In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
| Young Kim 김영 | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Kim at the 2009 Women's British Open | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1980-02-02) 2 February 1980 (age 44) Chunchon, South Korea |
| Sporting nationality |  South Korea |
| Career | |
| College | Kyung Hee University |
| Turned professional | 1998 |
| Former tour(s) | LPGA of Korea Tour Futures Tour LPGA Tour (2003–2009) |
| Professional wins | 8 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA Tour | 1 |
| LPGA of Japan Tour | 1 |
| LPGA of Korea Tour | 5 |
| Epson Tour | 1 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| Chevron Championship | T16: 2004 |
| Women's PGA C'ship | T6: 2003 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T10: 2006 |
| Women's British Open | T3: 2005 |
Young Kim (Korean: 김영; born 2 February 1980) is a South Korean professional golfer.
Kim was born in Chunchon, South Korea. She played on the LPGA of Korea Tour winning five times between 1999 and 2003. She won once on the Futures Tour in 2001. She played on the LPGA Tour from 2003 to 2009, winning the 2007 LPGA Corning Classic.
Kim's best ever finish in a major championship was a T3 at the 2005 Women's British Open.
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'.
Professional wins (8)
LPGA Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 May 2007 | LPGA Corning Classic | −20 (68-64-68-68=268) | 3 strokes |  Paula Creamer Mi-Hyun Kim
|
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 Nichi-Iko Women's Open Golf Tournament
Results in LPGA majors
| Tournament | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kraft Nabisco Championship | T16 | T19 | T19 | T49 | CUT | T30 | |
| LPGA Championship | T6 | T30 | T7 | T9 | WD | T34 | T31 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T20 | T38 | T10 | T25 | T31 | T40 | |
| Women's British Open | 9 | CUT | T3 | CUT | CUT | WD | T59 |
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
References
- The All-Starr Blog. "Unsung Stanford Invitational First-round leader, a woman of many hats". Newsweek. Archived from the original on 28 June 2008. Retrieved 25 April 2008.
- The All-Starr Blog. "Hats off to Young Kim leads the Stanford International after two rounds by one shot". Newsweek. Archived from the original on 28 June 2008. Retrieved 25 April 2008.
External links
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