Hwang Jung-gon

Hwang Jung-gon
Personal information
Born (1992-05-16) 16 May 1992 (age 32)
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb; 11.8 st)
Sporting nationality South Korea
Career
Turned professional2009
Current tour(s)Asian Tour
Korean Tour
Former tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
Professional wins7
Highest ranking94 (29 December 2019)[1]
(as of 6 October 2024)
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour4
Other3
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenCUT: 2013
The Open Championship71st: 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.

  1. ^ "Week 52 2019 Ending 29 Dec 2019" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  2. ^ Korea's Hwang Jung-Gon wins place at Royal St George's after victory in Mizuno Open