John Pak | |
Birth Date: | 18 December 1998 |
Birth Place: | Scotch Plains, New Jersey |
College: | Florida State University |
Yearpro: | 2021 |
Tour: | Korn Ferry Tour |
Extour: | PGA Tour Canada |
Prowins: | 2 |
Nwidewins: | 1 |
Otherwins: | 1 |
Masters: | DNP |
Pga: | DNP |
Usopen: | T51: 2020 |
Open: | DNP |
Award1: | Haskins Award |
Year1: | 2021 |
Award2: | Ben Hogan Award |
Year2: | 2021 |
Award3: | Jack Nicklaus Award |
Year3: | 2021 |
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.
As a junior golfer, he was named to the Rolex Junior First Team All-American by the American Junior Golf Association.[1] He was ranked seventh in the 2017 signing class and 15th among all junior golfers according to Golfweek.[2]
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.[3]
Pak swept the college golf awards in 2021 as a senior, winning the Haskins Award, Ben Hogan Award, and Jack Nicklaus Award.[4] He turned professional in June 2021 and made his professional debut at the Palmetto Championship on the PGA Tour.[5]
Source:[8]
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 |
2019 (winners), 2021 (winners)