Hwang Inn-choon
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Professional career
Hwang plays primarily on the Korean Tour, full-time since 2003, picking up three victories in 2007 and 2008. He won his first title on the Asian Tour at the GS Caltex Maekyung Open with a playoff win over Noh Seung-yul in Seoul.[1] The win did not count towards the Order of Merit because he did not play in the minimum number of events to get his tour card. He currently plays on the Korean Tour and plays in a select few of events on the Asian Tour. He won the 2017 Hyundai Insurance KJ Choi Invitational on the Korean Tour and in 2019 finished runner-up in the Kolon Korea Open to earn a place in the 2019 Open Championship.
Professional wins (5)
Asian Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 May 2008 | GS Caltex Maekyung Open1 | −9 (71-67-73-68=279) | Playoff | Template:Flagicon Noh Seung-yul |
1Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour
Asian Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2008 | GS Caltex Maekyung Open | Template:Flagicon Noh Seung-yul | Won with par on first extra hole |
Korean Tour wins (5)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 Sep 2007 | SBS Meritz Solmoro Open | −4 (69-74-70-67=280) | 1 stroke | Template:Flagicon Choi Jin-ho |
| 2 | 4 May 2008 | GS Caltex Maekyung Open1 | −9 (71-67-73-68=279) | Playoff | Template:Flagicon Noh Seung-yul |
| 3 | 1 Jun 2008 | SBS Kumho Asiana Open | +3 (73-69-77-72=291) | 1 stroke | Template:Flagicon Hong Soon-sang, Template:Flagicon Kang Sung-hoon, Template:Flagicon Kim Hyung-sung |
| 4 | 19 Sep 2010 | Korea-China Tour KEB Invitational (2nd) | −14 (67-70-67-70=274) | 3 strokes | Template:Flagicon Kim Bi-o |
| 5 | 29 Oct 2017 | Hyundai Insurance KJ Choi Invitational | −11 (73-68-65-71=277) | Playoff | Template:Flagicon Choi Min-chel, Template:Flagicon Kang Sung-hoon |
1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour
Korean Tour playoff record (2–2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2008 | GS Caltex Maekyung Open | Template:Flagicon Noh Seung-yul | Won with par on first extra hole |
| 2 | 2009 | SBS Johnnie Walker Blue Label Open | Template:Flagicon Bae Sang-moon, Template:Flagicon Kim Dae-sub, Template:Flagicon Maeng Dong-seop |
Maeng won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 3 | 2017 | Hyundai Insurance KJ Choi Invitational | Template:Flagicon Choi Min-chel, Template:Flagicon Kang Sung-hoon | Won with par on fourth extra hole Choi eliminated by par on second hole |
| 4 | 2022 | Bodyfriend Phantom Rovo Gunsan CC Open | Template:Flagicon Ham Jeong-woo, Template:Flagicon Seo Yo-seop | Seo won with birdie on third extra hole |
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |
| PGA Championship | |
| U.S. Open | |
| The Open Championship | T41 |
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References
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