2025-26
Seo posted a breakout season in her junior year, recording her first career top 20 finishes (5), rounds under par (6) and rounds in the 60s (3) … registered a career-best 73.50 scoring average over nine events (six starts) and 26 rounds … recorded 74 birdies over 468 holes … broke into UCLA’s lineup in the spring, starting each of the final six events of the season … was UCLA’s top finisher at the NCAA Tallahassee Regional where she tied for 13th in the field of 63 at +1, 216 (70-78-69) from May 11-13 … the postseason performance marked her best finish of the season … notched four straight top 20s in the spring … recorded her first career top 20 at the Alice and John Wallace Classic, tying for 18th our of 96 golfers with a score of +7, 220 (70-77-72) as an individual … tied for 18th out of 74 in UCLA’s next event at the Bruin Wave Invitational where she shot +4, 220 (71-72-77) … tied for 17th out of 60 at the GameAbove Invitational with a +3, 219 (73-74-72) from March 9-10 … tied for 18th out of 89 at the PING/ASU Invitational with a E, 216 (67-74-75) from March 23-25 … her -5, 67 in round one at the PING/ASU Invitational set a new career best … 14/18 counting rounds.
2025-26 low round score: 67, round one at the PING/ASU Invitational (March 23)
2025-26 low 54-hole tournament score: 217 (70-78-69), at the NCAA Tallahassee Regional (May 11-13)
2025-26 best finish: T-13th/63, at the NCAA Tallahassee Regional (May 11-13)
2024-25
Seo competed in four tournaments (three starts) and 12 stroke play rounds in her sophomore season … recorded a 76.6 scoring average … best finish of the season was a T-31st placement at the Bruin Wave Invitational where she shot +14, 230 (75-74-81) from Feb. 24-25 … lowest 54-hole score in relation to par came at the Therese Hession Regional Challenge where she shot +11, 224 (74-76-74) to tie for 59th from Feb. 2-4 … lowest 18-hole score was a +1, 72 in her first round of the year at the Stanford Intercollegiate on Oct. 18 … 6/9 counting scores … lost to USC’s Kylie Chong in her lone singles match at the Battle for the Bell on March 17.
2024-25 low round score: 72, round one at the Stanford intercollegiate (Oct. 18)
2024-25 low 54-hole tournament score: 224 (74-76-74) at the Therese Hession Regional Challenge (Feb. 2-4)
2024-25 best finish: T-31st/72, at the Bruin Wave Invitational (Feb. 24-25)
2023-24
Seo played in three tournaments – two stroke play and one match play – in her debut season in Westwood … opened her career with a 1 UP match play victory over USC’s Brianna Navarrosa to help UCLA to its second-straight Battle for the Bell title … played in two stroke play tournaments in Spring 2024 … won five holes on the back nine to secure the victory … registered a t-22nd finish at The Match in the Desert on Jan. 22 (E, 72) … tied for 57th in her lone appearance in the starting lineup at the Silverado Showdown on April 8-10 with a score of +11, 227 (73-77-77) … 3/3 counting rounds.
2023-24 low round score: 72, round one at The Match in the Desert (Jan. 22)
2023-24 low 54-hole tournament score: 227 (73-77-77) at the Silverado Showdown (April 8-10)
2023-24 best finish: T-22nd, at The Match in the Desert (Jan. 22)
Prior to UCLA
Seo prepped at Hamilton High School (Chandler, Ariz.) under coach Jackie Walker … was ranked No. 51 by the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) before arriving to UCLA … earned AJGA Rolex Junior All-American Honorable Mention honors in 2022 … named the 2021 Junior Golf Association of Arizona (JGAA) Player of the Year … winner of the 2022 Girls High School Golf National Invitational at Pinehurst, N.C. … reached the Round of 16 at the 73rd U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship with a pair of match play victories … tied for third at the Buick Shanshan Feng AJGA Girls Invitational with scores of 67-69-75 … dominated her intrastate competition with back-to-back titles at the 2021 and 2022 Chandler City Junior Championships and wins at the 2021 Willie Low Invitational and 2022 Thunderbird Invitational, a PING Junior Masters tournament.
Personal
Born Jennifer Seo in South Korea … parents are Kurt Kusaba and Taeboon Kweon … has one younger sister, Laura … athletic inspirations are Lydia Ko and Nelly Korda … sociology major.
