Mi Hyun Kim

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Mi Hyun Kim
Personal Information
Birth January 13, 1977 (1977-01-13) (age 31)
Inchon, South Korea
Height 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m)
Nationality Flag of South Korea 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
Kraft Nabisco T5: 2005
LPGA Championship T3: 2006
U.S. Women's Open T4: 2000
Women's British Open 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.

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[edit] Charitable giving

In May 2007, Kim donated $100,000 of her $210,000 prize money from winning the SemGroup Championship to victims of a recent tornado that severely damaged the town of Greensburg, Kansas. The tornado occurred during the SemGroup tournament.

Kim did not have any connection to Greensburg or any of its residents. Commenting on her donation, she said, "“Honestly, I made a lot of money in the United States on the LPGA Tour. Most of time, I get the money here and donate to South Korea. But, I want to help people here, too. The win was a surprise for me and I think God gave it to me like a special present or he is using me like, ‘okay, I give you this, but after that you give to help the people.'”[1]

A year later on the eve on the 2008 SemGroup Championship, the president of the United Way of the Plains in Wichita, Kansas appeared with Kim at the pre-tournament press conference to publicly thank her and announce that the publicity surrounding Kim's donation had spurred further donations totaling $1.2 million and that money is being used to build 25 homes for low- and moderate-income individuals displaced by the tornado.[2] [3]

[edit] Professional wins (19)

[edit] KLPGA Tour (11)

[edit] LPGA Tour (8)

[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 2008
Kraft Nabisco Championship T15 T21 T57 7 T5 T42 T30 T6
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.

[edit] References

  1. ^ LPGA (2007-05-11). Kim makes $100,000 donation to aid victims of Greensburg, Kan., tornado. LPGA.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-29.
  2. ^ LPGA (2008-04-29). Mi Hyun Kim's Donation Makes a Difference in Kansas. LPGA.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-29.
  3. ^ LPGA (2008-04-29). Pre Tournament Interviews: SemGroup Championship Presented by John Q. Hammons. LPGA.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-29.

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