2022-23 Men's Golf Roster

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Simon Kwon

  • Class Sophomore
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 175
  • Hometown Salt Lake City, UT
  • High School Skyline HS
  • Major Undeclared

Biography

Year Events Rounds Rds in 60s Average Low Score Best Finish Matches
2021-22 7 22 2 73.45 65 T8 0-0
2022-23 9 28 5 72.71 67 T10 0-0
Career 16 50 7 73.04 65 T8 0-0

Personal Records At Cal
  • Lowest 18-hole score: 65, John A. Burns Intercollegiate, First Round (Spring 2022)
  • Lowest 54-hole score: 209, Cabo Collegiate (Spring 2022)
  • Best finish: T8, John A. Burns Intercollegiate (Spring 2022)

Accolades
  • GCAA All-America Scholar (2022-23)
  • Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll (2023)
  • Cal Golf Newcomer of the Year (2021-22)

At Cal
2022-23 (So.)
  • Transferred to BYU following the conclusion of the 2022-23 collegiate season
  • Solidified himself in Cal's lineup for the final six stroke-play events of the season & played in nine total tournaments
  • Averaged 72.71 strokes per round & was 40-over par in 28 total rounds played
  • Logged five rounds in the 60s, including a season-low 67 in the third round of the John A. Burns Intercollegiate & back-to-back 69s at the Pac-12 Championships
  • Tied for 10th in his season debut as an individual at the Alister Mackenzie Invitational (Oct. 10-11), shooting 4-under 212 (69-73-70)
  • Placed 11th in the Lampkin San Diego Classic (March 6-7) with a 4-under 212 (71-70-71)
  • Carded a 3-under 213 (71-75-67) to tie for 38th as an individual at the John A. Burns Intercollegiate (Feb. 16-18)
  • Finished 43rd at the Pac-12 Championships (April 28-30) & 50th at the NCAA Morgan Hill Regional (May 15-17)
  • Was named a GCAA All-America Scholar for the first time in his collegiate career
2021-22 (Fr.)
  • Immediately impacted the Bears as a freshman, playing in seven stroke-play tournaments
  • Season stroke average: 73.45
  • Totaled 22 rounds & 1,616 strokes (+51)
  • Tied for eighth at the John A. Burns Intercollegiate in Hawaii after carding a six-under 210, which included a season-low 65 in the first round (65-72-73 - 210, -6)
  • Followed up his strong effort in Hawaii with a four-under 209 (70-69-70) at the Cabo Collegiate
  • Tied for 50th at the Pac-12 Championship, shooting 13-over (76-74-76-71 - 213)
  • Made his collegiate debut at the OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational and shot nine-over 219 (74-73-72) to tie for 39th

High School
  • Graduated from Skyline High School in the spring of 2021
  • 2020 Utah Junior Golf Association Player of the Year
  • 2020 Utah Junior Golf Player of the Year, earned for best representing the state both on and off the golf course
  • Four-time Utah High School All-State first team selection
  • Helped lead Skyline to three straight Utah state titles, an NHSGA National Invitational Championship & a co-champion title for Team Utah at the Junior America's Cup
  • Three-time member of the Citizenship High Honor Roll
Personal
  • Birthday: July 22, 2002

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

    5'11" 175 lbs
  • 2022-23Sophomore

    5'10" 175 lbs