Park Sung-hyun (golfer)
Park Sung-hyun (born 21 September 1993), also known as Sung Hyun Park, is a South Korean professional golfer playing on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. She has won two LPGA majors championships, the 2017 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship and the 2018 Women's PGA Championship. She was the number one ranked golfer in the Women's World Golf Rankings for a single week in 2017 and has returned to the number one spot in 2018 and 2019.
| Park Sung-hyun 박성현 | |||||||||
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| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born | 21 September 1993 Seoul, South Korea | ||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||
| Nationality |  | ||||||||
| Residence | Orlando, Florida, U.S.[1] | ||||||||
| Career | |||||||||
| Turned professional | 2012 | ||||||||
| Current tour(s) | KLPGA Tour (joined 2014) LPGA Tour (joined 2017) | ||||||||
| Professional wins | 18 | ||||||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||||||
| LPGA Tour | 7 | ||||||||
| LPGA of Korea Tour | 10 | ||||||||
| Other | 1 | ||||||||
| Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 2) | |||||||||
| ANA Inspiration | T6: 2016 | ||||||||
| Women's PGA C'ship | Won: 2018 | ||||||||
| U.S. Women's Open | Won: 2017 | ||||||||
| Women's British Open | 8th: 2019 | ||||||||
| Evian Championship | T2: 2016 | ||||||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||||||
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| Park Sung-hyun | |
| Hangul | 박성현 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 朴城炫[2] |
| Revised Romanization | Bak Seonghyeon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pak Sŏng-hyŏn |
Professional career
From 2014 to 2016 Park played on the LPGA of Korea Tour. She won four times in 2015 and six times in 2016.
Since 2017 Park has played on the LPGA Tour. In July 2017, she won the U.S. Women's Open, an LPGA major.[3] In November 2017, she became the number one ranked golfer in the Women's World Golf Rankings.[4] Park clinched the LPGA's Rookie of the Year Award in the penultimate month of the 2017 season.[5] Park then went on to share Player of the Year honors with Ryu So-yeon, making Park the first player since Nancy Lopez in 1978 to win both Player and Rookie of the Year honors in the same season.[6]
Park won three times in 2018, this included a major title in July 2018 at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship. After holding the top ranking for only one week in 2017, she regained the number one spot with her win at the Indy Women in Tech Championship in August 2018.[7] She ended the 2018 season third on the LPGA money list and ranked second in the world to Ariya Jutanugarn.
In 2019, Park won the HSBC Women's World Championship and the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship.[8]
Professional wins (18)
LPGA Tour wins (7)
| Legend |
| Major championships (2) |
| Other LPGA Tour (5) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Winner's share ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 Jul 2017 | U.S. Women's Open | 73-70-67-67=277 | −11 | 2 strokes | |
900,000 |
| 2 | 27 Aug 2017 | Canadian Pacific Women's Open | 70-68-69-64=271 | −13 | 2 strokes | |
337,500 |
| 3 | 6 May 2018 | Volunteers of America LPGA Texas Classic | 65-66=131 | −11 | 1 stroke |  |
195,000 |
| 4 | 1 Jul 2018 | KPMG Women's PGA Championship | 66-72-71-69=278 | −10 | Playoff |  |
547,500 |
| 5 | 19 Aug 2018 | Indy Women in Tech Championship | 68-63-66-68=265 | −23 | Playoff | |
300,000 |
| 6 | 3 Mar 2019 | HSBC Women's World Championship | 69-71-69-64=273 | −15 | 2 strokes | .svg.png){kind=small} |
225,000 |
| 7 | 30 Jun 2019 | Walmart NW Arkansas Championship | 66-63-66=195 | −18 | 1 stroke | |
300,000 |
LPGA Tour playoff record (2–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2018 | Women's PGA Championship | |
Won with birdie on second extra hole Hataoka eliminated with par on first hole |
| 2 | 2018 | Indy Women in Tech Championship | |
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
LPGA of Korea Tour wins (10)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 Jun 2015 | Kia Motors Korea Women's Open | 73-69-70-77=289 | +1 | 2 strokes | |
| 2 | 20 Sep 2015 | KDB Daewoo Securities Classic | 68-66-69=203 | −13 | 2 strokes | |
| 3 | 4 Oct 2015 | OK! Savings Bank Pak Se-ri Invitational | 71-67-68=206 | −10 | 1 stroke | |
| 4 | 14 Dec 2015 | Hyundai China Ladies Open | 64-68-67=199 | −17 | 2 strokes | |
| 5 | 17 Apr 2016 | Samchully Together Open | 65-73-74=212 | −4 | Playoff | |
| 6 | 24 Apr 2016 | Nexen-Saintnine Masters | 72-64-72=208 | −8 | 1 stroke | |
| 7 | 22 May 2016 | Doosan Match Play Championship | 19 holes | | ||
| 8 | 7 Aug 2016 | Jeju Samdasoo Masters | 65-67-66=198 | −18 | 9 strokes | |
| 9 | 21 Aug 2016 | Bogner-MBN Ladies Open | 64-65-70=199 | −17 | 4 strokes | |
| 10 | 4 Sep 2016 | Hanwha Finance Classic | 74-67-74-67=282 | −6 | 1 stroke | |
Taiwan LPGA Tour wins (1)
- 2019 The Country Club Ladies Invitational
Major championships
Wins (2)
| Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | U.S. Women's Open | 3 shot deficit | −11 (73-70-67-67=277) | 2 strokes | |
| 2018 | Women's PGA Championship | 4 shot deficit | −10 (66-72-71-69=278) | Playoff | |
Results timeline
Results not in chronological order before 2019.
| Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANA Inspiration | T6 | T14 | T9 | T52 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T3 | 1 | CUT | T12 |
| Women's PGA Championship | T14 | 1 | 2 | |
| The Evian Championship | T2 | T26 | CUT | T6 |
| Women's British Open | T50 | T16 | T15 | 8 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
T = tied
Summary
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANA Inspiration | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| U.S. Women's Open | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Women's PGA Championship | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| The Evian Championship | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Women's British Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Totals | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 17 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 10 (2016 ANA Inspiration – 2018 ANA)
- Longest streak of top 10s – 3 (2019 Women's PGA – 2019 British Open, current)
LPGA Tour career summary
| Year | Tournaments played | Cuts made | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10s | Best finish | Earnings ($) | Money list rank | Scoring average | Scoring rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | T2 | n/a | n/a | 68.50 | n/a |
| 2016 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | T2 | n/a | n/a | 69.75 | n/a |
| 2017 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 2,335,883 | 1 | 69.25 | 2 |
| 2018 | 24 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1,498,077 | 3 | 70.65 | 23 |
| 2019 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1,529,905 | 7 | 69.70 | 5 |
- official as of 2019 season[9]
Team appearances
Professional
- The Queens (representing Korea): 2015 (winners)
- International Crown (representing South Korea): 2018 (winners)
References
- In the winner's circle with Sung Hyun Park
- "Park Sung Hyun". Korean Ladies Professional Golf Association. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- Bondy, Filip (16 July 2017). "Sung Hyun Park Wins U.S. Women's Open, Edging an Amateur". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- "Sung Hyun Park Becomes Top Player in Rolex Rankings". LPGA. 6 November 2017.
- "Sung Hyun Park Clinches 2017 Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year Honors". LPGA. 18 October 2017.
- "Five Things To Know From Sunday at CME". LPGA. 19 November 2017.
- "Sung Hyun Park beats Lizette Salas on first extra hole to reclaim No. 1". ESPN. Associated Press. 19 August 2018.
- Levins, Keely (30 June 2019). "Sung Hyun Park wins Walmart NW Arkansas Championship with final-hole birdie, set to return World No. 1". Golf World. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- "Sung Hyun Park results". LPGA. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
External links
- Park Sung-hyun at the LPGA Tour official site
- Park Sung-hyun at the KLPGA Tour official site (in Korean)
- Park Sung-hyun at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site
- Profile on Seoul Sisters site
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Ryu So-yeon |
World No. 1 Ranked Golfer 6 November 2017 – 12 November 2017 |
Succeeded by Shanshan Feng |
| Preceded by Ariya Jutanugarn |
World No. 1 Ranked Golfer 20 August 2018 – 28 October 2018 |
Succeeded by Ariya Jutanugarn |
| Preceded by Ariya Jutanugarn |
World No. 1 Ranked Golfer 4 March 2019 – 7 April 2019 |
Succeeded by Ko Jin-young |
| Preceded by Ko Jin-young |
World No. 1 Ranked Golfer 1 July 2019 – 28 July 2019 |
Succeeded by Ko Jin-young |