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Naree Song
송나리
นารี วงศ์ลือเกียรติPersonal information Born 1 May 1986
Bangkok, ThailandHeight 5 ft 4.5 in (1.64 m) Nationality South Korea
ThailandCareer College University of Florida
Sung Kyun Kwan UniversityTurned professional 2004 Former tour(s) LPGA Tour
Futures TourProfessional wins 2 Number of wins by tour Futures Tour 1 Best results in LPGA Major Championships Kraft Nabisco C'ship T58: 2001, 2002 LPGA Championship DNP U.S. Women's Open T40: 2000 Women's British Open DNP Naree Song (Korean: 송나리, Thai: นารี วงศ์ลือเกียรติ, born 1 May 1986) is a Korean professional golfer.
Song's birth name was Naree Wongluekiet, and she and her identical twin sister were born in Bangkok, Thailand. Her father is South Korean and her mother is Thai. She is a South Korean citizen, and has represented Thailand in junior team competition, but she has spent much of her life in the United States. Her hometown in the United States was Bradenton, Florida.
In 1999, Song was awarded the American Junior Golf Association All-American award. She competed in the U.S. Women's Open as an amateur in 2000 and she finished fortieth overall. In 2001, Song won the Kosaido Thailand Ladies Open. In 2002, she won the South Atlantic Ladies Amateur.
Song attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where she played for the Florida Gators women's golf team in 2003. She turned professional in 2004.
Song played on both the Futures Tour and the LPGA Tour.[1]
Song is the identical twin of Aree Song, who is also an LPGA Tour golfer.
Contents
Professional wins
Futures Tour wins
- 2004 New Innsbrook Country Club Futures Golf Classic
Other wins
- 2001 Kosaido Thailand Ladies Open (as an amateur)
See also
- List of Florida Gators golfers
References
External links
- Naree Song at the LPGA Tour official site
- Naree Song at the Futures Tour official site
- Info about Song
Categories:- Thai golfers
- South Korean golfers
- Female golfers
- Florida Gators women's golfers
- LPGA Tour golfers
- Sportspeople from Bangkok
- People from Bradenton, Florida
- 1986 births
- Living people
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