Kim Sei-young

For other people with similar names, see Kim Se-young (disambiguation).

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim .

Kim Sei-young
Kim in 2017
Personal information
Born	(1993-01-21) 21 January 1993 (age 32) Seoul, South Korea
Height	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Sporting nationality	South Korea
Career
College	Korea University [1]
Turned professional	2010
Current tour(s)	LPGA of Korea Tour LPGA Tour
Professional wins	17
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour	12
LPGA of Korea Tour	5
Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 1)
Chevron Championship	T3: 2021
Women's PGA C'ship	Won: 2020
U.S. Women's Open	T8: 2017
Women's British Open	T4: 2018
Evian Championship	T2: 2018
Achievements and awards
LPGA Tour Player of the Year 2020 LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year 2015 Race to the CME Globe 2019

  Win

  Top 10

  Did not play

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

Tournament	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Chevron Championship	0	0	1	2	2	5	12	10
U.S. Women's Open	0	0	0	0	1	6	12	10
Women's PGA Championship	1	1	0	4	4	8	11	9
The Evian Championship	0	1	0	2	4	6	10	7
Women's British Open	0	0	0	1	1	6	10	8
Totals	1	2	1	9	12	31	55	44

• Most consecutive cuts made – 18 (2019 U.S. Open – 2023 Chevron)
• Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (four times)

LPGA Tour career summary

Year	Tournaments played	Cuts made *	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top 10s	Best finish	Earnings ($)	Money list rank	Scoring average	Scoring rank
2013	1	1	0	0	1	1	T3	100,479	n/a	69.33	n/a
2014	5	3	0	0	0	0	T42	n/a	n/a	73.62	n/a
2015	27	25	3	1	2	11	1	1,820,056	4	70.33	8
2016	25	21	2	2	2	9	1	1,445,937	6	70.25	8
2017	25	22	1	0	2	9	1	1,278,166	10	69.91	11
2018	27	24	1	2	0	9	1	1,369,418	7	70.27	15
2019	25	22	3	1	0	10	1	2,753,099	2	69.89	8
2020	9	9	2	1	0	6	1	1,416,993	2	68.69	1
2021	20	19	0	2	1	4	T2	915,658	17	69.94	12
2022	20	17	0	0	0	5	T5	1,083,246	22	70.19	18
2023	22	16	0	0	1	2	T3	654,240	42	71.03	47
2024	24	19	0	1	3	5	T2	1,103,986	29	70.44	11
Totals^	224 (2015)	194 (2015)	12	10	11	70	1	13,840,799	13

^{^} Official as of 2024 season ^{[4] [5] [6]}
* Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut.

World rank

Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.

Year	World ranking	Source
2015	7	[7]
2016	6	[8]
2017	11	[9]
2018	12	[10]
2019	5	[11]
2020	2	[12]
2021	4	[13]
2022	21	[14]
2023	57	[15]
2024	38	[16]

Team appearances

Professional

• The Queens (representing Korea): 2015
• International Crown (representing South Korea): 2016

References

1. 김효주·이정민·김세영·전인지·김민선5, KLPGA 고려대 돌풍 확산, Choice News, 15 September 2014.
2. "Kim Sei Young". Korean Ladies Professional Golf Association. Archived from the original on 2022-12-03. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
3. "Sei Young Kim wins Thornberry Creek Classic in historic fashion". ESPN. Associated Press. July 8, 2018.
4. "Sei-Young Kim (Stats)". LPGA. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
5. "Sei-Young Kim (Results)". LPGA. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
6. "Career Money". LPGA. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
7. "Women's World Golf Rankings". 28 December 2015.
8. "Women's World Golf Rankings". 26 December 2016.
9. "Women's World Golf Rankings". 25 December 2017.
10. "Women's World Golf Rankings". 31 December 2018.
11. "Women's World Golf Rankings". 30 December 2019.
12. "Women's World Golf Rankings". 28 December 2020.
13. "Women's World Golf Rankings". 27 December 2021.
14. "Women's World Golf Rankings". 26 December 2022.
15. "Women's World Golf Rankings". 25 December 2023.
16. "Women's World Golf Rankings". 30 December 2024.

External links

• Kim Sei-young at the LPGA Tour official site
• Kim Sei-young at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site