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K.J. Choi
PGA TOUR	Events Played	Finish									FedExCup
PGA TOUR	Events Played	Cuts Made	1st	2nd	3rd	Top 10	Top 25	Scoring Avg.	OWGR	Money	Points	Standing
Career Totals	240	176	7	2	1	44	92	--	--	$18,623,096	--	--
2008	20	15	1	--	--	4	11	71.06	16	$2,473,442	106,846	8th
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)		70.57%
Scoring Average (Actual)		71.70%

Driving Distance		284.2
Driving Distance		281.4

Driving Accuracy Percentage		64.39%
Driving Accuracy Percentage		63.16%

Greens in Regulation Percentage		70.74%
Greens in Regulation Percentage		63.61%

Scrambling		63.29%
Scrambling		57.66%

Putts Per Round		29.53
Putts Per Round		29.30

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
T11	2008	Shell Houston Open

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His best finish on the PGA TOUR in 2008 is 1st at the Sony Open in Hawaii.
He ranks 16th in Money Leaders on the PGA TOUR.

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STANDARD STATS		Rank	Additional Stats
Driving Distance	286.0	108th	Tot. Dist. - 37,747	Tot. Drvs. - 132
Driving Accuracy Percentage	61.96%	110th	Fwys Hit - 575	Poss. Fwys - 928
Greens in Regulation Pct.	65.66%	42nd	Greens Hit - 780	# Holes - 1,188
Putting Average	1.785	70th	GIR Putts - 1,392	Greens Hit - 780
Birdie Average	3.35	71st	# Birdies - 221	Tot. Rnds. - 66
Scoring Average	70.62	59th	Tot. Strks - 4,690	Tot. Adj. - 29.375-
Sand Save Percentage	51.72%	74th	# Saves - 60	# Bunkers - 116
Total Driving	218	131st	Total rank from stats 1 & 2
All-Around Ranking	730	77th	Total rank from stats 1-8
Regular Season FedExCup Points	8,843	17th	Pts.Behind - 13,852	-
PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup Pts.	106,846	8th	Pts.Behind - 15,805	-
Money Leaders	$2,473,442	16th	-	-
Par Breakers	18.60%	99th	#Bird/Eagl - 221	#Holes - 1,188
Putts Per Round	29.29	102nd	Tot. Putts - 1,933	Tot. Rnds. - 66
GIR Pct. - Fairway Bunker	59.5%	6th	-	-

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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)

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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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