Wang Jeung-hun
| Wang Jeung-hun | |
|---|---|
| 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 | 4 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 3 |
| Asian Tour | 1 |
| Sunshine Tour | 1 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | CUT: 2017 |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2017 |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 2016, 2017 |
| PGA Championship | CUT: 2016, 2017 |
| 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 (Korean: 왕정훈; 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 on a sponsor exemption.[2] He made a 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. His third European Tour win came at the 2017 Commercial Bank Qatar Masters where he beat Joakim Lagergren and Jaco van Zyl in a playoff.
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 (4)
European Tour wins (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-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 |
| 3 | 29 Jan 2017 | Commercial Bank Qatar Masters | −16 (67-72-67-66=272) | Playoff |  Joakim Lagergren,  Jaco van Zyl |
1 Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour and Asian Tour.
European Tour playoff record (2–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2016 | Trophée Hassan II | Nacho Elvira |
Won with birdie on second extra hole |
| 2 | 2017 | Commercial Bank Qatar Masters | Joakim Lagergren, Jaco van Zyl |
Won with birdie on first 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 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | DNP | CUT |
| U.S. Open | DNP | CUT |
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT |
| PGA Championship | CUT | CUT |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Results in World Golf Championships
| Tournament | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|
| Mexico Championship | DNP | 71 |
| Match Play | DNP | T58 |
| Bridgestone Invitational | DNP | T66 |
| HSBC Champions | T70 |
DNP = Did not play
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
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 Korean Tour official site (in Korean)
- Wang Jeung-hun at the Official World Golf Ranking official site