Kim Sei-young (born 21 January 1993), also known as Sei Young Kim, is a South Korean professional golfer.
Kim plays on the LPGA of Korea Tour and the LPGA Tour. She has won five times on the LPGA of Korea Tour and twelve times on the LPGA Tour. Her win at the 2018 Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic set the record for the lowest 72-hole score (257) and the lowest to-par score (−31).
Kim won her first major, the 2020 Women's PGA Championship, by five strokes. She was also named the 2020 LPGA Player of the Year.
Professional wins (18) LPGA Tour wins (13) Legend Major championships (1) Other LPGA Tour (12)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up18 Feb 2015Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic70-68-72-68=278−14Playoff Ariya Jutanugarn Yoo Sun-young 218 Apr 2015LPGA Lotte Championship67-67-70-73=277−11Playoff Inbee Park31 Nov 2015Blue Bay LPGA70-72-74-70=286−21 stroke Kim Kaufman Candie Kung Stacy Lewis420 Mar 2016JTBC Founders Cup63-66-70-62=261 −275 strokes Lydia Ko519 Jun 2016Meijer LPGA Classic65-69-65-68=267−17Playoff Carlota Ciganda67 May 2017Citibanamex Lorena Ochoa Match Play 1 up Ariya Jutanugarn78 Jul 2018Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic63-65-64-65=257−319 strokes Carlota Ciganda85 May 2019LPGA Mediheal Championship72-66-68-75=281 −7Playoff Bronte Law Lee Jeong-eun914 Jul 2019Marathon Classic67-64-66-65=262−222 strokes Lexi Thompson1024 Nov 2019CME Group Tour Championship65-67-68-70=270−181 stroke Charley Hull1111 Oct 2020KPMG Women's PGA Championship71-65-67-63=266−145 strokes Inbee Park1222 Nov 2020Pelican Women's Championship67-65-64-70=266−143 strokes Ally McDonald1319 Oct 2025BMW Ladies Championship62-66-69-67=264–244 strokes Nasa Hataoka
LPGA Tour playoff record (4–2) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result12015Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic Ariya Jutanugarn Yoo Sun-youngWon with birdie on first extra hole22015LPGA Lotte Championship Inbee Park Won with eagle on first extra hole32016Meijer LPGA Classic Carlota CigandaWon with birdie on first extra hole42019LPGA Mediheal Championship Bronte Law Lee Jeong-eunWon with birdie on first extra hole52021Pelican Women's Championship Lydia Ko Nelly Korda Lexi ThompsonKorda won with birdie on first extra hole62026JM Eagle LA Championship Hannah Green Im Jin-heeGreen won with birdie on first extra hole
LPGA of Korea Tour wins (5) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up114 Apr 2013Lotte Mart Women's Open78-70-71-68=287−12 strokes Jang Su-yeon Lee Jeong-eun Jang Ha-na 28 Sep 2013Hanwha Finance Classic71-72-72-68=283−5Playoff Ryu So-yeon315 Sep 2013MetLife-Hankyung KLPGA Championship69-69-71-70=279−91 stroke An Song-yi Chun In-gee418 May 2014Woori Investment & Securities Ladies Championship64-73-69=206-10Playoff Heo Yoon-kyung524 Aug 2014MBN Ladies Open with ONOFF65-71-67=203−132 strokes Kang Ye-rin
Major championships Wins (1) YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner-up2020 Women's PGA Championship 2 shot lead −14 (71-65-67-63=266) 5 strokes Inbee Park
Results timeline Results not in chronological order. Tournament 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026Chevron ChampionshipT61T4CUTT27T40CUTT18T3T17T52T30T24CUTU.S. Women's OpenT46T42T26T8T27T16T20T1614T13WDCUT5Women's PGA Championship211T4T25201T12T5CUTCUTT52T8The Evian ChampionshipT115T6T2T17NTT38T8CUTCUTCUTT22Women's British OpenCUTT50T16T4T24T1318CUTT37T13T29
CUT = missed the half-way cut WD = withdrew NT = no tournament T = tied
Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeChevron Championship 0 0 1 2 2 5 13 10U.S. Women's Open 0 0 0 1 2 7 13 11Women's PGA Championship 1 1 0 4 5 9 12 10The Evian Championship 0 1 0 2 4 7 11 8Women's British Open 0 0 0 1 1 6 11 9Totals 1 2 1 10 14 34 60 48 Most consecutive cuts made – 18 (2019 U.S. Open – 2023 Chevron) Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (five times)
LPGA Tour career summary Year Tournaments played Cuts made * Wins 2nd 3rd Top 10s Best finish Earnings($) Money list rank Scoring average Scoringrank2013110011T3100,479n/a69.33n/a2014530000T42n/an/a73.62n/a201527253121111,820,056470.33820162521222911,445,937670.25820172522102911,278,1661069.911120182724120911,369,418770.2715201925223101012,753,099269.898202099210611,416,993268.691202120190214T2915,6581769.9412202220170005T51,083,2462270.1918202322 16 0 0 1 2 T3 654,240 42 71.03 47 202424190135T21,103,9862970.4411202521171031011,651,7691870.0510Totals^245 (2015) 211 (2015) 13 10 14 80 1 15,492,568 11 ^ Official as of 2025 season * Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut.
World rank Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.
Year Worldranking Source 2015 7 2016 6 2017 11 2018 12 2019 5 2020 2 2021 4 2022 21 2023 57 2024 38 2025 10
Team appearances Professional The Queens (representing Korea): 2015 International Crown (representing South Korea): 2016
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