Hwang You-min
| Hwang You-min | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 17 April 2003 |
| Sporting nationality | South Korea |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2022 |
| Current tour(s) | LPGA of Korea Tour |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA of Korea Tour | 2 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| Chevron Championship | DNP |
| Women's PGA C'ship | T19: 2025 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T56: 2025 |
| Women's British Open | DNP |
| Evian Championship | CUT: 2024 |
Hwang You-min (Korean: 황유민; born 17 April 2003), also known as Youmin Hwang, is a South Korean professional golfer. Since turning professional, Hwang has won twice on the LPGA of Korea Tour and once on the Taiwan LPGA Tour.
Amateur career
As an amateur player, in 2021 Hwang won the 45th Korea Women's Amateur Golf Championship.[1] The following week, she won the Bitgoeuljungheung Cup, rising to 14th place in the Women's Amateur Golf Ranking.[2][3] Later that year, she placed in the top-10 of the Asia-Pacific Amateur Ladies Golf Team Championship.[4][5]
Professional career
Hwang turned professional in 2022, playing on the LPGA of Korea Tour. Her first tournament win came the following year, when she won the Dayou Winia – MBN Ladies Open on the 2023 LPGA of Korea Tour. On 7 April 2024, Hwang won the Doosan E&C We've Championship.[6] In October, Hwang narrowly lost to Kim Su-ji in the 2024 KLPGA's Hite Jinro Championship.[7]
In March 2025, Hwang won the 2025 Foxconn TLPGA Players Championship with a final score of 11-under-par. She was awarded the US$270,000 first prize.[8][9] In May 2025, Hwang placed second in the LPGA of Korea tour's 17th Doosan Match Play final, losing to Lee Ye-won by four holes.[10] Later that month, Hwang travelled to the United States to make her debut on the LPGA Tour. After being ranked among the top 75 women's golfers in the world on the Women's World Golf Rankings, Hwang earned a berth to play in the 2025 U.S. Women's Open. After the first round, Hwang was one of five golfers in T7 with 3-under-par.[11][12] Hwang survived the cut after round 2.[13][14][15]
Amateur wins
- 2020 Maekyung Sollago Cup Amateur Golf Championship
- 2021 Korean Women's Amateur - KangMinKoo Cup, Bitgoeuljungheung Cup
Source:[16]
Professional wins (3)
LPGA of Korea Tour wins (2)
Taiwan LPGA Tour wins (1)
- 2025 Foxconn TLPGA Players Championship
Results in LPGA majors
| Tournament | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | ||
| U.S. Women's Open | T56 | |
| Women's PGA Championship | T19 | |
| The Evian Championship | CUT | |
| Women's British Open |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
References
- ^ "Hwang enters top 20 with Korean Am win". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ^ "Teenager Hwang Celebrates Back-to-Back Triumphs". APGC. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ^ "Hwang and Yin lead a strong field at the 2021 Women's Amateur Asia-Pacific Championship". TheGolfHouse. 14 November 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ^ "Youmin Hwang Player Profile". amateurgolf.com. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ^ "Strong field assembles for Women's Amateur Asia-Pacific". Golf Australia. 9 November 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ^ "Doosan E&C We've Championship - Events". Rolex Rankings. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ^ Paik, Ji-hwan (6 October 2024). "Kim Su-ji clinches 2024 KLPGA season's final major title at Hite Jinro Championship". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ^ "South Korean golfer wins Taiwan's TLPGA Players Championship". Focus Taiwan. 2 March 2025. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ^ Cho, Hyosung (2 March 2025). "Hwang Yoo-min, the "Assault Captain," lifted the trophy at the Taiwan Women's Professional Golf Association ..." Maeil Business Newspaper. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ^ Kim, Jihan (18 May 2025). "Lee Ye-won (22) has established a solo system in the KLPGA Tour ..." Maeil Business Newspaper. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ^ Kelly, Todd (29 May 2025). "U.S. Women's Open 2025 updates: Six-way tie for the lead at Erin Hills". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ^ "Six tied for 1st-round lead at U.S. Women's Open". ESPN. Associated Press. 30 May 2025. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ^ Owczarski, Jim (30 May 2025). "US Women's Open cut tracker: Here's who made and missed the cut". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ^ Steele, Ben (31 May 2025). "Here are the tee times for the third round of the U.S. Women's Open at Erin Hills". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ^ York, Matt (30 May 2025). "US Women's Open Golf". New Castle News. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ^ "Youmin Hwang". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
External links
- Youmin Hwang at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site