Charlie Wi

South Korea

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

Personal information
Full name Charlie Wi
Born 3 January 1972 (1972-01-03) (age 40)
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
Masters Tournament DNP
U.S. Open CUT: 2009
The Open Championship DNP
PGA Championship T9: 2008

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.

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.

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