Jane Park

Jane Park

Park at the 2008 LPGA Championship
Personal information
Born December 15, 1986 (1986-12-15) (age 25)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Nationality  United States
Residence Rancho Cucamonga, California, U.S.
Career
College UCLA - (one year)
Turned professional 2006
Current tour(s) LPGA Tour (joined 2007)
Former tour(s) Futures Tour (joined 2007)
Best results in LPGA Major Championships
Kraft Nabisco C'ship T24: 2004
LPGA Championship T34: 2008
U.S. Women's Open T10: 2006
Women's British Open T17: 2009

Jane Park (born December 15, 1986) is an American professional golfer who plays on the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Tour. Before turning professional, Park reached the finals of the 2003 U.S. Women's Amateur Championship and 2004 U.S. Girls' Junior Championship, and won the 2004 U.S. Women's Amateur Championship. She also tied for low amateur at the 2006 U.S. Women's Open. Since joining the LPGA in 2007, she has earned more than $1 million and recorded six top-10 finishes.[1]

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Early life and amateur career

Born in Chicago, Illinois,[2] Park began to play golf when she was 12 years old.[3] In August 2003, 16-year-old Park reached the finals of the U.S. Women's Amateur Championship, where she lost to Virada Nirapathpongporn 2 and 1.[4] The following year, Park made it to the finals of the U.S. Girls' Junior Championship, where she faced Julieta Granada. After the 18-hole match finished all square, Granada won on the second extra hole.[5] Three weeks later, Park won the U.S. Women's Amateur Championship, defeating Amanda McCurdy 2-up in the title match.[6]

In addition to her three appearances in USGA event finals, Park played on the U.S. Curtis Cup team in 2004 and 2006 and the UCLA Bruins college team in 2005, when she was a first-team All-American.[3][7] Following a tie for 10th at the 2006 U.S. Women's Open, which was tied for the highest finish by an amateur that year,[8] she turned professional in August 2006.[1]

Professional career

At the 2006 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament in December, Park tied for 18th place, outside the top 15, which only secured her non-exempt (conditional) status on the LPGA Tour for 2007.[9] With a partial LPGA schedule in 2007, she spent time on the Futures Tour developmental circuit.[7] After finishing 109th on the LPGA Tour money list,[10] Park returned to the Final Qualifying Tournament in December, where she won with a 17-under-par total and gained full playing privileges on the LPGA Tour for 2008.[11][12]

During her first full season on the LPGA Tour, Park won over $630,000 to finish 29th on the money list. In 26 events, she recorded four top-10 finishes, including ties for second at the SBS Open at Turtle Bay and P&G Beauty NW Arkansas Championship.[13] In 2009, Park had two top-10 finishes in 19 events; a sixth-place tie at the HSBC Women's Champions was her highest finish of the season.[14] Park did not have a top-20 finish in the 2010 season, earning $78,572 for the year.[1] In 2011, Park's earnings fell to $42,261, and she again had no top-20 finishes during the season.[15]

Results in LPGA majors

Tournament 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Kraft Nabisco Championship DNP T24 T50 DNP DNP CUT T30 T44 T41
LPGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP T74 T34 CUT CUT CUT
U.S. Women's Open T30 CUT CUT T10 TLA T58 T42 CUT DNP CUT
Women's British Open DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP T24 T17 CUT CUT

LA = Low amateur
DNP = did not play
"T" = tied
CUT = missed the half-way cut
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10s.

LPGA Tour career summary

Season Age Tournaments
played		 Cuts
made		 Wins 2nds 3rds Top 10s Best
finish		 Earnings ($) Money
list rank		 Scoring
average		 Scoring
rank
2003 16 1 1 0 0 0 0 T30 n/a 74.00
2004 17 3 2 0 0 0 0 T18 n/a 73.11
2005 18 3 2 0 0 0 0 T50 n/a 74.70
2006 19 3 2 0 0 0 1 T10 9,164 74.11
2007 20 11 9 0 0 0 0 T17 64,469 109 72.62 34
2008 21 26 22 0 2 1 4 T2 631,357 29 71.83 31
2009 22 19 12 0 0 0 2 T6 194,856 60 72.82 84
2010 23 15 8 0 0 0 0 T21 78,572 83 72.89 66
2011 24 13 6 0 0 0 0 T29 42,261 98 74.12 110

References

  1. ^ a b c "Jane Park" (PDF). Ladies Professional Golf Association. http://www.lpga.com/content/2011PlayerBiosPDF/Park,Jane-11.pdf. Retrieved May 23, 2011. 
  2. ^ "Jane Park". The Sports Network. http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=golf-w/stat/GL_playerBio.aspx?playerid=2727,. Retrieved December 26, 2009. 
  3. ^ a b "Player Bios: Jane Park". United States Golf Association. http://www.uswomensopen.com/2008/players/bio/JANE_PARK.html. Retrieved March 21, 2009. 
  4. ^ "Nirapathpongporn fends off Park in U.S. Amateur final". Associated Press (USA Today). August 10, 2003. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/golf/amateur/2003-08-10-womens-amateur_x.htm. Retrieved March 21, 2009. 
  5. ^ Sirak, Ron (July 27, 2004). "Just Win, Baby". ESPN. http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/news/story?id=1847397. Retrieved March 21, 2009. 
  6. ^ Yates, Jennifer C. (August 16, 2004). "Park wins nail-biter". Associated Press (The Boston Globe). http://www.boston.com/sports/golf/articles/2004/08/16/park_wins_nail_biter/. Retrieved March 21, 2009. 
  7. ^ a b Mickey, Lisa D.. "Jane Park Ready To Take Aim As A Pro". Futures Tour. Ladies Professional Golf Association. http://www.lpga.com/content_1.aspx?pid=10609&mid=2. Retrieved March 21, 2009. 
  8. ^ Dulac, Gerry (July 26, 2006). "Gerry Dulac's Golf Notebook: Next cup of tees & ponytails". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06207/708585-136.stm. Retrieved March 21, 2009. 
  9. ^ "2006 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament: Final Results". Ladies Professional Golf Association. http://www.lpga.com/content_1.aspx?pid=9141&mid=1. Retrieved July 20, 2011. 
  10. ^ "2007 Player Performance Record". Ladies Professional Golf Association. http://www.lpga.com/greensheet.aspx?pid=9453&year=2007. Retrieved May 23, 2011. 
  11. ^ "Park heads list of 17 LPGA qualifiers at Q-School.". ESPN. December 3, 2007. http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/news/story?id=3138604. Retrieved March 21, 2009. 
  12. ^ "Final Results". Ladies Professional Golf Association. http://www.lpga.com/content_1.aspx?pid=13529&mid=1. Retrieved July 20, 2011. 
  13. ^ "2008 Player Performance Record". Ladies Professional Golf Association. http://www.lpga.com/greensheet.aspx?pid=9453&year=2008. Retrieved May 23, 2011. 
  14. ^ "2009 Player Performance Record". Ladies Professional Golf Association. http://www.lpga.com/Greensheet.aspx?pid=9453&year=2009. Retrieved March 21, 2009. 
  15. ^ a b "2011 Player Performance Record". Ladies Professional Golf Association. http://www.lpga.com/greensheet.aspx?pid=9453&year=2011. Retrieved September 20, 2011. 

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