Prep: A 2008 second team Rolex Junior All-America ... 2005 and 2007 Honorable Mention Rolex Junior All-America … over her career on the AJGA, owns one victory and 21 top 20 finishes since 2004 ... totaled two tied for ninth finishes at the U.S. Girls Junior Championship the last two years … advanced to the quarterfinals at the 2008 U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links … in 2008, notched five top 16 finishes in eight tournaments … notched a second place finish at the 2008 Horseshoe Bend Junior Classic with rounds of 73-71=144 … played in the 2008 Canon Cup on the East squad … posted seven top 20 finishes in 2007 out of 10 tournaments … notched a second place finish at the Ringgold Telephone Company Junior Classic with rounds of 69-68-71=208 … played in eight AJGA tournaments in 2006 with her best finish coming at the Thunderbird International Junior with rounds of 72-73-81=226 … qualified for the U.S. Women’s Open and missed the cut with rounds of 83, 78 … advanced to the second round of match play at the 2006 U.S. Women’s Amateur before falling to future teammate Lindy Duncan … in 2006, named All-District and All-State while leading her Columbus H.S. squad to the state championship, including a round of 68 to earn state medalist honors … her freshman H.S. team was  also 2006 District Champions … won the 2005 Dunlop Carolina Junior Championship with rounds of 72-70-71=213 … in three straight AJGA Tournaments in 2005, finished first, fourth and third at the Dunlop Carolina Junior Championship, Burgett H. Mooney, Jr. Rome Classic and the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail Junior, respectively … since 2004, has competed in 36 AJGA Tournaments, recording 20 top 20 finishes … has notched two holes-in-one at Maple Ridge Golf Club in 2004 from 145 yards with a 7-iron and at the Horseshoe Bend Country Club in 2008 from 134 yards with an 8-iron. 

Personal: Born October 10, 1990 in Columbus, Ga. … daughter of Kap and Kyong Kim … has two sisters, Grace (23) and Patricia (21) … began playing golf at age six.

Up Close With Stacey Kim...

My Biggest thrill in sports was... When I qualified for the Women’s Open and played against the best.

My goal upon graduating from college is... To compete on the LPGA Tour.

My favorite athlete is... Muhammad Ali.

My hobbies are... Running, playing all different sports and reading.

If I could bring three things from home with me to Durham they would be... My bed, my recliner chair and my fishing pole.

My dream job would be... Traveling and playing around the world.

My craziest ambition is to... Climb Mount Everest.

Besides playing golf, my talent is... Making rhymes.

The most famous people I have met are... Sara Bareilles and Paolo Nutini.