Yim Sung-ah
| Yim Sung-Ah 임성아 任晟娥 | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 20 March 1984 Seoul, South Korea |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
| Sporting nationality |  South Korea |
| Career | |
| College | Yonsei University |
| Turned professional | 2002 |
| Current tour(s) | LPGA of Korea Tour |
| Former tour(s) | LPGA Tour (2005-09) Futures Tour |
| Professional wins | 1 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA Tour | 1 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| Chevron Championship | T56: 2006 |
| Women's PGA C'ship | T9: 2006 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T50: 2007 |
| Women's British Open | T64: 2005 |
Medal record | |
Yim Sung-ah (Korean: 임성아; Hanja: 任晟娥; born 20 March 1984) is a South Korean professional golfer.
Pre-LPGA Tour days
[edit]Yim was born in Seoul. She attended Yonsei University and turned professional in November 2002 while still a student. She was a member of the Korean team that won a gold medal at the 2002 Asian Games.
Yim played on the LPGA of Korea Tour in 2003. Like many other South Korean women golfers, she soon began to play primarily in the United States, joining the second tier Futures Tour in 2004.
LPGA Tour career and beyond
[edit]In 2005 Yim began playing on the LPGA Tour. In April 2006 she won the Florida's Natural Charity Championship. Paired with Annika Sörenstam for the final round, Yim kept pace with the #1 ranked woman golfer in the world. On the 71st hole with both golfers tied for the lead, Sorenstam hit her tee shot out of bounds resulting in a double bogey. Yim went on to win the tournament by two shots.[1]
Yim only had limited LPGA Tour success after her one win. In 2010, she returned to South Korea to play the LPGA of Korea Tour.
LPGA Tour wins (1)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 Apr 2006 | Florida's Natural Charity Championship | −16 (68-64-68-72=272) | 2 strokes |  Cristie Kerr Annika Sörenstam Karrie Webb
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Results in LPGA majors
[edit]| Tournament | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kraft Nabisco Championship | T56 | CUT | 71 | CUT | |
| LPGA Championship | T54 | T9 | CUT | CUT | |
| U.S. Women's Open | T64 | T50 | |||
| Women's British Open | T64 | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Team appearances
[edit]Amateur
- Espirito Santo Trophy (representing South Korea): 2002
References
[edit]- ^ "Sorenstam Falters, and Yim Capitalizes". The New York Times. Associated Press. 24 April 2006.
External links
[edit]- South Korean female golfers
- LPGA of Korea Tour golfers
- LPGA Tour golfers
- Asian Games medalists in golf
- Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea
- Golfers at the 2002 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games
- Golfers from Seoul
- Yonsei University alumni
- 1984 births
- Living people
- 21st-century South Korean sportswomen