Doug Ghim is an American professional golfer.
He was born on April 16, 1996, in Des Plaines, Illinois, United States to Jeff Ghim and Susan Ghim.
Ghim stands at a height of 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m) tall and weighs 165 pounds (75 kg).
Raised in Arlington Heights, Illinois, Ghim graduated from Buffalo Grove High School.
He then graduated from the University of Texas with a degree in government.
Ghim played golf in High school and won his first amateur tour in 2014 at CB&I Championship at Carlton Woods.
He competed in the 2016 Arnold Palmer Cup and won the game. Ghim is also the winner of the 2017 Arnold Palmer Cup Junior, 2017 Walker Cup Junior, and 2017 Pacific Coast Amateur.
In May 2018, Ghim became the top-ranked golfer in the World Amateur Golf Ranking before turning professional that same year.
Ghim turned professional at the Travellers Championship. In his very first year, he won the 2018 Ben Hogan Award as the best make college golfer.
Ghim finished the 2021 Arnold Palmer Invitational in T36.
Doug Ghim has earned total career earnings of $2,052,538, averaging $513,135 prize money per year.
He supports the American Junior Golf Association’s ACE Grant, which provides financial assistance to young men and women who aspire to earn a college golf scholarship through competitive junior golf.
Doug Ghim Parents: Meet Jeff Ghim And Susan Ghim
Doug Ghim’s parents are Jeff Ghim and Susan Ghim.
They were both born in South Korea and met in Chicago after moving to the United States at different times.
Ghim’s father Jeff moved following military service in South Korea, while his mother Susan immigrated to the U.S. in the mid-1970s.
Jeff worked in architecture and Susan was a flight attendant.
Jeff and Susan Ghim has a daughter named Deborah Ghim who graduated from Harvard.
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