2008 U.S. Women's Open

 

KRISTEN PARK (A)

Birthdate: December 27, 1992

Birthplace: Buena Park, Calif.

Age: 15

Home: Buena Park, Calif.

College: In Sunny Hills High School

PLAYER NOTES

Shot a 36-hole total of 152 at the Farms Golf Club in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. to advance to her first U.S. Women's Open… Won the 2007 U.S. Girls' Junior Championship…Was playing in her first USGA event…Won the 2007 AJGA Kathy Whitworth Invitational…Won the 2006 AJGA Las Vegas Founders Junior Golf Championship… Won the 2007 U.S. Girls' Junior Championship…Tied for second at the 2007 Rolex Tournament of Champions…Tied for third at the 2007 McDonald's Betsy Rawls Girls Championship… After the grueling five week stretch in summer 2007 Park was named the No. 1 ranked junior golfer in the country, according to the AJGA/Polo Rankings…Did not start golf until she was 10…Played in the 2007 U.S. Women's Amateur at Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel, Ind…Was a member of the U.S. Junior Solheim Cup team and represented the West team at the 2007 AJGA Canon Cup…Enjoys watching America's Next Top Model and listening to Beyonce.…Will be a sophomore at Sunny Hills High School in the fall.

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