Young Kim (Korean 김영) (born 2 February 1980) is a South Korean
professional golfer.
Kim was born in
Chunchon
Chuncheon (; ; formerly romanized as Chunchŏn; literally ''spring river'') is the capital of Gangwon Province in South Korea. The city lies in the north of the county, located in a basin formed by the Soyang River and Han River. There are some ...
, South Korea. She played on the
LPGA of Korea Tour winning five times between 1999 and 2003. She won once on the
Futures Tour
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in 2001. She played on the
LPGA Tour
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from 2003 to 2009, winning the 2007
LPGA Corning Classic
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It was one of the longest running tourname ...
.
Kim's best ever finish in a major championship was a T3 at the 2005
Women's British Open
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.
Kim was second to
Lorena Ochoa for Rookie of the Year in 2003. She is perhaps best known for her different hat wear.
[
] Kim, when asked to describe the headgear she was wearing, called it a 'bucket hat'.
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Professional wins (8)
LPGA Tour wins (1)
Futures Tour wins (1)
*2001 Barona Creek Women's Golf Classic
LPGA of Korea Tour wins (5)
*1999
Korea Women's Open
*2002 Paradise Ladies Open, SBS Super Tournament
*2003 KLPGA Championship, SBS Super Tournament
LPGA of Japan Tour wins (1)
*
2013
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Nichi-Iko Women's Open Golf Tournament
Results in LPGA majors
WD = withdrew
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" = tied
Summary
*Starts – 26
*Wins – 0
*2nd-place finishes – 0
*3rd-place finishes – 1
*Top 3 finishes – 1
*Top 5 finishes – 1
*Top 10 finishes – 6
*Top 25 finishes – 11
*Missed cuts – 4
*Most consecutive cuts made – 7
*Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (twice)
Team appearances
Professional
*
Lexus Cup
The Lexus Cup was an annual golf tournament played between 2005 and 2008 for professional women golfers contested by a team representing Asia and an international team representing the rest of the world. It was sanctioned by the LPGA Tour, (representing Asia team):
2006 (winners)
*
World Cup
A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title of world champion. The event most associated with the concept i ...
(representing South Korea): 2007
References
External links
Biography on seoulsisters.com
South Korean female golfers
LPGA Tour golfers
LPGA of Korea Tour golfers
1980 births
Living people
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