Editing Mi-Hyun Kim

{{Short description|South Korean golfer (born 1977)}}
{{use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{family name hatnote|[[Kim (Korean name)|Kim]]||lang=Korean}}
{{Infobox golfer
| name              = Mi-Hyun Kim<br><small>김미현</small>
| image             = 2009 LPGA Championship - Mi Hyun Kim (1).jpg
| imagesize         = 225px
| caption           = Kim at the 2009 [[LPGA Championship]]
| fullname          = 
| nickname          =  Peanut, Kimmie
| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|1977|1|13|df=y}}
| birth_place       = [[Incheon]], [[South Korea]]
| death_date        = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|1977|1|13|df=y}} -->
| death_place       = 
| height            = 5 ft 1 in
| sporting_nationality = {{KOR}}
| residence         = [[Orlando, Florida]], U.S.
| spouse            = {{marriage|[[Lee Won-hee]]|2008|2012|end=div}}
| partner           = 
| children          = 
| college           = [[Sungkyunkwan University]]
| yearpro           = 1996
| tour              = 
| extour            = [[KLPGA]] (joined 1996)<br>[[LPGA Tour]] (joined 1999)
| prowins           = 21
| lpgawins          = 8
| letwins           = <!-- Number of Ladies European Tour wins -->
| jlpgawins         = <!-- LPGA of Japan Tour wins -->
| klpgawins         = 13
| lagtwins          = <!-- Number of Ladies Asian Golf Tour wins -->
| alpgwins          = <!-- Number of ALPG Tour wins -->
| futwins           = <!-- Number of Futures Tour wins -->
| otherwins         = <!-- Number of Other wins -->
| majorwins         = <!-- Number of Major Championship wins -->
| nabisco           = T5: 2005
| lpga              = T3: 2006
| wusopen           = T4: 2000
| dumaurier         = T6: 1999
| wbritopen         = 2nd: 2001
| wghofid           = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame member ID -->
| wghofyear         = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame year inducted -->
| award1            = [[LPGA#LPGA Tour awards|LPGA Rookie of the Year]]
| year1             = 1999
| award2            = 
| year2             = 
| awardssection     = <!-- location of awards page or section -->
}}
{{Infobox Korean name
| hangul = 김미현
| hanja = 金美賢
| rr = Gim Mi-hyeon
| mr = Kim Mi-hyŏn
| title = [[Korean name]]
| tablewidth = 254
| color = #ace1af
}}
'''Mi-Hyun Kim''' ({{langx|ko|김미현}}, born 13 January 1977) is a [[professional golfer]] from [[South Korea]]. She turned professional in 1996 and won 11 events on the [[LPGA of Korea Tour]] (KLPGA) between 1996 and 2000. In 1999, she joined the [[LPGA Tour]] and was named was Rookie of the Year that year. She has won eight LPGA events with her best finish in a [[women's majors|major championship]] second place at the 2001 [[Women's British Open]].

==Background==
Born in [[Incheon]], Kim received the nicknamed "Peanut" because she stands only {{convert|5|ft|1|in|cm}} tall. LPGA golfers also refer to her as "Kimmy."  She was inspired to move to the United States by [[Se Ri Pak]], and they along with [[Grace Park (golfer)|Grace Park]] and [[Hee-Won Han]] – the four nicknamed the "Seoul Sisters"<ref name=seoul>{{cite web |url=http://bangkokbobbysports.wordpress.com/2012/10/07/mi-hyun-kim-a-tribute-to-a-retiring-lpga-star/ |title=Mi-Hyun Kim, A Tribute To A Retiring LPGA Star|date=7 October 2012 }}</ref> – are considered pioneers in the surge of outstanding South Korean women's golfers on the LPGA Tour.<ref name=retire>{{cite web |url=http://www.lpga.com/golf/news/2012/10/mi-hyun-kim-retiring.aspx |title=Mi Hyun Kim: 'Seoul Sister' takes a final bow |publisher=LPGA |date=October 2012}}</ref> Her swing is characterized by an unusually long backswing that has become shorter in recent years.

