Katie Cranston

Oakville, ON • Team Canada

General Facts

  • Date of birth May 19, 2004
  • Hometown Oakville, ON
  • Home club Oakville Golf Club
  • School Auburn University (2023)
  • Years on team 3 (2023 Team Canada | 2021-2022 Junior Squad)

Notable moments

  • 2nd – 2022 Southwest Amateur
  • Champion – 2022 Women’s Porter Cup
  • Champion – 2022 Scott Robertson Memorial
  • 4th – 2022 NextGen Pacific Championship, fueled by JOURNIE Rewards
  • Champion – 2022 Dustin Johnson World Junior
  • Champion – 2021 Orlando International Junior Championship
  • 2nd – 2021 Canadian Junior Girls Championship
  • Round of 16 – 2021 U.S. Women’s Amateur
  • Champion – 2020 Ontario Junior Girls Championship
  • 3rd – 2019 Future Links Fall Series (East)
  • 2nd – 2019 Future Links Ontario Championship

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