Player Bio: Sei Young Kim2020 U.S. Women's Open
Age: 27
Country: Republic of Korea
College: Korea University
Worldwide professional victories: 17 (12 on LPGA Tour)
Exempt status: Top 30 points leader in LPGA Tour’s 2019 Race to the CME Globe; winner of LPGA Tour sanctioned events from conclusion of 2019 U.S. Women’s Open to start of originally scheduled 2020 U.S. Women’s Open; top 75 in Rolex Rankings as of March 16
Kim ended years of frustration in major championships in October with a brilliant five-stroke win over Inbee Park in the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pa. Kim carded a final-round 63 to post 14-under 266. In her next start a month later, Kim won the inaugural Pelican Women's Championship for her 17th worldwide victory and 12th on the LPGA Tour. Kim ended the 2019 LPGA Tour season with a one-stroke win over Charley Hull in the CME Group Tour Championship. Kim is making her seventh start in the U.S. Women’s Open, with her best finish a tie for eighth in 2017 at Trump National Golf Club.
U.S. Women's Open Playing Record
YEAR |
SITE |
SCORES |
TO PAR |
FINISH |
---|---|---|---|---|
2020 | Sei Young Kim | 72-69-73-76—290 | +6 | T-20 |
2019 |
Country Club of Charleston |
68-71-72-73—284 |
E |
T-16 |
2018 |
Shoal Creek |
70-71-76-76—293 |
+5 |
T-27 |
2017 |
Trump National Golf Club (Old Course) |
69-73-72-69—283 |
-5 |
T-8 |
2016 |
CordeValle |
75-68-72-75—290 |
+2 |
T-26 |
2015 |
Lancaster Country Club |
73-67-75-71—286 |
+6 |
T-42 |
2014 |
Pinehurst Resort & C.C. (Course No. 2) |
72-75-72-75—294 |
+14 |
46th |