Hwang Jung-gon

Hwang Jung-gon
Hwang Jung-gon
Personal information
Born	16 May 1992 (age 32)
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); (as of 3 November 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.

Professional wins (7)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	26 Jun 2011	Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open	−13 (74-67-68-66=275)	1 stroke	Kim Kyung-tae
2	25 Nov 2012	Casio World Open	−19 (65-70-68-66=269)	3 strokes	Kunihiro Kamii
3	29 Nov 2015	Casio World Open (2)	−15 (70-67-70-66=273)	1 stroke	Ryo Ishikawa
4	3 Nov 2019	Mynavi ABC Championship	−19 (66-70-66-67=269)	1 stroke	Shugo Imahira

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	2018	Golf Nippon Series JT Cup	Ryo Ishikawa, Satoshi Kodaira	Kodaira won with birdie on first extra hole
2	2019	Japan PGA Championship	Ryo Ishikawa	Lost to eagle on first extra hole

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	10 Aug 2014	Maeil Dairies Open	−13 (68-64-68-67=267)	6 strokes	Kim Gi-whan, Song Young-han
2	25 Jun 2017	KPGA Championship	−20 (66-70-65-67=268)	1 stroke	Kim Gi-whan, Lee Hyung-joon
3	3 Jul 2022	Asiad CC Busan Open	−14 (68-67-65-70=270)	Playoff	Kwon O-sang

Korean Tour playoff record (1–2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	2018	GS Caltex Maekyung Open	Gaganjeet Bhullar, Chang Yi-keun, Park Sang-hyun	Park won with par on third extra hole Hwang eliminated by birdie on second hole Bhullar eliminated by par on first hole
2	2022	Asiad CC Busan Open	Kwon O-sang	Won with birdie on third extra hole
3	2023	LX Championship	Kim Bi-o	Lost to par on second extra hole

Asian Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	2018	GS Caltex Maekyung Open	Gaganjeet Bhullar, Chang Yi-keun, Park Sang-hyun	Park won with par on third extra hole Hwang eliminated by birdie on second hole Bhullar eliminated by par on first hole

Tournament	2011	2012	2013
U.S. Open			CUT
The Open Championship	71

CUT = missed the halfway cut
Note: Hwang never played in the Masters Tournament or the PGA Championship.

Did not play

"T" = Tied

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