“PRO” FILE – USGTF MEMBER KEN KIM

Besides being one of the top teachers in the USGTF, Ken Kim from Orlando, Florida, can really play the game. He’s a two-time winner of the Open Division in the United States Golf Teachers Cup, a USGTF Southeast Region champion, and played professionally on the Asian Tour, one of the main world tours.

After his playing career ended in 2004, Kim became a golf instructor and attained USGTF membership. His golf academy is based at Providence Golf Club, one of the best facilities in southwest Orlando. He lists as his greatest accomplishment in 2024 winning the U.S. Cup, but he also coaches high-level players, including Bi Shin, who plays on the Epsom Tour (LPGA equivalent to PGA Korn Ferry Tour).

Kim finds his biggest teaching challenges are communicating in a way that players have a clear understanding of what they need to do and how to accomplish it, and creating tournament pressure situations during practice. With his resume as a player, Kim certainly has the experience and personal knowledge to effectively impart his wisdom to his students in that regard.