Background
Kim was born in Chunchon, South of Korea.
Kim was born in Chunchon, South of Korea.
She played on the LPGA of of Korea Tour winning twice between 1998 and 2001. She played on the LPGA Tour from 2003 to 2009. Kim"s best ever finish in a major championship was a T3 at the 2005 Women"s British Open.
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". LPGA Tour wins (1) Futures Tour wins (1) 2001 Barona Creek Women"s Golf Classic LPGA of of Korea Tour wins (2) LPGA of Japan Tour wins (1) DNP = did not play World Development = withdrew CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" = tied Yellow background for top-10.
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) Professional Lexus Cup (representing Asia team): 2006 (winners) World Cup (representing South of Korea): 2007.