MALIBU, Calif. – Head coach Laurie Gibbs announced today the signing of top recruit, Kylee Choi from Murrieta, California, who will join the Pepperdine women's golf team in August 2025.
 
Kylee Choi – Murrieta, California
 
Played in the 2024 Women's North and South Amateur at Pinehurst #2 finishing in third place as a semi-finalist … Played in the R&A British Girls Amateur and finished in third place as a semi-finalist … Finished in third place at the AJGA Mizuno West Coast Classic … Finished in fifth place at the 2023 PGA Junior Championship and second at the AJGA K.J. Choi Foundation Junior Championship … Played in the 2022 U.S. Women's Open … Won two Cactus Tour events … As a junior golfer, has finished in the top-5 of eight AJGA tournaments … Lowest tournament score 6-under 65 was the course record at the 2024 U.S. Girls Junior at El Caballero Country Club … Also has the course record of 5-under at Pronghorn Resort in 2020.
 
Gibbs says: "Kylee has been successful competing at the highest level of junior, amateur and professional golf. She has worked hard to prepare for being a student-athlete at Pepperdine. We are excited to have Kylee be one of the leaders of our team."
 
Choi says: "I decided to attend Pepperdine because I knew that I would have the opportunity to become a better golfer while playing college golf. I really love that Pepperdine is a private Christian university that will be very beneficial and amazing for me."
 
Pepperdine will pick up the 2024-25 campaign in Palos Verdes, Calif., competing at the Therese Hession Regional Challenge from February 2-4.