International Junior Golf Academy (IJGA) alumna I.K. Kim won the 2015 Kia Community Assist Award, the LPGA announced on Wednesday.
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The Kia Community Assist Award is given to an LPGA Tour player who made an exceptional contribution to a charity organization or community program.
Kim is a Global Ambassador for Special Olympics. She supports Special Olympics through her participation on the LPGA Tour’s Sports Resource team for golf, providing year-round clinics and building awareness for Special Olympics athletes, coaches and families throughout the world.
A native of South Korea, 27-year-old Kim is 50th on the Rolex Ranking. She has 62 career top-10 finishes and three career victories on the LPGA Tour.
Fellow IJGA alumna Mariajo Uribe was also nominated for the award. Uribe created the FORE foundation in December 2008 with a focus on creating educational and extracurricular activities for children in her home country of Colombia.
We are so proud of I.K. and Mariajo for their continued emphasis on community service!
