| John Pak | |||||||
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| Personal information | |||||||
| Born | December 18, 1998 Scotch Plains, New Jersey | ||||||
| Sporting nationality |  United States | ||||||
| Career | |||||||
| College | Florida State University | ||||||
| Turned professional | 2021 | ||||||
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour Canada | ||||||
| Professional wins | 1 | ||||||
| Best results in major championships | |||||||
| Masters Tournament | DNP | ||||||
| PGA Championship | DNP | ||||||
| U.S. Open | T51: 2020 | ||||||
| The Open Championship | DNP | ||||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||||
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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]
