Jay Choi

Jay Choi
Personal information
Born (1983-09-30) September 30, 1983 (age 41)
Gunsan, South Korea
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight80 kg (180 lb; 13 st)
Sporting nationality United States
Career
CollegeUniversity of New Mexico
Turned professional2006
Current tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
Professional wins1
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenCUT: 2008
The Open ChampionshipDNP

Jay Choi (born September 30, 1983) is an American professional golfer.

Choi was born in Gunsan, South Korea.[1] He graduated from Gahr High School in Cerritos, California and played college golf at the University of New Mexico.[1][2]

Choi played the mini-tours in the U.S. for several years.[2] He has played on the Japan Golf Tour since 2010, and won his first title on the tour in May 2012 at the Totoumi Hamamatsu Open. He has ranked in the top-200 in the Official World Golf Ranking.[3]

Professional wins (1)

Japan Golf Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 20 May 2012 Totoumi Hamamatsu Open −16 (68-71-68-65=272) 1 stroke Japan Yoshinori Fujimoto

References

  1. ^ a b "New Mexico Lobos profile". Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
  2. ^ a b Jay Choi, A Success On Japan Golf Tour
  3. ^ "OWGR results". Archived from the original on May 24, 2012. Retrieved October 23, 2011.