Kho Taichi | |
Birth Date: | 13 November 2000 |
Birth Place: | Hong Kong |
Height: | 5 ft 11 in |
College: | University of Notre Dame |
Yearpro: | 2023 |
Tour: | Asian Tour |
Prowins: | 3 |
Asiawins: | 1 |
Otherwins: | 2 |
Masters: | DNP |
Usopen: | DNP |
Open: | CUT: 2023 |
Pga: | DNP |
Award1: | Asian Tour Rookie of the Year |
Year1: | 2023 |
S: | 許龙一 |
Kanji: | 許 龍一 |
Hiragana: | きょ たいち |
Romaji: | Kyo Taichi |
P: | Xǔ Lóngyī |
J: | heoi2 lung4 jat1 |
Kho Taichi (; born 13 November 2000) is a Hong Kong professional golfer who plays on the Asian Tour. He claimed his first win as a professional in his fourth professional start at the 2023 World City Championship, also becoming the first player from Hong Kong to win on the Asian Tour.[1]
Kho attended the University of Notre Dame from 2018 to 2022.[2] [3] In November 2021, Kho finished runner-up at the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship. He was defeated in a playoff by Keita Nakajima.[4]
Kho turned professional in February 2023, making his first start as a professional at the Singapore Classic on the European Tour.[5] In March, he won the weather-shortened World City Championship on the Asian Tour. The tournament was played at the Hong Kong Golf Club (Kho's home club). He shot two rounds of 64 and a final-round 70 to win by two shots ahead of Michael Hendry. The win also marked the first victory by a Hong Kong player on the Asian Tour.[1] Additionally, he secured a place in the 2023 Open Championship.[6] Kho was named as the Asian Tour Rookie of the Year for the 2023 season.[7]
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No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | |
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1 | 1 Oct 2023 | Asian Games | −27 (62-60-70-69=261) | 1 stroke | Im Sung-jae | |
2 | 27 Jun 2024 | Memorial Olivier Barras | −10 (71-67-65=203) | 5 strokes | Sven Cremer, Filippo Serra (a), Miles Wennestam (a) |
Tournament | 2023 | |
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Masters Tournament | ||
PGA Championship | ||
U.S. Open | ||
The Open Championship | CUT |