In-Kyung Kim

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In-Kyung Kim
2009 LPGA Championship - In-Kyung Kim (4) cropped.jpg
Kim at the 2009 LPGA Championship
Personal information
Full nameIn-Kyung Kim
NicknameI. K.
Born (1988-06-13) 13 June 1988 (age 34)
South Korea
Height5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Sporting nationalityFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Residence Rancho Santa Fe, California, U.S. [1]
Career
Turned professional2006
Current tour(s) LPGA Tour (joined 2007)
Ladies European Tour (joined 2010)
Professional wins10
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour7
Ladies European Tour4
Best results in LPGA major championships
ANA Inspiration 2nd: 2012
Women's PGA C'ship T5: 2010
U.S. Women's Open 2nd: 2013
Women's British Open Won: 2017
Evian Championship 6th: 2016
Achievements and awards
Ladies European Tour
Rookie of the Year
2010
  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

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

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
The Chevron Championship 0102331512
U.S. Women's Open 0124551511
Women's PGA Championship 0001291410
The Evian Championship 00002566
Women's British Open 1012451311
Totals123916276350

LPGA Tour career summary

YearTournaments
played
Cuts
made
Wins2nds3rdsTop
10s
Best
finish
Earnings
($)
Money
list rank
Scoring
average
Scoring
rank
2005 110000T39n/a75.67
2006 100000MCn/a77.00
2007 252101042454,2263172.6335
2008 272210181773,9562271.5418
2009 25211121011,238,396871.0013
2010 21201121211,210,068770.516
2011 20180139T2862,3121070.968
2012 211701052561,3022671.3120
2013 2323020921,125,389770.497
2014 181501022349,7654871.6339
2015 201600123339,6225471.6039
2016 171410041628,9082971.0325
2017 1712300611,227,6741270.0913
2018 161301052460,6445071.1634
2019 15120002T4402,1095371.2149
2020 320000T5811,83614774.00n/a
2021 960000T2669,62012272.45n/a

Team appearances

Professional

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