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Home > Golf > LPGA Tour Players > Saiki, Kim
Saiki, Kim
Golf is an outdoor sport where player as an individual or from varied teams strike a ball targeting a hole using various clubs. LPGA stands for Ladies Professional Golf Association Tour. LPGA, in is an American organization for female professional golfers. The organization, with headquarters in Daytona Beach, Florida runs a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world from February to November each year. The LPGA was founded in 1950 by a group of 13 women. LPGA Tour's events are held in the United States.
Kim Saiki was born on 24 January 1966 in Inglewood, California. Her height is 5 foot 4 inches. In 2005, she recorded a season-best tie for eighth at the MasterCard Classic honoring Alejo Peralta. She tied for 9th at the Office Depot Championship at Trump National Golf Club Los Angeles. She notched five additional top-20 finishes, including a tie for 16th at the Chick-fil-A Charity Championship hosted by Nancy Lopez, where she carded a season-low 66 in the final round. She crossed the $2 million mark in career earnings at the Evian Masters.
In 2004, she became a Rolex First-Time winner at the Wegmans Rochester LPGA presented by Lincoln Mercury. She posted a career-low 64 during the first round of the Safeway International presented by Coca-Cola. In 2003, she tied for third at the BMO Financial Group Canadian Women’s Open for her best finish of the season. In 2002, her best finish was a tie for ninth at the Sybase Big Apple Classic presented by Golf Magazine.
She crossed the $1 million mark in career earnings after a tie for 15th at the Shop Rite LPGA Classic. In 2001, she played in only 15 events due to a shoulder injury. In 2000, she finished in the top-20 three times, including a season-best tie for eighth at the Nabisco Championship, her best finish in a major championship.
Saiki won both the U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship and the Junior World Championship in 1983. She won the Broadmoor Invitational in 1986-87. Saiki played collegiate golf at the University of Southern California, where she was an NCAA, National Collegiate Athletic Association All-American in 1986 and a four-time All-Conference honoree. Kim Saiki, with all her commitment and devotion in her play has achieved many goals in her overall playing career.
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