Kim Hae-rym (born 8 September 1989), also known as Hae Rym Kim, is a South Korean

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who plays on the

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, with seven career KLPGA wins. In 2017, she claimed titles in China, Korea, and Japan, and climbed to number 30 in the

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Career

Kim turned professional in 2008 and joined the KLPGA Dream Tour, graduating to the main KLPGA in 2009. In 2011, she was relegated back to the Dream Tour, where she recorded 13 total top-10s including three wins, to easily win the tour's money list. In 2013, she finished 25th on the KLPGA money list, and in 2014 17th, with best finish a runner-up at the Cheju Samdasoo Masters. 2015 was Kim's breakthrough season, she finished 9th on the money list with ₩417 million in earnings. She did not manage to secure a win, but recorded 12 top-10 finishes and came close to winning several times. She was runner-up in back-to-back events, at the Pak Se Ri Invitational where she had the second round lead but lost by a shot to Park Sung-hyun, and at the KB Financial Star Championship, a KLPGA major, where she had a two shot lead after three rounds but lost to

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after a bogey on the final hole. 2016 was another good season. Kim won the Kyochon Honey Ladies Open in May and the year's last major, the KB Financial Star Championship, to finish sixth on the money list with ₩618 million. Kim started her 2017 season by winning the

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in Haikou, China, an event co-sanctioned by the

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, and the KLPGA, in a two-hole playoff against fellow South Korean Bae Seon-woo. She also finished T16 in the

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in Hawaii on the

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. 2017 was her best season. She won three KLPGA tournaments, including defending her title at the KB Financial Star Championship, and finished 5th on the money list with 738 million in earnings. In May, she reached a career high rank of 30 on the

. Kim represented the KLPGA at The Queens in 2016 and 2017. In 2016, she teamed with Lee Sung-hyun to beat Aussies

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and

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, 4 and 3. She also won her singles match against Megumi Shinokawa of Japan, 3 and 2. In 2017, she won both her team match and singles match to help the KLPGA team finish runner-up. Kim turned her back on the 2017 U.S. Women's Open and instead accepted an invitation to play the Samantha Thavasa Girls Collection Ladies Tournament in Japan, an event she won. Following her win, Kim played on the

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, starting five events in 2017 and 19 in 2018. Her next best finish was 5th at the 2017

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. In 2018, she finished 59th on their money list with less than ¥20 million earned. In 2018, she won one KLPGA event, the Kyochon Honey Chicken Ladies Open, and finished 42nd on the money list. In 2019, she had a mediocre season, finishing 61st on the money list, and same with the COVID-shortened 2020 season, where she finished 38th on the money list with best finish a 7th at the

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. In 2021, she secured her 7th KLPGA victory at the McCol Mona Park Open in July.

Personal life

Kim has vowed to donate 10% of her winnings to charity, and has done so each year since turning pro.

Professional wins (11)

LPGA of Korea Tour wins (7)

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KyoChon Honey Ladies Open, KB Financial Star Championship *

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,¹ KyoChon Honey Ladies Open, KB Financial Star Championship *

2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United ...

KyoChon Honey Ladies Open *

2021 File:2021 collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: the James Webb Space Telescope was launched in 2021; Protesters in Yangon, Myanmar following the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, coup d'état; A civil demonstration against the October–November 2021 ...

McCol Mona Park Open ¹ Co-sanctioned with CLPGA Tour and Ladies European Tour

LPGA of Japan Tour wins (1)

Samantha Thavasa Girls Collection Ladies Tournament

LPGA of China Tour wins (1)

¹ ¹ Co-sanctioned with KLPGA Tour and Ladies European Tour

Ladies European Tour wins (1)

¹ ¹ Co-sanctioned with KLPGA Tour and CLPGA Tour

Dream Tour wins (3)

*2011 Volvik Dream Tour 2nd Tournament, Pacomeri Dream Tour 8th Tournament, Pacomeri Dream Tour 9th Tournament

Team appearances

Professional * The Queens (representing Korea): 2016 (winners), 2017

References

External links

LPGA Tour of Japan profile
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