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Kim Sei-young

Kim Sei-young (born 21 January 1993), also known as Sei Young Kim, is a South Korean professional golfer.

Kim Sei-young
Kim in 2017
Personal information
Born (1993-01-21) 21 January 1993 (age 33)
Seoul, South Korea
Height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Sporting nationality South Korea
Career
CollegeKorea University[1]
Turned professional2010
Current toursLPGA of Korea Tour
LPGA Tour
Professional wins18
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour13
LPGA of Korea Tour5
Best results in LPGA major championships
(wins: 1)
Chevron ChampionshipT3: 2021
Women's PGA C'shipWon: 2020
U.S. Women's Open5th: 2026
Women's British OpenT4: 2018
Evian ChampionshipT2: 2018
Achievements and awards
LPGA Tour
Player of the Year		2020
LPGA Tour
Rookie of the Year		2015
Race to the CME Globe2019
GWAA Female
Player of the Year		2020
Kim Sei-young
Hangul
김세영
Hanja
金世煐
[2]
RRGim Seyeong
MRKim Seyŏng

Kim plays on the LPGA of Korea Tour and the LPGA Tour. She has won five times on the LPGA of Korea Tour and twelve times on the LPGA Tour. Her win at the 2018 Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic set the record for the lowest 72-hole score (257) and the lowest to-par score (−31).[3]

Kim won her first major, the 2020 Women's PGA Championship, by five strokes. She was also named the 2020 LPGA Player of the Year.

Professional wins (18)

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LPGA Tour wins (13)

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Legend
Major championships (1)
Other LPGA Tour (12)
No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 8 Feb 2015 Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic 70-68-72-68=278 −14 Playoff Thailand Ariya Jutanugarn
South Korea Yoo Sun-young
2 18 Apr 2015 LPGA Lotte Championship 67-67-70-73=277 −11 Playoff South Korea Inbee Park
3 1 Nov 2015 Blue Bay LPGA 70-72-74-70=286 −2 1 stroke United States Kim Kaufman
United States Candie Kung
United States Stacy Lewis
4 20 Mar 2016 JTBC Founders Cup 63-66-70-62=261 −27 5 strokes New Zealand Lydia Ko
5 19 Jun 2016 Meijer LPGA Classic 65-69-65-68=267 −17 Playoff Spain Carlota Ciganda
6 7 May 2017 Citibanamex Lorena Ochoa Match Play 1 up Thailand Ariya Jutanugarn
7 8 Jul 2018 Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic 63-65-64-65=257 −31 9 strokes Spain Carlota Ciganda
8 5 May 2019 LPGA Mediheal Championship 72-66-68-75=281 −7 Playoff England Bronte Law
South Korea Lee Jeong-eun
9 14 Jul 2019 Marathon Classic 67-64-66-65=262 −22 2 strokes United States Lexi Thompson
10 24 Nov 2019 CME Group Tour Championship 65-67-68-70=270 −18 1 stroke England Charley Hull
11 11 Oct 2020 KPMG Women's PGA Championship 71-65-67-63=266 −14 5 strokes South Korea Inbee Park
12 22 Nov 2020 Pelican Women's Championship 67-65-64-70=266 −14 3 strokes United States Ally McDonald
13 19 Oct 2025 BMW Ladies Championship 62-66-69-67=264 –24 4 strokes Japan Nasa Hataoka

LPGA Tour playoff record (4–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2015 Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic Thailand Ariya Jutanugarn
South Korea Yoo Sun-young		 Won with birdie on first extra hole
2 2015 LPGA Lotte Championship South Korea Inbee Park Won with eagle on first extra hole
3 2016 Meijer LPGA Classic Spain Carlota Ciganda Won with birdie on first extra hole
4 2019 LPGA Mediheal Championship England Bronte Law
South Korea Lee Jeong-eun		 Won with birdie on first extra hole
5 2021 Pelican Women's Championship New Zealand Lydia Ko
United States Nelly Korda
United States Lexi Thompson		 Korda won with birdie on first extra hole
6 2026 JM Eagle LA Championship Australia Hannah Green
South Korea Im Jin-hee		 Green won with birdie on first extra hole

