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2025-26 Men's Golf Roster
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Josh Kim
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Danville, Calif.
- High School:
- De La Salle HS
Career Highlights
• All-Big Ten First Team (2025-26)
• Big Ten Freshman of the Year (2025-26)
• PING All-West Region selection (2025-26)
2025-26
Kim compiled a team-best 70.9 scoring average over 31 rounds and 10 tournaments as a freshman … was honored as the Big Ten Freshman of the Year, marking the second-consecutive season in which UCLA had the league’s Freshman of the Year (Baylor Larrabee was honored in 2024-25) … named a first-team All-Big Ten selection, along with teammate Baylor Larrabee … was one of five student-athletes named to the Big Ten All-Freshmen Team, along with classmate Tyler Loree … was one of 25 student-athletes named as a PING All-West Region selection (by the Golf Coaches Association of America) … earned his first collegiate medal at the 2026 Big Ten Championships, standing atop the individual leaderboard by three strokes over Washington’s Finn Koelle … shot 8-under 202 (67-66-69) at the three-day Big Ten Championships at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club in Oregon … concluded his freshman season with two top-10 finishes and five top-20 finishes … had 16 rounds under par and 11 rounds under 70 … emerged in UCLA’s starting lineup in the spring, posting top-15 finishes in three of his final five tournaments … finished in a tie for sixth place at The Goodwin, hosted by Stanford University (March 2026) … carded 6-under 204 at The Goodwin (69-65-70) … had a pair of t-13th finishes at The Desimone Invitational in the San Francisco Bay Area (March 2026) and the NCAA Corvallis Regional (May 2026) … shot 5-under 211 at The Desimone Invitational (68-70-73) … carded 4-under 209 at the NCAA Corvallis Regional (69-69-71) … went 2-2 in match-play competition, logging wins over Arizona’s Matej Baca at The Copper Cup (3&2) and Arizona’s Taishi Moto in the NCAA semifinals (1UP) … 24/28 counting rounds during his freshman season at UCLA.
2025-26 low round score: 65, in the second round at The Goodwin (March 27)
2025-26 low 54-hole tournament score: 202 (67-66-69) at the Big Ten Championships (May 1-3)
2025-26 best finish: 1st, at the Big Ten Championships (May 1-3)
De La Salle HS / Amateur Golf
Was a three-time Rolex Junior All-American and a two-time AJGA Wyndham Cup Team member (2023, 2025) … was the recipient of the 2025 Byron Nelson International Junior Golf Award … in 2025, earned an invitation to The Junior Invitational at Sage Valley, one of junior golf’s most prestigious events … recorded four top-10 finishes in AJGA Invitationals, highlighted by a T-4 at the 2024 Rolex Tournament of Champions at TPC San Antonio (70-70-70-74, -4) and a T-2 at the 2023 Wyndham Invitational at Sedgefield Country Club (66-72-71-69, -2) … has secured multiple junior titles, including the 2024 Bubba Conlee Junior Invitational at Colonial Country Club and the 2023 AJGA Will Lowery Jr. Championship at Carolina Trace Country Club (71-71-69, -5) … has added four additional AJGA Open top-5 finishes, most recently a T-5 at the 2025 Sacramento Junior Championship (68-69-67, -12) … qualified for four straight Boys Junior PGA Championships (2022–2025) and the 2024 U.S. Junior Amateur at Oakland Hills CC … was a four-year varsity standout at De La Salle High School (in Concord, Calif.) … was a two-time MVP who helped lead the program to back-to-back California State Division I team titles in 2022 and 2023 … his high school program also had a runner-up CIF finish in 2024 and a third-place finish in 2025 … individually, captured consecutive CIF North Coast Section titles (2024, 2025), won the 2024 CIF Northern California Championship, and finished co-medalist in 2025 before placing runner-up in a playoff at Berkeley Country Club … placed inside the top 10 at the California State Division I Championship all four years, shooting under par rounds each time – finished fifth in 2022, tied for second in 2023, tied for ninth in 2024 and tied for fourth in 2025 … other notable performances included being runner-up at the 2024 Champions’ National Invitational at Tahquitz Creek Golf Resort (65-70-67, -12), third at the 2023 Silicon Valley Men’s Amateur (70-69, -5), sixth at the 2023 Grapevine Amateur at Silverado CC (69-70-70, -7), and third in stroke play at the 2025 NCGA Amateur Championship at Spyglass Hill GC (72-67, -5).
Personal
Josh Kim was born in Walnut Creek, Calif. … parents are Peter and Gina Kim … has one younger sister, Lauren … has admired Tiger Woods and has tried to model his game after him, because of Woods’ competitive drive and pursuit of excellence … favorite course that he has played is Sage Valley Golf Club located in Graniteville, S.C. … undeclared major.
