Kim Min-kyu (; born 24 March 2001), also known as Minkyu Kim, is a South Korean professional golfer. Aged 17, he won the 2018 D+D Real Czech Challenge on the Challenge Tour becoming the youngest-ever winner on the tour.
Professional career Kim turned professional in early 2017 and won his first professional event on the Jamega Pro Golf Tour at the Windmill Hill Classic. Following this, Kim then played on the 2017 PGA EuroPro Tour. He won two tournaments in successive weeks in August, the Pentahotels Championship and FORE Business Championship. He was runner-up in the end-of-season Tour Championship Amendoeira Golf Resort and finished second in the Order of Merit to earn a place on the Challenge Tour for 2018.
In May 2018 he won the D+D Real Czech Challenge on the Challenge Tour becoming, at , the youngest-ever winner on the tour.
In June 2022, Kim won the Kolon Korea Open; a co-sanctioned Asian Tour and Korean Tour event. He beat Cho Min-gyu in a three-hole aggregate playoff.
Professional wins (7) Asian Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up126 Jun 2022Kolon Korea Open1−4 (72-71-68-69=280)Playoff Cho Min-gyu223 Jun 2024Kolon Korea Open1 (2)−11 (70-66-71-66=273)3 strokes Song Young-han 1Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour
Asian Tour playoff record (1–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12022Kolon Korea Open Cho Min-gyuWon three-hole aggregate playoff;Kim: E (3-5-4=12),Cho: +1 (3-4-6=13)
Challenge Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up127 May 2018D+D Real Czech Challenge−20 (67-66-69-66=268)3 strokes Sebastian Söderberg
Korean Tour wins (3) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up126 Jun 2022Kolon Korea Open1−4 (72-71-68-69=280)Playoff Cho Min-gyu22 Jun 2024Descente Korea Munsingwear Matchplay20 holes Cho Woo-young323 Jun 2024Kolon Korea Open1 (2)−11 (70-66-71-66=273)3 strokes Song Young-han 1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour
Korean Tour playoff record (1–1) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result12020KPGA Open Kim Han-byeol, Lee Soo-minLee won with birdie on second extra holeKim Han-byeol eliminated by birdie on first hole22022Kolon Korea Open Cho Min-gyuWon three-hole aggregate playoff;Kim: E (3-5-4=12),Cho: +1 (3-4-6=13)
PGA EuroPro Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up118 Aug 2017Pentahotels Championship−14 (65-67-73=205)2 strokes Stiggy Hodgson225 Aug 2017FORE Business Championship−12 (68-63-73=204)Playoff Niall Kearney
Jamega Pro Golf Tour (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up17 Aug 2017Windmill Hill Classic−6 (67)1 stroke Jamie Abbott, Ben Storey, Joshua White
Results in major championships Tournament202220232024Masters TournamentPGA ChampionshipU.S. OpenThe Open ChampionshipCUTT31
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied
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