Kyungnam Kang

Kang is a veteran on the KPGA Tour with 11 victories. Having represented Korea back when he was an amateur, Kang was named the KPGA Tour's Rookie of the Year back in 2005. Kang first appeared on the Tour in 2003, where he competed in two tournaments as a recommended player. By recording top 10 finishes in both of those tournaments, Kang finished within the top 50 in the money standing.
He successfully earned his full-time status on the KPGA Tour in 2004 and went from strength to strength, finishing seventh in the money ranking and winning the Rookie of the Year award in 2005.
Although Kang has won 10 KPGA Tour events throughout his career, since 2016, when he headed to the Japanese men's tour, Kang has been playing on both the Korean and Japanese Tours. His last victory came at the 2021 Bizplay-Electronic Times Open.
In 2023 in nine events played, he was T-3rd at the Golfon Open in Jeju, T-7th at the Woori Financial Group Championship, and T-3rd at the Descente Korea Match Play. He birdied the 72nd hole to finish 2nd at the Kolon Korea Open, which earned him a berth in the Open Championship at Hoylake.