Yealimi Noh
American professional golfer (born 2001) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yealimi Noh (born July 26, 2001) is an American professional golfer, currently playing on the LPGA Tour. She turned pro in 2019 and qualified for the 2020 LPGA season after finishing 3rd in the qualifying school.[1]
| Yealimi Noh | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | July 26, 2001 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2019 |
| Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour (joined 2020) |
| Professional wins | 1 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA Tour | 1 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| Chevron Championship | T9: 2024 |
| Women's PGA C'ship | T15: 2021 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T40: 2020 |
| Women's British Open | T13: 2021 |
| Evian Championship | 3rd: 2021 |
Amateur career
Born in San Francisco in 2001, Noh was raised in Concord, California.[2] Noh had an impressive run in 2018. Over the course of five weeks, she won four tournaments: the California Junior Championship, the Girl's Junior PGA Championship, the U.S. Girls' Junior, and the Canadian Women's Amateur, the last three in consecutive weeks.[3][4]
Professional career
Noh turned professional in early 2019. She Monday qualified for the 2019 Cambia Portland Classic and finished runner-up to Hannah Green. She finished third at the LPGA Q-Series to earn her tour card for 2020. Her best finish in 2020 was another runner-up at the Volunteers of America Classic.[1]
Noh was selected as a captain's pick for Team USA for the 2021 Solheim Cup.[5]
On February 9, 2025, Noh defeated former World No. 1, Ko Jin-young, by four strokes to secure her first victory at the Founders Cup at Bradenton Country Club.[6][7]
Amateur wins
- 2014 California Junior Championship
- 2015 Junior All-Star Invitational
- 2017 AJGA Girls Championship, Joanne Winter Arizona Silver Belle Championship, NCGA Girls Junior Championship[8]
- 2018 Hana Financial Group Se Ri Pak Junior Championship, California Junior Championship, Girl's Junior PGA Championship, U.S. Girls' Junior, Canadian Women's Amateur
Source:[3]
Professional wins (1)
LPGA Tour wins (1)
| Legend |
|---|
| Major championships (0) |
| Other LPGA Tour (1) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up | Winner's share ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 Feb 2025 | Founders Cup | –21 (68-64-63-68=263) | 4 strokes |  Ko Jin-young |
300,000 |
Results in LPGA majors
Results not in chronological order.
| ! Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | T44 | CUT | CUT | T9 | ||
| U.S. Women's Open | T40 | T64 | T58 | CUT | ||
| Women's PGA Championship | T33 | T15 | CUT | CUT | T52 | |
| The Evian Championship | T44 | NT | 3 | CUT | CUT | |
| Women's British Open | T32 | T13 | CUT | CUT |
Top 10
Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied
U.S. national team appearances
Amateur
- Junior Solheim Cup: 2017 (winners)[3]
- Junior Ryder Cup: 2018 (winners)[3]
Professional
Solheim Cup record
| Year | Total matches | Total W–L–H | Singles W–L–H | Foursomes W–L–H | Fourballs W–L–H | Points won | Points % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 3 | 2–1–0 | 1–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 1–1–0 | 2 | 66.7 |
| 2021 | 3 | 2–1–0 | 1–0–0 def. M. Reid 1up | 1–1–0 lost w/ B. Altomare 1 dn won w/ M. Harigae 3&1 |
2 | 66.7 |
References
External links
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