John Huh

Background

Huh was born in New York City to Korean parents.

Education

He attended California State University, Northridge for two weeks before turning professional in 2008. 2012

In only his second Professional Golf Association Tour event, Huh finished in a tie for 6th at the Farmers Insurance Open.

Career

He moved to South of Korea shortly after his birth and he lived there for 12 years, then moved to Chicago, Illinois for three years, and then to Los Angeles, California. Huh left college due to the lack of core courses, preventing him from receiving a scholarship and being approved for National Collegiate Athletic Association competition. Early career Huh played on the Korean Tour for three years.

He also played on the OneAsia Tour in 2010 and 2011, finishing 46th and 15th on the Order of Merit, respectively.

He earned his Professional Golf Association Tour card for by finishing in a tie for 27th at qualifying school, making the cut on the number (two Nationwide Tour graduates were among the top 25, allowing Huh to earn a Tour card). Prior to qualifying school, Huh had no starts on a United States.-based professional tour.

He continued his strong play the following week when he finished in a tie for 12th at the Waste Management Phoenix Open. In only his fifth Professional Golf Association Tour event, Huh picked up his first victory at the Mayakoba Golf Classic, defeating Robert Allenby in an eight-hole sudden death playoff.

Allenby held a two stroke lead with one hole to play but double bogeyed after putting his tee shot in the trees, and a Huh par forced a playoff.

The playoff tied the second longest playoff in Professional Golf Association Tour history. Huh made the cut in his first six Professional Golf Association Tour events. Huh broke into the top-100 of the Official World Golf Ranking for the first time, moving to 90th.

In May, Huh finished in a tie for fifth at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial.

Huh played in his first major at the Open Championship, earning entry through Federal Express Cup standings, where he missed the cut. He would also be the only rookie to advance to the Tour Championship, the fourth and final event of the Federal Express Cup.

Huh"s performance was good enough for 28th on the money list, earning him entry into the 2013 Masters Tournament (top 30 money earners were given automatic entry). 2013 Huh was unable to repeat the success of, but did well enough to go to the Federal Express Cup.

He finished T11 at the Masters and earned entry into the 2014 tournament.

His best finish of the season was a T3 at the Wyndham Championship and reached a career high of 62nd in the OWGR. 2014 Huh had two T3 finishes (Valero Texas Open and Barracuda Championship) and finished 96th in the Federal Express Cup. 2015 Despite no finish better than 17th, Huh finished 110th in the Federal Express Cup. Professional Golf Association Tour wins (1) Korean Tour wins (1) DNP = Did not play CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" indicates a tie for a place Yellow background for top-10 Summary Most consecutive cuts made – 3 ( Professional Golf Association – 2013 United States Open) Longest streak of top-10s – 0.

Achievements

• Professional Golf Association Tour playoff record (1–0) 2010 Shinhan Donghae Open.