Stephany Kim

Height:
5-5
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Santiago, Dominican Republic
High School:
Santiago Christian

Fall 2021: Averaged 75.67 strokes over nine rounds • Started for UNC in three of four events • Season-low 73 twice in the first round at UNC and the final round at the Landfall Tradition in Wilmington • Tied for 32^nd at the Blessings in Fayetteville, Ar., in her first collegiate event.

Amateur/Prep: Member of the Dominican Republic National golf team since 2013 • Dominican Olympic Committee Golf Athlete of the Year and a five-time ACDS (Asociación de Cronistas Deportivos de Santiago) Female Golf Athlete of the Year • Won the 2019 AJGA Dominican Junior Open and PRGA Junior Island Championship • Runner-up at the AJGA-UHY/Celadon Junior Championship and the Caribbean Amateur Golf Championship in 2019 • Won the 2018 U.S. Kids Caribbean Championship at Puntacana with bogey-free rounds of 66 and 67.

Valedictorian of her senior class • Two-time Director’s Award for Academic Excellence and Honor Award winner at Santiago Christian School • Won the servant leader award three times • Two-time vice president of the National Honor Society, president of the Eco-School, president of the Santiago outreach program, vice president and treasurer of the student council.

Personal: Born Yae Eun Kim on Oct. 18, 2002, in Seoul, South Korea • Daughter of Jong Hak (Thomas) Kim and Young Ja (Wendy) Kang • Has an older brother, Tony • Plans to major in business administration • Likes to play ping-pong, read and spend time with friends and family • Favorite food is pasta • Best food she makes is Ramen • Listens to Bad Bunny and 5SOS • Favorite non-golfer athlete is Rafael Nadal.

Greatest golf achievement was winning her first AJGA tournament in a playoff • Best competitive round was a 6-under 66 at the 2018 US Kids Caribbean Championship at Punta Cana • Won the 36-hole tournament at 11 under • Favorite course is the Corales Golf Course in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic • Favorite golfer is Rory McIlroy • Best friend on another team is Anika Veintemilla at Baylor University • Always makes three putts in a row before heading to first tee and has at least one tee in her hair before entering the green • The best golf advice she ever received was think all you want behind the ball, because once you get on top of the ball you should only think about the target (given by her coach, Jay Overton) • Go-to club is her 7 iron • Best shot was an ace with an 8 iron on the 17th hole at the 2018 Montgomerie Course during the World Amateur Team Championship in Ireland • Dream golf group is with Tiger Woods, Jordan Spieth and McIlroy • Worked hardest on her short game prior to this season.