Park Sang-hyun (golfer)
Park Sang-hyun (Korean: 박상현; born 24 April 1983) is a South Korean professional golfer. Since 2014 Park has played primarily on the Japan Golf Tour, where he has two wins, in 2016 and 2019.[1]
| Park Sang-hyun | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 24 April 1983 |
| Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb; 11.2 st) |
| Nationality |  South Korea |
| Career | |
| Status | Professional |
| Current tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour Asian Tour Korean Tour |
| Professional wins | 10 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Japan Golf Tour | 2 |
| Asian Tour | 2 |
| Other | 6 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T16: 2019 |
Before 2014 Park played on the Korean Tour, his first wins coming in 2009. He finished third behind Lee Westwood and Miguel Ángel Jiménez in the 2011 Ballantine’s Championship, an event co-sanctioned with the European Tour and the Asian Tour. Park continues to play on the Korean Tour, where he has won a total of eight times, including the GS Caltex Maekyung Open in 2016 and 2018.[2] He finished runner-up in the 2018 Kolon Korean Open, one of the Open Qualifying Series events, to gain entry to the 2018 Open Championship, his first major championship. Park was runner-up in the 2018 Asian Tour Order of Merit giving him a place in the 2019 WGC-Mexico Championship.
Professional wins (10)
Japan Golf Tour wins (2)
| Legend |
| Japan majors (1) |
| Other Japan Golf Tour (1) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 Dec 2016 | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | −13 (66-65-71-65=267) | 1 stroke |  Yuta Ikeda, Kim Kyung-tae, Satoshi Kodaira |
| 2 | 8 Sep 2019 | Fujisankei Classic | −15 (68-69-67-65=269) | 2 strokes | Choi Ho-sung, Hiroshi Iwata |
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2014 | Tsuruya Open | Hiroyuki Fujita |
Lost to par on first extra hole |
Asian Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 May 2018 | GS Caltex Maekyung Open1 | −1 (71-70-71-71=283) | Playoff |  Gaganjeet Bhullar, Chang Yi-keun, Hwang Jung-gon |
| 2 | 16 Sep 2018 | Shinhan Donghae Open1 | −22 (65-68-66-63=262) | 5 strokes |  Scott Vincent |
1Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour
Asian Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2018 | GS Caltex Maekyung Open | Gaganjeet Bhullar, Chang Yi-keun, Hwang Jung-gon |
Won with par on third extra hole Hwang eliminated by birdie on second hole Bhullar eliminated by par on first hole |
OneAsia Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 May 2016 | GS Caltex Maekyung Open1 | −8 (67-70-75-68=280) | Playoff | Lee Soo-min |
1Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour
OneAsia Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2016 | GS Caltex Maekyung Open | Lee Soo-min |
Won with par on second extra hole |
Korean Tour wins (8)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 May 2009 | SK Telecom Open | −12 (69-68-70-69=276) | 1 stroke | Kim Do-hoon |
| 2 | 25 Oct 2009 | SBS Emerson Pacific Hilton Namhae Open | −15 (68-67-67-71=273) | 1 stroke | Bae Sang-moon |
| 3 | 24 Aug 2014 | Vainer Pineridge Open | −15 (67-71-64-67=269) | 1 stroke | Maeng Dong-seop |
| 4 | 12 Oct 2014 | KJ Choi Invitational | −21 (65-68-68-66=267) | 2 strokes | Kim Tae-hoon |
| 5 | 8 May 2016 | GS Caltex Maekyung Open1 | −8 (67-70-75-68=280) | Playoff | Lee Soo-min |
| 6 | 6 May 2018 | GS Caltex Maekyung Open2 (2) | −1 (71-70-71-71=283) | Playoff | Gaganjeet Bhullar, Chang Yi-keun, Hwang Jung-gon |
| 7 | 17 Jun 2018 | KEB Hana Bank Invitational | −21 (68-64-68-67=267) | 1 stroke | Lee Sung-ho |
| 8 | 16 Sep 2018 | Shinhan Donghae Open2 | −22 (65-68-66-63=262) | 5 strokes | Scott Vincent |
1Co-sanctioned by the OneAsia Tour
2Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour
Results in major championships
Results not in chronological order before 2019.
| Tournament | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | ||
| PGA Championship | ||
| U.S. Open | ||
| The Open Championship | CUT | T16 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Results in World Golf Championships
| Tournament | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Championship | WD | |
| Match Play | ||
| Invitational | ||
| Champions | T37 |
"T" = Tied
WD = withdrew
References
- "Week 49: Matsuyama Wins A 5th Title". Official World Golf Ranking. 5 December 2016.
- "Golf: Park Sang-Hyun wins GS Caltex Maekyung Open". Ten Sports. 8 May 2016.
External links
- Park Sang-hyun at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Park Sang-hyun at the Korean Tour official site (in Korean)
- Park Sang-hyun at the Asian Tour official site
- Park Sang-hyun at the European Tour official site
- Park Sang-hyun at the Official World Golf Ranking official site