2012-13 Women's Golf

Joy Kim

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Albany High School
  • Hometown Pinole, Calif.

Biography

2011-12:Appeared in five tournaments...tied for 52nd at Rio VerdeInvitational, team''s second-best finish (82, 82, 76)...tied for30th at Hoya Invitational (84, 81, 81)...tied for 30th at BrownInvitational (85, 82)...Averaged 81.6 strokes per round.

2010-11:Appeared eight tournaments including all five spring competitionsfor the Bulldogs...highlight came with a hole-in-one on thepar-three 12th hole at Ford''s Colony C.C. at the C&F BankInvitational where she finished tied for 8th (79-76)...finished 7thagainst Longwood (76)...tied for 10th at the Brown BearInvitational (75-74)...tied for 18th at the Ivy LeagueChampionships (80-79-78).

2009-10:Appeared in four tournaments as a freshman…Best finish was atie for 10th at the Yale Intercollegiate with rounds of 80 and74…Best round of the year was 74 at the YaleIntercollegiate…Averaged 81.81 strokes per round.

Before Yale:Four-time varsity golf MVP…2005 Northern California HighSchool Champion…Two-time Contra Costa Times Golfer of theYear…2009 Albany High Female Athlete of the Year…OneAJGA victory and several top 5s.

Personal:

Nickname: Joytoy
Residential College: Pierson
Major: Undecided
Why She Chose Yale: I loved everything aboutYale
Other schools officially visited: Princeton

Favorites:

Favorite place at Yale: Golden Center, the foodcarts at the bottom of Science Hill
Food:  Sushi, wenzels, and cupcakes
Book: The Catcher in the Rye
Golf Course: The Links at Spanish Bay (Monterey,CA)

Historical Player Information

  • 2009-10First Year

  • 2010-11Sophomore

  • 2011-12Junior

  • 2012-13Senior