| Kim Meen-whee | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born | (1992-02-22)22 February 1992 (age 33) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  South Korea | ||
| Career | |||
| Turned professional | 2010 | ||
| Current tours | Asian Tour Korn Ferry Tour | ||
| Former tours | PGA Tour Korean Tour OneAsia Tour | ||
| Professional wins | 2 | ||
| Highestranking | 98 (29 July 2018)[1] | ||
| Best results in major championships | |||
| Masters Tournament | DNP | ||
| PGA Championship | CUT: 2018 | ||
| U.S. Open | T50: 2017 | ||
| The Open Championship | DNP | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
| |||
Kim Meen-whee (Korean:김민휘; born 22 February 1992), also known asWhee Kim, is a South Koreanprofessional golfer.
As an amateur, Kim won the gold medal at the2010 Asian Games, both individual and team. He turned professional shortly afterwards.[2] As a gold medalist in the Asian Games, Kim became exempt from military service.
After turning professional, Kim played on theKorean Tour and theOneAsia Tour. He finished eighth on the OneAsia Tour's Order of Merit in 2011.[3] He won the 2012Shinhan Donghae Open on the Korean Tour.[4]
Kim led the second and third rounds of the 2012PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament, but finished outside the top 25 with a 43rd-place finish, giving himWeb.com Tour status. Kim played on the Web.com Tour in 2013 and 2014. His best finish was a tie for second place in the 2013Mexico Championship.
Kim has played mostly on thePGA Tour since 2015. He was twice a runner-up in 2017, in theFedEx St. Jude Classic and then losing in a playoff in theShriners Hospitals for Children Open, an early season event on the2018 PGA Tour. He was also runner-up in the 2015Korea Open and in 2018 he had his secondKorean Tour win in theDescente Korea Munsingwear Matchplay.
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 Oct2012 | Shinhan Donghae Open | −4 (73-71-68-72=284) | Playoff |  Kevin Na |
| 2 | 10 Jun2018 | Descente Korea Munsingwear Matchplay | 1 up | Hyun Jeong-hyeob | |
Korean Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2012 | Shinhan Donghae Open | Kevin Na | Won with par on first extra hole |
PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2017 | Shriners Hospitals for Children Open | Patrick Cantlay, Alex Čejka | Cantlay won with par on second extra hole |
| Tournament | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | ||
| U.S. Open | T50 | |
| The Open Championship | ||
| PGA Championship | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Amateur
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