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K.J. Choi
PGA TOUR	Events Played	Finish									FedExCup
PGA TOUR	Events Played	Cuts Made	1st	2nd	3rd	Top 10	Top 25	Scoring Avg.	OWGR	Money	Points	Standing
Career Totals	230	169	7	2	1	43	87	--	--	$17,951,085	--	--
2008	10	8	1	--	--	3	6	70.98	8	$1,801,432	7,876	8th
2007	25	21	2	1	--	7	17	69.61	9	$4,587,859	15,485	5th
2006	26	22	1	--	--	4	10	70.21	29	$2,376,548	--	--
2005	24	18	1	--	--	3	7	70.44	31	$1,765,374	--	--
2004	24	19	--	--	1	7	10	70.54	25	$2,077,775	--	--
*OWGR = Official World Golf Rating											More Stats

KEY STATS

Scoring Average		70.62
Scoring Average		71.32

Driving Distance		284.2
Driving Distance		281.4

Driving Accuracy Percentage		64.39%
Driving Accuracy Percentage		63.16%

Greens in Regulation Percentage		70.74%
Greens in Regulation Percentage		63.61%

Scrambling		63.29%
Scrambling		57.66%

Putts Per Round		29.53
Putts Per Round		29.30

K.J. Choi Average

PGA TOUR Average

BEST FINISHES

Result	Year	Events
WON	2008	Sony Open in Hawaii
T5	2008	World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship
T7	2008	Northern Trust Open
T11	2008	Shell Houston Open
T12	2008	World Golf Championships-CA Championship

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> His best finish on the PGA TOUR in 2008 is 1st at the Sony Open in Hawaii.
> He ranks 76th in Scoring Average on the PGA TOUR.

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STANDARD STATS		Rank	Additional Stats
Driving Distance	283.9	82nd	Tot. Dist. - 18,171	Tot. Drvs. - 64
Driving Accuracy Percentage	63.94%	79th	Fwys Hit - 289	Poss. Fwys - 452
Greens in Regulation Pct.	68.92%	7th	Greens Hit - 397	# Holes - 576
Putting Average	1.796	91st	GIR Putts - 713	Greens Hit - 397
Birdie Average	3.50	33rd	# Birdies - 112	Tot. Rnds. - 32
Scoring Average	70.98	76th	Tot. Strks - 2,274	Tot. Adj. - 2.585-
Sand Save Percentage	59.26%	27th	# Saves - 32	# Bunkers - 54
Total Driving	161	51st	Total rank from stats 1 & 2
All-Around Ranking	559	38th	Total rank from stats 1-8
Regular Season FedExCup Points	7,876	8th	Pts.Behind - 9,869	-
Money Leaders	$1,801,432	10th	-	-
Par Breakers	19.44%	43rd	#Bird/Eagl - 112	#Holes - 576
Putts Per Round	29.50	125th	Tot. Putts - 944	Tot. Rnds. - 32
GIR Pct. - Fairway Bunker	56.0%	36th	-	-

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Choi playing in adopted hometown (1:30)

K.J. Choi holes out from bunker at the 2008 WGC-CA Championship (:20)

Choi birdies No. 18 (:19)

K.J. Choi makes clutch par at the 2007 Memorial Tournament (:22)

2008 Sony Open in Hawaii: Choi's near ace (:25)

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Interest in golf grew after one of his high school teachers recommended he try the sport. Began studying Jack Nicklaus lesson books and videos and spent long hours hitting practice balls on his island home's only practice range. Later studied under Phil Ritson...First Korean to earn PGA TOUR card...After his 2005 victory, donated $90,000 to the Korean Presbyterian Church in Greensboro that he has attended each year he played the tournament...He grew up the son of a rice farmer and as a teenage powerlifter earned the nickname "Tank" because he could squat 350 pounds although he weighed a mere 95. He didn't have the upper-body strength to pursue that sport, so he turned to golf at age 16.

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