| An Byeong-hun | |||||
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| Personal information | |||||
| Full name | An Byeong-hun | ||||
| Nickname | Ben | ||||
| Born | (1991-09-17)17 September 1991 (age 34) Seoul, South Korea | ||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||
| Weight | 95.0 kg (209.4 lb; 14.96 st) | ||||
| Sporting nationality |  South Korea | ||||
| Residence | Orlando, Florida, U.S. | ||||
| Career | |||||
| College | University of California, Berkeley | ||||
| Turned professional | 2011 | ||||
| Current tour | PGA Tour | ||||
| Former tours | Challenge Tour European Tour Korn Ferry Tour | ||||
| Professional wins | 5 | ||||
| Highestranking | 22 (24 November 2024)[1] (as of 23 November 2025) | ||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||
| European Tour | 2 | ||||
| Korn Ferry Tour | 1 | ||||
| Challenge Tour | 1 | ||||
| Other | 1 | ||||
| Best results in major championships | |||||
| Masters Tournament | T16: 2024 | ||||
| PGA Championship | T22: 2020 | ||||
| U.S. Open | T16: 2019 | ||||
| The Open Championship | T13: 2024 | ||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||
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An Byeong-hun (Korean:안병훈; born 17 September 1991), also known asByeong-Hun An orBen An, is a South Koreanprofessional golfer. In August 2009, he became the youngest-ever winner of theU.S. Amateur.
Born inSeoul,South Korea, An is the son of South KoreanAhn Jae-Hyung and ChineseJiao Zhimin, both of whom were medalists intable tennis at the1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.[2]
An moved to theUnited States in December 2005 to attend theDavid Leadbetter Golf Academy inBradenton, Florida, where he was also known as Ben An.[3]
In August 2009, at age 17, An became the youngest-ever winner of theU.S. Amateur when he defeatedBen Martin 7 & 5 in the 36-hole final atSouthern Hills Country Club inTulsa, Oklahoma.[4] He made hisPGA Tour debut in March 2010 at theArnold Palmer Invitational, two weeks before playing inThe Masters.[3] An made the cut at the 2010Verizon Heritage and was one shot off the lead during the second round before finishing the tournament T-59.[5]
At the 2010 U.S. Amateur, An became the first defending champion to advance to the semifinals sinceTiger Woods in 1996.[6] After An took a 3-up lead after nine holes in his semifinal match, his opponentDavid Chung rallied to defeat An 1-up.[7]
An turned professional in 2011 and earned a spot on theChallenge Tour via three stages ofqualifying school.[8]
In June 2013, An had his best finish to date on the Challenge Tour, tied for second place at theScottish Hydro Challenge.[9] In August 2014, he won his first Challenge Tour event at theRolex Trophy, making An the first Korean to win on the Challenge Tour.[10] 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 theU.S. Amateur and theBritish PGA Championship, afterArnold Palmer.
In 2016, An played theZurich 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 aPGA Tour card for 2016–17.
In December 2019, An played on the International team at the2019 Presidents Cup atRoyal Melbourne Golf Club in Australia. The U.S. team won 16–14. An went 1–2–2 and lost his Sunday singles match againstWebb Simpson.[11]
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 theWorld Anti-Doping Agency that was included in an over-the-counter cough medicine in South Korea.[12][13]
| Legend |
|---|
| Flagship events (1) |
| Other European Tour (1) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 May2015 | BMW PGA Championship | 71-64-67-65=267 | −21 | 6 strokes |  Thongchai Jaidee, Miguel Ángel Jiménez |
| 2 | 27 Oct2024 | Genesis Championship1 | 67-66-71-67=271 | −17 | Playoff | Tom Kim |
1Co-sanctioned by theKorean Tour
European Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2024 | Genesis Championship | Tom Kim | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 Feb2022 | LECOM Suncoast Classic | 65-66-67-69=267 | −17 | 1 stroke |  M. J. Daffue, Ben Griffin,Scott Harrington,Kim Seong-hyeon |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 Aug2014 | Rolex Trophy | 63-69-73-64=269 | −19 | 3 strokes |  Benjamin Hébert |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 Sep2015 | Shinhan Donghae Open | 66-73-66-67=272 | −12 | 1 stroke | Noh Seung-yul |
| 2 | 27 Oct2024 | Genesis Championship1 | 67-66-71-67=271 | −17 | Playoff | Tom Kim |
1Co-sanctioned by theEuropean Tour
Korean Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2024 | Genesis Championship | Tom Kim | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
PGA Tour playoff record (0–3)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2016 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | Jamie Lovemark,Brian Stuard | Stuard won with birdie on second extra hole An eliminated by par on first hole |
| 2 | 2018 | Memorial Tournament | Bryson DeChambeau,Kyle Stanley | DeChambeau won with birdie on second extra hole Stanley eliminated by par on first hole |
| 3 | 2024 | Sony Open in Hawaii | Keegan Bradley,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 | Tom Kim | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
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 toCOVID-19 pandemic
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 35 | 19 |
| 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 theCOVID-19 pandemic
| 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 toCOVID-19 pandemic
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
NT = No tournament
"T" = Tied
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