Marathon Classic Presented by Owens Corning and O-I
Highland Meadows Golf Club, Sylvania, Ohio
July 23, 2017
Hometown/Resides: Seoul, South Korea/Irving, Texas
Birthdate: June 13, 1988; currently 29 years, 1 month, 10 days
Qualified for LPGA Tour: Earned co-medalist honors at the 2006 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament as an amateur to earn Tour status
Turned Professional: 2006
VICTORIES
LPGA: Sixth career LPGA victory and second of the season
PREVIOUS LPGA WINS: 2017 ShopRite LPGA Classic presented by Acer, 2016 Reignwood LPGA Classic, 2010 Lorena Ochoa Invitational, 2009 LPGA State Farm Invitational, 2008 Longs Drugs Challenge
LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR: three victories
RACE TO CME GLOBE
With her win, Kim earns 500 points and is projected to move from 34th to 16th in the Race to CME Globe with 1,232 points
MONEY
With her win, Kim earns $240,000; she has earned $549,007 this season and $8,116,591 for her career
PREVIOUS MARATHON CLASSIC FINISHES
2013 – T16; 2012 – T5; 2010 – T2; 2009 – MC; 2008 – T68; 2007 – T7
2017 IN A NUTSHELL ON THE LPGA
11 events, seven cuts made, $549,007, two victories, two additional top-25 finishes
OF NOTE
- Kim is the season's second multiple winner, joining her countrywoman So Yeon Ryu
- This is Kim’s first career multiple-win season on the LPGA Tour
- Kim returned a 6-under 28 on her opening nine holes; it is the first 28 registered on the LPGA Tour since Lydia Ko at the 2016 Walmart NW Arkansas Championship