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K.J. Choi

BIRTHDATE: 19-May-70
BIRTHPLACE: Wando, South Korea
RESIDENCE: The Woodlands, Texas
FAMILY: spouse: Hyunjung Kim, 1995; children: Hojun, 1997; Amanda, 2002; Daniel, 2003;
VICTORIES: 21 more details

PLAYOFF RECORD: 5-6
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Latest Results in the Last 12 Months

Date Event Course Location Tour Pos 1 2 3 4 5 Total
2026-01-25 Mitsubishi Electric Championship Hualalai Hawaii Champions 28 68  71  70      209
2025-11-16 Charles Schwab Cup Championship Phoenix (Arizona) Arizona Champions 20 70  72  68  66    276
2025-10-26 Simmons Bank Championship Pleasant Valley (Arkansas) Arkansas Champions 11 69  69  70      208
2025-10-19 Dominion Energy Charity Classic Country Club of Virginia Virginia Champions 8 71  69  69      209
2025-10-12 SAS Championship Prestonwood North Carolina Champions 40 73  76  70      219
2025-09-28 KJ Choi Invitational Ferrum South Korea Korean mc 72  75        147
2025-09-21 Pure Insurance Championship Pebble Beach California Champions 38 74  72  71      217
2025-09-14 Sanford International Minnehaha South Dakota Champions 43 72  70  70      212
2025-08-10 Boeing Classic Snoqualmie Ridge Washington Champions 30 71  73  69      213
2025-07-27 Senior British Open Sunningdale England European Legends 24 66  67  75  69    277
2025-07-20 British Open Royal Portrush Northern Ireland DP World mc 81  74        155
2025-06-29 U.S. Senior Open The Broadmoor Colorado Champions 28 74  71  73  67    285
2025-06-22 Kaulig Companies Championship Firestone Ohio Champions 16 71  68  72  69    280
2025-06-08 American Family Insurance Championship Wisconsin Wisconsin Champions 19 63  64  65      192
2025-06-01 Principal Charity Classic Wakonda Iowa Champions 24 68  71  69      208
2025-05-18 SK Telecom Open Pinx South Korea Korean 33 72  68  70      210
2025-05-04 Insperity Invitational The Woodlands Texas Champions 45 70  74  72      216
2025-04-27 Mitsubishi Electric Classic Sugarloaf Georgia Champions 60 75  69  74      218
2025-04-06 James Hardie Invitational Broken Sound Florida Champions 2 70  68  69      207
2025-03-30 Galleri Classic Mission Hills California Champions 54 74  70  72      216
2025-03-23 Hoag Classic Newport Beach California Champions 14 67  71  67      205
2025-03-09 Cologuard Classic La Paloma Arizona Champions 8 68  66  71      205
2025-02-09 Trophy Hassan II Dar Es Salam Morocco Champions 4 74  69  70      213

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Nappy Factor
Last Child born in 2003
Awarded Symbol: False

At best in hot conditions
Five season scoring average - all tournaments: 72.87
Five season scoring average - hot conditions: 72.66
Awarded Symbol: False

Very good player in wet weather
Five season scoring average - all tournaments: 72.87
Five season scoring average - wet conditions: 72.59
Awarded Symbol: False

Excellent wind player
Five season scoring average - all tournaments: 72.87
Five season scoring average - windy conditions: 71.83
Awarded Symbol: False

Sunday supplement: proven �bottle� or appears to lack bottle?
Total score relative to contenders: -20.26
Number of times in contention: 26
Average score relative to contenders: -0.78
Awarded Symbol: No

Final Round Performance vs Average of Contenders
Year >2 shots better 0-2 shots better 0-2 shots worse >2 shots worse
2026----
20252-1-
2024354-
202313-1
20222-31

Proven front runner
Retained After 1: 0%
Retained After 2: 100%
Retained After 3: 100%
Awarded Symbol: False
Retained Leads
Year Rounds 1 thru 2 Rounds 2 thru 3 Rounds 3 thru 4
2026---
2025---
20240/12/22/2
20230/2--
20220/1--

Significant Birthday
Player�s current age: 55 not significant
Awarded Symbol: False

Accurate from tee to green, but poor putter
12-month greens in regulation rank: 0
12-month putting average rank: 0
period size: 0
top ten % : 0
bottom third: 0
Awarded Symbol: True

Contention rust
Number of times in final round contention in the past 12 months: 3
Awarded Symbol: False

Comeback Trail
Current exemption status:
Awarded Symbol: False

Disappointing this season
Average score this season: 74.34
Average score last season: 73.10
Difference: 1.24
Awarded Symbol: True

Past his best
Average score this season: 74.34
Average score last season: 73.10
Average score 2 seasons ago: 72.49
Awarded Symbol: True

Plays well when fresh from a break
Average score when playing on 2+ weeks' rest: 73.20
Average score when playing on 1 week's rest: 72.74
Average score having played the previous week: 72.83
Awarded Symbol: False

Streaky player
Five season scoring average: 70.38
Standard Deviation: 2.90
Significant score is less than: 67.48
Awarded Symbol: False

 Virgin Golfer
Career Victories: 21
Awarded Symbol: False

K.J. Choi - Further Player Analysis

Performance by Location
Region Events Score Finish Win % Top-5 % Top-10 %
U.S. South-East2172.8822.76-14.2923.81
Alabama272.6121.00--50.00
Arkansas272.1613.50---
Florida672.9621.33-16.6716.67
Georgia473.5830.25-25.0025.00
Mississippi174.2130.00---
North Carolina273.5033.50---
Virginia471.9615.75-25.0050.00
U.S. North-East473.3229.50---
New York273.2123.00---
Pennsylvania174.2850.00---
Rhode Island173.0222.00---
U.S. Mid-West2472.7126.25-20.8320.83
Illinois171.1750.00---
Iowa173.2424.00---
Michigan572.5120.40-40.0040.00
Minnesota172.1850.00---
Missouri374.4735.33---
Ohio571.6416.80-40.0040.00
South Dakota473.3930.75-25.0025.00
Wisconsin472.8122.75---
U.S. South-West1573.2925.33--13.33
Arizona773.2120.00--28.57
Texas873.3830.00---
U.S. West2272.9224.55-13.6418.18
California1172.8225.82-18.1827.27
Colorado172.7428.00---
Hawaii673.4327.17---
Washington472.5116.25-25.0025.00

Performance by Month
Month Events Score Finish Win % Top-5 % Top-10 %
Jan673.4327.17---
Feb773.3226.14-14.2914.29
Mar1072.7924.20-20.0040.00
Apr873.1526.13-25.0025.00
May1372.5824.237.6915.3823.08
Jun1373.0728.69--7.69
Jul1171.5424.369.0927.2727.27
Aug1072.6717.00-20.0030.00
Sep1173.6431.45-9.099.09
Oct1172.7726.64-9.0918.18
Nov673.4619.00--16.67

Performance by Tournament Quality
Rank Events Score Finish Win % Top-5 % Top-10 %
Majors175.4350.00---
Majors+WGC175.4350.00---
Premier4772.9725.00-8.5117.02
Mid-Rank3572.7622.54-17.1422.86
Low-Rank1173.3229.73-18.1818.18