Kim Do-hoon (; born 12 March 1989) is a South Korean

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. He is also called Kim Do-hoon 752 to distinguish him from another South Korean golfer also called Kim Do-hoon, 752 being his membership number at the Korea Professional Golfers' Association. He won the 2010 Dongbu Insurance Promy Gunsan CC Open on the

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. He played on the

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from 2010 to 2015.

Amateur career

In October 2006, Kim represented South Korea in the

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where the team finished 5th. In December, he was part of the South Korean team that won the gold medal in the men's team event at the

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. He finished tied third in the individual event but missed out on a bronze medal on countback.

Professional career

Kim turned professional in 2007. From 2010 to 2015, he played mostly on the

, returning to the

in 2016. He had one win on the Korean Tour, taking the 2010 Dongbu Insurance Promy Gunsan CC Open in a playoff. He was a runner-up in the 2010 Hanyang Sujain-Pine Beach Open and in the 2015

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, an event co-sanctioned with the OneAsia Tour. Kim's most successful season on the

was his first, 2010. He was joint runner-up in the

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and lost a playoff for the

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, finishing the season 11th in the tour money list. Kim qualified for the 2011 U.S. Open through sectional qualifying in Japan and finished tied for 30th place. He was a runner-up in the 2011 Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open and was 18th in the money list, after including his U.S. Open prize money. Kim dropped to 20th in the money list in 2012 and was out of the top 50 from 2013 to 2015.

Professional wins (1)

Korean Tour wins (1)

Korean Tour playoff record (1–0)

Playoff record

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–1)

Results in major championships

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

Amateur *

(representing South Korea):

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kim, Do-hoon South Korean male golfers Japan Golf Tour golfers Asian Games gold medalists in golf Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea Golfers at the 2006 Asian Games Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games 1989 births Living people 21st-century South Korean sportsmen