Kim Sei-young
Professional golfer

Kim Sei-young

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Gender:
Female
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South Korea
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Birth:
21 January 1993(Seoul, Empire of Japan, South Korea)
Star sign:
Aquarius
Education:
Korea University
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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 nine 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). Kim is sponsored by Mirae Asset Financial Group as of December 2019.

Professional wins (15)

LPGA Tour wins (10)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 8 Feb 2015 Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic 70-68-72-68=278 −14 Playoff Ariya Jutanugarn
Sun-Young Yoo
2 18 Apr 2015 LPGA Lotte Championship 67-67-70-73=277 −11 Playoff Inbee Park
3 1 Nov 2015 Blue Bay LPGA 70-72-74-70=286 −2 1 stroke Kim Kaufman
Candie Kung
Stacy Lewis
4 20 Mar 2016 JTBC Founders Cup 63-66-70-62=261 −27 5 strokes Lydia Ko
5 19 Jun 2016 Meijer LPGA Classic 65-69-65-68=267 −17 Playoff Carlota Ciganda
6 7 May 2017 Citibanamex Lorena Ochoa Match Play 1 up Ariya Jutanugarn
7 8 Jul 2018 Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic 63-65-64-65=257 −31 9 strokes Carlota Ciganda
8 5 May 2019 LPGA Mediheal Championship 72-66-68-75=281 −7 Playoff Bronte Law
Lee Jeong-eun
9 14 Jul 2019 Marathon Classic 67-64-66-65=262 −22 2 strokes Lexi Thompson
10 24 Nov 2019 CME Group Tour Championship 65-67-68-70=270 −18 1 stroke Charley Hull

LPGA Tour playoff record (4–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 2015 Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic Ariya Jutanugarn
Sun-Young Yoo 		Won with birdie on first extra hole
2 2015 LPGA Lotte Championship Inbee Park Won with eagle on first extra hole
3 2016 Meijer LPGA Classic Carlota Ciganda Won with birdie on first extra hole
4 2019 LPGA Mediheal Championship Bronte Law
Lee Jeong-eun 		Won with birdie on first extra hole

LPGA of Korea Tour wins (5)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 14 Apr 2013 Lotte Mart Women's Open 78-70-71-68=287 −1 2 strokes Jang Su-yeon
Lee Jeong-eun
Jang Ha-na
2 8 Sep 2013 Hanwha Finance Classic 71-72-72-68=283 −5 Playoff Ryu So-yeon
3 15 Sep 2013 MetLife-Hankyung KLPGA Championship 69-69-71-70=279 −9 1 stroke An Song-yi
Chun In-gee
4 18 May 2014 Woori Investment & Securities Ladies Championship 64-73-69=206 -10 Playoff Heo Yoon-kyung
5 24 Aug 2014 MBN Ladies Open with ONOFF 65-71-67=203 −13 2 strokes Kang Ye-rin

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order before 2019.

Tournament 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
ANA Inspiration T61 T4 CUT T27 T40 CUT
U.S. Women's Open T46 T42 T26 T8 T27 T16
Women's PGA Championship 2 11 T4 T25 20
The Evian Championship T11 5 T6 T2 T17
Women's British Open CUT T50 T16 T4 T24
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
T = tied

Summary

Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
ANA Inspiration 0 0 0 1 1 1 6 4
U.S. Women's Open 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 6
Women's PGA Championship 0 1 0 2 2 5 5 5
The Evian Championship 0 1 0 2 3 5 5 5
Women's British Open 0 0 0 1 1 3 5 4
Totals 0 2 0 6 8 16 27 24
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 14 (2016 Women's PGA – 2018 Evian Championship)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (three times)

Team appearances

Professional

  • The Queens (representing Korea): 2015
  • International Crown (representing South Korea): 2016