Maximizing Competitiveness through Change Kim Arim's Good Start Without Fear, How far will it go... It's our first time to win the title at the beginning of the season

Feb 04, 2025

Kim Arim posed after winning. Photo courtesy = Wow Management Group

The ending was good and the start was good.

Kim A-rim (30) started the season fresh by winning the opening game of the U.S. Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA). It was a good start following the victory of the Lotte Championship in November last year.

Kim Arim topped the LPGA Tour Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions held at Lake Nona Golf & Country Club (par 72, 6,624 yards) in Orlando, Florida on the 3rd (Korea time), beating Nelly Korda (USA) by two strokes with a final total of 20-under 268. It was a wire-to-wire victory that did not miss the lead throughout the first to fourth rounds.

Kim A-rim, who reported her first win at the U.S. Women's Open in December 2020, secured $300,000 (about 430 million won) in prize money by winning three tours in more than three months following the Lotte Championship in November last year.

Kim A-rim will play in the Founders Cup in Bradenton, Florida, for four days from the 6th and aim to win for the second consecutive week.

Kim A-rim expressed her feelings about winning through her agency Wow Magazine.

"I think it's the first time in my career that I've won a championship at the beginning of the season," he said. I've always been sorry to have a feeling at the end of the season, but I'm more grateful than anything else that the 2025 season was able to produce a meaningful result of winning at the starting point with new main sponsor MediHill."

Kim Arim posing with the winning trophy. Photo courtesy = Wow Management Group

Only 32 tour winners have participated in the competition in the last two years. Kim A-rim, who has emerged as one of the stars among world-class players with experience in winning, rejoiced, saying, `I feel like I did something better because I won a competition where only the winners participated, and I feel more special because I was able to win the championship with a good performance among great players.'

Kim A-rim, who was heavily chased by Korda until the end, boldly shot at the pin on the 18th hole by one stroke, and secured the championship with an aggressive mid-range birdie putt. He was trying to play in the final round with the same mindset as the previous three rounds. I was aware of the 'what I'm trying to do, sending the ball to the line I want to do' and I tried to put this part into action well," he said, implying that he was focused on his play. Kim A-rim made a birdie putt on the 16th hole and said, "'I can continue the good flow well until the end.'It occurred to me that he was expecting to win the championship.

"To maximize my competitiveness during the offseason, I should use more diverse shots, including pitch changes."I trained intensively under the judgment that '"Kim Ah-rim said, "My first win came out early, but my goal for the rest of the season is to execute what I want to do well on the course. I hope to improve from the capabilities I have at the moment."

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.