John Pak

John Pak
Personal information
Born (1998-12-18) December 18, 1998 (age 26)
Scotch Plains, New Jersey
Sporting nationality United States
Career
CollegeFlorida State University
Turned professional2021
Current tour(s)PGA Tour
Former tour(s)Korn Ferry Tour
PGA Tour Canada
Professional wins2
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour1
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenT51: 2020
The Open ChampionshipDNP
Achievements and awards
Haskins Award2021
Ben Hogan Award2021
Jack Nicklaus Award2021

John Pak (born December 18, 1998) is an American professional golfer.

Pak was raised in Scotch Plains, New Jersey, Pak attended Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School for one year before moving to Orlando, Florida to train.[1]

As a junior golfer, he was named to the Rolex Junior First Team All-American by the American Junior Golf Association.[2] He was ranked seventh in the 2017 signing class and 15th among all junior golfers according to Golfweek.[3]

In 2017, he began playing collegiate golf for the Florida State Seminoles men's golf team. During his time as a Seminole, Pak has won the Sea Best Invitational, 2019 & 2020 Mobile Sports Authority Intercollegiate, Rod Myers Invitational, 2018 & 2020 Seminole Intercollegiate, and the 2019 ACC Championship.

Pak was selected to the 2019 Walker Cup team.[4]

Pak swept the college golf awards in 2021 as a senior, winning the Haskins Award, Ben Hogan Award, and Jack Nicklaus Award.[5] He turned professional in June 2021 and made his professional debut at the Palmetto Championship on the PGA Tour.[6]

Accolades

  • The only player with a perfect record in the 2019 Walker Cup
  • 2019 Jack Nicklaus Award Semifinalist
  • 2018 ACC Freshman of the Year[7]
  • Established the single-year scoring average record at Florida State, shooting 69.56 as a sophomore[1]

Amateur wins

  • 2014 AJGA Annapolis Junior
  • 2018 Seminole Intercollegiate, Rod Myers Invitational
  • 2019 Sea Best Invitational, Mobile Sports Authority Intercollegiate, ACC Championship
  • 2020 Mobile Sports Authority Intercollegiate, Seminole Intercollegiate
  • 2021 The Calusa Cup

Source:[8]

Professional wins (2)

Korn Ferry Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 Jun 23, 2024 Compliance Solutions Championship −23 (64-66-65-70=265) 3 strokes United States Jackson Suber

PGA Tour Canada wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
1 Jun 25, 2023 Elk Ridge Saskatchewan Open −21 (66-64-66-63=259) 4 strokes United States Connor Howe, United States Chris Korte

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament 2020
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open T51LA
The Open Championship NT
  Did not play

"T" = tied
LA = Low amateur
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

U.S. national team appearances

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "John Pak". Florida State Seminoles. July 28, 2017. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  2. ^ "Rolex Junior All-America First Team – John Pak". AJGA. October 20, 2016. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  3. ^ Romine, Brentley (February 2, 2016). "John Pak (2017) commits to Florida State". Golfweek. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  4. ^ "Meet the 2019 USA Walker Cup Team". USGA. August 18, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  5. ^ "FSU golfer John Pak named 2021 Jack Nicklaus Award winner". Tallahassee Democrat. June 7, 2021.
  6. ^ Conneff, Lawrence (June 10, 2021). "Congaree Golf Club in Jasper County offers a new test for PGA Tour players". Savannah Morning News.
  7. ^ Eiland, Clint (May 10, 2018). "FSU Golf: John Pak Wins ACC Freshman of the Year". The Daily Nole. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  8. ^ "John Pak". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved April 16, 2021.