Michael Sangwon Kim (born July 14, 1993) is an American professional golfer with one

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victory.

Early life

Kim is the son of Sun and Yun Kim. He was born in

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, South Korea but raised in

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, where he went to

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College career

Kim attended the

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. In April 2013, Kim was Pac-12 Men's Golfer of the Month. On June 2, 2013, he became the first Cal men's golfer to ever win national player of the year honors when he was named by the

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as the Division I recipient of the 2013 Jack Nicklaus Award. On June 11, 2013 Kim won the

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, which is given to the national player of the year in men's college golf and selected by voting from players, coaches and members of the national media.

2013 U.S. Open

Kim qualified for the 2013 U.S. Open by being co-medalist at his sectional qualifier. After the third round, Kim was tied for 10th. He finished tied for 17th and was the low amateur.

Professional career

Kim turned professional in December 2013. He had limited status on the 2014

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after finishing T-56 at the

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. He played in 17 events, making the cut in eleven with a best finish of T-2 at the

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. Kim played on the Web.com Tour again in 2015 based on his finish in the Web.com Tour Finals. He finished 13th on the money list in the 2015 Web.com Tour, earning a full-time membership to the PGA Tour for 2016. Kim has been a full-time member of the PGA Tour since 2016, and won his first PGA Tour event at the 2018 John Deere Classic by eight shots, setting the Tournament scoring record. In the process, he earned the final invitation to the

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. Kim missed 19 cuts in 20 events on the PGA Tour in 2019 and, as of August 26, 2019, fell to 502nd in the Official World Golf Ranking. In the

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season, Kim made only nine cuts in thirty starts and finished 214th in the 2021 FedEx Cup. He lost his full PGA Tour Card. In 2021–22, Kim returned to the

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and regained his PGA Tour card for the 2022–23 PGA Tour season.

Professional wins (1)

PGA Tour wins (1)

Results in major championships

LA = Low amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to the

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U.S. national team appearances

Amateur *

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(winners) *

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(winners)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kim, Michael American male golfers California Golden Bears men's golfers PGA Tour golfers Korn Ferry Tour graduates Golfers from San Diego American sportspeople of Korean descent South Korean emigrants to the United States Golfers from Seoul Golfers from Houston 1993 births Living people