Professional Golfer Christina Kim - Top 5 Facts!

Learn all the top facts you need to know about the American professional golfer, Christina Kim.

The American professional golfer Christina Kim is well known for her animated style of play, flamboyant dress, and outgoing personality. She is currently playing on the LPGA Tour and on the Ladies European Tour (LET).

Christina Kim began her major golfing career in 2001 when she competed in eight events on the Futures Tour. After she turned 18, she became a professional and competed on the 2002 Futures Tour for prize money. Being nearly over 17 years in professional golfing, he's already proved herself as one of the most prominent players of the game. Below we compiled the top facts about the 36-year-old player so you get to know her better. 

Christina Kim's Career Beginnings

Christina Kim competed in eight events on the Futures Tour in 2001, which marked the beginning of her major golfing career. She became a professional golfer after she turned 18, and competed on the 2002 Futures Tour for prize money. She missed just one cut in 18 starts with 12 top-ten finishes. 

Christina Kim began her professional golfing career in 2002.
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Christina Kim won her first event as a professional in August 2002 - the Hewlett-Packard Garden State FUTURES Summer Classic in a six-hole playoff over future LPGA Tour star Lorena Ochoa. She also was second to Ochoa on the money list, and both earned LPGA Tour cards for 2003.

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Christina Kim's Career Achievements

Christina Kim's first career achievement came in 2004 when she won the 2004 Longs Drugs Challenge. She also received the 2005 Mitchell Company Tournament of Champions. Additionally, she was a member of three U.S. Solheim Cup teams in 2005, 2009, and 2011. 

Christina Kim made many achievements in her career.
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Christina Kim became the youngest player to reach $1 million in earnings, which she achieved in 2004 at the young age of 20. This record was, however, broken the next year by Paula Creamer. She joined the Ladies European Tour in 2010 and competed in six events, including two that were co-sanctioned with the LPGA. She earned her first win on the LET in 2011 at the Sicilian Italian Ladies Open. 

Christina Kim's Net Worth And Earnings

Christina Kim made history in 2004 when she became the youngest player to reach $1 million in earnings. She was only 20 years of age at the time. However, her record was broken the following year by Paula Creamer.

Christina Kim became the youngest player to reach $1 million in earnings at the age of 20.
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Christina Kim, according to an article by LPGA, Christina Kim's career earnings amounted to $5,848,813 as of 2020. However, we believe her net worth is slightly above this, an estimated $7 million in fortune. Her Year to Date Earnings reported by the same article mentioned an amount of $52,994. 

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Christina Kim's Recent Weight Loss Has Improved Her Games

Christina Kim underwent a 60-pound weight loss in 2019 after strictly adopting a Ketogenic diet, a low-carb and high-fat eating plan. She is currently in much better shape than before, and it has helped her improve her game a lot. She's picked up seven mph of clubhead speed and 11 mph of ball speed, translating to 15 more yards on her drives. 

Christina Kim underwent a 60-pound weight loss in 2019.
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Christina Kim first embarked upon the weight loss journey in order to improve her mental health. She used to suffer from depression in the past, so the body transformation helped her improve her mental well being a lot. She also supplemented her keto diet plan with an intense workout routine, which helped her lose weight effectively. 

Christina Kim's Has Written an Autobiography

Christina Kim's co-wrote her autobiography 'Swinging from My Heels: Confessions of an LPGA Star' with Alan Shipnuck. The book was published in 2010.

Christina Kim has also written an autobiography.
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Christina Kim wrote the book as an account of her 2009 season. According to an article by Wall Street Journal, 'it's just the kind of saucy tell-all you'd expect from perhaps the Tour's most flamboyant personality.'

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