Christina Kim
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| Personal Information | |
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| Birth | March 15, 1984 San Jose, California U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Residence | Orlando, Florida, U.S. |
| College | None |
| Career | |
| Turned Pro | 2002 |
| Current tour | LPGA Tour (joined 2003) |
| Previous tour | Futures Tour (joined 2002) |
| Professional wins | 3 (LPGA Tour: 2, Futures Tour: 1) |
| Best results in Major Championships | |
| Kraft Nabisco | T8: 2004 |
| LPGA Championship | T6: 2004 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T22: 2003 |
| Women's British Open | T13: 2004 |
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Christina Kim (born March 15, 1984 in San Jose, California) is a Korean American professional golfer, currently playing on the United States LPGA Tour. She is known for her animated and vocal style of play, as well as her flamboyant dress and the Kangol berets she often wears.
Kim won the 2004 Longs Drug Challenge and the 2005 Mitchell Company Tournament of Champions and was a member of the 2005 winning American Solheim Cup team.
She was the youngest player to reach $1 million in earnings, which she achieved in 2004. This record was broken in 2005 by Paula Creamer.
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[edit] Professional wins (3)
[edit] Futures Tour (1)
- 2002 (1) Hewlett-Packard Garden State FUTURES Summer Classic
[edit] LPGA Tour (2)
- 2004 (1) Longs Drugs Challenge
- 2005 (1) The Mitchell Company Tournament of Champions
[edit] Results in LPGA majors
| Tournament | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
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| Kraft Nabisco Championship | DNP | DNP | T28 | T8 | T39 | 52 | T24 | CUT |
| LPGA Championship | DNP | DNP | CUT | T6 | T33 | T61 | T56 | CUT |
| U.S. Women's Open | T48 | DNP | T22 | T37 | CUT | CUT | CUT | |
| Women's British Open | DNP | DNP | CUT | T13 | T28 | T45 | T58 |
DNP = did not play
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
[edit] LPGA Tour career summary
| Year | # of events |
Cuts made |
Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10s |
Best finish |
Earnings ($) | Rank | Scoring average |
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| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T48 | N/A | N/A | 74.00 |
| 2003 | 28 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | T4 | 215,632 | 49 | 72.37 |
| 2004 | 31 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 636,290 | 15 | 71.22 |
| 2005 | 30 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 621,149 | 19 | 71.66 |
| 2006 | 29 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | T5 | 355,656 | 35 | 72.24 |
| 2007 | 29 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 626,075 | 23 | 72.18 |
| 2008* | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 277,352 | 10 | 71.56 |
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