Choi Ho-sung

Choi Ho-sung
Personal information
Born (1973-09-23) 23 September 1973 (age 51)
Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb; 12.0 st)
Sporting nationality South Korea
Career
Turned professional2001
Current tour(s)Japan PGA Senior Tour
Former tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
Korean Tour
OneAsia Tour
Professional wins6
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour3
Other3

Choi Ho-sung (Korean: 최호성; born 23 September 1973) is a South Korean professional golfer.

Choi has played on the Korean Tour and OneAsia Tour. He won the 2013 Enjoy Jakarta Indonesia PGA Championship,[1] co-sanctioned by the OneAsia Tour and the Japan Golf Tour, making him eligible for Japan Golf Tour membership. Since 2013 he has played primarily on the Japan Golf Tour. On 24 November 2018, Choi won the Casio World Open on the Japan Tour.[2]

Choi has an idiosyncratic follow-through. His action has been dubbed "The Fisherman Swing" and has won him many fans on social media and elsewhere.[3]

Professional wins (6)

Japan Golf Tour wins (3)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 25 Mar 2013 Enjoy Jakarta Indonesia PGA Championship1 −19 (67-70-65-67=269) 2 strokes Philippines Juvic Pagunsan, South Korea Song Young-han,
Japan Kaname Yokoo
2 25 Nov 2018 Casio World Open −15 (67-70-69-67=273) 1 stroke Australia Brendan Jones
3 10 Nov 2019 Heiwa PGM Championship −14 (68-67-68-67=270) 2 strokes Japan Shugo Imahira

1Co-sanctioned by the OneAsia Tour

OneAsia Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runners-up
1 25 Mar 2013 Enjoy Jakarta Indonesia PGA Championship1 −19 (67-70-65-67=269) 2 strokes Philippines Juvic Pagunsan, South Korea Song Young-han,
Japan Kaname Yokoo

1Co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour

Korean Tour wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 9 Nov 2008 SBS Hana Tour Championship −6 (69-71-72-70=282) Playoff South Korea Kim Dae-hyun
2 29 May 2011 Lake Hills Open −8 (71-68-69-72=280) 4 strokes United States John Huh

Korean Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2008 SBS Hana Tour Championship South Korea Kim Dae-hyun Won with birdie on second extra hole

Japan PGA Senior Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 15 Sep 2024 Japan Senior Open Golf Championship −9 (64-69-73-69=275) 1 stroke South Korea Jang Ik-jae

References

  1. ^ "South Korea's Choi Ho-sung takes Indonesia PGA Championship crown". South China Morning Post. 1 April 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  2. ^ Polkinghome, David (25 November 2018). "Canberra golfer Brendan Jones falls one shot short in Casio World Open". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  3. ^ Myers, Alex (23 June 2018). "This tour pro has the funniest swing ever -- and he's about to qualify for the British Open". Golf Digest. Retrieved 25 November 2018.


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