Lee Kyoung-hoon
Lee Kyoung-hoon (Korean: 이경훈; born 24 August 1991) is a South Korean professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.
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| Personal information | |
| Born | 24 August 1991 Seoul, South Korea |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb; 12.9 st) |
| Nationality |  South Korea |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2010 |
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour OneAsia Tour Web.com Tour |
| Professional wins | 4 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Japan Golf Tour | 2 |
| Other | 2 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2014, 2019 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
Medal record
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Professional career
Lee turned professional in 2010 and joined the OneAsia Tour for 2011, earning his card through qualifying school. He finished 39th on the Order of Merit with his best finish being a tie for sixth. He joined the Japan Golf Tour in 2012 and recorded a runner-up finish in his second event of the year. He won the Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup in July.[1]
Lee claimed his first victory on the OneAsia Tour in September 2015, with a four stroke victory at the Kolon Korea Open. In October 2015, Lee won for the third time in his career, and second time on the Japan Golf Tour when he secured victory at the Honma TourWorld Cup at Trophia Golf.[2]
Lee moved to the United States in 2016 to play the Web.com Tour. His best result was 4th at the WinCo Foods Portland Open. Two weeks later, he won the Kolon Korean Open, and in October he finished second at the Japan Open Golf Championship and Bridgestone Open. He returned to the Web.com Tour in 2017 where his best finish was tied for third place in the Rex Hospital Open.
Professional wins (4)
Japan Golf Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 Jul 2012 | Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup |
−19 (65-69-70-65=269) | 2 strokes | Kim Hyung-sung |
| 2 | 11 Oct 2015 | Honma TourWorld Cup | −16 (71-65-65-67=268) | 1 stroke |  Tomohiro Kondo, Ryuichi Oda, Taichi Teshima,  Wu Ashun |
OneAsia Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 Sep 2015 | Kolon Korea Open1 | −13 (68-69-68-66=271) | 4 strokes | Kim Meen-whee |
| 2 | 11 Sep 2016 | Kolon Korea Open1 (2) | −16 (65-67-68-68=268) | 3 strokes | Choi Jin-ho |
1Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour
Korean Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 Sep 2015 | Kolon Korea Open1 | −13 (68-69-68-66=271) | 4 strokes | Kim Meen-whee |
| 2 | 11 Sep 2016 | Kolon Korea Open1 (2) | −16 (65-67-68-68=268) | 3 strokes | Choi Jin-ho |
1Co-sanctioned by the OneAsia Tour
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | ||||
| The Open Championship | |||||
| PGA Championship |
| Tournament | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |
| PGA Championship | |
| U.S. Open | CUT |
| The Open Championship |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
See also
References
- "Rookie Kyoung-Hoon Lee wins on Japan Tour". Fox News. Sports Network. 8 July 2012.
- "Honma TourWorld Cup at Trophia Golf 2015 – Leaderboard". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
External links
- Lee Kyoung-hoon at the PGA Tour official site
- Lee Kyoung-hoon at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Lee Kyoung-hoon at the Korean Tour official site (in Korean)
- Lee Kyoung-hoon at the Official World Golf Ranking official site