{{short description|American professional golfer (born 1998)}} {{use mdy dates|date=December 2019}} {{Infobox golfer | name = John Pak | image = | image_size = <!-- e.g. 250px (default is 200px) --> | caption = | full_name = | nickname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|12|18}} | birth_place = {{nowrap|Scotch Plains, New Jersey, U.S.}} | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|1998|12|28}} --> | death_place = | height = 5 ft 9 in | weight = 175 lb | sporting_nationality = {{USA}} | residence = | spouse = | partner = | children = | college = Florida State University | yearpro = 2021 | tour = PGA Tour | extour = Korn Ferry Tour<br>PGA Tour Canada | prowins = 2 | pgawins = <!-- Number of PGA Tour wins --> | eurowins = <!-- Number of European Tour wins --> | japwins = <!-- Number of Japan Golf Tour wins --> | asiawins = <!-- Number of Asian Tour wins --> | sunwins = <!-- Number of Sunshine Tour wins --> | auswins = <!-- Number of PGA Tour of Australasia wins --> | nwidewins = 1 | chalwins = <!-- Number of Challenge Tour wins --> | champwins = <!-- Number of PGA Tour Champions wins --> | seneurowins = <!-- Number of European Senior Tour wins --> | otherwins = 1 | majorwins = <!-- Number of Major Championship wins --> | masters = DNP | pga = DNP | usopen = T51: 2020 | open = DNP | wghofid = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame member ID --> | wghofyear = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame year inducted --> | award1 = Haskins Award | year1 = 2021 | award2 = Ben Hogan Award | year2 = 2021 | award3 = Jack Nicklaus Award | year3 = 2021 | awardssection = <!-- location of awards page or section --> }} '''John Pak''' (born December 18, 1998) is an American professional golfer.
Pak was raised in Scotch Plains, New Jersey, Pak attended Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School for one year before moving to Orlando, Florida to train.<ref name=Seminoles/>
As a junior golfer, he was named to the Rolex Junior First Team All-American by the American Junior Golf Association.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ajga.org/news/rolex-junior-all-america-first-team-john-pak |title=Rolex Junior All-America First Team – John Pak |date=2016-10-20 |publisher=AJGA |access-date=2019-08-31}}</ref> He was ranked seventh in the 2017 signing class and 15th among all junior golfers according to ''Golfweek''.<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://golfweek.com/2016/02/02/college-golf-recruiting-fsu-2017-john-pak-noles/ |title=John Pak (2017) commits to Florida State |date=2016-02-02 |magazine=Golfweek |first=Brentley |last=Romine |access-date=2019-08-31}}</ref>
In 2017, he began playing collegiate golf for the Florida State Seminoles men's golf team. During his time as a Seminole, Pak has won the Sea Best Invitational, 2019 & 2020 Mobile Sports Authority Intercollegiate, Rod Myers Invitational, 2018 & 2020 Seminole Intercollegiate, and the 2019 ACC Championship.
Pak was selected to the 2019 Walker Cup team.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.walkercup.org/content/usga/home-page/championships/2019/walker-cup-match/articles/meet-the-2019-usa-walker-cup-team.html |title=Meet the 2019 USA Walker Cup Team |date=2019-08-18 |publisher=USGA |access-date=2019-08-31}}</ref>
Pak swept the college golf awards in 2021 as a senior, winning the Haskins Award, Ben Hogan Award, and Jack Nicklaus Award.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.tallahassee.com/story/sports/2021/06/07/fsu-golfer-john-pak-named-2021-jack-nicklaus-award-winner/7582756002/ |title=FSU golfer John Pak named 2021 Jack Nicklaus Award winner |newspaper=Tallahassee Democrat |date=June 7, 2021}}</ref> He turned professional in June 2021 and made his professional debut at the Palmetto Championship on the PGA Tour.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.savannahnow.com/story/sports/2021/06/10/congaree-golf-club-offers-new-test-pga-tour-players/7621890002/ |title=Congaree Golf Club in Jasper County offers a new test for PGA Tour players |newspaper=Savannah Morning News |first=Lawrence |last=Conneff |date=June 10, 2021}}</ref>
==Accolades== *The only player with a perfect record in the 2019 Walker Cup *2019 Jack Nicklaus Award Semifinalist *2018 ACC Freshman of the Year<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thedailynole.com/2018/05/10/fsu-golf-john-pak-wins-acc-freshman-of-the-year/ |title=FSU Golf: John Pak Wins ACC Freshman of the Year |date=2018-05-10 |newspaper=The Daily Nole |first=Clint |last=Eiland |access-date=2019-08-31}}</ref> * Established the single-year scoring average record at Florida State, shooting 69.56 as a sophomore<ref name=Seminoles>{{Cite web |url=https://seminoles.com/sports/golf/roster/john-pak/ |title=John Pak |date=2017-07-28 |publisher=Florida State Seminoles |access-date=2019-08-31}}</ref>
==Amateur wins== *2014 AJGA Annapolis Junior *2018 Seminole Intercollegiate, Rod Myers Invitational *2019 Sea Best Invitational, Mobile Sports Authority Intercollegiate, ACC Championship *2020 Mobile Sports Authority Intercollegiate, Seminole Intercollegiate *2021 The Calusa Cup
Source:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wagr.com/playerprofile/john-pak-13708 |title=John Pak |publisher=World Amateur Golf Ranking |access-date=April 16, 2021}}</ref>
==Professional wins (2)== ===Korn Ferry Tour wins (1)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runner-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|Jun 23, 2024 |Compliance Solutions Championship |−23 (64-66-65-70=265) |3 strokes |{{flagicon|USA}} Jackson Suber |}
===PGA Tour Canada wins (1)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runners-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|Jun 25, 2023 |Elk Ridge Saskatchewan Open |−21 (66-64-66-63=259) |4 strokes |{{flagicon|USA}} Connor Howe, {{flagicon|USA}} Chris Korte |}
==Results in major championships== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;" !Tournament !2020 |- |align=left|Masters Tournament |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |- |align=left|PGA Championship |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |- |align=left|U.S. Open |T51<span style="font-size:0.8em;">LA</span><br> |- |align=left|The Open Championship |style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT |} {{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}} <!-- CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> --> "T" = tied<br> <span style="font-size:0.8em;">LA</span> = low amateur<br> NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
==U.S. national team appearances== *Walker Cup: 2019 (winners), 2021 (winners) *Arnold Palmer Cup: 2020
==See also== *2024 Korn Ferry Tour graduates
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{PGATour player|59160}} *{{OWGR|27820}} *[http://golfstat.com/index.cfm?event=public.static&pg=mPlayerRankNCAAA John Pak] at the GolfStat official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pak, John}} Category:American male golfers Category:PGA Tour golfers Category:Korn Ferry Tour graduates Category:Florida State Seminoles men's golfers Category:Golfers from New Jersey Category:Sportspeople from Scotch Plains, New Jersey Category:Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School alumni Category:1998 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century American sportsmen