Yealimi Noh Facts: 15 Things To Know About The LPGA Tour Pro

After a successful amateur career, Yealimi Noh hasn't looked back since turning professional, with some big finishes in Majors and an LPGA Tour win. Here are 15 things to know about her.

Yealimi Noh Facts

1. Yealimi Noh was born on July 26th 2001 in San Francisco, USA.

2. She enjoyed a fantastic amateur career, which included winning three tournaments in consecutive weeks in 2018 - the Junior PGA Championship, the US Girls Junior Championship and the Canadian Women’s Amateur.

3. The following year, she turned pro after withdrawing her commitment to play college golf for UCLA.

4. After Monday qualifying for the 2019 Cambia Portland Classic, she almost won it, eventually finishing runner-up to Hannah Green.

5. Noh finished third at the 2019 LPGA Q-Series to earn her status for the following LPGA Tour season..

6. In March 2021, she was hit with a $10,000 fine for slow play at the Kia Classic.

7. She was a captain's pick for the 2021 Solheim Cup, where she won two of her three matches as the US slipped to a 15-13 defeat.

8. Noh's maiden Major appearance came at the 2019 Evian Championship, where she placed T44.

9. Her first top 10 in a Major came at the event two years later, when she placed third.

10. Noh's maiden LPGA Tour title came at the 2025 Founders Cup, where she beat Jin Young Ko by four shots.

11. She has revealed one of her sporting inspirations is the Winter Olympics gold medal-winning figure skater Alysa Liu.

12. She became Malbon's first athlete partner in 2023.

13. Noh's caddie is former college golfer Tyler Ekenberg.

14. Noh is the daughter of Korean immigrants.

15. She was the 54-hole leader of the 2026 AIG Women's Open.