Angela Park
Angela Park was born in Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil on August 25th, 1988 and is the Golfer. At the age of 36, Angela Park biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Angela Park (born August 25, 1988) is a professional golfer who competed on the LPGA Tour and was born in Brazil.
She holds dual citizenship in Brazil and the United States.
Childhood and personal life
Park was born in Foz do Irá, Brazil, to South Korean-born parents who owned a business in Brazil. At the age of 8, she and her father and siblings moved to Torrance, California, where she spent the remainder of her childhood at Torrance High School. She claims she has only been to Korea on holiday.
Park became a United States citizen in June 2008. She also keeps her Brazilian citizenship.
Amateur career
Park was a hit in the American Junior Golf Association, winning five times. She has won 24 top-ten finishes in 29 events over the past four seasons. She has competed in both the Canon Cup and the USA Junior Solheim Cup. In 2005, she reached the semi-finals of the United States Women's Amateur Championship, the country's highest amateur tournament for women golfers.
Professional career
Park turned professional at the age of 17, and she competed in the Futures Tour, where she competed in sixteen events, with a decision to forego college. She earned full playing rights on the LPGA for 2007 at the LPGA Qualifying Tournament in December 2006, and was named LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year for 2007. At the United States Women's Open, she led after two rounds, while she tied for runner-up as a rookie.
Park retired from professional golf at the age of 22, both mentally and physically drained, but she hasn't ruled out the possibility of returning to play again.