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An Byeong-hun
South Korean professional golfer (born 1991)
South Korean professional golfer (born 1991)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | An Byeong-hun |
| image | File:Byeong-hun An.JPG |
| fullname | An Byeong-hun |
| nickname | Ben |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Seoul, South Korea |
| death_date | |
| height | |
| weight | 95.0 kg |
| nationality | |
| residence | Orlando, Florida, U.S. |
| college | University of California, Berkeley |
| yearpro | 2011 |
| tour | LIV Golf |
| extour | PGA Tour |
| European Tour | |
| Korn Ferry Tour | |
| Challenge Tour | |
| prowins | 5 |
| pgawins | |
| eurowins | 2 |
| japwins | |
| asiawins | |
| sunwins | |
| auswins | |
| nwidewins | 1 |
| chalwins | 1 |
| champwins | |
| seneurowins | |
| otherwins | 1 |
| majorwins | |
| masters | T16: 2024 |
| usopen | T16: 2019 |
| open | T13: 2024 |
| pga | T22: 2020 |
| wghofid | |
| wghofyear | |
| award1 | Sir Henry Cotton |
| Rookie of the Year | |
| year1 | 2015 |
| award2 | European Tour |
| Graduate of the Year | |
| year2 | 2015 |
| awardssection |
European Tour Korn Ferry Tour Challenge Tour Rookie of the Year](sir-henry-cotton-rookie-of-the-year) Graduate of the Year](european-tour-graduate-of-the-year) An Byeong-hun (; born 17 September 1991), also known as Byeong-Hun An or Ben An, is a South Korean professional golfer. In August 2009, he became the youngest-ever winner of the U.S. Amateur.
Early life
Born in Seoul, South Korea, An is the son of South Korean Ahn Jae-Hyung and Chinese Jiao Zhimin, both of whom were medalists in table tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.
An moved to the United States in December 2005 to attend the David Leadbetter Golf Academy in Bradenton, Florida, where he was also known as Ben An.
Amateur career
In August 2009, at age 17, An became the youngest-ever winner of the U.S. Amateur when he defeated Ben Martin 7 & 5 in the 36-hole final at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He made his PGA Tour debut in March 2010 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, two weeks before playing in The Masters. An made the cut at the 2010 Verizon Heritage and was one shot off the lead during the second round before finishing the tournament T-59.
At the 2010 U.S. Amateur, An became the first defending champion to advance to the semifinals since Tiger Woods in 1996. After An took a 3-up lead after nine holes in his semifinal match, his opponent David Chung rallied to defeat An 1-up.
Professional career
An turned professional in 2011 and earned a spot on the Challenge Tour via three stages of qualifying school.
In June 2013, An had his best finish to date on the Challenge Tour, tied for second place at the Scottish Hydro Challenge. In August 2014, he won his first Challenge Tour event at the Rolex Trophy, making An the first Korean to win on the Challenge Tour. He finished 2014 in third place in the Challenge Tour Rankings, and moved up to the European Tour.
In May 2015, he won the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth. He was only the second player to win both the U.S. Amateur and the British PGA Championship, after Arnold Palmer.
In 2016, An played the Zurich Classic of New Orleans on an exemption, and lost a playoff at the first hole. In 2016, he earned enough money as a non-member to gain a PGA Tour card for 2016–17.
In December 2019, An played on the International team at the 2019 Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Australia. The U.S. team won 16–14. An went 1–2–2 and lost his Sunday singles match against Webb Simpson.
An has been suspended from the PGA Tour for three months in 2023 (August 31 – December 1) for violating the tour's anti-doping policy. He tested positive for a substance banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency that was included in an over-the-counter cough medicine in South Korea.
