Wang Jeung-hun
| Wang Jeung-hun | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 7 September 1995 |
| Nationality |
 South Korea |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2012 |
| Current tour(s) |
Asian Tour European Tour |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour China |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 2 |
| Asian Tour | 1 |
| Sunshine Tour | 1 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 2016 |
| PGA Championship | CUT: 2016 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | 2016 |
| Wang Jeung-hun | |
| Hangul | 왕정훈 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 王情訓[1] |
| Revised Romanization | Wang Jeong-hun |
| McCune–Reischauer | Wang Chŏnghun |
Wang Jeung-hun (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[2] on a sponsor exemption. He made 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.
Prior to the European and Asian Tours, he played on PGA Tour China and won the tour's very first event in 2014.
Amateur wins (5)
- 2010 Carlubang Amateur Open, YoungIn Univ. President Cup, Sports Chosun Cup
- 2011 DHL-WWW Philippine Amateur, Philippine Amateur
Professional wins (3)
European Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-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 |
1 Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour and Asian Tour.
European Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2016 | Trophée Hassan II | Nacho Elvira |
Won with birdie on second extra hole |
Asian Tour wins (1)
| 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 |
1 Co-sanctioned by the European Tour and Sunshine Tour.
PGA Tour China (1)
- 2014 Mission Hills Haikou Open
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT |
| PGA Championship | CUT |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.
Team appearances
Professional
- EurAsia Cup (representing Asia): 2016
References
- ↑ "2014 미국pga 3부(美巡中国赛) 중국투어 2차대회,왕정훈(王情训)프로 11위에 그쳐". Golf Guide. 5 July 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ↑ "Jeunghun Wang – Wins". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
External links
- Wang Jeung-hun at the Asian Tour official site
- Wang Jeung-hun at the European Tour official site
- Wang Jeung-hun at the Official World Golf Ranking official site