Jang Yu-bin (; born 11 June 2002) is a South Korean professional golfer. He won the Korean Tour Order of Merit in 2024, and was a gold medalist in the team event at the 2022 Asian Games.
Early life and family Jang was born in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. He took up golf at an early age, supported by his grandmother, a former tennis player. He went to the Korea National Sport University.
Amateur career Jang had a successful amateur career, winning several ranking tournaments, including the 2022 World University Golf Championship. He was part of the gold medal winning South Korean team in the 2022 Asian Games (held in 2023), playing alongside Kim Si-woo, Im Sung-jae and Cho Woo-young. Also in 2023, while still an amateur, he won the KPGA Gunsan CC Open on the Korean Tour. He reached a high of 35 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking.
Professional career Jang turned professional in October 2023 and joined the Korean Tour. In 2024, he successfully defended the KPGA Gunsan CC Open, as well as winning the Baeksang Holdings-Asiad CC Busan Open and had several runner-up finishes, on his way to winning the 2024 Order of Merit and Player of the Year award. In December 2024, he dropped out of the final qualifying stage for the PGA Tour in order to join LIV Golf as a member of the Iron Heads GC alongside Kevin Na.
Amateur wins 2020 Bitgoeuljungheung Cup 2021 Bitgoeuljungheung Cup 2022 KGA President Cup Amateur Championship, World University Golf Championships, Song Am Cup, National Sports Festival
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Professional wins (5) Korean Tour wins (5) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up127 Aug 2023KPGA Gunsan CC Open(as an amateur)−20 (67-68-68-65=268)Playoff Jeon Ga-lam214 Jul 2024KPGA Gunsan CC Open (2)−16 (66-64-71-71=272)2 strokes Jung Han-mil313 Oct 2024Baeksang Holdings-Asiad CC Busan Open−9 (65-69-73-68=275)Playoff Chang Hee-min414 Jun 2026KPGA Classic49 pts (15-12-12-10=49)4 points Park Eun-shin521 Jun 2026Hana Bank Invitational−10 (69-70-69-66=274)1 stroke Kim Min-jun
Korean Tour playoff record (2–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12023KPGA Gunsan CC Open(as an amateur) Jeon Ga-lamWon with bogey on first extra hole22024Bizplay-One The Club Open Hur In-hoiLost to birdie on second extra hole32024Baeksang Holdings-Asiad CC Busan Open Chang Hee-minWon with birdie on first extra hole
Team appearances Bonallack Trophy (representing Asia-Pacific): 2023 (winners) Asian Games (representing South Korea): 2023 (winners)
References
External links
Yubin Jang at LIV Golf (archived)