K.j. Choi

Wando, South Korea

Choi Kyung-Ju (born May 19, 1970) is a South Korean professional golfer, who is better known to golf fans in many countries as K.J. Choi. He is the most internationally successful Asian male golfer of all time, though he has not achieved the same level of success as several of his South Korean female compatriots such as LPGA hall of fame player Se Ri Pak and Grace Park have in women’s golf.

He was born in Wando, South Korea. After establishing his career on the Asian Tour, where he picked up his first professional win at the 1996 Korean Open, and the Japan Golf Tour, where he won twice in 1999, Choi qualified for membership of the U.S. based PGA Tour by finishing tied 35th at the 1999 qualifying tournament. He was the first Korean to earn a PGA Tour card.

In his rookie season in 2000 he finished 134th on the money list and had to requalify, but since 2001 he has been a consistent performer on the tour. In 2002 he became the first Korean to win on the PGA Tour at the Compaq Classic of New Orleans, and followed this up with another win at the Tampa Bay Classic in the same year. In 2003 he won the Linde German Masters on the European Tour.

Choi won Jack Nicklaus’s Memorial Tournament in 2007. He mentioned on CBS during the AT&T National that he read Jack Nicklaus’s “Golf My Way” book early in his golf career, which assisted him in becoming the golfer he is today.

Choi won the first AT&T National hosted by Tiger Woods at the Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland. The trophy is a small replica of the United States Capitol building in Washington, DC. He made a spectacular sand trap shot on the 17th hole for a birdie to clinch the win over Steve Stricker by 3 shots. Choi was a crowd favorite and threw his golf ball into the crowd after holing his sand shot on the 17th hole.

Choi represented South Korea in the WGC-World Cup in 2002, 2003 and 2005, and was a member of the International Team in the Presidents Cup in 2003 and 2007. In August 2007 he reached the top 10 of the Official World Golf Rankings for the first time. In January 2008, Choi won the Sony Open in Hawaii and rose to world number 7. In March 2008, Choi reached fifth place in the rankings. He has spent over 20 weeks in the top-10 of the rankings.

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Results

DATES TOURNAMENT POSITION SCORE ROUNDS
29 Oct - 01 Nov 2009 Singapore Open CUT +2 74 - 70
22 - 25 Oct 2009 Iskandar Johor Open 1 -20 68 - 64 - 64
01 - 04 Oct 2009 Turning Stone Resort Championship T42 -7 70 - 70 - 71 - 70
27 - 30 Aug 2009 The Barclays CUT +7 73 - 76
20 - 23 Aug 2009 Wyndham Championship CUT +1 67 - 74
13 - 16 Aug 2009 US PGA Championship T24 +3 73 - 72 - 73 - 73
06 - 09 Aug 2009 Bridgestone Invitational T45 +5 74 - 72 - 73 - 66
