Kang Ji-min (, born 28 January 1980) is a South Korean

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who plays primarily on the

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. Kang had a distinguished amateur career including finishing runner-up in 1999

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. She attended

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.LPGA Tour profile
/ref> She turned professional in 2002. Kang played on the

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from 2002 to 2004, winning three times. In 2004, she won the Player of the Year honors and the money list title to earn her

card for 2005. Kang won the 2005

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, which included a hole-in-one at the short 15th hole in the final round. In 2013, Kang was forced to take time off from golf after her immune system shut down and played the 2014 on the LPGA Tour and 2015 seasons on the

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. She returned to Arizona State for her degree and earned her LPGA teaching certification in 2018. Kang qualified for the 2019

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via a qualifying tournament reserved for LPGA teaching and club professionals and finished T78, the only one to make the cut.

Professional wins (7)

LPGA Tour wins (2)

Symetra Tour wins (4)

*2002 M&T Bank Loretto Futures Golf Classic *2004 Greater Tampa Duramed Futures Classic,

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2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

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, Decatur-Forsyth Classic (unofficial, shortened to 18 holes)

Results in LPGA majors

''Results not in chronological order before 2019.'' ^ The Women's British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001.
* The Evian Championship became an LPGA major in 2013. CUT = missed the half-way cut.
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied

Summary

*Most consecutive cuts made – 4 (2007 ANA – 2007 British) *Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (twice)

References

External links

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Jimin Kang at 2009 U.S. Women's Open
(archived) {{DEFAULTSORT:Kang, Ji-min South Korean female golfers LPGA Tour golfers Arizona State Sun Devils women's golfers Golfers from Scottsdale, Arizona 1980 births Living people 21st-century South Korean sportswomen