Jeong Jang is a South Korea

South Korea

The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

n professional golfer

Professional golfer

In golf the distinction between amateurs and professionals is rigorously maintained. An amateur who breaches the rules of amateur status may lose his or her amateur status. A golfer who has lost his or her amateur status may not play in amateur competitions until amateur status has been reinstated;...

 who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. She is also a member of the LPGA of Korea Tour

LPGA of Korea Tour

The LPGA of Korea Tour is a South Korean professional golf tour for women. LPGA stands for Ladies Professional Golf Association; it is the independent LPGA of Korea which runs this tour, not the American LPGA...

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Jang was born in Daejeon

Daejeon

Daejeon is South Korea's fifth largest metropolis and the provincial capital of Chungnam. Located in the center of the country, Daejeon had a population of over 1.5 million in 2010. It is at the crossroads of Gyeongbu railway, Honam railway, Gyeongbu Expressway, and Honam Expressway. Within the...

, 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

Women's British Open

The Women's British Open is a leading event in women's professional golf and the only tournament which is classified as a major championship by both the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA Tour. Since 2007, it has been called the Ricoh Women's British Open, for sponsorship reasons...

, which is one of the women's majors, by four shots. She claimed her second LPGA win in 2006 at the Wegmans LPGA

Wegmans LPGA

Wegmans LPGA is an annual golf tournament for professional female golfers on the LPGA Tour. It has taken place every year since 1977 at the Locust Hill Country Club in Pittsford, New York.The tournament was originally known as the Bankers Trust Classic...

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LPGA Tour (2)

• 2005
  2005 LPGA Tour
  The 2005 LPGA Tour was a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place from February through December 2005. The tournaments were sanctioned by the United States based Ladies Professional Golf Association...
  
   (1) Weetabix Women's British Open
• 2006
  2006 LPGA Tour
  The 2006 LPGA Tour was a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place from February through December 2006. The tournaments were sanctioned by the United States based Ladies Professional Golf Association...
  
   (1) Wegmans LPGA
  Wegmans LPGA
  Wegmans LPGA is an annual golf tournament for professional female golfers on the LPGA Tour. It has taken place every year since 1977 at the Locust Hill Country Club in Pittsford, New York.The tournament was originally known as the Bankers Trust Classic...
  
  

LPGA major

Women's major golf championships

Women's golf has a set of major championships which parallels that in men's golf, but the women's system is younger and has been less stable than the men's. Many professional stroke play events for women are played over three rounds , but the majors are played over four rounds , which is the...

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Wins (1)

Year	Championship	Winning Score	Margin	Runner(s)-up
2005 2005 Women's British Open The 2006 Women's British Open was contested from August 3-6 at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England. It was the 30th edition of the Women's British Open, and the fifth as a major championship on the LPGA Tour....	Weetabix Women's British Open	−16 (68–66–69–69=272)	4 strokes	Sophie Gustafson Sophie Gustafson Sophie Gustafson is a Swedish professional golfer. She is a member of U.S. based LPGA Tour and a life member of the Ladies European Tour. She has five LPGA and 21 international wins in her career...

Results timeline

Tournament	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Kraft Nabisco Championship Kraft Nabisco Championship The Kraft Nabisco Championship is one of the four major championships on the LPGA Tour. It was founded in 1972 by Dinah Shore and has been classified as a major since 1983...	DNP	DNP	T18	T45	T21	23	T27	T19	T54	T31	DNP	T48
LPGA Championship LPGA Championship The LPGA Championship, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Wegmans LPGA Championship, is the second-longest running tournament in the history of the Ladies Professional Golf Association surpassed only by the U.S. Women's Open. It is one of four majors on the LPGA tour...	DNP	CUT	CUT	T57	T11	T23	T13	T58	T25	T18	DNP	T25
U.S. Women's Open	CUT	DNP	DNP	T22	T6	T7	T50	T28	T8	T19	CUT	T19
Women's British Open Women's British Open The Women's British Open is a leading event in women's professional golf and the only tournament which is classified as a major championship by both the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA Tour. Since 2007, it has been called the Ricoh Women's British Open, for sponsorship reasons... ^	DNP	CUT	CUT	T4	T14	T23	1	T26	CUT	WD	T25	T21

^ The Women's British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001.

DNP = did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

WD = withdrew

"T" = tied

Green background for a win. Yellow background for a top-10 finish.

External links

• Seoul Sisters – fansite profile KLPGA profile