Park Hee-young (, born 24 May 1987) is a South Korean

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currently playing on the

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Early golf career

As an amateur, Park was a three time member of the South Korean National team. Park was twice runner-up in the South Korea Amateur Open. 2005 was Park's first full year as a professional golfer. She won three times on the

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which earned her rookie of the year honors. Park won another two KLPGA tournaments in 2006.

LPGA Tour career

Park earned her tour card at the 2007 LPGA

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. She played in 28 LPGA events in

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and made the cut in 22 of them. Her best finish was a T4 and she earned $474,744 for the year, 35th on the tour's money list. At the second LPGA event of

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, Park shot an opening round 79 in the tournament. Shortly after her round was completed, Park had to go to a hospital. She was treated and released. Park completed the tournament, shooting rounds of 64, 69, 65, which enabled her to finish in solo second place three shots behind

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. Later in 2009, Park finished second at the

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. On 20 November

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, Park won her first LPGA Tour event, the

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. She finished two shots ahead of

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and

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. Her second victory came in July

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at the

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. Tied with

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at 258 (–26) after 72 holes, the two went to a sudden-death playoff on the par-5 18th hole. Park birdied the hole three times in regulation (par on Friday) and three times in the playoff to win.

Personal life

As of 2011, Park's sister Choo Young, is a player on the Korean LPGA Tour. Her sister will begin her rookie year on the LPGA Tour in 2015, after finishing in a tie for 11th place at Stage III of LPGA Q School in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Professional wins (10)

LPGA Tour wins (3)

^Co-sanctioned with the ALPG Tour LPGA Tour playoff record (2–0)

LPGA of Korea Tour wins (6)

*2004 Hite Cup (as an amateur)LPGA Tour profile
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Ladies Asian Golf Tour wins (1)

*2006

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Results in LPGA majors

''Results not in chronological order before 2019.'' ^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013 CUT = missed the halfway cut
NT = no tournament
"T" = tied

Summary

*Most consecutive cuts made – 8 (2010 U.S. Open – 2012 LPGA) *Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (four times)

LPGA Tour career summary

* official through 2022 season

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing South Korea):

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

References

External links

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Biography on seoulsisters.com
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