August Kim Season 2015-16

2016-17 / SENIOR

• Recipient of Purdue's Big Ten Medal of Honor
• Named a WGCA First Team All-American, becoming the fifth in program history
• GolfWeek.com Honorable Mention All-America
• WGCA All-American Scholar, becoming 1-of-2 Purdue players to earn All-America and Scholar honors in the same season (Maria Hernandez), and first four-time All-American Scholar in program history
• Posted third-best stroke average in program history at 72.55, playing 17-of-31 rounds at par or better
• First Team All-Big Ten
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Placed in the top-10 of 8-of-11 stroke play events, including the NCAA Championships and Big Ten Championships
• Posted team-low marks of 68 for 18 holes and 210 for 54 holes
• Dropped a team-best four eagles, 94 birdies and 358 pars
• Team-low marks on par 3 (3.11), par 4 (4.11) and par 5 (4.76)
• Went undefeated in match play at 5-0-1, finishing her career on a nine-match unbeaten streak
• Tied for fourth at the NCAA Championships, shooting three-over, 219, and finishing two strokes back from the individual title
• Tied for eighth at the Big Ten Championships, shooting three-over, 219
• Tied for medalist honors at the Henssler Intercollegiate, shooting three-under, 213
• Advanced to Stage III of the LPGA Qualifying School, 1-of-11 amateurs to reach the final stage

2015-16 / JUNIOR

• Won the 2016 Big Ten Championship, setting the tournament record for 54-holes at nine-under, 207
• Her final-round, five-under, 67 tied for the 12th lowest round in program history, and her 207 matched the second-best 54-hole score all-time at Purdue
• Sixth player in program history to win a conference crown, also earning First Team All-Big Ten and Big Ten All-Championships honors
• Tied for ninth at the NCAA Shoal Creek Regional with a score of nine-over, 225, to earn an at-large bid to the NCAA Championships
• Tied for 32nd at the NCAA Championships, finishing three-over, 291, including an opening-round 68, which is tied for the second-best round by a Boilermaker at the national tournament
• Her 72-hole mark of 291 is the seventh-best in program history at the NCAA Championships, and tied the No. 14 72-hole score all-time at Purdue
• Made her first career hole-in-one, sinking an ace at the WWGA Amateur National Championships
• Won the U.S. National Amateur Championship qualifier at Hawk Pointe Golf Club in Washington, New Jersey
• Earned medalist honors at the North & South Amateur Championship at Pinehurst Golf Country Club
• Posted the No. 10 single-season stroke average since 2002, turning in an average score of 73.20 over 12 events and 35 rounds on the year
• Finished 2-0-1 in stroke play, including a 5&4 win over Georgia's Isabella Skinner at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic
• Owned the team-low score in 16 rounds and four tournaments on the year
• Sank a team-best 89 birdies and 420 pars on the season
• Had the team's best average on par 4's (4.08) and par 5's (4.93)
• Shot a team-most 12 rounds of par or better, posting three top-10 finishes and seven top-20 showings on the year
• Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors • Named a WGCA All-American Scholar

2014-15 / SOPHOMORE

• Appeared in all 12 varsity events, averaging a team-best 74.8 strokes over 34 rounds
• Had a team-high 11 rounds under par
• Earned her first career tournament victory at the Dallas Athletic Club/SMU Invitational (4/10-11), shooting a one-under score of 215 and winning a playoff hole for the title
• Garnered Second Team All-Big Ten honors
• Tied for eighth at NCAA South Bend Regional, shooting two-over par, 218, including a second-round 69
• Named Academic All-Big Ten and WGCA All-American Scholar

2013-14 / FRESHMAN

• Played in 11 varsity events in her rookie campaign, turning in a team score in 14 of 27 rounds.
• Averaged 79.17 strokes per round
• Won the 2014 Women's Trans Amateur Championship at the Members Club at Woodcreek in Elgin, S.C., shooting a four-under, 284.
• Teamed with classmate Ashley Yarbrough to earn the Howell Team medalist honors at the 2014 Women's Trans Amateur Championship.
• Competed in the 2014 U.S. Women's Amateur Championship at Nassau Country Club in Glen Cove, N.Y., making the cut with a seven-over, 147.

HIGH SCHOOL / ALLEN D. NEASE

• Played in the American Junior Golf Association from 2010-to-2013, earning a highest national ranking of 42nd in the Polo Junior Rankings. 
• Placed in a variety of AJGA and Junior PGA events, including winning the 2012 IMG Junior Championships, the 2012 AJGA EZGO Vaughn Taylor Championship and the 2010 Junior PGA Championship. 
• Earned AJGA HP Scholastic All-American honors in 2013 
• Qualified for the 2012 U.S. Women's Amateur

PERSONAL

• Majoring in biochemistry 
• Born July 30, 1995 
• Daughter of Chris and Piljo Kim 
• Has one sister, Auston 
• Enjoys reading and listening to music

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