Kim Kyung-tae

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| caption = Kim at the 2011 Presidents Cup

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|9|2|df=y}}

| birth_place = Gangwon Province, South Korea

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| weight = {{convert|74|kg|lb st|abbr=on}}

| nationality = {{KOR}}

| residence = Seongnam, South Korea

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| college = Yonsei University

| yearpro = 2006

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| tour = Japan Golf Tour
Korean Tour

| extour = Asian Tour
OneAsia Tour

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| masters = T44: 2011

| usopen = T30: 2011

| open = T48: 2010

| pga = T48: 2010

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| award1 = Korean Tour
Order of Merit winner

| year1 = 2007

| award2 = Korean Tour
Player of the Year

| year2 = 2007

| award3 = Korean Tour
Rookie of the Year

| year3 = 2007

| award4 = Japan Golf Tour
money list winner

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| award5 = Japan Golf Tour
Most Valuable Player

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Kim Kyung-tae ({{langx|ko|김경태}}; born 2 September 1986), also known as K.T. Kim, is a South Korean professional golfer who currently plays on the Japan Golf Tour and the Korean Tour.

Career

He won several tournaments as an amateur, including the 2006 Japan Amateur Championship and two events on the 2006 Korean Tour. He turned professional in late 2006 and won the 2007 Maekyung Open in his second start on the Asian Tour.

In 2010, Kim won the Diamond Cup Golf, Japan Open and Mynavi ABC Championship on the Japan Golf Tour and became the first Korean golfer to lead the money list on the Tour.

Kim has played in each of the four major championships, recording top-50 finishes in each, with his best being a T30 finish at the 2011 U.S. Open. He also played in the 2011 Presidents Cup, representing the International Team in a 15–19 defeat to USA. Kim finished with a 2–2–0 record.

Kim won five events during the 2015 Japan Golf Tour season, which at the time took his overall total to ten tournament victories on the tour. This being a record for Korean players on the tour. He won a further three events during the 2016 season, including The Crowns, to take his number of Asian Tour victories to thirteen.

Amateur wins

2006 Asian Games (individual winner), Korean Amateur Championship, Japan Amateur Championship

Professional wins (20)

=Japan Golf Tour wins (14)=

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! Legend

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| Flagship events (1)

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| Japan majors (1){{efn|The 2010 Japan Open Golf Championship was also a Japan major championship.}}

Other Japan Golf Tour (13)

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!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!Margin of
victory

!Runner(s)-up

align=center|1

|align=right|30 May 2010

|Diamond Cup Golf

|−16 (65-68-68-71=272)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Koumei Oda

style="background:#f2ecce;"

|align=center|2

|align=right|17 Oct 2010

|Japan Open Golf Championship

|−13 (69-70-68-64=271)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Hiroyuki Fujita

align=center|3

|align=right|31 Oct 2010

|Mynavi ABC Championship

|−13 (67-70-70-69=275)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Ryo Ishikawa

align=center|4

|align=right|24 Jul 2011

|Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup

|−15 (67-70-68-68=273)

|4 strokes

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Ryo Ishikawa

align=center|5

|align=right|2 Sep 2012

|Fujisankei Classic

|−8 (70-70-68-68=276)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Yuta Ikeda

align=center|6

|align=right|14 Jun 2015

|Singha Corporation Thailand Open¹

|−21 (71-64-67-65=267)

|3 strokes

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Wang Jeung-hun

align=center|7

|align=right|12 Jul 2015

|Musee Platinum Open

|−20 (68-67-63-66=264)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Cho Min-gyu, {{flagicon|AUS}} Brad Kennedy,
{{flagicon|KOR}} Park Jae-bum

align=center|8

|align=right|6 Sep 2015

|Fujisankei Classic

|−9 (70-64-68-73=275)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Kyoung-hoon

align=center|9

|align=right|27 Sep 2015

|Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf² (2)

|−9 (67-69-67-68=271)

|3 strokes

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Yuta Ikeda, {{flagicon|JPN}} Toshinori Muto

align=center|10

|align=right|1 Nov 2015

|Mynavi ABC Championship (2)

|−12 (66-69-68-69=272)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Daisuke Kataoka, {{flagicon|AUS}} Won Joon Lee,
{{flagicon|JPN}} Katsumasa Miyamoto

align=center|11

|align=right|17 Apr 2016

|Token Homemate Cup

|−13 (68-67-67-69=271)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Tomohiro Kondo

align=center|12

|align=right|1 May 2016

|The Crowns

|−10 (69-69-65-67=270)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Daisuke Kataoka

align=center|13

|align=right|29 May 2016

|Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open

|−11 (69-64-71-73=277)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Kodai Ichihara, {{flagicon|JPN}} Shugo Imahira,
{{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Sang-hee

align=center|14

|align=right|1 Dec 2019

|Casio World Open

|−20 (70-68-66-64=268)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|ZAF}} Shaun Norris

