Hwang Jung-gon | |
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Personal information | |
Born | 16 May 1992 |
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Weight | 75 kg (165 lb; 11.8 st) |
Sporting nationality | South Korea |
Career | |
Turned professional | 2009 |
Current tour(s) | Asian Tour Korean Tour |
Former tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour |
Professional wins | 7 |
Highest ranking | 94 (29 December 2019)[1] (as of 27 October 2024) |
Number of wins by tour | |
Japan Golf Tour | 4 |
Other | 3 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | DNP |
PGA Championship | DNP |
U.S. Open | CUT: 2013 |
The Open Championship | 71st: 2011 |
Hwang Jung-gon (Korean: 황중곤; born 16 May 1992) is a South Korean professional golfer.
Hwang played on the Japan Golf Tour and won his first title at the 2011 Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open. This win earned him entry into the 2011 Open Championship[2] where he finished 71st.
Hwang ended his 2019 season with a T8 at the Golf Nippon Series JT Cup, his last event before starting mandatory military service.