Kho Taichi Explained

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]

Amateur career

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]

Professional career

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]

Amateur wins

Source:[8]

Professional wins (3)

Asian Tour wins (1)

*Note: The 2023 World City Championship was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

Other wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
11 Oct 2023Asian Games−27 (62-60-70-69=261)1 stroke Im Sung-jae
227 Jun 2024Memorial Olivier Barras−10 (71-67-65=203)5 strokes Sven Cremer, Filippo Serra (a),
Miles Wennestam (a)

Results in major championships

Tournament2023
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open
The Open ChampionshipCUT
CUT = missed the half-way cut

Notes and References

  1. News: Taichi Kho makes history books in Hong Kong . Gulf News . 26 March 2023 . 30 March 2023.
  2. Web site: Taichi Kho . . 30 March 2023.
  3. Web site: Irish Take Home Seventh in Quail Valley Collegiate Invitational . . 17 October 2022.
  4. News: Hong Kong’s Taichi Kho runner-up to Keita Nakajima at Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship after play-off . South China Morning Post . Jonathan . White . 7 November 2021 . 30 March 2023.
  5. News: Singapore Classic: Hong Kong's Kho ready to grasp 'great opportunity' at DP World Tour event, knows tough times await . South China Morning Post . Josh . Ball . 7 February 2023 . 30 March 2023.
  6. Web site: Axed LIV Golf pro books Open spot as Taichi Kho enters record books in Hong Kong . GolfMagic . Andy . Roberts . 26 March 2023 . 30 March 2023.
  7. Asian Tour . asiantourgolf . 1739899462431260781 . Taichi Kho earned the 2023 Asian Tour Rookie of the Year award after ending the season in 9th place on the Order of Merit, thanks to a victory and four top-10 finishes . 27 December 2023 . 27 December 2023.
  8. Web site: Taichi Kho . World Amateur Golf Ranking . 30 March 2023.