Doug Ghim (born April 16, 1996) is an American professional golfer who grew up in Arlington Heights, Illinois and graduated from

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. In May 2018, Ghim became the top-ranked golfer in the

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Amateur career

Ghim competed at the 2016 Arnold Palmer Cup. Ghim was runner-up at the 2017

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to earn invitations to the

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and U.S. Open. He also won the 2017 Pacific Coast Amateur. From a team perspective, Ghim competed at the 2017 Arnold Palmer Cup and 2017 Walker Cup. At the 2018 Masters, Ghim scored multiple eagles to earn an award of two pairs of crystal goblets. As the only amateur to make the cut, he earned low amateur honors. He finished tied for 50th at 296 (+8). Ghim won the 2018

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as the best male college golfer. Prior to the 2018

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, Ghim turned professional.

Amateur wins

*2010 Junior All-Star At The Rail *2011 Illinois State Junior Amateur, Coca-Cola Junior, McArthur Towel & Sports Future Legends *2014 CB&I Championship at Carlton Woods *2017 UT Longhorn Shootout, Pacific Coast Amateur, Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate, Andeavor Sun Bowl Classic *2018 Big 12 Championship, NCAA Raleigh Regional Sources:

Results in major championships

LA = Low amateur
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" = tied

Results in The Players Championship

"T" indicates a tie for a place

U.S. national team appearances

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(winners) *

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(winners)

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