae also played at the Toto Classic on the LPGA, finishing tied for 58th, and missed the cut at the KLPGA's E1 Charity Open.

Bae did not win in 2023, but she had a decent season on the JLPGA, finishing 16th on the money list with 77 million yen earned. She had 8 top ten finishes, most notably a tie for 2nd at the Toto Classic. Had she won there, she would have earned an LPGA tour card if she wanted one. Bae did not play in Korea in 2023.