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Player Bio: Kylee Choi (a)2022 U.S. Women's Open

 

Age: 15
Country: United States of America
High School: California Connections Academy (Class of 2024)
Road to Pine Needles: Qualifier from Kent, Wash., site on April 19

The 15-year-old from Murrieta, Calif., claimed the only spot at Meridian Country Club, posting rounds of 74-71 to earn medalist honors by one stroke. Choi, who advanced to match play in the 2021 U.S. Girls' Junior, has already won a pair of professional tournaments in Arizona on the developmental Cactus Tour, including The Wigwam-Heritage at age 14 in December 20. In April 2021, she won a Cactus Tour event at Longbow Golf Club.  Earlier this year, she shared runner-up honors at the Kathy Whitworth Invitational and was fourth in the Ping Heather Farr Classic, both on the American Junior Golf Association circuit. She also tied for 10th in the 2021 Rolex Girls Junior Championship.

U.S. Women's Open Playing Record

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2022 Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club 75-76 +9 MC