Kim Min-kyu (Korean: 김민규; born 24 March 2001), also known as Minkyu Kim, is a South Korean professional golfer. Aged 17, he won the 2018 D+D Real Czech Challenge on the Challenge Tour becoming the youngest-ever winner on the tour.
| Kim Min-kyu | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 24 March 2001 Gwangju, Gyeonggi, South Korea |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Sporting nationality |  South Korea |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2017 |
| Current tour(s) | European Tour Asian Tour Korean Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Challenge Tour |
| Professional wins | 7 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Asian Tour | 2 |
| Challenge Tour | 1 |
| Other | 4 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T31: 2024 |
Professional career
editKim turned professional in early 2017 and won his first professional event on the Jamega Pro Golf Tour at the Windmill Hill Classic.[1] Following this, Kim then played on the 2017 PGA EuroPro Tour. He won two tournaments in successive weeks in August, the Pentahotels Championship and FORE Business Championship.[2][3] He was runner-up in the end-of-season Tour Championship Amendoeira Golf Resort and finished second in the Order of Merit to earn a place on the Challenge Tour for 2018.
In May 2018 he won the D+D Real Czech Challenge on the Challenge Tour becoming, at 17 years, 64 days, the youngest-ever winner on the tour.[4]
In June 2022, Kim won the Kolon Korea Open; a co-sanctioned Asian Tour and Korean Tour event. He beat Cho Min-gyu in a three-hole aggregate playoff.[5]
Professional wins (7)
editAsian Tour wins (2)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 Jun 2022 | Kolon Korea Open1 | −4 (72-71-68-69=280) | Playoff | Cho Min-gyu
|
| 2 | 23 Jun 2024 | Kolon Korea Open1 (2) | −11 (70-66-71-66=273) | 3 strokes | Song Young-han
|
1Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour
Asian Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2022 | Kolon Korea Open | Cho Min-gyu
|
Won three-hole aggregate playoff; Kim: E (3-5-4=12), Cho: +1 (3-4-6=13) |
Challenge Tour wins (1)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 May 2018 | D+D Real Czech Challenge | −20 (67-66-69-66=268) | 3 strokes |  Sebastian Söderberg
|
Korean Tour wins (3)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 Jun 2022 | Kolon Korea Open1 | −4 (72-71-68-69=280) | Playoff | Cho Min-gyu
|
| 2 | 2 Jun 2024 | Descente Korea Munsingwear Matchplay | 20 holes | Cho Woo-young
| |
| 3 | 23 Jun 2024 | Kolon Korea Open1 (2) | −11 (70-66-71-66=273) | 3 strokes | Song Young-han
|
1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour
Korean Tour playoff record (1–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2020 | KPGA Open | Kim Han-byeol, Lee Soo-min
|
Lee won with birdie on second extra hole Kim Han-byeol eliminated by birdie on first hole |
| 2 | 2022 | Kolon Korea Open | Cho Min-gyu
|
Won three-hole aggregate playoff; Kim: E (3-5-4=12), Cho: +1 (3-4-6=13) |
PGA EuroPro Tour wins (2)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 Aug 2017 | Pentahotels Championship | −14 (65-67-73=205) | 2 strokes |  Stiggy Hodgson
|
| 2 | 25 Aug 2017 | FORE Business Championship | −12 (68-63-73=204) | Playoff |  Niall Kearney
|
Jamega Pro Golf Tour (1)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 Aug 2017 | Windmill Hill Classic | −6 (67)* | 1 stroke | Jamie Abbott, Ben Storey, Joshua White
|
*Note: The 2017 Windmill Hill Classic was shortened to 18 holes due to rain.
Results in major championships
edit| Tournament | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |||
| PGA Championship | |||
| U.S. Open | |||
| The Open Championship | CUT | T31 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
References
edit- ^ "First Win for Min Kyu Kim". Jamega Pro Golf Tour. Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ "Kim cruises to Pentahotels Championship win". PGA EuroPro Tour. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- ^ "Kim is FORE Business Championship winner". PGA EuroPro Tour. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- ^ "17-year-old Min-kyu Kim becomes youngest European Challenge Tour winner". Golf News Net. 27 May 2018.
- ^ "Kim Min-kyu wins Korea Open after grueling playoff". Korea JoongAng Daily. 26 June 2022.
External links
edit- Kim Min-kyu at the European Tour official site
- Kim Min-kyu at the Korean Tour official site (in Korean)
- Kim Min-kyu at the Official World Golf Ranking official site