Who Is Jennifer Song? All You Need To Know About the South Korean-American’s LPGA Tour Career

Although the LPGA Tour is studded with star players who have won many tournaments, there are also some lesser-known names on the tour who may not be among the top players but have been consistent with their game, maintaining a significant presence on the circuit. One such name is LPGA pro Jennifer Song. Born in America but brought up in South Korea, Song has played golf in both countries.

Song has been playing on the LPGA for more than a decade now. And though she hasn’t won a tournament yet, she has ample Top 10 finishes to talk about. Let’s take a look at Jennifer Song’s golf career.

Impressive academic and amateur golfing career in South Korea and America

Though she was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Jennifer Minyoung Song was raised in South Korea and holds dual Korean and United States citizenship. Interested in sports from a young age, she shined in her academic career as a student-athlete and played as a striker on the school’s girls’ soccer team. In her sophomore year, Song was among the top goal scorers in the KAIAC Conference.

Song also played golf there on the South Korean National Team. Her amateur career was also an impressive one. In 2006, she won the Asia Pacific Junior Golf Championship. Next year she became the captain of the South Korean national team and finished second at the South Korean Women’s Amateur.

She moved back to America and studied at the University of Southern California, where she recorded 12 top-10 finishes, including two wins — the US Women’s Amateur Championship and US Women’s Amateur Public Links in 2009. She participated in numerous events throughout her amateur career and was also a part of the US Curtis Cup Team which won the tournament in 2010.

Turning professional and playing for the LPGA Tour

Song turned professional in 2010 and joined the Future Tour. It was a good year for her as she registered 2 wins. Her first professional win was the Tate & Lyle Players Championship, which is the sole biggest tournament on the Tour, and again won at the Greater Richmond Golf Classic. She was also named Futures Tour Rookie of the Year.

That year she finished second on the LPGA Futures Tour season-ending money list and earned membership for the 2011 LPGA season. Since then, Song has been playing on the LPGA Tour and enjoys a consistent run. In her first year, her best finish was a tie for 16th at the Avnet LPGA Classic.

In 2012, she recorded a career-low score of 66 in the first round of the Kingsmill Championship. In 2015, Song made two best finishes of the season at the Lorena Ochoa Invitational (T12) and CME Group Tour Championship (T11). The next year was also good for Jennifer as she recorded her career-best finish i.e., 46th on the LPGA Official Money List, and made it to a solo third place at the CME Group Tour Championship.

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After making back-to-back top-10 finishes at The Evian Championship (8th) and MCKAYSON New Zealand Women’s Open (4th) in 2017, Song’s best year on the LPGA came in 2018. She registered three top-10s and made her career-best tie for second at the ANA Inspiration. She lost in a sudden playoff to Pernilla Lindberg and Inbee Park.

On the second extra hole, Song had a putt opportunity to win the championship but she missed to the right of the hole. She got eliminated on the third extra hole when she could only make a par to the others’ birdies. In recent years also, she has done well. In 2022, she made 13 cuts and earned a total of $122,132 in winning money.

Her best finish in 2023 came at the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational where she finished on T15. Song also boasts big brands as her sponsors. She gets sponsored on the green by Titleist, FootJoy, and PXG. Though Song hasn’t won on the LPGA yet, she enjoys top 10 finishes in many tournaments.

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