More Information About Charlie Wi

Charlie Wi
Personal information
Full name	Charlie Wi
Born	3 January 1972 (1972-01-03) (age 38) Seoul, South Korea
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	160 lb (73 kg; 11 st)
Nationality	South Korea
Residence	North Hills, California, U.S.
Career
College	University of California, Berkeley
Turned professional	1995
Current tour(s)	PGA Tour
Former tour(s)	European Tour Japan Golf Tour Asian Tour
Professional wins	7
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	1
Asian Tour	7 (tied 4th all time)
Best results in Major Championships
The Masters	DNP
U.S. Open	CUT: 2009
Open Championship	DNP
PGA Championship	T9: 2008

Charlie Wi is (born 3 January 1972) is a South Korean professional golfer.

Wi was born in Seoul, and moved to Los Angeles, California, United States at the age of 10.^[1] He attended the University of California, Berkeley, after briefly attending the University of Nevada, Reno and had a successful amateur career before turning professional in 1995.

Early in his career, Wi played all over the world, competing on the European, Asian and Japanese tours. He had most success on the Asian Tour where he finished second on the money list in 2001, just behind Thongchai Jaidee, having won three times during the season.

Wi earned his place on the PGA Tour for 2005 when he successfully negotiated all three stages of the 2004 qualifying school. However, he did not do well enough in his rookie season to retain his card, and went back to play on the Asian Tour in 2006, finishing 4th on the money list. He also competed on the second tier Nationwide Tour, before returning to qualifying school where he regained his place on the PGA Tour for 2007.^[1]

In February 2006, Wi secured the biggest win of his career, when he won the Maybank Malaysian Open, an event co-sanctioned by the European and Asian tours.^[2]

Amateur wins (2)

• 1990 California State Amateur Championship
• 1995 Southern California Amateur Championship

Professional wins (7)

European Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner(s)-up
1	19 Feb 2006	Maybank Malaysian Open	-19 (66-68-63=197)	1 stroke	Thongchai Jaidee

Asian Tour wins (7)

• 1997 Mild Seven Kuala Lumpur Open
• 2001 Volvo China Open, SK Telecom Open, Sinhan Donghae Open
• 2002 SK Telecom Open
• 2004 Taiwan Open
• 2006 Maybank Malaysian Open (co-sanctioned with the European Tour)

Results in major championships

DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

Team appearances

Professional

• Dynasty Cup: 2003 (winners)
• World Cup (representing South Korea): 2006, 2009
• Royal Trophy (representing Asia): 2009 (winners), 2010

See also

• Golfers with most Asian Tour wins

References

External links

• Charlie Wi – official site
• Charlie Wi – profile on the PGA Tour's official site
• Charlie Wi – profile on the European Tour's official site
• Charlie Wi – profile on the Asian Tour's official site