Christina Kim is a professional golfer from the United States who currently competes on the LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour (LET). Her lively style of play, flashy attire, and outgoing demeanor has earned her a prominent reputation. Christina has five professional wins, including three LPGA tours, one Ladies European Tour, and one Symetra Tour. Since 2009, Kim has been a full-time professional player.
Christina Kim was born in San Jose, California, on March 15, 1984. She is Man Kim's daughter. She does not come from a well-known family; thus, much about her early life and parents is unknown. In the beginning, her father served as her caddie. Kim attended De Anza Community College after graduating from high school. Christina stands at the height of five feet and six inches.
As soon she was 18, she matured as a professional golf player and participated in the Future Tours in 2002 for prize money. She ended with twelve T-10 finishes. In 2002, her first win as a professional came in The H.P. Garden State Summer Classic. She was second on the money list after Ochoa.
In 2004, Kim won the Longs Drugs Challenge and Mitchell Company Champion's Tournament 2005. She was among the top players of the U.S. Solemn Cup teams in 2005, 2009, and 2011.
She was the younger to earn $1 million in 2004 when she was only 20 years old. Her record was short-lived as Paula Creamer broke it in the following year.
In 2010, she was on the Ladies European Tour, and she took part in 6 competitions; two of them were jointly assigned with LPGA.
She earned her first win on the LET in 2011 when she competed at the Sicilian Italian Ladies Open.
Kim was always considered to be a cheerful person and possesses an open personality. She always wears a smile and has a positive and respectful player towards her opponents. Few people knew that she experienced lows in her personal life, and she sometimes felt so disturbed when she got into an uncomfortable zone.
Many people were enlightened about her depression and her fight with it via her blog. Then, her depression was on a level where she even thought of committing suicide.
That year, she faced an all-time low in her career with no wins, not being ranked on the T-10 list, and only won small earnings. She was at a distance with the clubs, her swing was not accurate, and her confidence shattered.
Kim wrote on the blog about the pain she was going through after her poor performance in a Ladies' European Tour, Spain.
She again stated that she was on treatment and her boyfriend came as a great help. She started recovering from her depression and sad feelings.
During her depression and bad performances, she also missed the LPGA Q-School finals in 2012. She finished at 39th place.
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| Net Worth 2021: | 5 million |
