Mi Hyun Kim

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Mi Hyun Kim

Personal Information

Birth

January 13, 1977 (age 30)
Inchon, South Korea

Height

5 ft 1 in (1.55 m)

Nationality

South Korea

Residence

Orlando, Florida, U.S.

College

Sun Gkyun Kwan University

Career

Turned Pro

1996

Current tour

LPGA Tour (joined 1999)

Previous tour

KLPGA Tour (joined 1996)

Professional wins

19 (LPGA Tour: 8, KLPGA Tour: 11)

Best Results in Major Championships
Wins: 0

T5: 2005

T3: 2006

T4: 2000

2nd: 2000

Awards

LPGA Rookie of the Year

1999

Mi Hyun Kim

Hangul	김미현
Hanja	金美賢
Revised Romanization	Gim Mi-hyeon
McCune-Reischauer	Kim Mi-hyŏn

Mi Hyun Kim (born in Inchon on 13 January 1977) is a professional golfer from South Korea. She turned professional in 1996 and won 11 events on the LPGA of Korea Tour (KLPGA) between 1996 and 1999. In 1999, she joined the LPGA Tour and was named was Rookie of the Year that year. She has won eight LPGA events with her best finish in a major championship second place at the 2001 Women's British Open.

Kim has been given the nickname "Peanut" because she stands only 5 foot 1 inches. LPGA golfers also refer to her as "Kimmy." Kim was inspired to come to the United States by Se Ri Pak. Her swing is characterized by an unusually long backswing that has become shorter in recent years.

1 Professional wins (19)
- 1.1 KLPGA Tour (11)
- 1.2 LPGA Tour (8)
2 Results in LPGA majors
3 External links

[edit] Professional wins (19)

[edit] KLPGA Tour (11)

1996-1997 (9) Nine wins on LPGA of Korea Tour
1999 (2) Two wins on LPGA of Korea Tour

[edit] LPGA Tour (8)

1999 (2) State Farm Classic, First Union Betsy King Classic
2000 (1) Safeway Classic
2002 (2) Giant Eagle Classic, Wendy's Championship for Children
2006 (2) Ginn Open, Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic
2007 (1) SemGroup Championship

[edit] Results in LPGA majors

Tournament	1998	1999	2000
Kraft Nabisco Championship	DNP	DNP	T47
LPGA Championship	DNP	T26	T12
U.S. Women's Open	CUT	DNP	T4
du Maurier Classic	DNP	T6	T33

Tournament	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Kraft Nabisco Championship	T15	T21	T57	7	T5	T42	T30
LPGA Championship	8	T33	T30	T30	T7	T3	T15
U.S. Women's Open	T26	T22	T30	T16	T31	T41	T8
Women's British Open ^	2	T61	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT

^ The Women's British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001.
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" tied
Green background for a win. Yellow background for a top-10 finish.