Mo Joong-kyung
| Mo Joong-kyung | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
23 August 1971 Seoul, South Korea |
| 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 |
Mo Joong-kyung (born 23 August 1971) is a professional golfer from South Korea who currently plays on the Asian Tour, where he has won twice.
Early life
Mo was born in Seoul and turned professional in 1995.
Professional career
After turning professional in 1995, Mo decided to stay and play mainly in Korea to be close to his family. He has won four 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 won twice on the Asian Tour in 1996 and again in 2008. His 1996 win came at the Guam Open and he would continue playing and keeping his Tour card year after year until he picked up his biggest career win 12 years later at the Singha Thailand PGA Championship, where he went head-to-head with seasoned campaigners on the Asian Tour Juvic Pagunsan and hometown favorite Prayad Marksaeng. He credited his victory and success in Thailand to his hard work and self-belief in Chiang Rai.[1] Later in 2008, he finished in the top-10 at the Volvo Masters of Asia and completed 2008 as his most successful year in his 13th season on the Asian Tour.
Mo represented Asia in 2005 in the Dynasty Cup where he and his Asian team were victorious.
Personal life
Mo currently resides in his place of birth Seoul with his wife and one child.
Professional wins (7)
Asian Tour wins (2)
| 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 |
| 2 | 29 Jun 2008 | Singha Thailand PGA Championship | -21 (69-64-69-65=267) | 3 strokes |  Juvic Pagunsan |
Korean Tour wins (5)
- 2000 Chong Chong Open
- 2002 KTRD Open
- 2004 Sports Toto Open
- 2006 Kaya Open
- 2016 Maeil Dairies Open
Team appearances
- Dynasty Cup: 2005 (winners)
- Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing South Korea): 1997
References
External links
- Mo Joong-kyung at the Asian Tour official site