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Se Ri Pak

Republic of Korea · born , Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, Republic of Korea

5major championships, LPGA count

Summary

  • First major 1998 U.S. Women's Open
  • Last major 2006 KPMG Women's PGA Championship
  • Runner-up in majors 2 times

Wins

  1. 1998 U.S. Women's Open Blackwolf Run G.C. · 290 (+6) · won a playoff against Jenny Chuasiriporn
  2. 1998 KPMG Women's PGA Championship DuPont Country Club · 273 (-11) · 3 strokes from Donna Andrews and Lisa Hackney
  3. 2001 AIG Women's Open Sunningdale Golf Club · 277 (-11) · 2 strokes from Mi-Hyun Kim
  4. 2002 KPMG Women's PGA Championship DuPont Country Club · 279 (-5) · 3 strokes from Beth Daniel
  5. 2006 KPMG Women's PGA Championship Bulle Rock Golf Course · 280 (-8) · Playoff – sudden death: Pak won with a birdie on the first extra hole from Karrie Webb

Near misses

  1. 2001 U.S. Women's Open Pine Needles L. & G.C. · runner-up to Karrie Webb · 281
  2. 2003 AIG Women's Open runner-up to Annika Sörenstam

Rivals

Beat her

Beaten in finals and playoffs

Jenny ChuasiripornLost a playoff to Se Ri Pak, 1998 U.S. Women's Open

Next in the chain: Karrie Webb's rivals →

Moments

  1. 1998 U.S. Women's Open On the 18th hole of the Monday playoff Pak drove into the water hazard, took off her shoes and socks, waded in and played out, then reached the green and bogeyed to stay level with Chuasiriporn at 73.
  2. 1998 U.S. Women's Open On the 72nd hole Sunday, amateur Jenny Chuasiriporn holed a 40-foot birdie putt to tie Pak at 290 and force the playoff, which Pak won by rolling in an 18-foot birdie on the 20th extra hole (No. 11), the 92nd hole of the championship.

Records and firsts

  1. 1998 U.S. Women's Open 3rd youngest champion · 20y 9m 8d
  2. 1998 U.S. Women's Open U.S. Women's Open first: Asian (South Korean) champion

Results by championship

    Best day

    1998 U.S. Women's Open

    Blackwolf Run G.C., Kohler, WI · 290 (+6) · won a playoff against Jenny Chuasiriporn (18-hole Monday playoff, then sudden death)

    On the 18th hole of the Monday playoff Pak drove into the water hazard, took off her shoes and socks, waded in and played out, then reached the green and bogeyed to stay level with Chuasiriporn at 73.

    On the 72nd hole Sunday, amateur Jenny Chuasiriporn holed a 40-foot birdie putt to tie Pak at 290 and force the playoff, which Pak won by rolling in an 18-foot birdie on the 20th extra hole (No. 11), the 92nd hole of the championship.

    Record: 3rd youngest champion · 20y 9m 8d

    Record: Asian (South Korean) champion

    Chosen by rule: the major win our record tables single out. Year page: 1998.

    Career line, 1998–2006

    U.S. Women's Open
    1998 U.S. Women's Open: won2001 U.S. Women's Open: runner-up to Karrie Webb
    Women's PGA
    1998 Women's PGA: won2002 Women's PGA: won2006 Women's PGA: won
    Women's Open
    2001 Women's Open: won2003 Women's Open: runner-up to Annika Sörenstam
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    7 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Major win
    • Runner-up

    Se Ri Pak was born on September 28, 1977, in Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, Republic of Korea. Pak won 5 major championships by the LPGA's official count: 1 U.S. Women's Open (1998), 3 Women's PGA Championships (1998, 2002, 2006) and 1 Women's British Open (2001).

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    The record

    Wins in the majors (5)

    Count and list are the LPGA official major-championship record as given in our U.S. Women's Open champions table.

    1. 1998 U.S. Women's Open Blackwolf Run G.C., Kohler, WI · 290 (+6) · won a playoff against Jenny Chuasiriporn (18-hole Monday playoff, then sudden death)
    2. 1998 KPMG Women's PGA Championship DuPont Country Club · 273 (-11) · 3 strokes from Donna Andrews and Lisa Hackney
    3. 2001 AIG Women's Open Sunningdale Golf Club · 277 (-11) · 2 strokes from Mi-Hyun Kim
    4. 2002 KPMG Women's PGA Championship DuPont Country Club · 279 (-5) · 3 strokes from Beth Daniel
    5. 2006 KPMG Women's PGA Championship Bulle Rock Golf Course · 280 (-8) · Playoff – sudden death: Pak won with a birdie on the first extra hole from Karrie Webb

    Near misses

    1. 2001 U.S. Women's Open Pine Needles L. & G.C. · runner-up to Karrie Webb · 281
    2. 2003 AIG Women's Open runner-up to Annika Sörenstam

    Records and firsts

    Rows from our record tables that name this player, worded as the tables word them.

    1. 1998 U.S. Women's Open 3rd youngest champion · 20y 9m 8d
    2. 1998 U.S. Women's Open U.S. Women's Open first: Asian (South Korean) champion

    Sources

    Elsewhere: Wikipedia.

    Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.

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    23. lpga.com: british history
    24. Wikipedia: 2002 LPGA Championship
    25. Wikipedia: 2006 LPGA Championship