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Player Bio: Inbee Park2021 U.S. Women's Open

 

Age: 32
Country: Republic of Korea
College: None
Worldwide professional victories: 31 (21 on LPGA Tour)
Road to Olympic: 2013 U.S. Women’s Open champion; Top 10 and ties from 2020 U.S. Women's Open; Winner of 2015 AIG Women’s British Open; Top 30 point leaders in LPGA Tour’s 2020 Race to CME Globe; Winner of LPGA Tour-sanctioned event from conclusion of originally scheduled 2020 U.S. Women’s Open to start of 2021 championship; Top 10 in LPGA Tour's 2021 Race to CME Globe as of April 14; Top 75 in Rolex Rankings as of April 14

The winner of seven major championships, including a pair of U.S. Women’s Opens (2008 and 2013), has been the No. 1 player in the Rolex Rankings on four different occasions between April 2013 and July 2018. Park became the youngest winner of the U.S. Women’s Open in 2008 at 19 years, 11 months, 17 days . In 2013, she won the championship again as part of a run of three consecutive major titles (ANA Inspiration and KPMG Women’s PGA Championship). Park moved to the United States at age 12 to help enhance her golf career. She won the 2002 U.S. Girls’ Junior at the age of 14 and was the runner-up in 2003 and 2005. She also was a semifinalist in the 2003 U.S. Women’s Amateur. In 2016, Park added to her legacy by claiming the gold medal in the Olympics. In 14 U.S. Women’s Open starts, she has nine top 10s. She collected her 21st LPGA Tour victory earlier this season at the Kia Classic.     

U.S. Women's Open Playing Record

YEAR

SITE

SCORES

TO PAR

FINISH

2021 The Olympic Club 71-69-73-72—285 +1 T-7
2020 Champions Golf Club 71-72-75-68—286 +2 T-6

2019

Country Club of Charleston

70-70-75-69—284

E

T-16

2018

Shoal Creek

70-71-71-75—287

-1

9th

2017

Trump National Golf Club (Old Course)

77-74

+7

MC

2015

Lancaster Country Club

68-70-70-67—275

-5

T-3

2014

Pinehurst Resort & C.C. (Course No. 2)

76-71-73-73—293

+13

43rd

2013

Sebonack Golf Club

67-68-71-74—280

-8

Win

2012

Blackwolf Run

71-70-76-75—292

+4

T-9

2011

The Broadmoor (East Course)

71-73-70-72—286

+2

T-6

2010

Oakmont Country Club

70-78-73-68—289

+5

T-8

2009

Saucon Valley C.C. (Old Course)

75-71-77-70—293

+9

T-26

2008

Interlachen Country Club

72-69-71-71—283

-9

Win

2007

Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club

69-73-71-69—282

-2

T-4

2004

Orchards Golf Club

77-72

+7

MC