Yeji Kwon

Port Coquitlam, B.C. • Team Canada – NextGen

General Facts

  • Date of birth February 27, 2006
  • Hometown Port Coquitlam, B.C.
  • Home club Swaneset Bay Resort & Country Club
  • School Baylor (2024)
  • Years on team 2022 (Junior Squad); 2023-24 (Team Canada - NextGen)

Notable moments

  • T3 – Dixie Women’s Amateur (2023)
  • T9 – U.S. Junior Girls Championship (2023)
  • Champion – FCG Oregon Memorial Championship (2023)
  • Champion – Canadian Junior Girls Championship (2022)
  • T9 – Toyota Junior World Cup (2022)
  • Champion – MJT Humber College PGM Classic (2022)
  • Champion – CJGA World Junior Challenge presented by Red Komodo Golf (2021)
  • Champion – World Junior All-Star Championship (2021)
  • Champion – FCG San Diego Junior Amateur Championship (2021)
  • T3 – Glencoe Invitational (2021)
  • Champion – Alberta Women’s Amateur Championship (2020)

Q&A

  • Q: How did you get into golf?

    Both my parents are golf instructors, so ever since I was little, I used to go to the golf range after school and hit a couple golf balls for fun. Ever since then, I have loved the game.

  • Q: What is something most people don’t know about you? Any hidden talents?

    A thing that most people don’t know about me is that I have a passion for art. Although it’s not something that I take super seriously, I enjoy being able to take something from my imaginations and be able to bring it to life.

  • Q: What is the best thing about your hometown?

    My hometown of Coquitlam, is one of the most beautiful places that I have ever seen. It is surrounded by mountains, the ocean, and as a bonus, plenty of golf courses. It is a blessing to be able to live in Coquitlam and in BC because of the abundance of nature.

  • Q: Do you have any superstitions?

    I’m not the most superstitious person, but when it comes to golf, I always have two tees in my pocket and I always use my ball mark that has the same design as my spider x putter.

  • Q: If you could have a walk-up song on the first tee box, what would it be?

    “Siren” by Homieduel.

Equipment

  • Driver: Titleist TSr3
  • Woods/Hybrids: Titleist TSr2; Titleist TSi2
  • Irons: Titleist T-200
  • Wedges: Vokey SM9 Chrome
  • Putter: Scotty Cameron Phantom X 5.5
  • Ball: Titleist Pro V1x