Choi Ho-sung explained

Choi Ho-sung
Birth Date:23 September 1973
Birth Place:Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
Weight:76kg (168lb)
Status:Professional
Yearpro:2001
Tour:Japan Golf Tour
Extour:Korean Tour
OneAsia Tour
Prowins:5
Japwins:3
Otherwins:2

Choi Ho-sung (Korean: 최호성; born 23 September 1973) is a South Korean professional golfer.

Choi has played on the Korean Tour and OneAsia Tour. He won the 2013 Enjoy Jakarta Indonesia PGA Championship,[1] co-sanctioned by the OneAsia Tour and the Japan Golf Tour, making him eligible for Japan Golf Tour membership. Since 2013 he has played primarily on the Japan Golf Tour. On 24 November 2018, Choi won the Casio World Open on the Japan Tour.[2]

Choi has an idiosyncratic follow-through. His action has been dubbed "The Fisherman Swing" and has won him many fans on social media and elsewhere.[3]

Professional wins (5)

Japan Golf Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
125 Mar 2013Enjoy Jakarta Indonesia PGA Championship1−19 (67-70-65-67=269)2 strokes Juvic Pagunsan, Song Young-han,
Kaname Yokoo
225 Nov 2018Casio World Open−15 (67-70-69-67=273)1 stroke Brendan Jones
310 Nov 2019Heiwa PGM Championship−14 (68-67-68-67=270)2 strokes Shugo Imahira
1Co-sanctioned by the OneAsia Tour

OneAsia Tour wins (1)

1Co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour

Korean Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
19 Nov 2008SBS Hana Tour Championship−6 (69-71-72-70=282)Playoff Kim Dae-hyun
229 May 2011Lake Hills Open−8 (71-68-69-72=280)4 strokes John Huh

Korean Tour playoff record (1–0)

Notes and References

  1. News: South Korea's Choi Ho-sung takes Indonesia PGA Championship crown . . 1 April 2013 . 2 April 2013.
  2. Web site: Canberra golfer Brendan Jones falls one shot short in Casio World Open . Polkinghome . David . Sydney Morning Herald . 25 November 2018 . 25 November 2018.
  3. Web site: Golf Digest . This tour pro has the funniest swing ever -- and he's about to qualify for the British Open . Myers . Alex . 23 June 2018 . 25 November 2018.