Byeong Hun An Facts: 20 Things To Know About The South Korean Golfer
PGA Tour player Byeong Hun An has a very impressive golfing CV - get to know him better with these facts regarding his life and career...
Byeong Hun An is one of South Korea's top male golfers, winning on multiple tours while also playing in several Olympic Games. Get to know him better with these facts...
BYEONG HUN AN FACTS
1. He is also known as 'Ben An', with his full name pronounced 'Bee-yong Hoon An.'
2. An was born in Seoul, South Korea on September 17, 1991.
3. His parents are Jae Hyung Ahn and Zhimin Jiao. They both participated in table tennis at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea, with his mom earning a silver (women's doubles) and bronze (women's singles) medal for China, and his dad picking up a bronze (men's doubles) for South Korea.
4. An moved to the United States in December 2005 to attend the David Leadbetter Golf Academy in Bradenton, Florida.
5. In August 2009, An became the youngest-ever winner of the US Amateur Championship when he defeated Ben Martin 7&5 in the 36-hole final at Southern Hills Country Club in Oklahoma. He was 17 at the time.
6. An attended the University of California-Berkeley after being one of the most highly sought-after recruits in the United States at the time.
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7. When An turned professional in 2011, he followed a piece of advice from Wally Uihlein, Titleist’s Chief Executive at the time, to play in Europe and earned a spot on the Challenge Tour via qualifying school.
8. He won his maiden pro title on the Challenge Tour at the Rolex Trophy. He became the first Korean to win on the European Tour's feeder circuit.
9. In 2015, he won his first European Tour title by six strokes in the flagship BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth. His second arrived at the 2024 Genesis Championship when he defeated fellow South Korean Tom Kim in a playoff.
10. An was named Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year on the European Tour in 2015.
11. He won the 2015 Shinhan Donghae Open on the Korean Tour, where he beat PGA Tour winner Seung-yul Noh by a single stroke.
12. An played for the International Team in the 2019 Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne. He won 2 points from five matches.
13. He won his first title in six-and-a-half years at the LECOM Suncoast Classic on the Korn Ferry Tour in early 2022.
14. He received a three-month suspension from the PGA Tour in 2023 after testing positive for a banned substance. It emerged that the substance was in an over-the-counter cough medicine he had bought in South Korea.
15. He has lost in three playoffs on the PGA Tour.
16. Despite playing in more than 30 Majors, he is yet to record a top-10 finish. His best result is a T13 at the 2024 Open.
17. He made a hole-in-one during the final round of the 2020 PGA Championship, acing the 189-yard 11th at TPC Harding Park.
18. He married his wife Heejae in 2018 and the couple have two children together.
19. He has won over $19m on the PGA Tour.
20. He played in the Rio 2016 and Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
BYEONG HUN AN BIO
Born | September 17, 1991 - Seoul, South Korea |
Nickname | Ben An |
Height | 6ft 2in (1.88m) |
College | University of California-Berkeley |
Turned Pro | 2011 |
Former Tours | Challenge Tour, Korn Ferry Tour |
Current Tour | PGA Tour, DP World Tour |
Pro Wins | 5 |
Career-High OWGR | 23rd |
Best Major Finish | T13th (2024 Open Championship) |
BYEONG HUN AN WINS
Event | Tour | Score |
---|---|---|
2014 Rolex Trophy | Challenge Tour | -19 (three strokes) |
2015 BMW PGA Championship | DP World Tour | -21 (six strokes) |
2015 Shinhan Donghae Open | Korean Tour | -12 (one stroke) |
2022 LECOM Suncoast Classic | Korn Ferry Tour | -17 (one stroke) |
2024 Genesis Championship | DP World Tour | -17 (playoff - Tom Kim) |
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