John Pak
John Pak (born December 18, 1998) is an American professional golfer.
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| Born | December 18, 1998 Scotch Plains, New Jersey | ||||||
| Sporting nationality | United States | ||||||
| Career | |||||||
| College | Florida State University | ||||||
| Turned professional | 2021 | ||||||
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour Canada | ||||||
| Professional wins | 1 | ||||||
| Best results in major championships | |||||||
| Masters Tournament | DNP | ||||||
| PGA Championship | DNP | ||||||
| U.S. Open | T51: 2020 | ||||||
| The Open Championship | DNP | ||||||
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Pak was raised in Scotch Plains, New Jersey, Pak attended Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School for one year before moving to Orlando, Florida to train.
As a junior golfer, he was named to the Rolex Junior First Team All-American by the American Junior Golf Association. He was ranked seventh in the 2017 signing class and 15th among all junior golfers according to Golfweek.
In 2017, he began playing collegiate golf for the Florida State Seminoles men's golf team. During his time as a Seminole, Pak has won the Sea Best Invitational, 2019 & 2020 Mobile Sports Authority Intercollegiate, Rod Myers Invitational, 2018 & 2020 Seminole Intercollegiate, and the 2019 ACC Championship.
Pak was selected to the 2019 Walker Cup team.
Pak swept the college golf awards in 2021 as a senior, winning the Haskins Award, Ben Hogan Award, and Jack Nicklaus Award. He turned professional in June 2021 and made his professional debut at the Palmetto Championship on the PGA Tour.