Josh Kim's Career Statistics
• All-Big Ten First Team (2025-26)
• Big Ten Freshman of the Year (2025-26)
• PING All-West Region selection (2025-26)
2025-26
Kim compiled a team-best 70.9 scoring average over 31 rounds and 10 tournaments as a freshman … was honored as the Big Ten Freshman of the Year, marking the second-consecutive season in which UCLA had the league’s Freshman of the Year (Baylor Larrabee was honored in 2024-25) … named a first-team All-Big Ten selection, along with teammate Baylor Larrabee … was one of five student-athletes named to the Big Ten All-Freshmen Team, along with classmate Tyler Loree … was one of 25 student-athletes named as a PING All-West Region selection (by the Golf Coaches Association of America) … earned his first collegiate medal at the 2026 Big Ten Championships, standing atop the individual leaderboard by three strokes over Washington’s Finn Koelle … shot 8-under 202 (67-66-69) at the three-day Big Ten Championships at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club in Oregon … concluded his freshman season with two top-10 finishes and five top-20 finishes … had 16 rounds under par and 11 rounds under 70 … emerged in UCLA’s starting lineup in the spring, posting top-15 finishes in three of his final five tournaments … finished in a tie for sixth place at The Goodwin, hosted by Stanford University (March 2026) … carded 6-under 204 at The Goodwin (69-65-70) … had a pair of t-13th finishes at The Desimone Invitational in the San Francisco Bay Area (March 2026) and the NCAA Corvallis Regional (May 2026) … shot 5-under 211 at The Desimone Invitational (68-70-73) … carded 4-under 209 at the NCAA Corvallis Regional (69-69-71) … went 2-2 in match-play competition, logging wins over Arizona’s Matej Baca at The Copper Cup (3&2) and Arizona’s Taishi Moto in the NCAA semifinals (1UP) … 24/28 counting rounds during his freshman season at UCLA.
2025-26 low round score: 65, in the second round at The Goodwin (March 27)
2025-26 low 54-hole tournament score: 202 (67-66-69) at the Big Ten Championships (May 1-3)
2025-26 best finish: 1st, at the Big Ten Championships (May 1-3)
De La Salle HS / Amateur Golf
Was a three-time Rolex Junior All-American and a two-time AJGA Wyndham Cup Team member (2023, 2025) … was the recipient of the 2025 Byron Nelson International Junior Golf Award … in 2025, earned an invitation to The Junior Invitational at Sage Valley, one of junior golf’s most prestigious events … recorded four top-10 finishes in AJGA Invitationals, highlighted by a T-4 at the 2024 Rolex Tournament of Champions at TPC San Antonio (70-70-70-74, -4) and a T-2 at the 2023 Wyndham Invitational at Sedgefield Country Club (66-72-71-69, -2) … has secured multiple junior titles, including the 2024 Bubba Conlee Junior Invitational at Colonial Country Club and the 2023 AJGA Will Lowery Jr. Championship at Carolina Trace Country Club (71-71-69, -5) … has added four additional AJGA Open top-5 finishes, most recently a T-5 at the 2025 Sacramento Junior Championship (68-69-67, -12) … qualified for four straight Boys Junior PGA Championships (2022–2025) and the 2024 U.S. Junior Amateur at Oakland Hills CC … was a four-year varsity standout at De La Salle High School (in Concord, Calif.) … was a two-time MVP who helped lead the program to back-to-back California State Division I team titles in 2022 and 2023 … his high school program also had a runner-up CIF finish in 2024 and a third-place finish in 2025 … individually, captured consecutive CIF North Coast Section titles (2024, 2025), won the 2024 CIF Northern California Championship, and finished co-medalist in 2025 before placing runner-up in a playoff at Berkeley Country Club … placed inside the top 10 at the California State Division I Championship all four years, shooting under par rounds each time – finished fifth in 2022, tied for second in 2023, tied for ninth in 2024 and tied for fourth in 2025 … other notable performances included being runner-up at the 2024 Champions’ National Invitational at Tahquitz Creek Golf Resort (65-70-67, -12), third at the 2023 Silicon Valley Men’s Amateur (70-69, -5), sixth at the 2023 Grapevine Amateur at Silverado CC (69-70-70, -7), and third in stroke play at the 2025 NCGA Amateur Championship at Spyglass Hill GC (72-67, -5).
Personal
Josh Kim was born in Walnut Creek, Calif. … parents are Peter and Gina Kim … has one younger sister, Lauren … has admired Tiger Woods and has tried to model his game after him, because of Woods’ competitive drive and pursuit of excellence … favorite course that he has played is Sage Valley Golf Club located in Graniteville, S.C. … undeclared major.
Josh Kim's Career Statistics
| Season | Starts | Rounds | Strokes | Scoring Average | Low Score | Wins | Under Par | Under 70 | Top 10 | Top 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 9 | 31 | 2199 | 70.94 | 65 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 5 |
| Career | 9 | 31 | 2199 | 70.94 | 65 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 5 |
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