30 Jul - 02 Aug 2009 Buick Open CUT -3 70 - 71
16 - 19 Jul 2009 British Open CUT +6 74 - 72
02 - 05 Jul 2009 AT&T National CUT +6 77 - 69
18 - 21 Jun 2009 US Open T47 +12 72 - 71 - 76 - 73
04 - 07 Jun 2009 the Memorial Tournament 13 -3 73 - 70 - 72 - 70
07 - 10 May 2009 The Players Championship MDF - 73 - 69 - 77
30 Apr - 03 May 2009 Quail Hollow Championship CUT +4 74 - 74
23 - 26 Apr 2009 Zurich Classic of New Orleans T24 -6 72 - 66 - 71 - 73
09 - 12 Apr 2009 US Masters CUT +4 76 - 72
02 - 05 Apr 2009 Shell Houston Open CUT +8 75 - 77
19 - 22 Mar 2009 Transitions Championship CUT +2 70 - 74
12 - 15 Mar 2009 CA Championship T59 Ev 73 - 73 - 72 - 70
19 - 22 Feb 2009 Northern Trust Open T3 -13 66 - 69 - 67 - 69
12 - 15 Feb 2009 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am T55 -2 69 - 75 - 70
15 - 18 Jan 2009 Sony Open in Hawaii T12 -7 68 - 69 - 70 - 66
08 - 11 Jan 2009 Mercedes-Benz Championship T15 -11 71 - 71 - 66 - 73
DATES TOURNAMENT POSITION SCORE ROUNDS
04 - 07 Dec 2008 Nedbank Golf Challenge T7 -2 72 - 67 - 73 - 74
13 - 16 Nov 2008 Singapore Open CUT +5 70 - 77
25 - 28 Sep 2008 PGA Tour Championship 9 +1 69 - 70 - 70 - 72
04 - 07 Sep 2008 BMW Championship T5 -11 70 - 68 - 64 - 67
29 Aug - 01 Sep 2008 Deutsche Bank Championship T21 -8 69 - 70 - 70 - 67
21 - 24 Aug 2008 The Barclays T12 -5 74 - 69 - 68 - 68
07 - 10 Aug 2008 US PGA Championship CUT +11 78 - 73
31 Jul - 03 Aug 2008 Bridgestone Invitational T16 -2 73 - 67 - 70 - 68
17 - 20 Jul 2008 British Open T16 +13 72 - 67 - 75 - 79
03 - 06 Jul 2008 AT&T National T49 Ev 68 - 71 - 71 - 70
12 - 15 Jun 2008 US Open CUT +9 74 - 77
29 May - 01 Jun 2008 the Memorial Tournament T53 +8 76 - 74 - 74 - 72
22 - 25 May 2008 Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial CUT +3 73 - 70
08 - 11 May 2008 The Players Championship CUT +13 79 - 78
10 - 13 Apr 2008 US Masters 41 +10 72 - 75 - 78 - 73
03 - 06 Apr 2008 Shell Houston Open T11 -9 74 - 66 - 69 - 70
20 - 23 Mar 2008 CA Championship T12 -10 70 - 70 - 67 - 71
13 - 16 Mar 2008 Ballantine's Championship T24 -7 71 - 69 - 69 - 72
14 - 17 Feb 2008 Northern Trust Open T7 -5 65 - 73 - 71 - 70
31 Jan - 03 Feb 2008 FBR Open T20 -8 68 - 68 - 74 - 66
24 - 27 Jan 2008 Buick Invitational CUT +5 72 - 77
10 - 13 Jan 2008 Sony Open in Hawaii 1 -14 64 - 65 - 66 - 71
03 - 06 Jan 2008 Mercedes-Benz Championship T28 Ev 79 - 75 - 69 - 69
DATES TOURNAMENT POSITION SCORE ROUNDS
15 - 18 Nov 2007 Hong Kong Open T2 -14 62 - 72 - 65 - 67
08 - 11 Nov 2007 HSBC Champions Tournament T50 +9 68 - 77 - 76 - 76
13 - 16 Sep 2007 PGA Tour Championship T21 -4 67 - 65 - 75 - 69
06 - 09 Sep 2007 BMW Championship T38 -4 68 - 70 - 71 - 71
31 Aug - 03 Sep 2007 Deutsche Bank Championship WD -
23 - 26 Aug 2007 The Barclays 2 -14 64 - 66 - 70 - 70
