Background
Park was born Park Ji-eun (Korean: 박지은) in Seoul, South of Korea.
Park was born Park Ji-eun (Korean: 박지은) in Seoul, South of Korea.
She attended Arizona State University and graduated from Ewha Womans University in 2003.
She moved to Hawaii at the age of 12, and then to Arizona. She tied for eighth as an amateur in the 1999 United States. Women"s Open. Park turned professional in 1999 and decided to play on the Futures Tour instead of taking exemptions to LPGA Tour tournaments.
The years 2005 and 2006 were difficult for Park as she suffered from back and neck injuries, and success continued to elude her the following two seasons as well.
In April 2009 it was reported that Park had undergone a successful hip surgery, and that she would be off the LPGA tour for several months. In June 2012, Park announced her retirement from golf.
The Boston Globe has described Park as "the striking beauty, the tall and proud walk, the dazzling smile" and she has attracted sponsorship from Nike and Rolex. LPGA Tour (6) Futures Tour (5) Other (1) Wins (1) Results timeline The Women"s British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001.
DNP = did not play CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied World Development = withdrew Green background for wins.
Yellow background for top-10. Summary Starts – 46 Wins – 1 2nd place finishes – 1 3rd place finishes – 2 Top 3 finishes – 4 Top 5 finishes – 5 Top 10 finishes – 11 Top 25 finishes – 15 Missed cuts – 15 Most consecutive cuts made – 11 Longest streak of top-10s – 5 Amateur Espirito Santo Trophy (representing South of Korea): 1998 Professional Lexus Cup (representing Asia team): 2005, 2006 (winners).