Kim Seong-hyeon (golfer)

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In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Kim Seong-hyeon
Personal information
Born (1998-09-17) 17 September 1998 (age 23)
Sporting nationality South Korea
Career
Turned professional2017
Current tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
Korean Tour
Professional wins3
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour1
Other2

Kim Seong-hyeon (Korean: 김성현; born 17 September 1998) is a South Korean professional golfer who plays on the Japan Golf Tour. He won the 2020 KPGA Championship on the Korean Tour and the 2021 Japan PGA Championship on the Japan Golf Tour.

Professional career[]

Kim turned professional in late 2017.[1] In late 2018, he finished 4th in the Japan Golf Tour Qualifying School to gain a place on the tour for 2019.[1] In 2019, he played on the main Japanese tour but also played a number of events on the second-tier Japan Challenge Tour, winning the Heiwa PGM Challenge I Road To Championship in May.[2] Kim was a surprise winner of the 2020 KPGA Championship. At the time, he wasn't a full Korean Tour member and only played after playing in a Monday qualifying event in which he finished in the final qualifying place. He made a birdie at the 17th hole and had a final round of 67 to win by one stroke. His win gave him a place on the Korean Tour for the following five years and entry into the CJ Cup on the 2020–21 PGA Tour.[1][2]

In May 2021, Kim had a final round of 58 in the , finishing in a tie for 11th place.[3] In July, he won the Japan PGA Championship by a stroke from Yuta Ikeda and Yuki Inamori, his first win on the Japan Golf Tour.[4]

Professional wins (3)[]

Japan Golf Tour wins (1)[]

Legend
Japan majors (1)
Other Japan Golf Tour (0)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runners-up
1 4 Jul 2021 Japan PGA Championship −13 (66-70-67-68=271) 1 stroke Japan Yuta Ikeda, Japan Yuki Inamori

Korean Tour wins (1)[]

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runners-up
1 9 Aug 2020 KPGA Championship −5 (70-65-73-67=275) 1 stroke South Korea , South Korea

Japan Challenge Tour wins (1)[]

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runners-up
1 17 May 2019 Heiwa PGM Challenge I Road To Championship −10 (68-68-64=200) 2 strokes Malaysia Nicholas Fung, Japan

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "'Kim Seong-Hyun Drama' won after the final pass in Monday qualifiers". NewsBeezer. 9 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Kim Seong-hyeon picks up a surprise win at Yangsan". Korea JoongAng Daily. 9 August 2020.
  3. ^ "SA's Norris bags 5th Japan Golf Tour win". News24.com. 23 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Kim Seong-hyeon wins Japan PGA Championship title". Korea JoongAng Daily. 5 July 2021.

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