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| Personal Information | |
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| Birth | January 13 1977 Inchon, South Korea |
| Height | 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m) |
| Nationality |  South Korea |
| Residence | Orlando, Florida, U.S. |
| College | Sun Gkyun Kwan University |
| Career | |
| Turned Pro | 1996 |
| Current tour | LPGA Tour (joined 1999) |
| Previous tour | KLPGA Tour (joined 1996) |
| Professional wins | 19 (LPGA Tour: 8, KLPGA Tour: 11) |
| Best Results in Major Championships Wins: 0 |
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| Kraft Nabisco | T5: 2005 |
| LPGA Championship | T3: 2006 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T4: 2000 |
| Women's British Open | 2nd: 2000 |
| Awards | |
| LPGA Rookie of the Year | 1999 |
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Mi Hyun Kim (born in Inchon on 13 January 1977) is a professional golfer from South Korea. She turned professional in 1996 and won 11 events on the LPGA of Korea Tour (KLPGA) between 1996 and 1999. In 1999, she joined the LPGA Tour and was named was Rookie of the Year that year. She has won eight LPGA events with her best finish in a major championship second place at the 2001 Women's British Open. Kim has been given the nickname "Peanut" because she stands only 5 foot 1 inches. LPGA golfers also refer to her as "Kimmy." Kim was inspired to come to the United States by Se Ri Pak. Her swing is characterized by an unusually long backswing that has become shorter in recent years.
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Professional wins (19)
KLPGA Tour (11)
- 1996-1997 (9) Nine wins on LPGA of Korea Tour
- 1999 (2) Two wins on LPGA of Korea Tour
LPGA Tour (8)
- 1999 (2) State Farm Classic, First Union Betsy King Classic
- 2000 (1) Safeway Classic
- 2002 (2) Giant Eagle Classic, Wendy's Championship for Children
- 2006 (2) Ginn Open, Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic
- 2007 (1) SemGroup Championship
Results in LPGA majors
| Tournament | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 |
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| Kraft Nabisco Championship | DNP | DNP | T47 |
| LPGA Championship | DNP | T26 | T12 |
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT | DNP | T4 |
| du Maurier Classic | DNP | T6 | T33 |
| Tournament | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
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| Kraft Nabisco Championship | T15 | T21 | T57 | 7 | T5 | T42 | T30 |
| LPGA Championship | 8 | T33 | T30 | T30 | T7 | T3 | T15 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T26 | T22 | T30 | T16 | T31 | T41 | T8 |
| Women's British Open ^ | 2 | T61 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT |
^ The Women's British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001.
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" tied
Green background for a win. Yellow background for a top-10 finish.
External links
| Women's World Golf Rankings | Top ten female golfers as of December 31, 2007 | |||||
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