Kim played college golf for Purdue University, where she won three times for the Boilermakers, including the individual Big Ten Championship title in 2016 as a junior.
Kim graduated magna cum laude in 2017 with a degree in biochemistry and a minor in biological sciences.
[1] Kim turned pro in the summer of 2017 and started her professional career competing in the Symetra Tour.
She has a younger sister, Auston, who plays for Vanderbilt University's women's golf team.
[2] Kim made her professional debut, finishing tied for 15th, at the Symetra Tour's Four Winds Invitational in June 2017.