Hee-Jung "Gloria" Park (born 27 February 1980) is a South Korean professional golfer. She has played mostly on U.S.-based LPGA Tour. She has also used the Westernized name Gloria Park.
Career In 1980, Park was born in Seoul, South Korea. After moving to Australia as a teenager, she won the Australian Girls' Amateur three times and won the Australian Women's Amateur Stroke Play Championship in 1997.
After turning professional in 1998, Park won the 1998 Sports Seoul Ladies' Open on the LPGA of Korea Tour and the 1999 Indonesian Ladies' Open. She finished 13th at the 1999 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn a place on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour for the 2000 season. On the LPGA Tour, she has won the 2001 Williams Championship and the 2002 Sybase Big Apple Classic.2003 LPGA Championship
Professional wins (4) LPGA Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up19 Sep 2001Williams Championship−9 (68-69-64=201)1 stroke Donna Andrews228 Jul 2002Sybase Big Apple Classic−14 (71-67-63-69=270)Playoff Hee-Won Han
LPGA Tour playoff record (1–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12002Sybase Big Apple Classic Hee-Won HanWon with birdie on first extra hole22005Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic Heather BowieLost to par on third extra hole
LPGA of Korea Tour wins (1) 1998 Sports Seoul Ladies' Open
Other wins (1) 1999 Indonesia Ladies Open
Results in LPGA majors Tournament 2000 Kraft Nabisco ChampionshipLPGA ChampionshipT28U.S. Women's OpenCUTdu Maurier ClassicT60 Tournament 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008Kraft Nabisco ChampionshipT32T42CUTT44CUTT46CUTLPGA ChampionshipT43T23CUTT4T7T61T46T40U.S. Women's OpenT44CUTT37T23T20CUTWomen's British OpenT25CUTT10T31CUTCUTT16T48
CUT = missed the half-way cut WD = withdrew "T" = tied
Summary Starts – 32 Wins – 0 2nd-place finishes – 0 3rd-place finishes – 0 Top 3 finishes – 0 Top 5 finishes – 1 Top 10 finishes – 3 Top 25 finishes – 8 Missed cuts – 10 Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (twice) Longest streak of top-10s – 1
Team appearances Amateur Tasman Cup (representing Australia): 1997 (winners)
Professional Lexus Cup (representing Asia team): 2005
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