Jay Choi

Jay Choi (born September 30, 1983) is an American professional golfer.

Jay Choi
Personal information
Born (1983-09-30) September 30, 1983
Kunsan, South Korea
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight70 kg (150 lb; 11 st)
Nationality United States
Career
CollegeUniversity of New Mexico
StatusProfessional
Current tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
Professional wins1
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenCUT: 2008
The Open ChampionshipDNP

Choi was born in Kunsan, South Korea.[1] He graduated from Gahr High School in Cerritos, California and played college golf at the University of New Mexico.[1][2]

Choi played the mini-tours in the U.S. for several years.[2] He has played on the Japan Golf Tour since 2010, and won his first title on the tour in May 2012 at the Totoumi Hamamatsu Open. He has ranked in the top-200 in the Official World Golf Ranking.[3]

Professional wins (1)

Japan Golf Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 20 May 2012 Totoumi Hamamatsu Open −16 (68-71-68-65=272) 1 stroke Yoshinori Fujimoto

References

  1. "New Mexico Lobos profile". Archived from the original on 2012-04-01. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
  2. Jay Choi, A Success On Japan Golf Tour
  3. "OWGR results". Archived from the original on 2012-05-24. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
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