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Mi-Hyun Kim 김미현
Kim at the 2009 LPGA Championship
Personal information
Nickname	Peanut, Kimmie
Born	(1977-01-13) 13 January 1977 (age 47) Incheon, South Korea
Height	5 ft 1 in (155 cm)
Sporting nationality	South Korea
Residence	Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Spouse	Won Hee Lee (m. 2008-2012)
Career
College	Sungkyunkwan University
Turned professional	1996
Current tour(s)	LPGA Tour (joined 1999) KLPGA (joined 1996)
Professional wins	21
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour	8
LPGA of Korea Tour	13
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship	T5: 2005
Women's PGA C'ship	T3: 2006
U.S. Women's Open	T4: 2000
du Maurier Classic	T6: 1999
Women's British Open	2nd: 2001
Achievements and awards
LPGA Rookie of the Year 1999

Mi-Hyun Kim (Korean: 김미현, born 13 January 1977) is a professional golfer from South Korea. She turned professional in 1996 and won 11 events on the LPGA of Korea Tour (KLPGA) between 1996 and 2000. In 1999, she joined the LPGA Tour and was named was Rookie of the Year that year. She has won eight LPGA events with her best finish in a major championship second place at the 2001 Women's British Open.

Background

Born in Incheon, Kim received the nicknamed "Peanut" because she stands only 5 feet 1 inch (155 cm) tall. LPGA golfers also refer to her as "Kimmy." She was inspired to move to the United States by Se Ri Pak, and they along with Grace Park and Hee-Won Han – the four nicknamed the "Seoul Sisters" – are considered pioneers in the surge of outstanding South Korean women's golfers on the LPGA Tour. Her swing is characterized by an unusually long backswing that has become shorter in recent years.

Charitable giving

In May 2007, Kim donated $100,000 of her $210,000 prize money from winning the SemGroup Championship to victims of a recent tornado that severely damaged the town of Greensburg, Kansas. The tornado occurred during the SemGroup tournament.

Kim did not have any connection to Greensburg or any of its residents. Commenting on her donation, she said, "Honestly, I made a lot of money in the United States on the LPGA Tour. Most of time, I get the money here and donate to South Korea. But, I want to help people here, too. The win was a surprise for me and I think God gave it to me like a special present or he is using me like, 'okay, I give you this, but after that you give to help the people.'"

A year later on the eve on the 2008 SemGroup Championship, the president of the United Way of the Plains in Wichita, Kansas appeared with Kim at the pre-tournament press conference to publicly thank her and announce that the publicity surrounding Kim's donation had spurred further donations totaling $1.2 million and that money is being used to build 25 homes for low- and moderate-income individuals displaced by the tornado.

Personal

Kim retired from the LPGA Tour after playing several tournaments during the 2011 season. In December 2008 she married Lee Won-hee, a former Olympic gold medalist in judo who now teaches judo at a university in South Korea. In 2009 they had a son, Ye Sung Lee, who was born in Orlando, Florida. The couple divorced in 2012.

She currently teaches golf in South Korea. A golf teaching/practice facility built by her father is named the Mi-Hyun Kim Golf World.

Professional wins (19)

LPGA Tour (8)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	6 Sep 1999	State Farm Rail Classic	-12 (66-68-70=204)	1 stroke	Janice Moodie Pearl Sinn
2	10 Oct 1999	First Union Betsy King Classic	-8 (68-72-70-70=280)	1 stroke	Beth Daniel Helen Dobson Jenny Lidback
3	24 Sep 2000	Safeway LPGA Golf Championship	-1 (70-73-72=215)	Playoff	Jeong Jang
4	21 Jul 2002	Giant Eagle LPGA Classic	-14 (65-68-69=202)	1 stroke	Kelly Robbins
5	4 Aug 2002	Wendy's Championship for Children	-8 (68-67-73=208)	1 stroke	Hee-Won Han
6	30 Apr 2006	Ginn Clubs & Resorts Open	-12 (70-66-69-71=276)	2 strokes	Lorena Ochoa Karrie Webb
7	16 Jul 2006	Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic	-18 (68-66-67-65=266)	Playoff	Natalie Gulbis
8	6 May 2007	SemGroup Championship	-3 (71-68-71=210)	Playoff	Juli Inkster

