2024-25 Men's Golf Roster

Matthew Yamin, 2025-26 men's golf headshot

Matthew Yamin

  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    null
  • Class:
    Redshirt Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    New York, N.Y.
  • High School:
    Miami Country Day School

2024-25
Yamin competed as an individual at the Southwestern Invitational in Thousand Oaks, Calif., at the start of the Bruinsโ€™ spring season (t-68th, +16) โ€ฆ shot a low round score of 74 on the second day of the tournament โ€ฆ was honored as a Big Ten Spring Academic Honor Roll selection, along with five of his teammates.
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2024-25 low round score: 74, round two at the Southwestern Invitational (Jan. 28)
2024-25 low 54-hole tournament score: 229 (75-74-80) at the Southwestern Invitational (Jan. 27-29)
2024-25 best finish: T-68th, at the Southwestern Invitational (Jan. 27-29)

2023-24
Yamin competed in two individual competitions at the Husky Individual Invitational (t-33rd, +1) and Saticoy Showdown (35th, +17) โ€ฆ shot one under par round in those two events with a -1, 71 in round two of the Husky Individual Invitational ...ย lost his only match play singles round versus Arizonaโ€™s Jackson Norwich, 3&2, at The Copper Cup.

2023-24 low round score:ย 71, round two at the Husky Individual Invitational (Sept. 18-19)
2023-24 low 54-hole tournament score:ย 217 (73-71-73) at the Husky Individual Invitational (Sept. 18-19)
2023-24 best finish: T-33rd, at the Husky Individual Invitational (Sept. 18-19)

2022-23
Yamin did not compete in an event.

Miami Country Day School/Amateur Golf
Yamin was a four-time All-Miami-Dade League First Team member at Miami Country Day High School โ€ฆ competed in seven tournaments in 2021 and recorded two Top 20 finishes. tied for 10th at the Under Armour Alison Lee Championship in August 2021 with an even-par 72 and 3-under 69 to open the tournament โ€ฆ tied for 12th at the Sung Hyun Park Junior Championship in April 2021 with a 2-under 70 in round two โ€ฆ tied for 22nd later that month at the AJGA Junior Championship โ€ฆ in high school competition, Yamin shot a 70 at the Florida District 1A Championships at Miami Shores Country Club in 2021 and shot a 69 at the Championships held on the Plantation Preserve Golf Club in 2020.

Personal
Born Matthew Taylor Yamin in New York, N.Y. โ€ฆ parents are Eric and Julie Yamin โ€ฆ has one brother, Jack (24) โ€ฆ has two sisters, Kate (22) and Gabrielle (10) โ€ฆ chose to attend UCLA for its excellence in both academics and athletics and how everyone at the university strives for greatness โ€ฆ greatest athletic thrill was winning the New York State Association of Independent Schools championship as an eighth grader against high school competition in windy and rainy conditions โ€ฆ athletic inspiration is Tiger Woods for his domination and love for the grind โ€ฆ favorite course that he has played is California Golf Club in San Francisco, Calif. โ€ฆ business economics major.

Matthew Yamin's Career Statistics ย 
Season Starts Rounds Strokes Scoring Average Low Score Wins Under Par Under 70 Top 10 Top 20
2023-24 2 5 378 75.60 71 0 1 0 0 0
2024-25 1 3 229 76.33 74 0 0 0 0 0
Career 3 8 607 75.88 71 0 1 0 0 0
UCLA Football Postgame - vs. New Mexico (Sept. 12, 2025)
Saturday, September 13
Bruin Insider Show - DeShaun Foster (Sept. 10, 2025)
Wednesday, September 10
Cinematic Recap - UCLA W. Soccer vs. Stanford (Sept. 7, 2025)
Wednesday, September 10
UCLA Football Media Availability - Ikaika Malloe (Sept. 9, 2025)
Tuesday, September 09