Kim earned co-medalist honors at the
LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament in Florida in December 2006 as an amateur to earn full exempt status for the 2007 season. She turned professional immediately following the tournament. In her rookie year of
2007 she had four top-10 finishes on the LPGA Tour. In
2008, she had seven top-10 finishes and claimed her first win at the
Longs Drugs Challenge. In June
2009, she claimed her second career title with a one-shot win over compatriot
Se Ri Pak to take the LPGA
State Farm Classic in Illinois. In December 2009 Kim won her third professional title, winning the
Dubai Ladies Masters on the
Ladies European Tour. Kim won her fourth professional title and third LPGA title at the
2010 Lorena Ochoa Invitational. The day after she won, she announced that she had donated her entire $220,000 winnings to charity: half to the Lorena Ochoa Foundation which funds educational programs for children in Mexico and the other half to an American charity. The donation amounted to nearly 20 percent of her total winnings to date for the 2010 season. In 2010 Kim also won Rookie of the Year honors on the
Ladies European Tour. She joined the LET in 2010 after winning the Dubai Ladies Masters in December 2009. In 2010, she had won €193,154.69 in four LET events, including three top-10 finishes. Currently, former PGA Tour caddy Michael Dunsmore carries Kim's bag. In early 2010, Kim bought a home in
Rancho Santa Fe, California, a suburb north of
San Diego. She practices at
Fairbanks Ranch Country Club, where she is an honorary member. Kim retired following the 2024 season. ==Professional wins (10)==