09 - 12 Aug 2007 US PGA Championship T12 +2 71 - 71 - 68 - 72
02 - 05 Aug 2007 Bridgestone Invitational T11 +4 71 - 73 - 69 - 71
05 - 08 Jul 2007 AT&T National 1 -9 66 - 67 - 70 - 68
14 - 17 Jun 2007 US Open CUT +12 77 - 75
31 May - 03 Jun 2007 the Memorial Tournament 1 -17 69 - 70 - 67 - 65
24 - 27 May 2007 Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial T24 -7 67 - 70 - 69 - 67
03 - 06 May 2007 Wachovia Championship 6 6
05 - 08 Apr 2007 US Masters T27 +12 75 - 75 - 74 - 76
08 - 11 Mar 2007 PODS Championship T6 -7 69 - 69 - 67 - 72
15 - 18 Feb 2007 Nissan Open T22 -5 72 - 67 - 66 - 74
08 - 11 Feb 2007 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am CUT +1 74 - 72 - 71
01 - 04 Feb 2007 FBR Open CUT -1 72 - 69
11 - 14 Jan 2007 Sony Open in Hawaii T4 -9 64 - 71 - 68 - 68
04 - 07 Jan 2007 Mercedes-Benz Championship T8 -6 69 - 77 - 71 - 69
DATES TOURNAMENT POSITION SCORE ROUNDS
16 - 19 Nov 2006 Hong Kong Open T42 -1 71 - 69 - 70 - 69
09 - 12 Nov 2006 HSBC Champions Tournament T9 -7 68 - 72 - 71 - 70
02 - 05 Nov 2006 PGA Tour Championship 26 +14 72 - 78 - 72 - 72
26 - 29 Oct 2006 Chrysler Championship 1 -13 68 - 66 - 70 - 67
19 - 22 Oct 2006 Funai Classic T21 -15 68 - 68 - 67 - 70
05 - 08 Oct 2006 Chrysler Classic of Greensboro T43 -4 67 - 73 - 72 - 72
14 - 17 Sep 2006 84 Lumber Classic T27 -4 74 - 68 - 69 - 73
24 - 27 Aug 2006 Bridgestone Invitational T22 +1 75 - 70 - 67 - 69
17 - 20 Aug 2006 US PGA Championship T7 -10 73 - 67 - 67 - 71
27 - 30 Jul 2006 US Bank Championship T9 -13 67 - 67 - 69 - 64
06 - 09 Jul 2006 Cialis Western Open T30 -3 68 - 70 - 71 - 72
29 Jun - 02 Jul 2006 Buick Championship T44 -1 71 - 68 - 69 - 71
22 - 25 Jun 2006 Booz Allen Classic T26 -8 68 - 68 - 68 - 72
15 - 18 Jun 2006 US Open CUT +11 76 - 75
01 - 04 Jun 2006 the Memorial Tournament T62 +8 71 - 76 - 73 - 76
18 - 21 May 2006 Bank of America Colonial T17 -6 70 - 69 - 72 - 63
11 - 14 May 2006 EDS Byron Nelson Championship T26 -3 69 - 70 - 67 - 71
20 - 23 Apr 2006 Shell Houston Open T6 -9 71 - 69 - 67 - 72
06 - 09 Apr 2006 US Masters CUT +8 76 - 76
23 - 26 Mar 2006 The Players Championship T16 -1 69 - 69 - 77 - 72
16 - 19 Mar 2006 Bay Hill Invitational T34 -2 71 - 73 - 72 - 70
16 - 19 Feb 2006 Nissan Open T30 -3 69 - 69 - 70 - 73
09 - 12 Feb 2006 Johnnie Walker Classic 5 -15 65 - 66 - 70 - 72
26 - 29 Jan 2006 Buick Invitational CUT +1 68 - 77
12 - 15 Jan 2006 Sony Open in Hawaii T13 -6 66 - 71 - 68 - 69
05 - 08 Jan 2006 Mercedes Championships T19 +10 75 - 74 - 77 - 76
DATES TOURNAMENT POSITION SCORE ROUNDS
01 - 04 Dec 2005 Hong Kong Open T2 -8 67 - 72 - 64 - 69
10 - 13 Nov 2005 HSBC Champions Tournament T12 -8 65 - 71 - 74 - 70
27 - 30 Oct 2005 Chrysler Championship WD - 79
06 - 09 Oct 2005 American Express Championship T43 +6 70 - 71 - 72 - 73
