Kim Kaufman | |||||
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Personal information | |||||
Born | Huron, South Dakota, U.S. | August 16, 1991||||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||
Sporting nationality | United States | ||||
Residence | Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. | ||||
Spouse | Johan Wolkesson | ||||
Career | |||||
College | Texas Tech University | ||||
Turned professional | 2013 | ||||
Current tour(s) | Symetra Tour (joined 2013) | ||||
Former tour(s) | LPGA Tour (joined 2014) | ||||
Professional wins | 3 | ||||
Number of wins by tour | |||||
Symetra Tour | 3 | ||||
Best results in LPGA major championships | |||||
ANA Inspiration | T66: 2018 | ||||
Women's PGA C'ship | T29: 2017 | ||||
U.S. Women's Open | T32: 2016 | ||||
Women's British Open | CUT: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 | ||||
Evian Championship | T29: 2015 | ||||
Achievements and awards | |||||
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Kim Kaufman (born August 16, 1991) is an American professional golfer and LPGA Tour player. She was runner-up at the 2015 Blue Bay LPGA. [1]
Kaufman was born in Huron, South Dakota, and grew up in Clark, South Dakota, where she was a six-time South Dakota Golf Association Junior Champion, with a career-low round of 66. She was South Dakota state champion four times at Clark High School, and was an all-state selection all four years. She qualified three times for the U.S. Girls' Junior and advanced to the quarterfinals in 2009. She also played in the U.S. Women's Amateur three times and in two U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links championships. [2]
Kaufman attended Texas Tech University between 2009 and 2013. In the fall of 2012, she ranked as the No. 1 golfer in the country according to Golfweek, and was named the Golfweek Player of the Fall. [2]
Kaufman turned professional and joined the Symetra Tour in 2013. She made 10 cuts in 10 starts and won the Island Resort Championship after a playoff with Mitsuki Katahira of Japan. [3]
She finished tied for 23rd at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn membership for the 2014 LPGA Tour. In her rookie season, she was tied for 4th at the North Texas LPGA Shootout and tied for 5th at the Canadian Pacific Women's Open, and finished 58th on the money list. In 2015, she was runner-up at the Blue Bay LPGA and finished 45th on the money list. [1]
In 2016, Kaufman crossed the $1 million mark in career earnings after her T7 finish at the Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia [1] and rose to a high of 67th in the Women's World Golf Rankings. [4]
After finishing 53rd on the money list in 2016 and 58th in 2017, her career took a hit when she was diagnosed with mononucleosis in Japan and fell down a flight of stairs and injured her wrist while recovering. [5] She finished 123rd in 2018 and to keep her card for the 2019 season had to attend the inaugural LPGA Q-Series, where she tied for 11th. [1]
In 2020, Kaufman found herself back on the Symetra Tour, where she won the Four Winds Invitational and finished third on the money list. [6] [7]
Kaufman is married to Sweden-born pro golfer Johan Wolkesson, who has caddied for her, including at the 2020 U.S. Women's Open. [8] [9]
Source: [2]
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | Jun 30, 2013 | Island Resort Championship | −3 (71-74-68=213) | Playoff | Mitsuki Katahira |
2 | Mar 2, 2014 | Volvik Championship | −7 (71-66=137) [lower-alpha 1] | 4 strokes | Jennie Lee |
3 | Sep 6, 2020 | Four Winds Invitational | −11 (67-69-69=205) | 1 stroke | Robyn Choi |
Symetra Tour playoff record (1–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2013 | Island Resort Championship | Mitsuki Katahira | Won with par on first extra hole |
Results not in chronological order.
Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
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ANA Inspiration | CUT | CUT | CUT | T66 | CUT | |||
U.S. Women's Open | T35 | T32 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | ||
Women's PGA Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT | T29 | CUT | CUT | CUT | |
The Evian Championship | CUT | T29 | CUT | CUT | NT | |||
Women's British Open | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied
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