Jang Jeong
Jeong Jang (Korean: 장정, born 11 June 1980) 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.
| Jeong Jang 장정 | |
|---|---|
Jang at the 2007 LPGA Championship | |
| Personal information | |
| Nickname | JJ |
| Born | 11 June 1980 Daejeon, South Korea |
| Height | 5 ft 0 in (1.52 m) |
| Sporting nationality | South Korea |
| Residence | Orlando, Florida, U.S. |
| Career | |
| College | Joongbu University (2003) |
| Turned professional | 2000 |
| Former tour(s) | LPGA Tour (joined 2000) LPGA of Korea Tour |
| Professional wins | 4 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA Tour | 2 |
| Ladies European Tour | 1 |
| LPGA of Japan Tour | 1 |
| LPGA of Korea Tour | 1 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 1) | |
| Chevron Championship | T18: 2001 |
| Women's PGA C'ship | T11: 2003 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T6: 2003 |
| du Maurier Classic | CUT: 2000 |
| Women's British Open | Won: 2005 |
| Evian Championship | WD: 2013 |
Medal record | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 장정 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 張晶 |
| Revised Romanization | Jang Jeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chang Chŏng |
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.