Kho Taichi

Kho Taichi (Chinese: 許龍一; born 13 November 2000) is a Hong Kong professional golfer who plays on the Asian Tour. He claimed his first win as a professional in his fourth professional start at the 2023 World City Championship, also becoming the first player from Hong Kong to win on the Asian Tour.[1]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Kho (許).
Kho Taichi
Personal information
Born (2000-11-13) 13 November 2000
Hong Kong
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Sporting nationality Hong Kong
Career
CollegeUniversity of Notre Dame
Turned professional2023
Current tour(s)Asian Tour
Professional wins2
Number of wins by tour
Asian Tour1
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2023
Medal record
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2022 HangzhouMen's individual
Bronze medal – third place2022 HangzhouMen's team
Kho Taichi
Traditional Chinese許龍一
Simplified Chinese許龙一

Amateur career

Kho attended the University of Notre Dame from 2018 to 2022.[2][3] In November 2021, Kho finished runner-up at the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship. He was defeated in a playoff by Keita Nakajima.[4]

Professional career

Kho turned professional in February 2023, making his first start as a professional at the Singapore Classic on the European Tour.[5] In March, he won the weather-shortened World City Championship on the Asian Tour. The tournament was played at the Hong Kong Golf Club (Kho's home club). He shot two rounds of 64 and a final-round 70 to win by two shots ahead of Michael Hendry. The win also marked the first victory by a Hong Kong player on the Asian Tour.[1] Additionally, he secured a place in the 2023 Open Championship.[6]

Amateur wins
  • 2016 Hong Kong Junior Open Championship
  • 2017 Hong Kong Junior Close Championship, Mission Hills Jack Nicklaus Junior Championship
  • 2018 Hong Kong Junior Close Championship, Hong Kong Junior Open Championship
  • 2021 Golfweek Hoosier Amateur

Source:[7]

Professional wins (2)

Asian Tour wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 26 Mar 2023 World City Championship −12 (64-64-70=198)* 2 strokes New Zealand Michael Hendry

*Note: The 2023 World City Championship was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

Other wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 1 Oct 2023 Asian Games −27 (62-60-70-69=261) 1 stroke South Korea Im Sung-jae

Results in major championships
Tournament 2023
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

References
  1. "Taichi Kho makes history books in Hong Kong". Gulf News. 26 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  2. "Taichi Kho". Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  3. "Irish Take Home Seventh in Quail Valley Collegiate Invitational". Notre Dame Fighting Irish. 17 October 2022.
  4. White, Jonathan (7 November 2021). "Hong Kong's Taichi Kho runner-up to Keita Nakajima at Asia-Pacific Amateur Championshi after play-off". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  5. Ball, Josh (7 February 2023). "Singapore Classic: Hong Kong's Kho ready to grasp 'great opportunity' at DP World Tour event, knows tough times await". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  6. Roberts, Andy (26 March 2023). "Axed LIV Golf pro books Open spot as Taichi Kho enters record books in Hong Kong". GolfMagic. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  7. "Taichi Kho". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
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