John Pak

{{short description|American professional golfer (born 1998)}}

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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.

As a junior golfer, he was named to the Rolex Junior First Team All-American by the American Junior Golf Association.{{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}} He was ranked seventh in the 2017 signing class and 15th among all junior golfers according to Golfweek.{{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}}

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.{{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}}

Pak swept the college golf awards in 2021 as a senior, winning the Haskins Award, Ben Hogan Award, and Jack Nicklaus Award.{{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}} He turned professional in June 2021 and made his professional debut at the Palmetto Championship on the PGA Tour.{{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}}