Hwang Jung-gon ( ko, 황중곤; born 16 May 1992) is a South Korean
professional golfer.
Hwang plays on the
Japan Golf Tour
The Japan Golf Tour ( ja, 日本ゴルフツアー機構) is a prominent golf tour. It was founded in 1973 and as of 2006 it offers the third-highest annual prize fund out of the regular (that is not for seniors) men's professional tours after th ...
and won his first title at the 2011
Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open
The is a professional golf tournament played in Japan. Founded in 1971, it has been a Japan Golf Tour event since 1979. Since 1998, the event has been prefixed , with the top finishers gaining exemptions into The Open Championship.
The Mizuno Op ...
. This win earned him entry into the
2011 Open Championship
The 2011 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 140th Open Championship, held from 14–17 July at Royal St George's Golf Club in Sandwich, Kent, England. Darren Clarke won his first and to date only major championsh ...
Korea's Hwang Jung-Gon wins place at Royal St George's after victory in Mizuno Open
/ref> where he finished 71st.
Hwang ended his 2019 season with a T8 at the Golf Nippon Series JT Cup, his last event before starting mandatory military service.
Professional wins (7)
Japan Golf Tour wins (4)
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–2)
Korean Tour wins (3)
Playoff record
Asian Tour playoff record (0–1)
Results in major championships
CUT = missed the halfway cut
''Note: Hwang never played in the Masters Tournament or the PGA Championship
The PGA Championship (often referred to as the US PGA Championship or USPGA outside the United States) is an annual golf tournament conducted by the Professional Golfers' Association of America. It is one of the four men's major championships ...
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Results in World Golf Championships
"T" = Tied
References
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South Korean male golfers
Japan Golf Tour golfers
1992 births
Living people
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