2025-26 Women's Golf Roster
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Kim, Maelynn
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Maelynn Kim
- Height:
- 5-1
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Katy, Texas
- High School:
- Seven Lakes HS
Bio
HONORS
• 2024-25 WGCA All-American Scholar
• 2024-25 Spring Academic All-Big 12 Conference Team
• 2024-25 CSC Academic All-District Team
• 2023-24 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
• 2025 Western Amateur Championship Champion
• 2025 Southern Amateur Championship Champion
• 2025 US Amateur Championship Qualifier
SOPHOMORE (2024-25)
Finished second on team with 16 rounds of par or lower and tied for second among Cougars in tournaments played (11), rounds (32) and rounds in the 60s (5)... Made her season debut at season-opening Bettie Lou Evans Invitational on Champion Trace course at Keene Trace Golf Club in Nicholasville, Ky. (Sept. 8-10)... Tied for 30th with score of 227... Fired back-to-back 69s at Schooner Fall Classic to tie for 11th at 2-under 138 at Belmar Golf Club in Norman, Okla. (Sept. 21-23)... Posted three straight rounds of par or better, including a 68 in the First Round, and tied for 14th with a score of 211 at Illini Invitational at Medinah in Medinah, Ill. (Oct. 7-8)... Fired three straight rounds of par or lower, including a 69 in the Final Round, to tie for 12th with score of 5-under 211 at the Jim West Challenge at Kissing Tree Golf Club in San Marcos, Texas (Oct. 20-21)... Tied for sixth at Riverbend Intercollegiate with score of 218 at Riverbend Country Club in Sugar Land, Texas (March 10-11)... Tied for 19th at Big 12 Championships with score of 220 at The Clubs at Houston Oaks in Hockley, Texas (April 15-17). Summer: Captured title with 2&1 win over Alise Knudson (Fyrman) in title match at Southern Amateur Championship at Squire Creek Country Club in Choudrant, La... Played as the No. 8 seed at that event... Opened with 5&4 win over Furman’s Kelsi Mauzy in Round of 32 and followed with 4&3 win over Aubrie Nolen (UIW) in Round of 16... Won on final hole against Jillian Bowman (Middle Tennessee) in Quarterfinals... Won three of the final five holes against Kelsi Mauzy (Furman) in Semifinals to advance to championship match (June 2-6)... Captured the Women’s Western Amateur Championship title with a 1 up win over Elizabeth Rudisill at Red Run Golf Club in Royal Oak, Mich... Won two of the first four holes and was never tied again... Was down two holes through 11 but won four straight holes midway through Semifinal match against Emma Schimpf to advance to Title Match... Made birdie on final hole to take win over Elise Lee in Quarterfinals... Won on the 22nd hole over No. 10 seed Macy Pate during Round of 32 and followed with 4&2 win over Kary Hollenbaugh in Round of 16... Played as the No. 23 seed after two rounds of stroke play (July 15-19).
FRESHMAN (2023-24)
Posted 73.04 scoring average to rank among Houston Top-10 single-season leaders as a freshman... Tied for second on team with six rounds in the 60s... Made her collegiate debut at season-opening Sam Golden Invitational at Oakmont Country Club in Corinth, Texas... Lowered her score with each round, capped by a 69 in the FInal Round, to tie for 22nd at 4-under 212... Tied for 17th with score of even-par 210 at Schooner Fall Classic at Belmar Golf Club in Norman, Okla... Opened that tournament with a 66 and closed with a 69... Made her LPGA Tour debut as an amateur at The Ascendant LPGA benefiting Volunteers of America at Old American Golf Club in The Colony, Texas... Tied for 88th with two-day score of 146, including an even-par 72 in the Second Round... Closed the Jim West Challenge with a 69 and tied for ninth at 9-under 207 to lead the Cougars at Kissing Tree Golf Club in San Marcos, Texas... Posted a score of 222 to lead the Cougars at Nexus Collegiate at Albany Golf Club in Nassau, Bahamas... Fired a 71 in Second Round of that tournament... Tied for 11th with a score of 3-under 213 to lead Houston at the MountainView Collegiate at The Preserve Golf Club in Tucson, Ariz.... Posted a 69 in the Second Round of that tournament. Summer: Advanced to Semifinals of Texas Women’s Amateur Championship at Spanish Oaks Golf Club in Bee Cave, Texas, in June... Won five of the first seven holes in First Round against Sadie Englemann in 5&4 win... Took a 4&3 win over Camille Pazouki in Second Round... Rallied from two holes down through the first two holes to take a 5&4 win over Emma McMyler in Texas Women’s Amateur Championship Quarterfinals... Won six of the next eight holes in the win after falling behind early...Lost to Emma McMyler 4&2 in Semifinals... Finished 10th at LNGA Amateur Championship with score of 4-under 212 at Hot Springs Country Club in Hot Springs, Ark., in late July... Closed that tournament with a score of 68.
