Hwang Jung-gon explained

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.

Professional wins (7)

Japan Golf Tour wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
126 Jun 2011Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open−13 (74-67-68-66=275)1 stroke Kim Kyung-tae
225 Nov 2012Casio World Open−19 (65-70-68-66=269)3 strokes Kunihiro Kamii
329 Nov 2015Casio World Open (2)−15 (70-67-70-66=273)1 stroke Ryo Ishikawa
43 Nov 2019Mynavi ABC Championship−19 (66-70-66-67=269)1 stroke Shugo Imahira

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
12018Golf Nippon Series JT Cup Ryo Ishikawa, Satoshi KodairaKodaira won with birdie on first extra hole
22019Japan PGA Championship Ryo IshikawaLost to eagle on first extra hole

Korean Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
110 Aug 2014Maeil Dairies Open−13 (68-64-68-67=267)6 strokes Kim Gi-whan, Song Young-han
225 Jun 2017KPGA Championship−20 (66-70-65-67=268)1 stroke Kim Gi-whan, Lee Hyung-joon
33 Jul 2022Asiad CC Busan Open−14 (68-67-65-70=270)Playoff Kwon O-sang

Korean Tour playoff record (1–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
12018GS 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
22022Asiad CC Busan Open Kwon O-sangWon with birdie on third extra hole
32023LX Championship Kim Bi-oLost to par on second extra hole

Playoff record

Asian Tour playoff record (0–1)

Results in major championships

Tournament201120122013
U.S. OpenCUT
The Open Championship71
CUT = missed the halfway cut
Note: Hwang never played in the Masters Tournament or the PGA Championship.

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament2011
Match Play
Championship
Invitational
ChampionsT49
"T" = Tied

Notes and References

  1. https://archive.today/20120912225834/http://www.opengolf.com/en/News/LatestNews/2011/06/Mizuno-Open.aspx Korea's Hwang Jung-Gon wins place at Royal St George's after victory in Mizuno Open