Kim Hyo-joo

This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim.

Kim Hyo-joo 김효주
— Golfer —
Personal information
Born	(1995-07-14) 14 July 1995 South Korea
Height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Nationality	South Korea
Residence	South Korea
Career
College	Korea University
Turned professional	2012
Current tour(s)	LPGA of Korea Tour LPGA Tour
Professional wins	14
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour	3
Ladies European Tour	1
LPGA of Japan Tour	1
LPGA of Korea Tour	9
Other	1
Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 1)
ANA Inspiration	T11: 2015
Women's PGA C'ship	T9: 2015
U.S. Women's Open	CUT: 2015
Women's British Open	T13: 2015
Evian Championship	Won: 2014
Achievements and awards
LPGA of Korea Tour money list leader	2014

Kim Hyo-joo
Hangul	김효주
Revised Romanization	Gim Hyo-ju
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Hyochu

Kim Hyo-joo (Korean 김효주, born 14 July 1995), also known as Hyo Joo Kim, is a South Korean professional golfer who plays on the LPGA of Korea Tour. She won the 2014 Evian Championship. She later accepted membership on the LPGA Tour for 2015. She currently has endorsement deals with Lotte, Yonex Golf, Hazzy, Asiana, Gatorade & Srixon.

Professional wins (14)

LPGA of Korea Tour wins (9)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	15 Apr 2012	Lotte Mart Women's Open (as an amateur)	66-67-73-66=272	−16	9 strokes	Moon Hyun-hee
2	16 Dec 2012	Hyundai China Ladies Open	68-68-69=205	−11	2 strokes	Kim Hye-youn
3	22 Jun 2014	Kia Motors Korea Women's Open	71-71-69-74=285	-3	2 strokes	Bae Seon-woo
4	6 Jul 2014	Kumho Tire Ladies Open	67-67-69=203	−13	7 strokes	Ko Jin-young
5	3 Aug 2014	Hanwha Finance Classic	69-69-76-69=283	−5	6 strokes	Lee Jung-min
6	12 Oct 2014	Hite Jinro Championship	69-73-69-73=284	−4	Playoff	Lee Jung-min
7	26 Oct 2014	KB Financial Star Championship	69-71-67-69=276	−12	1 stroke	Inbee Park
8	14 Dec 2014	Hyundai China Ladies Open	70-67-65=202	−14	2 strokes	Chun In-gee
9	5 Jul 2015	Kumho Tire Ladies Open	68-66-72=206	−10	4 strokes	Shanshan Feng

LPGA of Japan Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	10 Jun 2012	Suntory Ladies Open (as an amateur)	71-71-68-61=271	−17	4 strokes	Miki Saiki

LPGA Tour wins (3)

Legend

Major championships (1)

Other LPGA Tour (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Winner's share ($)
1	14 Sep 2014	Evian Championship	61-72-72-68=273	−11	1 stroke	Karrie Webb	487,500
2	22 Mar 2015	JTBC Founders Cup	65-69-66-67=267	−21	3 strokes	Stacy Lewis	225,000
3	31 Jan 2016	Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic	70-70-68-66=274	−18	2 strokes	Kim Sei-young Stacy Lewis Anna Nordqvist	210,000

Other wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	13 Sep 2012	Swinging Skirts TLPGA Open (LPGA of Taiwan) (as an amateur)	69-68-70=207	−9	5 strokes	Ssu-chia Cheng

Major championships

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	Winning score	Margin	Runner-up	Winner's share ($)
2014	The Evian Championship	−11 (61-72-72-68=273)	1 stroke	Karrie Webb	487,500

Results timeline

Results not in chronological order before 2015.

Tournament	2014	2015	2016
ANA Inspiration	DNP	T11	T18
Women's PGA Championship	DNP	T9
U.S. Women's Open	DNP	CUT
Women's British Open	DNP	T13
The Evian Championship	1	T20

DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
T = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

Team appearances

Amateur

• Espirito Santo Trophy (representing South Korea): 2012 (winners)

External links

• Kim Hyo-joo at the LPGA Tour official site
• Kim Hyo-joo at the KLPGA Tour official site (Korean)
• Profile on Seoul Sisters site