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Daniel Jae Hong Im (born April 5, 1985) is an American
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 ...
. Im was born in
Wayne, New Jersey Wayne is a Township (New Jersey), township in Passaic County, New Jersey, Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. Home to William Paterson University and located less than from Midtown Manhattan, the township is a bedroom suburb of New York ...
. He played college golf at
UCLA The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California. UCLA's academic roots were established in 1881 as a teachers college then known as the southern branch of the California St ...
where he won the
Pac-10 Conference The Pac-12 Conference is a collegiate athletic conference, that operates in the Western United States, participating in 24 sports at the NCAA Division I level. Its football teams compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS; formerly Division ...
championship in 2006. Im played on the
Canadian Tour PGA Tour Canada, commonly referred to as the Canadian Tour, is a men's professional golf tour headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The United States based PGA Tour took over operation of the tour on November 1, 2012, at which time it was renamed PG ...
in 2008, winning two events, finishing third on the Order of Merit, and was named the International Rookie of the Year. In 2009, he finished 25th on the Order of Merit. Im played on the
Challenge Tour The Challenge Tour is the second-tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by the PGA European Tour and, as with on the main European Tour and the European Senior Tour, some of the events are played outside Europe. History The ...
in 2013, making 17 cuts in 23 events and finishing 17th on the tour rankings. His best finish was tied for second at the
Norwegian Challenge The Norwegian Challenge was a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour, played in Norway. It was founded in 1994 and was the leading men's tournament in Norway, which does not host a European Tour The European Tour (currently known as the DP World ...
. He played primarily on the
European Tour The European Tour (currently known as the DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons), legally the PGA European Tour is the leading men's professional golf tour in Europe. The organisation also operates the European Senior Tour (for players aged fift ...
in 2014, making 15 cuts in 21 events. His best finish was tied for seventh at the
Lyoness Open The Austrian Open is a men's professional golf tournament on the European Tour. It was founded in 1990, and was a European Tour event for seven straight years up to 1996, being held under a variety of names due to regular changes of title sponsor. ...
. He returned to the Challenge Tour in 2015 and won the
Swiss Challenge The Swiss Challenge is a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour, held in Switzerland, except in 2021, when it was held in France. History It was first played as the Credit Suisse Private Banking Open in 2000 and 2001 at the Golf Club Patriziale A ...
in June.


Professional wins (3)


Challenge Tour wins (1)

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)


Canadian Tour wins (2)


See also

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2015 European Tour Qualifying School graduates __NOTOC__ This is a list of the 27 players who earned 2016 European Tour professional golf cards through European Tour Qualifying School, Q School in 2015. 2016 European Tour rookie 2016 Results * European Tour rookie in 2016 T = Tied The play ...


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* * American male golfers UCLA Bruins men's golfers European Tour golfers Golfers from New Jersey Golfers from California American sportspeople of Korean descent People from Wayne, New Jersey People from La Mirada, California Sportspeople from Passaic County, New Jersey 1985 births Living people {{US-golf-bio-stub