Chan Kim

Chan Kim is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour. He formerly played on the Japan Golf Tour, where he won eight times, and the Korn [Ferry Tour], where he won twice.

Early life

Kim was born in Suwon, South Korea, but grew up in Hawaii.

Kim played his college golf at Arizona State University.
He won the 2009 Pacific Coast Amateur. He was also a two-time winner of the Arizona Stroke Play Championship.

Kim played on the Canadian Tour in 2011. He played on the Challenge Tour in 2013 and the Asian Tour in 2013 and 2014. In 2013, he was runner-up at the Yeangder Tournament Players Championship. He has played on the Japan Golf Tour since 2015.
He won the Mizuno Open on the Japan Golf Tour to earn a spot in the 2017 Open Championship. Earlier that week he earned a qualifying spot to the 2017 U.S. Open. In early July, he won his second Japan Golf Tour event, the Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup, after a bogey-free final round of 66.
In August 2023, Kim won his first event on the Korn Ferry Tour, winning the Magnit Championship by three shots. He then won the Albertsons Boise Open the week after and by the end of the season, he secured his PGA Tour Card for the next season by finishing 2nd on the points list.