His grand-uncle Park Myeong-chul served as the 3rd and 4th President of the KPGA, and was a South Korean representative for the World Cup from 1956 to 1959.

[3] Unsurprisingly, Park was exposed to golf from a young age and his childhood was filled with golf clubs instead of toys.

It was in 6th grade that Park decided that he would pursue a golfing career.

[2] Park completed his mandatory military service obligations from 2008 to 2010.

Park came in third place in his first competition after military service, the 8th KPGA Academy Tour.