Kho Taichi (; born 13 November 2000) is a Hong Kong professional golfer who plays on the Asian Tour. He claimed his first win as a professional in his fourth professional start at the 2023 World City Championship, also becoming the first player from Hong Kong to win on the Asian Tour.
Amateur career Kho attended the University of Notre Dame from 2018 to 2022. In November 2021, Kho finished runner-up at the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship. He was defeated in a playoff by Keita Nakajima.
Professional career Kho turned professional in February 2023, making his first start as a professional at the Singapore Classic on the European Tour. In March, he won the weather-shortened World City Championship on the Asian Tour. The tournament was played at the Hong Kong Golf Club (Kho's home club). He shot two rounds of 64 and a final-round 70 to win by two shots ahead of Michael Hendry. The win also marked the first victory by a Hong Kong player on the Asian Tour. Additionally, he secured a place in the 2023 Open Championship. Kho was named as the Asian Tour Rookie of the Year for the 2023 season.
In June 2026, Kho birdied the final hole to win the International Series Morocco by one stroke ahead of Bubba Watson.
Amateur wins 2016 Hong Kong Junior Open Championship 2017 Hong Kong Junior Close Championship, Mission Hills Jack Nicklaus Junior Championship 2018 Hong Kong Junior Close Championship, Hong Kong Junior Open Championship 2021 Golfweek Hoosier Amateur
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Professional wins (4) Asian Tour wins (2) Legend International Series (1) Other Asian Tour (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up126 Mar 2023World City Championship−12 (64-64-70=198)2 strokes Michael Hendry214 Jun 2026International Series Morocco−19 (68-69-68-68=273)1 stroke Bubba Watson
Other wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up11 Oct 2023Asian Games−27 (62-60-70-69=261)1 stroke Im Sung-jae227 Jun 2024Memorial Olivier Barras−10 (71-67-65=203)5 strokes Sven Cremer, Filippo Serra (a), Miles Wennestam (a)
Playoff record Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult12026BMW Japan Golf Tour Championship Mori Building Cup Hiroshi Iwata, Naoyuki KataokaIwata won with birdie on first extra hole
Results in major championships Tournament2023Masters TournamentPGA ChampionshipU.S. OpenThe Open ChampionshipCUT
CUT = missed the half-way cut
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