Ji-Young Oh ( ko, 오지영, born 3 July 1988) is a South Korean
professional golfer
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currently playing on the
LPGA Tour.
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
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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
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beating top rookie
Yani Tseng in a playoff.
In 2009, she gained her second win at the
Sybase Classic
The Sybase Classic was a women's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour for twenty years, from 1990 to 2009. The event was originally known as the "Big Apple Classic", but the name was dropped in 2007 when the tournament relocated from the ...
.
Professional wins (2)
LPGA Tour (2)
LPGA Tour playoff record (1–0)
Results in LPGA majors
''Results not in chronological order before 2015.''
^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
LPGA Tour career summary
*Official as of the 2016 season
References
External links
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Profile on SeoulSisters.com
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South Korean female golfers
LPGA Tour golfers
Golfers from Seoul
1988 births
Living people