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Suk Jong-yul

Suk Jong-yul
Personal information
Born (1969-02-06) 6 February 1969 (age 55)
Sporting nationality South Korea
Career
Turned professional1997
Current tour(s)Japan PGA Senior Tour
Former tour(s)Asian Tour
Korean Tour
Professional wins3
Number of wins by tour
Asian Tour1
Other2
Achievements and awards
Korean Tour
Rookie of the Year
2000

Suk Jong-yul (Korean: 석종율; born 6 February 1969) is a South Korean professional golfer.

Suk broke into the upper ranks of the sport at a relatively advanced age. He won the China Amateur in 2000, 2001 and 2002, and in the last of those years he also won the Ik Sam Open, a professional event in South Korea, as an amateur. He turned professional in 2003. In 2006 he won the Asian Tour's GS Caltex Maekyung Open in his home country.

Professional wins (3)

Asian Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 30 Apr 2006 GS Caltex Maekyung Open1 −17 (67-69-68-67=271) 1 stroke United States Bryan Saltus

1Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour

Korean Tour wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 16 Nov 2002 Iksan Open −15 (66-65-70-72=273) Playoff South Korea Choi Sang-ho
2 30 Apr 2006 GS Caltex Maekyung Open1 −17 (67-69-68-67=271) 1 stroke United States Bryan Saltus

1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour

Korean Tour playoff record (1–2)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 2002 Iksan Open South Korea Choi Sang-ho Won with birdie on third extra hole
2 2006 Pocari Energy Open United States Han Lee, South Korea Kim Kyung-tae (a) Kim won with birdie on second extra hole
Suk eliminated by birdie on first hole
3 2008 NH NongHyup KPGA Championship Australia Andrew McKenzie, South Korea Park Sang-hyun McKenzie won with birdie on first extra hole

Japan PGA Senior Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runners-up
1 20 Nov 2019 ISPS Handa Cup Philanthropy Senior Tournament −9 (66-69=135) 1 stroke Japan Katsumi Kubo, Japan Kiyoshi Murota