Byeong-hun An
Name:
Byeong-hun AnAlso known as:
Ben AnCountry:
South KoreaBorn:
Sept 17, 1991 in Seoul, South Korea.Original/Home Club:
Occupation:
Professional golferTurned Pro:
2011Presidents Cup player (2019, '24). US Amateur champion (2009). European Tour winner. European Tour Rookie of the Year (2015).
An's South Korean father Jae-hyung Ahn and Chinese mother Jiao Zhimin were both bronze medalists in table tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympic Games in Seoul; they married in 1989.
Asia
Genesis Motors
Played as the Genesis Championship (Oct 24-27; KPGA Tr/European-DP World Tr event). Byeong Hun An (S Kor) beat Joo-hyung "Tom" Kim (S Kor) with a birdie at the first playoff hole (par-5 18th), to record his second European (DP World) Tour win. [Jack Nicklaus GC, Incheon, S Korea].
Note: the Korea Championship presented by Genesis (first played in 2023), was merged into this event for 2024.
The Sentry: known for many years as the Tournament of Champions, the PGA Tour’s 2025 season-opener gets underway on Kapalua’s Plantation course (Jan 2-5). Chris Kirk defends.
Tournament of Champions: the LPGA Tour’s 2025 season is launched at Lake Nona with the their Tournament of Champions (Jan 30-Feb 2). The 2024 edition gave Lydia Ko her 20th LPGA Tour title.
Attahya Thitikul: also known as “Jeeno”, the Thai golfer won the LPGA Tour’s 2024 CME Group Tour Championship … and an eye-watering $4 million, the richest first-prize in women’s golf.
Rory McIlroy: scooped the 2024 European (DP World) Tour season-long Order of Merit title, joining Seve Ballesteros as a six-time winner of this prestigious award.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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