Chan Kim
Chan Kim is an American professional golfer who currently competes on the Japan Golf Tour.
Early life
Kim was born in Suwon, South Korea, but grew up in Hawaii.Amateur career
Kim played his college golf at Arizona State University.He won the 2009 Pacific Coast Amateur. He was also twice winner of the Arizona Stroke Play Championship.
Professional career
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 Sega Sammy Cup, after a bogey-free final round of 66.
Amateur wins
- 2008 Arizona Stroke Play Championship, Thunderbird International
- 2009 Pacific Coast Amateur
- 2010 Arizona Stroke Play Championship
Professional wins (4)
Japan Golf Tour wins (4)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
| 1 | May 28, 2017 | Gateway to the Open Mizuno Open | −15 | 5 strokes |  Michael Hendry |
| 2 | Jul 9, 2017 | Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup | −18 | 1 stroke |  Hwang Jung-gon |
| 3 | Nov 5, 2017 | Heiwa PGM Championship | −6 | 1 stroke |  Yuta Ikeda, Song Young-han |
| 4 | Oct 20, 2019 | Japan Open Golf Championship | +1 | 1 stroke | Mikumu Horikawa,  Shaun Norris |
- The Japan Open Golf Championship is also a Japan major championship.
Results in major championships
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic