Mo Joong-kyung (; born 23 August 1971) is a

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 ...

from

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...

who currently plays on the

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

, where he has won twice.

Early life

Mo was born in

Seoul Seoul, officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, is the capital city, capital and largest city of South Korea. The broader Seoul Metropolitan Area, encompassing Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, emerged as the world's List of cities b ...

and turned professional in 1995.

Professional career

After turning professional in 1995, Mo decided to stay and play mainly in South Korea to be close to his family. He has won five events on the

Korean Tour The Korean Tour is a men's professional golf tour run by the Korea Professional Golfers' Association (KPGA) of South Korea. In 2011, it had total prize money of about United States dollar, US$14 million. Professional golf in Korea dates back to ...

, with his best year coming in 2004, which was the first year he earned six figures in season-long earnings. Mo has also had some success on the

. He won the

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Guam Open by three strokes over three players. In

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he finished a distant runner-up to

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at the Asian Honda Classic. He maintained full-time status for many years afterwards but would not win again until the 2008 Singha Thailand PGA Championship. He defeated seasoned campaigners

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and hometown favorite Prayad Marksaeng down the stretch giving him the biggest victory of his career. He credited the victory to his hard work and self-belief in

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. Later in the year he recorded a top-10 at the Volvo Masters of Asia. Overall 2008 would be his most successful year on the Asian Tour. Mo represented Asia in 2005 in the Dynasty Cup where he and his Asian team were victorious.

Personal life

Mo currently resides in his place of birth

with his wife and one child.

Professional wins (7)

Asian Tour wins (2)

Asian Tour playoff record (0–1)

Korean Tour wins (5)

Team appearances

Alfred Dunhill Cup The Alfred Dunhill Cup was a team golf tournament which ran from 1985 to 2000, sponsored by Alfred Dunhill Ltd. It was for three-man teams of professional golfers, one team representing each country, and was promoted as the "World Team Championsh ...

(representing South Korea):

* Dynasty Cup (representing Asia): 2005 (winners)

References

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