| Song Young-han | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||||
| Born | (1991-07-12) 12 July 1991 (age 33) Daegu, South Korea | ||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb; 11.2 st) | ||||
| Sporting nationality |  South Korea | ||||
| Career | |||||
| Turned professional | 2011 | ||||
| Current tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour Korean Tour | ||||
| Former tour(s) | OneAsia Tour | ||||
| Professional wins | 2 | ||||
| Highest ranking | 69 (22 January 2017) (as of 24 November 2024) | ||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||
| Japan Golf Tour | 2 | ||||
| Asian Tour | 1 | ||||
| Best results in major championships | |||||
| Masters Tournament | DNP | ||||
| PGA Championship | T56: 2016 | ||||
| U.S. Open | DNP | ||||
| The Open Championship | T62: 2017 | ||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||
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Song Young-han (Korean: 송영한; born 12 July 1991), also known as Younghan Song, is a South Korean professional golfer.
Song plays on the Korean Tour and the Japan Golf Tour. On the Korean Tour he has three runner-up finishes and finished 11th on the 2013 money list. On the Japan Golf Tour, he had three runner-up finishes before winning the first tournament of the 2016 season, the SMBC Singapore Open. He finished 15th on the money list in 2015.
Song also played on the OneAsia Tour from 2012 to 2014 and finished 8th on the Order of Merit in 2013.
Professional wins (2)
Japan Golf Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 Jan 2016 | SMBC Singapore Open | −12 (70-63-69-70=272) | 1 stroke |  Jordan Spieth
|
| 2 | 27 Aug 2023 | Sansan KBC Augusta | −17 (68-64-70-69=271) | 1 stroke |  Ryutaro Nagano
|
Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2016 | Honma TourWorld Cup | Yuta Ikeda
|
Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 2023 | ACN Championship | Yuki Inamori
|
Lost to par on first extra hole |
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |||
| U.S. Open | |||
| The Open Championship | T62 | ||
| PGA Championship | T56 | CUT |
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | ||||||
| PGA Championship | ||||||
| U.S. Open | ||||||
| The Open Championship | NT | T72 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Results in World Golf Championships
| Tournament | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Championship | |
| Match Play | |
| Invitational | T21 |
| Champions | T52 |
"T" = Tied
References
- "송영한". The Golf Times (in Korean). 2015-12-30. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
- "Week 3 2017 Ending 22 Jan 2017" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- "Younghan Song profile". KGT. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- "Leaders – 2013". KGT. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- "Song Young-han holds off Jordan Spieth to win Singapore Open". ESPN. Associated Press. 31 January 2016.
- "Prize Money List – 2015". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- "Order of Merit – 2013". OneAsia. Archived from the original on April 3, 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
External links
- Song Young-han at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Song Young-han at the Korean Tour official site (in Korean)
- Song Young-han at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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