Kim Hyo-joo Net Worth 2023

Over the last ten years, Kim Hyo-joo has curated quite the name for herself on the golf course.

This professional golfer from South Career has made an impressive impact on the world of golf and is incredibly successful.

In just a few short years, she has amassed almost 20 years, and it currently ranked number 9 worldwide. This superstar is only just beginning!

Continue reading to learn more about Hyo-joo, her net worth, career highlights, and her personal life.

2023 Net Worth: $7-10 million

Kim Hyo-joo’s net worth has grown exponentially over the last few years.

Her total career earnings rack up to a whopping $6,602,899 and have had 44 career top 10s.

Based on her career earnings, Hyo-joo’s current net worth is between $7 and $ 10 million. This would include brand deals, sponsorships, and her career as a professional golfer.

Kim Hyo-joo: Career Golf

Kim Hyo-joo’s love for golf daes to when she registered with her first golf club at seven years old.

Since then, she has made huge waves in her career, including competing for the LPGA for Korea and the U.S. Based LPGA.

Let’s take a look at this career overview:

2010

This was a great amateur season for Kim, as she was starting and getting her name out. Not only did she manage to secure a victory at the Queen Sirikit cup, but she also won the R&A Junior Open Girls title in Scotland by a whopping three shots!

2011

Kim participated in the Junior Orange Bowl in Florida, United States. She won the tournament title after hitting a birdie on the last hole! During this time as an amateur golfer, she went to Korea University in Seoul.

2012

Although Hyo-joo turned professional in 2012, she only made her debut at the 2014 Evian Championship, where she came in and conquered. Not only did she win the championship as a non-member, but she set the record for the lowest 18-hole score with a 61 in the first round. She then proceeded to accept the LPGA Tour membership for 2015.

2015

This was Kim’s busiest year yet. Here she participated in 25 LPGA Tournaments and made the cut for 22 events. This year, Kim placed second in the Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year race.

2018

Fast forward to 2018, Kim made the cut for 81% of the events she participated in and completed as runner-up to Thai Ariya Jutanugarn at the U.S. Women’s Open.

Career Highlights

2022 – Hyo-joo won the LOTTE Championship presented by Hoakalei
2021 – She won the HSBC Women’s World Championship
2020 – Took part in the Tokyo Olympics (T15)
2016 – Won the Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic
2015 – Won the JTBC Founders Cup
2014 – Won the Evian Championship* as an amateur

In addition to her many career highlights, she has secured victory on the Korean LPGA 12 times, won the Ladies European Tour, and once won the LPGA Japan Tour.

Tournaments

During the 2021-22 season, Hyo-joo participated in 14 tournaments and missed the cut for one while securing a massive victory at the LOTTE Championship, earning an impressive $300,000 in prize money.

Other great season highlights were when Hyo-joo earned $283,000 at the Amundi Evian Championship and $274,000 for the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, where she placed T3 and T5.

Hyo-joo has yet to participate in a tournament this season but currently ranks number 9 on the Rolex Ranking.

Let’s take a look at Hyo-joo’s 2022 season:

Tournament	Position
HSBC Women’s World Championship Sentosa Golf Club (Tanjong Course)	T26
Honda LPGA Thailand Siam Country Club (Pattaya Old Course)	T6
JTBC Classic pres. by Barbasol Aviara Golf Club	T23
The Chevron Championship Mission Hills Country Club	T8
LOTTE Championship Hoakalei Country Club	1
U.S. Women’s Open Pine Needles Lodge & G.C	Missed Cut
Meijer LPGA Classic Blythefield Country Club	T40
KPMG Women’s PGA Championship Congressional Country Club	T5
Amundi Evian Championship Evian Resort Golf Club	T3
Trust Golf Women’s Scottish Open Dundonald Links	T3
AIG Women’s Open Muirfield Golf Links	T15
Dana Open pres. by Marathon Highland Meadows GC	T13
BMW Ladies Championship Oak Valley Country Club	T3
Pelican Women’s Championship Pelican Golf Club	T17
CME Group Tour Championship Tiburón Golf Club	T7

Kim Hyo-joo: Quick Facts

Name and Surname	Kim Hyo-joo
Born	14 July 1995
Age	28
Gender	Female
Height	165cm (5 feet 5 inches)
Place Of Birth	South Korea
Nationality	Korean
Parents	Choi Sung-Hwi and Kim Chang-Ho
Siblings	Unknown
Partner	Unknown
Children	None
Profession	Professional Golfer

Kim Hyo-joo: Early Life And Parents

If there is one thing that Kim has done right, it is to keep her private life private.

Based on that, there is very little we know about her personal life.

We all know that Kim Hyo-joo was born on the 14th of July 1995 to her parents, Choi Sung-Hwi and Kim Chang-Ho, in Wonju, Ganwon, South Korea.

Her mother was a caddie in Korea, where Hyo-joo developed her love for the sport. Unfortunately, we do not know if Kim has any siblings.

Kim Hyo-joo: Personal Life, Partner, Family, And More

When it comes to Hyo-joo’s personal and romantic life, we know very little.

Based on online sources and our search through her social media, we can assume she has no partner currently. However, whatever she keeps offline, we will not know.

We can imagine Kim just wants to focus on her career as a professional golfer, and when the time is right, someone will come along and share her journey with her.

Kim Hyo-joo: Social Media Accounts

Although not an avid user, Kim Hyo-joo does have an active Instagram account.

She rarely shares anything personal, so her account seems to be aimed at promoting her golfing career and perhaps inspiring young women to join the sport.

Kim currently has 42K followers. The last time she shared a post was 36 weeks ago, so she may be on a digital detox from social media.