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Revision as of 07:20, 24 May 2023

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Kim Hyo-joo
김효주
Personal information
Born (1995-07-14) 14 July 1995 (age 29)
Wonju, Gangwon-do, South Korea
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Sporting nationality South Korea
ResidenceSouth Korea
Career
CollegeKorea University
Turned professional2012
Current tour(s)LPGA of Korea Tour
LPGA Tour (joined 2015)
Professional wins21
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour5
Ladies European Tour1
LPGA of Japan Tour1
LPGA of Korea Tour14
Other1
Best results in LPGA major championships
(wins: 1)
Chevron ChampionshipT6: 2019
Women's PGA C'shipT3: 2021
U.S. Women's Open2nd: 2018
Women's British OpenT7: 2017
Evian ChampionshipWon: 2014
Achievements and awards
LPGA of Korea Tour
leading money winner		2014, 2020
Kim Hyo-joo
Hangul
김효주
Hanja
金孝周
Revised RomanizationGim Hyoju
McCune–ReischauerKim Hyoju

Kim Hyo-joo (Korean: 김효주; Hanja: 金孝周; Korean pronunciation: [kim.çod͡ʑu]; born 14 July 1995), also known as Hyo Joo Kim, is a South Korean professional golfer who plays on the LPGA of Korea Tour. She won the 2014 Evian Championship while setting the record for lowest 18-hole score at a major with a 61 in the first round.[1] The 2014 Evian Championship was her first major appearance. She later accepted membership on the LPGA Tour for 2015.[2]

Professional wins (21)

LPGA of Korea Tour wins (14)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 15 Apr 2012 Lotte Mart Women's Open (as an amateur) 66-67-73-66=272 −16 9 strokes South Korea Moon Hyun-hee
2 16 Dec 2012 Hyundai China Ladies Open 68-68-69=205 −11 2 strokes South Korea Kim Hye-youn
3 22 Jun 2014 Kia Motors Korea Women's Open 71-71-69-74=285 -3 2 strokes South Korea Bae Seon-woo
4 6 Jul 2014 Kumho Tire Ladies Open 67-67-69=203 −13 7 strokes South Korea Ko Jin-young
5 3 Aug 2014 Hanwha Finance Classic 69-69-76-69=283 −5 6 strokes South Korea Lee Jung-min
6 12 Oct 2014 Hite Jinro Championship 69-73-69-73=284 −4 Playoff South Korea Lee Jung-min
7 26 Oct 2014 KB Financial Star Championship 69-71-67-69=276 −12 1 stroke South Korea Inbee Park
8 14 Dec 2014 Hyundai China Ladies Open 70-67-65=202 −14 2 strokes South Korea Chun In-gee
9 5 Jul 2015 Kumho Tire Ladies Open 68-66-72=206 −10 4 strokes China Shanshan Feng
10 18 Dec 2016 Hyundai China Ladies Open 74-69-67=210 −6 2 strokes South Korea Jang Ha-na
South Korea Lim Eun-bin
11 7 Jun 2020 Lotte Cantata Ladies Open 66-68-69-67=270 −18 Playoff South Korea Kim Sei-young
12 18 Oct 2020 KB Financial Group Star Championship 66-69-69-75=279 −9 8 strokes South Korea Ko Jin-young
13 19 Sep 2021 OKSavingsBank Se Ri Pak Invitational 68-67-66=201 −15 2 strokes South Korea Hong Jung-min
14 31 Oct 2021 SK Networks Seokyung Ladies Classic 71-68-67-68=274 −14 1 stroke South Korea Lee So-young

LPGA of Japan Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 10 Jun 2012 Suntory Ladies Open (as an amateur) 71-71-68-61=271 −17 4 strokes Japan Miki Saiki

LPGA Tour wins (5)

Legend
Major championships (1)
Other LPGA Tour (4)
No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up Winner's
share ($)
1 14 Sep 2014 The Evian Championship 61-72-72-68=273 −11 1 stroke Australia Karrie Webb 487,500
2 22 Mar 2015 JTBC Founders Cup 65-69-66-67=267 −21 3 strokes United States Stacy Lewis 225,000
3 31 Jan 2016 Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic 70-70-68-66=274 −18 2 strokes South Korea Kim Sei-young
United States Stacy Lewis
Sweden Anna Nordqvist 		210,000
4 2 May 2021 HSBC Women's World Championship 67-68-72-64=271 −17 1 stroke Australia Hannah Green 240,000
5 16 Apr 2022 Lotte Championship 67-67-72-71=277 −11 2 strokes Japan Hinako Shibuno 300,000

LPGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2018 U.S. Women's Open Thailand Ariya Jutanugarn Jutanugarn won with par on fourth playoff hole
two hole aggregate playoff:
Kim: 3-5=8 (E), 4-5, Jutanugarn: 4-4=8 (E), 4-4

Other wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 13 Sep 2012 Swinging Skirts TLPGA Open (LPGA of Taiwan) (as an amateur) 69-68-70=207 −9 5 strokes Taiwan Ssu-chia Cheng

Major championships

Wins (1)

Year Championship Winning score Margin Runner-up Winner's
share ($)
2014 The Evian Championship −11 (61-72-72-68=273) 1 stroke Australia Karrie Webb 487,500

Results timeline

Results not in chronological order.

Tournament 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Chevron Championship T11 T18 T40 CUT T6 T28 T8 11
Women's PGA Championship T9 CUT CUT T15 T7 T3 T5
U.S. Women's Open CUT T38 CUT 2 CUT T20 CUT
The Evian Championship 1 T20 T39 T14 T49 T2 T17 T3
Women's British Open T13 CUT T7 T22 T24 T15
  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
T = tied

Summary

Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Chevron Championship 0 0 0 0 2 5 8 7
Women's PGA Championship 0 0 1 2 4 5 7 5
U.S. Women's Open 0 1 0 1 1 2 7 3
The Evian Championship 1 1 1 3 3 6 8 8
Women's British Open 0 0 0 0 1 4 6 5
Totals 1 2 2 6 11 22 36 28
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 8 (2019 PGA – 2022 Chevron)
  • Longest streak of top 10s – 2 (twice)

LPGA Tour career summary

Year Tournaments
played		 Cuts
made*		 Wins 2nd 3rd Top
10s		 Best
finish		 Birdies
(rank)		 Earnings
($)		 Money
list rank		 Scoring
average		 Scoring
rank
2012 4 4 0 0 0 1 T4 47
(n/a) 		n/a n/a 70.60 n/a
2013 2 2 0 0 0 1 T9 28
(n/a) 		n/a n/a 70.43 n/a
2014 4 4 1 0 0 4 1 67
(n/a) 		n/a n/a 69.75 n/a
2015 24 22 1 0 0 9 1 341
(16) 		923,221 13 70.14 5
2016 27 23 1 0 1 6 1 367
(9) 		753,638 20 70.97 24
2017 22 18 0 0 0 4 T7 291
(44) 		492,408 38 70.24 18
2018 22 18 0 1 0 1 2 230
(74) 		753,439 25 71.61 60
2019 21 20 0 3 0 12 2 303
(31) 		1,290,734 10 69.41 2
2020 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
(n/a) 		n/a n/a n/a n/a
2021 16 15 1 0 1 4 1 193
(78) 		855,962 21 70.19 20
2022 10 9 1 0 1 5 1 131
(51) 		1,072,527 11 69.68 4
Totals^ 152 135 5 4 3 47 1 1,998 6,141,929 58

^ Official as of 21 July 2022[3][4][5]
*Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut.

World ranking

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

Year World
ranking		 Source
2012 41 [6]
2013 25 [7]
2014 7 [8]
2015 9 [9]
2016 25 [10]
2017 48 [11]
2018 45 [12]
2019 13 [13]
2020 9 [14]
2021 9 [15]
2022 9 [16]
2023 9^ [17]

^ as of 27 February 2023

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

References

  1. ^ "Teen Hyo-Joo Kim wins Evian title". ESPN. Associated Press. 14 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Alison Lee, Minjee Lee Medal; Woods Gets LPGA Tour Membership". LPGA. 7 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Hyo Joo Kim stats". LPGA. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Hyo Joo Kim results". LPGA. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Career Money". LPGA. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 31 December 2012.
  7. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 30 December 2013.
  8. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 29 December 2014.
  9. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 28 December 2015.
  10. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 26 December 2016.
  11. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 25 December 2017.
  12. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 31 December 2018.
  13. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 30 December 2019.
  14. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 28 December 2020.
  15. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 27 December 2021.
  16. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 26 December 2022.
  17. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 27 February 2023.


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