2010-11 Women's Golf Roster

So-Hyun Park 2009-10 Women's Golf Roster


Class Senior
Hometown Seoul, South Korea
High School Bradenton (FL Preparatory Academy
So-Hyun Park - Women's Golf - Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Bio

AS A SENIOR: Helped lead the Irish to the NCAA Championship, carding an average of 75.8 while earning four top-10 finishes as an individ- ual and earning all-BIG EAST honors … played in all five fall competitions, recording the second- best stroke average on the team with a 75.1 … posted a three-round total of 225 with three straight rounds of 75 as she tied for eighth in Notre Dame[apos]s season-opening win at the Mary Fossum Invitational … carded rounds of 76-76- 77 for a 54-hole total 229 and placed 12th as the Irish captured the William K. Warren Irish Invite … fired rounds of 73-71-73 to finish 13th at the Mercedes-Benz Championships in leading the Irish to a fifth-place finish as a team … recorded a 230 (77-78-75) to aid the Irish in finishing sixth overall at the Landfall Tradition … carded a 217(73-72-72) as she tied for fourth overall in leading Notre Dame to a third-place finish at the Alamo Invitational … opened the spring season with a 228 (77-76-75) at the Central District Invitational, good for a tie for 41st … finished tied for seventh at the Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational with a 74-72-79 (225) … earned a top-25 finish at the John Kirk/Panther Intercollegiate with a 79-79-75 for a total of 229 … finished tied for 35th at the regular season- ending Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic with a 227 (78-74-75) … posted a 229 (75-76-81) to placeseventh at the BIG EAST Championships, helping the Irish to the team title and a berth in the NCAA Central Regional … fired a 234 (76-80-78) at the Warren during the NCAA Central Regional, help- ing her squad place fifth and earn a berth in the NCAA Championship … carded a 318 (81-82-80- 75) at the NCAA Championship … National Golf Association All-Scholar Team … earned her fourth monogram.

AS A JUNIOR: Competed in 10 events throughout the year … totaled a 79.63 scoring average on the year … started the season with a 79th-place finish (247, 84-75-88) at the Mary Fossum Invitational … carded a two-day total of 147 (T-8th, 75-72) at the rain-shortened Bettie Lou Evans Invite … fired a two-over-par round of 74 to finish in 13th place in another rain-shortened event, the Alamo Invitational … capped off her season with a 25th place finish where she shot a three-day total of 246 (81-81-84) at the BIG EAST Championship … National Golf Association All-Scholar Team … BIG EAST Academic All-Star … earned a monogram.

AS A SOPHOMORE: A constant in the Irish lineup, appearing in all 11 events and having 30 of a possible 33 rounds counted towards the team score … posted a 75.91 scoring average, the sixth-best single season mark in program history … had five top-15 finishes on the season … named the BIG EAST Player of the Week on March 26 … opened the fall season with a 227 (80-73-74) to finish tied for 47th at the Cougar Classic … recorded an 11th-place tie after shooting a 225 (74-68-83) at the Mary Fossum Invitational … followed with a 211 (70-66-75) to tie for fourth-place at the Heather Farr Memorial … helped the Irish win that tournament behind the lowest 54-hole team total in program history (-6/858) … her second round 66 tied her with Lisa Maunu for the best round in program history and helped the team card the lowest combined round in school history (-6/281) … shot a 231 (74-78-79) at the Lady Northern Invitational to finish in a tie for 15th … closed out the fall season with a 229 (79-73-77) , placing her in 14th at the Landfall Tradition … opened the spring season finishing in a tie for 20th place after carding a 233 (80-76-77) at the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge … shot a 220 (74-75-71) at the LSU Classic … followed with a 225 (73-76-76) at the Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational … closed out the regular season with a 237 (78-79-80) at the Bryan National Collegiate … tied for ninth-place, registering a 224 (70-80-74) at the 2009 BIG EAST Tournament … earned all-BIG EAST honors for the second consecutive season … carded a 243 (77-79-87) at the NCAA Central Regional to close out the season … National Golf Association All-Scholar Team.

