Career Highlights
• Big Ten Freshman of the Year (2025-26)
• All-Big Ten First Team (2025-26)
• Big Ten All-Freshman Team (2025-26)
• Big Ten Sportsmanship Award (2025-26)
• 3-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week (last April 9, 2026)
• WGCA All-American Scholar (2025-26)
2025-26
Ly was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year and selected to the All-Big Ten First Team and All-Freshman Team in her debut season … earned a league-high-tying three Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors … led UCLA with a 72.54 scoring average, four top-5 finishes, 90.6% counting-round percentage (31/35), and four eagles … was also tied for the team lead with 113 birdies and second with five top-20 finishes … logged 11 rounds under the par, including six in the 60s … recorded all four of her top-5 finishes and six rounds in the 60s during Spring 2026 … posted a 72.2 scoring average over eight spring events … top result of the season came at the Huntington Bank Collegiate where she placed third out of 91 golfers at -10, 206 (70-66-70) from April 6-7 … recorded three straight fourth-place finishes to begin the spring … placed fourth out of 88 at the Therese Hession Regional Challenge at -3, 210 (74-69-67) from Feb. 1-3 … next, tied for fourth out of 96 at the Alice and John Wallace Classic with a score of E, 213 (73-69-71) from Feb. 14-16 … tied for fourth again at the Bruin Wave Invitational at -4, 212 (70-68-75) from Feb. 23-24 … was UCLA’s top finisher at the Big Ten Championship where she tied for 14th at +6, 216 (77-70-69) from April 24-26 … tied for 31st at +6, 222 (76-74-72) in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional … 31/35 counting rounds.
2025-26 low round score: 66, round two at the Huntington Bank Collegiate (April 6)
2025-26 low 54-hole tournament score: 206, at the Huntington Bank Collegiate (April 6-7)
2025-26 best finish: 3rd/91, at the Huntington Bank Collegiate (April 6-7)
Prior to UCLA
Ly prepped at Temple City High School (Temple City, Calif.) … advanced to the Round of 32 at the 2025 U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship at Atlanta Athletic Club after tying for 45th in stroke play with a score of +4, 146 (72-74) … defeated Stanford commit Nikki Oh in the Round of 64 … advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2024 U.S. Women’s Amateur Four Ball Championship at Oak Hills Country Club with her partner Celina Yeo … reached the Round of 16 the following year at the 2025 U.S. Women’s Amateur Four Ball Championship at Oklahoma City Country Club … placed third at the 2023 CIF State Girls High School Championship at Poppy Hills Golf Club with a score of -1, 70 in her junior year … competed in the 2025 and 2024 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championships … missed the cut at the 125th U.S. Women’s Amateur at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort with a score of +7, 151 (78-73) … recorded three top-5 finishes at AJGA events in 2024 … clinched her first AJGA win at the AJGA Junior at Copper Valley on April 21, 2024 with a birdie on a one-hole playoff to finish -3, 213 … finished runner-up, losing in a playoff, at the AJGA Junior at Carolina Trace on Aug. 17, 2022 … placed fourth at the 2024 Rolex Girls Junior Championship at -7, 207 … tied for eighth in a field of 68 at the 2024 Southern California Girls’ Junior Amateur at Morongo Golf Club with a score of E, 216 (69-71-76) … tied for fifth at the 2023 Joanne Winter Arizona Silver Belle Championship (-4, 212) and placed 10th the following year at the event … won the 2023 Pasadena Women’s City Championship with a score of -14, 206 (69-71-66).
Personal
Born Kacey Thai Ly in Monterey Park, Calif. … parents are Christine Thai and Kirk Ly … has one sister, Kameron … her aunt attended UCLA … hobbies include fishing … favorite course she has played is Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (Bandon, Ore.) … chose UCLA for its “amazing balance of academics and athletics and the supportive coaching staff” … physiological sciences major.
