2016 Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give
Bylthefield Country Club
June 19, 2016
Hometown: Seoul, South Korea/Dallas, Texas
Birthdate: January 21, 1993 – currently 23 years, 4 months, and 29 days
Qualified for LPGA Tour - Qualified for the Tour on her first attempt, finishing 25th at the 2012 Final Qualifying Tournament
Turned Professional – 2013
VICTORIES
LPGA: Fifth Career Victory
PREVIOUS WINS: 2016 JTBC Founders Cup, 2015 Pure Silk Bahamas LPGA Classic, 2015 LOTTE Championship Presented by Hershey, 2015 Blue Bay LPGA
ROLEX RANKINGS
- Sei Young is projected to remain at No. 5 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings
MONEY
- CAREER: With the $300,000 first-place check, Sei Young Kim moves from 110th to 95th on the LPGA Career Money List with $2,791,110
- SEASON: Sei Young Kim has earned $971,054 this season and is 4th on the 2016 LPGA Official Money List
TOURNAMENT SPECIFIC
- This was Sei Young’s first appearance at the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give
2015 IN A NUTSHELL ON THE LPGA
- 27 events played, 25 cuts made, $1,820,056, three wins, and 8 additional top-10s
OF NOTE
- Sei Young becomes the fifth multiple winner on Tour this season (Ha Na Jang, Lydia Ko, Haru Nomura, Ariya Jutanugarn)
- Won for the third time in a playoff. Sei Young is 3-0 in playoffs during her time on the LPGA Tour
- Continues the LPGA’s youth trend as only one winner this year has been over the age of 23 (Anna Nordqvist, 28)
- Finished first in the 2015 Rolex Rookie of the Year standings and third in the 2015 Rolex Player of the Year standings
- Won five times on the KLPGA in 2014 and 2013
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