Ko Jin-young
| Ko Jin-young | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born |
7 July 1995 Seoul, South Korea |
| Height | 5 ft 6.5 in (1.69 m) |
| Nationality |
 |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2013 |
| Current tour(s) |
LPGA of Korea Tour LPGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 12 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA Tour | 2 |
| LPGA of Korea Tour | 10 |
| ALPG Tour | 1 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| ANA Inspiration | T64: 2018 |
| Women's PGA C'ship | T11: 2018 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T15: 2017 |
| Women's British Open | 2nd: 2015 |
| Evian Championship | T26: 2018 |
| Ko Jin-young | |
| Hangul | 고진영 |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization | Go Jinyeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ko Chinyŏng |
Ko Jin-young (Korean: 고진영, born 7 July 1995), also known as Jin-Young Ko is a South Korean professional golfer who plays on the LPGA of Korea Tour. She has won four times on the LPGA of Korea and has featured inside the top 30 in the Women's World Golf Rankings. Ko is best known for finishing runner up to fellow South Korean golfer Inbee Park at the 2015 Women's British Open, after losing a three stroke lead on the back 9 at the Ailsa Course of Trump Turnberry. Ko famously only met her caddie, a young local Jeff Brighton, the day before the Open and had never played links golf before. Ko has endorsements deals with Hite, Bridgestone Golf, LPGA Golf Wear, Jeju SamDaSoo & Nikon.
After winning the LPGA KEB–Hana Bank Championship, a tournament co-sanctioned by the LPGA of Korea Tour and the LPGA Tour, Ko took up LPGA Tour membership for 2018.[1]
Professional wins (12)
LPGA of Korea Tour wins (10)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 Aug 2014 | Nefs Masterpiece | 71-70-70-70=281 | −7 | 1 stroke | |
| 2 | 26 Apr 2015 | Nexen-Saint Nine Masters | 70-65-68=203 | −13 | 1 stroke | |
| 3 | 10 May 2015 | KyoChon Honey Ladies Open | 70-68-70=208 | −11 | 3 strokes | |
| 4 | 12 Jul 2015 | Chojung Sparkling-Yongpyong Resort Open | 67-67-69=203 | −13 | 1 stroke | |
| 5 | 1 May 2016 | KG-Edaily Ladies Open | 64-68-69=201 | −15 | 1 stroke | |
| 6 | 17 Jun 2016 | BMW Ladies Championship | 65-68-72-70=275 | −13 | 2 strokes | |
| 7 | 9 Oct 2016 | Hite Jinro Championship | 70-66-74-70=280 | −8 | 6 strokes | |
| 8 | 13 Aug 2017 | Jeju Samdasoo Masters | 67-66-66=199 | −17 | 4 strokes | |
| 9 | 17 Sep 2017 | BMW Ladies Championship | 69-68-67-68=272 | −12 | 1 strokes | |
| 10 | 15 Oct 2017 | LPGA KEB–Hana Bank Championship1 | 68-67-66-68=269 | −19 | 2 strokes | |
1 Co-sanctioned with LPGA Tour
LPGA Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 Oct 2017 | LPGA KEB–Hana Bank Championship1 | 68-67-66-68=269 | −19 | 2 strokes | |
| 2 | 18 Feb 2018 | ISPS Handa Australian Women's Open | 65-69-71-69=274 | −14 | 3 strokes | |
1 Co-sanctioned with KLPGA Tour
Other wins (1)
- 2016 World Ladies Championship - team (with Lee Jung-min)
Results in LPGA majors
Results not in chronological order before 2018.
| Tournament | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANA Inspiration | DNP | T71 | CUT | T64 |
| U.S. Women's Open | DNP | DNP | T15 | T17 |
| Women's PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | T11 |
| Women's British Open | 2 | DNP | DNP | CUT |
| The Evian Championship | 28 | T39 | DNP | T26 |
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
T = tied
Yellow background for top-10
Team appearances
Professional
- The Queens (representing Korea): 2015, 2016 (winners), 2017
References
- ↑ Lamport-Stokes, Mark (22 November 2017). "Jin Young Ko Makes Decision to Take Up LPGA Tour Membership in 2018". LPGA.
External links
- LPGA Tour of Korea profile (in Korean)
- Ko Jin-young at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site
- Profile on SeoulSisters.com