Jang Dong-kyu (Korean: 장동규; born 22 October 1988) is a South Korean professional golfer.
| Jang Dong-kyu | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 22 October 1988 Seoul, South Korea |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (150 lb; 11 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  South Korea |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2006 |
| Current tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour Korean Tour OneAsia Tour |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Japan Golf Tour | 1 |
| Other | 2 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 2014, 2019 |
Jang plays on the Korean Tour and the Japan Golf Tour where he has one win, the 2014 Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open. His Mizuno Open win earned him entry into the 2014 Open Championship.[1] He has won once on the Japan Challenge Tour, in 2013, and he also won the 2015 KPGA Championship.
Professional wins (3)
editJapan Golf Tour wins (1)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 Jun 2014 | Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open | −15 (70-67-67-69=273) | 3 strokes |  Juvic Pagunsan
|
Korean Tour wins (1)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 Aug 2015 | KPGA Championship | −24 (67-68-66-63=264) | 2 strokes | Kim Gi-whan, Park Hyo-won
|
Japan Challenge Tour wins (1)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 Apr 2013 | Novil Cup | E (65-74-77=216) | Playoff |  James McLean
|
Results in major championships
edit| Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |||||
| U.S. Open | |||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | ||||
| PGA Championship |
| Tournament | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |
| PGA Championship | |
| U.S. Open | |
| The Open Championship | CUT |
Did not play
CUT = missed the halfway cut
References
edit- ^ "Jang Dong-kyu wins Mizuno Open". ESPN. Associated Press. 1 June 2014.
External links
edit- Jang Dong-kyu at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Jang Dong-kyu at the Korean Tour official site (in Korean)
- Jang Dong-kyu at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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