Kim Kyung-tae

Kim Kyung-tae (Korean: 김경태; born 2 September 1986), also known as K.T. Kim, is a South Korean professional golfer who currently plays on the Japan Golf Tour and the Korean Tour.

Kim Kyung-tae
Personal information
Born (1986-09-02) 2 September 1986 (age 37)
Kangwon Province, South Korea
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb; 11.7 st)
Sporting nationality South Korea
ResidenceSeongnam, South Korea
Career
CollegeYonsei University
Turned professional2006
Current tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
Korean Tour
Former tour(s)Asian Tour
OneAsia Tour
Professional wins20
Highest ranking18 (7 August 2011)[1]
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour14
Asian Tour2
Other5
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT44: 2011
PGA ChampionshipT48: 2010
U.S. OpenT30: 2011
The Open ChampionshipT48: 2010
Achievements and awards
Korean Tour
Order of Merit winner
2007
Korean Tour
Player of the Year
2007
Korean Tour
Rookie of the Year
2007
Japan Golf Tour
money list winner
2010, 2015
Japan Golf Tour
Most Valuable Player
2015
Medal record
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2006 DohaMen's individual
Gold medal – first place2006 DohaMen's team

Career

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He won several tournaments as an amateur, including the 2006 Japan Amateur Championship and two events on the 2006 Korean Tour. He turned professional in late 2006 and won the 2007 Maekyung Open in his second start on the Asian Tour.

In 2010, Kim won the Diamond Cup Golf, Japan Open and Mynavi ABC Championship on the Japan Golf Tour and became the first Korean golfer to lead the money list on the Tour.

Kim has played in each of the four major championships, recording top-50 finishes in each, with his best being a T30 finish at the 2011 U.S. Open. He also played in the 2011 Presidents Cup, representing the International Team in a 15–19 defeat to USA. Kim finished with a 2–2–0 record.

Kim won five events during the 2015 Japan Golf Tour season, which at the time took his overall total to ten tournament victories on the tour. This being a record for Korean players on the tour. He won a further three events during the 2016 season, including The Crowns, to take his number of Asian Tour victories to thirteen.

Amateur wins

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  • 2006 Asian Games (individual winner), Korean Amateur Championship, Japan Amateur Championship

Professional wins (20)

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Japan Golf Tour wins (14)

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Legend
Flagship events (1)
Japan majors (1)
Other Japan Golf Tour (13)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
130 May 2010Diamond Cup Golf−16 (65-68-68-71=272)2 strokes Koumei Oda
217 Oct 2010Japan Open Golf Championship−13 (69-70-68-64=271)2 strokes Hiroyuki Fujita
331 Oct 2010Mynavi ABC Championship−13 (67-70-70-69=275)1 stroke Ryo Ishikawa
424 Jul 2011Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup−15 (67-70-68-68=273)4 strokes Ryo Ishikawa
52 Sep 2012Fujisankei Classic−8 (70-70-68-68=276)1 stroke Yuta Ikeda
614 Jun 2015Singha Corporation Thailand Open1−21 (71-64-67-65=267)3 strokes Wang Jeung-hun
712 Jul 2015Musee Platinum Open−20 (68-67-63-66=264)1 stroke Cho Min-gyu, Brad Kennedy,
Park Jae-bum
86 Sep 2015Fujisankei Classic−9 (70-64-68-73=275)1 stroke Lee Kyoung-hoon
927 Sep 2015Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf2 (2)−9 (67-69-67-68=271)3 strokes Yuta Ikeda, Toshinori Muto
101 Nov 2015Mynavi ABC Championship (2)−12 (66-69-68-69=272)2 strokes Daisuke Kataoka, Won Joon Lee,
Katsumasa Miyamoto
1117 Apr 2016Token Homemate Cup−13 (68-67-67-69=271)Playoff Tomohiro Kondo
121 May 2016The Crowns−10 (69-69-65-67=270)Playoff Daisuke Kataoka
1329 May 2016Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open−11 (69-64-71-73=277)1 stroke Kodai Ichihara, Shugo Imahira,
Lee Sang-hee
141 Dec 2019Casio World Open−20 (70-68-66-64=268)2 strokes Shaun Norris

1Co-sanctioned by the OneAsia Tour
2Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (2–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
12009Golf Nippon Series JT Cup Shigeki MaruyamaLost to par on fourth extra hole
22016Token Homemate Cup Tomohiro KondoWon with birdie on first extra hole
32016The Crowns Daisuke KataokaWon with par on first extra hole

Asian Tour wins (2)

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No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
16 May 2007GS Caltex Maekyung Open1−18 (70-66-67-67=270)4 strokes Liang Wenchong
227 Sep 2015Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf2−9 (67-69-67-68=271)3 strokes Yuta Ikeda, Toshinori Muto

1Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour
2Co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour

OneAsia Tour wins (2)

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No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
18 May 2011GS Caltex Maekyung Open1−21 (67-68-66-66=267)8 strokes Cho Min-gyu, Kim Hyung-sung
214 Jun 2015Singha Corporation Thailand Open2−21 (71-64-67-65=267)3 strokes Wang Jeung-hun

1Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour
2Co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour

Korean Tour wins (6)

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No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
128 May 2006Pocari Energy Open
(as an amateur)
−8 (68-69-74-69=280)Playoff Han Lee, Suk Jong-yul
210 Sep 2006SBS Samsung Benest Open
(as an amateur)
−14 (69-68-69-68=274)1 stroke Won Joon Lee
329 Apr 2007SBS Tomato Savings Bank Open−1 (73-69-72-73=287)1 stroke Choi Gwang-soo, Gong Young-joon
46 May 2007GS Caltex Maekyung Open1−18 (70-66-67-67=270)4 strokes Liang Wenchong
512 Jul 2007SBS Samsung Apple City Open−12 (65-68-67-72=272)5 strokes Mo Joong-kyung
68 May 2011GS Caltex Maekyung Open2 (2)−21 (67-68-66-66=267)8 strokes Cho Min-gyu, Kim Hyung-sung

1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour
2Co-sanctioned by the OneAsia Tour

Korean Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
12006Pocari Energy Open
(as an amateur)
Han Lee, Suk Jong-yulWon with birdie on second extra hole
Suk eliminated by birdie on first hole

Results in major championships

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Tournament20102011201220132014201520162017
Masters TournamentT44CUT
U.S. OpenT3067CUT
The Open ChampionshipT48CUTCUTT73T53T62
PGA ChampionshipT48T5961CUTT67
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied for place

Summary

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TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament00000021
U.S. Open00000032
The Open Championship00000064
PGA Championship00000054
Totals0000001611
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 4 (2010 Open Championship – 2011 U.S. Open)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 0

Results in World Golf Championships

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Results not in chronological order prior to 2015.

Tournament20102011201220132014201520162017
ChampionshipT49T51T4276
Match PlayR64R64T17
InvitationalT6T24T21
ChampionsT41T49T27T47
  Top 10
  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

Team appearances

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Amateur

Professional

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Week 32 2011 Ending 7 Aug 2011" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
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