==Charitable giving==
In May 2007, Kim donated $100,000 of her $210,000 prize money from winning the [[SemGroup Championship]] to victims of a recent tornado that severely damaged the town of [[Greensburg, Kansas]]. The tornado occurred during the SemGroup tournament.

Kim did not have any connection to Greensburg or any of its residents. Commenting on her donation, she said, "Honestly, I made a lot of money in the United States on the LPGA Tour. Most of time, I get the money here and donate to South Korea. But, I want to help people here, too. The win was a surprise for me and I think God gave it to me like a special present or he is using me like, 'okay, I give you this, but after that you give to help the people.'"<ref name="greensburg1">{{cite web |title=Kim makes $100,000 donation to aid victims of Greensburg, Kan., tornado |publisher=LPGA |date=11 May 2007 |url=http://www.lpga.com/content_1.aspx?pid=10828&mid=2}}</ref>

A year later on the eve on the 2008 SemGroup Championship, the president of the [[United Way of America|United Way of the Plains]] in [[Wichita, Kansas]] appeared with Kim at the pre-tournament press conference to publicly thank her and announce that the publicity surrounding Kim's donation had spurred further donations totaling $1.2 million and that money is being used to build 25 homes for low- and moderate-income individuals displaced by the tornado.<ref name="greensburg2">{{cite web |title=Mi Hyun Kim's Donation Makes a Difference in Kansas |publisher=LPGA |date=29 April 2008 |url=http://www.lpga.com/content_1.aspx?pid=15097&mid=2}}</ref><ref name="unitedwaythanks">{{cite web |title=Pre Tournament Interviews: SemGroup Championship Presented by John Q. Hammons |publisher=LPGA |date=29 April 2008 |url=http://www.lpga.com/content_1.aspx?pid=15096&mid=1#mihyun}}</ref>

==Personal==
Kim retired from the LPGA Tour after playing several tournaments during the 2011 season.<ref name=retire/> In December 2008 she married [[Lee Won-hee]], a former Olympic gold medalist in judo who now teaches judo at a university in South Korea.<ref name=newborn>{{cite magazine |url=http://golfweek.com/news/2010/mar/25/kim-diaz-adjust-life-without-newborns/ |title=Kim learns to balance golf and motherhood |magazine=Golfweek |first=Beth Ann |last=Nichols |date=25 March 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lpga.com/golf/players/k/mi-hyun-kim.aspx |title=Mi Hyun Kim profile |publisher=LPGA |accessdate=22 July 2014}}</ref> In 2009 they had a son, Ye Sung Lee, who was born in [[Orlando, Florida]].<ref name=newborn/> The couple divorced in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-06-29 |title=이원희 김미현 이혼이유는?...김미현 은퇴 이것때문에 |url=http://www.ggilbo.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=855509 |access-date=2022-08-19 |website=금강일보 |language=ko}}</ref>

She currently teaches golf in South Korea. A golf teaching/practice facility built by her father is named the Mi-Hyun Kim Golf World.<ref name="seoul" />

