Kim Hyo-joo

This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim.
Kim Hyo-joo
김효주
 Golfer 
Personal information
Born (1995-07-14) 14 July 1995
South Korea
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Nationality  South Korea
Residence South Korea
Career
College Korea University
Turned professional 2012
Current tour(s) LPGA of Korea Tour
LPGA Tour
Professional wins 14
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour 3
Ladies European Tour 1
LPGA of Japan Tour 1
LPGA of Korea Tour 9
Other 1
Best results in LPGA major championships
(wins: 1)
ANA Inspiration T11: 2015
Women's PGA C'ship T9: 2015
U.S. Women's Open CUT: 2015
Women's British Open T13: 2015
Evian Championship Won: 2014
Achievements and awards
LPGA of Korea Tour
money list leader
2014
Kim Hyo-joo
Hangul 김효주
Revised Romanization Gim Hyo-ju
McCune–Reischauer Kim Hyochu

Kim Hyo-joo (Korean 김효주, born 14 July 1995), also known as Hyo Joo Kim, is a South Korean professional golfer who plays on the LPGA of Korea Tour. She won the 2014 Evian Championship.[1] She later accepted membership on the LPGA Tour for 2015.[2] She currently has endorsement deals with Lotte, Yonex Golf, Hazzy, Asiana, Gatorade & Srixon.

Professional wins (14)

LPGA of Korea Tour wins (9)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 15 Apr 2012 Lotte Mart Women's Open (as an amateur) 66-67-73-66=272 −16 9 strokes South Korea Moon Hyun-hee
2 16 Dec 2012 Hyundai China Ladies Open 68-68-69=205 −11 2 strokes South Korea Kim Hye-youn
3 22 Jun 2014 Kia Motors Korea Women's Open 71-71-69-74=285 -3 2 strokes South Korea Bae Seon-woo
4 6 Jul 2014 Kumho Tire Ladies Open 67-67-69=203 −13 7 strokes South Korea Ko Jin-young
5 3 Aug 2014 Hanwha Finance Classic 69-69-76-69=283 −5 6 strokes South Korea Lee Jung-min
6 12 Oct 2014 Hite Jinro Championship 69-73-69-73=284 −4 Playoff South Korea Lee Jung-min
7 26 Oct 2014 KB Financial Star Championship 69-71-67-69=276 −12 1 stroke South Korea Inbee Park
8 14 Dec 2014 Hyundai China Ladies Open 70-67-65=202 −14 2 strokes South Korea Chun In-gee
9 5 Jul 2015 Kumho Tire Ladies Open 68-66-72=206 −10 4 strokes China Shanshan Feng

LPGA of Japan Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 10 Jun 2012 Suntory Ladies Open (as an amateur) 71-71-68-61=271 −17 4 strokes Japan Miki Saiki

LPGA Tour wins (3)

Legend
Major championships (1)
Other LPGA Tour (2)
No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Winner's
share ($)
1 14 Sep 2014 Evian Championship 61-72-72-68=273 −11 1 stroke Australia Karrie Webb 487,500
2 22 Mar 2015 JTBC Founders Cup 65-69-66-67=267 −21 3 strokes United States Stacy Lewis 225,000
3 31 Jan 2016 Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic 70-70-68-66=274 −18 2 strokes South Korea Kim Sei-young
United States Stacy Lewis
Sweden Anna Nordqvist
210,000

Other wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 13 Sep 2012 Swinging Skirts TLPGA Open (LPGA of Taiwan) (as an amateur) 69-68-70=207 −9 5 strokes Taiwan Ssu-chia Cheng

Major championships

Wins (1)

YearChampionshipWinning scoreMarginRunner-upWinner's
share ($)
2014 The Evian Championship −11 (61-72-72-68=273) 1 stroke Australia Karrie Webb 487,500

Results timeline

Results not in chronological order before 2015.

Tournament 2014 2015 2016
ANA Inspiration DNP T11 T18
Women's PGA Championship DNP T9
U.S. Women's Open DNP CUT
Women's British Open DNP T13
The Evian Championship 1 T20

DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
T = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

Team appearances

Amateur

References

  1. "Teen Hyo-Joo Kim wins Evian title". ESPN. Associated Press. 14 September 2014.
  2. "Alison Lee, Minjee Lee Medal; Woods Gets LPGA Tour Membership". LPGA. 7 December 2014.

External links


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