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John Pak
Personal information
Born (1998-12-18) December 18, 1998 (age 25)
Scotch Plains, New Jersey
Sporting nationality United States
Career
CollegeFlorida State University
StatusAmateur

John Pak (born December 18, 1998) is an American amateur golfer.

Raised in Scotch Plains, New Jersey, Pak attended Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School for one year before moving to Orlando, Florida to train.[1]

As a junior golfer, Pak was named to the Rolex Junior First Team All-American by the American Junior Golf Association [2]. He was ranked seventh in the 2017 signing class and 15th among all junior golfers according to Golfweek.[3].

In 2017, he began playing collegiate golf for the Florida State Seminoles men's golf team. During his time as a Seminole, Pak has won the Sea Best Invitational, 2019 & 2020 Mobile Sports Authority Intercollegiate, Rod Myers Invitational, 2018 & 2020 Seminole Intercollegiate, and the 2019 ACC Championship.

Pak was selected to the 2019 Walker Cup team.[4]

Accolades

  • 2020 Ben Hogan Award Watch List member
  • 2019 Haskins Award Watch List member[5]
  • 2019 Jack Nicklaus Award Semifinalist
  • 2018 ACC Freshman of the Year[6]
  • The only member of the 2019 Walker Cup teams to card a perfect weekend
  • Established the single-year scoring average record at Florida State, shooting 69.56 as a sophomore[1]
  • Carded a tournament and course record at the 2018 Rod Myers Invitational with a 62 in the opening round[7]

Amateur wins

  • 2020 Mobile Sports Authority Intercollegiate, Seminole Intercollegiate
  • 2019 Sea Best Invitational, Mobile Sports Authority Intercollegiate, ACC Championship
  • 2018 Seminole Intercollegiate, Rod Myers Invitational
  • 2014 AJGA Annapolis Junior

Source:[8]

U.S. national team appearances

References

  1. ^ a b "John Pak". Florida State Seminoles. July 28, 2017. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  2. ^ "Rolex Junior All-America First Team – John Pak". AJGA. October 20, 2016. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  3. ^ Romine, Brentley (February 2, 2016). "John Pak (2017) commits to Florida State". Golfweek. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  4. ^ "Meet the 2019 USA Walker Cup Team". USGA. August 18, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  5. ^ Romine, Brentley (August 30, 2019). "Haskins Award Watch List: Preseason ranking of the top 25 contenders". Golf Channel. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  6. ^ Eiland, Clint (May 10, 2018). "FSU Golf: John Pak Wins ACC Freshman of the Year". The Daily Nole. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  7. ^ "Men's Golf Comes Up Just Short After Sunday Charge". goduke.com. September 9, 2018. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  8. ^ "John Pak". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved February 12, 2020.