LPGA Tour playoff record (3–3)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	2000	Safeway LPGA Golf Championship	Jeong Jang	Won with par on second extra hole
2	2000	New Albany Golf Classic	Lorie Kane	Lost to birdie on first extra hole
3	2001	The Office Depot	Annika Sörenstam	Lost to par on first extra hole
4	2001	Kathy Ireland Championship	Rosie Jones	Lost to birdie on first extra hole
5	2006	Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic	Natalie Gulbis	Won with birdie on third extra hole
6	2007	SemGroup Championship	Juli Inkster	Won with par on first extra hole

LPGA of Korea Tour wins (13)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	30 Apr 1994	Tomboy Women's Open (as an amateur)	72-74-72=218	+2	2 strokes	Kang Soo-yun (amateur)
2	15 Jul 1995	Fursys Cup Korea Women's Open (as an amateur)	71-71-68=210	−6	2 strokes	Se Ri Pak (amateur)
3	29 Jun 1996	Midopa Women's Open	69-69=138	-6	2 strokes	Song Chae-eun Ha Nan-kyung
4	18 Aug 1996	Korea Oil Corporation Invitational	67-74-65=206	−10	2 strokes	Se Ri Pak
5	25 Oct 1996	LG Fashion Cup Korea Women's Open	70-74-72=216	E	2 strokes	Se Ri Pak
6	31 Aug 1997	Korea Oil Corporation Invitational	71-74-68=213	−3	1 stroke	Il Mi Chung
7	7 Sep 1997	FILA Women's Open	73-68-70=211	−10	1 stroke	Gloria Park (amateur)
8	13 Sep 1997	Lacoste SBS Champions	73-75-74=222	+6	3 strokes	Han Ji-yeon Seo A-ram
9	9 May 1998	Carnation Women's Open	70-73-67=210	−6	7 strokes	Jeong Jang (amateur)
10	11 Sep 1998	SBS Champions	72-74-74=220	+4	Playoff	Il Mi Chung
11	1 Nov 1998	KLPGA Championship	72-76-71=219	+3	2 strokes	Seo Ji-hyun
12	29 Oct 2000	Sports Seoul Hyundai Securities Women's Open	71-68-68=207	−9	4 strokes	Laura Davies
13	3 Dec 2000	Paradise Women's Open	71-73-63=207	−9	10 strokes	Il Mi Chung

Tournaments in bold denotes major tournaments in KLPGA

Results in LPGA majors

^ The Women's British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001.

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" tied

Summary

• Starts – 48
• Wins – 0
• 2nd-place finishes – 1
• 3rd-place finishes – 1
• Top 3 finishes – 2
• Top 5 finishes – 4
• Top 10 finishes – 13
• Top 25 finishes – 19
• Missed cuts – 9
• Most consecutive cuts made – 16
• Longest streak of top-10s – 3

Team appearances

Amateur

• Espirito Santo Trophy (representing South Korea): 1994

References

1. ^ "Mi-Hyun Kim, A Tribute To A Retiring LPGA Star". 7 October 2012.
2. ^ "Mi Hyun Kim: 'Seoul Sister' takes a final bow". LPGA. October 2012.
3. "Kim makes $100,000 donation to aid victims of Greensburg, Kan., tornado". LPGA. 11 May 2007.
4. "Mi Hyun Kim's Donation Makes a Difference in Kansas". LPGA. 29 April 2008.
5. "Pre Tournament Interviews: SemGroup Championship Presented by John Q. Hammons". LPGA. 29 April 2008.
6. ^ Nichols, Beth Ann (25 March 2010). "Kim learns to balance golf and motherhood". Golfweek.
7. "Mi Hyun Kim profile". LPGA. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
8. "이원희 김미현 이혼이유는?...김미현 은퇴 이것때문에". 금강일보 (in Korean). 29 June 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2022.

External links

• Mi-Hyun Kim at the LPGA Tour official site
• Biography on seoulsisters.com

• South Korean female golfers
• LPGA Tour golfers
• LPGA of Korea Tour golfers
• Sungkyunkwan University alumni
• Sportspeople from Incheon
• Gwangsan Kim clan
• 1977 births
• Living people