Kim showed he is just as good on the golf course as he is playing simulator golf when he beat Thailand’s Chonlatit Chuenboonngam in a sudden-death play-off to win the GS Caltex Maekyung Open in May of 2024 on a damp and overcast day at Namseoul Country Club, for his first win on the Asian Tour.
A star on the golf simulator circuit on Korea’s GTour, his nickname is King of the Screen thanks to multiple wins, he drained a knee-knocking four-foot par putt on the first extra hole to claim one of Korea’s most coveted titles. A pro since 2012, he joined an elite list of Korean golfers who have won the title, including Bio Kim, Sanghyun Park, and Sangho Cho.
