Jenny Bae (golfer) explained

Jenny Bae
Birth Date:25 August 2001
Birth Place:Suwanee, Georgia, U.S.
Height:5 ft 3 in
College:University of Georgia
Yearpro:2023
Tour:LPGA Tour (joined 2025)
Extour:Epson Tour (joined 2023)
Prowins:3
Futwins:3
Award1:Juli Inkster Award
Year1:2023

Jenny Bae (born August 25, 2001) is an American professional golfer and LPGA Tour player.[1]

Amateur career

Bae was born in Suwanee, Georgia. She won the 2018 Georgia Junior Championship in record-setting fashion, shooting a 9-under 207 to win by 10 strokes. She was named the 2018 Georgia Player of the Year as a junior, after earning medalist honors at the state championships representing Collins Hill High School.

Bae played her college golf at the University of Georgia from January 2019 to 2023. In her final season she was named first-team All-American and was ranked ranked 5th by GolfStat and Golfweek. She received the Juli Inkster Award as the top female collegiate golfer, and was a finalist for the Annika Award, the WGCA Ping National Player of the Year, and the Honda Sports Award.[2]

In 2023, she lost a playoff to Rose Zhang at the Augusta National Women's Amateur.[3]

Professional career

Bae turned professional after graduating in 2023 and joined the Epson Tour, where she won two events back-to-back in her second and third starts.[4] She made her LPGA debut at the 2023 Portland Classic.[5]

In 2024, she won her third title at the Murphy USA El Dorado Shootout, and finished 7th on the Race for the Card at the end of the season, to gain a fully exempt card on the LPGA Tour for the 2025 season.[6]

Amateur wins

Source:[7]

Professional wins (3)

Epson Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upWinner's
share ($)
1Jul 16, 2023Hartford HealthCare Women's Championship69-66-70=205−11Playoff30,000
2Jul 23, 2023Twin Bridges Championship65-69-73=207−6Playoff Jessica Porvasnik30,000
3Sep 22, 2024Murphy USA El Dorado Shootout66-70-73=209−71 stroke Therese Warner
Lauren Stephenson
Hailee Cooper
50,625

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jenny Bae – Bio . Epson Tour . September 30, 2024.
  2. Web site: Jenny Bae – Bio . University of Georgia Athletics . 30 September 2024.
  3. News: Georgia's Jenny Bae the runner-up at Augusta National Women's Amateur . September 30, 2024 . The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . April 1, 2023.
  4. Bohannan . Larry . What's it like getting mentored by an LPGA Hall of Famer? Jenny Bae found out on a recent trip . September 30, 2024 . Golfweek . March 1, 2024.
  5. News: Agrawal . Meeth . LPGA debut at Portland Classic . September 30, 2024 . Sportskeeda . September 1, 2023.
  6. Web site: Meet the 2024 Epson Tour Graduates . LPGA Tour . October 6, 2024 . October 7, 2024.
  7. Web site: Jenny Bae . World Amateur Golf Ranking . September 30, 2024.