Marathon Classic Presented by Owens Corning and O-I
Highland Meadows Golf Club, Sylvania, Ohio
July 23, 2017

Hometown/Resides: Seoul, South Korea/Irving, Texas

Birthdate: June 13, 1988; currently 29 years, 1 month, 10 days

Qualified for LPGA Tour: Earned co-medalist honors at the 2006 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament as an amateur to earn Tour status

Turned Professional: 2006

VICTORIES

LPGA: Sixth career LPGA victory and second of the season

PREVIOUS LPGA WINS: 2017 ShopRite LPGA Classic presented by Acer, 2016 Reignwood LPGA Classic, 2010 Lorena Ochoa Invitational, 2009 LPGA State Farm Invitational, 2008 Longs Drugs Challenge

LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR: three victories

RACE TO CME GLOBE

With her win, Kim earns 500 points and is projected to move from 34th to 16th in the Race to CME Globe with 1,232 points

MONEY

With her win, Kim earns $240,000; she has earned $549,007 this season and $8,116,591 for her career

PREVIOUS MARATHON CLASSIC FINISHES

2013 – T16; 2012 – T5; 2010 – T2; 2009 – MC; 2008 – T68; 2007 – T7

2017 IN A NUTSHELL ON THE LPGA

11 events, seven cuts made, $549,007, two victories, two additional top-25 finishes

OF NOTE

Kim is the season's second multiple winner, joining her countrywoman So Yeon Ryu
This is Kim’s first career multiple-win season on the LPGA Tour
Kim returned a 6-under 28 on her opening nine holes; it is the first 28 registered on the LPGA Tour since Lydia Ko at the 2016 Walmart NW Arkansas Championship

In the Winner's Circle with In-Kyung Kim

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