Kim Meen-whee

Kim Meen-whee (Korean: 김민휘; born 22 February 1992), also known as Whee Kim, is a South Korean professional golfer.

Kim Meen-whee
Personal information
Born (1992-02-22) 22 February 1992
Nationality South Korea
Career
Turned professional2010
Current tour(s)Korn Ferry Tour
Former tour(s)Korean Tour
OneAsia Tour
PGA Tour
Professional wins3
Highest ranking98 (29 July 2018)[1]
(as of 31 January 2021)
Major tour wins1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipCUT: 2018
U.S. OpenT50: 2017
The Open ChampionshipDNP

Amateur career

As an amateur, Kim won the gold medal at the 2010 Asian Games, both individual and team. He turned professional shortly afterwards.[2] As a gold medalist in the Asian Games, Kim is exempt from military service.

Professional career

After turning professional Kim played on the Korean Tour and the OneAsia Tour. He finished eighth on the OneAsia Tour's Order of Merit in 2011.[3] He won the 2012 Shinhan Donghae Open on the Korean Tour.[4]

Kim led the second and third rounds of the 2012 PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament, but finished outside the top 25 with a 43rd-place finish, giving him Web.com Tour status. Kim played on the Web.com Tour in 2013 and 2014. His best finish was a tie for second place in the 2013 Mexico Championship.

Kim has played mostly on the PGA Tour since 2015. He was twice a runner-up in 2017, in the FedEx St. Jude Classic and then losing in a playoff in the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, an early season event on the 2018 PGA Tour. He was also runner-up in the 2015 Korea Open and in 2018 he had his second Korean Tour win in the Descente Korea Munsingwear Matchplay.

Amateur wins

Professional wins (3)

Korean Tour wins (2)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 14 Oct 2012 Shinhan Donghae Open −4 (73-71-68-72=284) Playoff Kevin Na
2 10 Jun 2018 Descente Korea Munsingwear Matchplay 1 up Hyun Jeong-hyeob

Other wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 20 Nov 2010 Asian Games
(as an amateur)		 −15 (69-68-67-69=273) 9 strokes Miguel Tabuena

Playoff record

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 2017 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open Patrick Cantlay, Alex Čejka Cantlay won with par on second extra hole

Results in major championships
Tournament20172018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open T50
The Open Championship
PGA Championship CUT
  Did not play

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

Team appearances

Amateur

See also

References
  1. "Week 30 2018 Ending 29 Jul 2018" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  2. "Golden Kim Meen-whee has eye on first OneAsia victory at the Charity High1 Resort Open". 30 August 2012. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
  3. "Order of Merit 2011". OneAsia. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
  4. "Pro V1x Loyalist Jonas Blixt Highlights 8-Win Week for Titleist Golf Ball Players". 15 October 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2012.


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