Jin Joo Hong
| Hong Jin-joo | |
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Hong at the 2009 Women's British Open
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| Personal information | |
| Born |
28 February 1983 Seoul, South Korea |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Nationality |
 South Korea
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| Residence | Helendale, California, U.S. |
| Career | |
| College | Han-Nam University |
| Turned professional | 2003 |
| Current tour(s) | LPGA of Korea Tour |
| Former tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA Tour | 1 |
| LPGA of Korea Tour | 2 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships |
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| ANA Inspiration | 72nd: 2007 |
| Women's PGA C'ship | T58: 2008 |
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT: 2007 |
| Women's British Open | T48: 2008 |
| Hong Jin-joo | |
| Hangul | 홍진주 |
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| Hanja | 洪珍珠 |
| Revised Romanization | Hong Jinju |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hong Chinju |
Hong Jin-joo or Jin-Joo Hong (Korean: 홍진주, born 28 February 1983) is a South Korean professional golfer who has played on the LPGA Tour.
Born in Seoul, Hong began to play golf when she was 11 years old. After playing on the LPGA of Korea Tour (KLPGA Tour) from 2004 to 2006, she won the 2006 KOLON-Hana Bank Championship, an event co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour, to earn exempt status on the LPGA the following year. In her three years on the LPGA Tour, Hong recorded two top-10 finishes; a fourth-place finish in the 2008 Evian Masters was her highest finish after becoming fully exempt on the circuit.
In addition to her KOLON-Hana Bank Championship title, Hong earned a win on the KLPGA Tour in the 2006 season. In 2009, she went back to the KLPGA Tour, and four years later she played on the LPGA of Japan Tour. Hong gave birth to a son in 2014, and a subsequent shoulder injury hampered her when she attempted to resume her golfing career. In 2016, Hong won the KLPGA Tour's Fantom Classic in a playoff for her first professional victory since 2006.
DNP = did not play
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied
CUT = missed the half-way cut
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