Bio

LPGA Awards (4) 

• 2012 and 2015 Vare Trophy
• 2015 Rolex ANNIKA Major Award
• 2012 and 2013 LPGA Tour Money Winner
• 2013 Rolex Player of the Year
• 2013 GWAA Female Player of the Year

UL International Crown (1)

• 2014

Olympics (2)

• 2016 Rio Olympics (1st – Gold)
• 2020 Tokyo Olympics (T23)

2021 in a Nutshell

• 17 events, 17 cuts made, $1,116,295 (12)
• Earned her 21st career victory with a win at the Kia Classic; also notched runner-up finishes at the LOTTE Championship and the ShopRite LPGA Classic
• Represented the Republic of Korea at the Tokyo Olympics

Career Highlights

2020:

• 13 events, 11 cuts made, $1,377,799 (3)
• Enters 2020 ranked fourth on the LPGA Tour Career Money List with $15,356,126 in career earnings, third-most among active LPGA Tour players
• Entering 2020, Park has won as many majors a Juli Inkster (seven) and Karrie Webb (seven); only Patty Berg (15), Mickey Wright (13), Louise Suggs (11), Babe Zaharias (10, Annika Sorenstam (10) and Betsy Rawls (eight) have won more
• Earned her 20th career victory with a win at the ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open; also notched runner-up finishes at the Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions, the KPMG Women's PGA Championship and the Volunteers of America Classic.

2019:

• 17 events, 16 cuts made, $781,166 (26)
• Enters 2021 ranked fourth on the LPGA Tour Career Money List with $16,733,925 in career earnings, third-most among active LPGA Tour players
• Entering 2021, Park has won as many majors a Juli Inkster (seven) and Karrie Webb (seven); only Patty Berg (15), Mickey Wright (13), Louise Suggs (11), Babe Zaharias (10, Annika Sorenstam (10) and Betsy Rawls (eight) have won more
• Earned six top-10 finishes in 2019, with ties for second at the Kia Classic and the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship presented by P&C

2018:

• 13 events, 14 cuts made, $979,527 (15)
• Enters 2019 ranked sixth on the LPGA Career Money List with $14,574,960 in career earnings, fourth-most among active LPGA players
• Entering 2019, Park has won as many majors a Juli Inkster (seven) and Karrie Webb (seven); only Patty Berg (15), Mickey Wright (13), Louise Suggs (11), Babe Zaharias (10, Annika Sorenstam (10) and Betsy Rawls (eight) have won more
• Won the Bank of Hope Founders Cup for her 19th career LPGA Tour victory
• Made par on the eighth playoff hole to finish runner-up to Pernilla Lindberg at the ANA Inspiration
• Crossed the $14 million mark in career earnings with her T2 finish at the ANA Inspiration

2017:

• 15 events, 11 cuts made, $755,651 (25)
• Won the HSBC Women's Champions for her 18th career LPGA victory, where she crossed the $13 million mark in career earnings
• Recorded four additional top-10 finishes

2016:

• 10 events, 5 cuts made, $253,381 (69)
• Became the youngest player ever to qualify for the LPGA Tour Hall of Fame after her 10th start at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship
• Gold medalist at the Rio Olympics, winning by five strokes at 16-under par
• Carded two top-1 finishes in 10 starts including a runner-up finish at the Kia Classic

2015:

• 25 events, 24 cuts made, $2,630,011 (2), 5 victories, 10 additional top-10 finishes
• Won her third-consecutive KPMG Women's PGA Championship and completed the Career Grand Slam at the RICOH Women's British Open
• Crossed the $2 million mark for the fourth consecutive season

2014:

• 23 events, 22 cuts made, $2,226,641 (2), 3 victories, 14 additional top-10 finishes
• Began 2014 as the No. 1 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, was overtaken by Stacy Lewis for 21 weeks, before finishing the year in the No. 1 position for the second consecutive season.
• Crossed the $2 million mark for the third consecutive season
• Member of Team Korea at the inaugural UL International Crown posting a 3-1-0 record

