Full name Michael Sangwon Kim Residence Del Mar, California Nationality United States | Weight 150 lb (68 kg; 11 st) Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Name Michael Kim | |
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Born July 14, 1993 (age 31)
Seoul, South Korea ( 1993-07-14 ) College University of California, Berkeley | ||
Michael kim
Michael Sangwon Kim (born July 14, 1993) is an American professional golfer who was the low scoring amateur at the 2013 U.S. Open.
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Kim is the son of Sun and Yun Kim. He was born in Seoul but raised in San Diego, California, where he went to Torrey Pines High School.
College career
Kim attended the University of California, Berkeley. In April 2013, Kim was Pac-12 Men's Golfer of the Month.
On June 2, 2013, he became the first Cal men's golfer to ever win national player of the year honors when he was named by the Golf Coaches Association of America as the Division I recipient of the 2013 Jack Nicklaus Award.
On June 11, 2013 Kim won the Haskins Award, which is given to the national player of the year in men's college golf and selected by voting from players, coaches and members of the national media.
2013 U.S. Open
Kim qualified for the 2013 U.S. Open by being co-medalist at his sectional qualifier. After the 3rd round, Kim was tied for 10th. He finished tied for 17th and was the low amateur.
Professional career
Kim turned professional in December 2013. He had limited status on the 2014 Web.com Tour after finishing T-56 at the Web.com Tour Qualifying Tournament. He played in 17 events, making the cut in eleven with a best finish of T-2 at the Price Cutter Charity Championship. He will play on the Web.com Tour again in 2015 based on his finish in the Web.com Tour Finals.
U.S. national team appearances
Amateur