Kim Joo-hyung (19 years old), the prospect of men’s golf, was named in the’Top 10′ expected players in 2021 by the golf channel specialized in golf in the United States.
The Golf Channel said, “It is a name that is unfamiliar to many golf fans now, but we are introducing 10 candidates who have the potential to become familiar names in the world of professional golf in the future.”
Although 10 people were not ranked, Kim Joo-hyung, currently ranked 139 in the world, was introduced as the 9th out of 10.
Regarding Kim Joo-hyung, the Golf Channel explained, “At the age of 18, we have already won four pros. We competed in the PGA Championship, a major tournament last year, and have appeared three times in the US Professional Golf (PGA) Tour.”
“Currently, the best known part is that he named his English name’Tom’ following the main character of the cartoon’Thomas and Friends’.” I did.
Kim Joo-hyung won the Korea Professional Golf (KPGA) Korean Tour Gunsan CC Open in July last year, setting the record for the youngest professional player in Korean Tour history (18 years and 21 days).
In November 2019, we won the Asian Tour Panasonic Open, and in that year we won three Asian Tour sub-tours.
Last year, he was eliminated from the cut in the PGA Championship, but participated in the PGA Tour Safeway Open, Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship, and The CJ Cup in September-October and tied for 33rd in the Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship.
The 10 prospects selected by the Golf Channel for 2021 included Korean players Lee Min-woo (23 years old, Australia) and Justin Seo (24 years old, USA).
In addition, Kanaya Takumi (Japan), Brandon Wu (USA), Jayden Schaffer, Garrick Higo, Wilco Ninaber (Last South Africa), Ryan Ruffles (Australia), Thomas Rosenmueller (Germany), etc. Selected as a prospect of men’s golf.
(Photo = Courtesy of KPGA, Yonhap News)