She played on the LPGA of Korea Tour winning five times between 1999 and 2003.

Kim's best ever finish in a major championship was a T3 at the 2005 Women's British Open.

Kim was second to Lorena Ochoa for Rookie of the Year in 2003.

[1] Kim, when asked to describe the headgear she was wearing, called it a 'bucket hat'.

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