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    Yon Yim
    Yon Yim

    Class:
    Senior
    Hometown:
    Tustin, Calif.
    High School:
    Woodbridge
    Height:
    5-3
    Birthdate:
    05/08/1979

    ANDREA GASTON ON YON YIM: "Yon has a beautiful, fundamentally sound swing. She just needs to develop her mental game and gain more confidence to bring her scores down."

    FALL RESULTS: Yim competed in all four of USC's fall tournaments ... She had a stroke average of 79.4 ... Her best showing was a tie for 22nd at the Topy Cup ... Shot a season-low 230 at the Stanford Women's Invitational. 

    YON YIM IN THE FALL OF 2001:
The Topy Cup	        78-80-79--237 (33nd tie)
NCAA Fall Preview	76-81--157 (79th tie)
Stanford Invit.	        78-78-74--230 (55th tie)
Auburn Tiger Invit.	88-81-81--250 (63rd)
    2000-01: Yim played in four tournaments as a sophomore ... Had a stroke average of 79.6 and a low round of 75 ... Shot her best golf at the Pioneer Bruin Classic, where she scored 228 to tie for 33rd.

    1999-00: Yim showed a lot of promise during her freshman year, competing in eight tournaments with a stroke average of 77.7 ... Shot a low round of 70 and a 223 overall at the Arizona Invitational, her best performance of the season ... Finished 12th at the Dr. Thompson Rainbow Tournament ... Competed at the NCAA Championships, finishing 112th.

    HIGH SCHOOL: Yon prepped at Woodbridge High in Tustin, Calif., where she was the 1996 and 1998 CIF Southern Section Champion and a 1998 honorable mention All-American ... Was the 1998 Ashworth AJGA Tournament Champion ... Finished third at the 1998 Colorado AJGA Roundup and third at the 1998 AJGA 'Far and Above' Tournament ... Was the 1996 SCPGA Player of the Year.

    LINKS: Born on May 9, 1979, in Seoul, Korea, Yon is an asian studies major at USC.

    PERSONAL:

    Favorite Pastime Away from sport--"I like to sing karaoke."

    Biggest sports hero--"Se Ri Pak."

    Why I chose To Attend USC--"USC provides all kinds of support for athletes to improve and to become the best."