Christina Kim
Christina Kim | |
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![]() Kim at the 2009 LPGA Championship | |
Personal information | |
Nickname | Kookie, CK, The CK[citation needed] |
Born | San Jose, California, U.S. | March 15, 1984
Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
Sporting nationality | ![]() |
Residence | Orlando, Florida, U.S. |
Career | |
College | De Anza Community College |
Turned professional | 2002 |
Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour (joined 2003) LET (joined 2010) |
Former tour(s) | Futures Tour (joined 2002) |
Professional wins | 5 |
Number of wins by tour | |
LPGA Tour | 3 |
Ladies European Tour | 1 |
Epson Tour | 1 |
Best results in LPGA major championships | |
Chevron Championship | 7th: 2009 |
Women's PGA C'ship | T6: 2004 |
U.S. Women's Open | T8: 2010 |
Women's British Open | T3: 2009 |
Evian Championship | T31: 2013 |
Christina Kim | |
Hangul | 김초롱 |
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Hanja | 金楚籠 |
Revised Romanization | Gim Cho-rong |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Ch'o'rong |
Christina Kim (born March 15, 1984) is an American professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour and on the Ladies European Tour (LET). She is known for her animated style of play, flamboyant dress, and outgoing personality.
Kim competed in eight events in 2001 on the Futures Tour and made three cuts and a tied for second once. Shortly after her 18th birthday, Kim turned professional and competed on the 2002 Futures Tour for prize money. Kim missed just one cut in 18 starts with 12 top-ten finishes. She won her first event as a professional in August 2002 - the Hewlett-Packard Garden State FUTURES Summer Classic in a six-hole playoff over future LPGA Tour star Lorena Ochoa.[1][2] Kim was second to Ochoa on the money list and both earned LPGA Tour cards for 2003.
Kim won the 2004 Longs Drugs Challenge[3] and the 2005 Mitchell Company Tournament of Champions[4][5] and was a member of three U.S. Solheim Cup teams in 2005, 2009, and 2011. She was the youngest player to reach $1 million in earnings, which she achieved in 2004 at age 20. This record was broken the following year by Paula Creamer.
She joined the Ladies European Tour in 2010 and competed in six events, including two that were co-sanctioned with the LPGA. She earned her first win on the LET in 2011 at the Sicilian Italian Ladies Open.[6]
Kim's autobiography, Swinging from My Heels: Confessions of an LPGA Star, co-written with Alan Shipnuck was published in 2010.[7]
Professional wins (5)
LPGA Tour (3)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | Sep 26, 2004 | Longs Drugs Challenge | 64-69-68-65=266 | −18 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
2 | Nov 13, 2005 | The Mitchell Company Tournament of Champions | 67-67-72-67=273 | −15 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
3 | Nov 16, 2014 | Lorena Ochoa Invitational | 65-69-68-71=273 | −15 | Playoff | ![]() |
LPGA Tour playoff record (1–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 2010 | Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Choi won with birdie on second extra hole |
2 | 2014 | Lorena Ochoa Invitational | ![]() |
Won with par on second extra hole |
Ladies European Tour (1)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | Oct 9, 2011 | Sicilian Ladies Italian Open | −7 (70-69-70=209) | 4 strokes | ![]() |
Futures Tour (1)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | Aug 4, 2002 | Hewlett-Packard Garden State FUTURES Summer Classic | 66-67-66=199 | −14 | Playoff | ![]() |
Futures Tour playoff record (1–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 2002 | Hewlett-Packard Garden State FUTURES Summer Classic | ![]() |
Won with birdie on sixth extra hole |
Results in LPGA majors
Results not in chronological order before 2019.
