Player Profile

Sung Kang

BIRTHDATE: 04-Jan-87
BIRTHPLACE: Jeju, South Korea
VICTORIES: 3 more details

PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-4
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Latest Results in the Last 12 Months

Date	Event	Course	Location	Tour	Pos	1	2	3	4	5	Total
2024-10-27	Genesis Championship	Jack Nicklaus Korea	South Korea	Korean	mc	78	83				161
2024-10-20	Andalucia Masters	Sotogrande	Spain	DP World	mc	76	76				152
2024-10-13	Open de France	Le Golf National	France	DP World	mc	72	75				147
2024-10-06	Alfred Dunhill Links Championship	St Andrews	Scotland	DP World	64	68	70	69	74		281
2024-09-29	Open de Espana	Club de Campo Villa de Madrid	Spain	DP World	69	73	70	75	73		291
2024-09-15	Irish Open	Royal County Down	Northern Ireland	DP World	mc	75	81				156
2024-09-08	European Masters	Crans-sur-Sierre	Switzerland	DP World	mc	71	71				142
2024-09-01	British Masters	The Belfry	England	DP World	mc	72	75				147
2024-08-25	Danish Golf Championship	Lubker	Denmark	DP World	37	70	70	71	70		281
2024-08-18	Czech Masters	PGA National Oaks Prague	Czech Republic	DP World	28	65	70	71	70		276
2024-08-11	Pinnacle Bank Championship	Indian Creek	Nebraska	Korn Ferry	mc	73	72				145
2024-08-04	Utah Championship	Oakridge	Utah	Korn Ferry	mc	70	67				137
2024-07-28	NV5 Invitational	The Glen Club	Illinois	Korn Ferry	48	69	64	69	68		270
2024-07-21	Barracuda Championship	Tahoe Mountain	California	PGA	mc	74	70				144
2024-07-14	ISCO Championship	Keene Trace	Kentucky	PGA	mc	74	65				139
2024-06-30	Memorial Health Championship	Panther Creek	Illinois	Korn Ferry	mc	71	68				139
2024-06-23	Compliance Solutions Championship	Jimmie Austin OU	Oklahoma	Korn Ferry	mc	72	71				143
2024-06-16	U.S. Open	Pinehurst	North Carolina	PGA	mc	74	75				149
2024-06-09	BMW Charity Pro-Am	Thornblade	South Carolina	Korn Ferry	mc	70	71				141
2024-05-26	Knoxville Open	Holston Hills	Tennessee	Korn Ferry	mc	69	69				138
2024-05-19	AdventHealth Championship	Blue Hills	Missouri	Korn Ferry	mc	75	66				141
2024-05-05	CJ Cup Byron Nelson	Craig Ranch	Texas	PGA	41	68	68	64	71		271
2024-04-28	Veritex Bank Championship	Texas Rangers	Texas	Korn Ferry	mc	67	72				139
2024-04-21	Corales Puntacana Championship	Corales	Dominican Republic	PGA	mc	70	71				141
2024-04-07	Club Car Championship	Landings Club	Georgia	Korn Ferry	mc	72	72				144
2024-03-31	Houston Open	Memorial Park	Texas	PGA	mc	72	74				146
2024-03-24	Singapore Classic	Laguna National (Classic)	Singapore	DP World	mc	77	71				148
2024-03-10	Puerto Rico Open	Grand Reserve	Puerto Rico	PGA	mc	70	72				142
2024-03-03	Argentina Open	Olivos	Argentina	Korn Ferry	mc	74	73				147
2024-02-11	Qatar Masters	Doha	Qatar	DP World	42	69	70	73	74		286
2024-02-04	Bahrain Championship	The Royal (Bahrain)	Bahrain	DP World	mc	74	72				146
2024-01-28	Ras al Khaimah Championship	Al Hamra	United Arab Emirates	DP World	mc	73	74				147
2024-01-21	Great Exuma Classic	Emerald Bay	Bahamas	Korn Ferry	mc	75	78				153

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Elliott Symbols

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Nappy Factor
No children
Awarded Symbol: False

At best in hot conditions
Five season scoring average - all tournaments: 71.77
Five season scoring average - hot conditions: 71.96
Awarded Symbol: False

Very good player in wet weather
Five season scoring average - all tournaments: 71.77
Five season scoring average - wet conditions: 72.03
Awarded Symbol: False

Excellent wind player
Five season scoring average - all tournaments: 71.77
Five season scoring average - windy conditions: 71.89
Awarded Symbol: False

Sunday supplement: proven �bottle� or appears to lack bottle?
Total score relative to contenders: -0.36
Number of times in contention: 4
Average score relative to contenders: -0.09
Awarded Symbol: No

