Player Biography

CHRISTINA KIM Birthdate: March 15, 1984 Birthplace: San Jose, Calif. Age: 23 Ht: 5'6" Home: San Jose, Calif. College: De Anza Community College Turned Professional: 2002
Joined LPGA Tour: 2003 LPGA Tour Wins: 2 - 2004 Longs Drugs Challenge, 2005 The Mitchell Company Tournament of Champions Player Notes: Owned the record for lowest 18-hole score in a USGA competition of 62 until Billy Horschel shattered the mark at the 2006 U.S. Amateur with a 60 on the first day of stroke-play qualifying…The 8-under 62 shot by Kim came at the 2001 U.S. Girls’ Junior…That mark was tied by Loren Roberts at the 2006 U.S. Senior Open before Horschel broke it…Made the cut as an amateur at the 2001 U.S. Women’s Open at Pine Needles as a 17-year-old amateur. Played on the Futures Tour in 2001 as an amateur…Started playing golf at the age of 11...Credits her father, Man Kim, who is also her caddie and coach, and her mother as the individuals most influencing her career...Hobbies include yoga, reading, writing and studying history...Qualified for the LPGA Tour by finishing second on the 2002 Futures Tour money list. Professional 2006 • Best finish was a tie for fifth at the Ginn Clubs & Resort Open, where she recorded the third hole-in-one of her LPGA career during the final round. • Carded a season-low 64 in the third round of the Franklin American Mortgage Championship benefiting the Monroe Carell, Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt and in the second round of the ShopRite LPGA Classic. • Tied for sixth at the Honda LPGA Thailand 2006 and tied for seventh at the Safeway Classic Presented by Pepsi. 2006 Stats (rank) Rds under par: 38/97 (58) Rds in the 60s: 19/97 (41) Birdies: 307 (13) Eagles: 7 (8) Greens in reg: 67.6% (49) Driving accuracy: 70% (87) Sand saves: 38% (80) Putts per GIR: 1.82 (60) Driving avg: 255.5 (49) 2005 Highlights • Won her second career LPGA event at The Mitchell Company Tournament of Champions presented by Kathy Ireland Worldwide. • Carded a season-low 65 in the opening round of the Sybase Classic presented by Lincoln Mercury, where she finished fourth; also crossed the $1 million mark in career earnings and became the youngest player in LPGA history to earn $1 million in her career (record was broken later in the season by Paula Creamer). • Recorded the second hole-in-one of her LPGA career during the final round of the Weetabix Women’s British Open. • Was a member of the victorious U.S. Solheim Cup Team, posting a 2-1-1 record in her first Solheim Cup appearance. • Ranked second on Tour with 330 birdies during the season. • Posted a total of six top-10 finishes, including a tie for third at the Franklin American Mortgage Championship benefiting the Monroe Carell, Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. • Also tied for fifth at the Evian Masters and tied for ninth at the season-ending ADT Championship. • Played in all 30 tournaments in which she was eligible to compete; has played in 95 of 96 tournaments she has been eligible for since she joined the Tour in 2003. 2005 Stats (rank) Rds under par: 51/102 (9) Rds in the 60s: 24/102 (20) Birdies: 330 (2) Eagles: 5 (13) Greens in reg: 71.8% (7) Driving accuracy: 75.5% (46) Sand saves: 30.7% (116) Putts per GIR: 1.82 (45) Driving avg: 254.0 (27) 2004 Highlights • Became a Rolex First-Time Winner at the Longs Drugs Challenge, where she recorded all four rounds in the 60s. • On the strength of 11 birdies, tied her career-low 62 during the first round of the State Farm Classic, where she eventually finished second. • Recorded the first hole-in-one of her LPGA career during the first round of the Wegmans Rochester LPGA Presented by Lincoln Mercury. • Posted a total of six top-10 finishes. 2004 Stats (Rank) Rds under par: 52/104 (22) Rds in the 60s: 28/104 (24) Birdies: 385 (2) Eagles: 9 (12) Greens in reg: 68.2% (34) Driving accuracy: 74.3% (44) Sand saves: 45.6% (9) Putts per GIR: 1.79 (18) Driving avg: 258.6 (27) 2003 Highlights • Best finish was a tie for fourth at the Welch's/Fry's Championship, where she carded a career-low 62 in the third round, tying an LPGA record for the lowest third-round score. • Tied for 10th at the Mizuno Classic, finished 12th at the Kellogg-Keebler Classic and tied for 13th at the LPGA Corning Classic. 2003 Stats (Rank)   Rds under par: 31/84 (53)          Rds in the 60s: 12/84 (79)              Birdies: 262 (26)   Eagles: 3 (52)                   Greens in reg: 66.8% (35)                Driving accuracy: 78.1% (11)   Sand saves: 44.3% (23)            Putts per GIR: 1.85 (105)                 Driving avg: 247.8 (97)Career Highlights • In March 2002, turned professional; won the Hewlett-Packard Garden State Futures Golf Classic on the Futures Tour and finished second on the Futures Tour money list to earn exempt status for the 2003 LPGA Tour season on the strength of 12 top-10 finishes in 18 events; eight of her 12 top-10 finishes were top-five finishes, including second place finishes at the Denver Futures Golf Classic, Grand Rapids Futures Classic, Ann Arbor Futures Classic and the Capital Region Futures Classic.