Tiffany Joh (born December 8, 1986) is an American
professional golfer currently playing on the
LPGA Tour
The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) is an American organization for female golfers. The organization is headquartered at the LPGA International in Daytona Beach, Florida, and is best known for running the LPGA Tour, a series of week ...
and on the
Symetra Tour.
Childhood
Joh was born in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...
, and moved to
San Diego, California
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as a young child. Both her parents were born in
South Korea
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and moved to the United States as adults.
[
] She attended
Rancho Bernardo
Rancho Bernardo is a master-planned community in the northern hills of the city of San Diego, California.
Geography
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High School where she earned
American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) HP Scholastic All-America honors.
Amateur career
In 2006 and 2008, Joh won the
Women's Amateur Public Links Championship. She is one of five players in the history of the tournament to win the tournament twice. She was a member of the 2008 U.S. Curtis Cup Team
In August 2007, she finished tied for 21st at the
Safeway Classic on the
LPGA Tour
The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) is an American organization for female golfers. The organization is headquartered at the LPGA International in Daytona Beach, Florida, and is best known for running the LPGA Tour, a series of week ...
.
College
Joh attended
UCLA
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where she was a member of the golf team for all four years, from 2005 through her graduation in 2009. She was a four-time All-Pac-10 selection (1st Team in 2006 and 2008) and four-time
All-American, and was a seven-time member of the Director's Honor Roll at UCLA, awarded to student athletes with a 3.0 or higher
grade point average.
In 2006-07, her sophomore year, she won the Pac-10 title. She was the Pac-10 player of the year twice, in 2006–07 and in 2007-08.
At the
2008 NCAA Division I Golf Championship (May 20–23), Joh lost in a playoff to
Azahara Muñoz
Azahara Muñoz Guijarro (born 19 November 1987) is a Spanish professional golfer on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and Ladies European Tour.
Amateur career
Muñoz was born in Málaga, Andalusia in southern Spain and had a successful amateur career ...
of
Arizona State
Arizona State University (Arizona State or ASU) is a public research university in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, ASU is one of the largest public universities by enrollment in the ...
for the individual championship in
Albuquerque, New Mexico, after they tied at 287 (−1). Joh was named 2008 Pac-10 Golfer of the Year, and captured her third All-America nod from the
National Golf Coaches Association (NGCA) after leading the Bruins in every statistical category during the 2008 season. She was ranked among the nation's top five players all season.
Joh was inducted into the
UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame
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as a member of the 2022 class.
Professional career
After graduating from UCLA in June 2009 with a degree in communication studies, Joh turned professional and joined the
Futures Tour, the official development tour of the
LPGA Tour
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. She won one event on tour in 2010, the
ING New England Golf Classic. She finished T22 at the Final LPGA Qualifying Tournament in 2010 to earn conditional playing privileges on the LPGA Tour for 2011 while still retaining privileges on the Futures Tour. She won again on the Futures Tour in 2011 at the
South Shore Championship and had two top-30 finishes on the LPGA by the halfway point in the season. Her good performance on the LPGA Tour improved her priority status on the LPGA Tour and gave her entry to more tournaments in the second half of the
2011 LPGA season.
On September 18, 2011, Joh had her best yet finish on the LPGA Tour, as the runner-up at the
Navistar LPGA Classic
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, five strokes behind winner
Lexi Thompson. She earned $120,057 for the solo second-place finish, her largest payday to date as a professional. Her 2011 season earnings on the LPGA Tour were $237,365 from participating in 14 tournaments. This put her in 41st place on the season-ending money list, enough to earn full privileges on the LPGA Tour for the 2012 season.
In 2012, Joh's rookie year on the LPGA, she finished 101st on the official LPGA money list which gave her limited playing privileges on the LPGA in 2013. She retained status on the Symetra Tour.
Joh was diagnosed with having a
malignant melanoma
Melanoma, also redundantly known as malignant melanoma, is a type of skin cancer that develops from the pigment-producing cells known as melanocytes. Melanomas typically occur in the skin, but may rarely occur in the mouth, intestines, or eye ...
in January 2017. She returned to the LPGA Tour two months later.
She was the winner of the inaugural European eTour match at Pinehurst #2 in 2020, defeating Jane Park 2 up.
Professional wins (2)
Futures Tour wins (2)
^
Tournament was shortened to 36 holes due to rain.
Results in LPGA majors
''Results not in chronological order before 2020.''
^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.
LA = Low amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied
Summary
*Most consecutive cuts made – 3 (twice)
*Longest streak of top-10s – none
LPGA Tour career summary
*
Official as of the 2021 season
U.S. national team appearances
Amateur
*
Curtis Cup
The Curtis Cup is the best known team trophy for women amateur golfers, awarded in the biennial Curtis Cup Match. It is co-organised by the United States Golf Association and The R&A and is contested by teams representing the United States and ...
:
2008
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(winners)
*
Espirito Santo Trophy
The Espirito Santo Trophy (World Women's Amateur Team Championships) is a biennial world amateur team golf championship for women organised by the International Golf Federation.
The inaugural event was held in 1964. It was instituted by the Fre ...
:
2008
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Curtis Cup record
References
External links
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Profile at SeoulSisters.com
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American female golfers
UCLA Bruins women's golfers
LPGA Tour golfers
Golfers from San Diego
Golfers from Philadelphia
American sportspeople of Korean descent
1986 births
Living people