Kim Su-ji (golfer)
| Kim Su-ji | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Nickname | Autumn Queen |
| Born | 16 October 1996 |
| Sporting nationality |  South Korea |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2017 |
| Current tour(s) | LPGA of Korea Tour |
| Professional wins | 6 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA of Korea Tour | 6 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| Chevron Championship | DNP |
| Women's PGA C'ship | CUT: 2025 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T29: 2024 |
| Women's British Open | DNP |
| Evian Championship | T9: 2023 |
Kim Su-ji (Korean: 김수지, born 16 October 1996) is a South Korean professional golfer. Kim became a professional in 2017, joining the LPGA of Korea Tour. On tour, she has six wins, three of them majors. In Korea she is known as the "Autumn Queen" for recording a majority of her wins during the fall season.
Biography
[edit]Kim joined the LPGA of Korea Tour in 2017. Kim remained on the tour for three years, but dropped out of the tour in 2020 after placing 84th in the rankings.[1][unreliable source?] After returning to the tour in 2021, Kim recorded her first professional win when she won the KG EDaily Ladies Open.[2] It was her 115th tournament. Later that year, she would win the Hite Jinro Championship. In 2021, she would finish seventh place in the prize money for the KPLGA Tour.[1]
On the 2022 LPGA of Korea Tour, Kim recorded two wins. That year, she won the Hana Financial Group Championship and the OK Financial Group Se Ri Pak Invitational. In the 2022 season, Kim would rank second in prize money for the KPLGA tour.[1]
In 2023, Kim won the Hanwha Classic.[3] That year, she recorded a T9 finish in the Amundi Evian Championship.[4] She was named the KLPGA Player of the Year after recording 17 top-10 finishes.[5]
In 2024, Kim won the Hite Jinro Championship, her second time winning the tournament.[6] It was her sixth KPLGA tournament win.[7][unreliable source?] Earlier that year, she placed second in the DB Group Korea Women's Open Golf Championship, the Sangsangin-Hankyungtv Wownet Open and the S-Oil Championship.[8]
In 2025, she played in her first U.S. Women's Open, but failed to make the cut.
Kim is sponsored by DB Group[9] and is popularly known as the "Autumn Queen" for her recording five of her six wins during the season.[1]
Professio9nal wins (6)
[edit]LPGA of Korea Tour wins (6)
[edit]- 2021 KG Edaily Ladies Open, Hite Jinro Championship
- 2022 OK Financial Group Se-ri Pak Invitational, Hana Financial Group Championship
- 2023 Hanwha Classic
- 2024 Hite Championship
Results in LPGA majors
[edit]Results not in chronological order
| Tournament | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | |||
| U.S. Women's Open | T29 | CUT | |
| Women's PGA Championship | CUT | ||
| The Evian Championship | T9 | ||
| Women's British Open |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Kim Su-ji, dubbed the "Autumn Queen," debuted on the KLPGA regular tour in 2017 and maintained her s." Maeil Business Newspaper. 15 January 2024. Archived from the original on 15 June 2025. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
- ^ "Kim Su-ji lifts first KLPGA trophy at KG-Edaily Ladies Open". Korea JoongAng Daily. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
- ^ Paik, Ji-hwan (21 August 2024). "Defending champ Kim Su-ji returns to KLPGA major Hanwha Classic". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 15 June 2025. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
- ^ "Amundi Evian Championship: Leaderboard". ESPN. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ^ Kwek, Kimberly (7 December 2022). "Golf: World No. 14 Park Min-ji eyes bigger stage after being the KLPGA's money list winner in 2021 and 2022". The Straits Times. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
- ^ Paik, Ji-hwan (6 October 2024). "Kim Su-ji clinches 2024 KLPGA season's final major title at Hite Jinro Championship". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 31 May 2025. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
- ^ Kim, Jihan (6 October 2024). "The 'Queen of Autumn', which becomes stronger in the cool autumn, won another major competition. Kim." Maeil Business Newspaper. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
- ^ Park, Sangkyoung (3 November 2024). "You showed me the right thingMadasom Reverses After Second Extension V". Sports Chosun. Archived from the original on 15 June 2025. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
- ^ "Dongbu Corporation golf team, led by Kim Soo-ji, targets 2025 season success". ChosunBiz. 2 April 2025. Archived from the original on 15 June 2025. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
External links
[edit]- Su Ji Kim at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site
- Kim Suji at K-Ranking