Inbee Park is a South Korean professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour and the LPGA of Japan Tour.
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37 Facts About Inbee Park
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Inbee Park has been the number one ranked player in the Women's World Golf Rankings for four separate runs: April 2013 to June 2014, October 2014 to February 2015, June 2015 to October 2015, and from April to July 2018.
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Inbee Park is the youngest player to win the US Women's Open and the second player, after Annika Sorenstam, to win the Women's PGA Championship three years in a row.
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Inbee Park is only the seventh player to win four different majors during her career and capture a career Grand Slam.
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Inbee Park was a semifinalist at the 2003 US Women's Amateur.
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Inbee Park won the 2002 US Girls' Junior and finished as runner-up in both 2003 and 2005.
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Inbee Park finished third on its season-ending money list to earn exempt status on the LPGA Tour for the 2007 season.
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Inbee Park finished 37th on the money list and fourth in the rookie of the year standings.
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In 2007, Park changed the English spelling of her name from In-Bee to Inbee.
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In 2008, Inbee Park won the US Women's Open at Interlachen Country Club in Minnesota for her first LPGA win.
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In 2010, Inbee Park had top-10 finishes in all four major tournaments, won twice on the LPGA of Japan Tour and finished the season ranked 12th in the world rankings.
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Inbee Park won once on the JLPGA Tour, at the Daikin Orchid Ladies.
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Inbee Park had two wins on the LPGA Tour, finished in the top-three in 10 out of 23 tournaments she played, and topped the LPGA in both money earned and scoring average.
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Inbee Park shot a final round 67 to come from four back to finish a shot ahead of Ariya Jutanugarn.
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Inbee Park won her sixth LPGA Tour title and third of the year a couple weeks later at the North Texas LPGA Shootout.
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Inbee Park holed a four-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole to edge out Carlota Ciganda by a stroke.
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Inbee Park became the seventh player in LPGA Tour history to win the year's opening two major championships.
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Inbee Park won the event by five strokes over defending champion Suzann Pettersen.
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Inbee Park won the events team portion with fellow South Korean, Ryu So-Yeon.
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Inbee Park defeated Lincicome on the first extra hole with a par for her second consecutive LPGA Championship title.
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Inbee Park had a two-shot lead heading into the final round and finished at 15-under-par with a final round 70.
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Inbee Park won her 14th LPGA title at the Volunteers of America North Texas Shootout.
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Inbee Park shot a bogey-free six-under 65 in the final round to defeat Cristie Kerr of the United States and Park Hee-Young of South Korea by three strokes.
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Inbee Park won her 16th title on the LPGA Tour at the Women's British Open, three strokes ahead of runner-up Ko Jin-young.
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Many debated whether or not Park's 4 majors should be counted as a Career Grand Slam, but despite the discussions, the LPGA Tour officially stated that Inbee would be credited with accomplishing the rare feat.
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Inbee Park went on to win for the fifth and final time in 2015 on 15 November, after a final round 64 at the Lorena Ochoa Invitational.
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Inbee Park became eligible for the LPGA Hall of Fame after competing in the KPMG Women's PGA Championship.
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In March, Inbee Park won the Bank of Hope Founders Cup, marking the third time a South Korean player has won the competition that was created in 2011.
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Inbee Park came from four strokes behind in the final round to make the playoff alongside Lindberg and Jennifer Song.
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In February 2020, Inbee Park won the ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open by 3 strokes over Amy Olson.
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In March 2021, Inbee Park won the Kia Classic in Carlsbad, California on the LPGA Tour for her 21st career victory.
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