5’4”...Started playing golf at the age of 6...Credits parents, God and “the people who believed in me since I was young” as the individuals most influencing her career...Enjoys shopping, hanging out with family and close friends, music, dancing, singing and fashion...Qualified for the Tour by finishing second on the 2008 Duramed FUTURES Tour season-ending money list.
2013 in a Nutshell
- 17 events, 5 cuts made, $67,370 (94)
- 1 top-10 finish
- Recorded career-best tie for fourth finish at the Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic
Career
In 2011, finished tied for fifth at the LPGA State Farm Classic; sixth at the RR Donnelley LPGA Founders Cup; tied for seventh at the Kia Classic; tied for eighth at the ShopRite LPGA Classic; tied for 14th at the Tres Marias Championship.
In 2010, best finish was a tie for 14th at the Tres Marias Championship.
In 2009, recorded a career-best tie for 10th at the Wegmans LPGA; carded a career-low 66 in the third round of the Navistar LPGA Classic Presented by Monaco R.V., where she tied for 17th.
In 2008, was a three-time winner on the Duramed FUTURES Tour at the Mercedes-Benz of Kansas City Championship and the Aurora Health Care Championship in consecutive weeks, and also the Falls Auto Group Classic; recorded eight additional top-10 finishes; finished second on the Duramed FUTURES Tour season-ending money list to earn Priority List Category 9 for the 2009 LPGA season.
In 2007, turned professional in March; played in 12 events on the Duramed FUTURES Tour with one top-10 finish.
Amateur
Kim won the 2006 American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) Mission Hills Desert Junior Classic and the 2006 Los Angeles City Championship. She earned 2006 AJGA First Team All-American honors and was a member of the 2006 West Canon Cup Team.
