Oh Ji-young (golfer)

Ji-Young Oh (Korean: 오지영, born 3 July 1988) is a South Korean professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour.

Ji Young Oh 오지영
Oh at the 2009 LPGA Championship
Personal information
Full name	Ji Young Oh 오지영
Born	(1988-07-03) 3 July 1988 Seoul, South Korea
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Sporting nationality	South Korea
Career
Turned professional	2006
Current tour(s)	LPGA Tour (joined 2007)
Professional wins	2
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour	2
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship	T31: 2008
Women's PGA C'ship	T29: 2008
U.S. Women's Open	T31: 2008
Women's British Open	T17: 2008
Evian Championship	T16: 2014

In this Korean name, the family name is Oh.

Amateur career

Oh started playing golf at the age of 12 and was named to the Korean National Team in 2005 at the age of 16.

In 2006, she came to the United States and enrolled at the Leadbetter Academy. She played on the Future Collegians World Tour, a second tier amateur golf league, and won all six events she entered.

In the fall of 2006 she entered the LPGA Qualifying Tournament as an amateur and finished 9th, earning exempt status on the LPGA Tour for 2007. She immediately turning professional.

Professional career

In 2007, her best finish was sixth at the Safeway Classic, where she carded a career-low 66 in the opening round.

In 2008, she earned her first win at the State Farm Classic beating top rookie Yani Tseng in a playoff.

In 2009, she gained her second win at the Sybase Classic.

Professional wins (2)

LPGA Tour (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	20 Jul 2008	LPGA State Farm Classic	−18 (66-66-69-69=270)	Playoff	Yani Tseng
2	17 May 2009	Sybase Classic	−14 (66-69-69-70=274)	4 strokes	Suzann Pettersen

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	2008	LPGA State Farm Classic	Yani Tseng	Won with par on first extra hole

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order before 2015.

Tournament	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016
ANA Inspiration		T31	T36	CUT	CUT	82	CUT	CUT	CUT
Women's PGA Championship	T46	T29	T39	CUT	CUT	T45	T37	CUT	CUT	CUT
U.S. Women's Open	CUT	T31	T40	CUT			CUT		CUT
Women's British Open	CUT	T17	CUT	T31			CUT	T58
The Evian Championship ^							T44	T16

^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

LPGA Tour career summary

Year	Tournaments played	Cuts made	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top 10s	Best finish	Earnings ($)	Money list rank	Scoring average	Scoring rank
2007	22	10	0	0	0	1	6	148,876	72	72.46	81
2008	29	26	1	0	0	4	1	680,225	26	71.65	22
2009	25	20	1	0	0	3	1	558,316	24	71.90	34
2010	18	10	0	0	0	0	T12	98,384	71	73.42	92
2011	11	1	0	0	0	0	T54	5,456	148	74.42	125
2012	14	9	0	0	0	0	T42	41,391	109	73.25	82
2013	18	12	0	0	0	0	T35	84,879	87	72.56	70
2014	25	16	0	0	0	0	T16	173,090	73	71.95	56
2015	19	9	0	0	0	0	T25	55,173	110	72.54	81
2016	15	7	0	0	0	0	T26	32,008	136	72.86	110

• Official as of the 2016 season

External links

• Oh Ji-young at the LPGA Tour official site
• Oh Ji-young at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site
• Profile on SeoulSisters.com