Birdie Kim
Name:
Ju-Yun "Birdie" KimCountry:
South KoreaBorn:
Aug 26, 1981 in Iksan, South Korea.Original/Home Club:
Occupation:
Professional golferTurned Pro:
2000MAJORS (1): US Women's Open 2005; her only LPGA Tour win.
Birdie Kim's debut win on the LPGA Tour came at the 2005 U.S. Women's Open, where she triumphed by 2 shots over amateurs Brittany Lang and Morgan Pressel.
Majors
USGA
The US Women's Open (60th) (June 23-26). Second-placed Morgan Pressel (USA) and Brittany Lang (USA) finished 2 shots behind Kim (S Kor), who recorded her first major championship title and first LPGA Tour win. 17-year-old Pressel missed out on being the youngest ever Major winner, denied by Kim holing-out from a greenside bunker for a birdie at the last hole. [Cherry Hills CC, Englewood, Denver, CO].
The Sentry: known for many years as the Tournament of Champions, the PGA Tour’s 2025 season-opener gets underway on Kapalua’s Plantation course (Jan 2-5). Chris Kirk defends.
Tournament of Champions: the LPGA Tour’s 2025 season is launched at Lake Nona with the their Tournament of Champions (Jan 30-Feb 2). The 2024 edition gave Lydia Ko her 20th LPGA Tour title.
Attahya Thitikul: also known as “Jeeno”, the Thai golfer won the LPGA Tour’s 2024 CME Group Tour Championship … and an eye-watering $4 million, the richest first-prize in women’s golf.
Rory McIlroy: scooped the 2024 European (DP World) Tour season-long Order of Merit title, joining Seve Ballesteros as a six-time winner of this prestigious award.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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