Jang Jeong


Jeong Jang 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.
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)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin
of victory		Runner-up
131 Jul 2005Weetabix Women's British Open68-66-69-69=272−164 strokes Sophie Gustafson
225 Jun 2006Wegmans LPGA69-70-66-70=275−131 stroke Julieta Granada

LPGA Tour playoff record
No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
12000Safeway LPGA Golf Championship Mi Hyun KimLost to birdie on second extra hole
22007Evian Masters Natalie GulbisLost to birdie on first extra hole
32008LPGA Corning Classic Leta LindleyLost to birdie on first extra hole

LPGA of Japan Tour wins (1)

Tournament in bold denotes major championships in JLPGA Tour.

LPGA of Korea Tour wins (1)

Wins (1)

Results timeline

Results not in chronological order before 2014.
^ 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
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
T = tied

Summary

Professional