Jang Jeong

Jeong Jang (Korean: 장정, born 11 June 1980) is a South Korean professional golfer who played on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. She was also a member of the LPGA of Korea Tour.

In this Korean name, the family name is Jang.
Jeong Jang
장정
Jang at the 2007 LPGA Championship
Personal information
NicknameJJ
Born (1980-06-11) 11 June 1980
Daejeon, South Korea
Height5 ft 0 in (1.52 m)
Nationality South Korea
ResidenceOrlando, Florida, U.S.
Career
CollegeJoongbu University (2003)
Turned professional2000
Retired2014[1]
Former tour(s)LPGA Tour (joined 2000)
LPGA of Korea Tour
Professional wins4
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour2
Ladies European Tour1
LPGA of Japan Tour1
LPGA of Korea Tour1
Best results in LPGA major championships
(wins: 1)
ANA InspirationT18: 2001
Women's PGA C'shipT11: 2003
U.S. Women's OpenT6: 2003
du Maurier ClassicCUT: 2000
Women's British OpenWon: 2005
Evian ChampionshipWD: 2013
Korean name
Hangul
장정
Hanja
張晶
Revised RomanizationJang Jeong
McCune–ReischauerChang Chǒng

Jang was born in Daejeon, South Korea. She started playing golf at the age of thirteen. As a teenager she won the 1997 Korea Women's Open and the 1998 Korea Women's Amateur. She attended Joongbu University. After qualifying for the LPGA Tour at her first attempt, Jang had a successful rookie season in 2000 including a second-place finish. She reached twelfth on the money list in 2004 and in that year had nine finishes in the top ten. In July 2005 she won for the first time, claiming the Women's British Open, which is one of the women's majors, by four shots. She claimed her second LPGA win in 2006 at the Wegmans LPGA.

Professional wins (3)

LPGA Tour wins (2)
Legend
LPGA Tour major championships (1)
Other LPGA Tour (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin
of victory		 Runner-up
1 31 Jul 2005 Weetabix Women's British Open 68-66-69-69=272 −16 4 strokes Sophie Gustafson
2 25 Jun 2006 Wegmans LPGA 69-70-66-70=275 −13 1 stroke Julieta Granada

LPGA Tour playoff record (0–3)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2000 Safeway LPGA Golf Championship Mi Hyun Kim Lost to birdie on second extra hole
2 2007 Evian Masters Natalie Gulbis Lost to birdie on first extra hole
3 2008 LPGA Corning Classic Leta Lindley Lost to birdie on first extra hole

LPGA of Japan Tour wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin
of victory		 Runner-up
1 1 Oct 2006 Japan Women's Open 69-69-72-69=279 −9 5 strokes Shin Hyun-ju

Tournament in bold denotes major championships in JLPGA Tour.

LPGA of Korea Tour wins (1)

Major championships

Wins (1)
YearChampionshipWinning scoreMarginRunner-up
2005Weetabix Women's British Open−16 (68-66-69-69=272)4 strokes Sophie Gustafson

Results timeline

Results not in chronological order before 2014.

Tournament19992000200120022003200420052006200720082009
Kraft Nabisco Championship T18 T45 T21 23 T27 T19 T54 T31
LPGA Championship CUT CUT T57 T11 T23 T13 T58 T25 T18
U.S. Women's Open CUT T22 T6 T7 T50 T28 T8 T19 CUT
du Maurier Classic ^ CUT
Women's British Open ^ CUT T4 T14 T23 1 T26 CUT WD T25
Tournament20102011201220132014
Kraft Nabisco Championship T48 CUT WD
U.S. Women's Open T19 T39
Women's British Open ^ T21 CUT T45
LPGA Championship T25 T15 WD CUT
The Evian Championship ^^ WD

^ The Women's British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001
^^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013

  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
T = tied

Summary
TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Kraft Nabisco Championship000004119
U.S. Women's Open000036119
Women's British Open100226128
LPGA Championship000007139
du Maurier Classic00000010
The Evian Championship00000010
Totals10025234935
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 23 (2002 Kraft Nabisco – 2007 U.S. Open)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (five times)

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

References
  1. Jeong Jang, Hee-Won Han retiring from LPGA
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