Kim Sei-young

Kim Sei-young (born 21 January 1993), also known as Sei Young Kim, is a South Korean professional golfer.

Kim Sei-young
Kim in 2017
Personal information
Born (1993-01-21) 21 January 1993
Seoul, South Korea
Height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Sporting nationality South Korea
Career
CollegeKorea University[1]
Turned professional2010
Current tour(s)LPGA of Korea Tour
LPGA Tour
Professional wins17
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour12
LPGA of Korea Tour5
Best results in LPGA major championships
(wins: 1)
Chevron ChampionshipT3: 2021
Women's PGA C'shipWon: 2020
U.S. Women's OpenT8: 2017
Women's British OpenT4: 2018
Evian ChampionshipT2: 2018
Achievements and awards
LPGA Tour
Player of the Year
2020
LPGA Tour
Rookie of the Year
2015
Race to the CME Globe2019
Kim Sei-young
Hangul
김세영
Hanja
金世煐[2]
Revised RomanizationGim Seyeong
McCune–ReischauerKim Seyŏng

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 Thailand Ariya Jutanugarn
South Korea Sun-Young Yoo
2 18 Apr 2015 LPGA Lotte Championship 67-67-70-73=277 −11 Playoff South Korea Inbee Park
3 1 Nov 2015 Blue Bay LPGA 70-72-74-70=286 −2 1 stroke United States Kim Kaufman
United States Candie Kung
United States Stacy Lewis
4 20 Mar 2016 JTBC Founders Cup 63-66-70-62=261 −27 5 strokes New Zealand Lydia Ko
5 19 Jun 2016 Meijer LPGA Classic 65-69-65-68=267 −17 Playoff Spain Carlota Ciganda
6 7 May 2017 Citibanamex Lorena Ochoa Match Play 1 up Thailand Ariya Jutanugarn
7 8 Jul 2018 Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic 63-65-64-65=257 −31 9 strokes Spain Carlota Ciganda
8 5 May 2019 LPGA Mediheal Championship 72-66-68-75=281 −7 Playoff England Bronte Law
South Korea Lee Jeong-eun
9 14 Jul 2019 Marathon Classic 67-64-66-65=262 −22 2 strokes United States Lexi Thompson
10 24 Nov 2019 CME Group Tour Championship 65-67-68-70=270 −18 1 stroke England Charley Hull
11 11 Oct 2020 KPMG Women's PGA Championship 71-65-67-63=266 −14 5 strokes South Korea Inbee Park
12 22 Nov 2020 Pelican Women's Championship 67-65-64-70=266 −14 3 strokes United States Ally McDonald

LPGA Tour playoff record (4–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2015 Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic Thailand Ariya Jutanugarn
South Korea Sun-Young Yoo
Won with birdie on first extra hole
2 2015 LPGA Lotte Championship South Korea Inbee Park Won with eagle on first extra hole
3 2016 Meijer LPGA Classic Spain Carlota Ciganda Won with birdie on first extra hole
4 2019 LPGA Mediheal Championship England Bronte Law
South Korea Lee Jeong-eun
Won with birdie on first extra hole
5 2021 Pelican Women's Championship United States Lexi Thompson
New Zealand Lydia Ko
United States 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 South Korea Jang Su-yeon
South Korea Lee Jeong-eun
South Korea Jang Ha-na
2 8 Sep 2013 Hanwha Finance Classic 71-72-72-68=283 −5 Playoff South Korea Ryu So-yeon
3 15 Sep 2013 MetLife-Hankyung KLPGA Championship 69-69-71-70=279 −9 1 stroke South Korea An Song-yi
South Korea Chun In-gee
4 18 May 2014 Woori Investment & Securities Ladies Championship 64-73-69=206 -10 Playoff South Korea Heo Yoon-kyung
5 24 Aug 2014 MBN Ladies Open with ONOFF 65-71-67=203 −13 2 strokes South Korea Kang Ye-rin

Major championships

Wins (1)

YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner-up
2020Women's PGA Championship2 shot lead−14 (71-65-67-63=266)5 strokesSouth Korea Inbee Park

Results timeline

Results not in chronological order.

Tournament2014201520162017201820192020202120222023
Chevron Championship T61 T4 CUT T27 T40 CUT T18 T3 T17 T52
Women's PGA Championship 2 11 T4 T25 20 1 T12 T5 CUT
U.S. Women's Open T46 T42 T26 T8 T27 T16 T20 T16 14 T13
The Evian Championship T11 5 T6 T2 T17 NT T38 T8 CUT
Women's British Open CUT T50 T16 T4 T24 T13 18 CUT
  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

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

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Chevron Championship001224108
Women's PGA Championship11044898
U.S. Women's Open0000161010
The Evian Championship01024687
Women's British Open00011586
Totals121912294539
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 18 (2019 U.S. Open – 2023 Chevron)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (four times)

LPGA Tour career summary

YearTournaments
played
Cuts
made *
Wins2nd3rdTop 10sBest
finish
Birdies
(rank)
Earnings
($)
Money
list rank
Scoring
average
Scoring
rank
2013 1 1 0 0 1 1 T3 n/a
(n/a)
100,479 n/a 69.33 n/a
2014 5 3 0 0 0 0 T42 n/a
(n/a)
n/a n/a 73.62 n/a
2015 27 25 3 1 2 11 1 406
(2)
1,820,056 4 70.33 8
2016 25 21 2 2 2 9 1 390
(5)
1,445,937 6 70.25 8
2017 25 22 1 0 2 9 1 357
(10)
1,278,166 10 69.91 11
2018 27 24 1 2 0 9 1 411
(4)
1,369,418 7 70.27 15
2019 25 22 3 1 0 10 1 389
(4)
2,753,099 2 69.89 8
2020 9 9 2 1 0 6 1 177
(17)
1,416,993 2 68.69 1
2021 20 19 0 2 1 4 T2 297
(8)
915,658 17 69.94 12
2022 20 17 0 0 0 5 T5 284
(26)
1,083,246 22 70.19 18
2023 14 10 0 0 0 0 T13 147
(61)
323,725 60 71.52 49
Totals^ 192 (2015) 169 (2015) 12 9 7 63 1 2,858 12,406,298 14

^ Official as of 13 August 2023[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.

YearWorld
ranking
Source
20157[7]
20166[8]
201711[9]
201812[10]
20195[11]
20202[12]
20214[13]
202221[14]
202350^[15]

^ as of 21 August 2023

Team appearances

Professional

References

  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 26 August 2023.
  5. "Sei-Young Kim (Results)". LPGA. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  6. "Career Money". LPGA. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  7. "Women's World Golf Rankings". 28 December 2015.
  8. "Women's World Golf Rankings". 31 December 2016.
  9. "Women's World Golf Rankings". 31 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". 21 August 2023.


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