2014-15 Women's Golf Roster
Roster
Lydia Choi
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Beverly Hills HS
- Hometown:
- Beverly Hills, Calif.
SUMMER 2017
Choi won the Long Beach Women's City Championship in June, shooting a 1-under 215 to win by three strokes.
2016-2017
Played in two events, tying for 44th at the Anuenue Spring Break Classic (+16, 232) and tying for 61st at the Bruin Wave Invitational (+26, 245) ... also participated at the Gifford Great 8 Collegiate Match Play.
SUMMER 2016
Won the 95th L.A. City Women's Championship by one shot in July at Rancho Park (+7, 220), the second time she won the tournament (2014) ... tied for 17th at the SCGA Women's Amateur (+12, 228).
2015-2016
Appeared in eight events and 22 rounds, recording a scoring average of 75.9 ... had two top 20's ... shot a season-best 1-under 71 in the final round of the PING/ASU Invitational (April 10) ... tied for 15th at the Nanea Pac-12 Preview (+4, 223) and tied for 20th at the Stanford Intercollegiate (+4, 217) ... tied for 29th in the single round of stroke play at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic (+3, 75), going 1-2 in the match-play portion ... named Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention.
SUMMER 2015
Won the U.S. Women's Amateur qualifier to make the August tournament (Portland, Ore.) and then advanced to the third round of match play ... tied for 55th in stroke play and earned the third-to-last spot in match play ... defeated both her first- and second-round opponents 1-up before losing to now teammate Beth Wu (5 and 4) in the third round ... also participated at the first-ever Women's Southern California Amateur Championship (T-20) in Los Angeles and the 113th Women's North and South Amateur (T-56) in Pinehurst, N.C.
2014-2015
Appeared in 10 tournaments during her freshman season, posting a scoring average of 75.1 (29 rounds) ... recorded five under par rounds and had four Top 20 finishes, including a season-best fifth-place showing at the NCAA Regionals (-6, 210, season-best 67 in final round) to earn WGCA All-Region honors ... finished in a tie for 12th at the Allstate Sugar Bowl Championship (+7, 223) ... tied for 14th at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate (Even, 216) ... tied for 11th at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic (+4, 76).
JUNIOR GOLF
Was a 2013 Honorable Mention Rolex All-American, recording six Top 20 results, including second at the Girls Junior Americas Cup ... tied for third at the 2013 AJGA River Ridge event and tied for sixth at the Winn Gripps Heather Farr Classic ... won the 2012 Toyota Tour Cup Championship.
BEVERLY HILLS HIGH SCHOOL
Choi earned three varsity letters for coach Jason Newman on the Beverly Hills High School girl's team, also earning one varsity letter on the boy's squad ... four-time BHHS Athlete of the Year and three-time team MVP ... was inducted into the school's Hall of Fame in 2014 ... won the '14 Los Angeles City Women's Championship ... placed third in the 2014 Boy's West Covina Bulldog Invitational ... broke the school record with a six-under par 30 at Rancho Park ... finished third at the 2011 CIF Southern Section Individuals.
PERSONAL
Born in Los Angeles, Calif. ... parents are Young Hee (Amy) and Byung Jin (Nick) Choi ... has an older brother, Alex ... hobbies include taking pictures, exploring new restaurants and traveling ... chose UCLA for its amazing golf program, coaches and team atmosphere ... favorite pro athlete is LPGA golfer Alison Lee ... biggest athletic thrill is shooting a 66 at Baltusrol Country Club ... favorites include the TV show "Grey's Anatomy", actress Jessica Alba, Beyonce, eating sushi and the Los Angeles Lakers ... majoring in sociology.
| YEAR | STARTS | ROUNDS | WINS | TOP 10 | TOP 20 | UNDER PAR | UNDER 70 | AVG. | LOW |
| 2014-2015 | 10 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 75.1 | 67 |
| 2015-2016 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 75.9 | 71 |
| 2016-2017 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79.5 | 76 |
| TOTALS | 20 | 57 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 75.8 | 67 |