PRE-HOUSTON/JUNIOR CAREER
AJGA All-America Honorable Mention. Summer 2023: Earned medalist honors at The Ascendant LPGA Benefiting Volunteers of America Championship with a score of 6-under 209 at Tribute Golf Links and Old American Golf Club in The Colony, Texas in early July... Opened that tournament with a 67... Received an exemption into The Ascendant LPGA Benefiting Volunteers of American in October 2023... Tied for 20th with four-day score of 289 at Junior PGA Championship at Hot Springs Country Club in Hot Springs, Ark. Senior (2022-23): Ranked #5 in AJGA Texas Class of 2023... Won the Class 6A state championship individual title after shooting back-to-back 70s at Legacy Hills Golf Club... Defeated Sydney Givens and Kate Pickrell on first hole of 3-woman playoff... Earned No. 7 seed at Southern Amateur Championship at Golf Club of Houston in Humble, Texas... Picked up win in 20 holes in First Round vs. Nethra Sheri... Advanced to Quarterfinals with win in 19 holes over Eubin Shim... Tied for ninth at Sergio and Angela Garcia Foundation Junior Championship... Tied for fourth at the K.J. Choi Foundation Texas Junior Championship with score of 143. Junior (2021-22): Led Spartans to District championship... Won individual championship by 18 strokes after posting consecutive 69s... Won medalist honors at the AJGA Jordan Spieth Junior Championship after posting an 8-under 64 in the Second Round...Was runner-up at the 2022 AJGA Houston Junior Championship, thanks to 69s in the First and Final Rounds.Sophomore (2020-21): One of three finalists for VYPE Houston Public School Golfer of the Year... Led team to third-place finish at District Championships and won the individual crown... Finished fifth at the State Championships with a score of 146 and led Seven Lakes High School to a sixth-place team finish... Captured individual titles at the Texas Girls Amateur Championship, Texas Girls Matchplay Championship and the AJGA Tulsa Junior Championships... Finished second at the Texas Girls Invitational Championship.
PERSONAL
Full name is Maelynn Kim... First name is pronounced May-Lin... Born in Denver, Colo... Daughter of Jeonghyn Woo and BK Kim... Has two older sisters, Robin and Nayoun... Pre-business administration major.
