Mo Joong-kyung explained

Mo Joong-kyung
Birth Date:23 August 1971
Birth Place:Seoul, South Korea
Yearpro:1995
Tour:Asian Tour
Korean Tour
Prowins:7
Asiawins:2
Otherwins:5
Award1:Korean Tour
Rookie of the Year
Year1:1997

Mo Joong-kyung (; born 23 August 1971) is a professional golfer from South Korea who currently plays on the Asian Tour, where he has won twice.

Early life

Mo was born in Seoul and turned professional in 1995.

Professional career

After turning professional in 1995, Mo decided to stay and play mainly in South Korea to be close to his family. He has won five events on the Korean Tour, with his best year coming in 2004, which was the first year he earned six figures in season-long earnings.

Mo has also had some success on the Asian Tour. He won the 1996 Guam Open by three strokes over three players. In 1997 he finished a distant runner-up to Tiger Woods at the Asian Honda Classic. He maintained full-time status for many years afterwards but would not win again until the 2008 Singha Thailand PGA Championship. He defeated seasoned campaigners Juvic Pagunsan and hometown favorite Prayad Marksaeng down the stretch giving him the biggest victory of his career. He credited the victory to his hard work and self-belief in Chiang Rai.[1] Later in the year he recorded a top-10 at the Volvo Masters of Asia. Overall 2008 would be his most successful year on the Asian Tour.

Mo represented Asia in 2005 in the Dynasty Cup where he and his Asian team were victorious.

Personal life

Mo currently resides in his place of birth Seoul with his wife and one child.

Professional wins (7)

Asian Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
112 May 1996Guam Open−1 (77-73-70-67=287)3 strokes Don Fardon, Aaron Meeks,
Jeff Wagner
229 Jun 2008Singha Thailand PGA Championship−21 (69-64-69-65=267)3 strokes Juvic Pagunsan

Asian Tour playoff record (0–1)

Korean Tour wins (5)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
19 Sep 2000Chungcheong Open−13 (71-70-71-63=275)7 strokes Choi Gwang-soo, Yang Yong-eun
210 Nov 2002KTRD Open−7 (69-73-69-70=281)1 stroke Choi Sang-ho, Kang Wook-soon,
Lee Jun-young
39 Jul 2004Sports Toto Open−12 (70-71-69-66=276)1 stroke Jang Ik-jae
430 Jul 2006SBS Gaya Open−15 (68-70-67-68=273)1 stroke Bae Sang-moon, Jun Tae-hyun,
Park Do-kyu
515 May 2016Maeil Dairies Open−18 (69-67-68-66=270)3 strokes Kang Kyung-nam

Team appearances

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mo makes his move on Order of Merit. asiantour.com. 30 June 2008. 4 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20120223092532/http://www.asiantour.com/news.aspx?sid=20080801590106414814. 23 February 2012.