Amanda Kim Season 2018-19

YrSenior

HometownO'Fallon, Mo.

CAREER HONORS

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 10^th 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