Kim Sei-young

Kim Sei-young
Hangul	김세영
Hanja	金世煐
Revised Romanization	Gim Seyeong
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Seyŏng

Kim Sei-young
Kim Sei-young
	Kim in 2017
Personal information
Born	21 January 1993 (age 31); Seoul, South Korea
Height	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Sporting nationality	South Korea
Career
College	Korea University
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
LPGA Tour; Player of the Year
LPGA Tour; Player of the Year	2020
LPGA Tour; Rookie of the Year	2015
Race to the CME Globe	2019

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.

Professional wins (17)

LPGA Tour wins (12)

Legend
Major championships (1)
Other LPGA Tour (11)

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
11	11 Oct 2020	KPMG Women's PGA Championship	71-65-67-63=266	−14	5 strokes	Inbee Park
12	22 Nov 2020	Pelican Women's Championship	67-65-64-70=266	−14	3 strokes	Ally McDonald

LPGA Tour playoff record (4–1)

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
5	2021	Pelican Women's Championship	Lexi Thompson Lydia Ko Nelly Korda	Korda 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

Major championships

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	54 holes	Winning score	Margin	Runner-up
2020	Women's PGA Championship	2 shot lead	−14 (71-65-67-63=266)	5 strokes	Inbee Park

Results timeline

Results not in chronological order.

Tournament	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Chevron Championship	T61	T4	CUT	T27	T40	CUT	T18	T3	T17	T52	T30
U.S. Women's Open	T46	T42	T26	T8	T27	T16	T20	T16	14	T13	WD
Women's PGA Championship		2	11	T4	T25	20	1	T12	T5	CUT	CUT
The Evian Championship		T11	5	T6	T2	T17	NT	T38	T8	CUT	CUT
Women's British Open		CUT	T50	T16	T4	T24		T13	18	CUT	T37

Win

Top 10

Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
NT = no tournament
T = tied

Summary

Tournament	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Chevron Championship	0	0	1	2	2	4	11	9
U.S. Women's Open	0	0	0	0	1	6	11	10
Women's PGA Championship	1	1	0	4	4	8	10	8
The Evian Championship	0	1	0	2	4	6	9	7
Women's British Open	0	0	0	1	1	5	9	7
Totals	1	2	1	9	12	29	50	41

Most consecutive cuts made – 18 (2019 U.S. Open – 2023 Chevron)
Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (four times)

LPGA Tour career summary

Year	Tournaments played	Cuts made *	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top 10s	Best finish	Earnings ($)	Money list rank	Scoring average	Scoring rank
2013	1	1	0	0	1	1	T3	100,479	n/a	69.33	n/a
2014	5	3	0	0	0	0	T42	n/a	n/a	73.62	n/a
2015	27	25	3	1	2	11	1	1,820,056	4	70.33	8
2016	25	21	2	2	2	9	1	1,445,937	6	70.25	8
2017	25	22	1	0	2	9	1	1,278,166	10	69.91	11
2018	27	24	1	2	0	9	1	1,369,418	7	70.27	15
2019	25	22	3	1	0	10	1	2,753,099	2	69.89	8
2020	9	9	2	1	0	6	1	1,416,993	2	68.69	1
2021	20	19	0	2	1	4	T2	915,658	17	69.94	12
2022	20	17	0	0	0	5	T5	1,083,246	22	70.19	18
2023	22	16	0	0	1	2	T3	654,240	42	71.03	47
2024	24	19	0	1	3	5	T2	1,103,986	29	70.44	11
Totals^	224 (2015)	194 (2015)	12	10	11	70	1	13,840,799	13

^{^} Official as of 2024 season^[4]^[5]^[6]
* Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut.

World rank

Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.

Year	World ranking	Source
2015	7	^[7]
2016	6	^[8]
2017	11	^[9]
2018	12	^[10]
2019	5	^[11]
2020	2	^[12]
2021	4	^[13]
2022	21	^[14]
2023	57	^[15]

Team appearances

Professional

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

References

^ 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.
^ "Sei-Young Kim (Stats)". LPGA. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
^ "Sei-Young Kim (Results)". LPGA. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
^ "Career Money". LPGA. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 28 December 2015.
^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 26 December 2016.
^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 25 December 2017.
^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 31 December 2018.
^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 30 December 2019.
^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 28 December 2020.
^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 27 December 2021.
^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 26 December 2022.
^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 25 December 2023.

External links

Kim Sei-young at the LPGA Tour official site
Kim Sei-young at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site

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[1] 김효주·이정민·김세영·전인지·김민선5, KLPGA 고려대 돌풍 확산, Choice News, 15 September 2014.

[2] "Kim Sei Young". Korean Ladies Professional Golf Association. Retrieved 2019-11-25.

[3] "Sei Young Kim wins Thornberry Creek Classic in historic fashion". ESPN. Associated Press. July 8, 2018.

[4] "Sei-Young Kim (Stats)". LPGA. Retrieved 2 December 2024.

[5] "Sei-Young Kim (Results)". LPGA. Retrieved 2 December 2024.

[6] "Career Money". LPGA. Retrieved 2 December 2024.

[7] "Women's World Golf Rankings". 28 December 2015.

[8] "Women's World Golf Rankings". 26 December 2016.

[9] "Women's World Golf Rankings". 25 December 2017.

[10] "Women's World Golf Rankings". 31 December 2018.

[11] "Women's World Golf Rankings". 30 December 2019.

[12] "Women's World Golf Rankings". 28 December 2020.

[13] "Women's World Golf Rankings". 27 December 2021.

[14] "Women's World Golf Rankings". 26 December 2022.

[15] "Women's World Golf Rankings". 25 December 2023.

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