John Pak | |||||||
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Personal information | |||||||
Born | Scotch Plains, New Jersey | December 18, 1998||||||
Sporting nationality | United States | ||||||
Career | |||||||
College | Florida State University | ||||||
Turned professional | 2021 | ||||||
Current tour(s) | PGA Tour | ||||||
Former tour(s) | Korn Ferry Tour PGA Tour Canada | ||||||
Professional wins | 2 | ||||||
Number of wins by tour | |||||||
Korn Ferry Tour | 1 | ||||||
Other | 1 | ||||||
Best results in major championships | |||||||
Masters Tournament | DNP | ||||||
PGA Championship | DNP | ||||||
U.S. Open | T51: 2020 | ||||||
The Open Championship | DNP | ||||||
Achievements and awards | |||||||
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John Pak (born December 18, 1998) is an American professional golfer.
Pak was raised in Scotch Plains, New Jersey, Pak attended Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School for one year before moving to Orlando, Florida to train. [1]
As a junior golfer, he was named to the Rolex Junior First Team All-American by the American Junior Golf Association. [2] He was ranked seventh in the 2017 signing class and 15th among all junior golfers according to Golfweek . [3]
In 2017, he began playing collegiate golf for the Florida State Seminoles men's golf team. During his time as a Seminole, Pak has won the Sea Best Invitational, 2019 & 2020 Mobile Sports Authority Intercollegiate, Rod Myers Invitational, 2018 & 2020 Seminole Intercollegiate, and the 2019 ACC Championship.
Pak was selected to the 2019 Walker Cup team. [4]
Pak swept the college golf awards in 2021 as a senior, winning the Haskins Award, Ben Hogan Award, and Jack Nicklaus Award. [5] He turned professional in June 2021 and made his professional debut at the Palmetto Championship on the PGA Tour. [6]
Source: [8]
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | Jun 23, 2024 | Compliance Solutions Championship | −23 (64-66-65-70=265) | 3 strokes | Jackson Suber |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
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1 | Jun 25, 2023 | Elk Ridge Saskatchewan Open | −21 (66-64-66-63=259) | 4 strokes | Connor Howe, Chris Korte |
Results not in chronological order in 2020.
Tournament | 2020 |
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Masters Tournament | |
PGA Championship | |
U.S. Open | T51LA |
The Open Championship | NT |
"T" = tied
LA = Low amateur
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
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