Mo Joong-kyung (; born 23 August 1971) is a professional golfer from South Korea who currently plays on the Asian Tour, where he has won twice.
Career Mo was born in Seoul and turned professional in 1995.
After turning professional in 1995, Mo decided to stay and play mainly in South Korea to be close to his family. He has won five events on the Korean Tour, with his best year coming in 2004, which was the first year he earned six figures in season-long earnings.
Mo has also had some success on the Asian Tour. He won the 1996 Guam Open by three strokes over three players. In 1997 he finished a distant runner-up to Tiger Woods at the Asian Honda Classic. He maintained full-time status for many years afterwards but would not win again until the 2008 Singha Thailand PGA Championship. He defeated seasoned campaigners Juvic Pagunsan and hometown favorite Prayad Marksaeng down the stretch giving him the biggest victory of his career. He credited the victory to his hard work and self-belief in Chiang Rai. Later in the year he recorded a top-10 at the Volvo Masters of Asia. Overall 2008 would be his most successful year on the Asian Tour.
Mo represented Asia in 2005 in the Dynasty Cup where he and his Asian team were victorious.
Personal life Mo currently resides in his place of birth Seoul with his wife and one child.
Professional wins (7) Asian Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up112 May 1996Guam Open−1 (77-73-70-67=287)3 strokes Don Fardon, Aaron Meeks, Jeff Wagner229 Jun 2008Singha Thailand PGA Championship−21 (69-64-69-65=267)3 strokes Juvic Pagunsan
Asian Tour playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12004Volkswagen Masters-China Rahil GangjeeLost to par on first extra hole
Korean Tour wins (5) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up19 Sep 2000Chungcheong Open−13 (71-70-71-63=275)7 strokes Choi Gwang-soo, Yang Yong-eun210 Nov 2002KTRD Open−7 (69-73-69-70=281)1 stroke Choi Sang-ho, Kang Wook-soon, Lee Jun-young39 Jul 2004Sports Toto Open−12 (70-71-69-66=276)1 stroke Jang Ik-jae430 Jul 2006SBS Gaya Open−15 (68-70-67-68=273)1 stroke Bae Sang-moon, Jun Tae-hyun, Park Do-kyu515 May 2016Maeil Dairies Open−18 (69-67-68-66=270)3 strokes Kang Kyung-nam
Team appearances Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing South Korea): 1997 Dynasty Cup (representing Asia): 2005 (winners)
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