Sei Young Kim ’s 12-time LPGA winning pedigree feels distant in 2025 as she searches for answers on tour. Once among the circuit’s most feared closers, the 31-year-old has not tasted victory since her major triumph at the 2020 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. Her form has dipped in recent seasons, and frustration mounted again at this week’s $2 million Kroger Queen City Championship. In trying to arrest that slide, Kim has turned to an unlikely model for inspiration: Scottie Scheffler, the world No. 1.

That mental tug is why Kim admits she’s been quietly trying to “copy” Scottie Scheffler . “Sometimes, but not every day,” she said with a grin after finishing her round at the $2 million Kroger Queen City Championship. “I try as much as – he’s a really strong mental. When I watch hi

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