Kim A-lim
Kim A-lim | |
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Personal information | |
Born | (1995-10-04) 4 October 1995 (age 28) |
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
Sporting nationality | South Korea |
Career | |
Turned professional | 2013 |
Current tour(s) | LPGA of Korea Tour |
Professional wins | 4 |
Number of wins by tour | |
LPGA Tour | 1 |
LPGA of Korea Tour | 3 |
Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 1) | |
Chevron Championship | T4: 2023 |
Women's PGA C'ship | T50: 2022 |
U.S. Women's Open | Won: 2020 |
Women's British Open | T13: 2022 |
Evian Championship | T3: 2023 |
Kim A-lim (Korean: 김아림, born 4 October 1995) is a South Korean professional golfer who currently plays on the LPGA of Korea Tour.[1]
Kim turned professional as a teenager in 2013 and began playing on the KLPGA in 2016.[2] She has two wins on the tour, the first coming at the Pak Se-ri Invitational in October 2018.[3] She also won the MY Munyoung Queens Park Championship in 2019 and finished 11th on the KLPGA money list that season.[4]
In December 2020, Kim made her LPGA major championship debut in the 2020 U.S. Women's Open at Champions Golf Club in Houston, Texas. Entering the final round five shots off the lead, she birdied the last three holes to shoot 67 and won the tournament by one shot over Ko Jin-young and Amy Olson.[5]
Professional wins (4)
LPGA Tour wins (1)
Legend |
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Major championships (1) |
Other LPGA Tour (0) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up | Winner's share ($) |
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1 | 14 Dec 2020 | U.S. Women's Open | −3 (68-74-72-67=281) | 1 stroke | Ko Jin-young, Amy Olson | 1,000,000 |
LPGA of Korea Tour wins (3)
- 2018 (1) OK! Savings Bank Pak Se-ri Invitational
- 2019 (1) MY Munyoung Queens Park Championship
- 2022 (1) Creas F&C KLPGA Championship
Major championships
Wins (1)
Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runners-up |
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2020 | U.S. Women's Open | 5 shot deficit | −3 (68-74-72-67=281) | 1 stroke | Ko Jin-young, Amy Olson |
Results timeline
Results not in chronological order.
Tournament | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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Chevron Championship | CUT | CUT | T4 | T9 | |
U.S. Women's Open | 1 | CUT | T34 | T64 | T16 |
Women's PGA Championship | CUT | T50 | CUT | ||
Evian Championship | NT | CUT | T31 | T3 | |
Women's British Open | CUT | T13 | T40 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied
Summary
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
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Chevron Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
U.S. Women's Open | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
Women's PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
The Evian Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Women's British Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Totals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 11 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (twice, current)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (three times)
References
- ^ "A Lim Kim takes US Women's Open on debut after spectacular comeback". The Guardian. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ^ "A Lim Kim bio". Seoul Sisters. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ "Player Bio: A Lim Kim". USGA. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ "A Lim Kim KLPGA profile". Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ Zak, Sean (14 December 2020). "Wild rally leads A Lim Kim to U.S. Women's Open victory". Golf.com. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
External links
- LPGA Tour of Korea profile (in Korean)
- Kim A-lim at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site
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