Jeong Jang (; born 11 June 1980) is a South Korean professional golfer who played on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. She was also a member of the LPGA of Korea Tour.
Jang was born in Daejeon, South Korea. She started playing golf at the age of thirteen. As a teenager she won the 1997 Korea Women's Open and the 1998 Korea Women's Amateur. She attended Joongbu University. After qualifying for the LPGA Tour at her first attempt, Jang had a successful rookie season in 2000 including a second-place finish. She reached twelfth on the money list in 2004 and in that year had nine finishes in the top ten. In July 2005 she won for the first time, claiming the Women's British Open, which is one of the women's majors, by four shots. She claimed her second LPGA win in 2006 at the Wegmans LPGA.
Professional wins (3) LPGA Tour wins (2) LegendLPGA Tour major championships (1)Other LPGA Tour (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMarginof victoryRunner-up131 Jul 2005Women's British Open68-66-69-69=272−164 strokes Sophie Gustafson225 Jun 2006Wegmans LPGA69-70-66-70=275−131 stroke Julieta Granada Co-sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour.
LPGA Tour playoff record (0–3) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12000Safeway LPGA Golf Championship Mi Hyun KimLost to birdie on second extra hole22007Evian Masters Natalie GulbisLost to birdie on first extra hole32008LPGA Corning Classic Leta LindleyLost to birdie on first extra hole Sources:
LPGA of Japan Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMarginof victoryRunner-up11 Oct 2006Japan Women's Open 69-69-72-69=279 −95 strokes Shin Hyun-ju
Tournament in bold denotes major championships in JLPGA Tour.
LPGA of Korea Tour wins (1) 1997 Korea Women's Open
Major championships Wins (1) YearChampionshipWinning scoreMarginRunner-up 2005 Women's British Open −16 (68-66-69-69=272) 4 strokes Sophie Gustafson
Results timeline Results not in chronological order before 2014. Tournament 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Kraft Nabisco ChampionshipT18T45T2123T27T19T54T31LPGA ChampionshipCUTCUTT57T11T23T13T58T25T18U.S. Women's OpenCUTT22T6T7T50T28T8T19CUTdu Maurier Classic ^CUT Women's British Open ^ CUTT4T14T231T26CUTWDT25 Tournament 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Kraft Nabisco ChampionshipT48CUTWDU.S. Women's OpenT19T39Women's British Open ^T21CUTT45LPGA ChampionshipT25T15WDCUTThe Evian Championship ^^ WD ^ The Women's British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001 ^^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013
CUT = missed the half-way cut WD = withdrew T = tied
Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeKraft Nabisco Championship 0 0 0 0 0 4 11 9U.S. Women's Open 0 0 0 0 3 6 11 9Women's British Open 1 0 0 2 2 6 12 8LPGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 7 13 9du Maurier Classic 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0The Evian Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0Totals 1 0 0 2 5 23 49 35 Most consecutive cuts made – 23 (2002 Kraft Nabisco – 2007 U.S. Open) Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (five times)
Team appearances Amateur Espirito Santo Trophy (representing South Korea): 1998
Professional Lexus Cup (representing Asia team): 2005, 2007 (winners), 2008 World Cup (representing South Korea): 2005
References
External links
KLPGA profile Seoul Sisters – fansite profile