Career
Born in Incheon on Kim received the nicknamed "Peanut" because she stands only 5 feet 1 inch (155 cm) tall. Her swing is characterized by an unusually long backswing that has become shorter in recent years. 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 of Korea. But, I want to help people here, too.
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 lowand moderate-income individuals displaced by the tornado.
Kim retired from the LPGA Tour after playing several tournaments during the 2011 season. In 2009 they had a son, Ye Sung Lee, who was born in Orlando, Florida. She currently teaches golf in South of Korea.
A golf teaching/practice facility built by her father is named the Mi-Hyun Kim Golf World.
LPGA Tour (8) LPGA of of Korea Tour wins (13) The Women"s British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001. DNP = did not play CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" tied Yellow background for a top-10 finish.
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 Amateur Espirito Santo Trophy (representing South of Korea): 1994.