Jennifer Seo's Career Statistics
Seo posted a breakout season in her junior year, recording her first career top 20 finishes (5), rounds under par (6) and rounds in the 60s (3) … registered a career-best 73.50 scoring average over nine events (six starts) and 26 rounds … recorded 74 birdies over 468 holes … broke into UCLA’s lineup in the spring, starting each of the final six events of the season … was UCLA’s top finisher at the NCAA Tallahassee Regional where she tied for 13th in the field of 63 at +1, 216 (70-78-69) from May 11-13 … the postseason performance marked her best finish of the season … notched four straight top 20s in the spring … recorded her first career top 20 at the Alice and John Wallace Classic, tying for 18th our of 96 golfers with a score of +7, 220 (70-77-72) as an individual … tied for 18th out of 74 in UCLA’s next event at the Bruin Wave Invitational where she shot +4, 220 (71-72-77) … tied for 17th out of 60 at the GameAbove Invitational with a +3, 219 (73-74-72) from March 9-10 … tied for 18th out of 89 at the PING/ASU Invitational with a E, 216 (67-74-75) from March 23-25 … her -5, 67 in round one at the PING/ASU Invitational set a new career best … 14/18 counting rounds.
2025-26 low round score: 67, round one at the PING/ASU Invitational (March 23)
2025-26 low 54-hole tournament score: 217 (70-78-69), at the NCAA Tallahassee Regional (May 11-13)
2025-26 best finish: T-13th/63, at the NCAA Tallahassee Regional (May 11-13)
2024-25
Seo competed in four tournaments (three starts) and 12 stroke play rounds in her sophomore season … recorded a 76.6 scoring average … best finish of the season was a T-31st placement at the Bruin Wave Invitational where she shot +14, 230 (75-74-81) from Feb. 24-25 … lowest 54-hole score in relation to par came at the Therese Hession Regional Challenge where she shot +11, 224 (74-76-74) to tie for 59th from Feb. 2-4 … lowest 18-hole score was a +1, 72 in her first round of the year at the Stanford Intercollegiate on Oct. 18 … 6/9 counting scores … lost to USC’s Kylie Chong in her lone singles match at the Battle for the Bell on March 17.
2024-25 low round score: 72, round one at the Stanford intercollegiate (Oct. 18)
2024-25 low 54-hole tournament score: 224 (74-76-74) at the Therese Hession Regional Challenge (Feb. 2-4)
2024-25 best finish: T-31st/72, at the Bruin Wave Invitational (Feb. 24-25)
2023-24
Seo played in three tournaments – two stroke play and one match play – in her debut season in Westwood … opened her career with a 1 UP match play victory over USC’s Brianna Navarrosa to help UCLA to its second-straight Battle for the Bell title … played in two stroke play tournaments in Spring 2024 … won five holes on the back nine to secure the victory … registered a t-22nd finish at The Match in the Desert on Jan. 22 (E, 72) … tied for 57th in her lone appearance in the starting lineup at the Silverado Showdown on April 8-10 with a score of +11, 227 (73-77-77) … 3/3 counting rounds.
2023-24 low round score: 72, round one at The Match in the Desert (Jan. 22)
2023-24 low 54-hole tournament score: 227 (73-77-77) at the Silverado Showdown (April 8-10)
2023-24 best finish: T-22nd, at The Match in the Desert (Jan. 22)
Prior to UCLA
Seo prepped at Hamilton High School (Chandler, Ariz.) under coach Jackie Walker … was ranked No. 51 by the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) before arriving to UCLA … earned AJGA Rolex Junior All-American Honorable Mention honors in 2022 … named the 2021 Junior Golf Association of Arizona (JGAA) Player of the Year … winner of the 2022 Girls High School Golf National Invitational at Pinehurst, N.C. … reached the Round of 16 at the 73rd U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship with a pair of match play victories … tied for third at the Buick Shanshan Feng AJGA Girls Invitational with scores of 67-69-75 … dominated her intrastate competition with back-to-back titles at the 2021 and 2022 Chandler City Junior Championships and wins at the 2021 Willie Low Invitational and 2022 Thunderbird Invitational, a PING Junior Masters tournament.
Personal
Born Jennifer Seo in South Korea … parents are Kurt Kusaba and Taeboon Kweon … has one younger sister, Laura … athletic inspirations are Lydia Ko and Nelly Korda … sociology major.
Jennifer Seo's Career Statistics
| Season | Starts | Rounds | Strokes | Scoring Average | Low Score | Wins | Under Par | Under 70 | Top 10 | Top 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 2 | 4 | 299 | 74.75 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | 3 | 12 | 919 | 76.58 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-26 | 6 | 26 | 1911 | 73.50 | 67 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Career | 11 | 42 | 3129 | 74.50 | 67 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 |