John Pak

Raised in Scotch Plains, New Jersey, Pak attended Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School for one year before moving to Orlando, Florida to train. As a junior golfer, Pak was named to the Rolex Junior First Team All-American by the American Junior Golf Association. He was ranked seventh in the 2017 signing class and 15th among all junior golfers according to Golfweek.
The Florida State All-American earned his first U.S. Open start, thanks to being No. 7 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking at the Aug. 19 deadline. Pak helped the USA retain the Walker Cup in September 2019 at Royal Liverpool in Hoylake, England. Pak was the only player with a perfect record in the 2019 Walker Cup, winning all three of his matches, one foursomes and two singles matches.
He advanced to the Round of 32 in the 2019 U.S. Amateur at Pinehurst No. 2, but missed the cut for match play in 2020 at Bandon Dunes. In 2019, he won the Atlantic Coast Conference individual title, one of seven collegiate titles for the Scotch Plains, N.J., native. In 2018, he was named the ACC's Freshman of the Year. He also was selected to present the USA in the 2020 Palmer Cup.