Full Biography of Doug Ghim

Doug Ghim is one of the youngest American golf players born on 16 April 1996 in Des Plaines in Cook Country in the United States. So, he is an American by born. According to his birth year, he is now only 23 years old. Doug Ghim became an American Professional top-ranked golfer in May 2018 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR).

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Education: Doug graduated in 2014 from Buffalo Grove High School & Started his study at the University of Texas (Government) in Austin.

Family: Doug's father Jeff Ghim and mother Susan both were born in South Korea. They immigrated to the United States at different times, and they met in Chicago. His mother was a flight attendant and father Jeff worked as an architect for a few years. Doug Ghim has a sister named Deborah who graduated from Harvard. His current Residence is in Las Vegas.

At the age of six, Ghim learned the golf game from his dad. His parents worked very hard for funding to form their son's golf career. Though arranging money for this was critical for them. The height of this young golfer is 5'9", and weight is 165 pounds.

He enjoys music in his free time. He has a little interest in other sports. He supports the American Junior Golf Association's ACE Grant which helps the young men and women financially who want to achieve a college golf scholarship. He has a superstition to keep tees in the right pocket and golf ball in the left pocket.

Doug Ghim's sweetest memory was meeting Jason Day (World's No. 1 golf player) at the age of 8 at the Nationwide Tour's. That time Jason gave a signed golf ball to Doug. At the Master's Tournament, Doug shared this sweet memory with Jason.

Doug Ghim Career: Doug Ghim's professional career started from 2018 in May, but he won many awards as a junior golfer. These awards are:

Junior All-Star at the Rail in 2010

In 2011

• Illinois State Junior Amateur.
• Coca-Cola Junior.
• McArthur Towel & Sports Future Legends.
• In 2014, CB&I Championship at Carlton Woods.

In 2017

• UT Longhorn Shootout.
• Pacific Coast Amateur.
• Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate.
• Andeavor Sun Bowl Classic.

In 2018

• Big 12 Championship.
• NCAA Raleigh Regional.

Doug Ghim played Arnold Palmer Cup in 2016 & 2017 and Walker Cup in 2017 for U.S. national team and won them. He also won the Ben Hogan Award in 2018 for the best male college golfer.

In May 2018, he started as an American Professional golfer. Till now he played 42 events as a professional golf player. 12 events in 2018 and 30 events in 2019. Ghim's average point is 0.4344, and the total points are 18.24. He gained his career's best point (4.90) in the Country Club de Bogota Championship held on 3 February 2019.