Gloria Park

Professional
2006
Recorded a season-best tie for third at the Honda LPGA Thailand 2006.
Notched six additional top-10 finishes: including a tie for fifth at the Safeway Classic and a tie for sixth at both the Sybase Classic presented by Lincoln Mercury and the Wegmans LPGA, where she carded a season-low 65 during the final round.
Tied for seventh at the ShopRite LPGA Classic.
2006 Stats (rank)
Rds under par: 32/76 (45) Rds in the 60s: 15/76 (40) Birdies: 254 (30)
Eagles: 5 (20) Greens in reg: 65.1% (79) Driving accuracy: 74.4% (39)
Sand saves: 41.5% (50) Putts per GIR: 1.77 (11) Driving avg: 241.3 (142)

2005 Highlights
Finished second at the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic Presented by Kroger, where she lost to Heather
Bowie (Young) on the third hole of a sudden-death playoff.
Tied for second at the Sybase Classic presented by Lincoln Mercury and finished third at both the Safeway
Classic Presented by Pepsi and Samsung World Championship, where she carded a season-low 65 in the
first round.
Crossed the $2 million mark in career earnings at the U.S. Women's Open conducted by the USGA, where
she tied for 23rd.
Notched her second LPGA career hole-in-one during the second round of the McDonald's LPGA
Championship Presented by Coca-Cola, where she tied for seventh.
2005 Stats (rank)
Rds under par: 45/95 (13) Rds in the 60s: 21/95 (28) Birdies: 304 (6)
Eagles: 4 (23) Greens in reg: 70% (24) Driving accuracy: 76.6% (36)
Sand saves: 42.6% (31) Putts per GIR: 1.79 (12) Driving avg: 242 (102)

2004 Highlights
Posted six top-10 finishes, including a season-best third place at the LPGA Takefuji Classic.
Recorded her season-low round of 65 during the third round of the Wachovia LPGA Classic Hosted by Betsy King.
2004 Stats (Rank)
Rds under par: 43/103 (41)           Rds in the 60s: 26/103 (29)       Birdies: 338 (8)
Eagles: 5 (38)                      Greens in reg: 71.1% (12)         Driving accuracy: 69.4% (93)
Sand saves: 35% (84)              Putts per GIR: 1.84 (82)           Driving avg: 252.7 (70)
2003 Highlights
Best finish was a tie for second at the CJ Nine Bridges Classic Presented by Sports Today, where she carded a career-low 62 in the third round and crossed the $1 million mark in career earnings; her 62 tied an LPGA record for lowest score in a third round.
Tied for seventh at the Mizuno Classic, placed 10th at the Longs Drugs Challenge and tied for 10th at the Weetabix Women's British Open and the Wachovia LPGA Classic hosted by Betsy King.
2003 Stats (Rank)
  Rds under par: 37/91 (41)          Rds in the 60s: 19/91 (46)                Birdies: 288 (16)
  Eagles: 6 (20)                    Greens in reg: 65.8% (50)                Driving accuracy: 72.7% (47)
  Sand saves: 39.7% (56)             Putts per GIR: 1.82 (54)                 Driving avg: 246.1 (107)
2002 Highlights
Became the only 2001 Rolex First-Time Winner to win in 2002 with her one-hole playoff victory over Hee-Won Han at the Sybase Big Apple Classic Presented by GOLF MAGAZINE; fired a career-low 63 during the third round.
Tied for third at the LPGA Takefuji Classic and finished fourth at the Mizuno Classic.
Tied for sixth at the Bank of Montreal Canadian Women's Open and tied for 10th at the Wegmans Rochester LPGA.
2002 Stats (rank)
Rds under par: 33/85 (45) Rds in the 60s: 15/85 (50) Birdies: 243 (26)
Eagles: 4 (36) Greens in reg: 64.1% (60) Driving accuracy: 73.5% (49)
Sand saves: 45.5% (18) Putting avg: 29.97 (67) Driving avg: 242.1 (126)
2001 Highlights
Became the third of four-consecutive Rolex First-Time Winners with her victory at the Williams Championship, where she won by one stroke over Donna Andrews and posted her career-low score of 64 during the final round.
Recorded her first career hole-in-one during the second round of the McDonald's LPGA Championship Presented by AIG.
2001 Stats (rank)
Rds under par: 42/81 (15) Rds in the 60s: 16/81 (48) Birdies: 248 (36)
Eagles: 5 (32) Greens in reg: 68.3% (31) Driving accuracy: 70.6% (86)
Sand saves: 38.3% (103) Putting avg: 30.56 (127) Driving avg: 238.30 (126)
Career Highlights
In 2000, best finish was a tie for 12th at the Kathy Ireland Greens.com LPGA Classic.
In 1999, won the Indonesian Ladies Open; tied for 13th at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn exempt status for the 2000 season.
In 1998, shortly after turning professional, won the Sports Seoul Ladies Open on the Korea LPGA Tour.
Amateur
Park, a native of Seoul, Korea, honed her golfing skills in Australia, where she was a three-time Australian Junior champion (1996-98) and the Australian Amateur Stroke Play champion in 1997. Park was a member of the Australian National Team.
Personal
Started playing golf at the age of 13â?¦Credits her father, Steven Park, as the individual most influencing her careerâ?¦Enjoys watching movies, listening to music and playing video gamesâ?¦Qualified for the Tour on her second attempt.