In 2007, the year she turned 19, she debuted on the LPGA Tour.
The breakthrough yearIn 2008, the year she turned 20, she won the U.S. Women’s Open, breaking the youngest-winner record Se Ri Pak set in 1998. After the win she signed a two-year sponsorship contract with SK Telecom.
Around 2009, she went through her first slump since her debut, and it lasted four years. In 2012, she finished first in both prize money and scoring average, ending the slump.
The year she turned 25, she won the Kraft Nabisco Championship in April and reached world No. 1 for the first time, and her U.S. Women’s Open win in July made it three straight majors to start the season. No one had done that since Babe Zaharias in 1950, 63 years earlier.
In August 2014, she won the Wegmans LPGA Championship for a second straight year, and in October she married her swing coach. In 2015, she won the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship for a third straight year and then the Women’s British Open, completing the career Grand Slam.
In June 2016, she was inducted into the LPGA Hall of Fame, and in August she won the Olympic gold medal in Rio, completing a golden career Grand Slam.
In 2017, she was also inducted into the KLPGA Tour Hall of Fame, its fourth member. In March 2018, she won for the first time in a year for her 19th career win. In February 2020, she won the Women’s Australian Open and became the second Korean after Se Ri Pak with 20 career wins.
In March 2021, she won the Kia Classic on her 11th try for her 21st career win, and in August she tied for 23rd at the Tokyo Olympics, missing out on a second straight gold.
In August 2022, she stopped competing after the AIG Women’s Open because of pregnancy and childbirth, and the next year had her first child. In 2024, she ran for the IOC Athletes’ Commission while pregnant with her second child and lost. In 2025, she continued her activity in and around golf, giving advice to a younger player at a charity pro-am, and in 2026 she was named a nominee for the World Golf Hall of Fame class of 2027.
Inbee Park (born Jul 23, 1988) debuted on the LPGA Tour in 2007, the year she turned 19, and became known when she won the U.S. Women’s Open on Jun 30, 2008, the year she turned 20. On Aug 21, 2016, the year she turned 28, she completed a golden career Grand Slam with Olympic gold in Rio.
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She was one of the rookies who debuted on the LPGA Tour in the 2007 season. That July, Munhwa Ilbo named her as a leading candidate for rookie of the year.
Source 01 · Yonhap News Agency (Korean) · 2007 LPGA season opens · opens in a new tabSource 02 · Munhwa Ilbo (Korean) · From golf prospect to LPGA leading player · opens in a new tab Her first tournament and its date could not be confirmed.At the 63rd U.S. Women’s Open at Interlachen in Minnesota, she came from behind to win at 9 under. She broke the tournament’s youngest-winner record of 20 years 9 months set by Se Ri Pak in 1998, and was the third-youngest major winner in LPGA history.
Signed a two-year sponsorship contract at a ceremony at SK Telecom’s T Tower in Seoul.
Source 05 · OSEN (Korean) · SK Telecom sponsorship · opens in a new tabShe began to go through her first slump since her debut. On a TV program, her mother recalled that 2009 was a very hard year for her.
Source 06 · OSEN (Korean) · Recalling the slump (The Return of Superman) · opens in a new tab OSEN says the slump lasted four years and ended in 2012. The exact start could not be confirmed.That season she finished first on the LPGA Tour in both prize money and scoring average. She also had ten straight top-10 finishes.
Source 07 · Newsis (Korean) · Inbee Park, a player to watch in 2013 · opens in a new tabSource 06 · OSEN (Korean) · Recalling the slump (The Return of Superman) · opens in a new tabWon the Kraft Nabisco Championship on April 8 and reached No. 1 in the world rankings for the first time in the update announced on the 16th.
Source 08 · News1 (Korean) · Kraft Nabisco win and No. 1 in the world rankings · opens in a new tabWon the U.S. Women’s Open at Sebonack Golf Club in New York. After the Kraft Nabisco Championship and the Wegmans LPGA Championship that year, she became the first player since Babe Zaharias in 1950, 63 years earlier, to win the first three majors of a season.
Source 09 · News1 (Korean) · U.S. Women’s Open win, third straight major · opens in a new tabSource 13 · Kukmin Ilbo (Korean) · British Open win, career Grand Slam · opens in a new tabAt the Wegmans LPGA Championship at Monroe Golf Club in New York, she won for a second straight year after a playoff.
Source 10 · Herald Muse (Korean) · Back-to-back Wegmans LPGA Championships · opens in a new tabMarried her swing coach at an outdoor wedding venue at a golf course in Paju, Gyeonggi.
