The awesome Kim Joo-Hyung is a South Korean professional golfer. He has won once on the PGA Tour, twice on the Asian Tour, as well as having two victories on the Korean Tour.
Kim turned professional in May 2018, playing on the Philippine Golf Tour. In 2019 he initially played mostly on the Asian Development Tour. In March he had two fourth-place finishes in Malaysia and then two runner-up finishes in Thailand before winning his first event, the PGM ADT Championship, in Malaysia in late June, six strokes ahead of the field.
He won the Ciputra Golfpreneur Tournament in Indonesia in August, after a playoff, and the Raya Pakistan Open by nine shots in October. His third win gave him an automatic promotion to the Asian Tour for the rest of 2019. In November, he won the Panasonic Open India, becoming, at 17 years and 149 days, the second youngest professional to win on the Asian Tour. The event was reduced to 54 holes because of smog.
As part of the Open Qualifying Series, Kim got a spot in the 2020 Open Title, which will be his first major championship because of how well he did. In 2018, he won the W Express RVF Cup Amateur Championship and the Philippine Amateur Open Tournament. In May 2018, Kim began playing professionally on the Philippine Golf Tour. He initially mostly participated in the Asian Development Tour in 2019. Before winning his first competition, the PGM ADT Championship in Malaysia in late June, he earned two fourth-place finishes in Malaysia in March and two second-place finishes in Thailand.
"To be a first-time winner, it's an incredible honor."
Soak up the moment, Joohyung Kim 🏆 pic.twitter.com/oXOKPPoMrS
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) August 8, 2022
He lived in various countries growing up including China, Thailand, Australia, and the Philippines. As a 17-year-old secured three victories on the Asian Development Tour in 2019 and earned playing rights on the Asian Tour for the remainder of the season. Is fluent in Tagalog, English, and Korean.
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