Ko Jin-young
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| Ko Jin-young | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 7 July 1995 Seoul, South Korea |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Sporting nationality |  South Korea |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2013 |
| Current tour(s) | LPGA of Korea Tour |
| Professional wins | 6 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA of Korea Tour | 5 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| Chevron Championship | T71: 2016 |
| Women's PGA C'ship | DNP |
| U.S. Women's Open | DNP |
| Women's British Open | 2nd: 2015 |
| Evian Championship | 28th: 2015 |
| Ko Jin-young | |
| Hangul | 고진영 |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization | Go Jinyeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ko Chinyŏng |
Ko Jin-young (Korean: 고진영, born 7 July 1995), also known as Jin-Young Ko and J.Y. Ko, is a South Korean professional golfer who plays on the LPGA of Korea Tour. She has won four times on the LPGA of Korea and has featured inside the top 30 in the Women's World Golf Rankings. Ko is best known for finishing runner up to fellow South Korean golfer Inbee Park at the 2015 Women's British Open, after losing a three stroke lead on the back 9 at the Ailsa Course of Trump Turnberry. Ko famously only met her caddie, a young local man, the day before the Open and had never played links golf before.
Professional wins (6)
LPGA of Korea Tour wins (5)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 Aug 2014 | Nefs Masterpiece | 71-70-70-70=281 | −7 | 1 stroke | Cho Yoon-ji
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| 2 | 26 Apr 2015 | Nexen-Saint Nine Masters | 70-65-68=203 | −13 | 1 stroke | Lee Seung-hyun
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| 3 | 10 May 2015 | KyoChon Honey Ladies Open | 70-68-70=208 | −11 | 3 strokes | Bae Seon-woo
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| 4 | 12 Jul 2015 | Chojung Sparkling-Yongpyong Resort Open with SBS | 67-67-69=203 | −13 | 1 stroke | Kim Ye-jin
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| 5 | 1 May 2016 | KG-Edaily Ladies Open | 64-68-69=201 | −15 | 1 stroke | Kim Min-sun
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Other wins (1)
- 2016 World Ladies Championship - team (with Lee Jung-min)
Results in LPGA majors
| Tournament | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| ANA Inspiration | DNP | T71 |
| Women's PGA Championship | DNP | |
| U.S. Women's Open | DNP | |
| Women's British Open | 2 | |
| The Evian Championship | 28 |
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
T = tied
Yellow background for top-10
Team appearances
Professional
- The Queens (representing Korea): 2015