Kim Hyung-sung
| Kim Hyung-sung | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 12 May 1980 |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (150 lb; 11 st) |
| Nationality |
 South Korea |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2005 |
| Current tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour |
| Professional wins | 7 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Japan Golf Tour | 4 |
| Other | 3 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2014 |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 2013, 2014 |
| PGA Championship | CUT: 2014 |
Kim Hyung-sung (born 12 May 1980) is a South Korean professional golfer.
Kim has played on the Japan Golf Tour since 2009. He won his first tour event in 2012 at the Vana H Cup KBC Augusta.[1]
Professional wins (7)
Japan Golf Tour wins (4)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 Aug 2012 | Vana H Cup KBC Augusta | –18 (69-64-68-69=270) | 1 stroke |  Akio Sadakata |
| 2 | 19 May 2013 | Japan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodles Cup | –5 (69-70-75-65=279) | 1 stroke | Yoshinori Fujimoto, Hiroyuki Fujita, Hideki Matsuyama |
| 3 | 4 May 2014 | The Crowns | –11 (64-67-70-68=269) | 4 strokes | Jang Ik-jae |
| 4 | 4 Oct 2015 | Top Cup Tokai Classic | –12 (69-72-69-66=276) | Playoff | Shingo Katayama |
Other wins (3)
- 2006 Korean PGA Championship
- 2008 SBS Open (South Korea), Ace Open (South Korea)
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2013 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP | CUT |
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT |
| PGA Championship | DNP | CUT |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10
Team appearances
this list may be incomplete
- World Cup (representing South Korea): 2011
- Royal Trophy (representing Asia): 2013
- EurAsia Cup (representing Asia): 2014
References
- ↑ "Hyung-Sung Kim wins by one in Japan". Fox News. 26 August 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
External links
- Kim Hyung-sung at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Kim Hyung-sung at the Asian Tour official site
- Kim Hyung-sung at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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