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Jimin Kang Profile



Fall of 2001: Led the team with a 70.38 stroke average this fall, playing in all three fall events ... was ranked fourth in the country in the final Golfweek/Sagarin individual rankings of the fall ... finished a combined 21-under par in her last two fall events ... won the 2001 New Mexico State Invitational, finishing at 11-under 205 (67-71-67), in the first collegiate victory of her young career ... took second at the 2001 Stanford Intercollegiate, three strokes off the lead, with a 10-under 206 (65-69-72) ... carded a seven-under 65 in the first round of the Stanford Intercollegiate, tying the Arizona State record for the lowest round in school history ... turned in sub-par outings in five of her last six rounds with the sixth being an even-par 72 ... had four rounds in the 60s this fall ... was listed 10th on Golf World's list of the Top 50 College Players to Watch and was a second-team Golfweek Player to Watch this fall.

Summer of 2001: Advanced to the third round of the 101st U.S. Women's Amateur Championships in August at the Flint Hills National Golf Club in Wichita, Kan. ... won the Pacific Northwest Women's Amateur Championship in July at the Indian Summer Golf and Country Club in Olympia, Wash.

2000-01: Burst onto the national scene last year as a true freshman ... was ranked 24th in the country before playing a round of collegiate golf ... was named a National Golf Coaches Association honorable-mention All-American ... earned second-team All-Pac-10 Conference honors ... played in all 11 tournaments last season ... led the team with a 74.09 stroke average, including 10 rounds at or below par ... finished the season ranked 15th by Golfweek and 17th by MasterCard in the final national polls ... turned in eight top 25 showings, including five in the top 10 and three in the top five, last season ... was in the hunt for medalist honors at the NCAA Championships and ended up in a tie for 10th at four-over 292 (74-70-70-78) ... stood just two strokes off the lead heading into the final day at the national tournament ... turned in her third top-five showing of the year and her second straight with a third-place finish at the NCAA West Regional ... finished at three-under 213 (71-66-76) at the NCAA West Regional, shooting a 71 in the first round and six-under 66 in the second ... her 66 marked the lowest round for a Sun Devil since Grace Park opened the 1998 NCAA Championships with a pair of school-record 65s ... tied for fifth at the Pac-10 Championships (74-72-72=218) with a pair of 72s in the final two rounds ... took third at the Spartan Invitational after finishing at four-under 212 (72-67-73) ... shot a then career-low 67 in the second round of the San Jose State tournament ... finished in a tie for 27th in her first collegiate event, the NCAA Fall Preview, with a seven-over 153 (78-75) ... cracked the top 10 with an eighth-place showing at the Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational in her home state of Washington (79-72-74=225)... finished in a tie for 15th at the Stanford Intercollegiate (74-75-75=224) and a tie for 24th at the Palmetto Dunes Intercollegiate (75-75-73=223) ... also finished 25th at the Arizona Invitational (76-75-76=227).

High School: A 2000 graduate of King's High School in Edmonds, Wash.... was the runner-up at the 1999 U.S. Women's Amateur in Asheville, N.C.... has played in two U.S. Women's Opens... earned exemptions to play in the 2000 Nabisco Championship and the LPGA Safeco Classic in Seattle... won the 1999 Washington Women's Amateur... won two North Cascades Conference championships... also captured the 1999 WIAA state and district championships... 1998 AJGA Rolex All-American and an honorable-mention selection in 1999... 1999 Pacific Northwest Golf Association Amateur Player of the Year... earned the PNGA's junior player-of-the-year accolades the previous season... captured titles at the 1998 Orange Bowl International Junior Golf Championships, the Ping Junior Championships and the Polo Golf Junior Championships.

Personal: Undecided on her major... the daughter of Joobok and Eunhae Park... has a 19-year-old brother, David... hobbies are playing the flute, listening to music and jogging... lists her most exciting experience as throwing out the first pitch at a Seattle Mariners game at Safeco Field in Seattle... born Jan. 28, 1980 in Korea.

  Jimin Kang
Jimin Kang
Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Edmonds, Wash.

High School:
King's HS

Height:
5-6

Year App. Top 10 Rds. Strokes Avg. Low
Fall of 2001 3 2 8 563 70.38 65
2000-2001 11 5 33 2445 74.09 66
Totals 14 7 41 3008 73.37 65

Top 10 Finishes (7)

1st: 2001 New Mexico State Intercollegiate

2nd: 2001 Stanford Intercollegiate

3rd: 2001 SJSU Spartan Invitational

2001 NCAA West Regional

T5th: 2001 Pac-10 Championships

T8th: 2001 Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational

T10th: 2001 NCAA Championships