¹Co-sanctioned by the OneAsia Tour

²Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (2–1)

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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result

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|align=center|1

|2009

|Golf Nippon Series JT Cup

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Shigeki Maruyama

|Lost to par on fourth extra hole

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|align=center|2

|2016

|Token Homemate Cup

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Tomohiro Kondo

|Won with birdie on first extra hole

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|align=center|3

|2016

|The Crowns

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Daisuke Kataoka

|Won with par on first extra hole

=Asian Tour wins (2)=

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!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!Margin of
victory

!Runner(s)-up

align=center|1

|align=right|6 May 2007

|GS Caltex Maekyung Open¹

|−18 (70-66-67-67=270)

|4 strokes

|{{flagicon|CHN}} Liang Wenchong

align=center|2

|align=right|27 Sep 2015

|Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf²

|−9 (67-69-67-68=271)

|3 strokes

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Yuta Ikeda, {{flagicon|JPN}} Toshinori Muto

¹Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour

²Co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour

=OneAsia Tour wins (2)=

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!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!Margin of
victory

!Runner(s)-up

align=center|1

|align=right|8 May 2011

|GS Caltex Maekyung Open¹

|−21 (67-68-66-66=267)

|8 strokes

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Cho Min-gyu, {{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Hyung-sung

align=center|2

|align=right|14 Jun 2015

|Singha Corporation Thailand Open²

|−21 (71-64-67-65=267)

|3 strokes

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Wang Jeung-hun

¹Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour

²Co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour

=Korean Tour wins (6)=

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!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!Margin of
victory

!Runner(s)-up

align=center|1

|align=right|28 May 2006

|Pocari Energy Open
(as an amateur)

|−8 (68-69-74-69=280)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|USA}} Han Lee, {{flagicon|KOR|1997}} Suk Jong-yul

align=center|2

|align=right|10 Sep 2006

|SBS Samsung Benest Open
(as an amateur)

|−14 (69-68-69-68=274)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Won Joon Lee

align=center|3

|align=right|29 Apr 2007

|SBS Tomato Savings Bank Open

|−1 (73-69-72-73=287)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|KOR|1997}} Choi Gwang-soo, {{flagicon|KOR|1997}} Gong Young-joon

align=center|4

|align=right|6 May 2007

|GS Caltex Maekyung Open¹

|−18 (70-66-67-67=270)

|4 strokes

|{{flagicon|CHN}} Liang Wenchong

align=center|5

|align=right|12 Jul 2007

|SBS Samsung Apple City Open

|−12 (65-68-67-72=272)

|5 strokes

|{{flagicon|KOR|1997}} Mo Joong-kyung

align=center|6

|align=right|8 May 2011

|GS Caltex Maekyung Open² (2)

|−21 (67-68-66-66=267)

|8 strokes

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Cho Min-gyu, {{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Hyung-sung

¹Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour

²Co-sanctioned by the OneAsia Tour

Korean Tour playoff record (1–0)

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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponents!!Result

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|align=center|1

|2006

|Pocari Energy Open
(as an amateur)

|{{flagicon|USA}} Han Lee, {{flagicon|KOR|1997}} Suk Jong-yul

|Won with birdie on second extra hole
Suk eliminated by birdie on first hole

Results in major championships

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!Tournament !! 2010 !! 2011 !! 2012 !! 2013 !! 2014 !! 2015 !! 2016 !! 2017

align=left|Masters Tournament

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|T44

|CUT

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align=left|U.S. Open

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|T30

|67

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|CUT

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align=left|The Open Championship

|T48

|CUT

|T73

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|T53

|T62

align=left|PGA Championship

|T48

|T59

|61

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|CUT

|T67

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" = tied for place

=Summary=

Totals	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	11
class=wikitable style=text-align:center !Tournament !! Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top-5 !! Top-10 !! Top-25 !! Events !! Cuts made
align=left\|Masters Tournament	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
align=left\|U.S. Open	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2
align=left\|The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	4
align=left\|PGA Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	4