IRENE CHO

The Facts

Birthday: August 10, 1984
Rookie Year on LPGA: 2007
Birth Place: La Habra, California
Best LPGA Finish: T-23rd (2007 Safeway International)
Best LPGA Major Finish:
41st (2007 McDonald's LPGA Championship)
Best Score: 68 (2007)
Best Scoring Average for a year: 73.50 (2007)
Best Season Money Total: $61,039 (2007)
Best Season Money Position: 113th (2007)
Most Top Tens/Season: 0 (2007)

Height: 5' 6"
2008 LPGA Status: Non-exempt
Nicknames: None known
Sponsors: None known
How's her English?: Fluent
Hobbies: Shopping, reading fashion magazines, TV
Road to the LPGA: Cho finished tied for 10th at 2006 LPGA Q-School to earn exempt status.

Capsule Bio

Irene Cho started playing golf at the age of eleven. Within a few years she had become one of the top junior golfers in the country, winning a number of AJGA events in the process.

Cho went to college at USC, where she was a three time All American and won five tournaments. For her success she was named the 2006 Honda college player of the year.

In late 2006, Cho turned pro and attended Q-School, where she finished tied for 10th to earn exempt status on tour in 2007.

Irene's best LPGA finish in 2007 was a tie for 23rd at the Safeway International. She was unable to maintain her exempt status for 2008.

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