Christina Kim

Christina Kim (born March 15, 1984) is an American professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour and on the Ladies European Tour (LET). She is known for her animated style of play, flamboyant dress, and outgoing personality.

Christina Kim
Personal information
NicknameKookie, CK, The CK
Born (1984-03-15) March 15, 1984
San Jose, California, U.S.
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Nationality United States
ResidenceOrlando, Florida, U.S.
Career
CollegeDe Anza Community College
Turned professional2002
Current tour(s)LPGA Tour (joined 2003)
LET (joined 2010)
Former tour(s)Futures Tour (joined 2002)
Professional wins5
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour3
Ladies European Tour1
Symetra Tour1
Best results in LPGA major championships
ANA Inspiration7th: 2009
Women's PGA C'shipT6: 2004
U.S. Women's OpenT8: 2010
Women's British OpenT3: 2009
Evian ChampionshipT31: 2013
Christina Kim
Hangul
김초롱
Hanja
金楚籠
Revised RomanizationGim Cho-rong
McCune–ReischauerKim Ch'o'rong

Kim competed in eight events in 2001 on the Futures Tour and made three cuts and a tied for second once. Shortly after her 18th birthday, Kim turned professional and competed on the 2002 Futures Tour for prize money. Kim missed just one cut in 18 starts with 12 top-ten finishes. She won her first event as a professional in August 2002 - the Hewlett-Packard Garden State FUTURES Summer Classic in a six-hole playoff over future LPGA Tour star Lorena Ochoa.[1][2] Kim was second to Ochoa on the money list and both earned LPGA Tour cards for 2003.

Kim won the 2004 Longs Drugs Challenge[3] and the 2005 Mitchell Company Tournament of Champions[4][5] and was a member of three U.S. Solheim Cup teams in 2005, 2009, and 2011. She was the youngest player to reach $1 million in earnings, which she achieved in 2004 at age 20. This record was broken the following year by Paula Creamer.

She joined the Ladies European Tour in 2010 and competed in six events, including two that were co-sanctioned with the LPGA. She earned her first win on the LET in 2011 at the Sicilian Italian Ladies Open.[6]

Kim's autobiography, Swinging from My Heels: Confessions of an LPGA Star, co-written with Alan Shipnuck was published in 2010.[7]

Professional wins (5)

LPGA Tour (3)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 Sep 26, 2004 Longs Drugs Challenge 64-69-68-65=266 −18 1 stroke Karrie Webb
2 Nov 13, 2005 The Mitchell Company Tournament of Champions 67-67-72-67=273 −15 1 stroke Rachel Hetherington
3 Nov 16, 2014 Lorena Ochoa Invitational 65-69-68-71=273 −15 Playoff Shanshan Feng

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2010 Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic Na Yeon Choi
In-Kyung Kim
Song-Hee Kim
Choi won with birdie on second extra hole
2 2014 Lorena Ochoa Invitational Shanshan Feng Won with par on second extra hole

Ladies European Tour (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 Oct 9, 2011 Sicilian Ladies Italian Open −7 (70-69-70=209) 4 strokes Giulia Sergas

Futures Tour (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 Aug 4, 2002 Hewlett-Packard Garden State FUTURES Summer Classic 66-67-66=199 −14 Playoff Lorena Ochoa

Futures Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2002 Hewlett-Packard Garden State FUTURES Summer Classic Lorena Ochoa Won with birdie on sixth extra hole

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order before 2019.

Tournament200120022003200420052006200720082009
ANA Inspiration T28 T8 T39 52 T24 CUT 7
U.S. Women's Open T48 T22 T37 CUT CUT CUT T53 T52
Women's PGA Championship CUT T6 T33 T61 T56 CUT CUT
Women's British Open CUT T13 T28 T45 T58 T64 T3
Tournament2010201120122013201420152016201720182019
ANA Inspiration CUT CUT T75 T16 T11 CUT T42
U.S. Women's Open T8 CUT CUT T31 CUT T26 T27
Women's PGA Championship T25 CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT T39 CUT CUT CUT
The Evian Championship ^ T31 T54 T64 CUT CUT T67
Women's British Open T9 CUT CUT T54 T31 T50
Tournament2020
ANA Inspiration T24
U.S. Women's Open CUT
Women's PGA Championship CUT
The Evian Championship ^ NT
Women's British Open CUT

