Kim Saiki

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Kim Saiki-Maloney
Personal information
Born (1966-01-24) January 24, 1966 (age 55)
Inglewood, California
Height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
NationalityFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Career
College University of Southern California
Turned professional1989
Former tour(s) LPGA Tour (1992-2007)
Futures Tour
Professional wins8
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour1
Symetra Tour2
Best results in LPGA major championships
ANA Inspiration T8: 2000
Women's PGA C'ship T12: 2002
U.S. Women's Open T20: 2004
du Maurier Classic T16: 1997
Women's British Open T42: 2005

Kim Saiki-Maloney (born January 24, 1966) is a Japanese-American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour from 1992 to 2007.

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Saiki was born in Inglewood, California. She won the 1983 U.S. Girls' Junior. She was a college All-America at the University of Southern California in 1986 and graduated in 1988 with a degree in Public Administration. [1] She turned professional in 1989. [1]

Saiki played on several tours before joining the LPGA Tour: Players West Golf Tour in 1989 (winning five times), Futures Tour in 1990 (winning twice), Women Professional Golfers' European Tour in 1991, and the Ladies Asian Tour in 1991. [1]

Siaki played over a decade on the LPGA Tour before winning the 2004 Wegmans Rochester LPGA. [2] She competed under the name Kim Saiki-Maloney after marrying in 2006. [3]

Professional wins

LPGA Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runners-up
1Jun 27, 2004 Wegmans Rochester LPGA 14 (66-69-68-71=274)4 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Rosie Jones
Flag of South Korea.svg Mi-Hyun Kim

Futures Tour

Players West Golf Tour

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