Kacey Ly’s Career Statistics
• Big Ten Freshman of the Year (2025-26)
• All-Big Ten First Team (2025-26)
• Big Ten All-Freshman Team (2025-26)
• Big Ten Sportsmanship Award (2025-26)
• 3-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week (last April 9, 2026)
• WGCA All-American Scholar (2025-26)
2025-26
Ly was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year and selected to the All-Big Ten First Team and All-Freshman Team in her debut season … earned a league-high-tying three Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors … led UCLA with a 72.54 scoring average, four top-5 finishes, 90.6% counting-round percentage (31/35), and four eagles … was also tied for the team lead with 113 birdies and second with five top-20 finishes … logged 11 rounds under the par, including six in the 60s … recorded all four of her top-5 finishes and six rounds in the 60s during Spring 2026 … posted a 72.2 scoring average over eight spring events … top result of the season came at the Huntington Bank Collegiate where she placed third out of 91 golfers at -10, 206 (70-66-70) from April 6-7 … recorded three straight fourth-place finishes to begin the spring … placed fourth out of 88 at the Therese Hession Regional Challenge at -3, 210 (74-69-67) from Feb. 1-3 … next, tied for fourth out of 96 at the Alice and John Wallace Classic with a score of E, 213 (73-69-71) from Feb. 14-16 … tied for fourth again at the Bruin Wave Invitational at -4, 212 (70-68-75) from Feb. 23-24 … was UCLA’s top finisher at the Big Ten Championship where she tied for 14th at +6, 216 (77-70-69) from April 24-26 … tied for 31st at +6, 222 (76-74-72) in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional … 31/35 counting rounds.
2025-26 low round score: 66, round two at the Huntington Bank Collegiate (April 6)
2025-26 low 54-hole tournament score: 206, at the Huntington Bank Collegiate (April 6-7)
2025-26 best finish: 3rd/91, at the Huntington Bank Collegiate (April 6-7)
Prior to UCLA
Ly prepped at Temple City High School (Temple City, Calif.) … advanced to the Round of 32 at the 2025 U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship at Atlanta Athletic Club after tying for 45th in stroke play with a score of +4, 146 (72-74) … defeated Stanford commit Nikki Oh in the Round of 64 … advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2024 U.S. Women’s Amateur Four Ball Championship at Oak Hills Country Club with her partner Celina Yeo … reached the Round of 16 the following year at the 2025 U.S. Women’s Amateur Four Ball Championship at Oklahoma City Country Club … placed third at the 2023 CIF State Girls High School Championship at Poppy Hills Golf Club with a score of -1, 70 in her junior year … competed in the 2025 and 2024 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championships … missed the cut at the 125th U.S. Women’s Amateur at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort with a score of +7, 151 (78-73) … recorded three top-5 finishes at AJGA events in 2024 … clinched her first AJGA win at the AJGA Junior at Copper Valley on April 21, 2024 with a birdie on a one-hole playoff to finish -3, 213 … finished runner-up, losing in a playoff, at the AJGA Junior at Carolina Trace on Aug. 17, 2022 … placed fourth at the 2024 Rolex Girls Junior Championship at -7, 207 … tied for eighth in a field of 68 at the 2024 Southern California Girls’ Junior Amateur at Morongo Golf Club with a score of E, 216 (69-71-76) … tied for fifth at the 2023 Joanne Winter Arizona Silver Belle Championship (-4, 212) and placed 10th the following year at the event … won the 2023 Pasadena Women’s City Championship with a score of -14, 206 (69-71-66).
Personal
Born Kacey Thai Ly in Monterey Park, Calif. … parents are Christine Thai and Kirk Ly … has one sister, Kameron … her aunt attended UCLA … hobbies include fishing … favorite course she has played is Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (Bandon, Ore.) … chose UCLA for its “amazing balance of academics and athletics and the supportive coaching staff” … physiological sciences major.
Kacey Ly’s Career Statistics
| Season | Starts | Rounds | Strokes | Scoring Average | Low Score | Wins | Under Par | Under 70 | Top 10 | Top 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 12 | 35 | 2539 | 72.54 | 66 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| Career | 12 | 35 | 2539 | 72.54 | 66 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 5 |