Kim In-Kyung

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim .

In-Kyung Kim
Kim at the 2009 LPGA Championship
Personal information
Full name	In-Kyung Kim
Nickname	I. K.
Born	(1988-06-13) 13 June 1988 (age 37) South Korea
Height	5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Sporting nationality	South Korea
Residence	Rancho Santa Fe, California, U.S. [1]
Career
Turned professional	2006
Current tour(s)	LPGA Tour (joined 2007) Ladies European Tour (joined 2010)
Professional wins	10
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour	7
Ladies European Tour	4
Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 1)
Chevron Championship	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

Tournament	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Chevron Championship	0	1	0	2	3	3	15	12
U.S. Women's Open	0	1	2	4	5	5	15	11
Women's PGA Championship	0	0	0	1	2	9	15	10
The Evian Championship	0	0	0	0	2	5	7	6
Women's British Open	1	0	1	2	4	5	16	13
Totals	1	2	3	9	16	27	68	52

• Most consecutive cuts made – 16 (2008 U.S. Open – 2012 LPGA)
• Longest streak of top-10s – 4 (2010 LPGA – 2011 Kraft Nabisco)

LPGA Tour career summary

Year	Tournaments played	Cuts made	Wins	2nds	3rds	Top 10s	Best finish	Earnings ($)	Money list rank	Scoring average	Scoring rank
2005	1	1	0	0	0	0	T39	n/a		75.67
2006	1	0	0	0	0	0	MC	n/a		77.00
2007	25	21	0	1	0	4	2	454,226	31	72.63	35
2008	27	22	1	0	1	8	1	773,956	22	71.54	18
2009	25	21	1	1	2	10	1	1,238,396	8	71.00	13
2010	21	20	1	1	2	12	1	1,210,068	7	70.51	6
2011	20	18	0	1	3	9	T2	862,312	10	70.96	8
2012	21	17	0	1	0	5	2	561,302	26	71.31	20
2013	23	23	0	2	0	9	2	1,125,389	7	70.49	7
2014	18	15	0	1	0	2	2	349,765	48	71.63	39
2015	20	16	0	0	1	2	3	339,622	54	71.60	39
2016	17	14	1	0	0	4	1	628,908	29	71.03	25
2017	17	12	3	0	0	6	1	1,227,674	12	70.09	13
2018	16	13	0	1	0	5	2	460,644	50	71.16	34
2019	15	12	0	0	0	2	T4	402,109	53	71.21	49
2020	3	2	0	0	0	0	T58	11,836	147	74.00	n/a
2021	9	6	0	0	0	0	T26	69,620	122	72.45	n/a
2022	14	6	0	0	0	0	T21	145,412	105	72.85	139
2023	11	3	0	0	0	0	T22	45,937	158	72.59	126
2024	7	5	0	0	1	1	T3	139,880	117	72.40	n/a

Official as of 2024 season ^[10]

Team appearances

Professional

• Lexus Cup (representing Asia team): 2007 (winners)
• International Crown (representing South Korea): 2014, 2018 (winners)

References

1. Leonard, Tod (29 November 2010). "Tiny 'I-K' Kim making big impression on LPGA Tour, others". Sign on San Diego. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
2. "2006 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament: Final-round story". LPGA. 3 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 December 2006. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
3. "In Kyung Kim wins Longs Drugs Challenge". Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2008.
4. "Kim secures LPGA Classic victory". BBC Sport. 7 June 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
5. "Wie's charge falls short, Kim wins Dubai title". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Associated Press. 12 December 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
6. Bacon, Shane (16 November 2010). "In-Kyung Kim wins LPGA event, donates entire winnings to charity". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
7. "In-Kyung Kim clinches 2010 Ryder Cup Wales Rookie of the Year". Ladies European Tour. 11 December 2010.^{[ dead link ]}
8. "I.K. Kim Eclipses Her Past to Win the Women's British Open". The New York Times. Associated Press. 6 August 2017.
9. "Marina Alex retires after more than decade on LPGA Tour". ESPN. Field Level Media. 25 November 2024.
10. "In-Kyung Kim – Results". LPGA. Retrieved 3 December 2024.

External links

• Kim In-Kyung at the LPGA Tour official site
• Kim In-Kyung at the Ladies European Tour official site
• Kim In-Kyung at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site
• Profile on Seoul Sisters.com website