Jang Jeong
| Jeong Jang 장정 | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
.jpg) Jang at the 2007 LPGA Championship | |
| Personal information | |
| Nickname | JJ |
| Born |
11 June 1980 Daejeon, South Korea |
| Height | 5 ft 0 in (1.52 m) |
| Nationality |
 South Korea |
| Residence | Orlando, Florida, U.S. |
| Career | |
| College | Joongbu University (2003) |
| Turned professional | 2000 |
| Current tour(s) |
LPGA Tour (joined 2000) LPGA of Korea Tour |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA Tour | 2 |
| LPGA of Japan Tour | 1 |
| Best results in LPGA Major Championships (Wins: 1) | |
| Kraft Nabisco C'ship | T18: 2001 |
| LPGA Championship | T11: 2003 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T6: 2003 |
| du Maurier Classic | CUT: 2000 |
| Women's British Open | Won: 2005 |
| The Evian Championship | WD: 2013 |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 장정 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 張晶 |
| Revised Romanization | Jang Jeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chang Chǒng |
Jeong Jang (Korean: 장정, born 11 June 1980) is a South Korean professional golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. She is also a member of the LPGA of Korea Tour.
Jang was born in Daejeon, South Korea. She started playing golf at the age of thirteen. As a teenager she won the 1997 Korea Women's Open and the 1998 Korea Women's Amateur. She attended Joongbu University. After qualifying for the LPGA Tour at her first attempt, Jang had a successful rookie season in 2000 including a second place finish. She reached twelfth on the money list in 2004 and in that year had nine finishes in the top ten. In July 2005 she won for the first time, claiming the Women's British Open, which is one of the women's majors, by four shots. She claimed her second LPGA win in 2006 at the Wegmans LPGA.
Professional wins (3)
LPGA Tour (2)
| Legend |
| LPGA Tour major championships (1) |
| Other LPGA Tour (1) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 Jul 2005 | Weetabix Women's British Open | 68-66-69-69=272 | −16 | 4 strokes |  Sophie Gustafson |
| 2 | 25 Jun 2006 | Wegmans LPGA | 69-70-66-70=275 | −13 | 1 stroke |  Julieta Granada |
LPGA Tour playoff record (0–3)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2000 | Safeway LPGA Golf Championship | Mi Hyun Kim |
Lost to birdie on second extra hole |
| 2 | 2007 | Evian Masters |  Natalie Gulbis |
Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
| 3 | 2008 | LPGA Corning Classic | Leta Lindley |
Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
LPGA of Japan Tour (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 Oct 2006 | Japan Women's Open | 69-69-72-69=279 | −9 | 5 strokes | Shin Hyun-ju |
Tournament in bold denotes major championships in JLPGA Tour.
Major championships
Wins (1)
| Year | Championship | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Weetabix Women's British Open | −16 (68-66-69-69=272) | 4 strokes | Sophie Gustafson |
Results timeline
| Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kraft Nabisco Championship | DNP | DNP | T18 | T45 | T21 | 23 | T27 | T19 | T54 | T31 | DNP |
| LPGA Championship | DNP | CUT | CUT | T57 | T11 | T23 | T13 | T58 | T25 | T18 | DNP |
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT | DNP | DNP | T22 | T6 | T7 | T50 | T28 | T8 | T19 | CUT |
| du Maurier Classic ^ | DNP | CUT | |||||||||
| Women's British Open ^ | CUT | T4 | T14 | T23 | 1 | T26 | CUT | WD | T25 | ||
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kraft Nabisco Championship | T48 | DNP | CUT | WD |
| LPGA Championship | T25 | DNP | T15 | WD |
| U.S. Women's Open | T19 | DNP | T39 | DNP |
| Women's British Open ^ | T21 | DNP | DNP | CUT |
| The Evian Championship ^^ | WD | |||
^ The Women's British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001
^^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
T = tied
Green background for a win. Yellow background for a top-10 finish.
Summary
- Starts – 46
- Wins – 1
- 2nd place finishes – 0
- 3rd place finishes – 0
- Top 3 finishes – 1
- Top 5 finishes – 2
- Top 10 finishes – 5
- Top 25 finishes – 23
- Missed cuts – 10
- Most consecutive cuts made – 23
- Longest streak of top-10s – 1
Team appearances
Professional
- Lexus Cup (representing Asia team): 2005, 2007 (winners), 2008
- World Cup (representing South Korea): 2005
External links
- Jang Jeong at the LPGA Tour official site
- Seoul Sisters – fansite profile
- KLPGA profile (Korean)
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