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| Updated: January, 2012 |
JIMIN JEONG |
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The Facts |
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October 15, 1984 Rookie Year: 2008 Birthplace: Soon Chun, South Korea Best LPGA Finish: T-9th (2009 Corning Classic) Best LPGA Major Finish: T-10th (2008 McDonald's LPGA Championship) Best Score: 66 (2009, 2011) Best Scoring Average for a year: 72.88 (2009) Best Season money total: $81,936 (2008) Best Season Money Position: 99th (2009) Most Top Tens/Season: 1 (2008, 2009) Height: 5' 7" 2012 LPGA Status: On KLPGA tour Nicknames: None known Sponsors: None known How's her English?: Presumably good Hobbies: Listening to music, watching movies Road to the LPGA: T-39th at 2007 Q-School to gain conditional status |
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Jimin Jeong started playing golf at the age of 13. Among her biggest accomplishments as an amateur was winning the 2002 Korean Junior Championship and the 2003 Korea College Championship. She was a member of the Korean National team in 2003. Jeong turned pro in late 2004, and moved to America to compete on the Futures Tour. She played on that tour from 2005-2007, winning two events in 2006 and one in 2007. She kept trying to qualify for the LPGA and finally gained conditional status in her third try in 2007. In 2008, Jeong played a few LPGA events; by far her best finish came at the year's second Major, the LPGA Championship, where she captured her first top ten of her career, a tie for tenth. She did not make enough money in 2008, however, to secure exempt status for the following season. She improved somewhat in 2009, making roughly the same amount of money as 2008. But she was able to finish in the top 100 on the money list, and so secured better status for 2010. In 2010, she made just $22,000 all year. However, she went back to Q-School and finished solo third there to easily recapture full membership for 2011. Jeong played 9 events on tour in 2011, but only made one cut. She returned to Q-School, but missed the cut and lost all LPGA playing privileges for 2012. Jeong also played a number of times on the KLPGA tour in 2011. She finished 64th on the money list with one top ten, a tie for 6th at the Hanwha Classic. She will play full time on the KLPGA in 2012. |
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