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Kim Min-kyu (golfer)

{{short description|South Korean golfer}}

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Kim Min-kyu ({{langx|ko|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.

Professional career

Kim turned professional in early 2017 and won his first professional event on the Jamega Pro Golf Tour at the Windmill Hill Classic.{{cite web |url=http://www.jamegatour.co.uk/news-and-reports/tournament-reports/1159-first-win-for-min-kyu-kim.html |title=First Win for Min Kyu Kim |publisher=Jamega Pro Golf Tour |accessdate=18 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180818150744/https://www.jamegatour.co.uk/news-and-reports/tournament-reports/1159-first-win-for-min-kyu-kim.html |archive-date=18 August 2018}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://europrotour.com/europro-tour-news/kim-cruises-pentahotels-championship-win/ |title=Kim cruises to Pentahotels Championship win |publisher=PGA EuroPro Tour |date=18 August 2017 |access-date=2 July 2022}}{{cite web |url=https://europrotour.com/europro-tour-news/kim-fore-business-championship-winner/ |title=Kim is FORE Business Championship winner |publisher=PGA EuroPro Tour |date=25 August 2017 |access-date=2 July 2022}} 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 {{Age in years and days|2001|3|24|2018|05|27}}, the youngest-ever winner on the tour.{{cite web |url=https://thegolfnewsnet.com/golfnewsnetteam/2018/05/27/17-year-old-min-kyu-kim-youngest-european-challenge-tour-winner-109652/ |title=17-year-old Min-kyu Kim becomes youngest European Challenge Tour winner |publisher=Golf News Net |date=27 May 2018}}

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.{{cite news |url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2022/06/26/sports/golf/KOREA-KGA-KOLON-KOREA-OPEN/20220626180300061.html |title=Kim Min-kyu wins Korea Open after grueling playoff |newspaper=Korea JoongAng Daily |date=26 June 2022}}

Professional wins (7)

=Asian Tour wins (2)=

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!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!Margin of
victory

!Runner-up

align=center|1

|align=right|26 Jun 2022

|Kolon Korea Open1

|−4 (72-71-68-69=280)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Cho Min-gyu

align=center|2

|align=right|23 Jun 2024

|Kolon Korea Open1 (2)

|−11 (70-66-71-66=273)

|3 strokes

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Song Young-han

1Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour

Asian Tour playoff record (1–0)

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

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|align=center|1

|2022

|Kolon Korea Open

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Cho Min-gyu

|Won three-hole aggregate playoff;
Kim: E (3-5-4=12),
Cho: +1 (3-4-6=13)

=Challenge Tour wins (1)=

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!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!Margin of
victory

!Runner-up

align=center|1

|align=right|27 May 2018

|D+D Real Czech Challenge

|−20 (67-66-69-66=268)

|3 strokes

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Sebastian Söderberg

=Korean Tour wins (3)=

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!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!Margin of
victory

!Runner-up

align=center|1

|align=right|26 Jun 2022

|Kolon Korea Open1

|−4 (72-71-68-69=280)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Cho Min-gyu

align=center|2

|align=right|2 Jun 2024

|Descente Korea Munsingwear Matchplay

|colspan=2 align=center|20 holes

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Cho Woo-young

align=center|3

|align=right|23 Jun 2024

|Kolon Korea Open1 (2)

|−11 (70-66-71-66=273)

|3 strokes

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Song Young-han

1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour

Korean Tour playoff record (1–1)

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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result

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|align=center|1

|2020

|KPGA Open

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Han-byeol, {{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Soo-min

|Lee won with birdie on second extra hole
Kim Han-byeol eliminated by birdie on first hole

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|align=center|2

|2022

|Kolon Korea Open

|{{flagicon|KOR}} 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)=

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!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!Margin of
victory

!Runner-up

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|align=right|18 Aug 2017

|Pentahotels Championship

|−14 (65-67-73=205)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Stiggy Hodgson

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|align=right|25 Aug 2017

|FORE Business Championship

|−12 (68-63-73=204)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|IRL}} Niall Kearney

=Jamega Pro Golf Tour (1)=

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!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!Margin of
victory

!Runners-up

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|align=right|7 Aug 2017

|Windmill Hill Classic

|−6 (67)*

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Jamie Abbott, {{flagicon|ENG}} Ben Storey,
{{flagicon|ENG}} Joshua White

*Note: The 2017 Windmill Hill Classic was shortened to 18 holes due to rain.

Results in major championships

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!2022!!2023!!2024

align=left|Masters Tournament

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align=left|PGA Championship

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align=left|U.S. Open

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align=left|The Open Championship

|CUT

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|T31

{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" = tied

References

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External links

  • {{EuroTour player|42154}}
  • {{KoreanTour player|00044874}}
  • {{OWGR|20780}}

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Category:South Korean male golfers

Category:Sportspeople from Gyeonggi Province

Category:People from Gwangju, Gyeonggi

Category:2001 births

Category:Living people

Category:21st-century South Korean sportsmen