{{short description|American professional golfer (born 1991)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2011}} {{Infobox golfer | name = Kimberly Kim | image = | imagesize = | fullname = | nickname = Kim Squared, K Squared, Kim Kim | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|8|23}} | birth_place = Hilo, Hawaii, U.S. | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|1991|8|23}} --> | death_place = | height = {{height|ft=5|in=4}} | weight = | nationality = {{USA}} | residence = Pueblo, Colorado, U.S. | spouse = | partner = | children = | college = University of Denver | yearpro = 2010 | retired = <!-- Year retired --> | tour = LPGA Tour | prowins = | lpgawins = | letwins = <!-- Number of Ladies European Tour wins --> | jlpgawins = <!-- LPGA of Japan Tour wins --> | klpgawins = <!-- LPGA of Korea Tour wins --> | lagtwins = <!-- Number of Ladies Asian Golf Tour wins --> | alpgwins = <!-- Number of ALPG Tour wins --> | futwins = <!-- Number of Futures Tour wins --> | otherwins = <!-- Number of Other wins --> | majorwins = <!-- Number of Major Championship wins --> | nabisco = CUT: 2007, 2010 | lpga = CUT: 2007 | wusopen = T66: 2006 | wbritopen = DNP | wghofid = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame member ID --> | wghofyear = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame year inducted --> | award1 = | year1 = | award2 = | year2 = | awardssection = }}
'''Kimberly Kim''' (born August 23, 1991) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour.
==Amateur career== Kim was born in Hilo, Hawaii. She attended the University of Denver in 2009–10, leading the team with a 73.67 scoring average and winning the 2009-10 SBC Golf Tournament.
At age 14, she became the youngest player to win the U.S. Women's Amateur in 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://champsdatabase.usga.org/results_winner.asp?ID=659 |title=2006 U.S. Women's Amateur |work=USGA Championship Database |access-date=August 25, 2011 |archive-date=May 7, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120507150502/http://champsdatabase.usga.org/results_winner.asp?ID=659 |url-status=dead}}</ref> She finished runner-up at the 2006<ref>{{cite web |url=http://champsdatabase.usga.org/results_winner.asp?ID=937 |title=2006 U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links |work=USGA Championship Database |access-date=August 25, 2011 |archive-date=May 7, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120507150550/http://champsdatabase.usga.org/results_winner.asp?ID=937 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and 2009<ref>{{cite web |url=http://champsdatabase.usga.org/results_winner.asp?ID=1101 |title=2009 U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links |work=USGA Championship Database |access-date=August 25, 2011 |archive-date=May 7, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120507150613/http://champsdatabase.usga.org/results_winner.asp?ID=1101 |url-status=dead}}</ref> U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links and the 2009 U.S. Girls' Junior.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://champsdatabase.usga.org/results_winner.asp?ID=1103 |title=2009 U.S. Girls' Junior |work=USGA Championship Database |access-date=August 25, 2011 |archive-date=May 7, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120507150629/http://champsdatabase.usga.org/results_winner.asp?ID=1103 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Professional career== Kim turned professional in July 2010, after finishing tied for 14th at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn Priority List Category 11 for the 2011 LPGA season on her first attempt.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lpga.com/content/2011PlayerbiosPDF/Kim,Kimberly-11.pdf |title=LPGA biography |work=LPGA |access-date=August 21, 2011}}{{dead link|date=January 2022}}</ref>
==U.S. national team appearances== '''Amateur''' *Junior Solheim Cup: 2005 (winners), 2007 *Espirito Santo Trophy: 2006 *Curtis Cup: 2008 (winners), 2010 (winners)
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==External links== *{{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111115234627/http://www.lpga.com/player_results.aspx?id=27114 |title=Kimberly Kim at the LPGA Tour official site |date=mdy}} *[http://www.seoulsisters.com/players/misc/kimkim.htm Kimberly Kim at Seoul Sisters] *{{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002184239/http://www.denverpioneers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18600&ATCLID=3756321 |title=Kimberly Kim at the University of Denver |date=mdy}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kim, Kimberly}} Category:American female golfers Category:LPGA Tour golfers Category:Winners of ladies' major amateur golf championships Category:Golfers from Hawaii Category:Golfers from Colorado Category:University of Denver alumni Category:American people of Korean descent Category:Sportspeople of Korean descent Category:Sportspeople from Hilo, Hawaii Category:Sportspeople from Pueblo, Colorado Category:1991 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century American sportswomen
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