• 23 events, 22 cuts made, $2,456,619 (1), 6 victories, 5 additional top-10 finishes
• Was the first player in the modern era to win the first three major championships of the season (Kraft Nabisco Championship, Wegmans LPGA Championship and U.S. Women's Open)
• Became the first South Korean in LPGA Tour history to win the Rolex Player of the Year
• Won the money title for the second-consecutive year and became just the second player in history to earn at least $2 million in back-to-back seasons
• Crossed the $6 million and $7 million mark in career earnings

• 24 events, 23 cuts made, $2,287,080 (1), two victories, 10 additional top-10 finishes, six runner-up finishes.
• Won her first Vare Trophy for lowest scoring average (70.21)
• Placed in the top-10 in nine additional categories including putting average (28.34), greens in regulation putting average (1.72), rounds under par (72.3%), top-10 finishes (12), birdies (347), eagles (7), rounds in the 60s (30), subpar holes (354) and finished second to Stacy Lewis in the Rolex Player of the year race.

• Best finish was a tie for sixth at the US Women's Open. 
• Tied for seventh at the RICOH Women's British Open. 
• Tied for 14th at the Wegmans LPGA Championship. 
• Tied for 17th at the Evian Masters. 
• Tied for 18th at the Kia Classic.

• Best finish was second at the Kia Classic Presented by J Golf. 
• Finished third at the ShopRite LPGA Classic. 
• Finished fourth at the P&G NW Arkansas Championship Presented by Walmart. 
• Tied for seventh at the LPGA Championship Presented by Wegmans and the LPGA Hana Bank Championship Presented by SK telecom. 
• Finished eighth at the Mizuno Classic. 
• Tied for eighth at the U.S. Women's Open. 
• Tied for ninth at the Sybase Match Play Championship and the RICOH Women's British Open. 
• Tied for tenth at the Kraft Nabisco Championship.

• Best finish was a tie for fifth at the Mizuno Classic, where she tied her season-low 66 in the second round. 
• Previously carded 66 in the first round of the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic Presented by Kroger; tied for seventh at the Hana Bank KOLON Championship 2009. 
• Led the Tour in putting average and greens in regulation putting average.

• Became a Rolex First-Time Winner at the U.S. Women’s Open, where she crossed the $1 million mark in season and career earnings. 
• Was the youngest player to ever win the U.S. Women’s Open at the age of 19 years, 11 months, 17 days; shortly after, donated $50,000 to The LPGA Foundation. 
• Became the fifth player in LPGA history to win both the U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship and U.S. Women’s Open, along with Mickey Wright, JoAnne Carner, Amy Alcott, and Hollis Stacy. 
• Carded a career-low 64 during the second round of the Corona Championship, where she tied for third.

• Carded a career-low 64 during the third round of the Safeway Classic Presented by Pepsi.

• Turned professional in April and competed on the Duramed Futures Tour, where she recorded 11 top-10 finishes, including a runner-up finish at the CIGNA Chip in For A Cure FUTURES Golf Classic. 
• Finished third on the Duramed Futures Tour season-ending money list to earn exempt status for the 2007 LPGA season.

Amateur:

• Park accumulated many accolades during her amateur career. She won nine events on the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) circuit and was a five-time Rolex Junior All-American. 
• Park was named the 2002 AJGA Rolex Junior Player of the Year. 
• She competed in 25 AJGA events during her career and recorded 18 top-five finishes. 
• She was a semifinalist at the 2003 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship.
• Park won the 2002 U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship and finished as runner-up in both 2003 and 2005. 
• Playing as a sponsor invite, she tied for 62nd at the 2006 Kraft Nabisco Championship.
• Park also competed in the LPGA Takefuji Classic three times (2004, T8; 2005, 5; and 2006, T35) during her amateur career. 

Personal:

• 5’6”
• Started playing golf at the age of 10.
• Credits her father as the individual most influencing her career.
• Hobbies include skiing and playing the piano.
• Qualified for the Tour by finishing third on the 2006 Duramed FUTURES Tour season-ending money list.