Oh Ji-young (golfer)
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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.jpg.webp) Oh at the 2009 LPGA Championship | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Ji Young Oh 오지영 |
| Born | 3 July 1988 Seoul, South Korea |
| 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 |
Amateur career
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.
Professional career
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]
Professional wins (2)
LPGA Tour (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2008 | LPGA State Farm Classic | Yani Tseng |
Won with par on first extra hole |
Results in LPGA majors
Results not in chronological order before 2015.
| Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
LPGA Tour career summary
| 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 |
- Official as of the 2016 season
References
- "오지영, LPGA 또 하나의 성공 신화" (in Korean). 18 May 2009. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
External links
- Oh Ji-young at the LPGA Tour official site
- Oh Ji-young at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site
- Profile on SeoulSisters.com