Kim Meen-whee
| Kim Meen-whee | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 22 February 1992 |
| Sporting nationality |  South Korea |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2010 |
| Current tour(s) | Korn Ferry Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Korean Tour OneAsia Tour PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Highest ranking | 98 (29 July 2018)[1] (as of 23 January 2022) |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | CUT: 2018 |
| U.S. Open | T50: 2017 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
Medal record | |
Kim Meen-whee (Korean: 김민휘; born 22 February 1992), also known as Whee Kim, is a South Korean professional golfer.
Amateur career[]
As an amateur, Kim won the gold medal at the 2010 Asian Games, both individual and team. He turned professional shortly afterwards.[2] As a gold medalist in the Asian Games, Kim is exempt from military service.
Professional career[]
After turning professional Kim played on the Korean Tour and the OneAsia Tour. He finished eighth on the OneAsia Tour's Order of Merit in 2011.[3] He won the 2012 Shinhan Donghae Open on the Korean Tour.[4]
Kim led the second and third rounds of the 2012 PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament, but finished outside the top 25 with a 43rd-place finish, giving him Web.com Tour status. Kim played on the Web.com Tour in 2013 and 2014. His best finish was a tie for second place in the 2013 Mexico Championship.
Kim has played mostly on the PGA Tour since 2015. He was twice a runner-up in 2017, in the FedEx St. Jude Classic and then losing in a playoff in the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, an early season event on the 2018 PGA Tour. He was also runner-up in the 2015 Korea Open and in 2018 he had his second Korean Tour win in the Descente Korea Munsingwear Matchplay.
Amateur wins[]
Professional wins (3)[]
Korean Tour wins (2)[]
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 Oct 2012 | Shinhan Donghae Open | −4 (73-71-68-72=284) | Playoff |  Kevin Na
|
| 2 | 10 Jun 2018 | Descente Korea Munsingwear Matchplay | 1 up |
| |
Other wins (1)[]
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 Nov 2010 | Asian Games (as an amateur) |
−15 (69-68-67-69=273) | 9 strokes |  Miguel Tabuena
|
Playoff record[]
PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2017 | Shriners Hospitals for Children Open | Patrick Cantlay,  Alex Čejka
|
Cantlay won with par on second extra hole |
Results in major championships[]
| Tournament | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | ||
| U.S. Open | T50 | |
| The Open Championship | ||
| PGA Championship | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Team appearances[]
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing South Korea): 2010
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Week 30 2018 Ending 29 Jul 2018" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ "Golden Kim Meen-whee has eye on first OneAsia victory at the Charity High1 Resort Open". 30 August 2012. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
- ^ "Order of Merit 2011". OneAsia. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
- ^ "Pro V1x Loyalist Jonas Blixt Highlights 8-Win Week for Titleist Golf Ball Players". 15 October 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
External links[]
- Whee Kim at the PGA Tour official site
- Meenwhee Kim at the Korean Tour official site (in Korean)
- Meenwhee Kim at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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