Christina Kim

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Christina Kim
2009 LPGA Championship - Christina Kim (1).jpg
Kim at the 2009 LPGA Championship
Personal information
NicknameKookie, CK, The CK[ citation needed ]
Born (1984-03-15) March 15, 1984 (age 40)
San Jose, California, U.S.
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Career
CollegeDe Anza Community College
Turned professional2002
Current tour(s) LPGA Tour (joined 2003)
LET (joined 2010)
Former tour(s) Futures Tour (joined 2002)
Professional wins5
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour3
Ladies European Tour1
Epson Tour1
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
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Chevron Championship 0000271812
Women's PGA Championship 000012217
U.S. Women's Open 000012179
The Evian Championship 00000075
Women's British Open 0011231510
Totals00116147843

LPGA Tour career summary

YearTournaments
played		Cuts
made*		Wins2nd3rdTop 10sBest
finish		Earnings
($)		Money
list rank		Scoring
average		Scoring
rank
2001 110000T48n/a74.00
2003 28180002T4215,6324972.3755
2004 312511061636,2901571.2219
2005 302710161621,1491971.6621
2006 29260003T5355,6563572.2452
2007 292602072626,0752372.1826
2008 30260109T2678,5982771.8532
2009 24170014T3344,0553872.2949
2010 24190102T2436,0502672.1738
2011 21140000T13149,2755872.8656
2012 1980000T4938,38411074.02111
2013 20130000T11126,5357673.07100
2014 272211031570,3742771.6238
2015 29240001T8234,1536972.0157
2016 272001032411,0304572.5189
2017 25160000T13151,6698772.33114
2018 21130000T17121,4309471.8670
2019 2070000T1979,20911772.43120
2020 15110003T9167,1256771.8254
2021 20100000T16151,5149171.8488
2022 1950000T3527,65316673.00147
2023 1370000T3145,57615972.71135

* Includes matchplay and other events without a cut.

LET career summary

YearTournaments
played		Cuts
made		Wins2nd3rdTop 10sBest
finish		Earnings
(€)		Order of
Merit
2010 640103T2108,46116
2011 1081001163,41235

Futures Tour summary

YearTournaments
played		Cuts
made		Wins2nd3rdTop 10sBest
finish		Earnings
($)		Money
list rank		Scoring
average		Scoring
rank
200183013T2n/a72.09
2002181713212153,460271.472

Team appearances

Professional

Solheim Cup record

YearTotal
matches		Total
W-L-H		Singles
W-L-H		Foursomes
W-L-H		Fourballs
W-L-H		Points
won		Points
%
Career106-2-23-0-02-1-11-1-17.070.0
2005 42-1-11-0-0 def L. Kreutz 5&41-0-1 halved w/ P. Hurst,
won w/ N. Gulbis 4&2		0-1-0 lost w/ P. Hurst 4&22.562.5
2009 43-1-01-0-0 def T. Elósegui 2 up1-1-0 won w/ N. Gulbis 4&2,
lost w/N. Gulbis 5&4		1-0-0 won w/ M. Wie 5&4375.0
2011 21-0-11-0-0 def M. Hjorth 4&20-0-00-0-1 halved w/ R. O'Toole 1.575.0

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References

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  2. ↑ "Kim outduels Ochoa in New Jersey heat". ESPN. Associated Press. August 4, 2002. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Christina Kim gets first win on LPGA Tour". Pittsburgh Live. UPI. September 26, 2004. Retrieved June 7, 2011.[ permanent dead link ]
  4. ↑ "Mitchell Company Tournament of Champions- Final Round". Life . November 13, 2005. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Kim posts second career title, wins by a stroke". ESPN . Associated Press. November 13, 2005. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  6. ↑ "2011 Ladies Italian Open Leaderboard". Ladies European Tour. October 9, 2011.
  7. ↑ Kim, Christina; Shipnuck, Alan (2010). Swinging from My Heels: Confessions of an LPGA Star . Bloomsbury USA. ISBN   978-1-60819-088-1.
  8. ↑ "Christina Kim – Results". LPGA. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
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