Mi-Hyun Kim

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

Mi Hyun Kim 김미현
Kim at the 2009 LPGA Championship
Personal information
Nickname	Peanut, Kimmie
Born	13 January 1977 (1977-01-13) (age 34) Incheon, 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
du Maurier Classic	T6: 1999
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 (Korean: 김미현, born in Incheon 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.

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]}

Professional wins (19)

LPGA Tour (8)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	6 Sep 1999	State Farm Rail Classic	-12 (66-68-70=204)	1 stroke	Janice Moodie, Pearl Sinn
2	10 Oct 1999	First Union Betsy King Classic	-8 (68-72-70-70=280)	1 stroke	Beth Daniel, Helen Dobson, Jenny Lidback
3	24 Sep 2000	Safeway LPGA Golf Championship	-1 (70-73-72=215)	Playoff	Jeong Jang
4	21 Jul 2002	Giant Eagle LPGA Classic	-14 (65-68-69=202)	1 stroke	Kelly Robbins
5	4 Aug 2002	Wendy's Championship for Children	-8 (68-67-73=208)	1 stroke	Hee-Won Han
6	30 Apr 2006	Ginn Clubs & Resorts Open	-12 (70-66-69-71=276)	2 strokes	Lorena Ochoa, Karrie Webb
7	16 Jul 2006	Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic	-18 (68-66-67-65=266)	Playoff	Natalie Gulbis
8	6 May 2007	SemGroup Championship	-3 (71-68-71=210)	Playoff	Juli Inkster

LPGA Tour playoff record (3-3)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	2000	Safeway LPGA Golf Championship	Jeong Jang	Won with par on second extra hole
2	2000	New Albany Golf Classic	Lori Kane	Lost to birdie on first extra hole
3	2001	The Office Depot	Annika Sörenstam	Lost to par on first extra hole
4	2001	Kathy Ireland Championship	Rosie Jones	Lost to birdie on first extra hole
5	2006	Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic	Natalie Gulbis	Won with birdie on third extra hole
6	2007	SemGroup Championship	Juli Inkster	Won with par on first extra hole

KLPGA Tour (11)

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

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	DNP

Tournament	2010	2011
Kraft Nabisco Championship	T56	T33
LPGA Championship	T42	T43
U.S. Women's Open	DNP	CUT
Women's British Open	T31	CUT

^ 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
"T" tied
Green background for a win. Yellow background for a top-10 finish.

References

1. ^ LPGA (2007-05-11). "Kim makes $100,000 donation to aid victims of Greensburg, Kan., tornado". LPGA.com. http://www.lpga.com/content_1.aspx?pid=10828&mid=2. Retrieved 2008-04-29. 
2. ^ LPGA (2008-04-29). "Mi Hyun Kim's Donation Makes a Difference in Kansas". LPGA.com. http://www.lpga.com/content_1.aspx?pid=15097&mid=2. Retrieved 2008-04-29. 
3. ^ LPGA (2008-04-29). "Pre Tournament Interviews: SemGroup Championship Presented by John Q. Hammons". LPGA.com. http://www.lpga.com/content_1.aspx?pid=15096&mid=1#mihyun. Retrieved 2008-04-29. 

External links

• Mi-Hyun Kim at the LPGA Tour official site
• Biography on seoulsisters.com

Persondata
Name	Kim, Mi Hyun
Alternative names
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	13 January 1977
Place of birth	Incheon, South Korea
Date of death
Place of death