Jump to content

Hur Suk-ho

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by WOSlinker (talk | contribs) at 09:46, 2 May 2024 (update table header). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

In this Korean name, the family name is Hur.
Hur Suk-ho
Personal information
Born (1973-08-20) 20 August 1973 (age 51)
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb; 11.8 st)
Sporting nationality South Korea
Career
CollegeChae Yoog University
Turned professional1995
Former tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
Asian Tour
Korean Tour
Japan Challenge Tour
Professional wins13
Highest ranking65 (12 June 2005)[1]
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour8
Asian Tour1
Other4
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipT58: 2004
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT11: 2006
Achievements and awards
Japan Challenge Tour
money list winner		2001
Korean Tour
Player of the Year		2005

Hur Suk-ho (Korean: 허석호; born 20 August 1973), commonly known as S. K. Ho in English, is a South Korean professional golfer who plays mainly on the Japan Golf Tour.

Career

Hur was born in Seoul, South Korea. He attended Chae Yoog University and turned pro in 1995. He joined the Japan Golf Tour in 2001, having topped the money list on the Japan Challenge Tour in 2001. He has eight wins in total on the Japan Golf Tour. He has made several appearances in major championships and World Golf Championships events. He also won the Korean Tour Order of Merit in 2005.

Professional wins (13)

Japan Golf Tour wins (8)

Legend
Japan majors (3)
Other Japan Golf Tour (5)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 14 Jul 2002 Juken Sangyo Open Hiroshima −14 (64-70-71-69=274) 3 strokes Japan Mamo Osanai
2 16 May 2004 Japan PGA Championship −14 (66-68-68=202)* 1 stroke Japan Keiichiro Fukabori
3 4 Jul 2004 Japan Golf Tour Championship Shishido Hills Cup −5 (70-74-67-68=279) Playoff Japan Tomohiro Kondo
4 15 May 2005 Japan PGA Championship (2) −16 (68-68-67-69=272) 2 strokes Japan Hideto Tanihara
5 5 Jun 2005 JCB Classic Sendai −19 (63-67-66-69=265) 1 stroke Japan Shinichi Yokota
6 25 Jun 2006 Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open −14 (68-69-66-71=274) 3 strokes Japan Tatsuhiko Ichihara, New Zealand David Smail
7 27 Apr 2008 Tsuruya Open −12 (70-69-65-68=272) 1 stroke South Korea Kim Kyung-tae
8 9 Nov 2008 The Championship by Lexus −15 (66-68-65-70=269) 5 strokes Japan Kiyoshi Miyazato

*Note: The 2004 Japan PGA Championship was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (1–2)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 2004 Japan Golf Tour Championship Shishido Hills Cup Japan Tomohiro Kondo Won with par on second extra hole
2 2006 The Golf Tournament in Omaezaki Japan Tomohiro Kondo, Japan Toru Taniguchi Taniguchi won with birdie on third extra hole
Kondo eliminated by birdie on second hole
3 2013 Mynavi ABC Championship Japan Yuta Ikeda Lost to par on first extra hole

Asian PGA Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 1 Sep 2002 Shinhan Donghae Open1 −12 (65-67-72-72=276) Playoff Scotland Simon Yates

1Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour

Asian PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2002 Shinhan Donghae Open Scotland Simon Yates Won with birdie on second extra hole

Korean Tour wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 3 Jun 2001 Pocari Energy Open −15 (66-69-74-64=273) 1 stroke South Korea Hwang Sung-ha, South Korea Shin Yong-jin
2 1 Sep 2002 Shinhan Donghae Open1 −12 (65-67-72-72=276) Playoff Scotland Simon Yates

1Co-sanctioned by the Asian PGA Tour

Korean Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2002 Shinhan Donghae Open Scotland Simon Yates Won with birdie on second extra hole

Japan Challenge Tour wins (3)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 13 Apr 2001 JGTO iiyama Challenge 1 −9 (68-67=135) 1 stroke Japan Hisashi Sawada
2 25 May 2001 JGTO iiyama Challenge 2 −10 (66-68=134) 1 stroke Japan Norihiko Nakata
3 5 Jul 2001 Kourakuen Cup (2nd) −5 (67) Playoff Japan Tadahisa Inoue, Japan Hiroo Okamo

Results in major championships

Tournament 2003 2004 2005 2006
The Open Championship T28 CUT T74 T11
PGA Championship T58 CUT CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Note: Hur never played in the Masters Tournament or the U.S. Open.

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament 2004 2005
Match Play
Championship 53 T64
Invitational T27
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

Team appearances

References

  1. ^ "Week 24 2005 Ending 12 Jun 2005" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hur_Suk-ho&oldid=1221845697"