Tournament | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
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ANA Inspiration | T28 | T8 | T39 | 52 | T24 | CUT | 7 | ||
U.S. Women's Open | T48 | T22 | T37 | CUT | CUT | CUT | T53 | T52 | |
Women's PGA Championship | CUT | T6 | T33 | T61 | T56 | CUT | CUT | ||
Women's British Open | CUT | T13 | T28 | T45 | T58 | T64 | T3 |
Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
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ANA Inspiration | CUT | CUT | T75 | T16 | T11 | CUT | T42 | |||
U.S. Women's Open | T8 | CUT | CUT | T31 | CUT | T26 | T27 | |||
Women's PGA Championship | T25 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | T39 | CUT | CUT | CUT |
The Evian Championship ^ | T31 | T54 | T64 | CUT | CUT | T67 | ||||
Women's British Open | T9 | CUT | CUT | T54 | T31 | T50 |
Tournament | 2020 |
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ANA Inspiration | T24 |
U.S. Women's Open | CUT |
Women's PGA Championship | CUT |
The Evian Championship ^ | NT |
Women's British Open | CUT |
^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013
CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied
Summary
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
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ANA Inspiration | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 11 |
U.S. Women's Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9 |
Women's PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 6 |
The Evian Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
Women's British Open | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 |
Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 69 | 40 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (2004 Kraft Nabisco – 2005 LPGA)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (twice)
LPGA Tour career summary
Year | Tournaments played |
Cuts made* |
Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10s | Best finish |
Earnings ($) |
Money list rank |
Scoring average |
Scoring rank |
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2001 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T48 | n/a | 74.00 | ||
2003 | 28 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | T4 | 215,632 | 49 | 72.37 | 55 |
2004 | 31 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 636,290 | 15 | 71.22 | 19 |
2005 | 30 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 621,149 | 19 | 71.66 | 21 |
2006 | 29 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | T5 | 355,656 | 35 | 72.24 | 52 |
2007 | 29 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 626,075 | 23 | 72.18 | 26 |
2008 | 30 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | T2 | 678,598 | 27 | 71.85 | 32 |
2009 | 24 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | T3 | 344,055 | 38 | 72.29 | 49 |
2010 | 24 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | T2 | 436,050 | 26 | 72.17 | 38 |
2011 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T13 | 149,275 | 58 | 72.86 | 56 |
2012 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T49 | 38,384 | 110 | 74.02 | 111 |
2013 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T11 | 126,535 | 76 | 73.07 | 100 |
2014 | 27 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 570,374 | 27 | 71.62 | 38 |
2015 | 29 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T8 | 234,153 | 69 | 72.01 | 57 |
2016 | 27 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 411,030 | 45 | 72.51 | 89 |
2017 | 25 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T13 | 151,669 | 87 | 72.33 | 114 |
2018 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T17 | 121,430 | 94 | 71.86 | 70 |
2019 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T19 | 79,209 | 117 | 72.43 | 120 |
2020 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | T9 | 167,125 | 67 | 71.82 | 54 |
- Official as of 2020 season[8]
* Includes matchplay and other events without a cut.
LET career summary
Year | Tournaments played |
Cuts made |
Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10s | Best finish |
Earnings (€) |
Order of Merit |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2010 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | T2 | 108,461 | 16 |
2011 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 63,412 | 35 |
- includes events co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour (Evian Masters and Women's British Open)
Futures Tour summary
Year | Tournaments played |
Cuts made |
Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10s | Best finish |
Earnings ($) |
Money list rank |
Scoring average |
Scoring rank |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2001 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | T2 | n/a | 72.09 | |||
2002 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 53,460 | 2 | 71.47 | 2 |
Team appearances
Professional
- Solheim Cup (representing the United States): 2005 (winners), 2009 (winners), 2011
- Lexus Cup (representing International team): 2008 (winners)
Solheim Cup record
Year | Total matches |
Total W-L-H |
Singles W-L-H |
Foursomes W-L-H |
Fourballs W-L-H |
Points won |
Points % |
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Career | 10 | 6-2-2 | 3-0-0 | 2-1-1 | 1-1-1 | 7.0 | 70.0 |
2005 | 4 | 2-1-1 | 1-0-0 def L. Kreutz 5&4 | 1-0-1 halved w/ P. Hurst, won w/ N. Gulbis 4&2 |
0-1-0 lost w/ P. Hurst 4&2 | 2.5 | 62.5 |
2009 | 4 | 3-1-0 | 1-0-0 def T. Elósegui 2 up | 1-1-0 won w/ N. Gulbis 4&2, lost w/N. Gulbis 5&4 |
1-0-0 won w/ M. Wie 5&4 | 3 | 75.0 |
2011 | 2 | 1-0-1 | 1-0-0 def M. Hjorth 4&2 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-1 halved w/ R. O'Toole | 1.5 | 75.0 |
References
- ^ "First-time winner tops the field at Knob Hill Golf Club". News Transcript. August 7, 2002. Archived from the original on January 24, 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Kim outduels Ochoa in New Jersey heat". ESPN. Associated Press. August 4, 2002. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
- ^ "Christina Kim gets first win on LPGA Tour". Pittsburgh Live. UPI. September 26, 2004. Retrieved June 7, 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Mitchell Company Tournament of Champions- Final Round". Life. November 13, 2005. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Kim posts second career title, wins by a stroke". ESPN. Associated Press. November 13, 2005. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "2011 Ladies Italian Open Leaderboard". Ladies European Tour. October 9, 2011.
- ^ Kim, Christina; Shipnuck, Alan (2010). Swinging from My Heels: Confessions of an LPGA Star. Bloomsbury USA. ISBN 978-1-60819-088-1.
- ^ "Christina Kim results". LPGA. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
External links
- Christina Kim at the LPGA Tour official site
- Christina Kim at the LPGA Futures Tour official site (archived)
- Christina Kim at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site
- Christina Kim page at SeoulSisters.com
- Christina Kim on X