Earns FOURTH victory in 194th event on the PGA TOUR at the age of 35 years, 4 months and 13 days.
2002 COMPAQ Classic of New Orleans, Tampa Bay Classic presented by Buick
CHRYSLER CHAMPIONSHIP NOTES Becomes the third player in tournament history to surpass the $1-million mark in earnings with $1,441,200 (ranks second). Vijay Singh is first with $1,480,410 and Carl Pettersson is third with $1,099,000. The native of South Korea becomes the fifth consecutive international player to win the Chrysler Championship, including his win in 2002. Others: 2003-Retief Goosen (South Africa), 2004Vijay Singh (Fiji) and 2005 Carl Pettersson (Sweden).
2006 NOTES Earns a spot in THE TOUR Championship for the fourth time in his seven year career on the TOUR, jumping to 26th on the money list. Becomes the 12th different (14 TOUR titles) foreign-born player to win on the PGA TOUR in 2006 and the first since the 2006 John Deere Classic (Australian – John Senden) in mid-July Earns a trip to the 2006 Mercedes Championships in Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii. Earns 100 points in the 10th leg of The Fall Finish Presented by PricewaterhouseCoopers – an 11-event series that includes enhanced purses and bonus awards totaling $1 million, with $500,000 going to the top points-earner.
CAREER NOTES Surpasses the $2 million mark in season earnings for the third time in his career. He becomes the 31st player to surpass $2 million in season earnings in 2006. In seventh season on PGA TOUR, surpasses the $11-million mark in career earnings ($11,452,595) since becoming a member in 2000. 2006 PGA TOUR SUMMARY Tournaments entered—25; in money--21; top-10 finishes—4; top-25 finishes--10 BIRTH DATE: May 19, 1970 BIRTHPLACE: Wando, South Korea RESIDES: The Woodlands, TX FAMILY: Wife, Hunjung Kim; Hohjun “David,” Amanda, Daniel HEIGHT: 5-8 WEIGHT: 185 TURNED PRO: 1994 JOINED PGA TOUR: 2000 |
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