UCLA All-American Erynne Yoo Returns Home as Assistant Coach
June 26, 2023 | Women's Golf
LOS ANGELES – UCLA women's golf head coach Alicia Um Holmes announced former Bruin All-American golfer Erynne (Lee) Yoo as her assistant coach on Monday.
Yoo was coached by Um Holmes and UCLA Athletic Hall of Famer Carrie Forsyth during her collegiate playing career from 2011-2015. As a Bruin, Yoo was a three-time WGCA All-American, earning first-team recognition in 2012 and 2013, was an All-Pac-12 First Team honoree in 2013 and was both the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year and NGCA Freshman of the Year in 2012.
"I am thrilled to welcome Erynne back to Westwood as our assistant coach!" Um Holmes said. "Having competed for the Bruins from 2011-2015, she is someone that has walked in our players' shoes and excelled in the process. The last two seasons coaching the Princeton Tigers combined with her playing days on the LPGA Tour makes Erynne the perfect fit to guide our student-athletes. I can't wait to work with her!"
Yoo returns to Westwood after a season and a half as the assistant at Princeton University. The Tigers posted three top 3 finishes in 2022-2023 and recorded their best performance of the season at the Columbia Classic where they placed second out of 14 teams. One of Yoo's golfers, Victoria Liu, qualified for NCAA Regionals.
"The reality of becoming the next assistant coach for the UCLA women's golf team, my alma mater and the very program that has profoundly shaped my personal and professional journey, is both humbling and exciting," Yoo said. "I am incredibly grateful to Coach Alicia for giving me this opportunity to rejoin the team and contribute to the ongoing success of a championship program. I also want to thank my husband, Joel, and our families for being so supportive in this process. We are looking forward to being close to family and sharing this experience with them."
UCLA qualified for the NCAA Championship all four years with Yoo in the program, finishing in the top 10 three times with a high finish of third during her junior year. With Yoo, UCLA won or tied for two NCAA Regional team titles in 2014 and 2012. Yoo played in the NCAA Championship all four years, highlighted by a t-4th mark in 2013. She medaled in four events in her collegiate playing career with one in each season.
Yoo has competed in 26 LPGA events during her professional career. At the 2018 Bank of Hope Founders Cup at the Wildfire Golf Club in Phoenix, Ariz., Yoo tied for seventh, marking her top finish to date on the LPGA circuit. On the Symetra Tour, Yoo has competed in 73 events, turning in 10 top-10 finishes, including wins at the FireKeepers Casino Hotel Championship and the Donald Ross Centennial, both in 2017, and the 2016 IOA Championship.
In international competition, Yoo was a member of the U.S. team at the 2014 Curtis Cup, was the stroke-play medalist while playing for the U.S. team at the 2013 Copa de las Americas, was part of the U.S. team at the 2012 Women's World Amateur Championship and was part of the U.S. team for the 2008 Junior Ryder Cup.
Prior to earning her degree in psychology at UCLA in 2015, the Silverdale, Wash., native and alumna of Central Kitsap High School was a two-time U.S. Women's Open qualifier in 2008 and 2011, was a five-time AJGA All-American and was twice named the Pacific Northwest Golf Association and Washington State Golf Association's Girls Player of the Year.
Yoo was coached by Um Holmes and UCLA Athletic Hall of Famer Carrie Forsyth during her collegiate playing career from 2011-2015. As a Bruin, Yoo was a three-time WGCA All-American, earning first-team recognition in 2012 and 2013, was an All-Pac-12 First Team honoree in 2013 and was both the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year and NGCA Freshman of the Year in 2012.
"I am thrilled to welcome Erynne back to Westwood as our assistant coach!" Um Holmes said. "Having competed for the Bruins from 2011-2015, she is someone that has walked in our players' shoes and excelled in the process. The last two seasons coaching the Princeton Tigers combined with her playing days on the LPGA Tour makes Erynne the perfect fit to guide our student-athletes. I can't wait to work with her!"
Yoo returns to Westwood after a season and a half as the assistant at Princeton University. The Tigers posted three top 3 finishes in 2022-2023 and recorded their best performance of the season at the Columbia Classic where they placed second out of 14 teams. One of Yoo's golfers, Victoria Liu, qualified for NCAA Regionals.
"The reality of becoming the next assistant coach for the UCLA women's golf team, my alma mater and the very program that has profoundly shaped my personal and professional journey, is both humbling and exciting," Yoo said. "I am incredibly grateful to Coach Alicia for giving me this opportunity to rejoin the team and contribute to the ongoing success of a championship program. I also want to thank my husband, Joel, and our families for being so supportive in this process. We are looking forward to being close to family and sharing this experience with them."
UCLA qualified for the NCAA Championship all four years with Yoo in the program, finishing in the top 10 three times with a high finish of third during her junior year. With Yoo, UCLA won or tied for two NCAA Regional team titles in 2014 and 2012. Yoo played in the NCAA Championship all four years, highlighted by a t-4th mark in 2013. She medaled in four events in her collegiate playing career with one in each season.
Yoo has competed in 26 LPGA events during her professional career. At the 2018 Bank of Hope Founders Cup at the Wildfire Golf Club in Phoenix, Ariz., Yoo tied for seventh, marking her top finish to date on the LPGA circuit. On the Symetra Tour, Yoo has competed in 73 events, turning in 10 top-10 finishes, including wins at the FireKeepers Casino Hotel Championship and the Donald Ross Centennial, both in 2017, and the 2016 IOA Championship.
In international competition, Yoo was a member of the U.S. team at the 2014 Curtis Cup, was the stroke-play medalist while playing for the U.S. team at the 2013 Copa de las Americas, was part of the U.S. team at the 2012 Women's World Amateur Championship and was part of the U.S. team for the 2008 Junior Ryder Cup.
Prior to earning her degree in psychology at UCLA in 2015, the Silverdale, Wash., native and alumna of Central Kitsap High School was a two-time U.S. Women's Open qualifier in 2008 and 2011, was a five-time AJGA All-American and was twice named the Pacific Northwest Golf Association and Washington State Golf Association's Girls Player of the Year.
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