Naree Song

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Naree Song
송나리
Personal information
Born (1986-05-01) 1 May 1986 (age 37)
Bangkok, Thailand
Height5 ft 4.5 in (1.64 m)
Sporting nationality South Korea
 Thailand
Career
CollegeUniversity of Florida
Sung Kyun Kwan University
Turned professional2004
Former tour(s)LPGA Tour
Futures Tour
Professional wins2
Number of wins by tour
Epson Tour1
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipT58: 2001, 2002
Women's PGA C'shipDNP
U.S. Women's OpenT40: 2000
Women's British OpenDNP

Naree Song (Korean: 송나리, (born Naree Wongluekiet 1 May 1986) is a Korean professional golfer of Thai descent.

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, United States, 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.

Professional wins[edit]

Futures Tour wins[edit]

Other wins[edit]

  • 2001 Kosaido Thailand Ladies Open (as an amateur)

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Team appearances[edit]

Amateur

Professional

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