2015-16 Men's Golf Roster
Roster
Kim, David

David Kim
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Redondo Beach, Calif.
- High School:
- Mira Costa
Bio
THIS SEASON: David Kim is a 2017 senior who provides good depth for the Trojans and can be counted on for solid play when called upon.
2016: Kim saw action in two events as a 2016 junior, finishing 64th at the Farms Collegiate Invitational and tying for 67th at the Western Intercollegiate.
2015: Kim transferred to USC in the spring of 2015 but did not see action, redshirting.
LLINOIS: Kim, as a 2014 sophomore at Illinois, ranked fifth on the team with a 73.77 stroke average, including a low round of 68 (-4) at Louisiana Classics and a low 54-hole score of 208 (-2) at The Macdonald Cup ... He had two top 10 finishes and four in the top 25 and posted 10 rounds under par ... Illinois counted 70.97 percent of his rounds (22 of 31) on the season ... He finished third at the Wolf Run Intercollegiate with a 1-over 214 and tied for eighth at The Macdonald Cup with a 208 (-2) ... He tied for 11th at the Boilermaker Invitational with a 2-over-par 218 ... He tied for 20th at Louisiana Classics after a 3-over 219 ... Kim tied for fifth at the Saguaro Amateur at Southern Dunes Golf Club ... As a 2013 freshman, Kim saw action in seven events, and finished with a stroke average of 74.22. He turned in a season-best 217 at the Wolf Run Invitational and equaled it at the Desert Shootout ... Kim recorded a season-best 71 four times.
IGH SCHOOL: Kim prepped at Mira Costa High in Rendondo Beach, Calif., where he captained his team in 2011 and 2012. He was the Daily Breeze Player of the Year from 2010-12 and the Bay League All Area Player of the Year 2009-12 ... He reached the match play round at the 2011 U.S. Amateur and was runner-up at the 2012 L.A. City Junior Championship after losing in a playoff ... He posted seven top 15 finishes in AJGA events ... His low career round was a 61 at Skylinks in Long Beach, Calif, which tied the course record.
PERSONAL: He was born on Jan. 29, 1994.
2016: Kim saw action in two events as a 2016 junior, finishing 64th at the Farms Collegiate Invitational and tying for 67th at the Western Intercollegiate.
2015: Kim transferred to USC in the spring of 2015 but did not see action, redshirting.
LLINOIS: Kim, as a 2014 sophomore at Illinois, ranked fifth on the team with a 73.77 stroke average, including a low round of 68 (-4) at Louisiana Classics and a low 54-hole score of 208 (-2) at The Macdonald Cup ... He had two top 10 finishes and four in the top 25 and posted 10 rounds under par ... Illinois counted 70.97 percent of his rounds (22 of 31) on the season ... He finished third at the Wolf Run Intercollegiate with a 1-over 214 and tied for eighth at The Macdonald Cup with a 208 (-2) ... He tied for 11th at the Boilermaker Invitational with a 2-over-par 218 ... He tied for 20th at Louisiana Classics after a 3-over 219 ... Kim tied for fifth at the Saguaro Amateur at Southern Dunes Golf Club ... As a 2013 freshman, Kim saw action in seven events, and finished with a stroke average of 74.22. He turned in a season-best 217 at the Wolf Run Invitational and equaled it at the Desert Shootout ... Kim recorded a season-best 71 four times.
IGH SCHOOL: Kim prepped at Mira Costa High in Rendondo Beach, Calif., where he captained his team in 2011 and 2012. He was the Daily Breeze Player of the Year from 2010-12 and the Bay League All Area Player of the Year 2009-12 ... He reached the match play round at the 2011 U.S. Amateur and was runner-up at the 2012 L.A. City Junior Championship after losing in a playoff ... He posted seven top 15 finishes in AJGA events ... His low career round was a 61 at Skylinks in Long Beach, Calif, which tied the course record.
PERSONAL: He was born on Jan. 29, 1994.
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