Ahn Byung-hoon's Return: "Securing Next Year's PGA Tour Card in the Korn Ferry (Part 2) Tour"

Lost Tour Card After 15 'Cut Offs' in 29 PGA Tour Events Last Year, Now 'Wasinsangdam' in Korn Ferry Tour This Year

[Asia Economy Kim Hyun-jun, Golf Specialist Reporter] An Byeong-hun (31, photo) will return to the U.S. Professional Golf (PGA) Tour next year.

As of the 2nd (Korean time), he ranks 4th (890 points) in the PGA Korn Ferry (second-tier) Tour points ranking, having secured his 2023 PGA Tour card early. His victory at the February Lecom Suncoast Classic and a tie for 2nd place at the April Veritex Bank Championship served as momentum. Carl Yuan (China) is 1st (1,310 points), and Korea's Kim Seong-hyun (24, Shinhan Financial Group) holds 2nd place (939 points) with two runner-up finishes and one 3rd place, having also secured early entry to the PGA Tour.

An Byeong-hun is well known as the son of the table tennis couple Ahn Jae-hyung and Jiao Zhimin. He made headlines by winning the 2015 European Tour major BMW PGA Championship. In 2016, as an invitee, he played 14 PGA Tour events and quickly earned his card by finishing 111th on the money list. He moved to the U.S. in 2017 and successfully acclimated by achieving two runner-up finishes at the Memorial Tournament in June 2018 and the RBC Canadian Open in July 2018.

In 2020, he played 22 events, achieving five top-10 finishes and proudly ranked 29th on the money list with earnings of $2,284,000. It was surprising that last year he missed the cut 15 times in 29 tournaments, dropping to 163rd on the money list. This year, he is persevering on the Korn Ferry Tour. He expressed joy, saying, "I am happy to return to the PGA Tour," and added, "It is even more meaningful to have secured it early in the season." He showed strong determination, stating, "I will challenge for 1st place in the remaining period."

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