Kim Min-kyu ( ko, 김민규; born 24 March 2001), also known as Minkyu Kim, is a South Korean

professional golfer A professional golfer is somebody who receives payments or financial rewards in the sport of golf that are directly related to their skill or reputation. A person who earns money by teaching or playing golf is traditionally considered a "golf pr ...

. Aged 17, he won the 2018

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on the

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becoming the youngest-ever winner on the tour.

Professional career

Kim turned professional in early 2017 and won his first professional event on the Jamega Pro Golf Tour at the Windmill Hill Classic. Following this, Kim then played on the

2017 PGA EuroPro Tour The 2017 PGA EuroPro Tour was the 16th season of the PGA EuroPro Tour, one of four third-tier tours recognised by the European Tour. Schedule The season consisted of 15 events and the end-of-season Tour Championship. Standard events had a minim ...

. He won two tournaments in successive weeks in August, the Pentahotels Championship and FORE Business Championship. He was runner-up in the end-of-season Tour Championship Amendoeira Golf Resort and finished second in the Order of Merit to earn a place on the

for 2018. In May 2018 he won the

on the Challenge Tour becoming, at , the youngest-ever winner on the tour. In June 2022, Kim won the Kolon Korea Open; a co-sanctioned

Asian Tour The Asian Tour is the principal men's professional golf tour in Asia except for Japan, which has its own Japan Golf Tour, which is also a full member of the International Federation of PGA Tours. Official money events on the tour count for ...

and

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event. He beat

Cho Min-gyu Cho Min-gyu ( ko, 조민규; born 8 August 1988) is a South Korean professional golfer. Cho plays on the Japan Golf Tour The Japan Golf Tour ( ja, 日本ゴルフツアー機構) is a prominent golf tour. It was founded in 1973 and as of 200 ...

in a three-hole aggregate playoff.

Professional wins (5)

Asian Tour wins (1)

¹Co-sanctioned by the

Asian Tour playoff record (1–0)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

Korean Tour wins (1)

¹Co-sanctioned by the

PGA EuroPro Tour wins (2)

Jamega Pro Golf Tour (1)

''*Note: The 2017 Windmill Hill Classic was shortened to 18 holes due to rain.''

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut

References

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