Park Sung-hyun (golfer)
| Park Sung-hyun 박성현 | |||||||||
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| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born | 21 September 1993 Seoul, South Korea | ||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||
| Sporting nationality |  South Korea | ||||||||
| Residence | Orlando, Florida, U.S.[1] | ||||||||
| Career | |||||||||
| Turned professional | 2012 | ||||||||
| Current tour(s) | KLPGA Tour (joined 2014) LPGA Tour (joined 2017) | ||||||||
| Professional wins | 15 | ||||||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||||||
| LPGA Tour | 5 | ||||||||
| LPGA of Korea Tour | 10 | ||||||||
| Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 2) | |||||||||
| Chevron Championship | T6: 2016 | ||||||||
| Women's PGA C'ship | Won: 2018 | ||||||||
| U.S. Women's Open | Won: 2017 | ||||||||
| Women's British Open | T15: 2018 | ||||||||
| Evian Championship | T2: 2016 | ||||||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||||||
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| Park Sung-hyun | |
| Hangul | 박성현 |
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| Revised Romanization | Bak Seonghyeon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pak Sŏng-hyŏn |
Park Sung-hyun (born 21 September 1993), also known as Sung Hyun Park, is a South Korean professional golfer playing on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. In July 2017, she won the U.S. Women's Open, an LPGA major.[2] In November 2017, she became the number one ranked golfer in the Women's World Golf Rankings.[3] Park clinched the LPGA's Rookie of the Year Award in the penultimate month of the 2017 season.[4] Park then went on to share Player of the Year honors with Ryu So-yeon, making Park the first player since Nancy Lopez in 1978 to win both Player and Rookie of the Year honors in the same season.[5] After holding the top ranking for only one week, she regained the number one spot with her win at the Indy Women in Tech Championship in August 2018.[6]
Professional wins (15)
LPGA Tour wins (5)
| Legend |
| Major championships (2) |
| Other LPGA Tour (3) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Winner's share ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 Jul 2017 | U.S. Women's Open | 73-70-67-67=277 | −11 | 2 strokes | Choi Hye-jin (a)
|
900,000 |
| 2 | 27 Aug 2017 | Canadian Pacific Women's Open | 70-68-69-64=271 | −13 | 2 strokes | Mirim Lee
|
337,500 |
| 3 | 6 May 2018 | Volunteers of America LPGA Texas Classic | 65-66=131 | −11 | 1 stroke |  Lindy Duncan
|
195,000 |
| 4 | 1 Jul 2018 | KPMG Women's PGA Championship | 66-72-71-69=278 | −10 | Playoff |  Nasa Hataoka, Ryu So-yeon
|
547,500 |
| 5 | 19 Aug 2018 | Indy Women in Tech Championship | 68-63-66-68=265 | −23 | Playoff | Lizette Salas
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300,000 |
LPGA Tour playoff record (2–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2018 | Women's PGA Championship | Nasa Hataoka Ryu So-yeon
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Won with birdie on second extra hole Hataoka eliminated with par on first hole |
| 2 | 2018 | Indy Women in Tech Championship | Lizette Salas
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Won with birdie on first extra hole |
LPGA of Korea Tour wins (10)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 Jun 2015 | Kia Motors Korea Women's Open | 73-69-70-77=289 | +1 | 2 strokes | Lee Jung-min
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| 2 | 20 Sep 2015 | KDB Daewoo Securities Classic | 68-66-69=203 | −13 | 2 strokes | Ahn Song-yi Kim Hye-youn Seong Eun-jeong (a)
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| 3 | 4 Oct 2015 | OK! Savings Bank Pak Se-ri Invitational | 71-67-68=206 | −10 | 1 stroke | Kim Hae-rym Kim Ji-hyun
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| 4 | 14 Dec 2015 | Hyundai China Ladies Open | 64-68-67=199 | −17 | 2 strokes | Kim Hyo-joo
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| 5 | 17 Apr 2016 | Samchully Together Open | 65-73-74=212 | −4 | Playoff | Kim Ji-young
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| 6 | 24 Apr 2016 | Nexen-Saintnine Masters | 72-64-72=208 | −8 | 1 stroke | Cho Jeong-min Kim Min-sun
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| 7 | 22 May 2016 | Doosan Match Play Championship | 19 holes | Kim Ji-hyun
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| 8 | 7 Aug 2016 | Jeju Samdasoo Masters | 65-67-66=198 | −18 | 9 strokes | Pak Ju-young
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| 9 | 21 Aug 2016 | Bogner-MBN Ladies Open | 64-65-70=199 | −17 | 4 strokes | Lee Mi-hyang
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| 10 | 4 Sep 2016 | Hanwha Finance Classic | 74-67-74-67=282 | −6 | 1 stroke | Ko Jin-young
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Major championships
Wins (2)
| Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | U.S. Women's Open | 3 shot deficit | −11 (73-70-67-67=277) | 2 strokes | Choi Hye-jin (a)
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| 2018 | Women's PGA Championship | 4 shot deficit | −10 (66-72-71-69=278) | Playoff | Nasa Hataoka, Ryu So-yeon
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Results timeline
Results not in chronological order before 2018.
| Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANA Inspiration | T6 | T14 | T9 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T3 | 1 | CUT |
| Women's PGA Championship | DNP | T14 | 1 |
| Women's British Open | T50 | T16 | T15 |
| The Evian Championship | T2 | T26 | CUT |
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
T = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
Summary
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANA Inspiration | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| U.S. Women's Open | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Women's PGA Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Women's British Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| The Evian Championship | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Totals | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 12 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 10 (2016 ANA Inspiration – 2018 ANA)
- Longest streak of top 10s – 2 (2016 ANA Inspiration – 2016 U.S. Open)
LPGA Tour career summary
| Year | Tournaments played |
Cuts made |
Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10s | Best finish |
Earnings ($) |
Money list rank |
Scoring average |
Scoring rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | T2 | n/a | n/a | 68.50 | n/a |
| 2016 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | T2 | n/a | n/a | 69.75 | n/a |
| 2017 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 2,335,883 | 1 | 69.25 | 2 |
- official as of 2017 season[7]
Team appearances
Professional
- The Queens (representing Korea): 2015 (winners)
- International Crown (representing South Korea): 2018 (winners)
References
- ^ In the winner's circle with Sung Hyun Park
- ^ Bondy, Filip (16 July 2017). "Sung Hyun Park Wins U.S. Women's Open, Edging an Amateur". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ "Sung Hyun Park Becomes Top Player in Rolex Rankings". LPGA. 6 November 2017.
- ^ "Sung Hyun Park Clinches 2017 Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year Honors". LPGA. 18 October 2017.
- ^ "Five Things To Know From Sunday at CME". LPGA. 19 November 2017.
- ^ "Sung Hyun Park beats Lizette Salas on first extra hole to reclaim No. 1". ESPN. Associated Press. 19 August 2018.
- ^ "Sung Hyun Park results". LPGA. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
External links
- Park Sung-hyun at the LPGA Tour official site
- Park Sung-hyun at the KLPGA Tour official site Template:Ko icon
- Park Sung-hyun at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site
- Profile on Seoul Sisters site