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Seol-An Jeon started playing golf at the age
of 15; she is originally from Seoul. She turned professional
in March of 2002 and promptly joined the Futures Tour. She
played there for two years; in 2003, she finished 11th on
the money list with five top ten finishes.
Jeon qualified for the LPGA on her first attempt
by finishing 11th at 2003 LPGA Q-School.
2004 was a very good year for Jeon. She started
the year with a top ten at the first event, but the highlight
came a few months later at the Takefuji Classic. There, she
engaged Cristie Kerr in an epic playoff, finally losing on
the 7th playoff hole. It was the longest playoff in nearly
30 years on tour.
Jeon ended up finishing third in the Rookie
of the Year race and 41st on the year end money list.
2005 was a bad season for Seol-An, and she
was forced to return to Q-School at the end of the year. Fortunately,
she was able to secure her exempt card there for 2006.
For unknown reasons, Seol-An changed her English
name translation to Seo-Yeon Jeon sometime in 2006. Unfortunately,
2006 was not a good year for her, due to neck and shoulder
injuries that limited her to nine events. In 2007, she only
played 9 events, only completed seven, and missed the cut
in all of those.
At some point in 2007, she returned to using
the name Seol-An Jeon. She had exempt status for 2008, but
in that year, she struggled mightily, and lost her status
on tour at the end of the year. She has not played since 2009
and has probably retired.
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