Auston Kim (김고은, born August 16, 2000) is an American

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and

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player. She won the 2023 Epson Tour Championship.

Early life, family and college career

Kim was born in Long Island, New York to mother, Piljo, and father, Christopher. She and her family moved to

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, in 2011. She attended Allen D. Nease High School and graduated in 2017. She has an older sister,

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, who was a First Team All-American at Purdue University and also played professionally for 5 years on the

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and

s, and now attends Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. Kim attended

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and played with the Vanderbilt Commodores women's golf team between 2018 and 2022, where she was on the SEC All-Freshman Team, honorable mention All-American, and named to the Annika Award Watch List. She graduated in 2022 with a degree in political science and a concentration in American government.

Professional career

Kim turned professional in 2022 and joined the

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. In 2023, she recorded ten top-10s including a runner-up at the

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and a win at the Epson Tour Championship. She finished 3rd in the rankings to earn a tour card for the 2024 LPGA season. In her rookie

season, Kim shot a 64 in the third round of her first tournament, the

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, and finished tied 6th. She recorded a solo 3rd at the

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in Hawaii, and finished 6th in the Rookie of the Year race and 66th on the money list, to comfortably keep her status for 2025.

Amateur wins

*2019 NCAA Auburn Regional, Cougar Classic Source:

Professional wins (1)

Epson Tour wins (1)

Results in LPGA majors

''Results not in chronological order.'' CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kim, Auston American female golfers LPGA Tour golfers Vanderbilt Commodores women's golfers Golfers from St. Augustine, Florida 2000 births Living people 21st-century American sportswomen