Wang Jeung-hun
Wang Jeung-hun | |||
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Personal information | |||
Born | (1995-09-07) 7 September 1995 (age 28) Seoul, South Korea | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
Sporting nationality | South Korea | ||
Career | |||
Turned professional | 2012 | ||
Current tour(s) | Asian Tour | ||
Former tour(s) | European Tour PGA Tour China | ||
Professional wins | 4 | ||
Highest ranking | 39 (29 January 2017)[1] (as of 9 June 2024) | ||
Number of wins by tour | |||
European Tour | 3 | ||
Asian Tour | 1 | ||
Sunshine Tour | 1 | ||
Other | 1 | ||
Best results in major championships | |||
Masters Tournament | CUT: 2017 | ||
PGA Championship | CUT: 2016, 2017 | ||
U.S. Open | CUT: 2017 | ||
The Open Championship | CUT: 2016, 2017 | ||
Achievements and awards | |||
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Wang Jeung-hun or Wang Jung-hoon (Korean: 왕정훈; born 7 September 1995) is a South Korean professional golfer. He plays on the European and Asian Tours. He is from Seoul, South Korea.
In 2016, he won the European Tour's Trophée Hassan II on a sponsor exemption.[2] He made a birdie on the second extra hole of a sudden-death playoff to defeat Nacho Elvira. The following week, he won again at the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open, a co-sanctioned event on the European, Sunshine and Asian Tours. He claimed a one stroke victory over Siddikur Rahman. His third European Tour win came at the 2017 Commercial Bank Qatar Masters where he beat Joakim Lagergren and Jaco van Zyl in a playoff.
Prior to the European and Asian Tours, he played on PGA Tour China and won the tour's first event in 2014.
Amateur wins
- 2010 Carlubang Amateur Open, YoungIn Univ. President Cup, Sports Chosun Cup
- 2011 DHL-WWW Philippine Amateur, Philippine Amateur
Professional wins (4)
European Tour wins (3)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 8 May 2016 | Trophée Hassan II | −5 (71-68-74-70=283) | Playoff | Nacho Elvira |
2 | 15 May 2016 | AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open1 | −6 (69-70-71-72=282) | 1 stroke | Siddikur Rahman |
3 | 29 Jan 2017 | Commercial Bank Qatar Masters | −16 (67-72-67-66=272) | Playoff | Joakim Lagergren, Jaco van Zyl |
1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the Sunshine Tour
European Tour playoff record (2–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 2016 | Trophée Hassan II | Nacho Elvira | Won with birdie on second extra hole |
2 | 2017 | Commercial Bank Qatar Masters | Joakim Lagergren, Jaco van Zyl | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
Asian Tour wins (1)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | 15 May 2016 | AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open1 | −6 (69-70-71-72=282) | 1 stroke | Siddikur Rahman |
1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour and the Sunshine Tour
PGA Tour China wins (1)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | 20 Apr 2014 | Mission Hills Haikou Open | −23 (67-63-69-66=265) | 10 strokes | Zhang Xinjun |
Results in major championships
Tournament | 2016 | 2017 |
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Masters Tournament | CUT | |
U.S. Open | CUT | |
The Open Championship | CUT | CUT |
PGA Championship | CUT | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Results in World Golf Championships
Tournament | 2016 | 2017 |
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Championship | 71 | |
Match Play | T58 | |
Invitational | T66 | |
Champions | T70 |
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
Team appearances
Professional
- EurAsia Cup (representing Asia): 2016
References
External links
- Wang Jeung-hun at the Asian Tour official site
- Wang Jeung-hun at the European Tour official site
- Wang Jeung-hun at the Korean Tour official site (in Korean)
- Wang Jeung-hun at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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- 1960 Tommy Goodwin
- 1961 Alex Caygill
- 1962 No award
- 1963 Tony Jacklin
- 1964 No award
- 1965 No award
- 1966 Robin Liddle
- 1967 No award
- 1968 Bernard Gallacher
- 1969 Peter Oosterhuis
- 1970 Stuart Brown
- 1971 David Llewellyn
- 1972 Sam Torrance
- 1973 Pip Elson
- 1974 Carl Mason
- 1975 No award
- 1976 Mark James
- 1977 Nick Faldo
- 1978 Sandy Lyle
- 1979 Mike Miller
- 1980 Paul Hoad
- 1981 Jeremy Bennett
- 1982 Gordon Brand Jnr
- 1983 Grant Turner
- 1984 Philip Parkin
- 1985 Paul Thomas
- 1986 José María Olazábal
- 1987 Peter Baker
- 1988 Colin Montgomerie
- 1989 Paul Broadhurst
- 1990 Russell Claydon
- 1991 Per-Ulrik Johansson
- 1992 Jim Payne
- 1993 Gary Orr
- 1994 Jonathan Lomas
- 1995 Jarmo Sandelin
- 1996 Thomas Bjørn
- 1997 Scott Henderson
- 1998 Olivier Edmond
- 1999 Sergio García
- 2000 Ian Poulter
- 2001 Paul Casey
- 2002 Nick Dougherty
- 2003 Peter Lawrie
- 2004 Scott Drummond
- 2005 Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño
- 2006 Marc Warren
- 2007 Martin Kaymer
- 2008 Pablo Larrazábal
- 2009 Chris Wood
- 2010 Matteo Manassero
- 2011 Tom Lewis
- 2012 Ricardo Santos
- 2013 Peter Uihlein
- 2014 Brooks Koepka
- 2015 An Byeong-hun
- 2016 Wang Jeung-hun
- 2017 Jon Rahm
- 2018 Shubhankar Sharma
- 2019 Robert MacIntyre
- 2020 Sami Välimäki
- 2021 Matti Schmid
- 2022 Thriston Lawrence
- 2023 Ryo Hisatsune
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