Amateur wins
- 2009 U.S. Amateur
Professional wins (5)
European Tour wins (2)
| Legend |
|---|
| Flagship events (1) |
| Other European Tour (1) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| victory | Runner(s)-up | |||||
| 1 | 24 May 2015 | BMW PGA Championship | 71-64-67-65=267 | −21 | 6 strokes | THA Thongchai Jaidee, ESP Miguel Ángel Jiménez |
| 2 | 27 Oct 2024 | Genesis Championship1 | 67-66-71-67=271 | −17 | Playoff | KOR Tom Kim |
1Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour
European Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2024 | Genesis Championship | KOR Tom Kim | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
Korn Ferry Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| victory | Runners-up | |||||
| 1 | 20 Feb 2022 | LECOM Suncoast Classic | 65-66-67-69=267 | −17 | 1 stroke | ZAF M. J. Daffue, USA Ben Griffin, |
| USA Scott Harrington, KOR Kim Seong-hyeon |
Challenge Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| victory | Runner-up | |||||
| 1 | 24 Aug 2014 | Rolex Trophy | 63-69-73-64=269 | −19 | 3 strokes | FRA Benjamin Hébert |
Korean Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| victory | Runner-up | |||||
| 1 | 20 Sep 2015 | Shinhan Donghae Open | 66-73-66-67=272 | −12 | 1 stroke | KOR Noh Seung-yul |
| 2 | 27 Oct 2024 | Genesis Championship1 | 67-66-71-67=271 | −17 | Playoff | KOR Tom Kim |
1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
Korean Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2024 | Genesis Championship | KOR Tom Kim | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
Playoff record
PGA Tour playoff record (0–3)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2016 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | USA Jamie Lovemark, USA Brian Stuard | Stuard won with birdie on second extra hole |
| An eliminated by par on first hole | ||||
| 2 | 2018 | Memorial Tournament | USA Bryson DeChambeau, USA Kyle Stanley | DeChambeau won with birdie on second extra hole |
| Stanley eliminated by par on first hole | ||||
| 3 | 2024 | Sony Open in Hawaii | USA Keegan Bradley, USA Grayson Murray | Murray won with birdie on first extra hole |
European Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2024 | Genesis Championship | KOR Tom Kim | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
Results in major championships
Results not in chronological order in 2020.
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | CUT | CUT | T33 | ||||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | T23 | CUT | 67 | ||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | T26 | CUT | T59 | CUT | T51 | |||
| PGA Championship | CUT | CUT | T28 | T56 |
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | CUT | T16 | T21 | ||||
| PGA Championship | CUT | T22 | T49 | T43 | 74 | ||
| U.S. Open | T16 | CUT | CUT | CUT | |||
| The Open Championship | T32 | NT | T26 | T23 | T13 | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Summary
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made | Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 35 | 19 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | |||||||||
| U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | |||||||||
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (2021 PGA – 2024 PGA)
- Longest streak of top-10s – none
Results in The Players Championship
| Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Players Championship | CUT | T30 | T26 | C | CUT | T35 | CUT | T52 |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
C = Cancelled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Results in World Golf Championships
| Tournament | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | T52 | T48 | T45 | T29 | ||
| Match Play | T9 | T58 | T40 | NT1 | ||
| Invitational | T57 | T49 | T57 | T12 | ||
| Champions | T19 | T63 | T41 | T14 | NT1 |
1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
NT = No tournament
"T" = Tied
Team appearances
Professional
References
References
- Seung-woo, Kang. (31 August 2009). "An Becomes Youngest U.S. Amateur Champ". [[The Korea Times]].
- Evans, Farrell. (24 March 2010). "Questions for ... Byeong-Hun An". Golf.com.
- Latzke, Jeff. (30 August 2009). "US Amateur Champ Is Youngest Ever - Again - at 17". [[Dallas Morning News]].
- Iacobelli, Pete. (17 April 2010). "Furyk tops packed Harbour Town leaderboard". [[NBC Sports]].
- Herrington, Ryan. (27 August 2010). "Uihlein Wins Cowboy Quarterfinal Shootout".
- (28 August 2010). "Byeong-Hun An Loses at U.S. Amateur". [[ESPN]].
- (18 January 2012). "Former U.S. Am champ joins Chandler's ISM group".
- "2013 Scottish Hydro Challenge – Leaderboard". PGA European Tour.
- (24 August 2013). "An claims Rolex glory in Geneva". PGA European Tour.
- Dusek, David. (15 December 2019). "Presidents Cup grades: Captains, Royal Melbourne score high marks".
- Schlabach, Mark. (11 October 2023). "PGA Tour suspends Byeong Hun An for banned substance". ESPN.
- (11 October 2023). "An Byeong-hun banned for doping violation by PGA Tour". BBC News.
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