Hee-Jung "Gloria" Park (born 27 February 1980) is a South Korean professional golfer who played mostly on U.S.-based LPGA Tour. She has also used the Westernized name Gloria Park.
| Hee-Jung Park 박희정 | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Nickname | Gloria, Koala |
| Born | 27 February 1980 Seoul, South Korea |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Sporting nationality |  South Korea |
| Residence | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Spouse | Hee-Taek Chang |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1998 |
| Former tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 4 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA Tour | 2 |
| LPGA of Korea Tour | 1 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| Chevron Championship | T32: 2002 |
| Women's PGA C'ship | T4: 2004 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T20: 2006 |
| du Maurier Classic | T60: 2000 |
| Women's British Open | T10: 2003 |
Park was born in Seoul, South Korea. After moving to Australia as a teenager, she won the Australian Girls' Amateur three times and won the Australian Women's Amateur Stroke Play Championship in 1997.
After turning professional in 1998, Park won the 1998 Sports Seoul Ladies' Open on the LPGA of Korea Tour and the 1999 Indonesian Ladies' Open. She finished 13th at the 1999 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn a place on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour for the 2000 season. On the LPGA Tour, she has won the 2001 Williams Championship[1] and the 2002 Sybase Big Apple Classic.[2]
Professional wins (4)
editLPGA Tour wins (2)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 Sep 2001 | Williams Championship | −9 (68-69-64=201) | 1 stroke |  Donna Andrews
|
| 2 | 28 Jul 2002 | Sybase Big Apple Classic | −14 (71-67-63-69=270) | Playoff | Hee-Won Han
|
LPGA Tour playoff record (1–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2002 | Sybase Big Apple Classic | Hee-Won Han
|
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 2005 | Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic | Heather Bowie
|
Lost to par on third extra hole |
LPGA of Korea Tour wins (1)
edit- 1998 Sports Seoul Ladies' Open
Other wins (1)
editResults in LPGA majors
edit| Tournament | 2000 |
|---|---|
| Kraft Nabisco Championship | |
| LPGA Championship | T28 |
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT |
| du Maurier Classic | T60 |
| Tournament | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kraft Nabisco Championship | T32 | T42 | CUT | T44 | CUT | T46 | CUT | |
| LPGA Championship | T43 | T23 | CUT | T4 | T7 | T61 | T46 | T40 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T44 | CUT | T37 | T23 | T20 | CUT | ||
| Women's British Open | T25 | CUT | T10 | T31 | CUT | CUT | T16 | T48 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied
Summary
edit- Starts – 32
- Wins – 0
- 2nd-place finishes – 0
- 3rd-place finishes – 0
- Top 3 finishes – 0
- Top 5 finishes – 1
- Top 10 finishes – 3
- Top 25 finishes – 8
- Missed cuts – 10
- Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (twice)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 1
Team appearances
editAmateur
- Tasman Cup (representing Australia): 1997 (winners)
Professional
References
edit- ^ "Park Captures Williams Championship". Golf Channel. Sports Network. 9 September 2001.
- ^ "Park edges Han in playoff, Sorenstam left out". ESPN. Associated Press. 28 July 2002.