Golf star Jang to tie the knot on April 9

Jang Jeong, a Korean golfer on the U.S. LPGA Tour, is set to marry a former professional golfer Lee Jun-sik in Daejeon on April 9.

The 31-year-old Jang joined the U.S. LPGA in 2000 after winning the Korea Women’s Open in 1997 as a high school student. She won the 2005 Weetabix Women’s British Open, the 2006 Wegmans LPGA and the 2006 Japan Women’s Open.

Her 32-year-old husband-to-be became a full member of the Korea Professional Golfers’ Association in 2005 after acquiring semi-professional status in 1998. He currently trains young golfers.

Jang first met Lee while training in Orlando in 2004.

(swchun@heraldcorp.com)