Mo Joong-kyung (Korean: 모중경; born 23 August 1971) is a professional golfer from South Korea who currently plays on the Asian Tour, where he has won twice.
| Mo Joong-kyung | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Born | 23 August 1971 Seoul, South Korea | ||
| Sporting nationality |  South Korea | ||
| Career | |||
| Turned professional | 1995 | ||
| Current tour(s) | Asian Tour Korean Tour | ||
| Professional wins | 7 | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| Asian Tour | 2 | ||
| Other | 5 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Early life
editMo was born in Seoul and turned professional in 1995.
Professional career
editAfter turning professional in 1995, Mo decided to stay and play mainly in South Korea to be close to his family. He has won five events on the Korean Tour, with his best year coming in 2004, which was the first year he earned six figures in season-long earnings.
Mo has also had some success on the Asian Tour. He won the 1996 Guam Open by three strokes over three players. In 1997 he finished a distant runner-up to Tiger Woods at the Asian Honda Classic. He maintained full-time status for many years afterwards but would not win again until the 2008 Singha Thailand PGA Championship. He defeated seasoned campaigners Juvic Pagunsan and hometown favorite Prayad Marksaeng down the stretch giving him the biggest victory of his career. He credited the victory to his hard work and self-belief in Chiang Rai.[1] Later in the year he recorded a top-10 at the Volvo Masters of Asia. Overall 2008 would be his most successful year on the Asian Tour.
Mo represented Asia in 2005 in the Dynasty Cup where he and his Asian team were victorious.
Personal life
editMo currently resides in his place of birth Seoul with his wife and one child.
Professional wins (7)
editAsian Tour wins (2)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 May 1996 | Guam Open | −1 (77-73-70-67=287) | 3 strokes |  Don Fardon,  Aaron Meeks, Jeff Wagner
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| 2 | 29 Jun 2008 | Singha Thailand PGA Championship | −21 (69-64-69-65=267) | 3 strokes |  Juvic Pagunsan
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Asian Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2004 | Volkswagen Masters-China |  Rahil Gangjee
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Lost to par on first extra hole |
Korean Tour wins (5)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 Sep 2000 | Chungcheong Open | −13 (71-70-71-63=275) | 7 strokes |  Choi Gwang-soo, Yang Yong-eun
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| 2 | 10 Nov 2002 | KTRD Open | −7 (69-73-69-70=281) | 1 stroke | Choi Sang-ho, Kang Wook-soon, Lee Jun-young
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| 3 | 9 Jul 2004 | Sports Toto Open | −12 (70-71-69-66=276) | 1 stroke | Jang Ik-jae
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| 4 | 30 Jul 2006 | SBS Gaya Open | −15 (68-70-67-68=273) | 1 stroke | Bae Sang-moon, Jun Tae-hyun, Park Do-kyu
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| 5 | 15 May 2016 | Maeil Dairies Open | −18 (69-67-68-66=270) | 3 strokes | Kang Kyung-nam
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Team appearances
edit- Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing South Korea): 1997
- Dynasty Cup (representing Asia): 2005 (winners)
References
edit- ^ "Mo makes his move on Order of Merit". asiantour.com. 30 June 2008. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
External links
edit- Mo Joong-kyung at the Korean Tour official site (in Korean)
- Mo Joong-kyung at the Official World Golf Ranking official site