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2006 started with a bang for Joo Mi. She won her
first LPGA event at the first event of the year, the SBS Open. Not
only that, but she beat Lorena Ochoa in a playoff to do it. She
only had a few other notable performances in 2006 after that, but
it was still an important breakthrough for her.
2007 was an OK season for Joo Mi, which included
a top 15 at the US Women's Open, but it was somewhat of a step back
for her. She finished 47th on the money list, well behind her 2006
accomplishments. In 2008, Joo Mi struggled with injuries and played
only a few events all season, making little money. She played full
time in 2009, but struggled to make cuts. She wound up 101st on
the money list. In 2010, she would have less than full LPGA status
for the first time since joining the tour.
She lost her status on the LPGA after the 2010 season,
and in 2011 returned to playing full time on the KLPGA tour. She
wound up playing only a few events on one of the KLPGA's minor league
tours, starting in October, and the Hite Cup, the year's third Major,
where she missed the cut. Presumably she missed all the earlier
events due to medical reasons.
Since then, she has focused on the developmental
tours of the KLPGA. She did not play at all in 2015 and may have
retired.
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