^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013

  Top 10
  Did not play

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

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
ANA Inspiration0000261511
U.S. Women's Open000012169
Women's PGA Championship000012186
The Evian Championship00000064
Women's British Open0011231410
Totals00116136940
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (2004 Kraft Nabisco – 2005 LPGA)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (twice)

LPGA Tour career summary

YearTournaments
played
Cuts
made*
Wins2nd3rdTop 10sBest
finish
Earnings
($)
Money
list rank
Scoring
average
Scoring
rank
2001 1 1 0 0 0 0 T48 n/a 74.00
2003 28 18 0 0 0 2 T4 215,632 49 72.37 55
2004 31 25 1 1 0 6 1 636,290 15 71.22 19
2005 30 27 1 0 1 6 1 621,149 19 71.66 21
2006 29 26 0 0 0 3 T5 355,656 35 72.24 52
2007 29 26 0 2 0 7 2 626,075 23 72.18 26
2008 30 26 0 1 0 9 T2 678,598 27 71.85 32
2009 24 17 0 0 1 4 T3 344,055 38 72.29 49
2010 24 19 0 1 0 2 T2 436,050 26 72.17 38
2011 21 14 0 0 0 0 T13 149,275 58 72.86 56
2012 19 8 0 0 0 0 T49 38,384 110 74.02 111
2013 20 13 0 0 0 0 T11 126,535 76 73.07 100
2014 27 22 1 1 0 3 1 570,374 27 71.62 38
2015 29 24 0 0 0 1 T8 234,153 69 72.01 57
2016 27 20 0 1 0 3 2 411,030 45 72.51 89
2017 25 16 0 0 0 0 T13 151,669 87 72.33 114
2018 21 13 0 0 0 0 T17 121,430 94 71.86 70
2019 20 7 0 0 0 0 T19 79,209 117 72.43 120
2020 15 11 0 0 0 3 T9 167,125 67 71.82 54
  • Official as of 2020 season[8]

* Includes matchplay and other events without a cut.

LET career summary

YearTournaments
played
Cuts
made
Wins2nd3rdTop 10sBest
finish
Earnings
()
Order of
Merit
2010 6 4 0 1 0 3 T2 108,461 16
2011 10 8 1 0 0 1 1 63,412 35

Futures Tour summary

YearTournaments
played
Cuts
made
Wins2nd3rdTop 10sBest
finish
Earnings
($)
Money
list rank
Scoring
average
Scoring
rank
2001 8 3 0 1 3 T2 n/a 72.09
2002 18 17 1 3 2 12 1 53,460 2 71.47 2

Team appearances

Professional

Solheim Cup record

YearTotal
matches
Total
W-L-H
Singles
W-L-H
Foursomes
W-L-H
Fourballs
W-L-H
Points
won
Points
%
Career 10 6-2-2 3-0-0 2-1-1 1-1-1 7.0 70.0
2005 4 2-1-1 1-0-0 def L. Kreutz 5&4 1-0-1 halved w/ P. Hurst,
won w/ N. Gulbis 4&2
0-1-0 lost w/ P. Hurst 4&2 2.5 62.5
2009 4 3-1-0 1-0-0 def T. Elósegui 2 up 1-1-0 won w/ N. Gulbis 4&2,
lost w/N. Gulbis 5&4
1-0-0 won w/ M. Wie 5&4 3 75.0
2011 2 1-0-1 1-0-0 def M. Hjorth 4&2 0-0-0 0-0-1 halved w/ R. O'Toole 1.5 75.0

References

  1. "First-time winner tops the field at Knob Hill Golf Club". News Transcript. August 7, 2002. Archived from the original on January 24, 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  2. "Kim outduels Ochoa in New Jersey heat". ESPN. Associated Press. August 4, 2002. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
  3. "Christina Kim gets first win on LPGA Tour". Pittsburgh Live. UPI. September 26, 2004. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  4. "Mitchell Company Tournament of Champions- Final Round". Life. November 13, 2005. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  5. "Kim posts second career title, wins by a stroke". ESPN. Associated Press. November 13, 2005. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  6. "2011 Ladies Italian Open Leaderboard". Ladies European Tour. October 9, 2011.
  7. Kim, Christina; Shipnuck, Alan (2010). Swinging from My Heels: Confessions of an LPGA Star. Bloomsbury USA. ISBN 978-1-60819-088-1.
  8. "Christina Kim results". LPGA. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
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