Jin Jeong

Jeong Yeon-jin (Korean: 정연진; born 2 February 1990), better known as Jin Jeong,[1] is a South Korean professional golfer.

This is a Korean name; the family name is Jeong.
Jin Jeong
Personal information
Full nameJeong Yeon-jin
Born (1990-02-02) 2 February 1990
Busan, South Korea
Nationality South Korea
ResidenceMelbourne, Australia
Career
Turned professional2011
Current tour(s)PGA Tour of Australasia
Former tour(s)European Tour
Professional wins2
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
PGA Tour of Australasia1
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentCUT: 2011
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT14: 2010

Jeong was born in Busan and moved to Melbourne, Australia in 2006.[2][3] He has enjoyed a highly successful amateur career. In 2010 he had two spells as the number one ranked amateur golfer on the back of four wins including The Amateur Championship, the first Asian to win that championship,[4][5] and finishing as low amateur in a tie for 14th place in The Open Championship.

Jeong turned professional in April 2011.[6] In December 2011, he finished 16th in the PGA Tour of Australasia qualifying school, winning a place on tour for 2012.[7]

In 2012, Jeong played in all three stages of the European Tour qualifying school, obtaining a place in some Challenge Tour events for 2013. In early October 2013, he competed in the first stage of the qualifying schools for the European Tour (successfully) and the Web.com Tour (unsuccessfully).[8]

Jeong won his first championship as a professional on 20 October 2013, winning the ISPS Handa Perth International on the European Tour in a playoff over Ross Fisher. He was one of three players who had earned a place in that tournament from his position in the PGA Tour of Australasia's Tier 2 Money List for 2012, finishing 55th in the 2012 Order of Merit.[9] This win gave him an exemption on the European Tour until the end of 2015.

Amateur wins

Professional wins (2)

European Tour wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 20 Oct 2013 ISPS Handa Perth International1 −10 (68-72-69-69=278) Playoff Ross Fisher

1Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2013 ISPS Handa Perth International Ross Fisher Won with par on first extra hole

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 20 Oct 2013 ISPS Handa Perth International1 −10 (68-72-69-69=278) Playoff Ross Fisher

1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2013 ISPS Handa Perth International Ross Fisher Won with par on first extra hole

Other wins (1)

Results in major championships
Tournament20102011201220132014
Masters Tournament CUT
U.S. Open
The Open Championship T14LA CUT
PGA Championship
  Did not play

LA = Low amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in World Golf Championships
Tournament20132014
Match Play
Championship T60
Invitational T64
Champions T18 76
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

References
  1. "Jeong wins best amateur player award at British Open". The Korea Times. 19 July 2010. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
  2. "The Open 2010: South Korea's Jin Jeong not settling for silver successn". The Guardian. 18 July 2010. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
  3. "British Amateur champ Jeong starts with 68". Golf Digest. 15 July 2010. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
  4. "Jeong earns spot in British Open". ESPN. Associated Press. 20 June 2010. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
  5. "Jin Jeong becomes first Asian to win Amateur Golf championship". Deccan Herald. Agence France-Presse. 21 June 2010. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
  6. "He's not allowed to see his girlfriend because the female influence weakens him. He's just a very sad boy at the moment."
  8. http://pgatq.bluegolf.com/bluegolf/pgatq13/event/pgatq1313/contest/1/leaderboard.htm
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