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  • Age
  • Turned Pro
    2009
  • AIG WOMEN'S OPEN CHAMPION
    2017

I K Kim

I K Kim
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South Korea

I.K. Kim announced her surprise retirement from golf after the conclusion of her final round at the 2024 AIG Women’s Open at St Andrews.

She broke her major duck by winning the event in 2017.

The South Korean turned professional in 2006 and had already posted 12 top-10 finishes in majors before her victory at Kingsbarns.

Michelle Wie led after an opening 64, but Kim took over on day two, was six clear after the third round – a joint-record lead going into the final round – and won by two shots from Jodi Ewart Shadoff.

Kim's 54-hole score of 199 broke the Championship record of 200, set by Ariya Jutanugarn in 2016.