==Professional wins (19)==
===LPGA Tour (8)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!! Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runner(s)-up
|-
|1
|6 Sep [[1999 LPGA Tour|1999]]
|[[State Farm Rail Classic]]
|<nowiki>-12 (66-68-70=204)</nowiki>
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Janice Moodie]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Pearl Sinn]]
|-
|2
|10 Oct [[1999 LPGA Tour|1999]]
|[[First Union Betsy King Classic]]
|<nowiki>-8 (68-72-70-70=280)</nowiki>
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Beth Daniel]]<br>{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Helen Dobson]]<br>{{flagicon|PER}} {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Jenny Lidback]]
|-
|3
|24 Sep [[2000 LPGA Tour|2000]]
|[[Safeway LPGA Golf Championship]]
|<nowiki>-1 (70-73-72=215)</nowiki>
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Jeong Jang]]
|-
|4
|21 Jul [[2002 LPGA Tour|2002]]
|[[Giant Eagle LPGA Classic]]
|<nowiki>-14 (65-68-69=202)</nowiki>
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Kelly Robbins]]
|-
|5
|4 Aug [[2002 LPGA Tour|2002]]
|[[Wendy's Championship for Children]]
|<nowiki>-8 (68-67-73=208)</nowiki>
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Hee-Won Han]]
|-
|6
|30 Apr [[2006 LPGA Tour|2006]]
|[[Ginn Clubs & Resorts Open]]
|<nowiki>-12 (70-66-69-71=276)</nowiki>
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Lorena Ochoa]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Karrie Webb]]
|-
|7
|16 Jul [[2006 LPGA Tour|2006]]
|[[Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic]]
|<nowiki>-18 (68-66-67-65=266)</nowiki>
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Natalie Gulbis]]
|-
|8
|6 May [[2007 LPGA Tour|2007]]
|[[SemGroup Championship]]
|<nowiki>-3 (71-68-71=210)</nowiki>
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Juli Inkster]]
|}

'''LPGA Tour playoff record (3–3)'''
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result
|-style="background:#B0E0E6;"
|1
|2000
|[[Safeway LPGA Golf Championship]]
|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Jeong Jang]]
|Won with par on second extra hole 
|-style="background:#F5DEB3;"
|2
|2000
|[[New Albany Golf Classic]] 
|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Lorie Kane]] 
|Lost to birdie on first extra hole
|-style="background:#F5DEB3;"
|3
|2001
|[[Office Depot Championship|The Office Depot]]
|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Annika Sörenstam]]
|Lost to par on first extra hole
|-style="background:#F5DEB3;"
|4
|2001 
|[[Kathy Ireland Championship]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Rosie Jones (golfer)|Rosie Jones]]
|Lost to birdie on first extra hole
|-style="background:#B0E0E6;"
|5
|2006 
|[[Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Natalie Gulbis]]
|Won with birdie on third extra hole
|-style="background:#B0E0E6;"
|6
|2007 
|[[SemGroup Championship]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Juli Inkster]]
|Won with par on first extra hole
|}

===LPGA of Korea Tour wins (13)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Winning score
!To par
!Margin of<br />victory
!Runner-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|30 Apr 1994
|[[Tomboy Women's Open]] (as an amateur)
|align=right|72-74-72=218
|align=center|+2
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kang Soo-yun]] (amateur)
|-
|align=center|2
|align=right|15 Jul 1995
|'''[[Fursys Cup Korea Women's Open]]''' (as an amateur)
|align=right|71-71-68=210
|align=center|−6
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Se Ri Pak]] (amateur)
|-
|align=center|3
|align=right|29 Jun 1996
|[[Midopa Women's Open]]
|align=right|69-69=138
|align=center|-6
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Song Chae-eun]] <br> {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Ha Nan-kyung]]
|-
|align=center|4
|align=right|18 Aug 1996
|[[Korea Oil Corporation Invitational]]
|align=right|67-74-65=206
|align=center|−10
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Se Ri Pak]]
|-
|align=center|5
|align=right|25 Oct 1996
|'''[[LG Fashion Cup Korea Women's Open]]'''
|align=right|70-74-72=216
|align=center|E
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Se Ri Pak]]
|-
|align=center|6
|align=right|31 Aug 1997
|[[Korea Oil Corporation Invitational]]
|align=right|71-74-68=213
|align=center|−3
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Il Mi Chung]]
|-
|align=center|7
|align=right|7 Sep 1997
|[[FILA Women's Open]]
|align=right|73-68-70=211
|align=center|−10
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Gloria Park]] (amateur)
|-
|align=center|8
|align=right|13 Sep 1997
|[[Lacoste SBS Champions]]
|align=right|73-75-74=222
|align=center|+6
|3 strokes
|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Han Ji-yeon]] <br> {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Seo A-ram]]
|-
|align=center|9
|align=right|9 May 1998
|[[Carnation Women's Open]]
|align=right|70-73-67=210
|align=center|−6
|7 strokes
|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Jeong Jang]] (amateur)
|-
|align=center|10
|align=right|11 Sep 1998
|[[SBS Champions]]
|align=right|72-74-74=220
|align=center|+4
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Il Mi Chung]]
|-
|align=center|11
|align=right|1 Nov 1998
|[[KLPGA Championship]]
|align=right|72-76-71=219
|align=center|+3
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Seo Ji-hyun]]
|-
|align=center|12
|align=right|29 Oct 2000
|[[Sports Seoul Hyundai Securities Women's Open]]
|align=right|71-68-68=207
|align=center|−9
|4 strokes
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Laura Davies]]
|-
|align=center|13
|align=right|3 Dec 2000
|[[Paradise Women's Open]]
|align=right|71-73-63=207
|align=center|−9
|10 strokes
|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Il Mi Chung]]
|}

