Jeong Yeon-jin (; born 2 February 1990), better known as Jin Jeong, is a South Korean

professional golfer A professional golfer is somebody who receives payments or financial rewards in the sport of golf that are directly related to their skill or reputation. A person who earns money by teaching or playing golf is traditionally considered a "golf pr ...

. Jeong was born in

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and moved to

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, Australia in 2006. He has enjoyed a highly successful amateur career. In 2010 he had two spells as the number one ranked amateur golfer on the back of four wins including

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, the first Asian to win that championship, and finishing as low amateur in a tie for 14th place in

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. Jeong turned professional in April 2011. In December 2011, he finished 16th in the

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qualifying school, winning a place on tour for 2012. In 2012, Jeong played in all three stages of the

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qualifying school, obtaining a place in some

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events for 2013. In early October 2013, he competed in the first stage of the qualifying schools for the

(successfully) and the Web.com Tour (unsuccessfully). Jeong won his first championship as a professional on 20 October 2013, winning the ISPS Handa Perth International on the

in a playoff over Ross Fisher. He was one of three players who had earned a place in that tournament from his position in the PGA Tour of Australasia's Tier 2 Money List for 2012, finishing 55th in the 2012 Order of Merit.http://pga-tic.com/factsheets/2013/1038/File_5.pdf This win gave him an exemption on the European Tour until the end of 2015.

Amateur wins

*2008 Port Phillip Amateur, Victorian Junior Masters *2010

, Riversdale Cup, Boroondara Cup

Professional wins (2)

European Tour wins (1)

¹Co-sanctioned by the

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)

¹Co-sanctioned by the

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (1–0)

Other wins (1)

*2010 Tasmanian Open (as an amateur)

Results in major championships

LA = Low amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in World Golf Championships

"T" = Tied

References

External links

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