IOA Golf Classic presented by LPT Realty
Alaqua Country Club | Longwood, Fla. | May 20-22, 2022
In the Winner’s Circle with Grace Kim
May 22, 2022
Hometown/Resides: Sydney, Australia
Birthdate: December 13, 2000; currently 21 years, 5 months, and 9 days
Qualified for the Epson Tour: Finished T55 at Stage II of the 2021 LPGA Qualifying Tournament to first earn membership on the Epson Tour
Turned Professional/Rookie Year: 2021/2022
VICTORIES
Epson Tour: First career victory
LPGA Tour: N/A
Previous Wins: 2022 TPS Sydney on the ALPG Tour
MONEY
With the win, Kim earns $30,000; she has earned $34,306 this season and $34,306 in Epson Tour career.
RACE FOR THE CARD
With the win and $30,000 winner’s check, Kim is projected to jump from No. 75 to 7 in the 2022 Race for the Card.
PREVIOUS EPSON TOUR AND LPGA TOUR FINISHES
LPGA Tour: MC at the 2020 ISPS Handa Vic Open
Epson Tour: T10 in the 2021 Prasco Charity Championship (as an amateur)
2022 IN A NUTSHELL ON THE EPSON TOUR
Made four cuts in five starts with a win and one additional top-20 finish.
OF NOTE
- Four-time recipient of the Karrie Webb Scholarship
- Fourth straight first-time Epson Tour winner on the 2022 season
- Competed as an amateur in the 2018, 2019 and 2020 ISPS Handa Vic Open
- Captured a seven-stroke victory at the 2021 Australian Women’s Amateur
- Individual gold medalist at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires
- Two-time winner on the Women’s All Pro Tour (WAPT) in 2021 as an amateur
- Won the 2021 (as an amateur) and 2022 TPS Sydney tournament on the ALPG Tour
- Two-time winner of the New South Wales Women’s Amateur Championship (2020, 2021)
- Competed in the 2021 Augusta National Women’s Amateur, becoming the second Australian to be invited to the prestigious championship
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