Park Hee-jung (golfer)
Hee-Jung Park 박희정 | |
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Personal information | |
Nickname | Gloria, Koala |
Born | Seoul, South Korea | 27 February 1980
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
Sporting nationality | ![]() |
Residence | Las Vegas, Nevada |
Spouse | Hee-Taek Chang |
Career | |
Turned professional | 1998 |
Former tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
Professional wins | 4 |
Number of wins by tour | |
LPGA Tour | 2 |
LPGA of Korea Tour | 1 |
Other | 1 |
Best results in LPGA major championships | |
Chevron Championship | T32: 2002 |
Women's PGA C'ship | T4: 2004 |
U.S. Women's Open | T20: 2006 |
du Maurier Classic | T60: 2000 |
Women's British Open | T10: 2003 |
Hee-Jung "Gloria" Park (born 27 February 1980) is a South Korean professional golfer who played mostly on U.S.-based LPGA Tour. She has also used the Westernized name Gloria Park.
Park was born in Seoul, South Korea. After moving to Australia as a teenager, she won the Australian Girls' Amateur three times.
After turning professional in 1998, Park won the 1998 Sports Seoul Ladies' Open on the LPGA of Korea Tour and the 1999 Indonesian Ladies' Open. She finished 13th at the 1999 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn a place on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour for the 2000 season. On the LPGA Tour, she has won the 2001 Williams Championship[1] and the 2002 Sybase Big Apple Classic.[2]
Professional wins (4)
LPGA Tour wins (2)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | 9 Sep 2001 | Williams Championship | −9 (68-69-64=201) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
2 | 28 Jul 2002 | Sybase Big Apple Classic | −14 (71-67-63-69=270) | Playoff | ![]() |
LPGA Tour playoff record (1–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2002 | Sybase Big Apple Classic | ![]() |
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
2 | 2005 | Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic | ![]() |
Lost to par on third extra hole |
Other wins (2)
- 1998 Sports Seoul Ladies' Open (LPGA of Korea Tour)
- 1999 Indonesian Ladies' Open
Results in LPGA majors
Tournament | 2000 |
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Kraft Nabisco Championship | |
LPGA Championship | T28 |
U.S. Women's Open | CUT |
du Maurier Classic | T60 |
Tournament | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
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Kraft Nabisco Championship | T32 | T42 | CUT | T44 | CUT | T46 | CUT | |
LPGA Championship | T43 | T23 | CUT | T4 | T7 | T61 | T46 | T40 |
U.S. Women's Open | T44 | CUT | T37 | T23 | T20 | CUT | ||
Women's British Open | T25 | CUT | T10 | T31 | CUT | CUT | T16 | T48 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied
Summary
- Starts – 32
- Wins – 0
- 2nd-place finishes – 0
- 3rd-place finishes – 0
- Top 3 finishes – 0
- Top 5 finishes – 1
- Top 10 finishes – 3
- Top 25 finishes – 8
- Missed cuts – 10
- Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (twice)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 1
Team appearances
Professional
References
- ^ "Park Captures Williams Championship". Golf Channel. Sports Network. 9 September 2001.
- ^ "Park edges Han in playoff, Sorenstam left out". ESPN. Associated Press. 28 July 2002.