Yeji Kwon

Port Coquitlam, BC • Team Canada – NextGen

General Facts

  • Date of birth February 27, 2006
  • Hometown Port Coquitlam, BC
  • Home club Swaneset Bay Resort & Country Club
  • School N/A
  • Years on team 2 (2023 Team Canada - NextGen | 2022 Junior Squad)

Notable moments

  • Champion – 2022 Canadian Junior Girls Championship
  • T9 – 2022 Toyota Junior World Cup
  • T3 – 2022 CJGA Western Canadian Championship at Mayfair Lakes
  • Champion – 2022 MJT Humber College PGM Classic
  • Champion – 2021 CJGA World Junior Challenge Presented by Red Komodo Golf
  • 2nd – 2021 MJT National Championship
  • 3rd – 2021 NextGen Fall Series West Championship
  • Champion – 2021 World Stars of Junior Golf Championship
  • Champion – 2021 FCG San Diego Junior Amateur Championship
  • T3 – 2021 The Glencoe Invitational
  • 4th – 2021 B.C. Women’s Amateur Championship
  • Champion – 2020 Alberta Women’s Amateur Championship

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