Kim Sei-young (born 21 January 1993), also known as Sei Young Kim, is a South Korean

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. Kim plays on the

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and the

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. She has won five times on the LPGA of Korea Tour and twelve times on the LPGA Tour. Her win at the 2018

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set the record for the lowest 72-hole score (257) and the lowest to-par score (−31). Kim won her first major, the 2020 Women's PGA Championship, by five strokes. She was also named the 2020 LPGA Player of the Year.

Professional wins (17)

LPGA Tour wins (12)

LPGA Tour playoff record (4–1)

LPGA of Korea Tour wins (5)

Major championships

Wins (1)

Results timeline

''Results not in chronological order before 2019 or in 2020.'' CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied

Summary

* Most consecutive cuts made – 16 (2019 U.S. Open – 2022 Evian, current) * Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (four times, current)

LPGA Tour career summary

^{^} Official as of 2022 season

World rank

Position in

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at the end of each calendar year.

Team appearances

Professional * The Queens (representing Korea): 2015 *

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(representing South Korea):

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* * South Korean female golfers LPGA of Korea Tour golfers LPGA Tour golfers Winners of LPGA major golf championships Olympic golfers of South Korea Golfers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Golfers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Korea University alumni Golfers from Seoul 1993 births Living people 20th-century South Korean women 21st-century South Korean women {{SouthKorea-golf-bio-stub