University of Delaware Athletics
Hyunji Kim Wins 2025 PGA WORKS Women’s Collegiate Championship
5/8/2025 12:26:00 PM | Women's Golf
KOHLER, Wisc. – University of Delaware women’s golf freshman Hyunji Kim put together an exciting six-stroke comeback during the final round on Wednesday and then won on the first playoff hole to claim medalist honors in the Women’s Individual at the 2025 PGA WORKS Collegiate Championship. The three-day, 54-hole tournament was held at Whistling Straits, which has hosted three PGA Championships and the 2021 Ryder Cup
HENS HIGHLIGHTS
- T1. Hyunji Kim – 73-73-77=223 (+7)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Kim trailed Miu Takahashi of the University of Nebraska by six shots entering Wednesday’s final round after carding 1-over par 73 on each of the first two days.
- Battling harsh winds and cold temperatures over the final 18 holes, Kim recorded a at 5-over par 77, playing the final seven holes at even par, including a chip-in birdie on the par-3 12th.
- Takahashi recorded a double bogey on the 18th, while Kim sank a clutch, long putt for birdie on 18 to finish her final round and force a playoff.
- On the first playoff hole, both players found the fairway off the tee, but Takahashi’s second shot was well long of the green while Kim was safely on the left fringe. She two-putted for the victory, sinking a four-footer for par.
- Kim finished with three birdies during her final round and had four in each of her first two rounds for a total of 11 over the 54 holes
- Monday’s and Wednesday’s rounds were played at the par-72, 5,801-yard Straits Course, while Tuesday’s round was played at the par-72, 5,807-yard Irish Course
OF NOTE
- Kim becomes the first Blue Hen to ever win the women’s tournament.
- With Kim’s win on the women’s side, and Egor Zubov’s victory on the men’s side, Delaware becomes just the second school to sweep the men’s and women’s individual PGA WORKS Collegiate Championships, joining Bethune-Cookman in 2000.
- With her finish among the top three individuals, Kim is now eligible to apply for an exemption into the Epson Tour’s Hartford HealthCare Women's Championship, scheduled for July 10-13, at Great River Golf Club in Milford, Connecticut. The Championship Tournament Committee will review applications and award one exemption.
ABOUT PGA WORKS
The PGA WORKS Collegiate Championship (PWCC) was created in 1986 to highlight competitive golf programs at the most underserved and underrepresented Minority-Serving Institutions in the country, and educate and inspire student-athletes to pursue career opportunities in the business of golf and beyond. PWCC is considered the most culturally significant championship in collegiate golf (75% of 2024 players identified as “non-white”).
The Championship is a 54-hole, stroke-play event contested across five divisions from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs), and other Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs).
The individual competition is open to all minority men and women student-athletes playing collegiate golf at the Division I, Division II, Division III, NAIA, and NJCAA level, or eligible students who are enrolled in one of the PGA of America’s PGA Golf Management University Programs.
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