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.
124th US Open: the No.2 Course at Pinehurst once again plays host to this most illustrious championship (June 13-16). Wyndham Clark defends his title, having won at Los Angeles CC in 2023.
79th Women’s US Open: the second women’s major championship of the season gets underway at Lancaster CC in Pennsylvania. It’s the second time the championship has been held here.
(May 30-June 2).
Nelly Korda: won the Mizuho Americas Open (May 16-19) at Liberty National GC, continuing her extraordinary form in LPGA events. This was her sixth win in seven starts in 2024.
Xander Schauffele: recorded his first major championship win, and second record-equalling low score of 62 in a major. Only he, Branden Grace, Rickie Fowler and Shane Lowry have achieved this feat in a men’s major championship.
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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