# Park Sung-hyun (golfer)

Park Sung-hyun (born 21 September 1993), also known as Sung Hyun Park, is a South Korean professional golfer playing on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. She has won two LPGA majors championships, the 2017 U.S. Women's Open and the 2018 Women's PGA Championship. She was the number one ranked golfer in the Women's World Golf Rankings for a single week in 2017 and has returned to the number one spot in 2018 and 2019.

## Professional career

From 2014 to 2016 Park played on the LPGA of Korea Tour. She won four times in 2015 and six times in 2016.
Since 2017 Park has played on the LPGA Tour. In July 2017, she won the U.S. Women's Open, an LPGA major. In November 2017, she became the number one ranked golfer in the Women's World Golf Rankings. Park clinched the LPGA's Rookie of the Year Award in the penultimate month of the 2017 season. Park then went on to share Player of the Year honors with Ryu So-yeon, making Park the first player since Nancy Lopez in 1978 to win both Player and Rookie of the Year honors in the same season.
Park won three times in 2018, this included a major title in July 2018 at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship. After holding the top ranking for only one week in 2017, she regained the number one spot with her win at the Indy Women in Tech Championship in August 2018. She ended the 2018 season third on the LPGA money list and ranked second in the world to Ariya Jutanugarn.
In 2019, Park won the HSBC Women's World Championship and the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship.

## Professional wins (18)
### LPGA Tour wins (7)

* Legend
* Major championships (2)
* Other LPGA Tour (5)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Winner's share ($) |
| 1 | 16 Jul 2017 | U.S. Women's Open | 73-70-67-67=277 | −11 | 2 strokes | Choi Hye-jin (a) | 900,000 |
| 2 | 27 Aug 2017 | Canadian Pacific Women's Open | 70-68-69-64=271 | −13 | 2 strokes | Mirim Lee | 337,500 |
| 3 | 6 May 2018 | Volunteers of America LPGA Texas Classic | 65-66=131 | −11 | 1 stroke | Lindy Duncan | 195,000 |
| 4 | 1 Jul 2018 | KPMG Women's PGA Championship | 66-72-71-69=278 | −10 | Playoff | Nasa Hataoka Ryu So-yeon | 547,500 |
| 5 | 19 Aug 2018 | Indy Women in Tech Championship | 68-63-66-68=265 | −23 | Playoff | Lizette Salas | 300,000 |
| 6 | 3 Mar 2019 | HSBC Women's World Championship | 69-71-69-64=273 | −15 | 2 strokes | Minjee Lee | 225,000 |
| 7 | 30 Jun 2019 | Walmart NW Arkansas Championship | 66-63-66=195 | −18 | 1 stroke | Danielle Kang Kim Hyo-joo Inbee Park | 300,000 |
LPGA Tour playoff record (2–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
| 1 | 2018 | Women's PGA Championship | Nasa Hataoka Ryu So-yeon | Won with birdie on second extra hole Hataoka eliminated by par on first hole |
| 2 | 2018 | Indy Women in Tech Championship | Lizette Salas | Won with birdie on first extra hole |

### LPGA of Korea Tour wins (10)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
| 1 | 21 Jun 2015 | Kia Motors Korea Women's Open | 73-69-70-77=289 | +1 | 2 strokes | Lee Jung-min |
| 2 | 20 Sep 2015 | KDB Daewoo Securities Classic | 68-66-69=203 | −13 | 2 strokes | Ahn Song-yi Kim Hye-youn Seong Eun-jeong (a) |
| 3 | 4 Oct 2015 | OK! Savings Bank Pak Se-ri Invitational | 71-67-68=206 | −10 | 1 stroke | Kim Hae-rym Kim Ji-hyun |
| 4 | 14 Dec 2015 | Hyundai China Ladies Open | 64-68-67=199 | −17 | 2 strokes | Kim Hyo-joo |
| 5 | 17 Apr 2016 | Samchully Together Open | 65-73-74=212 | −4 | Playoff | Kim Ji-yeong |
| 6 | 24 Apr 2016 | Nexen-Saintnine Masters | 72-64-72=208 | −8 | 1 stroke | Cho Jeong-min Kim Min-sun |
| 7 | 22 May 2016 | Doosan Match Play Championship | 19 holes | 19 holes | 19 holes | Kim Ji-hyun |
| 8 | 7 Aug 2016 | Jeju Samdasoo Masters | 65-67-66=198 | −18 | 9 strokes | Pak Ju-young |
| 9 | 21 Aug 2016 | Bogner-MBN Ladies Open | 64-65-70=199 | −17 | 4 strokes | Lee Mi-hyang |
| 10 | 4 Sep 2016 | Hanwha Finance Classic | 74-67-74-67=282 | −6 | 1 stroke | Ko Jin-young |

### Taiwan LPGA Tour wins (1)

* 2019 The Country Club Ladies Invitational

## Major championships
### Wins (2)

| Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner(s)-up |
| 2017 | U.S. Women's Open | 3 shot deficit | −11 (73-70-67-67=277) | 2 strokes | Choi Hye-jin (a) |
| 2018 | Women's PGA Championship | 4 shot deficit | −10 (66-72-71-69=278) | Playoff | Nasa Hataoka, Ryu So-yeon |

### Results timeline

Results not in chronological order.
| Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Chevron Championship | T6 | T14 | T9 | T52 | T40 | CUT | CUT | CUT |
| Women's PGA Championship | | T14 | 1 | 2 | 17 | CUT | T62 | T77 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T3 | 1 | CUT | T12 | CUT | CUT | T28 | CUT |
| The Evian Championship | T2 | T26 | CUT | T6 | NT | CUT | CUT | T61 |
| Women's British Open | T50 | T16 | T15 | 8 | | CUT | T28 | |
CUT = missed the half-way cut NT = no tournament T = tied

### Summary

| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
| Chevron Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 5 |
| Women's PGA Championship | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| U.S. Women's Open | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 |
| The Evian Championship | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
| Women's British Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| Totals | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 36 | 24 |
* Most consecutive cuts made – 10 (2016 ANA – 2018 ANA)
* Longest streak of top 10s – 3 (2019 Women's PGA – 2019 British Open)

## LPGA Tour career summary

| Year | Tournaments played | Cuts made | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10s | Best finish | Earnings ($) | Money list rank | Scoring average | Scoring rank |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | T2 | n/a | n/a | 68.50 | n/a |
| 2016 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | T2 | n/a | n/a | 69.75 | n/a |
| 2017 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 2,335,883 | 1 | 69.25 | 2 |
| 2018 | 24 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1,498,077 | 3 | 70.65 | 23 |
| 2019 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1,529,905 | 7 | 69.70 | 5 |
| 2020 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 96,187 | 88 | 71.83 | 56 |
| 2021 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T15 | 69,353 | 123 | 72.41 | 118 |
| 2022 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T15 | 199,659 | 96 | 72.27 | 119 |
| 2023 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T16 | 69,388 | 143 | 73.12 | 147 |
* official as of 2023 season

## Team appearances

Professional
* The Queens (representing Korea): 2015 (winners)
* International Crown (representing South Korea): 2018 (winners)