Mun Do-yeob
| Mun Do-yeob | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 11 August 1991 Seoul, South Korea |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Sporting nationality |  South Korea |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2013 |
| Current tours | LIV Golf Asian Tour Korean Tour |
| Professional wins | 6 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Asian Tour | 1 |
| Other | 6 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 2019 |
Mun Do-yeob (Korean: 문도엽; born 11 August 1991), also known as Doyeob Mun or Do Mun, is a South Korean professional golfer.[1]
Professional career
[edit]Mun turned professional in 2013 and joined the Korean Tour. In his rookie season he was runner-up at the SolaSeaDo-Pine Beach Open, a stroke behind Hong Soon-sang. In 2016, he was runner-up at the Hyundai Insurance KJ Choi Invitational, a stroke behind Joo Heung-chol.[2] He won his maiden professional title at the 2018 KPGA Championship.[3]
Mun also joined the Asian Tour in 2018. He tied for 5th at the 2019 SMBC Singapore Open, which earned him a start at the 2019 Open Championship at Royal Portrush, his first major.[4]
In 2025, Mun won the GS Caltex Maekyung Open, after a bogey-free eight-under-par final round of 63.[2]
In 2026, Mun lead the Korean Tour Order of Merit in May after winning the KPGA Gyeongbuk Open, and joined the Korean Golf Club on LIV Golf, replacing Danny Lee.[5][6]
Professional wins (6)
[edit]Asian Tour wins (1)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 May 2025 | GS Caltex Maekyung Open1 | −10 (74-67-70-63=274) | 3 strokes |  Jazz Janewattananond, Kim Baek-jun, Lee Jung-hwan
|
1Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour
Korean Tour wins (6)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 Jul 2018 | KPGA Championship | −12 (63-65-71-69=268) | Playoff | Han Chang-won
|
| 2 | 18 Apr 2021 | DB Insurance Promy Open | −11 (68-69-69-71=277) | 3 strokes | Tom Kim
|
| 3 | 25 Sep 2022 | DGB Financial Group Open | −11 (65-65-64-69=263) | Playoff | Kim Han-byeol
|
| 4 | 4 May 2025 | GS Caltex Maekyung Open1 | −10 (74-67-70-63=274) | 3 strokes | Jazz Janewattananond, Kim Baek-jun, Lee Jung-hwan
|
| 5 | 7 Sep 2025 | KPGA Founders Cup | −26 (68-67-63-64=262) | 4 strokes | Kim Chan-woo
|
| 6 | 17 May 2026 | KPGA Gyeongbuk Open | −14 (67-69-67-67=270) | 1 stroke | Moon Dong-hyun
|
1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour
Korean Tour playoff record (2–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2018 | KPGA Championship | Han Chang-won
|
Won with birdie on second hole |
| 2 | 2022 | DGB Financial Group Open | Kim Han-byeol
|
Won with birdie on first hole |
Results in major championships
[edit]| Tournament | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |
| PGA Championship | |
| U.S. Open | |
| The Open Championship | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
References
[edit]- ^ "Doyeob Mun". Korean Tour. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
- ^ a b "Doyeob Mun". Official World Golf Ranking. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
- ^ "Mundo-yeop "I'm the Opening Game Champ"..."Double the Joy of Winning with Agency Tournament"". Asia Business Daily. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
- ^ Cradock, Matt. "Who Is LIV Golf's New Signing? 10 Things To Know About Doyeob Mun". Golf Monthly. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
- ^ "LIV Golf chaos erupts as 4Aces publicly challenge rival team move ahead of Korea". Golf Magic. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
- ^ "Korean GC replaces Danny Lee with Doyeob Mun". Reuters. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
External links
[edit]- Doyeob Mun at the Asian Tour official site
- Doyeob Mun at the Korean Tour official site (in Korean)
- Doyeob Mun at the European Tour official site
- Doyeob Mun at the Official World Golf Ranking official site