Kim Saiki-Maloney (born January 24, 1966) is a

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who played on the

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from 1992 to 2007. Saiki was born in

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. She won the 1983

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. She was a college

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at the

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in 1986 and graduated in 1988 with a degree in Public Administration.LPGA Tour profile
/ref> She turned professional in 1989. Saiki played on several tours before joining the LPGA Tour: Players West Golf Tour in 1989 (winning five times), Futures Tour in 1990 (winning twice), Women Professional Golfers' European Tour in 1991, and the Ladies Asian Tour in 1991. Siaki played over a decade on the LPGA Tour before winning the 2004

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. She competed under the name Kim Saiki-Maloney after marrying in 2006.2007 McDonald's LPGA Championship interview
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Professional wins

LPGA Tour wins (1)

Futures Tour

*1990 FUTURES Mid Florida Competition, Pinseeker FUTURES Golf Classic

Players West Golf Tour

*1989 ''five wins''

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* American female golfers LPGA Tour golfers Golfers from California American sportspeople of Japanese descent Sportspeople from Inglewood, California 1966 births Living people 20th-century American sportswomen 21st-century American sportswomen {{US-golf-bio-stub