Nov. 9, 2006
NOTRE DAME, Ind. – University of Notre Dame women’s golf head coach Susan Holt has announced the signing of So-Hyun Park to a national letter of intent. Park will begin playing for the Fighting Irish during the 2007-08 campaign. She is ranked 26th nationally by both the National Junior Golf Scoreboard and Golfweek Magazine.
Park comes to Notre Dame from Bradenton, Fla., where she attends Bradenton Preparatory Academy. She boasts an impressive resume, which includes four tournament wins within the past year. Park took home medalist honors at the Bubba Conlee National Junior this past summer (June 6-8) in Olive Branch, Miss. with a 54-hole total of 214 (67-74-73).
Later in the summer, she placed eighth out of a 72-golfer at the McDonald’s Betsy Rawls Girls Championship with a mark of 220 (74-75-71). That was one of several American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) events in which she has competed. She has also played in Future Collegiate World Tour (FCWT) tournaments.
Park notched a win at the FCWT Plantation Inn Junior Golf Classic (Feb. 25-26) with a 36-hole score of 151 (76-75) in Crystal River, Fla. She added to her medalist totals with two AJGA event victories over the past spring and summer. She posted a win at the Bridgestone in Durham, N.C. (Apr. 21-23) and then placed first at the Houchens Industries Junior Open in Bowling Green, Ky. (June 12-15).
“On paper, So-Hyun will be the top recruit in the history of our program,” says Holt. “That speaks a lot about the direction that this program is heading. We feel fortunate to be getting someone of her caliber. Her talent, coupled with the talent of the players we currently have, puts us on the fast track to where we want to be. It also provides us with more depth, which can only help.”
Park is the daughter of Dr. Jong-Woong and Myung-Hee Lee Park. She was born Aug. 16, 1988. Her high school coach and personal instructor is Malcolm Joseph from the David Leadbetter Golf Academy.
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