John Pak (born December 18, 1998) is an American
professional golfer
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.
Pak was raised in
Scotch Plains, New Jersey
Scotch Plains is a township in Union County, New Jersey, United States. The township is located on a ridge in northern- central New Jersey, within the Raritan Valley and Rahway Valley regions in the New York metropolitan area. As of the 201 ...
, Pak attended
Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School
Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School (or SPFHS) is a comprehensive regional four-year public high school in Union County, New Jersey, United States, which serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from the Township of Scotch Plains and the ...
for one year before moving to Orlando, Florida to train.
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As a junior golfer, he was named to the Rolex Junior First Team All-American by the American Junior Golf Association. He was ranked seventh in the 2017 signing class and 15th among all junior golfers according to '']Golfweek
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History and profile
The magazine was founded in 1975 by Charley Stine and was originally named ''Florida ...
''.
In 2017, he began playing collegiate golf for the Florida State Seminoles men's golf
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team. During his time as a Seminole, Pak has won the Sea Best Invitational, 2019 & 2020 Mobile Sports Authority Intercollegiate, Rod Myers Invitational, 2018 & 2020 Seminole Intercollegiate, and the 2019 ACC
ACC most often refers to:
* Atlantic Coast Conference, an NCAA Division I collegiate athletic conference located in the US
*American College of Cardiology, A US-based nonprofit medical association that bestows credentials upon cardiovascular spec ...
Championship.
Pak was selected to the 2019
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Walker Cup
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team.
Pak swept the college golf awards in 2021 as a senior, winning the Haskins Award The Haskins Award is presented annually by the Haskins Commission to honor the most outstanding collegiate golfer in the United States. The award is named in memory of Fred Haskins, former golf teaching professional at the Country Club of Columbus ( ...
, Ben Hogan Award The Ben Hogan Award is an annual prize given by Friends of Golf and the Golf Coaches Association of America, since 1990, to the best college golf player in the United States.
The Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas joined the organization ...
, and Jack Nicklaus Award. He turned professional in June 2021 and made his professional debut at the Palmetto Championship
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on the PGA Tour
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.
Accolades
*The only player with a perfect record in the 2019 Walker Cup
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*2019 Jack Nicklaus Award
Jack may refer to:
Places
* Jack, Alabama, US, an unincorporated community
* Jack, Missouri, US, an unincorporated community
* Jack County, Texas, a county in Texas, USA
People and fictional characters
* Jack (given name), a male given name, ...
Semifinalist
*2018 ACC
ACC most often refers to:
* Atlantic Coast Conference, an NCAA Division I collegiate athletic conference located in the US
*American College of Cardiology, A US-based nonprofit medical association that bestows credentials upon cardiovascular spec ...
Freshman of the Year
* Established the single-year scoring average record at Florida State, shooting 69.56 as a sophomore
Amateur wins
*2014 AJGA Annapolis Junior
*2018 Seminole Intercollegiate, Rod Myers Invitational
*2019 Sea Best Invitational, Mobile Sports Authority Intercollegiate, ACC
ACC most often refers to:
* Atlantic Coast Conference, an NCAA Division I collegiate athletic conference located in the US
*American College of Cardiology, A US-based nonprofit medical association that bestows credentials upon cardiovascular spec ...
Championship
*2020 Mobile Sports Authority Intercollegiate, Seminole Intercollegiate
*2021 The Calusa Cup
Source:
Results in major championships
''Results not in chronological order in 2020.''
"T" = tied
LA = Low amateur
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
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U.S. national team appearances
*Walker Cup
The Walker Cup is a golf trophy contested in odd-numbered years by leading male amateur golfers in two teams: United States, and Great Britain and Ireland. The official name is the Walker Cup Match (not "Matches" as in Ryder Cup Matches). It is ...
: 2019
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(winners), 2021
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(winners)
*Arnold Palmer Cup
The Arnold Palmer Cup is an annual team golf competition for college/university golfers. From 2018 it has been contested between a United States team and an International team representing the rest of the world. The teams consist of 12 men and 12 ...
: 2020
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References
External links
John Pak
at the GolfStat official site
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American male golfers
Florida State Seminoles men's golfers
Golfers from New Jersey
People from Scotch Plains, New Jersey
Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School alumni
Sportspeople from Union County, New Jersey
1998 births
Living people