Hwang Inn-choon

Hwang Inn-choon
Personal information
Born (1974-09-26) 26 September 1974 (age 50)
Seoul, South Korea
Sporting nationality South Korea
ResidenceSeoul, South Korea
Career
Turned professional2002
Current tour(s)Korean Tour
Professional wins5
Number of wins by tour
Asian Tour1
Other4
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT41: 2019

Hwang Inn-choon (Korean: 황인춘; born 26 September 1974) is a professional golfer from South Korea. He turned professional in 2002 at the age of 27.

Professional career

Hwang plays primarily on the Korean Tour, full-time since 2003, picking up three victories in 2007 and 2008. He won his first title on the Asian Tour at the GS Caltex Maekyung Open with a playoff win over Noh Seung-yul in Seoul.[1] The win did not count towards the Order of Merit because he did not play in the minimum number of events to get his tour card. He currently plays on the Korean Tour and plays in a select few of events on the Asian Tour. He won the 2017 Hyundai Insurance KJ Choi Invitational on the Korean Tour and in 2019 finished runner-up in the Kolon Korea Open to earn a place in the 2019 Open Championship.

Professional wins (5)

Asian Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 4 May 2008 GS Caltex Maekyung Open1 −9 (71-67-73-68=279) Playoff South Korea Noh Seung-yul

1Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour

Asian Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2008 GS Caltex Maekyung Open South Korea Noh Seung-yul Won with par on first extra hole

Korean Tour wins (5)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 9 Sep 2007 SBS Meritz Solmoro Open −4 (69-74-70-67=280) 1 stroke South Korea Choi Jin-ho
2 4 May 2008 GS Caltex Maekyung Open1 −9 (71-67-73-68=279) Playoff South Korea Noh Seung-yul
3 1 Jun 2008 SBS Kumho Asiana Open +3 (73-69-77-72=291) 1 stroke South Korea Hong Soon-sang, South Korea Kang Sung-hoon,
South Korea Kim Hyung-sung
4 19 Sep 2010 Korea-China Tour KEB Invitational (2nd) −14 (67-70-67-70=274) 3 strokes South Korea Kim Bi-o
5 29 Oct 2017 Hyundai Insurance KJ Choi Invitational −11 (73-68-65-71=277) Playoff South Korea Choi Min-chel, South Korea Kang Sung-hoon

1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour

Korean Tour playoff record (2–2)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 2008 GS Caltex Maekyung Open South Korea Noh Seung-yul Won with par on first extra hole
2 2009 SBS Johnnie Walker Blue Label Open South Korea Bae Sang-moon, South Korea Kim Dae-sub,
South Korea Maeng Dong-seop 		Maeng won with birdie on first extra hole
3 2017 Hyundai Insurance KJ Choi Invitational South Korea Choi Min-chel, South Korea Kang Sung-hoon Won with par on fourth extra hole
Choi eliminated by par on second hole
4 2022 Bodyfriend Phantom Rovo Gunsan CC Open South Korea Ham Jeong-woo, South Korea Seo Yo-seop Seo won with birdie on third extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament 2019
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open
The Open Championship T41
  Did not play

"T" indicates a tie for a place

References

  1. ^ "Hwang Enjoys playoff win at Maekyung Open". Archived from the original on 2012-02-23. Retrieved 2009-07-07.