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Jin Young Ko Ko Jin-young (고진영)

South Korea KOR
#92 CME Rank
235.986 CME Points
15 Lifetime Wins
$15,020,143 Lifetime Earned
› born Jul 7, 1995 (age 31)
› birthplace Seoul, South Korea
› hometown Frisco, Texas
› height 5'6" (168 cm)
› turned_pro 2013 (13 yrs)
› lpga_rookie 2018

Tournament Results

2026 Latest Tournament Results
Date Tournament Pos To Par R1 R2 R3 R4 Total Earnings
10/1 LOTTE Championship presented by Hoakalei T43 -6 68 70 76 68 282 $11,653
9/25 Walmart NW Arkansas Championship presented by P&G CUT -2 71 69 0 0 140 —
8/27 FM Championship CUT +6 76 74 0 0 150 —
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Career

From amateur golf to the LPGA Tour — curated milestones merged with tournament results.

Career timeline23 milestones · 2013–2023
  1. 2013
    • PRO
      Turned professionalNon-LPGA wins: 14 (KLPGA 12; LET 1; WPGA Aus 1)
  2. 2018
    • RKE
      LPGA Tour rookie season
    • CUP
      International CrownKOR, won
    • AWD
      ROY
  3. 2019
    • MAJ
      Won the ANA InspirationMajor championship
    • MAJ
      Won the EvianMajor championship
    • AWD
      LPGA Player of Year
    • AWD
      Vare
    • AWD
      Rolex Annika Major Award
  4. 2020
  5. 2021
  6. 2022
  7. 2023
Honors14 entries

Major championships

2
  • 2019ANA Inspiration — Winner
  • 2019Evian — Winner

Olympic Games

1
  • 2020Tokyo — 9th

International Crown

2
  • 2018–2023International Crown — KOR, won · 2×

Awards

8
  • 2019–2021LPGA Player of Year — 2×
  • 2019Vare
  • 2018ROY
  • ·money leader 2019–21
  • 2020–2021CME Globe — 2×
  • 2019Rolex Annika Major Award

Amateur career

1
  • ·Won first event as LPGA member — 2018 Australian Open

Path to the LPGA

No college Route Turned pro straight from amateur golf
2013 Turned pro age 18
2018 LPGA rookie season age 23 · 5 yrs after turning pro
14 Wins outside the LPGA KLPGA 12; LET 1; WPGA Aus 1
2020 First LPGA win CME Group Tour Championship · age 25
#1 Career-high world rank 2019
2 Majors
2 International Crowns 2018, 2023
1 Olympic Games 2020

Player statistics

Performance 8 stats
Statistic Value Rank
Official Wins 15
Starts 160 #419
Cuts Made 137 #277
Cuts Missed 20 #893
Events Played 155 #415
Rounds Played 578 #342
Top 10 Finishes 64
Top 25 Finishes 96
Scoring 12 stats
Statistic Value Rank
Scoring Avg Per Round 70.08 #7
Low Round 63 #129
High Round 80 #1160
Sub Par Rounds 366
Bogey Free Rounds 71 #39
Round 1 Scoring Avg 70.45 #20
Round 2 Scoring Avg 70.19 #8
Round 3 Scoring Avg 70.02 #19
Round 4 Scoring Avg 69.53 #13
Par 3 Scoring Avg 3 #39
Par 4 Scoring Avg 3.97 #2
Par 5 Scoring Avg 4.66 #22
Driving & Greens 6 stats
Statistic Value Rank
Drive Distance Avg 253.53 #339
Drive Accuracy Pct 78.20 % #62
Greens in Regulation Pct 73.67 % #12
Green Hit from Fairway Pct 80.54 %
Green Hit from Rough Pct 52.57 %
Ball Striking 39 #10
Putting 6 stats
Statistic Value Rank
Putts Per Round Avg 29.59 #95
Putts Per GIR Avg 1.77 #17
Putts Per Hole 1.64 #63
Sand Save Pct 47.33 % #106
One Putt Avg Per Round 6.57 #151
Three Putt Avg Per Round 0.47 #735
Birdies & Bogeys 9 stats
Statistic Value Rank
Birdies 2176 #166
Eagles 32 #182
Bogeys 1176 #368
Double Bogeys 81 #509
Birdie Pct 21.59 % #16
Birdie Or Better Avg Per Round 3.94 #18
Birdie to Bogey Ratio 1.75 #7
Bogey Avoidance 0.13 #7
Bogey Avg Per Round 2.1 #1135
Earnings & Points 4 stats
Statistic Value Rank
Official Money $15,020,143 #13
CME Points 0
Solheim Points 0
Player of Year Points 0
Updated Oct 26, 2026