Jeong Yeon-jin ( ko, 정연진; born 2 February 1990), better known as Jin Jeong, is a South Korean

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. Jeong was born in

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and moved to

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, Australia in 2006. He has enjoyed a highly successful amateur career. In 2010 he had two spells as the number one ranked amateur golfer on the back of four wins including

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, the first Asian to win that championship, and finishing as low amateur in a tie for 14th place in

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. Jeong turned professional in April 2011. In December 2011, he finished 16th in the

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qualifying school, winning a place on tour for 2012. In 2012, Jeong played in all three stages of the

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qualifying school, obtaining a place in some

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events for 2013. In early October 2013, he competed in the first stage of the qualifying schools for the

(successfully) and the

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(unsuccessfully). Jeong won his first championship as a professional on 20 October 2013, winning the

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on the

in a playoff over

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. He was one of three players who had earned a place in that tournament from his position in the PGA Tour of Australasia's Tier 2 Money List for 2012, finishing 55th in the 2012 Order of Merit.http://pga-tic.com/factsheets/2013/1038/File_5.pdf This win gave him an exemption on the European Tour until the end of 2015.

Amateur wins

*2008 Port Phillip Amateur,

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*2010

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, Boroondara Cup

Professional wins (2)

European Tour wins (1)

¹Co-sanctioned by the

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)

¹Co-sanctioned by the

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (1–0)

Other wins (1)

*2010

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(as an amateur)

Results in major championships

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

Results in World Golf Championships

"T" = Tied

References

External links

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