| Kim Min-kyu | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | (2001-03-24) 24 March 2001 (age 23) Gwangju, Gyeonggi, South Korea |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Sporting nationality |  South Korea |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2017 |
| Current tour(s) | European Tour Asian Tour Korean Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Challenge Tour |
| Professional wins | 7 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Asian Tour | 2 |
| Challenge Tour | 1 |
| Other | 4 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T31: 2024 |
Kim Min-kyu (Korean: 김민규; born 24 March 2001), also known as Minkyu Kim, is a South Korean professional golfer. Aged 17, he won the 2018 D+D Real Czech Challenge on the Challenge Tour becoming the youngest-ever winner on the tour.
Professional career
Kim turned professional in early 2017 and won his first professional event on the Jamega Pro Golf Tour at the Windmill Hill Classic. Following this, Kim then played on the 2017 PGA EuroPro Tour. He won two tournaments in successive weeks in August, the Pentahotels Championship and FORE Business Championship. He was runner-up in the end-of-season Tour Championship Amendoeira Golf Resort and finished second in the Order of Merit to earn a place on the Challenge Tour for 2018.
In May 2018 he won the D+D Real Czech Challenge on the Challenge Tour becoming, at 17 years, 64 days, the youngest-ever winner on the tour.
In June 2022, Kim won the Kolon Korea Open; a co-sanctioned Asian Tour and Korean Tour event. He beat Cho Min-gyu in a three-hole aggregate playoff.
Professional wins (7)
Asian Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 Jun 2022 | Kolon Korea Open | −4 (72-71-68-69=280) | Playoff | Cho Min-gyu
|
| 2 | 23 Jun 2024 | Kolon Korea Open (2) | −11 (70-66-71-66=273) | 3 strokes | Song Young-han
|
Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour
Asian Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2022 | Kolon Korea Open | Cho Min-gyu
|
Won three-hole aggregate playoff; Kim: E (3-5-4=12), Cho: +1 (3-4-6=13) |
Challenge Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 May 2018 | D+D Real Czech Challenge | −20 (67-66-69-66=268) | 3 strokes |  Sebastian Söderberg
|
Korean Tour wins (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 Jun 2022 | Kolon Korea Open | −4 (72-71-68-69=280) | Playoff | Cho Min-gyu
|
| 2 | 2 Jun 2024 | Descente Korea Munsingwear Matchplay | 20 holes | Cho Woo-young
| |
| 3 | 23 Jun 2024 | Kolon Korea Open (2) | −11 (70-66-71-66=273) | 3 strokes | Song Young-han
|
Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour
Korean Tour playoff record (1–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2020 | KPGA Open | Kim Han-byeol, Lee Soo-min
|
Lee won with birdie on second extra hole Kim Han-byeol eliminated by birdie on first hole |
| 2 | 2022 | Kolon Korea Open | Cho Min-gyu
|
Won three-hole aggregate playoff; Kim: E (3-5-4=12), Cho: +1 (3-4-6=13) |
PGA EuroPro Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 Aug 2017 | Pentahotels Championship | −14 (65-67-73=205) | 2 strokes |  Stiggy Hodgson
|
| 2 | 25 Aug 2017 | FORE Business Championship | −12 (68-63-73=204) | Playoff |  Niall Kearney
|
Jamega Pro Golf Tour (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 Aug 2017 | Windmill Hill Classic | −6 (67)* | 1 stroke | Jamie Abbott, Ben Storey, Joshua White
|
*Note: The 2017 Windmill Hill Classic was shortened to 18 holes due to rain.
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |||
| PGA Championship | |||
| U.S. Open | |||
| The Open Championship | CUT | T31 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
References
- "First Win for Min Kyu Kim". Jamega Pro Golf Tour. Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- "Kim cruises to Pentahotels Championship win". PGA EuroPro Tour. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- "Kim is FORE Business Championship winner". PGA EuroPro Tour. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- "17-year-old Min-kyu Kim becomes youngest European Challenge Tour winner". Golf News Net. 27 May 2018.
- "Kim Min-kyu wins Korea Open after grueling playoff". Korea JoongAng Daily. 26 June 2022.
External links
- Kim Min-kyu at the European Tour official site
- Kim Min-kyu at the Korean Tour official site (in Korean)
- Kim Min-kyu at the Official World Golf Ranking official site