Song Young-han
{{short description|South Korean golfer}}
{{family name hatnote|Song||lang=Korean}}
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|7|12|df=y}}
| birth_place = Daegu, South Korea{{cite web|url=http://m.thegolftimes.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=23540|title=송영한|website=The Golf Times|date=2015-12-30|access-date=2024-06-02|language=ko}}
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| weight = {{convert|71|kg|lb st|abbr=on}}
| nationality = {{KOR}}
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| yearpro = 2011
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| tour = Japan Golf Tour
Korean Tour
LIV Golf
| extour = OneAsia Tour
| prowins = 2
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| japwins = 2
| asiawins = 1
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| masters = DNP
| usopen = DNP
| open = T62: 2017
| pga = T56: 2016
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| award1 = Korean Tour
Rookie of the Year
| year1 = 2013
| award2 = Japan Golf Tour
Rookie of the Year
| year2 = 2015
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Song Young-han ({{langx|ko|송영한}}; born 12 July 1991), also known as Younghan Song, is a South Korean professional golfer.
Song plays on the Korean Tour and the Japan Golf Tour. On the Korean Tour he has three runner-up finishes{{cite web |url=http://eng.kgt.co.kr/players/profile.aspx?man_code=00006248 |title=Younghan Song profile |publisher=KGT |accessdate=3 February 2016}} and finished 11th on the 2013 money list.{{cite web |url=http://eng.kgt.co.kr/stats/leaders_all.aspx?tour_cd=11&year=2013 |title=Leaders – 2013 |publisher=KGT |accessdate=3 February 2016}} On the Japan Golf Tour, he had three runner-up finishes before winning the first tournament of the 2016 season, the SMBC Singapore Open.{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/14687093/song-young-han-holds-hard-charging-jordan-spieth-win-singapore-open |title=Song Young-han holds off Jordan Spieth to win Singapore Open |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=31 January 2016}} He finished 15th on the money list in 2015.{{cite web |url=http://www.jgto.org/pc/WG03010100Init.do?year=2015&tournaKbnCd=0 |title=Prize Money List – 2015 |publisher=Japan Golf Tour Organization |accessdate=3 February 2016}}
Song also played on the OneAsia Tour from 2012 to 2014 and finished 8th on the Order of Merit in 2013.{{cite web |url=http://www.oneasia.asia/order-of-merit/2013-order-of-merit.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130403075636/http://oneasia.asia/order-of-merit/2013-order-of-merit.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=April 3, 2013 |title=Order of Merit – 2013 |publisher=OneAsia |accessdate=3 February 2016}}
Professional wins (2)
=Japan Golf Tour wins (2)=
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!No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin of !Runner-up |
align=center|1
|align=right|31 Jan 2016 |−12 (70-63-69-70=272) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|USA}} Jordan Spieth |
align=center|2
|align=right|27 Aug 2023 |−17 (68-64-70-69=271) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|JPN}} Ryutaro Nagano |
1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–2)
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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result |
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|align=center|1 |2016 |{{flagicon|JPN}} Yuta Ikeda |Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
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|align=center|2 |2023 |{{flagicon|JPN}} Yuki Inamori |Lost to par on first extra hole |
Results in major championships
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!Tournament !2016 !! 2017 !! 2018 |
align=left|Masters Tournament
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |
align=left|U.S. Open
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align=left|The Open Championship
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T62 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |
align=left|PGA Championship
|T56 |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |
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!Tournament !2019 !! 2020 !! 2021 !! 2022 !! 2023 !! 2024 |
align=left|Masters Tournament
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |
align=left|PGA Championship
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |
align=left|U.S. Open
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |
align=left|The Open Championship
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T72 |
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Results in World Golf Championships
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!Tournament!!2016 |
align="left"|Championship
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align="left"|Match Play
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align="left"|Invitational
|T21 |
align="left"|Champions
|T52 |
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
"T" = Tied
References
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External links
- {{JapanTour player|15925}}
- {{KoreanTour player|00006248}}
- {{OWGR|16160}}
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Category:South Korean male golfers
Category:Japan Golf Tour golfers
Category:Sportspeople from Daegu
Category:21st-century South Korean sportsmen
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