An Na-rin

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An Na-rin
Personal information
Born (1996-01-05) 5 January 1996 (age 28)
Seoul, South Korea
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Sporting nationalityFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Career
Turned professional2014
Current tour(s) LPGA Tour (joined 2022)
Former tour(s) LPGA of Korea Tour (joined 2017)
Dream Tour (joined 2014)
Professional wins2
Number of wins by tour
LPGA of Korea Tour2
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship T30: 2024
Women's PGA C'ship T30: 2023
U.S. Women's Open T58: 2022, 2024
Women's British Open T41: 2022
Evian Championship T12: 2024

An Na-rin (born 5 January 1996), also known as Narin An, is a South Korean professional golfer and LPGA Tour player. [1]

Contents

Career

An was born and raised in South Korea, where she started playing golf at age 15. She turned professional and joined the Dream Tour in 2014 and the LPGA of Korea Tour in 2017. She was runner-up at the 2017 Caido Ladies Open and 2018 Nexen Saint Nine Masters, before winning the Autech Carrier Championship and Hana Financial Group Championship in 2020. [2]

In 2021, An finished tied 3rd at the KLPGA and LPGA Tour co-sanctioned BMW Ladies Championship. She recorded a total of 15 top-20 finishes, including two runner-ups at the NH Investment & Securities Ladies Championship, and the Dongbu Construction Koreit Championship. She earned medalist honors at LPGA Q-Series to earn LPGA Tour membership for the 2022 season. [3] She became the second player from Korea to top the LPGA Q-Series, joining Lee Jeong-eun in 2018. [4]

In her rookie season on the LPGA Tour, her best finish was a solo third place at the 2022 JTBC Classic, after which she rose to 39th in the Women's World Golf Rankings. [5] In 2023, she recorded a solo fourth place at the LPGA Drive On Championship, and in 2024 she was runner-up at the Portland Classic, where she shot a hole-in-one. [6]

Professional wins (2)

LPGA of Korea Tour wins (2)

Results in LPGA majors

Tournament20202021202220232024
Chevron Championship T44T41T30
U.S. Women's Open T63T58CUTT58
Women's PGA Championship 64T30T46
The Evian Championship NTCUTCUTT12
Women's British Open T41T66T60
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
"T" = tied

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Chevron Championship 00000033
U.S. Women's Open 00000043
Women's PGA Championship 00000033
The Evian Championship 00000131
Women's British Open 00000033
Totals0000011613

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References

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