Jane Park
| Jane Park | |
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| — Golfer — | |
Park at the 2008 LPGA Championship
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| Personal information | |
| Born |
December 15, 1986 Chicago, Illinois |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Nationality |
 United States
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| Residence | |
| Career | |
| College | UCLA |
| Turned professional | 2006 |
| Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour (joined 2007) |
| Former tour(s) | Futures Tour (joined 2007) |
| Best results in LPGA major championships |
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| ANA Inspiration | T19: 2013 |
| Women's PGA C'ship | T11: 2014 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T5: 2015 |
| Women's British Open | T17: 2009 |
| Evian Championship | T12: 2016 |
Jane Park (born December 15, 1986) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. Before turning professional, Park reached the finals of the 2003 U.S. Women's Amateur and 2004 U.S. Girls' Junior, and won the 2004 U.S. Women's Amateur. She also tied for low amateur at the 2006 U.S. Women's Open. Since joining the LPGA in 2007, she has earned almost $2 million and recorded 10 top-10 finishes.
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Park began to play golf when she was 11 years old. In August 2003, 16-year-old Park reached the finals of the U.S. Women's Amateur, where she lost to Virada Nirapathpongporn 2 and 1. The following year, Park made it to the finals of the U.S. Girls' Junior Championship, where she faced Julieta Granada. After the 18-hole match finished all square, Granada won on the second extra hole. Three weeks later, Park won the U.S. Women's Amateur Championship, defeating Amanda McCurdy 2-up in the title match.
In addition to her three appearances in USGA event finals, Park played on the U.S. Curtis Cup team in 2004 and 2006 and the UCLA Bruins college team in 2005, when she was a first-team All-American. Following a tie for 10th at the 2006 U.S. Women's Open, which was tied for the highest finish by an amateur that year, she turned professional in August 2006.
At the 2006 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament in December, Park tied for 18th place, outside the top 15, which only secured her non-exempt (conditional) status on the LPGA Tour for 2007. With a partial LPGA schedule, she spent time on the Futures Tour developmental circuit in 2007. After finishing 109th on the LPGA Tour money list, Park returned to the Final Qualifying Tournament in December, where she won with a 17-under-par total and gained full playing privileges on the LPGA Tour for 2008.
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