Jin Jeong
South Korean golfer (born 1990)
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::summary South Korean golfer (born 1990) ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Jin Jeong |
| image | Jin Jeong.JPG |
| imagesize | |
| fullname | Jeong Yeon-jin |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Busan, South Korea |
| death_date | |
| height | |
| weight | |
| nationality | |
| residence | Melbourne, Australia |
| yearpro | 2011 |
| retired | |
| tour | PGA Tour of Australasia |
| extour | European Tour |
| prowins | 2 |
| pgawins | |
| eurowins | 1 |
| japwins | |
| asiawins | |
| sunwins | |
| auswins | 1 |
| nwidewins | |
| chalwins | |
| champwins | |
| seneurowins | |
| otherwins | 1 |
| majorwins | |
| masters | CUT: 2011 |
| usopen | DNP |
| open | T14: 2010 |
| pga | DNP |
| wghofid | |
| wghofyear | |
| award1 | |
| year1 | |
| awardssection | |
| :: |
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Early life and amateur career
Jeong was born in Busan, South Korea. He moved to Melbourne, Australia in 2006. Jeong has enjoyed a highly successful amateur career. In 2010, he had two spells as the number one ranked amateur golfer on the back of four wins including The Amateur Championship, the first Asian to win that championship, and finishing as low amateur in a tie for 14th place in The Open Championship.
Professional career
In April 2011, Jeong turned professional. In December 2011, he finished 16th in the PGA Tour of Australasia qualifying school, winning a place on tour for 2012.
In 2012, Jeong played in all three stages of the European Tour qualifying school, obtaining a place in some Challenge Tour events for 2013. In early October 2013, he competed in the first stage of the qualifying schools for the European Tour (successfully) and the Web.com Tour (unsuccessfully).
Jeong won his first championship as a professional on 20 October 2013, winning the ISPS Handa Perth International on the European Tour in a playoff over Ross Fisher. He was one of three players who had earned a place in that tournament from his position in the PGA Tour of Australasia's Tier 2 Money List for 2012, finishing 55th in the 2012 Order of Merit. This win gave him an exemption on the European Tour until the end of 2015.
Amateur wins
- 2008 Port Phillip Amateur, Victorian Junior Masters
- 2010 The Amateur Championship, Riversdale Cup, Boroondara Cup
Professional wins (2)
European Tour wins (1)
::data[format=table] | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | 20 Oct 2013 | ISPS Handa Perth International1 | −10 (68-72-69-69=278) | Playoff | ENG Ross Fisher | ::
1Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia
European Tour playoff record (1–0) ::data[format=table]
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2013 | ISPS Handa Perth International | ENG Ross Fisher | Won with par on first extra hole |
| :: |
PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)
::data[format=table] | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | 20 Oct 2013 | ISPS Handa Perth International1 | −10 (68-72-69-69=278) | Playoff | ENG Ross Fisher | ::
1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (1–0) ::data[format=table]
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2013 | ISPS Handa Perth International | ENG Ross Fisher | Won with par on first extra hole |
| :: |
Other wins (1)
- 2010 Tasmanian Open (as an amateur)
Results in major championships
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| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | CUT | ||||
| U.S. Open | |||||
| The Open Championship | T14LA | CUT | |||
| PGA Championship | |||||
| :: |
LA = Low amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Results in World Golf Championships
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| Tournament | 2013 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|
| Match Play | ||
| Championship | T60 | |
| Invitational | T64 | |
| Champions | T18 | 76 |
| :: |
"T" = Tied
References
References
- (19 July 2010). "Jeong wins best amateur player award at British Open". [[The Korea Times]].
- (18 July 2010). "The Open 2010: South Korea's Jin Jeong not settling for silver successn". [[The Guardian]].
- (15 July 2010). "British Amateur champ Jeong starts with 68". [[Golf Digest]].
- (20 June 2010). "Jeong earns spot in British Open". [[ESPN]].
- (21 June 2010). "Jin Jeong becomes first Asian to win Amateur Golf championship". [[Deccan Herald]].
- (21 April 2011). "He's not allowed to see his girlfriend because the female influence weakens him. He's just a very sad boy at the moment.". Aussie Golfer.
- [http://www.pga.org.au/site/_content/document/00041993-source.pdf]{{dead link. (November 2017)
- "First Stage - Lakeland, FL".
- "ISPS HANDA Perth International - FINAL Player List".
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