KRISTEN PARK (a)

Birthdate: December 27, 1992

Birth Place: Buena Park, Calif.

Age: 16

Home: Buena Park, Calif.

College: In Sunny Hills High School

Player Notes:

Shot a 36-hole total of 147 in Santa Cruz to gain her second U.S. Women’s Open start. 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. Enjoys watching America’s Next Top Model and listening to Beyonce.