Jay Choi | |
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Personal information | |
Born | Gunsan, South Korea | September 30, 1983
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Weight | 80 kg (180 lb; 13 st) |
Sporting nationality | United States |
Career | |
College | University of New Mexico |
Turned professional | 2006 |
Current tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour |
Professional wins | 1 |
Number of wins by tour | |
Japan Golf Tour | 1 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | DNP |
PGA Championship | DNP |
U.S. Open | CUT: 2008 |
The Open Championship | DNP |
Jay Choi (born September 30, 1983) is an American professional golfer.
Choi was born in Gunsan, South Korea. [1] He graduated from Gahr High School in Cerritos, California and played college golf at the University of New Mexico. [1] [2]
Choi played the mini-tours in the U.S. for several years. [2] He has played on the Japan Golf Tour since 2010, and won his first title on the tour in May 2012 at the Totoumi Hamamatsu Open. He has ranked in the top-200 in the Official World Golf Ranking. [3]
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | 20 May 2012 | Totoumi Hamamatsu Open | −16 (68-71-68-65=272) | 1 stroke | Yoshinori Fujimoto |
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