2018-19 Women's Golf Roster
Amanda Kim
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- O'Fallon, Mo.
- High School:
- Fort Zumwalt South
CAREER HONORS
- 2018 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2015-16 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
SENIOR (SPRING 2019)
- Closed out her Tiger career in fine fashion, as she was arguably one of the most improved golfers in the Southeastern Conference...
- Knocked more than 3.5 strokes off her stroke average from her junior season, posting a career-best 73.97 average in a career-high 29 rounds during the 2018-19 season - down from her 77.50 per-round average as a junior...
- Her season 73.97 average stands as the eighth-best in Mizzou single-season history...
- Led the Tigers in three of five spring tournaments, including the Lake Oconee Invitational (T-7th / 221), MountainView Collegiate (T-4th / 209) and The Bruzzy Challenge (T-36th / 220)...
- Set numerous career bests with her showing at the MountainView, including lowest round (69), lowest 54-hole total (209) and best career finish (T-4th)...
SENIOR (FALL 2018)
- Was third on the team with a 74.64 stroke average (career-best to date for a season), starting all five fall tournaments, and finishing third on the team in 4-of-5 outings...
- Closed the fall with her best two outings in back-to-back performances, with a T-38 at the Jim West Challenge (72-74-77=223) followed by a T-36 at the Battle at the Beach (73-74-75=222)...
- Best finish of the fall was at the annual Johnie Imes Invitational at Old Hawthorne, where she tied for 32nd place overall, with a 225 three-day total (80-72-73)...
JUNIOR (SPRING 2018)
- Saw action in three spring tournaments for the Tigers, and had a pair of top-40 individual finishes
- Best spring finish was a T-32 at the Bruzzy Challenge (third-best on the team) with a 54-hole total of 234, including rounds of 81-75-78
- At the MountainView Collegiate, had a spring-best 228 54-hole total with three consecutive rounds of 76 which put her tied for 37th overall at the event
JUNIOR (FALL 2017)
- Competed in two tournaments with a stroke average of 76.00 (one as individual, one as starting five)
- Claimed 10th at the Johnie Imes Invitational (Oct. 2-3)
- Had one under-par round (71-73-72: 216) to shoot her career best (even 72) at the Johnie Imes
SOPHOMORE (SPRING 2017)
- Became a fixture in the Tigers' lineup at the end of the Spring campaign, competing in the team's final four tournaments (two as individual, two in starting five)
- Finished top 30 individually at the MountainView Collegiate (March 10-12) and Ping / ASU Invitational (April 7-9)
- Top Spring showing came at the Ping / ASU Invitational in Tempe, Ariz., shooting a 5-over (221: 76-72-73)
SOPHOMORE (FALL 2016)
- Appeared in two of Mizzou's four Fall tournaments, one as an individual competitor and one as a member of the Tigers' starting five
- Shined at Mizzou's lone home tournament of the season, the Johnie Imes Invitational (Oct. 3-4), with a 1-over (217: 72-70-75) performance
- Finished T-12th overall at this year's Johnie at The Club at Old Hawthorne
- Her second round 70 in Columbia, Mo., marked her 2016-17 season-low single-round score
- Shot a 4-over (148: 72-76) in a rain-shortened weekend at the Las Vegas Collegiate Shootout (Oct. 23-25)
FRESHMAN (SPRING 2016)
- Finished the year with a 75.00 stroke average, the second-lowest ever by a freshman in program history
- Competed in four events during the spring and one other as an individual
- Posted a 75.25 stroke average during the spring campaign
- Carded three under-par rounds during the spring slate
- Tied for ninth at the SEC Women's Golf Championship with a 2-over 218 (70-75-73)
- Shot 70 (-2) in the first round of the SEC Tournament
- Posted a career-best 69 (-3) in the second round of the UCF Challenge (2/8)
FRESHMAN (FALL 2015)
- Competed in two tournaments and recorded a 74.5 stroke average
- Carded a career-best 216 (E) at the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown (10/25-27)
- Shot a first round 70 (-2) and final round 71 (-1)
- Made NCAA debut by shooting 231 (+15) in the Marilynn Smith Sunflower Invitational (9/7-8) at Kansas State
- Shot a 225 (+9) while competing individually at the Johnie Imes Invitational (9/28-29)
HIGH SCHOOL (FORT ZUMWALT SOUTH)
- Ranked the No. 1 prep golfer in Missouri and No. 68 nationally while competing for Fort Zumwalt South High School in St. Peters, Mo.
- MSHSAA Class 2 state champion as a sophomore
- Earned four district titles and three sectional championships
- Won the Gateway Athletic Conference title and finished third at the state tournament as a senior
- Shot a career-best 62 at the Falls Country Club during the Summit Tournament
- Placed third at the AJGA St. Louis Junior, fifth at the Jeff Overton Championship and tied for eighth at the Bluegrass Junior
- Four-year honor roll student
- Involved in the Writers Club, DECA and Tae-Kwon-Do
PERSONAL
- Born Dec. 31, 1996
- Daughter of Soon UK and Joo Yung Kim
- Has an older sister, Tiffany
- Father is a Tae-kwon-do instructor
- Majoring in Business
- Enjoys reading, writing, snowboarding and martial arts
- Chose Mizzou for the opportunity to play in the SEC and also because of the acclaimed business school
- Aspires to play professionally on the LPGA Tour
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