Kang Wook-soon

Kang Wook-soon
Personal information
Born	(1966-06-02) 2 June 1966 (age 58) Yeongdeok, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Sporting nationality	South Korea
Residence	Seoul, South Korea
Career
Turned professional	1989
Former tour(s)	Asian Tour Nationwide Tour Korean Tour
Professional wins	17
Number of wins by tour
Asian Tour	7 (Tied-9th all-time)
Other	10
Achievements and awards
Asian PGA Tour Order of Merit winner 1996, 1998 Asian PGA Tour Players' Player of the Year 1996 Korean Tour Order of Merit winner 1999, 2002 Korean Tour Player of the Year 1999, 2000, 2001

Kang Wook-soon (Korean: 강욱순; born 2 June 1966) is a South Korean professional golfer.

Kang has played on the Asian Tour since it began in its modern form in 1995. He topped the Order of Merit in 1996 and 1998 and was the first man to reach career earnings of US$500,000 on the tour. In 2002 he was the top player on the Korean Tour. In 2003 he missed out on a PGA Tour card by one shot after three-putting the last hole of Final Qualifying to make bogey. He still qualified to play the Nationwide Tour in 2004, but despite recording a top ten finish in his third outing he left after six events. He has seven career wins on the Asian Tour and a ten wins on the Korean Tour; including three Order of Merits wins in 1999, 2000 and 2001.

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	28 Apr 1996	Tournament Players Championship	−13 (70-68-67-70=275)	Playoff	Go Higaki
2	18 Aug 1996	Kuala Lumpur Open	−13 (69-68-68-70=275)	1 stroke	Brad Andrews, Kenny Walker
3	29 Nov 1998	Perrier Hong Kong Open	−8 (69-70-66-67=272)	2 strokes	Ed Fryatt
4	10 Dec 1998	Omega PGA Championship	−17 (66-65-66-66=263)	3 strokes	Hsieh Chin-sheng
5	5 Sep 1999	ERA Taiwan Open	−14 (68-70-67-69=274)	1 stroke	Kyi Hla Han
6	30 Apr 2000	Maekyung LG Fashion Open1	−10 (67-69-73-69=278)	1 stroke	Kim Felton
7	4 Feb 2001	Grohe Thailand Masters	−24 (67-65-66-66=264)	5 strokes	Thongchai Jaidee

¹Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour

Asian PGA Tour playoff record (1–2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1996	Canlubang Classic	Craig Kamps	Lost to par on first extra hole
2	1996	Tournament Players Championship	Go Higaki	Won with par on first extra hole
3	2001	SK Telecom Open	Charlie Wi, Simon Yates	Wi won with birdie on seventh extra hole Yates eliminated by birdie on fifth hole

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	27 May 1995	Daily Sports Pocari Open	−16 (66-72-66-68=272)	1 stroke	Choi Sang-ho, Park Nam-sin
2	14 Oct 1995	Champion Series	−6 (70-68=138)	1 stroke	Kim Jong-duck, Kim Jong-il, Park Nam-sin
3	22 Aug 1999	Bookyung Open	−15 (65-67-71-70=273)	1 stroke	Shin Yong-jin
4	29 Aug 1999	Lance Field KPGA Championship	−8 (69-67-72-72=280)	Playoff	Shin Yong-jin
5	30 Apr 2000	Maekyung LG Fashion Open1	−10 (67-69-73-69=278)	1 stroke	Kim Felton
6	3 Sep 2000	Leading Investment & Securities Open	−16 (66-70-68-68=272)	5 strokes	Jang Ik-jae
7	19 Oct 2000	Daekyung Open	−18 (67-67-68-68=270)	4 strokes	Kwak Heung-so
8	19 May 2002	Pocari Energy Open	−13 (72-67-68-68=275)	1 stroke	Choi Gwang-soo, Jang Ik-jae, Kim Dae-sub, Lee In-woo, Park Nam-sin, Shin Yong-jin
9	3 Aug 2003	Lancelot Cup Bookyung Open (2)	−20 (69-66-65-68=268)	6 strokes	Park Nam-sin, Yang Yong-eun
10	31 Aug 2008	SBS Johnnie Walker Blue Label Open	−12 (67-71-68-70=276)	2 strokes	Joo Heung-chol, Kim Hyung-sung, Lee Tae-hee, Park Do-kyu
11	12 Apr 2009	SBS Tomato Savings Bank Open	−8 (67-68-75-70=280)	Playoff	Chung Joon

¹Co-sanctioned by the Asian PGA Tour

Korean Tour playoff record (2–3)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1999	Lance Field KPGA Championship	Shin Yong-jin	Won with birdie on third extra hole
2	2001	SK Telecom Open	Charlie Wi, Simon Yates	Wi won with birdie on seventh extra hole Yates eliminated by birdie on fifth hole
3	2007	SBS Lake Hills Open	Kang Kyung-nam, Ted Oh	Kang Kyung-nam won with birdie on first extra hole
4	2009	SBS Tomato Savings Bank Open	Chung Joon	Won with par on third extra hole
5	2010	Dongbu Insurance Promy Gunsan CC Open	Kang Kyung-nam, Kim Do-hoon	Kim won with birdie on sixth extra hole Kang Wook-soon eliminated by par on first hole

• Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing South Korea): 1997, 1998
• Asian Nations Cup (representing South Korea): 1999 (with Kim Wan-tae, winners)^[1]
• World Cup (representing South Korea): 1999
• Dynasty Cup (representing Asia): 2003 (winners)

• List of golfers with most Asian Tour wins

• Kang Wook-soon at the PGA Tour official site
• Kang Wook-soon at the Korean Tour official site (in Korean)
• Kang Wook-soon at the Official World Golf Ranking official site