Player Biography

BIRDIE KIM Birthdate: August 26, 1981 Birthplace: Ik-San, Korea Age: 25 Ht: 5'9" Home: Coral Springs, Fla. College: Korea University Turned Professional: 2000
Joined LPGA Tour: 2004 LPGA Tour Wins: 1 - 2005 U.S. Women’s Open. Player Notes: Kim was the silver medalist at the 1998 Asian Games. She was the 1998-99 Korea Junior Championship winner and from 1998-2000 was a member of the Korean National Team. She won a total of 19 tournaments in Korea as an amateur…Started playing golf at the age of 11...Credits her family as the individuals most influencing her career...Competed as Ju-Yun Kim in 2004...Enjoys reading books. Professional 2006 • Recorded season-best finish at the Safeway International Presented by Coca-Cola where she tied for 19th and carded a season-low 68 in the final round. • Also carded 68s in the second round of the Safeway Classic Presented by Pepsi and the following week in the opening round of the Wendy’s Championship for Children, where she tied for 23rd. 2006 Stats (rank) Rds under par: 15/60 (122) Rds in the 60s: 6/60 (104) Birdies: 161 (95) Eagles: 0 (N/A) Greens in reg: 60% (145) Driving accuracy: 56.8% (161) Sand saves: 39.2% (64) Putts per GIR: 1.83 (80) Driving avg: 242.4 (137) 2005 • Won her first career professional event at the U.S. Women’s Open, holing a wedge shot from the greenside bunker on the final hole to become the 14th player in LPGA history to make the U.S. Women’s Open her first career win. • Carded a career-low 65 in the opening round of the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic Presented by Kroger, where she tied for 29th. • Tied for seventh at the Chick-fil-A Charity Championship hosted by Nancy Lopez. 2005 Stats (rank) Rds under par: 19/79 (90) Rds in the 60s: 10/79 (71) Birdies: 208 (45) Eagles: 0 (N/A) Greens in reg: 67.9% (41) Driving accuracy: 73% (74) Sand saves: 38.6% (60) Putts per GIR: 1.86 (106) Driving avg: 240 (115) 2004 Highlights • Carded a career-low 68 on three occasions, including the third round of the Welch's/Fry's Championship, where she tied for 42nd. • Returned to the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament Presented by American Airlines, where she tied for 12th to retain exempt status for the 2005 season. 2004 Stats (Rank) Rds under par: 6/45 (144) Rds in the 60s: 5/45 (100) Birdies: 112 (136) Eagles: 1 (148) Greens in reg: 52.7% (164) Driving accuracy: 53.7% (166) Sand saves: 32.6% (113) Putts per GIR: 1.82 (53) Driving avg: 242.6 (131) Career Highlights • In 2003, finished fourth on the Futures Tour money list to earn exempt status for the 2004 LPGA Tour season; competed on the Futures Tour and won the Bank of Ann Arbor Futures Classic; tied for seventh at the Korean Women's Open Championship, where she posted a course record 67. • In 2001, joined the Futures Tour and won the Chumash Casino Futures Classic and the Southwestern Bell Futures Classic.