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Nationality
  
South Korea

LPGA Tour
  
1

Professional wins
  
5


Turned professional
  
1998

College
  
Kyung Hee University

Name
  
Kim Young

Kim Young

Born
  
2 February 1980 (age 44) Chunchon, South Korea (
1980-02-02
)

Former tour(s)
  
LPGA of Korea Tour Futures Tour LPGA Tour (2003–2009)

[MV] Kim YoungChul (김영철) _ Andenayon (Feat. Wheesung(Realslow)) (안되나용 (Feat. 휘성))


Young Kim (Korean 김영) (born 2 February 1980) is a South Korean female professional golfer.

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Kim was born in Chunchon, South Korea. She played on the LPGA of Korea Tour winning twice between 1998 and 2001. She won once on the Futures Tour in 2001. She played on the LPGA Tour from 2003 to 2009. She won the 2007 LPGA Corning Classic.

Kim's best ever finish in a major championship was a T3 at the 2005 Women's British Open.

Kim was second to Lorena Ochoa for Rookie of the Year in 2003. She is perhaps best known for her different hat wear. Kim, when asked to describe the headgear she was wearing, called it a 'bucket hat'.

Futures Tour wins (1)

  • 2001 Barona Creek Women's Golf Classic
  • LPGA of Korea Tour wins (2)

  • 1998–2001 two wins
  • LPGA of Japan Tour wins (1)

  • 2013 Nichi-Iko Women's Open Golf Tournament
  • Results in LPGA majors

    DNP = did not play
    WD = withdrew
    CUT = missed the halfway cut
    "T" = tied
    Yellow background for top-10.

    Summary

  • Starts – 26
  • Wins – 0
  • 2nd-place finishes – 0
  • 3rd-place finishes – 1
  • Top 3 finishes – 1
  • Top 5 finishes – 1
  • Top 10 finishes – 6
  • Top 25 finishes – 11
  • Missed cuts – 4
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 7
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (twice)
  • Team appearances

    Professional

  • Lexus Cup (representing Asia team): 2006 (winners)
  • World Cup (representing South Korea): 2007
  • References

    Kim Young Wikipedia


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