CAREER STATISTICS
• 2024-25 WGCA All-American Scholar
• 2024-25 Spring Academic All-Big 12 Conference Team
• 2024-25 CSC Academic All-District Team
• 2023-24 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
• 2025 Western Amateur Championship Champion
• 2025 Southern Amateur Championship Champion
• 2025 US Amateur Championship Qualifier
| Career Bests | ||||
| Low Round | 66 (1st) | Schooner Fall Classic (Sept. 23, 2023) | ||
| Low 36 | 138 | Schooner Fall Classic (Sept. 21-23, 2024) | ||
| Low 54 | 207 | Jim West Challenge (Oct. 22-23, 2023) | ||
| Relative to Par | -9 | Jim West Challenge (Oct. 22-23, 2023) | ||
| Best Finish | t-6th | Riverbend Intercollegiate (March 10-11, 2025) | ||
Finished second on team with 16 rounds of par or lower and tied for second among Cougars in tournaments played (11), rounds (32) and rounds in the 60s (5)... Made her season debut at season-opening Bettie Lou Evans Invitational on Champion Trace course at Keene Trace Golf Club in Nicholasville, Ky. (Sept. 8-10)... Tied for 30th with score of 227... Fired back-to-back 69s at Schooner Fall Classic to tie for 11th at 2-under 138 at Belmar Golf Club in Norman, Okla. (Sept. 21-23)... Posted three straight rounds of par or better, including a 68 in the First Round, and tied for 14th with a score of 211 at Illini Invitational at Medinah in Medinah, Ill. (Oct. 7-8)... Fired three straight rounds of par or lower, including a 69 in the Final Round, to tie for 12th with score of 5-under 211 at the Jim West Challenge at Kissing Tree Golf Club in San Marcos, Texas (Oct. 20-21)... Tied for sixth at Riverbend Intercollegiate with score of 218 at Riverbend Country Club in Sugar Land, Texas (March 10-11)... Tied for 19th at Big 12 Championships with score of 220 at The Clubs at Houston Oaks in Hockley, Texas (April 15-17). Summer: Captured title with 2&1 win over Alise Knudson (Fyrman) in title match at Southern Amateur Championship at Squire Creek Country Club in Choudrant, La... Played as the No. 8 seed at that event... Opened with 5&4 win over Furman’s Kelsi Mauzy in Round of 32 and followed with 4&3 win over Aubrie Nolen (UIW) in Round of 16... Won on final hole against Jillian Bowman (Middle Tennessee) in Quarterfinals... Won three of the final five holes against Kelsi Mauzy (Furman) in Semifinals to advance to championship match (June 2-6)... Captured the Women’s Western Amateur Championship title with a 1 up win over Elizabeth Rudisill at Red Run Golf Club in Royal Oak, Mich... Won two of the first four holes and was never tied again... Was down two holes through 11 but won four straight holes midway through Semifinal match against Emma Schimpf to advance to Title Match... Made birdie on final hole to take win over Elise Lee in Quarterfinals... Won on the 22nd hole over No. 10 seed Macy Pate during Round of 32 and followed with 4&2 win over Kary Hollenbaugh in Round of 16... Played as the No. 23 seed after two rounds of stroke play (July 15-19).
FRESHMAN (2023-24)
Posted 73.04 scoring average to rank among Houston Top-10 single-season leaders as a freshman... Tied for second on team with six rounds in the 60s... Made her collegiate debut at season-opening Sam Golden Invitational at Oakmont Country Club in Corinth, Texas... Lowered her score with each round, capped by a 69 in the FInal Round, to tie for 22nd at 4-under 212... Tied for 17th with score of even-par 210 at Schooner Fall Classic at Belmar Golf Club in Norman, Okla... Opened that tournament with a 66 and closed with a 69... Made her LPGA Tour debut as an amateur at The Ascendant LPGA benefiting Volunteers of America at Old American Golf Club in The Colony, Texas... Tied for 88th with two-day score of 146, including an even-par 72 in the Second Round... Closed the Jim West Challenge with a 69 and tied for ninth at 9-under 207 to lead the Cougars at Kissing Tree Golf Club in San Marcos, Texas... Posted a score of 222 to lead the Cougars at Nexus Collegiate at Albany Golf Club in Nassau, Bahamas... Fired a 71 in Second Round of that tournament... Tied for 11th with a score of 3-under 213 to lead Houston at the MountainView Collegiate at The Preserve Golf Club in Tucson, Ariz.... Posted a 69 in the Second Round of that tournament. Summer: Advanced to Semifinals of Texas Women’s Amateur Championship at Spanish Oaks Golf Club in Bee Cave, Texas, in June... Won five of the first seven holes in First Round against Sadie Englemann in 5&4 win... Took a 4&3 win over Camille Pazouki in Second Round... Rallied from two holes down through the first two holes to take a 5&4 win over Emma McMyler in Texas Women’s Amateur Championship Quarterfinals... Won six of the next eight holes in the win after falling behind early...Lost to Emma McMyler 4&2 in Semifinals... Finished 10th at LNGA Amateur Championship with score of 4-under 212 at Hot Springs Country Club in Hot Springs, Ark., in late July... Closed that tournament with a score of 68.