LPGA of Korea Tour wins (5)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 14 Apr 2013 Lotte Mart Women's Open 78-70-71-68=287 −1 2 strokes South Korea Jang Su-yeon
South Korea Lee Jeong-eun
South Korea Jang Ha-na
2 8 Sep 2013 Hanwha Finance Classic 71-72-72-68=283 −5 Playoff South Korea Ryu So-yeon
3 15 Sep 2013 MetLife-Hankyung KLPGA Championship 69-69-71-70=279 −9 1 stroke South Korea An Song-yi
South Korea Chun In-gee
4 18 May 2014 Woori Investment & Securities Ladies Championship 64-73-69=206 -10 Playoff South Korea Heo Yoon-kyung
5 24 Aug 2014 MBN Ladies Open with ONOFF 65-71-67=203 −13 2 strokes South Korea Kang Ye-rin

Major championships

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Wins (1)

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YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner-up
2020Women's PGA Championship2 shot lead−14 (71-65-67-63=266)5 strokesSouth Korea Inbee Park

Results timeline

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Results not in chronological order.

Tournament2014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Chevron Championship T61 T4 CUT T27 T40 CUT T18 T3 T17 T52 T30 T24 CUT
U.S. Women's Open T46 T42 T26 T8 T27 T16 T20 T16 14 T13 WD CUT 5
Women's PGA Championship 2 11 T4 T25 20 1 T12 T5 CUT CUT T52 T8
The Evian Championship T11 5 T6 T2 T17 NT T38 T8 CUT CUT CUT T22
Women's British Open CUT T50 T16 T4 T24 T13 18 CUT T37 T13
  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
NT = no tournament
T = tied

Summary

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TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Chevron Championship0012251310
U.S. Women's Open0001271311
Women's PGA Championship1104591210
The Evian Championship010247118
Women's British Open000116108
Totals1211014345947
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 18 (2019 U.S. Open – 2023 Chevron)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (five times)

LPGA Tour career summary

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YearTournaments
played		Cuts
made *		Wins2nd3rdTop 10sBest
finish		Earnings
($)		Money
list rank		Scoring
average		Scoring
rank
2013 1 1 0 0 1 1 T3 100,479 n/a 69.33 n/a
2014 5 3 0 0 0 0 T42 n/a n/a 73.62 n/a
2015 27 25 3 1 2 11 1 1,820,056 4 70.33 8
2016 25 21 2 2 2 9 1 1,445,937 6 70.25 8
2017 25 22 1 0 2 9 1 1,278,166 10 69.91 11
2018 27 24 1 2 0 9 1 1,369,418 7 70.27 15
2019 25 22 3 1 0 10 1 2,753,099 2 69.89 8
2020 9 9 2 1 0 6 1 1,416,993 2 68.69 1
2021 20 19 0 2 1 4 T2 915,658 17 69.94 12
2022 20 17 0 0 0 5 T5 1,083,246 22 70.19 18
2023 22 16 0 0 1 2 T3 654,240 42 71.03 47
2024 24 19 0 1 3 5 T2 1,103,986 29 70.44 11
2025 21 17 1 0 3 10 1 1,651,769 18 70.05 10
Totals^ 245 (2015) 211 (2015) 13 10 14 80 1 15,492,568 11

^ Official as of 2025 season[4][5][6]
* Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut.

World rank

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Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.

YearWorld
ranking		Source
20157[7]
20166[8]
201711[9]
201812[10]
20195[11]
20202[12]
20214[13]
202221[14]
202357[15]
202438[16]
202510[17]

Team appearances

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Professional

References

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  1. ↑ 김효주·이정민·김세영·전인지·김민선5, KLPGA 고려대 돌풍 확산, Choice News, 15 September 2014.
  2. ↑ "Kim Sei Young". Korean Ladies Professional Golf Association. Archived from the original on 2022-12-03. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
  3. ↑ "Sei Young Kim wins Thornberry Creek Classic in historic fashion". ESPN. Associated Press. July 8, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Sei-Young Kim (Stats)". LPGA. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  5. ↑ "Sei-Young Kim (Results)". LPGA. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  6. ↑ "Career Money". LPGA. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  7. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 28 December 2015.
  8. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 26 December 2016.
  9. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 25 December 2017.
  10. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 31 December 2018.
  11. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 30 December 2019.
  12. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 28 December 2020.
  13. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 27 December 2021.
  14. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 26 December 2022.
  15. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 25 December 2023.
  16. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 30 December 2024.
  17. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 29 December 2025.
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