Angela Park

Angela Park (Korean: 박혜인,[1] born August 25, 1988) is a Brazilian-American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour. She holds dual citizenship in Brazil and the United States.

This article is about the professional golfer. For the amusement park, see Angela Park (amusement park).

Angela Park
Park in 2009
Personal information
Full nameAngela Park
Born (1988-08-25) August 25, 1988
Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Sporting nationality Brazil (before 2008)
 United States (after 2008)
ResidenceCypress, California, U.S.
Career
CollegeNone
Turned professional2006
Former tour(s)Futures Tour (joined 2006)
LPGA Tour (joined 2007)
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipT15: 2006
Women's PGA C'ship5th: 2007
U.S. Women's OpenT2: 2007
Women's British OpenT34: 2008
Achievements and awards
LPGA Tour
Rookie of the Year		2007
Angela Park
Hangul
박혜인
Revised RomanizationBak Hye-in
McCune–ReischauerPak Hye-in
Commonly known as:
Hangul
안젤라 박
Revised RomanizationAnjella Bak
McCune–ReischauerAnjella Pak

Childhood and personal life

Park was born in Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil to South Korean-born parents who had a business in Brazil. At the age of 8, she moved with her father and siblings to Torrance, California and spent the remainder of her childhood there where she attended Torrance High School. She states she has only been to Korea on holiday.[2]

In June 2008 Park became a United States citizen.[3] She also retains her Brazilian citizenship.[4]

Amateur career

Park was successful in the American Junior Golf Association, winning five times. In 29 events in four seasons, she posted 24 top-10 finishes. She was also part of the Canon Cup and the USA Junior Solheim Cup. In 2005, she reached the semi-finals of the U.S. Women's Amateur, the premier amateur tournament for women golfers in the world.[2]

Professional career

Deciding to forgo college, Park turned professional at age 17 in April 2006, competing on the Futures Tour, where she entered sixteen events. She earned full playing privileges on the LPGA for 2007 at the December 2006 LPGA Qualifying Tournament and was named LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year for 2007. Her best finish on the LPGA tour was a tie for runner-up as a rookie at the U.S. Women's Open, where she led after two rounds.[5]

In October 2010, Park quit professional golf at age 22, claiming she was both mentally and physically exhausted although she has not ruled out the possibility of playing again.[6]

Results in LPGA majors
Tournament200520062007200820092010
Kraft Nabisco Championship T15 LA T26 T21 T48 CUT
LPGA Championship 5 70 WD
U.S. Women's Open CUT T2 T3 CUT
Women's British Open CUT T34
  Top 10
  Did not play

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

Summary
  • Starts – 14
  • Wins – 0
  • 2nd-place finishes – 1
  • 3rd-place finishes – 1
  • Top 3 finishes – 2
  • Top 5 finishes – 3
  • Top 10 finishes – 3
  • Top 25 finishes – 5
  • Missed cuts – 4
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 5
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 2

LPGA Tour career summary
On the December 2007 cover of KoreAm
YearTournaments
played		Cuts
made		Wins2nds3rdsTop
10s		Best
finish		Earnings
($)		Money
list rank		Scoring
average		Scoring
rank
2005 1 0 0 0 0 0 MC n/a n/a 76.50 n/a
2006 1 1 0 0 0 0 T15 n/a n/a 72.50 n/a
2007 29 27 0 1 3 8 T2 983,922 8 71.54 9
2008 28 25 0 1 1 7 T2 869,918 17 71.99 37
2009 17 8 0 0 2 3 T3 253,391 53 73.71 117
2010 10 2 0 0 0 0 T51 8,976 131 77.25 142

Team appearances

Professional

References
  1. "Evian Masters – Third-round interviews: Angela Park". LPGA. July 26, 2008. Archived from the original on August 13, 2008.
  2. Hack, Damon (May 18, 2007). "Park Feels Right at Home Among Sybase Leaders". The New York Times. Retrieved June 2, 2007.
  3. Elling, Steve (June 27, 2008). "Park victory at Open would have New-American ring to it". CBS Sports. Archived from the original on January 5, 2013. Retrieved June 30, 2008.
  4. "Evian Masters Post-Round 3 Transcript". ASAP Sports. July 26, 2008. Retrieved July 27, 2008.
  5. Blondin, Alan (June 29, 2007). "Park out front as weather storms in". MyrtleBeachOnline.com. Retrieved July 2, 2007.
  6. Brazilian Journal reveals why Angela left the Park Golf
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