PRE-HOUSTON/JUNIOR CAREER
AJGA All-America Honorable Mention. Summer 2023: Earned medalist honors at The Ascendant LPGA Benefiting Volunteers of America Championship with a score of 6-under 209 at Tribute Golf Links and Old American Golf Club in The Colony, Texas in early July... Opened that tournament with a 67... Received an exemption into The Ascendant LPGA Benefiting Volunteers of American in October 2023... Tied for 20th with four-day score of 289 at Junior PGA Championship at Hot Springs Country Club in Hot Springs, Ark. Senior (2022-23): Ranked #5 in AJGA Texas Class of 2023... Won the Class 6A state championship individual title after shooting back-to-back 70s at Legacy Hills Golf Club... Defeated Sydney Givens and Kate Pickrell on first hole of 3-woman playoff... Earned No. 7 seed at Southern Amateur Championship at Golf Club of Houston in Humble, Texas... Picked up win in 20 holes in First Round vs. Nethra Sheri... Advanced to Quarterfinals with win in 19 holes over Eubin Shim... Tied for ninth at Sergio and Angela Garcia Foundation Junior Championship... Tied for fourth at the K.J. Choi Foundation Texas Junior Championship with score of 143. Junior (2021-22): Led Spartans to District championship... Won individual championship by 18 strokes after posting consecutive 69s... Won medalist honors at the AJGA Jordan Spieth Junior Championship after posting an 8-under 64 in the Second Round...Was runner-up at the 2022 AJGA Houston Junior Championship, thanks to 69s in the First and Final Rounds.Sophomore (2020-21): One of three finalists for VYPE Houston Public School Golfer of the Year... Led team to third-place finish at District Championships and won the individual crown... Finished fifth at the State Championships with a score of 146 and led Seven Lakes High School to a sixth-place team finish... Captured individual titles at the Texas Girls Amateur Championship, Texas Girls Matchplay Championship and the AJGA Tulsa Junior Championships... Finished second at the Texas Girls Invitational Championship.
PERSONAL
Full name is Maelynn Kim... First name is pronounced May-Lin... Born in Denver, Colo... Daughter of Jeonghyn Woo and BK Kim... Has two older sisters, Robin and Nayoun... Pre-business administration major.
CAREER STATISTICS
| Low Tour | Low | Par/- | Finish Top | |||||||||
| Season | Rounds | Strokes | 54-holes | Round | Rounds | Events | 1 | 5 | 10 | W-L | W-L% | Average |
| 2023-24 | 26 | 1,899 | 207 | 66 | 12 | 9 | – | – | 1 | 393-275 | .588 | 73.04 |
| 2024-25 | 32 | 2,340 | 211 | 68 | 16 | 11 | – | 1 | 1 | 613-218 | .738 | 73.13 |
| 2025-26 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Totals | 58 | 4,239 | 207 | 66 | 28 | 20 | – | 1 | 2 | 1,006-493 | 671 | 73.09 |
HIGHLIGHTS – NCAA Columbus Regional Final Round (May 7, 2025)
Friday, May 09
HIGHLIGHTS – NCAA Columbus Regional Second Round (May 6, 2025)
Wednesday, May 07
HIGHLIGHTS – NCAA Columbus Regional First Round (May 5, 2025)
Monday, May 05
HIGHLIGHTS – NCAA Columbus Regional Practice Round (May 4, 2025)
Sunday, May 04