Tournaments in '''bold''' denotes major tournaments in KLPGA

==Results in LPGA majors==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament !! 1998 !! 1999 !! 2000 
|-
|align=left|[[Kraft Nabisco Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T47
|-
|align=left|[[LPGA Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T26
|T12
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Women's Open]]
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:yellow;"|T4
|-
|align=left|[[du Maurier Classic]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:yellow;"|T6
|T33
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament !!  2001 !! 2002 !! 2003 !! 2004 !! 2005 !! 2006 !! 2007 !! 2008 !! 2009 !! 2010 !! 2011
|-
|align=left|[[Kraft Nabisco Championship]]
|T15
|T21
|T57
|style="background:yellow;"|7
|style="background:yellow;"|T5
|T42
|T30
|style="background:yellow;"|T6
|T48
|T56
|T33
|-
|align=left|[[LPGA Championship]]
|style="background:yellow;"|8
|T33
|T30
|T30
|style="background:yellow;"|T7
|style="background:yellow;"|T3
|T15
|style="background:yellow;"|T10
|CUT
|T42
|T43
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Women's Open]]
|T26
|T22
|T30
|T16
|T31
|T41
|style="background:yellow;"|T8
|style="background:yellow;"|T6
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|-
|align=left|[[Women's British Open]] ^
|style="background:yellow;"|2
|T61
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|T24
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T31
|CUT
|}
^ The Women's British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001.
{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
CUT = missed the half-way cut<br>
"T" tied
===Summary===
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
!Tournament !! Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top-5 !! Top-10 !! Top-25 !! Events !! Cuts made
|-
|align=left|[[Kraft Nabisco Championship]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 ||  3 ||  5 || 12 || 12
|-
|align=left|[[LPGA Championship]]          || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 ||  4 ||  6 || 13 || 12
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Women's Open]]          || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 ||  3 ||  5 || 11 ||  9
|-
|align=left|[[du Maurier Classic]]         || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 ||  1 ||  1 ||  2 ||  2
|-
|align=left|[[Women's British Open]]       || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 ||  1 ||  2 || 10 ||  4
|-
!Totals                                    !! 0 !! 1 !! 1 !! 4 !! 12 !! 19 !! 48 !! 39
|}

==Team appearances==
'''Amateur'''
*[[Espirito Santo Trophy]] (representing South Korea): [[1994 Espirito Santo Trophy|1994]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{LPGA player|mi-hyun-kim/81104}}
*[http://www.seoulsisters.com/players/peanut/peanutmain.htm Biography on seoulsisters.com]

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[[Category:South Korean female golfers]]
[[Category:LPGA Tour golfers]]
[[Category:LPGA of Korea Tour golfers]]
[[Category:Sungkyunkwan University alumni]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Incheon]]
[[Category:Gwangsan Kim clan]]
[[Category:1977 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]