Source 11 · Kyeongin Ilbo (Korean) · Outdoor wedding at a golf course · opens in a new tabAt Westchester Country Club in New York, she won the tournament for the third year in a row. It was her sixth major, the most by a Korean player, passing Se Ri Pak (five).
Source 12 · Yonhap News Agency (Korean) · Inbee Park wins a third straight major · opens in a new tabWon the Ricoh Women’s British Open at Trump Turnberry in Scotland to complete a career Grand Slam of all four majors. Kukmin Ilbo reports it was the first by a Korean or Asian player.
Source 13 · Kukmin Ilbo (Korean) · British Open win, career Grand Slam · opens in a new tabSource 14 · Channel A (Korean) · First Asian career Grand Slam · opens in a new tabAfter the first round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, she was inducted at a ceremony on the 18th green and became the 25th member (21st on a points basis). She was the second Korean after Se Ri Pak in 2007, and Edaily describes her as the youngest inductee.
Source 15 · Maeil Business Newspaper (Korean) · LPGA Hall of Fame induction announced · opens in a new tabSource 17 · Sports Chosun (Korean) · Enters the KLPGA Hall of Fame · opens in a new tabSource 29 · Edaily (Korean) · Final nominee for the World Golf Hall of Fame · opens in a new tab The date is from the induction preview article.In the final round of the women’s golf competition at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, she won the gold medal at 16 under, 268, five strokes ahead of Lydia Ko in second. Golf had returned to the Olympics after 116 years, and the medal added to her career Grand Slam to complete a golden career Grand Slam.
Source 16 · News1 (Korean) · Rio Olympic gold medal · opens in a new tabShe was inducted at the KB Financial Star Championship and became the fourth member of the KLPGA Tour Hall of Fame.
Source 17 · Sports Chosun (Korean) · Enters the KLPGA Hall of Fame · opens in a new tabWon the Bank of Hope Founders Cup at Wildfire Golf Club in Arizona for her 19th career win. After the British Open in August 2017 she did not play the rest of that season because of injury, and this was her first LPGA Tour win in 379 days.
Source 18 · Money Today (Korean) · Founders Cup win, 19th career win · opens in a new tabSource 19 · MK Sports (Korean) · First win since August 2017 · opens in a new tabWon the ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open at Royal Adelaide Golf Club, becoming the second Korean after Se Ri Pak with 20 LPGA Tour wins.
Source 20 · Golf Digest Korea (Korean) · Australian Open, 20th career win · opens in a new tabWon the Kia Classic at Aviara Golf Club in California wire to wire for her 21st career win. It was her first win in her 11th attempt at the tournament.
Source 21 · News1 (Korean) · Kia Classic win, 21st career win · opens in a new tabSource 22 · Hankyoreh (Korean) · First Kia Classic win on her 11th try · opens in a new tabShe finished the final round of women’s golf at the Tokyo Olympics at Kasumigaseki Country Club in Saitama, Japan, at 5 under, 279, tied for 23rd, and did not repeat as gold medalist. After the round she said this would be her last Olympics.
Source 23 · Newsis (Korean) · Tied for 23rd at the Tokyo Olympics · opens in a new tabSource 24 · News1 (Korean) · Remark that this would be her last Olympics · opens in a new tabShe stopped entering tournaments after this one because of pregnancy and childbirth.
Source 25 · Golf Digest Korea (Korean) · Birth of a daughter · opens in a new tabShe gave birth to a daughter weighing 3.75 kg at 10:43 a.m. She announced the news on her social media.
Source 25 · Golf Digest Korea (Korean) · Birth of a daughter · opens in a new tabIn the International Olympic Committee Athletes’ Commission election in Paris, she lost with 590 votes among 29 candidates. She ran while pregnant with her second child.
Source 26 · Segye Ilbo (Korean) · Loses IOC Athletes’ Commission election · opens in a new tabSource 27 · Newsis (Korean) · Ran while pregnant with a second child · opens in a new tabAt a charity pro-am at The Sienna Belluto Country Club in Yeoju, Gyeonggi, she met Hwang Yu-min, who was to debut on the LPGA Tour the following season, and gave her advice. Edaily reports that she is still the only person, man or woman, to hold the golden career Grand Slam, a career Grand Slam plus an Olympic gold medal.
Source 28 · Edaily (Korean) · Charity pro-am, mentoring Hwang Yu-min · opens in a new tabShe is among 13 nominees for induction into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2027. The final result will be announced in December.
Source 29 · Edaily (Korean) · Final nominee for the World Golf Hall of Fame · opens in a new tabEND OF SELECTED RECORDSSelected records, 2007–2026 · not a complete list of work. “Key moment” is an editorial label, not a measure of success.
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