# Kim Sei-young

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 (17)
### LPGA Tour wins (12)

* Legend
* Major championships (1)
* Other LPGA Tour (11)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
| 1 | 8 Feb 2015 | Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic | 70-68-72-68=278 | −14 | Playoff | Ariya Jutanugarn Sun-Young Yoo |
| 2 | 18 Apr 2015 | LPGA Lotte Championship | 67-67-70-73=277 | −11 | Playoff | Inbee Park |
| 3 | 1 Nov 2015 | Blue Bay LPGA | 70-72-74-70=286 | −2 | 1 stroke | Kim Kaufman Candie Kung Stacy Lewis |
| 4 | 20 Mar 2016 | JTBC Founders Cup | 63-66-70-62=261 | −27 | 5 strokes | Lydia Ko |
| 5 | 19 Jun 2016 | Meijer LPGA Classic | 65-69-65-68=267 | −17 | Playoff | Carlota Ciganda |
| 6 | 7 May 2017 | Citibanamex Lorena Ochoa Match Play | 1 up | 1 up | 1 up | Ariya Jutanugarn |
| 7 | 8 Jul 2018 | Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic | 63-65-64-65=257 | −31 | 9 strokes | Carlota Ciganda |
| 8 | 5 May 2019 | LPGA Mediheal Championship | 72-66-68-75=281 | −7 | Playoff | Bronte Law Lee Jeong-eun |
| 9 | 14 Jul 2019 | Marathon Classic | 67-64-66-65=262 | −22 | 2 strokes | Lexi Thompson |
| 10 | 24 Nov 2019 | CME Group Tour Championship | 65-67-68-70=270 | −18 | 1 stroke | Charley Hull |
| 11 | 11 Oct 2020 | KPMG Women's PGA Championship | 71-65-67-63=266 | −14 | 5 strokes | Inbee Park |
| 12 | 22 Nov 2020 | Pelican Women's Championship | 67-65-64-70=266 | −14 | 3 strokes | Ally McDonald |
LPGA Tour playoff record (4–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
| 1 | 2015 | Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic | Ariya Jutanugarn Sun-Young Yoo | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 2015 | LPGA Lotte Championship | Inbee Park | Won with eagle on first extra hole |
| 3 | 2016 | Meijer LPGA Classic | Carlota Ciganda | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 4 | 2019 | LPGA Mediheal Championship | Bronte Law Lee Jeong-eun | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 5 | 2021 | Pelican Women's Championship | Lexi Thompson Lydia Ko Nelly Korda | Korda won with birdie on first extra hole |

### LPGA of Korea Tour wins (5)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
| 1 | 14 Apr 2013 | Lotte Mart Women's Open | 78-70-71-68=287 | −1 | 2 strokes | Jang Su-yeon Lee Jeong-eun Jang Ha-na |
| 2 | 8 Sep 2013 | Hanwha Finance Classic | 71-72-72-68=283 | −5 | Playoff | Ryu So-yeon |
| 3 | 15 Sep 2013 | MetLife-Hankyung KLPGA Championship | 69-69-71-70=279 | −9 | 1 stroke | An Song-yi Chun In-gee |
| 4 | 18 May 2014 | Woori Investment & Securities Ladies Championship | 64-73-69=206 | -10 | Playoff | Heo Yoon-kyung |
| 5 | 24 Aug 2014 | MBN Ladies Open with ONOFF | 65-71-67=203 | −13 | 2 strokes | Kang Ye-rin |

## Major championships
### Wins (1)

| Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
| 2020 | 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 |
| Chevron Championship | T61 | T4 | CUT | T27 | T40 | CUT | T18 | T3 | T17 | T52 | T30 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T46 | T42 | T26 | T8 | T27 | T16 | T20 | T16 | 14 | T13 | WD |
| Women's PGA Championship | | 2 | 11 | T4 | T25 | 20 | 1 | T12 | T5 | CUT | CUT |
| The Evian Championship | | T11 | 5 | T6 | T2 | T17 | NT | T38 | T8 | CUT | CUT |
| Women's British Open | | CUT | T50 | T16 | T4 | T24 | | T13 | 18 | CUT | T37 |
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 made |
| Chevron Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 9 |
| U.S. Women's Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 10 |
| Women's PGA Championship | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 |
| The Evian Championship | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 7 |
| Women's British Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 7 |
| Totals | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 29 | 50 | 41 |
* Most consecutive cuts made – 18 (2019 U.S. Open – 2023 Chevron)
* Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (four times)

## LPGA Tour career summary

| Year | Tournaments played | Cuts made * | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10s | Best finish | Earnings ($) | Money list rank | Scoring average | Scoring rank |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | T3 | 100,479 | n/a | 69.33 | n/a |
| 2014 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T42 | n/a | n/a | 73.62 | n/a |
| 2015 | 27 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1,820,056 | 4 | 70.33 | 8 |
| 2016 | 25 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1,445,937 | 6 | 70.25 | 8 |
| 2017 | 25 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1,278,166 | 10 | 69.91 | 11 |
| 2018 | 27 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1,369,418 | 7 | 70.27 | 15 |
| 2019 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2,753,099 | 2 | 69.89 | 8 |
| 2020 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1,416,993 | 2 | 68.69 | 1 |
| 2021 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | T2 | 915,658 | 17 | 69.94 | 12 |
| 2022 | 20 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | T5 | 1,083,246 | 22 | 70.19 | 18 |
| 2023 | 22 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | T3 | 654,240 | 42 | 71.03 | 47 |
| 2024 | 24 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | T2 | 1,103,986 | 29 | 70.44 | 11 |
| Totals^ | 224 (2015) | 194 (2015) | 12 | 10 | 11 | 70 | 1 | 13,840,799 | 13 | | |
$^^$ Official as of 2024 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 | World ranking |
| 2015 | 7 |
| 2016 | 6 |
| 2017 | 11 |
| 2018 | 12 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 21 |
| 2023 | 57 |
| 2024 | 38 |

## Team appearances

Professional
* The Queens (representing Korea): 2015
* International Crown (representing South Korea): 2016