Kim Kyung-tae (; born 2 September 1986), also known as K.T. Kim, is a South Korean professional golfer who currently plays on the Japan Golf Tour and the Korean Tour.

Career He won several tournaments as an amateur, including the 2006 Japan Amateur Championship and two events on the 2006 Korean Tour. He turned professional in late 2006 and won the 2007 Maekyung Open in his second start on the Asian Tour.

In 2010, Kim won the Diamond Cup Golf, Japan Open and Mynavi ABC Championship on the Japan Golf Tour and became the first Korean golfer to lead the money list on the Tour.

Kim has played in each of the four major championships, recording top-50 finishes in each, with his best being a T30 finish at the 2011 U.S. Open. He also played in the 2011 Presidents Cup, representing the International Team in a 15–19 defeat to USA. Kim finished with a 2–2–0 record.

Kim won five events during the 2015 Japan Golf Tour season, which at the time took his overall total to ten tournament victories on the tour. This being a record for Korean players on the tour. He won a further three events during the 2016 season, including The Crowns, to take his number of Asian Tour victories to thirteen.

Amateur wins 2006 Asian Games (individual winner), Korean Amateur Championship, Japan Amateur Championship

Professional wins (20) Japan Golf Tour wins (14) Legend Flagship events (1) Japan majors (1) Other Japan Golf Tour (13) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up130 May 2010Diamond Cup Golf−16 (65-68-68-71=272)2 strokes Koumei Oda217 Oct 2010Japan Open Golf Championship−13 (69-70-68-64=271)2 strokes Hiroyuki Fujita331 Oct 2010Mynavi ABC Championship−13 (67-70-70-69=275)1 stroke Ryo Ishikawa424 Jul 2011Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup−15 (67-70-68-68=273)4 strokes Ryo Ishikawa52 Sep 2012Fujisankei Classic−8 (70-70-68-68=276)1 stroke Yuta Ikeda614 Jun 2015Singha Corporation Thailand Open1−21 (71-64-67-65=267)3 strokes Wang Jeung-hun712 Jul 2015Musee Platinum Open−20 (68-67-63-66=264)1 stroke Cho Min-gyu, Brad Kennedy, Park Jae-bum86 Sep 2015Fujisankei Classic−9 (70-64-68-73=275)1 stroke Lee Kyoung-hoon927 Sep 2015Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf2 (2)−9 (67-69-67-68=271)3 strokes Yuta Ikeda, Toshinori Muto101 Nov 2015Mynavi ABC Championship (2)−12 (66-69-68-69=272)2 strokes Daisuke Kataoka, Won Joon Lee, Katsumasa Miyamoto1117 Apr 2016Token Homemate Cup−13 (68-67-67-69=271)Playoff Tomohiro Kondo121 May 2016The Crowns−10 (69-69-65-67=270)Playoff Daisuke Kataoka1329 May 2016Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open−11 (69-64-71-73=277)1 stroke Kodai Ichihara, Shugo Imahira, Lee Sang-hee141 Dec 2019Casio World Open−20 (70-68-66-64=268)2 strokes Shaun Norris 1Co-sanctioned by the OneAsia Tour 2Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (2–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12009Golf Nippon Series JT Cup Shigeki MaruyamaLost to par on fourth extra hole22016Token Homemate Cup Tomohiro KondoWon with birdie on first extra hole32016The Crowns Daisuke KataokaWon with par on first extra hole

Asian Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up16 May 2007GS Caltex Maekyung Open1−18 (70-66-67-67=270)4 strokes Liang Wenchong227 Sep 2015Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf2−9 (67-69-67-68=271)3 strokes Yuta Ikeda, Toshinori Muto 1Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour 2Co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour

OneAsia Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up18 May 2011GS Caltex Maekyung Open1−21 (67-68-66-66=267)8 strokes Cho Min-gyu, Kim Hyung-sung214 Jun 2015Singha Corporation Thailand Open2−21 (71-64-67-65=267)3 strokes Wang Jeung-hun 1Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour 2Co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour

Korean Tour wins (6) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up128 May 2006Pocari Energy Open(as an amateur)−8 (68-69-74-69=280)Playoff Han Lee, Suk Jong-yul210 Sep 2006SBS Samsung Benest Open(as an amateur)−14 (69-68-69-68=274)1 stroke Won Joon Lee329 Apr 2007SBS Tomato Savings Bank Open−1 (73-69-72-73=287)1 stroke Choi Gwang-soo, Gong Young-joon46 May 2007GS Caltex Maekyung Open1−18 (70-66-67-67=270)4 strokes Liang Wenchong512 Jul 2007SBS Samsung Apple City Open−12 (65-68-67-72=272)5 strokes Mo Joong-kyung68 May 2011GS Caltex Maekyung Open2 (2)−21 (67-68-66-66=267)8 strokes Cho Min-gyu, Kim Hyung-sung 1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour 2Co-sanctioned by the OneAsia Tour

Korean Tour playoff record (1–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult12006Pocari Energy Open(as an amateur) Han Lee, Suk Jong-yulWon with birdie on second extra holeSuk eliminated by birdie on first hole

Results in major championships Tournament 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Masters TournamentT44CUTU.S. OpenT3067CUTThe Open ChampionshipT48CUTCUTT73T53T62PGA ChampionshipT48T5961CUTT67

CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied for place

Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeMasters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 11 Most consecutive cuts made – 4 (2010 Open Championship – 2011 U.S. Open) Longest streak of top-10s – 0

Results in World Golf Championships Results not in chronological order prior to 2015. Tournament 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017ChampionshipT49T51T4276Match PlayR64R64T17InvitationalT6T24T21ChampionsT41T49T27T47

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play "T" = tied Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

Team appearances Amateur Eisenhower Trophy (representing South Korea): 2004, 2006 Bonallack Trophy (representing Asia/Pacific): 2004 (winners), 2006

Professional Presidents Cup (representing the International team): 2011 Royal Trophy (representing Asia): 2011, 2012 (winners), 2013 EurAsia Cup (representing Asia): 2016 World Cup (representing South Korea): 2016

See also List of golfers with most Japan Golf Tour wins

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