Katie Cranston

Oakville, Ont. • Team Canada

General Facts

  • Date of birth May 19, 2004
  • Hometown Oakville, Ont.
  • Home club Oakville Golf Club
  • School Auburn University (So.)
  • Years on team 2021-22 (Junior Squad); 2023-24 (Team Canada)

Notable moments

  • T6 – Cougar Classic (2024)
  • 2nd – ORORO PGA Women’s Championship of Canada (2024)
  • T5 – Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic (2023)
  • 2nd – Southwest Amateur (2022)
  • Champion – Women’s Porter Cup (2022)
  • Champion – Scott Robertson Memorial (2022)
  • Champion – Dustin Johnson World Junior (2022)
  • Champion – Orlando International Junior Championship (2021)
  • Round of 16 – U.S. Women’s Amateur (2021)
  • Champion – Ontario Junior Girls Championship (2020)

Q & A

  • Q: How did you get into golf?

    When I was younger I would always participate in all the sports at school, when I was ten they had a school golf day so without ever touching a club before I did it and loved it.

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

    I was born in Finland and speak Russian.

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

    The people, scenery and my golf club.

  • Q: Do you have any superstitions?

    I always mark my ball with a dot on each side of the number on both sides.

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

    “All The Right Moves” by OneRepublic.

Equipment

  • Driver: Titleist TSi3
  • Woods/Hybrids: Titleist TSr2; Titleist TSi3 Premium
  • Irons: Titleist T-200; Titleist T-100
  • Wedges: Vokey SM8
  • Ball: Titleist Pro V1