Hur Suk-ho

In this Korean name, the family name is Hur.

Hur Suk-ho
Personal information
Born	(1973-08-20) 20 August 1973
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb; 11.8 st)
Sporting nationality	South Korea
Career
College	Chae Yoog University
Turned professional	1995
Former tour(s)	Japan Golf Tour Asian Tour Korean Tour Japan Challenge Tour
Professional wins	13
Highest ranking	65 (12 June 2005)
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour	8
Asian Tour	1
Other	4
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	T58: 2004
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	T11: 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	Mamo Osanai
2	16 May 2004	Japan PGA Championship	−14 (66-68-68=202)*	1 stroke	Keiichiro Fukabori
3	4 Jul 2004	Japan Golf Tour Championship Shishido Hills Cup	−5 (70-74-67-68=279)	Playoff	Tomohiro Kondo
4	15 May 2005	Japan PGA Championship (2)	−16 (68-68-67-69=272)	2 strokes	Hideto Tanihara
5	5 Jun 2005	JCB Classic Sendai	−19 (63-67-66-69=265)	1 stroke	Shinichi Yokota
6	25 Jun 2006	Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open	−14 (68-69-66-71=274)	3 strokes	Tatsuhiko Ichihara, David Smail
7	27 Apr 2008	Tsuruya Open	−12 (70-69-65-68=272)	1 stroke	Kim Kyung-tae
8	9 Nov 2008	The Championship by Lexus	−15 (66-68-65-70=269)	5 strokes	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	Tomohiro Kondo	Won with par on second extra hole
2	2006	The Golf Tournament in Omaezaki	Tomohiro Kondo, Toru Taniguchi	Taniguchi won with birdie on third extra hole Kondo eliminated by birdie on second hole
3	2013	Mynavi ABC Championship	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	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	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	Hwang Sung-ha, Shin Yong-jin
2	1 Sep 2002	Shinhan Donghae Open1	−12 (65-67-72-72=276)	Playoff	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	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	Hisashi Sawada
2	25 May 2001	JGTO iiyama Challenge 2	−10 (66-68=134)	1 stroke	Norihiko Nakata
3	5 Jul 2001	Kourakuen Cup (2nd)	−5 (67)	Playoff	Tadahisa Inoue, 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

• World Cup (representing South Korea): 2002, 2003, 2006
• Royal Trophy (representing Asia): 2006, 2007, 2009 (winners)

External links

• Hur Suk-ho at the Japan Golf Tour official site
• Hur Suk-ho at the Korean Tour official site (in Korean)
• Hur Suk-ho at the Official World Golf Ranking official site