• In 2010, tied for 24th at the Kia Classic Presented by J Golf; tied for 25th at the LPGA
Championship Presented by Wegmans and
for 29th at the HSBC
Women's Champions.
• In 2009, qualified for her second U.S. Solheim Cup Team by finishing sixth on the
points list, posted a 3-1-0 overall record,
including the final point to clinch the Cup
for the U.S. Team; best finish was a tie for third at the RICOH Women's British
Open, her best finish at a major championship.
• In 2008, best finish was a tie for second at the Michelob ULTRA Open at
Kingsmill, recorded eight additional top-10 finishes,
crossed the $3 million mark
in career earnings with a tie for 15th at the Navistar LPGA Classic Presented
by MaxxForce.
• In 2007, best finish was second at the LPGA State Farm Classic and a tie for
second at the Safeway Classic Presented by
Pepsi; crossed the $2 million
mark in career earnings at the Wegmans LPGA; carded her fourth LPGA career
hole-in-one at
the Honda LPGA Thailand 2007.
• In 2006, best finish was a tie for fifth at the Ginn Clubs & Resort Open, where
she recorded the third hole-in-one of her LPGA
career during the final round.
• In 2005, won her second LPGA Tour event at The Mitchell Company Tournament
of Champions presented by Kathy Ireland
Worldwide; crossed the $1 million
mark in career earnings at the Sybase Classic presented by Lincoln Mercury
and became
the youngest player in LPGA history to earn $1 million in her
career (record has since been broken); recorded second-career
hole-in-one
during the final round of the Weetabix Women’s British Open; was a member
of the victorious U.S. Solheim Cup
Team, posting a 2-1-1 record in her first
Solheim Cup appearance; played in all 30 tournaments in which she was eligible
to
compete, and in 95 of 96 tournaments she had been eligible for in 2003-05.
• In 2004, became a Rolex First-Time Winner at the Longs Drugs Challenge,
where she recorded all four rounds in the 60s; on
the strength of 11 birdies, tied
her career-low 62 during the first round of the State Farm Classic, where
she eventually
finished second; recorded the first hole-in-one of her LPGA
career during the first round of the Wegmans Rochester LPGA
Presented by
Lincoln Mercury.
• In 2003, best finish was a tie for fourth at the Welch’s/Fry’s Championship, where
she carded a career-low 62 in the third
round.
• In March 2002, turned professional; won the Hewlett-Packard Garden State
Futures Golf Classic on the Futures Tour and
finished second on the Futures
Tour money list to earn exempt status for the 2003 LPGA Tour season on the
strength of 12
top-10 finishes in 18 events.
Amateur
Kim recorded a 62 (-8) at the 2001 U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship, which led her to medalist honors for the stroke-play portion of
the event. She played on the Futures Tour in 2001 as an amateur.
LPGA Victories, Awards, Etc.
LPGA Victories (2): 2004 Longs Drugs Challenge. 2005 The Mitchell Company Tournament of Champions presented by Kathy
Ireland Worldwide.
The Solheim Cup (2): 2005, 2009.