MI JEONG JEON

Jeon continued her great play in 2008. She contended several times before winning her first event of the year in June at the Resort Trust Ladies Championship. She won her second event of the year just a few weeks later to become the top Korean on tour. Jeon continued to rack up top tens, including losing the CAT Ladies event thanks to a final hole bogey. At one point, she climbed to the top spot on the JLPGA money list.

Jeon had another great season in Japan in 2009; she finished 4th on the money list with 11 top fives in 29 starts, including 4 wins. She also played a few times outside of Japan with some good results. She contended for the win at the KLPGA's Hite Cup, but a final round 80 killed her chances. She just missed a top ten at the Evian Masters, but did make her first LPGA top ten at the Mizuno, an event won by her fellow tour member Bo Bae Song. She also played on the Kyoraku Cup, helping Korea to the win with two wins in her matches.

Jeon had another great season on the JLPGA in 2010. She finished third on the money list with three wins and two more third place finishes, and achieved a total of 13 top tens during the season. It was her 5th straight season in the top six on the JLPGA money list.

Jeon took a while to win her first JLPGA event of 2011: her only win came in the final event of the year. Fortunately, it was a Major: the Ricoh Cup. She went wire-to-wire in the lead, capturing the 17th win of her JLPGA career. Jeon wound up 6th on the year's money list with around 67 million yen, her 6th straight season in the top 6.

Jeon also played a few LPGA events in 2011. Her best ever result in a Major (that I'm aware of) came at the US Women's Open, where she finished tied for 24th.

Jeon also made news in 2011 by donating 10 million yen to Japan earthquake relief. "It's nothing compared to the support I've received from my Japanese fans", she said.

Superstar Jeon had her best season ever in 2012. For the first time, she led the JLPGA money list, winning four events and earning around 132 million yen.

Jeon captured her first win in June at the Resort Trust Ladies; it was her 18th career win, and put her atop the money list on tour. Later the same month she won again at the Nichi-Iko Ladies.

Her success continued in July with a second place finish and a near miss at the Nitori Ladies in August, when Sun Ju Ahn shot a 63 to top her. She would go on to capture two more wins and Player of the Year, low scoring average AND money list honors. It marked the third straight year that a Korean has led the money list in Japan, and the second straight year they finished 1-2 (in fact, in 2012 they were 1-2-4!).

Jeon also played at the Hite Cup on the KLPGA tour, where she tied for 8th, and played on the winning Korean team at the Japan-Korea Team competition in December.

Mi Jeong had a slightly off year in 2013 (at least compared to 2012), finishing 12th on the JLPGA money list. Still, she did win at the Yokohama Tire tournament in March and had a few more near misses besides. Jeon struggled a bit more in 2014; she only finished 24th on the money list that year, and did not win a tournament. She made about 40 million yen. Her best results were a tie for second and a third place.

In 2015, Jeon had a sub-par year on the JLPGA. She lost in a 6-hole playoff at the T-Point Ladies and managed a respectable tied for 16th at the LPGA's Toto Classic. But she did not manage a win on tour that season. She had 8 top tens in total and finished 22nd on the tour's money list with 43 million yen earned.

Jeon snapped back to form in 2016. She finished 7th on the JLPGA money list with a bit more than 85 million yen earned. She claimed one win at the Nobuta tournament and collected 8 total top tens, including two second places and a third.

Jeon only played one tournament on the KLPGA in 2016, the Hite Cup, where she finished 41st.

Mi Jeong had another strong season on the JLPGA in 2017. She finished 9th on the tour money list, earning around 72 million yen in the process. She won the Yokohama Tire tournament in March and had ten other top tens, including a tie for second. She played two KLPGA events that year, finishing 13th at the Hite Cup.

Jeon finished 28th on the JLPGA money list in 2018 with about 41 million yen earned. She had no wins, but did manage two runner up finishes and seven total top tens. She did not play on the KLPGA in 2018, but early in 2019 made up for that by winning the Taiwan Women's Open, an official KLPGA event, in late January. It was her only KLPGA event of the year.

In 2019, Jeon had roughly the same level of season in Japan as she had had in 2018. She finished 26th on the money list with 46 million yen earned. She didn't win, but had a second place, two 4ths, and 6 total top tens. She played in the Toto Classic, the LPGA's event in Japan, where she finished tied for 40th.

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. Unlike many of her Korean colleagues, Jeon chose to play exclusively in Japan that year. She earned 30 million yen in the 2020-2021 season as of late April, 2021, placing her 19th on that money list.

In total, she earned around 78 million yen in 2020-2021, placing her 20th on the tour's money list. She didn't win in 2021, but did collect three runner-up results and a total of seven top tens. She continues to be a force in Japan as she approaches her 40th birthday!

Mi Jeong's 2022 season was not quite as good, but still fine. She earned nearly 38 million yen for the year and finished 37th on the money list. She had five top tens during the year, her best a tie for 3rd.

Mi Jieong played one event on the KLPGA in 2023 but missed the cut. In Japan, she finished 51st on the money list with 25 million yen earned. She had two top tens, with her best finish a tie for 4th.