Wang Jeung-hun
| Wang Jeung-hun | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born | 7 September 1995 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 3 November 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 | T60: 2024 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
| |||
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
[edit]- 2010 Carlubang Amateur Open, YoungIn Univ. President Cup, Sports Chosun Cup
- 2011 DHL-WWW Philippine Amateur, Philippine Amateur
Professional wins (4)
[edit]European Tour wins (3)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 Apr 2014 | Mission Hills Haikou Open | −23 (67-63-69-66=265) | 10 strokes |  Zhang Xinjun
|
Results in major championships
[edit]| Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | CUT | |||
| U.S. Open | CUT | |||
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | ||
| PGA Championship | CUT | CUT |
| Tournament | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |||||
| PGA Championship | |||||
| U.S. Open | |||||
| The Open Championship | NT | T60 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied for place
NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Results in World Golf Championships
[edit]| Tournament | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]Professional
- EurAsia Cup (representing Asia): 2016
References
[edit]- ^ "Week 04 2017 Ending 29 Jan 2017" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ^ "Jeunghun Wang – Wins". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
External links
[edit]- 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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