Kho Taichi
| Kho Taichi | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Born | 13 November 2000 Hong Kong | ||
| Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  Hong Kong | ||
| Career | |||
| College | University of Notre Dame | ||
| Turned professional | 2023 | ||
| Current tours | Asian Tour Japan Golf Tour | ||
| Professional wins | 4 | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| Asian Tour | 2 | ||
| Other | 2 | ||
| Best results in major championships | |||
| Masters Tournament | DNP | ||
| PGA Championship | DNP | ||
| U.S. Open | DNP | ||
| The Open Championship | CUT: 2023 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 許龍一 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 許龙一 | ||||||||||
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| Japanese name | |||||||||||
| Kanji | 許 龍一 | ||||||||||
| Hiragana | きょ たいち | ||||||||||
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Kho Taichi (Chinese: 許龍一; born 13 November 2000) is a Hong Kong professional golfer who plays on the Asian Tour. He claimed his first win as a professional in his fourth professional start at the 2023 World City Championship, also becoming the first player from Hong Kong to win on the Asian Tour.[1]
Amateur career
[edit]Kho attended the University of Notre Dame from 2018 to 2022.[2][3] In November 2021, Kho finished runner-up at the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship. He was defeated in a playoff by Keita Nakajima.[4]
Professional career
[edit]Kho turned professional in February 2023, making his first start as a professional at the Singapore Classic on the European Tour.[5] In March, he won the weather-shortened World City Championship on the Asian Tour. The tournament was played at the Hong Kong Golf Club (Kho's home club). He shot two rounds of 64 and a final-round 70 to win by two shots ahead of Michael Hendry. The win also marked the first victory by a Hong Kong player on the Asian Tour.[1] Additionally, he secured a place in the 2023 Open Championship.[6] Kho was named as the Asian Tour Rookie of the Year for the 2023 season.[7]
In June 2026, Kho birdied the final hole to win the International Series Morocco by one stroke ahead of Bubba Watson.[8]
Amateur wins
[edit]- 2016 Hong Kong Junior Open Championship
- 2017 Hong Kong Junior Close Championship, Mission Hills Jack Nicklaus Junior Championship
- 2018 Hong Kong Junior Close Championship, Hong Kong Junior Open Championship
- 2021 Golfweek Hoosier Amateur
Source:[9]
Professional wins (4)
[edit]Asian Tour wins (2)
[edit]| Legend |
|---|
| International Series (1) |
| Other Asian Tour (1) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 Mar 2023 | World City Championship | −12 (64-64-70=198)[a] | 2 strokes |  Michael Hendry |
| 2 | 14 Jun 2026 | International Series Morocco | −19 (68-69-68-68=273) | 1 stroke |  Bubba Watson |
Other wins (2)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 Oct 2023 | Asian Games | −27 (62-60-70-69=261) | 1 stroke |  Im Sung-jae |
| 2 | 27 Jun 2024 | Memorial Olivier Barras | −10 (71-67-65=203) | 5 strokes |  Sven Cremer,  Filippo Serra (a), Miles Wennestam (a) |
Playoff record
[edit]Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026 | BMW Japan Golf Tour Championship Mori Building Cup |  Hiroshi Iwata, Naoyuki Kataoka |
Iwata won with birdie on first extra hole |
Results in major championships
[edit]| Tournament | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |
| PGA Championship | |
| U.S. Open | |
| The Open Championship | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
Notes
[edit]- ↑ Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Taichi Kho makes history books in Hong Kong". Gulf News. 26 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ↑ "Taichi Kho". Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ↑ "Irish Take Home Seventh in Quail Valley Collegiate Invitational". Notre Dame Fighting Irish. 17 October 2022.
- ↑ White, Jonathan (7 November 2021). "Hong Kong's Taichi Kho runner-up to Keita Nakajima at Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship after play-off". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ↑ Ball, Josh (7 February 2023). "Singapore Classic: Hong Kong's Kho ready to grasp 'great opportunity' at DP World Tour event, knows tough times await". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ↑ Roberts, Andy (26 March 2023). "Axed LIV Golf pro books Open spot as Taichi Kho enters record books in Hong Kong". GolfMagic. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ↑ Asian Tour [@asiantourgolf] (27 December 2023). "Taichi Kho earned the 2023 Asian Tour Rookie of the Year award after ending the season in 9th place on the Order of Merit, thanks to a victory and four top-10 finishes🙌" (Tweet). Retrieved 27 December 2023 – via X (formerly Twitter).
- ↑ Ball, Josh (15 June 2026). "Taichi Kho beats Bubba Watson to claim Morocco crown and biggest win of career". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
- ↑ "Taichi Kho". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
External links
[edit]- Taichi Kho at the European Tour official site
- Taichi Kho at the Asian Tour official site
- Taichi Kho at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- Hong Kong male golfers
- Asian Tour golfers
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's golfers
- Asian Games gold medalists in golf
- Asian Games bronze medalists in golf
- Asian Games gold medalists for Hong Kong
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Hong Kong
- Golfers at the 2022 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games
- Hong Kong people of Japanese descent
- 2000 births
- Living people