Ashley Kim

Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Redondo Beach, Calif.
High School:
Mira Costa HS

Michigan Career
• All-Big Ten, first team (2020)
• 3x, Academic All-Big Ten (2019, '20, '21)
• 3x, U-M Athletic Academic Achievement (2018, '20, '21)
• 3x, Big Ten Golfer of the Week (Feb. 20, 2019, March 4, 2020 & March 11, 2020)
• Helped U-M to four team titles
• Helped U-M to first Big Ten Championship (2022)
• Helped U-M to two NCAA regional appearances (2021, '22)
• Helped U-M to NCAA Final appearance (2021); fourth in U-M history
• One career individual title
   • Medalist at 2020 Hurricane Invitational (March 2-3) with 215, -1 (74-69-72)

Graduate Student (2021-22)
• Took advantage of the NCAA’s one-time rule to play additional year in response covid-19
• Started seven events, missed fall season due to wrist injury (4 events)
• Helped U-M to its first Big Ten Championship (April 22-24), winning by four shots
   • Helped Wolverines set U-M's Big Ten 54-hole record (857, +5)
   • Helped Wolverines set U-M's Big Ten team single round record (281, -3; second)
   • Played in fourth Big Ten Tournament, tying for 48th (72-78-77/227)
• Played in second NCAA postseason
   • Helped U-M to 15th NCAA Regional selection, advancing to second straight NCAA Finals
   • Helped Wolverines tie for third at Ann Arbor Regional (May 9-11) with a U-M NCAA 54-hole record (880)
   • Played in second NCAA Regional, playing final round as substitute (76)
   • Played in second NCAA Finals, tying for 114th (235)
• Helped U-M to four team titles and three runner-ups finishes (7 of 11 events)
   • 2021 Wolverine Invitational (Sept. 13-14)
   • 2022 VyStar Gators Invitational (March 5-6; co-champions)
   • 2022 Indiana Invitational (April 9-10)
   • 2022 Big Ten Championships
• Averaged 76.00 strokes per round
• Shot a season-best 72 (E) in the second round of the Tulane Classic (Feb. 13-15)
• Tallied a season-best 54-hole total of 224 (76-76-72) at VyStar Gators Invitational

Senior (2020-21)
• Fall season was canceled due to the covid-19 pandemic
• One of four Wolverines to start all eight events; with Ashley Lau (Jr.), Hailey Borja (So.) and Monet Chun (Fr.)
• Helped U-M to a runner-up finish at Big Ten Championships (April 23-25)
   • Second runner-up team finish in program history
   • Recorded second lowest U-M total at Big Ten Tournament (858, -6)
   • Played in third Big Ten Tournament, tying for 48th (74-77-77/228)
• Played in first NCAA postseason
   • Helped U-M to 14th NCAA Regional selection, advancing to fourth NCAA Finals
   • Helped Wolverines tie for fifth (885) at Columbus Regional (May 10-12)
       • Played in first NCAA Regional, tied for 45th (76-78-75/229)
   • Helped Wolverines finish 20th (903) at NCAA Finals (May 21-24)
       • Played in first NCAA Finals, tied for 97th (78-72-80/230)
• Helped U-M to one team title and one runner-up
   • 2021 Dual Match vs. Florida Gulf Coast (Jan. 18)
• Helped U-M to seven top five finishes in eight events
   • Extended a top five streak to nine (two seasons)
• Averaged 75.59 strokes per round
• Shot a season-best 70 (-2) in the first round of the PING/ASU Invitational (March 26-28)
• Recorded one sub-par round; with three rounds of par-or-better
• Tallied a season-best 54-hole total of 217 (70-72-75, +2) at the PING/ASU Invitational

Junior (2019-20)
• Final three spring events as well as postseason was canceled due to the covid-19 pandemic
• Played in all seven events, with six starts
• Co-medalist (74-69-72/215, -1) at the Hurricane Invitational (March 2-3); first career individual title
• Medalist runner-up (73-72-69/214, -2) at Shirley Spork Invitational (Sept. 30-Oct. 1)
• Recorded three top five finishes, led U-M four events
   • (co) medalist at the Hurricane Invitational
   • Tied for third at Florida Gators Invitational (March 7-8)
   • Tied for eighth at IJGA Collegiate Invitational (Feb. 16-18)
   • Tied for 17th at Landfall Tradition (Oct. 25-27)
• Averaged a U-M-best 72.67 strokes per round
• Shot a season-best 68 (-2) in the third round of the Florida Gators Invitational
• Recorded a team-best seven sub-par rounds with four sub-70 tallies
   • Led Wolverines with 11 rounds of par-or-better
• Tallied a season-best 54-hole total of 213, 2x -- IJGA Collegiate Invitational (70-69-74, -3) and Florida Gators Invitational (70-75-68, +3)

