Yae Eun Hong

Hometown: Seoul, South Korea

2019 AUSTRALIAN WOMEN’S AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP (FIRST PLACE)

 

Rolex Ranking 313
Rookie Year 2020
Scoring Average 70.78

Personal
Hong is 5’6”, was born in Seoul and influenced by her father, Tae Shik Hong, who is a former professional golfer. She picked up golf at the age of 9 and was already competing nationally within a year. Hong attributes her strengths to “cool and consistent play based on strong mentality” and hopes to become a role model to many and give back to her community. Her hobbies include being outdoors, shopping, working out and traveling. Through golf, she loves getting to be competitive, the opportunity to meet new people and traveling the world.

2022

  • 23 events, eight cuts made, $105,188

  • Recorded one top-10 finish, including a season-best T10 result at the BMW Ladies Championship

2021

  • 19 events, 15 cuts made, $62,229 

  • Recorded six top-10 finishes, including a season-best T2 result at the Murphy USA El Dorado

2020

  • Symetra Tour member

  • Recorded a T3 finish at Florida’s Natural Charity Classic 

2019

  • Finished fourth at the Women’s Amateur Asia Pacific Championship

  • Recorded a T6 finish at the Women’s Master of the Amateurs

2018

  • Played in two Korean LPGA tournaments and finished T19 in the Hite Jinro Championship and T35 at the SK Networks-SEOKYUNG Ladies Classic