Full name Park Jae-kyung Nationality South Korea Residence South Korea | Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Current tour(s) Korean Tour Turned professional 2003 | |
Born 15 February 1984 (age 33)
Seoul ( 1984-02-15 ) Weight 75 kg (165 lb; 11.8 st) | ||
Park Jae-kyung (Hangul: 박재경; born 15 February 1984) is a South Korean professional golfer currently playing on the Korean Tour.
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Early life and amateur golf career
Park was born into a golfing family. His grand-uncle Park Myeong-chul served as the 3rd and 4th President of the KPGA, and was the South Korean representative for the World Cup from 1956 to 1959.
His father's elder brother, his father, and his own elder brother are all KPGA tour pros.
Unsurprisingly, Park was exposed to golf from a young age and his childhood was filled with golf clubs instead of toys. It was in 6th grade that Park decided that he would pursue a golfing career.
Professional career
Park became a member of the KPGA in 2003, first as a pro on 29 April, then as a tour pro on 29 August. He made his Korean Tour debut in 2004.
Park completed his mandatory military service obligations from 2008 to 2010. Park came in third place in his first competition after military service, the 8th KPGA Academy Tour.
Since then he has participated in the Korean Tour and Challenge Tour.