Year: | Fr. |
Hometown: | Subang, Selangor, Malaysia |
High School: | Tenby International School |
Major: | Entrepreneurship |
2019-20: Finished third on the team with her 80.1 stroke average... One of three golfers on the team to qualify for all seven tournaments... Five top-20 finishes including once in the top-five... Earned a spot on the Mars Hill Invitational All-Tournament Team finishing in a tie for fourth place with 79-76=155... Six rounds in the 70s including a season-low 74 in the opening round of the Patsy Rendleman Invitational... Tied for 11th at the King Invitational with 83-83=166... Tied for 16th place at the Myrtle Beach Intercollegiate with 81-77=158... Tied for 17th at the Rendleman Invitational with 74-77=151... 20th at the Barton Intercollegiate with 82-87=169.
High School: Tenby International School in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia... Coached by Mei Yee Ng... Lettered in golf three years and once in volleyball... 2018 Female Athlete of the Year and 2018 Best Personality... Two-time runner at the U.S. Kids Gold Malaysia Tournament in 2017 and 2018... Won the UUM Malaysian Junior Open in 2019 (78-74-74=230)... Shot a seasonal best 73 in the third round of the Hainan Junior Golf Tour event... 2017 High School Girls' Golf Champion.
Personal: Born Feb. 2, 2002 in Subang, Selangor, Malaysia... Nickname: "Kaylee"... Daughter of King Seng Ong and Hwee Ping Chua... Siblings: Yan Juin Ong (21) and Yan Chenn Ong (19)... Majoring in entrepreneurship... SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll... Athletic Director's Honor Roll... Future plans: Play on the LPGA Tour... Hobbies: Cooking because she loves food and discovering new types of food and creating new kinds of dishes... Favorite book: Breakthrough by Michael Fullan; Favorite midnight snack; Roti Tissue; Favorite movie: "More Than Blue"; Favorite musical artists: Twice and Charlie Puth; Favorite song: "Fancy"; Kaylee can't go a week without: Golf and music; Favorite athlete: Nelly Korda; Advice to kids: "Don't ever think of giving up just because of failure"; Favorite colors: White, Steel Blue.