Choi Ho-sung
| Choi Ho-sung | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 23 September 1973 Pohang,Gyeongsangbuk-do,South Korea |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb; 12.0 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  South Korea |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2001 |
| Current tour(s) | Japan PGA Senior Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour Korean Tour OneAsia Tour |
| Professional wins | 6 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Japan Golf Tour | 3 |
| Other | 3 |
Choi Ho-sung(Korean:최호성;born 23 September 1973) is a South Koreanprofessional golfer.
Choi has played on theKorean TourandOneAsia Tour.He won the 2013Enjoy Jakarta Indonesia PGA Championship,[1]co-sanctioned by the OneAsia Tour and theJapan Golf Tour,making him eligible for Japan Golf Tour membership. Since 2013 he has played primarily on the Japan Golf Tour. On 24 November 2018, Choi won theCasio World Openon the Japan Tour.[2]
Choi has an idiosyncratic follow-through. His action has been dubbed "The Fisherman Swing" and has won him many fans on social media and elsewhere.[3]
Professional wins (6)
[edit]Japan Golf Tour wins (3)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 Mar2013 | Enjoy Jakarta Indonesia PGA Championship1 | −19 (67-70-65-67=269) | 2 strokes |  Juvic Pagunsan,Song Young-han, Kaname Yokoo
|
| 2 | 25 Nov2018 | Casio World Open | −15 (67-70-69-67=273) | 1 stroke |  Brendan Jones
|
| 3 | 10 Nov2019 | Heiwa PGM Championship | −14 (68-67-68-67=270) | 2 strokes | Shugo Imahira
|
1Co-sanctioned by theOneAsia Tour
OneAsia Tour wins (1)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 Mar2013 | Enjoy Jakarta Indonesia PGA Championship1 | −19 (67-70-65-67=269) | 2 strokes | Juvic Pagunsan,Song Young-han,Kaname Yokoo
|
1Co-sanctioned by theJapan Golf Tour
Korean Tour wins (2)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 Nov2008 | SBS Hana Tour Championship | −6 (69-71-72-70=282) | Playoff |  Kim Dae-hyun
|
| 2 | 29 May2011 | Lake Hills Open | −8 (71-68-69-72=280) | 4 strokes |  John Huh
|
Korean Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2008 | SBS Hana Tour Championship | Kim Dae-hyun
|
Won with birdie on second extra hole |
Japan PGA Senior Tour wins (1)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 Sep 2024 | Japan Senior Open Golf Championship | −9 (64-69-73-69=275) | 1 stroke | Jang Ik-jae
|
References
[edit]- ^"South Korea's Choi Ho-sung takes Indonesia PGA Championship crown".South China Morning Post.1 April 2013.Retrieved2 April2013.
- ^Polkinghome, David (25 November 2018)."Canberra golfer Brendan Jones falls one shot short in Casio World Open".Sydney Morning Herald.Retrieved25 November2018.
- ^Myers, Alex (23 June 2018)."This tour pro has the funniest swing ever -- and he's about to qualify for the British Open".Golf Digest.Retrieved25 November2018.
External links
[edit]- Choi Ho-sungat theJapan Golf Tourofficial site
- Choi Ho-sungat theKorean Tourofficial site(in Korean)
- Choi Ho-sungat theOfficial World Golf Rankingofficial site
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