Park Jae-kyung (golfer, born 1984)

Park Jae-kyung
박재경
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name Park Jae-kyung
Born (1984-02-15) 15 February 1984
Seoul[1]
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight 75 kg (165 lb; 11.8 st)[1]
Nationality  South Korea
Residence South Korea
Career
Turned professional 2003
Current tour(s) Korean Tour

Park Jae-kyung (Hangul: 박재경; born 15 February 1984) is a South Korean professional golfer currently playing on the Korean Tour.

Early life and amateur golf career

Park was born into a golfing family. His grand-uncle Park Myeong-chul served as the 3rd and 4th President of the KPGA, and was the South Korean representative for the Golf World Cup from 1959 to 1963.[2]

His father's elder brother, his father, and his own elder brother are all KPGA tour pros.[3]

Unsurprisingly, Park was exposed to golf from a young age and his childhood was filled with golf clubs instead of toys. It was in 6th grade that Park decided that he would pursue a golfing career.[4]

Professional career

Park became a member of the KPGA in 2003, first as a pro on April 29, then as a tour pro on August 29.[5] He made his KPGA Korean Tour debut in 2004.[2]

Park completed his mandatory military service obligations from 2008 to 2010. Park came in third place in his first competition after military service, the 8th KPGA Academy Tour.[4]

Since then he has participated in the Korean Tour and Challenge Tour.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 박재경 (Jaekyung PARK). KPGA. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  2. 1 2 [KPGA] 박재경, 골프 명가... '아버지와 형이 이루지 못한 KPGA 투어 우승 목표' [[KPGA] Park Jae-kyung, famous golf family ... 'To do what my father and brother could not, aiming at the KPGA championship']. The Golf Times. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  3. ↑ 'KPGA 베테랑' 박재경 '골프 명가 재건한다' [KPGA veteran Park Jae-kyung 'rebuilding a golfing family']. inews24. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  4. 1 2 "KPGA 대표 골프 집안 박재경, 골프 명가 재건 노려". Golf Guide. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  5. 1 2 "박재경 (Jaekyung PARK)". Korean Tour. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
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