Name: Ji Eun Park
It's pronounced: Jee Un Park
English Name: Grace
Birthday: March 6, 1979
Home City: Seoul, South Korea (a real Seoul Sister!)
American Home City: Phoenix, AZ
Rookie Year on LPGA: 2000
LPGA Wins: 6
LPGA Majors: 1 (2004 Kraft Nabisco Championship)
Rookie of the year finish: 2nd; edged at the end of the year by Dorothy Delasin
Height: 5' 6"
Weight: 125 lbs.
Family: one brother, one older sister
Best score: 61 (Welch's/Fry's Championship, 2004)
Best Scoring Average for a year: 69.99 (2004)
Best Season money total: $1,525,471 (2004)
Best Season Money Position: 2nd (2004)
Most Top Tens/Season: 19 (2003)
2009 LPGA Status: Category 3
Post-season awards: 2004 Vare Trophy
Strong Statistics: Birdies; Driving Distance, putts/green in regulation
Nicknames: Major Queen, Birdie Queen
Other Sports: Speed Skating
Hobbies: Shopping, Listening to Music
Sponsor: Nike (clubs, shoes, clothes, glove, bag)
Why is she a Seoul Sister: She's got tons of style, and her classy looks, incredible power and dominating play have made her one of the elite players on tour.
How's her English?: Fluent; she's lived here since she was in her early teens.
Best part of her game: Grace is one of the longest women in the game. When her driving is on she can easily top 280 and gets it out there around 300+ on occasion. And few women hit the ball higher, even with long irons.
Needs to work on: Driving accuracy is still lower than it ought to be. When she's in the fairway, she's deadly.
Distinguishing physical characteristic: her looks.
What's cool about her: Grace is the most fiery of the Seoul Sisters. Although she sometimes loses her temper, she also generates a lot of excitement with her go-for-it style. She dresses very well and has a goofy, sly attitude that is a lot of fun. She is quite a looker, too!
Cool possible headlines: 'Amazing Grace'; 'Grace Under Pressure', 'Grace Under Fire'.
unfortunately she is going to be away from the game for a looooong while ...
