Background
Joh was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and moved to San Diego, California as a young child.
Joh was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and moved to San Diego, California as a young child.
Joh attended University of California, Los Angeles where she was a member of the golf team for all four years, from 2005 through her graduation in 2009. She was a four-time All-Pac-10 selection (1st Team in 2006 and 2008) and four-time All-American, and was a seven-time member of the Director"s Honor Roll at University of California, Los Angeles, awarded to student athletes with a 3.0 or higher grade point average.
In 2006-2007, her sophomore year, she won the Pac-10 title. She was the Pac-10 player of the year twice, in 2006-2007 and in 2007-2008.
At the 2008 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Golf Championship (May 20–23), Joh lost in a playoff to Azahara Muñoz of Arizona State for the individual championship in Albuquerque, New Mexico, after they tied at 287 (−1).
Joh was named 2008 Pac-10 Golfer of the Year, and captured her third All-America nod from the National Golf Coaches Association (NGCA) after leading the Bruins in every statistical category during the 2008 season.
She was ranked among the nation"s top five players all season.
College After graduating from University of California, Los Angeles in June 2009 with a degree in communication studies, Joh turned professional and joined the Futures Tour, the official development tour of the LPGA Tour. She finished T22 at the Final LPGA Qualifying Tournament in 2010 to earn conditional playing privileges on the LPGA Tour for 2011 while still retaining privileges on the Futures Tour. Her good performance on the LPGA Tour improved her priority status on the LPGA Tour and gave her entry to more tournaments in the second half of the 2011 LPGA season.
She earned $120,057 for the solo second-place finish, her largest payday to date as a professional.
Her 2011 season earnings on the LPGA Tour were $237,365 from participating in 14 tournaments. This put her in 41st place on the season-ending money list, enough to earn full privileges on the LPGA Tour for the 2012 season.
In 2012, Joh"s rookie year on the LPGA, she finished 101st on the official LPGA money list which gave her limited playing privileges on the LPGA in 2013. She retained status on the Symetra Tour.
Futures Tour wins (2) Results not in chronological order before 2015.
The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.LA = Low amateur DNP = did not play CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied Yellow background for top-10. Official as of the 2015 season Amateur Curtis Cup (representing the United States): 2008 (winners) Espirito Santo Trophy (representing the United States): 2008 Curtis Cup record.
She was a member of the 2008 United States. Curtis Cup Team
She was a four-time All-Pac-10 selection (1st Team in 2006 and 2008) and four-time All-American, and was a seven-time member of the Director"s Honor Roll at University of California, Los Angeles, awarded to student athletes with a 3.0 or higher grade point average.