| Kim Sei-young | |||||||
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 Kim in 2017 | |||||||
| Personal information | |||||||
| Born | 21 January 1993 Seoul, South Korea | ||||||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | ||||||
| Sporting nationality |  South Korea | ||||||
| Career | |||||||
| College | Korea University[1] | ||||||
| Turned professional | 2010 | ||||||
| Current tour(s) | LPGA of Korea Tour LPGA Tour | ||||||
| Professional wins | 17 | ||||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||||
| LPGA Tour | 12 | ||||||
| LPGA of Korea Tour | 5 | ||||||
| Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 1) | |||||||
| Chevron Championship | T3: 2021 | ||||||
| Women's PGA C'ship | Won: 2020 | ||||||
| U.S. Women's Open | T8: 2017 | ||||||
| Women's British Open | T4: 2018 | ||||||
| Evian Championship | T2: 2018 | ||||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||||
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| Kim Sei-young | |
| Hangul | 김세영 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 金世煐[2] |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Seyeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Seyŏng |
Kim Sei-young (born 21 January 1993), also known as Sei Young Kim, is a South Korean professional golfer.
Kim plays on the LPGA of Korea Tour and the LPGA Tour. She has won five times on the LPGA of Korea Tour and twelve times on the LPGA Tour. Her win at the 2018 Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic set the record for the lowest 72-hole score (257) and the lowest to-par score (−31).[3]
Kim won her first major, the 2020 Women's PGA Championship, by five strokes. She was also named the 2020 LPGA Player of the Year.
- ^ 김효주·이정민·김세영·전인지·김민선5, KLPGA 고려대 돌풍 확산, Choice News, 15 September 2014.
- ^ "Kim Sei Young". Korean Ladies Professional Golf Association. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
- ^ "Sei Young Kim wins Thornberry Creek Classic in historic fashion". ESPN. Associated Press. July 8, 2018.