Kim Sei-young
Kim Sei-young | |
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— Golfer — | |
Personal information | |
Born |
Seoul, South Korea | 21 January 1993
Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
Nationality | South Korea |
Career | |
College | Korea University[1] |
Turned professional | 2010 |
Current tour(s) |
LPGA of Korea Tour LPGA Tour |
Professional wins | 9 |
Number of wins by tour | |
LPGA Tour | 4 |
LPGA of Korea Tour | 5 |
Best results in LPGA major championships | |
ANA Inspiration | T4: 2015 |
Women's PGA C'ship | 2nd: 2015 |
U.S. Women's Open | T42: 2015 |
Women's British Open | CUT: 2015 |
Evian Championship | T11: 2015 |
Achievements and awards | |
LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year | 2015 |
Kim Sei-young | |
Hangul | 김세영 |
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Revised Romanization | Gim Seyeong |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Seyŏng |
Kim Sei-young (born 21 January 1993), also known as Sei Young Kim, is a South Korean professional golfer.
Kim plays on the LPGA of Korea Tour and the LPGA Tour. She has won five times on the LPGA of Korea Tour and twice on the LPGA Tour, the 2015 Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic.[2] and the 2015 LPGA Lotte Championship.[3]
Professional wins (9)
LPGA Tour wins (4)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 8 Feb 2015 | Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic | 70-68-72-68=278 | –14 | Playoff | Ariya Jutanugarn Sun-Young Yoo |
2 | 18 Apr 2015 | LPGA Lotte Championship | 67-67-70-73=277 | –11 | Playoff | Inbee Park |
3 | 1 Nov 2015 | Blue Bay LPGA | 70-72-74-70=286 | –2 | 1 stroke | Kim Kaufman Candie Kung Stacy Lewis |
4 | 20 Mar 2016 | JTBC Founders Cup | 63-66-70-62=261 | –27 | 5 strokes | Lydia Ko |
LPGA Tour playoff record (2–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 2015 | Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic | Ariya Jutanugarn Sun-Young Yoo |
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
2 | 2015 | LPGA Lotte Championship | Inbee Park | Won with eagle on first extra hole |
LPGA of Korea Tour wins (5)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 14 Apr 2013 | Lotte Mart Women's Open | 78-70-71-68=287 | –1 | 2 strokes | Jang Su-yeon Lee Jeong-eun Jang Ha-na |
2 | 8 Sep 2013 | Hanwha Finance Classic | 71-72-72-68=283 | –5 | Playoff | Ryu So-yeon |
3 | 15 Sep 2013 | MetLife-Hankyung KLPGA Championship | 69-69-71-70=279 | –9 | 1 stroke | An Song-yi Chun In-gee |
4 | 18 May 2014 | Woori Investment & Securities Ladies Championship | 64-73-69=206 | -10 | Playoff | Heo Yoon-kyung |
5 | 24 Aug 2014 | MBN Ladies Open with ONOFF | 65-71-67=203 | –13 | 2 strokes | Kang Ye-rin |
Results in LPGA majors
Results not in chronological order before 2015.
Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
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ANA Inspiration | T61 | T4 | CUT |
Women's PGA Championship | DNP | 2 | |
U.S. Women's Open | T46 | T42 | |
Women's British Open | DNP | CUT | |
The Evian Championship | DNP | T11 |
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
T = tied
Yellow background for top-10
Team appearances
Professional
- The Queens (representing Korea): 2015
References
- ↑ 김효주·이정민·김세영·전인지·김민선5, KLPGA 고려대 돌풍 확산, Choice News, 15 September 2014.
- ↑ "Sei Young Kim wins 1st LPGA title". ESPN. Associated Press. 8 February 2015.
- ↑ "Sei Young Kim holes out to win Lotte Championship". ESPN. Associated Press. 19 April 2015.
External links
- Kim Sei-young at the LPGA Tour official site
- Profile at Yahoo Sports
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