Final Round Performance vs Average of Contenders

Year	>2 shots better	0-2 shots better	0-2 shots worse	>2 shots worse
2024	-	-	-	-
2023	-	-	1	-
2022	-	-	-	-
2021	-	-	-	-
2020	1	1	-	1

Proven front runner

Retained After 1: 0%
Retained After 2: 0%
Retained After 3: -
Awarded Symbol: False

Retained Leads

Year	Rounds 1 thru 2	Rounds 2 thru 3	Rounds 3 thru 4
2024	-	-	-
2023	-	-	-
2022	-	-	-
2021	0/1	-	-
2020	-	0/1	-

Significant Birthday

Player�s current age: 37 not significant
Awarded Symbol: False

Accurate from tee to green, but poor putter

12-month greens in regulation rank: 0
12-month putting average rank: 0
period size: 0
top ten % : 0
bottom third: 0
Awarded Symbol: True

Contention rust

Number of times in final round contention in the past 12 months: 1
Awarded Symbol: True

Comeback Trail

Current exemption status:
Awarded Symbol: False

Disappointing this season

Average score this season: 72.80
Average score last season: 72.51
Difference: 0.28999999999999
Awarded Symbol: False

Past his best

Average score this season: 72.80
Average score last season: 72.51
Average score 2 seasons ago: 71.96
Awarded Symbol: True

Plays well when fresh from a break

Average score when playing on 2+ weeks' rest: 72.28
Average score when playing on 1 week's rest: 71.38
Average score having played the previous week: 71.81
Awarded Symbol: False

Streaky player

Five season scoring average: 71.37
Standard Deviation: 3.62
Significant score is less than: 67.76
Awarded Symbol: False

Virgin Golfer

Career Victories: 3
Awarded Symbol: False

Sung Kang - Further Player Analysis

Performance by Location

Region	Events	Score	Finish	Win %	Top-5 %	Top-10 %
U.S. South-East	34	72.06	46.97	-	-	2.94
Florida	8	72.69	44.88	-	-	12.50
Georgia	6	71.19	46.50	-	-	-
Kentucky	3	72.66	50.00	-	-	-
Louisiana	3	71.77	50.00	-	-	-
Mississippi	3	73.35	50.00	-	-	-
North Carolina	5	71.69	43.00	-	-	-
South Carolina	4	72.29	50.00	-	-	-
Tennessee	2	70.57	47.00	-	-	-
U.S. North-East	6	72.18	49.33	-	-	-
Connecticut	3	71.00	48.67	-	-	-
Maryland	1	72.87	50.00	-	-	-
Massachusetts	1	72.38	50.00	-	-	-
New York	1	76.00	50.00	-	-	-
U.S. Mid-West	18	71.49	44.06	-	-	-
Illinois	6	72.28	48.33	-	-	-
Indiana	1	72.42	50.00	-	-	-
Kansas	1	70.61	12.00	-	-	-
Michigan	2	70.76	43.50	-	-	-
Minnesota	2	72.44	50.00	-	-	-
Missouri	1	72.13	50.00	-	-	-
Nebraska	1	73.03	50.00	-	-	-
Ohio	4	70.27	38.50	-	-	-
U.S. South-West	17	71.14	45.76	-	-	-
Arizona	3	70.25	42.00	-	-	-
Oklahoma	2	74.01	50.00	-	-	-
Texas	12	71.15	46.00	-	-	-
U.S. West	32	71.47	44.16	-	3.13	3.13
California	20	71.65	44.30	-	5.00	5.00
Hawaii	4	70.79	43.75	-	-	-
Idaho	2	72.75	50.00	-	-	-
Nevada	4	70.60	38.00	-	-	-
Utah	2	72.65	50.00	-	-	-

Performance by Month

Month	Events	Score	Finish	Win %	Top-5 %	Top-10 %
Jan	11	72.15	44.64	-	-	-
Feb	15	71.39	42.73	-	6.67	6.67
Mar	13	72.65	43.77	-	-	7.69
Apr	11	72.07	50.00	-	-	-
May	11	71.15	45.64	-	-	-
Jun	16	71.62	46.25	-	-	-
Jul	16	72.04	48.56	-	-	-
Aug	15	71.43	43.07	-	-	-
Sep	8	72.51	49.63	-	-	-
Oct	9	71.68	44.44	-	-	-
Nov	9	71.37	47.67	-	-	-
Dec	1	69.84	37.00	-	-	-

Performance by Tournament Quality

Rank	Events	Score	Finish	Win %	Top-5 %	Top-10 %
Majors	5	71.86	45.80	-	-	-
Majors+WGC	7	71.87	46.14	-	-	-
Premier	52	71.17	44.92	-	1.92	3.85
Mid-Rank	35	71.82	46.54	-	-	-
Low-Rank	11	72.55	46.36	-	-	-