29 Sep - 02 Oct 2005 Chrysler Classic of Greensboro 1 -22 64 - 69 - 67 - 66
22 - 25 Sep 2005 Valero Texas Open CUT Ev 71 - 69
02 - 05 Sep 2005 Deutsche Bank Championship CUT +1 70 - 73
26 - 29 Aug 2005 BMW International Open T11 -16 70 - 68 - 68 - 66
18 - 21 Aug 2005 NEC Invitational T51 +10 71 - 76 - 69 - 74
11 - 14 Aug 2005 US PGA Championship T40 +6 71 - 70 - 73 - 72
21 - 24 Jul 2005 Deutsche Bank Players Championship of Europe T9 -10 67 - 71 - 69 - 71
14 - 17 Jul 2005 British Open T41 -1 75 - 68 - 71 - 73
30 Jun - 03 Jul 2005 Cialis Western Open T56 +4 71 - 69 - 75 - 73
23 - 26 Jun 2005 Barclays Classic CUT +7 76 - 73
16 - 19 Jun 2005 US Open T15 +9 69 - 70 - 74 - 76
02 - 05 Jun 2005 the Memorial Tournament T8 -10 69 - 72 - 69 - 68
26 - 29 May 2005 FedEx St. Jude Classic CUT +5 73 - 72
19 - 22 May 2005 Bank of America Colonial T21 -6 69 - 66 - 70 - 69
28 Apr - 01 May 2005 BMW Asian Open CUT +1 73 - 72
21 - 24 Apr 2005 Johnnie Walker Classic T23 -6 72 - 65 - 70 - 75
07 - 10 Apr 2005 US Masters T33 +6 73 - 72 - 76 - 73
24 - 27 Mar 2005 The Players Championship CUT +3 73 - 74
17 - 20 Mar 2005 Bay Hill Invitational T8 -3 70 - 70 - 70 - 75
03 - 06 Mar 2005 Ford Championship at Doral T64 -4 70 - 69 - 68 - 77
17 - 20 Feb 2005 Nissan Open T28 -3 72 - 67
10 - 13 Feb 2005 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am T16 -7 67 - 75 - 68 - 71
03 - 06 Feb 2005 FBR Open T11 -7 72 - 66 - 66 - 73
20 - 23 Jan 2005 Buick Invitational T37 -3 67 - 73 - 72 - 73
DATES TOURNAMENT POSITION SCORE ROUNDS
25 - 28 Nov 2004 Shinhan Korea Golf Championship 28 +11 76 - 77 - 78 - 68
04 - 07 Nov 2004 PGA Tour Championship 27 +8 73 - 73 - 72 - 70
28 - 31 Oct 2004 Chrysler Championship CUT +2 73 - 71
21 - 24 Oct 2004 Bridgestone Open T16 Ev 68 - 69 - 74 - 73
30 Sep - 03 Oct 2004 American Express Championship T57 +7 71 - 76 - 75 - 73
23 - 26 Sep 2004 84 Lumber Classic of Pennsylvania T7 -11 71 - 68 - 73 - 65
09 - 12 Sep 2004 Linde German Masters 55 +6 71 - 75 - 69 - 79
02 - 05 Sep 2004 Omega European Masters T8 -10 76 - 65 - 66 - 67
19 - 22 Aug 2004 NEC Invitational T58 +10 71 - 73 - 69 - 77
12 - 15 Aug 2004 US PGA Championship T6 -6 68 - 71 - 73 - 70
22 - 25 Jul 2004 US Bank Championship CUT +2 71 - 71
15 - 18 Jul 2004 British Open T16 Ev 68 - 69 - 74 - 73
01 - 04 Jul 2004 Cialis Western Open T40 +2 68 - 71 - 74 - 73
17 - 20 Jun 2004 US Open T31 +15 76 - 68 - 76 - 75
03 - 06 Jun 2004 the Memorial Tournament 5 -10 71 - 67 - 68 - 72
13 - 16 May 2004 BMW Asian Open 4 -9 67 - 73 - 71 - 68
06 - 09 May 2004 Wachovia Championship T35 -2 71 - 73 - 69 - 73
29 Apr - 02 May 2004 HP Classic of New Orleans T7 -16 67 - 68 - 68 - 69
22 - 25 Apr 2004 Shell Houston Open T11 -3 74 - 70 - 72 - 69
08 - 11 Apr 2004 US Masters 3 -6 71 - 70 - 72 - 69
25 - 28 Mar 2004 The Players Championship T42 +1 67 - 79 - 69 - 74
