Kim A-lim

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Kim A-lim
Personal information
Born (1995-10-04) 4 October 1995 (age 26)
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Sporting nationality South Korea
Career
Turned professional2013
Current tour(s)LPGA of Korea Tour
Professional wins3
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour1
LPGA of Korea Tour2
Best results in LPGA major championships
(wins: 1)
ANA InspirationCUT: 2021
Women's PGA C'shipCUT: 2021
U.S. Women's OpenWon: 2020
Women's British OpenCUT: 2021
Evian ChampionshipDNP

Kim A-lim ( 韓語: 김아림, [1] born 4 October 1995) is a South Korean professional golfer who currently plays on the LPGA of Korea Tour.[2]

Kim turned professional as a teenager in 2013 and began playing on the KLPGA in 2016.[3] She has two wins on the tour, the first coming at the Pak Se-ri Invitational in October 2018.[4] She also won the in 2019 and finished 11th on the KLPGA money list that season.[5]

In December 2020, Kim made her LPGA major championship debut in the 2020 U.S. Women's Open at Champions Golf Club in Houston, Texas. Entering the final round five shots off the lead, she birdied the last three holes to shoot 67 and won the tournament by one shot over Ko Jin-young and Amy Olson.[6]

Professional wins (3)[]

LPGA Tour wins (1)[]

Legend
Major championships (1)
Other LPGA Tour (0)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runners-up Winner's
share ($)
1 14 Dec 2020 U.S. Women's Open −3 (68-74-72-67=281) 1 stroke South Korea Ko Jin-young, United States Amy Olson 1,000,000

LPGA of Korea Tour wins (2)[]

  • 2018 (1) OK! Savings Bank Pak Se-ri Invitational
  • 2019 (1) MY Munyoung Queens Park Championship

Major championships[]

Wins (1)[]

Year Championship 54 holes Winning score Margin Runners-up
2020 U.S. Women's Open 5 shot deficit −3 (68-74-72-67=281) 1 stroke South Korea Ko Jin-young, United States Amy Olson

Results timeline[]

Tournament 2020 2021
ANA Inspiration CUT
U.S. Women's Open 1 CUT
Women's PGA Championship CUT
Evian Championship NT CUT
Women's British Open CUT
  Win
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament

References[]

  1. ^ "김아림(골프선수) - 나무위키". namu.wiki. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  2. ^ "A Lim Kim takes US Women's Open on debut after spectacular comeback". The Guardian. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  3. ^ "A Lim Kim bio". Seoul Sisters. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Player Bio: A Lim Kim". USGA. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  5. ^ "A Lim Kim KLPGA profile". Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  6. ^ Zak, Sean (14 December 2020). "Wild rally leads A Lim Kim to U.S. Women's Open victory". Golf.com. Retrieved 14 December 2020.

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