'13-year-old' An Seonghyeon, Youngest Male Golfer Selected for National Team

Kim Min-gyu Breaks Previous Record by Nearly One Year at '14 Years 3 Months'

An Seong-hyeon won the 7th Young Guns Match Play, the final tournament of the season with points for the 2023 national team selection, on the 19th, securing his qualification for the 2023 national team. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Tae-won Choi] An Seong-hyun (13, Bibong Middle School 1st grade), born in May 2009, broke the record for the youngest male golf national team member in history.

On the 19th, An Seong-hyun won the final day of the 7th Young Guns Match Play tournament held at Stone Beach Country Club in Taean, Chungnam, defeating Moon Dong-hyun (Jemulpo High School affiliated Bangtong High School 1st grade) by 1 hole.

By winning this tournament, which carried the final 2023 national team selection points of the season, An Seong-hyun secured the qualification for the 2023 national team selection, awarded to the top six players in the national team selection points this season.

The previous youngest male golf national team record was held by Kim Min-gyu (22) at 14 years and 3 months.

An Seong-hyun said, "Since this was the last tournament of the season, I prepared hard, and I am happy to have secured my national team selection for next year along with a good result."

He also set the record for the youngest to make the cut in the KPGA Korean Tour Bizplay Electronic Times Open held in September. The previous youngest cut-making record in the KPGA Korean Tour was 14 years and 24 days by Kang Sung-hoon (35) at the 2001 Yuseong Open.

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