As a Junior in 2007-08: A second team Pac-10 All-Academic selection ... competed in eight events for the Cardinal ... recorded a stroke average of 75.2 ... scored three even-par and two under-par rounds over 25 tries ... earned best finish (T13) at the Topy Cup in Japan (9/6) ... finished in the top 25 at the USC/Ashworth Collegiate Invitational (3/4) ... best scored was a 68, shot in the second round of the UH-Hilo Invitational (2/7), where he also shot his lowest three-round total of 211.
As a Sophomore in 2006-07: Played in ten tournaments for the Cardinal with a 72.4 stroke average in 32 rounds played ... recorded five par and 11 under par rounds ... notched seven top-25 finishes including one top-10 ... an Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 selection ... earned All-American Honorable Mention ... finished third at the U.S. Intercollegiate ... tied for 12th at the Oregon Duck Invitational ... tied for 36th at the NCAA West Regional where he shot a career low 66 in the final round, one of the top-25 lowest rounds in school history ... competed for the Cardinal at the NCAA Championship, helping the team to the national title ... tied for 15th at the NCAA Championship, with three under-par rounds.
As a Freshman in 2005-06: Competed in 10 events (29 rounds) for Stanford with a 74.4 stroke average ... tallied one top-10 performance ... recorded three par and two under-par rounds during the season ... tied for eighth at the Western Intercollegiate with a two-round total of 143 ... tied for 26th at the Pac-10 Championships ... tied for 28th at the U.S. Intercollegiate ... competed at the NCAA West Regional ... season-low round was a 69 at the Western Intercollegiate.
High School: A 2005 graduate of Bellarmine College Preparatory School in San Jose, Calif. ... a four-year letterwinner in golf ... coached by Leo Ruth ... the CIF individual champion in 2005 ... the 2003, 2004 and 2005 conference champion ... a 2003 and 2004 All-American ... named the team MVP in 2003, 2004 and 2005 ... also a two-year letterwinner in cross country.
Personal: Son of Steve and Helen Lim ... majoring in communication.
Career Statistics
Year | Events | Rounds | Strokes | Avg. | Low/Low Trn. |
2007-08 | 8 | 25 | 1881 | 75.2 | 68/211 |
2006-07 | 10 | 32 | 2318 | 72.4 | 66/206 |
2005-06 | 10 | 29 | 2158 | 74.4 | 69/217 |
Totals | 28 | 86 | 6357 | 73.9 | 66/206 |
Parents: | Steve and Helen Lim |
Major: | Communication |
One thing most people don't know about me: | I sleep really well |
My favorite place that I have ever visited: | Washington and Oregon in the summer |
If I could bring anything to Stanford from my hometown, it would be: | My bed |
In my off-time, I'm most likely to be found: | Working out or sleeping |
The best advice I ever received was: | Knowledge is knowing about it, wisdom is doing it |
If I had to cook all of my meals, I'd probably survive on: | Rice kimchi and soy sauce |
The best thing about Stanford is: | The people |
My sports hero growing up was: | Tiger Woods |
If I played another sport at Stanford it would be: | Soccer |
The reason I love golf is: | The simple competition between you, the ball, your mind, and the golf course |
Ten years from now I hope to be: | On the PGA tour, happily married, maybe a kid |
Hobbies: | Running, reading, sleeping, eating korean food |
My most prized possession is: | Pictures from my childhood |