Kim Jong-duck

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Kim Jong-duck
Personal information
Born (1961-06-04) 4 June 1961 (age 63)
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb; 10.1 st)
Sporting nationality South Korea
Career
Turned professional1986
Former tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
Asia Golf Circuit
Korean Tour
Professional wins18
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour4
Other14
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 1997, 1999
Achievements and awards
Korean Tour
Rookie of the Year
1989
Asia Golf Circuit
Order of Merit winner
1996–97

Kim Jong-duck (Korean: 김종덕; born 4 June 1961) is a South Korean professional golfer.

Kim played on the Asia Golf Circuit in the mid-1990s, winning for the first time at the Maekyung Open in 1994. Victory in the Japan Golf Tour co-sanctioned Kirin Open in 1997 secured the Asian Tour's money list title and qualified him to play on the Japan Tour.[1] He had three further wins in Japan between 1999 and 2004.

Professional wins (18)

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Japan Golf Tour wins (4)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 27 Apr 1997 Kirin Open1 −10 (69-73-68-68=278) 1 stroke Japan Shigeki Maruyama, Japan Hirofumi Miyase,
Japan Tateo Ozaki, United States Brian Watts
2 21 Mar 1999 Dydo Drinco Shizuoka Open −11 (65-68-72-72=277) 1 stroke Japan Shusaku Sugimoto
3 20 Jun 1999 Super Mario Yomiuri Open −18 (69-65-68-68=270) 3 strokes Japan Hajime Meshiai, Japan Hidemichi Tanaka
4 25 Jul 2004 Sato Foods NST Niigata Open −21 (64-67-65-67=263) 5 strokes Japan Kazuhiro Kinjo

1Co-sanctioned by the Asia Golf Circuit

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2009 Token Homemate Cup Japan Koumei Oda Lost to par on second extra hole

Asia Golf Circuit wins (2)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runners-up
1 17 Apr 1994 Maekyung Open1 −4 (74-72-70-68=284) Playoff Canada Jim Rutledge, United States Mike Tschetter
2 27 Apr 1997 Kirin Open2 −10 (69-73-68-68=278) 1 stroke Japan Shigeki Maruyama, Japan Hirofumi Miyase,
Japan Tateo Ozaki, United States Brian Watts

1Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour
2Co-sanctioned by the PGA of Japan Tour

Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 1994 Maekyung Open Canada Jim Rutledge, United States Mike Tschetter Won with par on second extra hole
Rutledge eliminated by birdie on first hole

Korean Tour wins (8)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 3 Jun 1989 Honam Open −10 (70-71-68-69=278) 5 strokes South Korea Choi Sang-ho
2 22 May 1993 Cambridge Members Open −8 (69-70-69-72=280) Playoff South Korea Choi Sang-ho
3 17 Apr 1994 Maekyung Open1 −4 (74-72-70-68=284) Playoff Canada Jim Rutledge, United States Mike Tschetter
4 4 May 1996 Cambridge Members Open (2) −10 (69-71-69-69=278) 4 strokes South Korea K. J. Choi, South Korea Lee Hae-woo,
South Korea Park Nam-sin
5 28 Sep 1997 Elord Korea Open −3 (72-75-67-71=285) Playoff South Korea Choi Gwang-soo, United States Andrew Pitts,
South Korea Shin Yong-jin
6 17 May 1998 Astra Cup KPGA Championship −8 (69-71-68=208)* 2 strokes South Korea Park Nam-sin
7 17 Apr 2005 Skyhill Jeju Open −2 (73-73-69-71=286) 9 strokes South Korea Hur In-hoi (a)
8 16 Oct 2005 Shinhan Donghae Open −16 (69-65-67-71=272) Playoff South Korea K. J. Choi

*Note: The 1998 Astra Cup KPGA Championship was shortened to 54 holes due to a committee error.
1Co-sanctioned by the Asia Golf Circuit

Korean Tour playoff record (4–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 1993 Cambridge Members Open South Korea Choi Sang-ho Won with birdie on first extra hole
2 1994 Maekyung Open Canada Jim Rutledge, United States Mike Tschetter Won with par on second extra hole
Rutledge eliminated by birdie on first hole
3 1996 Shinhan Donghae Open South Korea Chung Joon Lost to birdie on first extra hole
4 1997 Elord Korea Open South Korea Choi Gwang-soo, United States Andrew Pitts,
South Korea Shin Yong-jin
Won with birdie on second extra hole
5 2005 Shinhan Donghae Open South Korea K. J. Choi Won with birdie on first extra hole

Other wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 26 Oct 1996 Champion Series −5 (69-70=139) 2 strokes South Korea Park Nam-sin

Japan PGA Senior Tour wins (4)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 21 Aug 2011 Fancl Classic −16 (63-68-69=200) 5 strokes Thailand Boonchu Ruangkit, Japan Gohei Sato
2 9 Oct 2011 Japan PGA Senior Championship −13 (68-67-70-70=275) 3 strokes Japan Katsuyoshi Tomori
3 2 Sep 2017 Komatsu Open −15 (70-68-63=201) Playoff Thailand Prayad Marksaeng
4 14 Oct 2018 Trust Group Cup Sasebo Senior Open −12 (68-64=132) 4 strokes Taiwan Lu Chien-soon

Results in major championships

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Tournament 1997 1998 1999
The Open Championship CUT CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
Note: Kim only played in The Open Championship.

Team appearances

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References

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  1. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (2000). The World of Professional Golf 2000. IMG Publishing. pp. 196–197. ISBN 1878843281.
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