Mi-Hyun Kim
| Mi-Hyun Kim 김미현 |
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| — Golfer — | |
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Kim at the 2009 LPGA Championship
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| Personal information | |
| Nickname | Peanut, Kimmie |
| Born |
13 January 1977 Incheon, South Korea |
| Height | 5 ft 1 in (155 cm) |
| Nationality |
 South Korea
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| Residence | Orlando, Florida, U.S. |
| Spouse | Won Hee Lee (m. 2008) |
| Career | |
| College | Sungkyunkwan University |
| Turned professional | 1996 |
| Current tour(s) |
LPGA Tour (joined 1999) KLPGA (joined 1996) |
| Professional wins | 21 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA Tour | 8 |
| LPGA of Korea Tour | 13 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships |
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| ANA Inspiration | T5: 2005 |
| Women's PGA C'ship | T3: 2006 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T4: 2000 |
| du Maurier Classic | T6: 1999 |
| Women's British Open | 2nd: 2001 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| LPGA Rookie of the Year | 1999 |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김미현 |
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| Hanja | 金美賢 |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Mi-hyeon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Mi-hyŏn |
Mi-Hyun Kim (Korean: 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 major championship second place at the 2001 Women's British Open.
Born in Incheon on Kim received the nicknamed "Peanut" because she stands only 5 feet 1 inch (155 cm) tall. LPGA golfers also refer to her as "Kimmy." Kim was inspired to move to the United States by Se Ri Pak, and they along with Grace Park and Hee-Won Han – the four nicknamed the "Seoul Sisters" – are considered pioneers in the surge of outstanding South Korean women's golfers on the LPGA Tour. Her swing is characterized by an unusually long backswing that has become shorter in recent years.
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.'"
A year later on the eve on the 2008 SemGroup Championship, the president of the 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.
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