Full name Ji Young Oh
오지영 U.S. Women's Open T31: 2008 Turned professional 2006 Nationality South Korea Name Oh Ji-young LPGA tour wins 2 | ANA Inspiration T31: 2008 Role Golfer Professional wins 2 Women's PGA C'ship T29: 2008 Height 1.70 m | |
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Born 3 July 1988 (age 35)
Seoul, South Korea ( 1988-07-03 ) Current tour(s) LPGA Tour (joined 2007) | ||
Ji-Young Oh (Korean: 오지영, born 3 July 1988) is a South Korean professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour.
Contents
- Amateur career
- Professional career
- LPGA Tour 2
- Results in LPGA majors
- LPGA Tour career summary
- References
Amateur career
Oh started playing golf at the age of 12 and was named to the Korean National Team in 2005 at the age of 16.
In 2006, she came to the United States and enrolled at the Leadbetter Academy. She played on the Future Collegians World Tour, a second tier amateur golf league, and won all six events she entered.
In the fall of 2006 she entered the LPGA Qualifying Tournament as an amateur and finished 9th, earning exempt status on the LPGA Tour for 2007. She immediately turning professional.
Professional career
In 2007, her best finish was sixth at the Safeway Classic, where she carded a career-low 66 in the opening round.
In 2008, she earned her first win at the State Farm Classic beating top rookie Yani Tseng in a playoff.
In 2009, she gained her second win at the Sybase Classic.
LPGA Tour (2)
LPGA Tour playoff record (1–0)
Results in LPGA majors
Results not in chronological order before 2015.
^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.