Sophomore (2018-19)
• One of two Wolverines to start all 11 events; with Ashley Lau (Fr.)
• Recorded two top 10 finishes, led U-M in three events
   • Tied for eighth at East & West Match Play Challenge (Sept. 16-18)
   • Tied for 20th at Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invitational (Oct. 12-14)
   • Tied for fifth at the Moon Golf Invitational (Feb. 18-19)
• Played in second Big Ten Championships (April 19-21), tying for 56th (76-77/153)
   • Shortened to 36-holes due to weather
• Averaged 74.86 strokes per round, second on the Wolverines
• Shot a season-low 69 (-3) in the third round of the Moon Golf Invitational
• Recorded a team-best six sub-par rounds with one sub-70 tally
   • Second on Wolverines with seven rounds of par-or-better
• Tallied a career-best 36-hole total of 145 (73-72, +1) at the East & West Match Play Challenge
• Tallied a career-best 54-hole total of 211 (71-71-69, -5) at the Moon Golf Invitational
• Finished 2-1-1 in match play -- East & West Match Play (1-1) and vs. Minnesota dual (1-0-1; Feb. 1-2)

Freshman (2017-18)
• One of three Wolverines to start in all nine events; with Emily White (Sr.) and Elodie Van Dievoet (Jr.)
• Made collegiate debut, and first start, at the East & West Match Play Challenge (Sept. 17-19)
• Tied for 21st (76-73/149) in qualifying and posted a 1-1 match play record
• Recorded two top 20 finishes, led U-M in four events
   • Tied for 37th at Ruth's Chris Invitational (Oct. 13-15)
   • Tied for 18th at Meadow Club Women's Intercollegiate (March 5-6)
   • Tied for 44th at Evans Derby Experience (March 18-20)
   • Tied for 12th at Bryan National Collegiate (April 6-8)
• Played in first Big Ten Championships (April 20-22), tying for 43rd (76-74-76/226)
• Averaged 75.17 strokes per round, second on the Wolverines
• Shot a career-best 66 (-6) at Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invitational (second round)
• Tied second lowest round in U-M history
• Joined her sister, Megan, carding a 66 during Michigan career
• Recorded one sub-par round with one sub-70 tally; with four rounds of par-or-better
• Tallied a season-best 36-hole total of 147 (72-75, +3) at Meadow Club Women's Intercollegiate
• Tallied a season-best 54-hole total of 218 (74-66-78, +2) at the Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invitational
• Finished 1-1 in match play -- East & West Match Play (1-1)

Prep & Junior Career
• Rated 11th girls golfer in California, 39th in Class of 2017 and 117th junior golfer by National Junior Golf Scoreboard (NJGS)
• Played four years of varsity golf at Mira Costa High School
• Daily Breeze All-Area Player of the Year (2016), first team (2014, '15), second team (2013)
• Helped Mira Costa capture CIF State championship in 2015 winning program's first state title by three shots; tied for eighth individually (75)
• Helped Mira Costa win four Bay League titles (2013, '14, '15, '16) part of a six year run of conference titles
• Medalist at Bay League Championship (2016, 72)
• In 2016, qualified for USGA's Women's Amateur and Four Ball Championship, represented Southern California at the Girls Junior America's Cup (t-11th) and won the Southern California PGA Toyota Tour Cup College Showcase (70-71/141).
• In 2015, three medalist runner-up on the SCPGA Toyota Tour -- Oak Valley (71-72/143), College Showcase (71-75/146) and The Club (69-76/145), represented Southern California at the Girls Junior America's Cup (t-13th) and with the AJGA was sixth at Ryan Moore Championship (75-73-72/220) and tied for eighth at the Yang Foundation Junior Championship (77-72-77/226).

Personal
• Daughter of Helen and Peter Kim
• Born on March 17, 1999
• Graduated with sport management degree (May, 2021) from U-M's School of Kinesiology)
• Graduated with a masters of management (May, 2022) from U-M's Stephen M. Ross School of Business

Personal Notes
• Awarded a sponsor's exemption to play in the 2018 LPGA's Volvik Championship at Ann Arbor's Travis Pointe Country Club; posted a 160 (79-81) total
• Sister, Megan, was a member of the Michigan women's golf team (2015-18)
• Played the 2017-18 season together
• The Kim's are the fourth set of siblings to play with Michigan women's golf
• The Kim's join McCorkel's (Tiffany, Tegan), Davis' (Lindsay, Katelin) and Bauer's (Ashley, Meagan, Shana)

Season	Events	Starts	Rounds	Total	Avg.	18	36	54	72	T-5	T-10	T-20	Sub-Par	Par	MP
2017-18	9	9	24	1804	75.17	66 (-6)	147 (+3)	218 (+2)	-	0	0	2	1	3	1-1-0
2018-19	11	11	28	2096	74.86	69 (-3)	145 (+1)	211 (-5)	-	1	2	4	6	1	2-1-1
2019-20	7	6	21	1526	72.67	68 (-2)	-	213 (-3), 2x	-	3	4	5	7	4	0-0-0
2020-21	8	8	22	1663	75.69	70 (-2)	-	217 (+1)	-	1	1	2	1	2	0-0-0
2021-22	7	7	19	1444	76.00	72 (E)	-	224	-	0	1	2	0	1	0-0-0
Career	42	41	114	8533	74.85	66 (-6)	145 (+1)	211 (-5)	-	5	8	15	15	11	3-2-1