Kim Hyung-sung

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Kim Hyung-sung
Personal information
Born (1980-05-12) 12 May 1980 (age 44)
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb; 11 st 0 lb)
Sporting nationality South Korea
Career
Turned professional2005
Current tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
Former tour(s)Korean Tour
Professional wins7
Highest ranking62 (29 December 2013)[1]
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour4
Other3
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipCUT: 2014
U.S. OpenCUT: 2014
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2013, 2014
Achievements and awards
Korean Tour
Order of Merit winner		2008

Kim Hyung-sung (Korean: 김형성; born 12 May 1980) is a South Korean professional golfer.

Kim has played on the Japan Golf Tour since 2009. He won his first tour event in 2012 at the Vana H Cup KBC Augusta.[2]

Professional wins (7)

Japan Golf Tour wins (4)

Legend
Japan majors (1)
Other Japan Golf Tour (3)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 26 Aug 2012 Vana H Cup KBC Augusta −18 (69-64-68-69=270) 1 stroke Japan Akio Sadakata
2 19 May 2013 Japan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodles Cup −5 (69-70-75-65=279) 1 stroke Japan Yoshinori Fujimoto, Japan Hiroyuki Fujita,
Japan Hideki Matsuyama
3 4 May 2014 The Crowns −11 (64-67-70-68=269) 4 strokes South Korea Jang Ik-jae
4 4 Oct 2015 Top Cup Tokai Classic −12 (69-72-69-66=276) Playoff Japan Shingo Katayama

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2015 Top Cup Tokai Classic Japan Shingo Katayama Won with birdie on second extra hole

Korean Tour wins (3)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 22 Oct 2006 SBS LIG KPGA Championship −14 (68-68-67-71=274) 2 strokes South Korea Mo Joong-kyung
2 27 Apr 2008 SBS Tomato Savings Bank Open +2 (73-68-79-70=290) 2 strokes South Korea Kim Dae-sub
3 22 Jun 2008 SBS Ace Savings Bank Montvert Open −12 (67-69-69-71=276) 4 strokes South Korea Park Do-kyu

Results in major championships

Tournament 2013 2014
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship CUT CUT
PGA Championship CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament 2012 2013 2014
Match Play
Championship T34
Invitational
Champions T56 63
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

Team appearances

this list may be incomplete

References

  1. ^ "Week 52 2013 Ending 29 Dec 2013" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Hyung-Sung Kim wins by one in Japan". Fox News. 26 August 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.


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