Wang Jeung-hun
Wang Jeung-hun or Wang Jung-hoon (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.
| Wang Jeung-hun | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born | 7 September 1995 Seoul, South Korea | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  South Korea | ||
| Career | |||
| Turned professional | 2012 | ||
| Current tour(s) | Asian Tour European Tour | ||
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour China | ||
| Professional wins | 4 | ||
| Highest ranking | 39 (29 January 2017)[1] (as of 22 October 2023) | ||
| 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 | ||
| PGA Championship | CUT: 2016, 2017 | ||
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2017 | ||
| The Open Championship | CUT: 2016, 2017 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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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 first event in 2014.
Amateur wins
- 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 |
1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the Sunshine 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 |
1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour and the Sunshine Tour
PGA Tour China wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 Apr 2014 | Mission Hills Haikou Open | −23 (67-63-69-66=265) | 10 strokes |  Zhang Xinjun |
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | CUT | |
| U.S. Open | CUT | |
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT |
| PGA Championship | CUT | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Results in World Golf Championships
| Tournament | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|
| Championship | 71 | |
| Match Play | T58 | |
| Invitational | T66 | |
| Champions | T70 |
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
References
- "Week 04 2017 Ending 29 Jan 2017" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- "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