Christina Kim

Christina Kim

Professional Career

• 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.