Suk Jong-yul
South Korean professional golfer (born 1969)
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Suk Jong-yul (Korean: 석종율; born 6 February 1969) is a South Korean professional golfer.
Born6 February 1969
Sporting nationality
South Korea
South KoreaTurned professional1997
Current tourJapan PGA Senior Tour
| Suk Jong-yul | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born | 6 February 1969 | ||
| Sporting nationality | South Korea | ||
| Career | |||
| Turned professional | 1997 | ||
| Current tour | Japan PGA Senior Tour | ||
| Former tours | Asian Tour Korean Tour | ||
| Professional wins | 4 | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| Asian Tour | 1 | ||
| Other | 3 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
| |||
Career
Suk broke into the upper ranks of the sport at a relatively advanced age. He won the China Amateur in 2000, 2001 and 2002, and in the last of those years he also won the Ik Sam Open, a professional event in South Korea, as an amateur. He turned professional in 2003. In 2006 he won the Asian Tour's GS Caltex Maekyung Open in his home country.
Professional wins (4)
Asian Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 Apr 2006 | GS Caltex Maekyung Open1 | −17 (67-69-68-67=271) | 1 stroke |  Bryan Saltus |
1Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour
Korean Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 Nov 2002 | Iksan Open | −15 (66-65-70-72=273) | Playoff |  Choi Sang-ho |
| 2 | 30 Apr 2006 | GS Caltex Maekyung Open1 | −17 (67-69-68-67=271) | 1 stroke | Bryan Saltus |
1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour
Korean Tour playoff record (1–2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2002 | Iksan Open | Choi Sang-ho |
Won with birdie on third extra hole |
| 2 | 2006 | Pocari Energy Open | Han Lee, Kim Kyung-tae (a) |
Kim won with birdie on second extra hole Suk eliminated by birdie on first hole |
| 3 | 2008 | NH NongHyup KPGA Championship |  Andrew McKenzie, Park Sang-hyun |
McKenzie won with birdie on first extra hole |
Japan PGA Senior Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 Nov 2019 | ISPS Handa Cup Philanthropy Senior Tournament | −9 (66-69=135) | 1 stroke |  Katsumi Kubo, Kiyoshi Murota |
| 2 | 13 Oct 2024 | Trust Group Cup Sasebo Senior Open | −14 (64-66=130) | 3 strokes |  Prayad Marksaeng |
External links
- Suk Jong-yul at the Korean Tour official site (in Korean)
- Suk Jong-yul at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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