This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim.

Mi Hyun Kim
Mi Hyun Kim at the 2009 LPGA Championship
Personal information
Born	January 13, 1977 (1977-01-13) (age 32) Inchon, South Korea
Height	5 ft 1 in (1.55 m)
Nationality	South Korea
Residence	Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Spouse	Won Hee Lee (m. 2008)
Career
College	Sungkyunkwan University
Turned professional	1996
Current tour(s)	LPGA Tour (joined 1999) KLPGA (joined 1996)
Professional wins	19
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour	8
LPGA of Korea Tour	11
Best results in LPGA Major Championships
Kraft Nabisco C'ship	T5: 2005
LPGA Championship	T3: 2006
U.S. Women's Open	T4: 2000
Women's British Open	2nd: 2001
Achievements and awards
LPGA Rookie of the Year	1999

Korean name
Hangul	김미현
Hanja	金美賢
Revised Romanization	Gim Mi-hyeon
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Mi-hyŏn

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.

Contents 1 Charitable giving 2 Professional wins (19) 2.1 KLPGA Tour (11) 2.2 LPGA Tour (8) 3 Results in LPGA majors 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Charitable giving

In May 2007, Kim donated $100,000 of her $210,000 prize money from winning the SemGroup Championship to victims of a recent tornado that severely damaged the town of Greensburg, Kansas. The tornado occurred during the SemGroup tournament.

Kim did not have any connection to Greensburg or any of its residents. Commenting on her donation, she said, "“Honestly, I made a lot of money in the United States on the LPGA Tour. Most of time, I get the money here and donate to South Korea. But, I want to help people here, too. The win was a surprise for me and I think God gave it to me like a special present or he is using me like, ‘okay, I give you this, but after that you give to help the people.'”^[1]

A year later on the eve on the 2008 SemGroup Championship, the president of the United Way of the Plains in Wichita, Kansas appeared with Kim at the pre-tournament press conference to publicly thank her and announce that the publicity surrounding Kim's donation had spurred further donations totaling $1.2 million and that money is being used to build 25 homes for low- and moderate-income individuals displaced by the tornado.^{[2] [3]}

[edit] Professional wins (19)

[edit] KLPGA Tour (11)

• 1996-1997 (9) Nine wins on LPGA of Korea Tour
• 1999 (2) Two wins on LPGA of Korea Tour

[edit] 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

[edit] Results in LPGA majors

Tournament	1998	1999	2000
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	2008	2009
Kraft Nabisco Championship	T15	T21	T57	7	T5	T42	T30	T6	T48
LPGA Championship	8	T33	T30	T30	T7	T3	T15	T10	CUT
U.S. Women's Open	T26	T22	T30	T16	T31	T41	T8	T6	DNP
Women's British Open ^	2	T61	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	T24

^ 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.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Profile on LPGA.com
• Biography on seoulsisters.com

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