18 - 21 Mar 2004 Bay Hill Invitational CUT +4 75 - 73
04 - 07 Mar 2004 Ford Championship at Doral T5 -14 70 - 69 - 66 - 69
19 - 22 Feb 2004 Nissan Open T65 +1 69 - 72 - 71 - 73
12 - 15 Feb 2004 Buick Invitational T25 -4 68 - 73 - 74 - 69
05 - 08 Feb 2004 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am T4 -9 67 - 70 - 71 - 71
29 Jan - 01 Feb 2004 FBR Open CUT +1 71 - 72
DATES TOURNAMENT POSITION SCORE ROUNDS
11 - 14 Dec 2003 Target World Challenge 6 -3 72 - 71 - 65 - 77
04 - 07 Dec 2003 Hong Kong Open T25 -2 70 - 68 - 70 - 70
06 - 09 Nov 2003 PGA Tour Championship T19 -1 77 - 68 - 70 - 68
30 Oct - 02 Nov 2003 Chrysler Championship T40 +2 71 - 74 - 71 - 70
23 - 26 Oct 2003 Funai Classic CUT -4 70 - 70
16 - 19 Oct 2003 Chrysler Classic of Greensboro T5 -13 68 - 69 - 68 - 70
02 - 05 Oct 2003 American Express Championship T6 -1 67 - 71 - 68 - 73
25 - 28 Sep 2003 Valero Texas Open T7 -15 67 - 62 - 69 - 67
18 - 21 Sep 2003 Linde German Masters 1 -26 63 - 68 - 64 - 67
04 - 07 Sep 2003 Bell Canadian Open T4 -6 71 - 70 - 67 - 66
28 Aug - 01 Sep 2003 Deutsche Bank Championship T32 -3 67 - 68 - 68 - 78
21 - 24 Aug 2003 NEC Invitational T54 +8 73 - 71 - 71 - 73
14 - 17 Aug 2003 US PGA Championship T69 +24 74 - 74 - 80 - 76
24 - 27 Jul 2003 Greater Hartford Open T18 -6 66 - 72 - 65 - 71
17 - 20 Jul 2003 British Open T22 +7 77 - 72 - 72 - 70
10 - 13 Jul 2003 Greater Milwaukee Open T32 -2 70 - 68 - 72 - 68
03 - 06 Jul 2003 100th Western Open CUT +1 71 - 74
12 - 15 Jun 2003 US Open CUT +13 79 - 74
29 May - 01 Jun 2003 the Memorial Tournament T13 -2 70 - 70 - 73 - 73
15 - 18 May 2003 EDS Byron Nelson Championship T44 -1 67 - 69 - 75 - 68
08 - 11 May 2003 Wachovia Championship T51 +2 73 - 72 - 70 - 75
01 - 04 May 2003 HP Classic of New Orleans T37 -10 65 - 70 - 73 - 70
24 - 27 Apr 2003 Shell Houston Open CUT +2 70 - 76
10 - 13 Apr 2003 US Masters T15 +2 76 - 69 - 72 - 73
27 - 30 Mar 2003 The Players Championship CUT +7 78 - 73
20 - 23 Mar 2003 Bay Hill Invitational T31 -1 75 - 69 - 71 - 72
06 - 09 Mar 2003 Ford Championship at Doral T40 -7 73 - 68 - 69 - 71
20 - 23 Feb 2003 Nissan Open T5 -6 70 - 69 - 67 - 72
13 - 16 Feb 2003 Buick Invitational CUT Ev 76 - 68
06 - 09 Feb 2003 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am T55 +5 72 - 73 - 72 - 76
23 - 26 Jan 2003 Phoenix Open CUT -2 69 - 71
16 - 19 Jan 2003 Sony Open in Hawaii T56 -2 67 - 71 - 72 - 68
09 - 12 Jan 2003 Mercedes Championships T2 -23 67 - 67 - 62 - 73
DATES TOURNAMENT POSITION SCORE ROUNDS
31 Oct - 03 Nov 2002 PGA Tour Championship T9 -3 71 - 68 - 70 - 68
17 - 20 Oct 2002 Disney Golf Classic T6 -21 66 - 68 - 69 - 64
19 - 22 Sep 2002 Tampa Bay Classic 1 -17 63 - 68 - 68 - 68
22 - 25 Aug 2002 NEC Invitational T19 -4 73 - 67 - 73 - 67
15 - 18 Aug 2002 US PGA Championship CUT +5 78 - 71
