Kim_Tae-hoon_(golfer)
Kim Tae-hoon (golfer)
South Korean professional golfer
Kim Tae-hoon (Korean: 김태훈; born 15 September 1985) is a South Korean professional golfer who plays on the Korean Tour. He has won four times on the tour, including the 2020 Genesis Championship.
| Kim Tae-hoon | |||||
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| Personal information | |||||
| Born | (1985-09-15) 15 September 1985 (age 38) | ||||
| Sporting nationality |  South Korea | ||||
| Career | |||||
| Turned professional | 2005 | ||||
| Current tour(s) | Korean Tour | ||||
| Professional wins | 4 | ||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||
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Kim turned professional in 2005 and made his debut on the Korean Tour in 2007.[1] However, he had little success until 2013 when he won the Bosung CC Classic and had 8 top-10 finishes in the 11 events he played in.[1] He finished third in the points-based Order of Merit and fourth in the prize money list. He had less success in 2014 but was twice runner-up, in the Happiness Songhak Construction Open and the KJ Choi Invitational, and finished 16th in the money list.[1] Kim got his second win in the 2015 Caido Golf LIS Tour Championship, the final event of the season. After two poor season, Kim won again in 2018, at the Dong-A Membership Group Busan Open, after a final round 63.[1] In 2019 he was second to Kim Bi-o in the NS HomeShopping Gunsan CC Jeonbuk Open.[1] The 2020 season didn't start until July, but Kim was tied for third in the opening event, tied 4th in the KPGA Championship, joint runner-up in the Hyundai Insurance KJ Choi Invitational before winning the Genesis Championship in October.[2] On the 2020 Korean Tour he finished top of both the Genesis Points and the prize money lists.[3][4]
Korean Tour wins (4)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 Aug 2013 | Bosung CC Classic | −21 (67-66-67-67=267) | 3 strokes | Ryu Hyun-woo |
| 2 | 8 Nov 2015 | Caido Golf LIS Tour Championship | −13 (68-65-70=203)* | 1 stroke | Park Jun-won |
| 3 | 19 Aug 2018 | Dong-A Membership Group Busan Open | −13 (76-67-69-63=275) | 1 stroke | Byun Jin-jae |
| 4 | 11 Oct 2020 | Genesis Championship | −6 (70-68-71-73=282) | 2 strokes | Lee Jae-kyeong |
*Note: The 2015 Caido Golf LIS Tour Championship was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
Korean Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2020 | Hyundai Insurance KJ Choi Invitational | Chun Jae-han, Lee Chang-woo |
Lee won with eagle on fourth extra hole Kim eliminated by par on first hole |
- "Korean Tour Player Taehoon Kim" (in Korean). Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- "Kim Tae-hoon picks up Genesis Championship win". Korea JoongAng Daily. 11 October 2020.
- "Genesis Points" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- "Genesis Prize Ranking" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- Kim Tae-hoon at the Korean Tour official site (in Korean)
- Kim Tae-hoon at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Kim Tae-hoon at the Official World Golf Ranking official site