MI HYUN KIM

'Mi Hyun Kim '

'Personal Information'
'Birth'	Inchon Korea
'Height'	5 ft 1 in (1.55 m)
'Nationality'
'Residence'	Orlando, Florida, USA
'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' (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.

Contents

Professional wins (19)

KLPGA Tour (11)

LPGA Tour (8)

Results in LPGA majors

External links

Professional wins (19)

KLPGA Tour (11)

★ 1996-1997 (9) Nine wins on LPGA of Korea Tour

★ 1999 (2) Two wins on LPGA of Korea Tour

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

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.

External links

★ Profile on LPGA.com

★ Biography on seoulsisters.com