Gina Kim (golfer)
Gina Kim | |
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Personal information | |
Born | LPGA Tour Epson Tour | May 4, 2000
Professional wins | 1 |
Number of wins by tour | |
Epson Tour | 1 |
Best results in LPGA major championships | |
Chevron Championship | CUT: 2023 |
Women's PGA C'ship | T57: 2023 |
U.S. Women's Open | T12: 2019 |
Women's British Open | CUT: 2023 |
Evian Championship | CUT: 2022 |
Gina Kim (born May 4, 2000) is an American professional golfer.
Background
Kim was born in
Amateur career
Throughout her junior career, Kim collected 27 top-10 AJGA finishes. She was a two-time North Carolina 3A state high school champion and competed in the Evian Junior Cup in 2014. In 2016, Kim won the AJGA Rolex Junior Girls Championship, her first AJGA Invitational Tournament. Kim represented the United States at the
After one season break due to Covid-19, Kim played all collegiate tournaments in the spring, 2021. Kim won individually the ACC championship at Sedgefield Country Club, Greensboro, North Carolina as the team won the tournament. Kim carded her third straight round in the 60s on her way to claiming individual medalist honors at the ACC Championship. Coming off helping Duke win its 22nd ACC Championship in school history and claiming ACC medalist accolades, Kim has been selected the Golfweek Player of the Week and the ACC Player of the Month (April). Kim claimed the
Professional career
Kim went through the Q-Series, as an amateur, and earned her LPGA Tour membership for 2022. She turned professional in early 2022. Her best WAGR ranking was 8th.[6][7][8]
Kim won her first professional event at the 2022
Amateur wins
- 2012 ACC Junior Championship
- 2014 AJGA Junior at Cattail Creek
- 2015 PGA Junior Series Westbrook CC
- 2016 PGA Junior Series Kearney Hill Golf Links, AJGA Rolex Girls Junior Championship
- 2018 Landfall Tradition
- 2020 Harder Hall Women's Invitational
- 2021 ACC Women's Golf Championship, North and South Women's Amateur
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Professional wins
Epson Tour wins
- Inova Mission Inn Resort and Club Championship
U.S. national team appearances
- Evian Championship Juniors Cup: 2014 (winners)
- Junior Ryder Cup: 2016 (winners)
- Junior Solheim Cup: 2017 (winners)
- World Junior Girls Championship: 2017
- Toyota Junior World Cup: 2018
- Arnold Palmer Cup: 2020, 2021 (winners)
- Curtis Cup: 2021 (winners)
References
- ^ Warnock, W.E. (August 31, 2014). "Gina Kim making an immediate impact on high school golf". The News & Observer. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
- ^ a b Trendel, Avery (May 15, 2018). "Chapel Hill Native Gina Kim Qualifies for U.S. Women's Open". Chapelboro. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
- ^ "Gina Kim". American Junior Golf Association. July 6, 2017. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
- ^ Nichols, Beth Ann (May 30, 2019). "Duke's Gina Kim tied for second after opening with 66 at U.S. Women's Open". Golfweek.
- ^ Powers, Christopher (May 30, 2019). "Duke's Gina Kim shoots lowest score (66) by an amateur in U.S. Women's Open history, sits one off lead". Golf Digest.
- ^ a b "Gina Kim". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
- ^ "Players Turned Pro - Women". World Amateur Golf Ranking.
- ^ Levins, Keely (January 14, 2022). "How do you decide to turn pro before graduation, when your parents are professors? Gina Kim figured it out". Golf Digest.
- ^ Sangster, Bill (May 30, 2022). "Gina Kim wins Inova Mission Inn Championship wire-to-wire". New England Golf.