Player Biography

JOO MI KIM Birthdate: July 16, 1984 Birthplace: Seoul, Korea Age: 22 Ht: 5'4" Home: Orlando, Fla. College: Choo Ang University Turned Professional: 2002
Joined LPGA Tour: 2005 LPGA Victories (1): 2006 SBS Open at Turtle Bay. Player Notes: Kim finished second individually at the 2000 Women’s World Amateur Team Championship…Also competed at the 2000 U.S. Women’s Amateur…Member of the 1999-2002 Korean National Team and won a gold medal in the 2002 Asian Games…Started playing golf at the age of 10...Credits her parents as the individuals most influencing her career...Hobbies include cooking. Professional 2006 • Became a Rolex First-Time Winner after defeating Lorena Ochoa and Soo Young Moon in a two-hole, sudden-death playoff at the SBS Open at Turtle Bay, where she tied her career-low 65 during the second round. • Also carded a 65 in the second round of the Wendy’s Championship for Children. • Recorded her first LPGA career hole-in-one at the Safeway International Presented by Coca-Cola. • Recorded three additional top-10 finishes, including a fifth-place finish at The Mitchell Company LPGA Tournament of Champions presented by Kathy Ireland Worldwide and tied for 10th at both the Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill and the Weetabix Women’s British Open. 2006 Stats (rank) Rds under par: 29/70 (49) Rds in the 60s: 13/70 (48) Birdies: 211 (60) Eagles: 6 (12) Greens in reg: 65.3% (73) Driving accuracy: 67.8% (107) Sand saves: 34.7% (113) Putts per GIR: 1.80 (32) Driving avg: 255.6 (48) 2005 • Recorded a career-best finish at the Safeway Classic Presented by Pepsi, where she placed fourth. • Tied for fifth at the Sybase Classic presented by Lincoln Mercury, where she carded a career-low 65 during the second round. • Also finished 16th at the Chick-fil-A Charity Championship hosted by Nancy Lopez and tied for 18th at the LPGA Corning Classic. 2005 Stats (rank) Rds under par: 23/68 (49) Rds in the 60s: 7/68 (85) Birdies: 207 (46) Eagles: 1 (85) Greens in reg: 66.1% (67) Driving accuracy: 69.4% (111) Sand saves: 34% (98) Putts per GIR: 1.82 (45) Driving avg: 248.8 (62) Career Highlights • In 2004, played on the Korea LPGA Tour (KLPGA) and repeated as the Hansol Ladies Open champion; tied for 12th at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament Presented by American Airlines to earn exempt status for the 2005 LPGA Tour season. • In 2003, played on the KLPGA and won the Hansol Ladies Open and the Woori Jeung Kwan Classic for her first two international victories.