Hwang Jung-gon | |
Birth Date: | 16 May 1992 |
Weight: | 75kg (165lb) |
Yearpro: | 2009 |
Tour: | Asian Tour Korean Tour |
Extour: | Japan Golf Tour |
Prowins: | 7 |
Japwins: | 4 |
Otherwins: | 3 |
Masters: | DNP |
Usopen: | CUT: 2013 |
Open: | 71st: 2011 |
Pga: | DNP |
Hwang Jung-gon (Korean: 황중곤; born 16 May 1992) is a South Korean professional golfer.
Hwang played on the Japan Golf Tour and won his first title at the 2011 Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open. This win earned him entry into the 2011 Open Championship[1] where he finished 71st.
Hwang ended his 2019 season with a T8 at the Golf Nippon Series JT Cup, his last event before starting mandatory military service.
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up | |
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1 | 26 Jun 2011 | Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open | −13 (74-67-68-66=275) | 1 stroke | Kim Kyung-tae | |
2 | 25 Nov 2012 | Casio World Open | −19 (65-70-68-66=269) | 3 strokes | Kunihiro Kamii | |
3 | 29 Nov 2015 | Casio World Open (2) | −15 (70-67-70-66=273) | 1 stroke | Ryo Ishikawa | |
4 | 3 Nov 2019 | Mynavi ABC Championship | −19 (66-70-66-67=269) | 1 stroke | Shugo Imahira |
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–2)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result | |
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1 | 2018 | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | Ryo Ishikawa, Satoshi Kodaira | Kodaira won with birdie on first extra hole | |
2 | 2019 | Japan PGA Championship | Ryo Ishikawa | Lost to eagle on first extra hole |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | |
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1 | 10 Aug 2014 | Maeil Dairies Open | −13 (68-64-68-67=267) | 6 strokes | Kim Gi-whan, Song Young-han | |
2 | 25 Jun 2017 | KPGA Championship | −20 (66-70-65-67=268) | 1 stroke | Kim Gi-whan, Lee Hyung-joon | |
3 | 3 Jul 2022 | Asiad CC Busan Open | −14 (68-67-65-70=270) | Playoff | Kwon O-sang |
Korean Tour playoff record (1–2)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result | |
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1 | 2018 | GS Caltex Maekyung Open | Gaganjeet Bhullar, Chang Yi-keun, Park Sang-hyun | Park won with par on third extra hole Hwang eliminated by birdie on second hole Bhullar eliminated by par on first hole | |
2 | 2022 | Asiad CC Busan Open | Kwon O-sang | Won with birdie on third extra hole | |
3 | 2023 | LX Championship | Kim Bi-o | Lost to par on second extra hole |
Asian Tour playoff record (0–1)
Tournament | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | |
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U.S. Open | CUT | |||
The Open Championship | 71 |
Tournament | 2011 | |
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Match Play | ||
Championship | ||
Invitational | ||
Champions | T49 |