He won the 2013 Enjoy Jakarta Indonesia PGA Championship,[1] co-sanctioned by the OneAsia Tour and the Japan Golf Tour, making him eligible for Japan Golf Tour membership.

Since 2013 he has played primarily on the Japan Golf Tour.

On 24 November 2018, Choi won the Casio World Open on the Japan Tour.

His action has been dubbed "The Fisherman Swing" and has won him many fans on social media and elsewhere.

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