AS A FRESHMAN: Became the program[apos]s first All-America honoree by producing an outstanding rookie campaign … copped honorable mention All-America accolades from the National Golf Coaches Association (NGCA) and Golfweek … set the program record with a 73.63 season stroke average … her top 54-hole total of 212 (-4) ranks second in school history … named the Notre Dame Monogram Club Team MVP … only member of the Irish squad to have all 32 rounds counted for the team[apos]s score … won two events (Napa River Grill Cardinal Cup, Rio Verde Collegiate Invitational) and was runner-up four times … copped all-BIG EAST accolades … placed in the top-seven in nine of 11 tournaments on the season … had a big start to her college career as she was the runner-up with a three-under par 213 (70-69-74) at the Cougar Classic helping Notre Dame to a victory … in just the second college tournament of her career, she captured medalist honors by carding another 213 (-3, 70-71-72) at the Napa River Grill Cardinal Cup, another Irish win … in Notre Dame[apos]s third-straight victory, she placed fifth with a 222 (+9, 74-71-77) at the Wolverine Invitational … tied for seventh place with a nine-over par 225 (80-72-73) at the Lady Paladin Invitational … runner-up as she carded a two-over par 215 (73-72-70) at the Ann Rhoads Intercollegiate in the final event of the fall … selected as Golf World[apos]s `most surprising[apos] female player of the fall season … opened the spring semester with a 229 (+13, 75-75-79), which tied her for 18th at the Central District Invitational … won her second event of the season with a four-under par 212 (72-70-70) by taking the Rio Verde Collegiate Invitational, which also helped the team to its fourth triumph of the year … named Golf World[apos]s College Player of the Week for her performance at the Rio Verde Invitational … tied for seventh with a 36-hole total of 156 (+12, 78-78) at the weather-shortened Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational … shared runner-up honors with an even-par 216 (71-76-69) at the Canes & Cards Classic … placed second to earn all-conference honors and help the Irish to the third league crown in program history at the BIG EAST Championship … fired a 231 (+15, 74-79-78) to tie for 55th at the NCAA Central Regional … National Golf Association All-Scholar Team … named the team[apos]s MVP… earned a monogram.

PREP & PERSONAL: Attended Bradenton Preparatory Academy (Fla.) … ranked ninth nationally according to the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) … took home medalist hon- ors at the Bubba Conlee National with a 54-hole total of 214 (67-74-73) … later in the summer of 2006, she placed eighth out of a 72-golfer field at the McDonald[apos]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 … played in Future Collegiate World Tour (FCWT) tourna- ments … notched a win at the FCWT Plantation Inn Junior Golf Classic with a 36-hole score of 151 (76-75) … added to her medalist totals with two AJGA event victories over spring and summer of 2006 … posted a win at the Bridgestone in April of 2006 and then placed first at the Houchens Industries Junior Open in June … daughter of Dr. Jong-Woong and Myung-Hee Lee Park … born August 16, 1988, in Seoul, South Korea … high school coach and personal instructor is Malcolm Joseph from the David Leadbetter Golf Academy … graduated from the Mendoza College of Business with a degree in accounting.

Park[apos]s Career Statistics

Year Tournaments Rds/Tm Rds Count Strokes Avg. Top Rd Top 36 Top 54 Top Finish (Field)- Event (Score)
2007-08 11 32/32 32 2,356 73.63 69 (-3) 139 (-5) 212 (-4) 1st (94/106)- Cardinal Cup (213)/Rio Verde Inv. (212)
2008-09 11 33/33 30 2,505 75.91 66 (-6) 136 (-8) 211 (-5) T-4th (106)- Heather Farr Memorial (211)
2009-10 10 27/27 20 2,150 79.63 72 (+1) 147 (+4) 229 (+13) T-8th (82)- Bettie Lou Evans Invite
2010-11 12 37/37 34 2,808 75.89 71 (-1) 144 (E) 217 (+1) T-4th (75)- Alamo Invitational (217)
Totals 44 129/129 117 9,819 76.12 66 (-6) 136 (-8) 211 (-5) 1st (94/106)- Cardinal Cup (213)/Rio Verde Inv. (212)