In The Winner’s Circle with SEI YOUNG KIM
Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic
Thornberry Creek at Oneida
Oneida, Wisconsin
July 8, 2018
Hometown/Resides: Seoul, Republic of Korea/Dallas, Texas
Birthdate: Jan. 21, 1993 – currently 25 years, 5 months, 17 days
Qualified for LPGA Tour: Tied for ninth at the 2014 LPGA Qualifying Tournament
Turned Professional/Rookie Year: 2010/2015
VICTORIES
LPGA: Seventh career victory and first of 2018
PREVIOUS LPGA WINS: 2015 Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic, 2015 LOTTE Championship Presented by Hershey, 2015 Blue Bay LPGA, 2016 JTBC Founders Cup, 2016 Meijer LPGA Classic For Simply Give, 2017 Citibanamex Lorena Ochoa Match Play presented by Aeromexico and Delta
MONEY
With her win, Kim earns $300,000; she has earned $647,366 this season and $5,191,525 in her career, becoming the 61st player in LPGA history to break the $5 million threshold
RACE TO CME GLOBE
With her win, Kim earns 500 points and is projected to move into the top 15 in the Race to CME Globe with 1,245 points
2018 IN A NUTSHELL ON THE LPGA
15 events played, 13 cuts made, $647,366, one victory, three additional top-10 finishes
RECORD-BREAKING PERFORMANCE
Sei Young Kim’s historic play this week has re-written the all-time LPGA record books – here’s a look at what she accomplished at the 2018 Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic:
Lowest 54 holes – In relation to par
-24, 192 (63-65-64) Sei Young Kim, Thornberry Creek at Oneida, Oneida, Wisc., 2018 Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic, par 72
-24, 192 (63-63-66) Annika Sorenstam, Seta Golf Course, Otsu-shi, Shiga, Japan, 2003 Mizuno Classic, par 72
Lowest 72 holes – In relation to par
-31, 257 (63-65-64-65) Sei Young Kim, Thornberry Creek at Oneida, Oneida, Wisc., 2018 Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic, par 72
-27, 261 (63-66-70-62) Sei Young Kim, Wildfire Golf Club, Phoenix, Ariz., 2016 JTBC Founders Cup, par 72
-27, 261 (65-59-69-68) Annika Sorenstam, Moon Valley Country Club, Phoenix, Ariz., 2001 Standard Register PING, par 72
Most sub-par holes (birdies/eagles) in a single event
32, Sei Young Kim, 2018 Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic, 63-65-64-65
30, Brittany Lincicome, 2017 Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic, 64-65-69-68
30, Gerina Piller, 2017 Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic, 67-65-65-71
30, Lexi Thompson, 2017 Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic, 69-61-66-70
OF NOTE
· Kim becomes the 17th different player to win in 2018 and the sixth Korean player with a victory this season, the most of any country
· Kim made 31 starts between her last win in Mexico and this week
· Kim is now tied with In-Kyung Kim for sixth-most wins by a Korean player in LPGA history
· Kim joins Brooke Henderson as the only players with LPGA Tour wins in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 201
· Kim was the 2015 Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year after winning three times in her rookie season
