Karen Chung
Hometown: Budd Lake, New Jersey, United States
College: University of Southern California
2018 DONALD ROSS CLASSIC AT FRENCH LICK RESORT (second place)
Rolex Ranking 501
Rookie Year 2017
Scoring Average 72.45
Personal
Chung graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in Communication. She was a starter for the Trojans beginning her freshman year, and she secured three wins throughout her collegiate career. Chung finished T28 at LPGA Q-Series to earn LPGA membership for the 2023 season.
2024
16 events, 8 cuts made, $23.0k
Recorded T4 at the Atlantic Beach Classic
2023
22 events, 11 cuts made, $72258
Recorded five top-10 finishes, including season-best T3 finishes at both the Guardian Championship and Carlisle Arizona Women’s Golf Classic
2022
20 events, 13 cuts made, $37,486
Finished T28 at LPGA Q-Series to earn LPGA membership for the 2023 season
Recorded three top-10 finishes, including a season-best T9 result at the Inova Mission Inn Resort & Club Championship and FireKeepers Casino Hotel Championship
2021
Six events, 15 cuts made, $37,682
Recorded four top-10 finishes, including a season-best T6 finishes at the Epson Classic
2020
Six events, six cuts made, $16,900
Recorded two top-10 finishes, including a season-best T5 finish at the Mission Inn Resort & Club Championship
2019
11 events, 10 cuts made, $35,397
Recorded four top-10 finishes, including a season-best fourth-place result at the SKiGOLF Championship
2018
20 events, 14 cuts made, $44,626
Recorded three top-10 finishes, including a season-best T2 result at the Donald Ross Classic at French Lick Resort
Amateur Highlights
Recorded three wins while playing collegiate golf for the University of Southern California
Received a WGCA All-American honorable mention and All-Pac-12 First Team honors
Selected to be on the 2012 U.S. Junior Ryder Cup Team