Updated: August, 2018

SUE KIM

The Facts

Birthday: Unknown; 25 in 2016
Korean Name: Unknown
Rookie Year on LPGA: 2013
Birthplace: Langley, BC, Canada (?)
Best LPGA Finish:
T-34th (2013 Mobile Bay LPGA Classic)
Best LPGA Major Finish:
T-50th (2011 US Women's Open)
Best score: 67 (twice)
Best Scoring Average for a year: 73.06 (2013)
Best Season money total: $44,339 (2014)
Best Season Money Position: 118th (2014)
Most Top Tens/Season: 0

Rookie of the Year Finish: Well back

Height: 5' 2"
2018 LPGA Status: None
Nicknames: None Known
How's her English?: Fluent
Road to the LPGA: Finished tied for 32nd at 2012 LPGA Qualifying School to earn Category 17 status for 2013

Capsule Bio

Sue Kim started playing golf at the age of seven. She grew up in British Columbia, Canada, and established herself as one of the top junior golfers in that province. She soon became nationally known, with runner-up finishes in 2007 and 2009 at the Canadian Women's Amateur.

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Sue attended the University of Denver, but quit after one semester in early 2010 to focus on golf. That year, unfortunately, her father was killed in a car accident, and it took her some time to refocus on golf after that horrible event. She did turn pro and joined the Symetra Tour in 2011. She also played at the 2011 US Women's Open, where she finished tied for 50th.

Kim finished 81st on the Symetra money list in 2011. In 2012, she did better, making the cut in all but 2 events and finishing 23rd on the money list.

Kim attended LPGA Q-School in the Fall and earned limited status for 2013 by finishing 32nd. She played only a few events on the LPGA tour that season, but focused on the Symetra Tour, where she earned a tour card for 2014 by finishing 6th on the Symetra Tour money list.

In 2014, she played more events and thus earned more money, around $44,000. That gave her a ranking of 118th on the money list, good enough to maintain a limited tour card. Her best result came in Canada, her home country, where she finished tied for 35th at the Manulife Financial LPGA Classic.

Kim struggled in 2015, making just $15,129 and finishing 145th on the money list. Her status sunk to category 20 for 2016. She wound up playing in just one event on the LPGA in 2016, the US Women's Open. She finished tied for 65th and did not retain any status on tour for 2017. She focused instead on the Symetra Tour, where she had one top ten. She finished 60th on the Symetra Tour money list with about $15,000 earned.

As of 2017, Kim does not seem to be playing on the Symetra Tour anymore, but she still seems to be working on her golf according to her Instagram page, so she might still be trying to make it as a pro somewhere.

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