08 - 11 Aug 2002 Buick Open T22 -9 66 - 74 - 68 - 71
18 - 21 Jul 2002 British Open CUT +4 73 - 73
04 - 07 Jul 2002 Advil Western Open CUT +2 74 - 72
13 - 16 Jun 2002 US Open T30 +12 69 - 73 - 73 - 77
06 - 09 Jun 2002 Buick Classic T33 -2 72 - 67 - 73 - 70
23 - 26 May 2002 Memorial Tournament T31 -4 71 - 74 - 71 - 68
16 - 19 May 2002 MasterCard Colonial T66 +11 69 - 72 - 69 - 81
09 - 12 May 2002 Verizon Byron Nelson Classic CUT Ev 70 - 70
02 - 05 May 2002 Compaq Classic of New Orleans 1 -17 68 - 65 - 71 - 67
25 - 28 Apr 2002 Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic T7 -8 71 - 69 - 69 - 71
04 - 07 Apr 2002 BellSouth Classic T8 -7 70 - 68 - 70 - 73
28 - 31 Mar 2002 Shell Houston Open T51 -1 72 - 70 - 75 - 70
21 - 24 Mar 2002 The Players Championship T28 +2 71 - 75 - 73 - 71
14 - 17 Mar 2002 Bay Hill Invitational CUT +8 76 - 76
21 - 24 Feb 2002 Touchstone Energy Tucson Open T35 -11 68 - 72 - 67 - 70
14 - 17 Feb 2002 Nissan Open T70 +3 69 - 73 - 70 - 75
07 - 10 Feb 2002 Buick Invitational T18 -6 69 - 69 - 69 - 75
31 Jan - 03 Feb 2002 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am CUT +2 76 - 72 - 70
24 - 27 Jan 2002 Phoenix Open CUT +1 70 - 73
10 - 13 Jan 2002 Sony Open in Hawaii T7 -9 68 - 65 - 69 - 69
DATES TOURNAMENT POSITION SCORE ROUNDS
27 - 30 Sep 2001 Texas Open at LaCantera T30 -7 68 - 69 - 68 - 72
06 - 09 Sep 2001 Bell Canadian Open T8 -8 67 - 68 - 69 - 68
16 - 19 Aug 2001 US PGA Championship T29 -1 66 - 68 - 72 - 73
12 - 15 Jul 2001 Greater Milwaukee Open T5 -14 70 - 68 - 66 - 66
05 - 08 Jul 2001 Advil Western Open T60 -1 71 - 71 - 76 - 69
28 Jun - 01 Jul 2001 Greater Hartford Open CUT +5 69 - 76
14 - 17 Jun 2001 US Open CUT +8 78 - 70
07 - 10 Jun 2001 FedEx St. Jude Classic T19 -10 67 - 66 - 72 - 69
31 May - 03 Jun 2001 Memorial Tournament CUT +4 75 - 73
10 - 13 May 2001 Verizon Byron Nelson Classic CUT +8 74 - 74
03 - 06 May 2001 Compaq Classic of New Orleans CUT -1 69 - 74
26 - 29 Apr 2001 Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic T4 -13 72 - 66 - 70 - 67
19 - 22 Apr 2001 Shell Houston Open T62 +6 73 - 71 - 74 - 76
12 - 15 Apr 2001 Worldcom Classic - The Heritage of Golf CUT +1 71 - 72
29 Mar - 01 Apr 2001 BellSouth Classic T19 Ev 72 - 70 - 69 - 77
15 - 18 Mar 2001 Bay Hill Invitational T51 +2 71 - 72 - 70 - 77
08 - 11 Mar 2001 Honda Classic CUT Ev 73 - 71
01 - 04 Mar 2001 Genuity Championship T25 -6 65 - 72 - 73 - 72
22 - 25 Feb 2001 Nissan Open T33 -2 69 - 71 - 72 - 70
08 - 11 Feb 2001 Buick Invitational T49 -7 69 - 65 - 74 - 73
01 - 04 Feb 2001 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am T27 -5 68 - 72 - 72 - 71
18 - 21 Jan 2001 Sony Open in Hawaii T29 -4 68 - 70 - 69 - 69
11 - 14 Jan 2001 Touchstone Energy Tucson Open T5 -12 70 - 70 - 70 - 66

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