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South Korean professional golfer (born 1988) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ji-Young Oh (Korean: 오지영, born 3 July 1988) is a South Korean professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour.
Ji Young Oh 오지영 | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Ji Young Oh 오지영 |
Born | Seoul, South Korea | 3 July 1988
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
Sporting nationality | South Korea |
Career | |
Turned professional | 2006 |
Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour (joined 2007) |
Professional wins | 2 |
Number of wins by tour | |
LPGA Tour | 2 |
Best results in LPGA major championships | |
Chevron Championship | T31: 2008 |
Women's PGA C'ship | T29: 2008 |
U.S. Women's Open | T31: 2008 |
Women's British Open | T17: 2008 |
Evian Championship | T16: 2014 |
Oh started playing golf at the age of 12 and was named to the Korean National Team in 2005 at the age of 16.
In 2006, she came to the United States and enrolled at the Leadbetter Academy. She played on the Future Collegians World Tour, a second tier amateur golf league, and won all six events she entered.
In the fall of 2006 she entered the LPGA Qualifying Tournament as an amateur and finished 9th, earning exempt status on the LPGA Tour for 2007. She immediately turning professional.
In 2007, her best finish was sixth at the Safeway Classic, where she carded a career-low 66 in the opening round.
In 2008, she earned her first win at the State Farm Classic beating top rookie Yani Tseng in a playoff.
In 2009, she gained her second win at the Sybase Classic.[1]
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 20 Jul 2008 | LPGA State Farm Classic | −18 (66-66-69-69=270) | Playoff | Yani Tseng |
2 | 17 May 2009 | Sybase Classic | −14 (66-69-69-70=274) | 4 strokes | Suzann Pettersen |
LPGA Tour playoff record (1–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 2008 | LPGA State Farm Classic | Yani Tseng | Won with par on first extra hole |
Results not in chronological order before 2015.
Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
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ANA Inspiration | T31 | T36 | CUT | CUT | 82 | CUT | CUT | CUT | ||
Women's PGA Championship | T46 | T29 | T39 | CUT | CUT | T45 | T37 | CUT | CUT | CUT |
U.S. Women's Open | CUT | T31 | T40 | CUT | CUT | CUT | ||||
Women's British Open | CUT | T17 | CUT | T31 | CUT | T58 | ||||
The Evian Championship ^ | T44 | T16 |
^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Year | Tournaments played | Cuts made | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10s | Best finish | Earnings ($) | Money list rank | Scoring average | Scoring rank |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2007 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 148,876 | 72 | 72.46 | 81 |
2008 | 29 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 680,225 | 26 | 71.65 | 22 |
2009 | 25 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 558,316 | 24 | 71.90 | 34 |
2010 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T12 | 98,384 | 71 | 73.42 | 92 |
2011 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T54 | 5,456 | 148 | 74.42 | 125 |
2012 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T42 | 41,391 | 109 | 73.25 | 82 |
2013 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T35 | 84,879 | 87 | 72.56 | 70 |
2014 | 25 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T16 | 173,090 | 73 | 71.95 | 56 |
2015 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T25 | 55,173 | 110 | 72.54 | 81 |
2016 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T26 | 32,008 | 136 | 72.86 | 110 |
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