K.J. CHOI

 
RESULTS
K.J. Choi
PGA TOUR Events Played Finish FedExCup
Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Scoring Avg. OWGR Money Points Standing
Career Totals 241 177 7 2 1 45 93 -- -- $18,833,096 -- --
2008 21 16 1 -- -- 5 12 71.01 16 $2,683,442 110,646 10th
2007 25 21 2 1 -- 7 17 70.40 9 $4,587,859 103,765 5th
2006 26 22 1 -- -- 4 10 70.65 29 $2,376,548 -- --
2005 24 18 1 -- -- 3 7 71.12 31 $1,765,374 -- --
2004 24 19 -- -- 1 7 10 71.12 25 $2,077,775 -- --
*OWGR = Official World Golf Rating More Stats
KEY STATS
Scoring Average (Actual)
 
 71.01%
 
 71.66%
Driving Distance
 
 286.1
 
 286.7
Driving Accuracy Percentage
 
 61.38%
 
 62.67%
Greens in Regulation Percentage
 
 65.48%
 
 62.93%
Scrambling
 
 57.24%
 
 56.03%
Putts Per Round
 
 29.27
 
 29.31
 
K.J. Choi Average
 
PGA TOUR Average
   
BEST FINISHES
Result Year Events
WON 2008 Sony Open in Hawaii
T5 2008 World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship
T5 2008 BMW Championship
T7 2008 Northern Trust Open
9 2008 THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola
 
DID YOU KNOW?
  • His best finish on the PGA TOUR in 2008 is 1st at the Sony Open in Hawaii.
  • He ranks 23rd in Career Earnings on the PGA TOUR.
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STANDARD STATS Rank Additional Stats
Driving Distance 286.1 101st Tot. Dist. - 40,056 Tot. Drvs. - 140
Driving Accuracy Percentage 61.38% 123rd Fwys Hit - 604 Poss. Fwys - 984
Greens in Regulation Pct. 65.48% 52nd Greens Hit - 825 # Holes - 1,260
Putting Average 1.781 60th GIR Putts - 1,469 Greens Hit - 825
Birdie Average 3.40 53rd # Birdies - 238 Tot. Rnds. - 70
Scoring Average 70.54 50th Tot. Strks - 4,971 Tot. Adj. - 33.311-
Sand Save Percentage 51.16% 84th # Saves - 66 # Bunkers - 129
Total Driving 224 140th Total rank from stats 1 & 2
All-Around Ranking 717 71st Total rank from stats 1-8
Regular Season FedExCup Points 8,843 17th Pts.Behind - 13,852 -
PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup Pts. 110,646 10th Pts.Behind - 14,455 BonusMoney - 500,000
Money Leaders $2,683,442 16th - -
Par Breakers 18.89% 76th #Bird/Eagl - 238 #Holes - 1,260
Putts Per Round 29.27 94th Tot. Putts - 2,049 Tot. Rnds. - 70
GIR Pct. - Fairway Bunker 57.5% 7th - -
VIDEO

Choi makes first birdie on No. 12 (:17)

Defending champ, Choi, begins with par (:47)

2007 AT&T National Champion addresses the media (:43)

K.J. Choi looks back at the 2007 AT&T National (2:46)

Choi looks back, then forward (1:01)

PHOTOS
PERSONAL
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 Personal

Interest in golf grew after one of his high school teachers recommended he try the sport. Began studying Jack Nicklaus lesson books and videos and spent long hours hitting practice balls on his island home's only practice range. Later studied under Phil Ritson...First Korean to earn PGA TOUR card...After his 2005 victory, donated $90,000 to the Korean Presbyterian Church in Greensboro that he has attended each year he played the tournament...He grew up the son of a rice farmer and as a teenage powerlifter earned the nickname "Tank" because he could squat 350 pounds although he weighed a mere 95. He didn't have the upper-body strength to pursue that sport, so he turned to golf at age 16.

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