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SONG-HEE KIM

Birthdate: July 16, 1988

Birth Place: Korea

Age: 20 - Ht.: 5’9"

Home: Hilton Head, S.C.

College: Yonsei University

Turned Professional: 2006

Joined LPGA Tour: 2007

LPGA Tour Victories: None

Player Notes:

Started playing golf at the age of 11. Credits her father as the individual most influencing her career. Qualified for the Tour by finishing first on the 2006 Duramed Futures Tour season-ending money list. Kim had a successful amateur career. She won the 2004 Song am Bae Amateur and was a member of the 2004-05 Korean National Golf Teams. In 2005, she recorded victories at the Hoshim Amateur, the Green National Junior Championship, and the FUTURES Tour 2006 Qualifying Tournament. Kim earned low-amateur honors with an eighth-place finish at the 2005 Suntory Ladies Open on the LPGA of Japan (JLPGA).

* In 2008, recorded career-best runner-up finishes at the Corona Championship and the Samsung World Championship, where she crossed the $1 million mark in career earnings; carded a career-low 64 in the second round of the Fields Open in Hawaii, where she finished tied for 15th.

* In 2007, best finish was a tie for 22nd at the Safeway Classic presented by Pepsi.

* In 2006, turned professional in March and joined the Duramed Futures Tour, where she won five events and recorded six additional top-10 finishes; named Duramed Futures Tour Rookie of the Year; placed first on the Duramed Futures Tour season-ending money list to earn exempt status for the 2007 LPGA season.

2007 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -19; Rounds Played - 56; In Money - 10; Top-10 Finishes - 0; Scoring Average - 73.32 Rank (75th); Money - $78,660.00 Rank (99th); Best Finish - T-22nd at the Safeway Classic

2008 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -25; Rounds Played - 83; In Money - 21; Top-10 Finishes - 7; Scoring Average - 71.23 Rank (10th); Money - $980,883.00 Rank (14th); Best Finish - 2nd at the Corona Championship and Samsung World Championship

 

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