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

In the Winner's Circle with Sei Young Kim

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