WGOLF Signs Illinois Transfer Yurang Li
5/22/2025 9:05:00 AM | Women's Golf
The 2024 Canadian Amateur Champion played two years with the Illini
WACO, Texas – Fresh off another NCAA Championship appearance, Baylor women's golf announced the signing of Illinois transfer Yurang Li on Thursday.
A native of Fullerton, Calif., she played two seasons in Champaign, carding 51 rounds across 17 tournaments over the last two seasons. Bringing in a couple of impact transfers over the last few seasons in Sera Hasegawa and Bridget Boczar, head coach Jay Goble feels like Li can have a similar impact on his team.
"Yurang is a really talented player who knows what it takes to compete at a high level in big-time college golf," he said. "We expect to get to La Costa every year and as a Southern California native, Yurang is here to go back home and help us hopefully raise a championship trophy next year."
Li was a mainstay in Illinois' lineup a season ago, finishing second on the team with a stroke average of 73.64 across 33 rounds. Her sophomore season was highlighted by a career-best tie for ninth at the Boilermaker Spring Classic last month, helping the Illini claim the team title by a shot.
Last summer, she claimed the 110th Canadian Women's Amateur Championship. Entering the final round in third place, she used a final-round 69 to overtake Momo Sugiyama and Ashley Zozlowski to win by a shot at Royal Colwood Golf Club in Victoria, British Columbia.
As a freshman at Illinois, Li played the final six events of the season, notching a stroke average of 74.11, highlighted by a tie for 22nd at the Chevron Collegiate at the Golf Club of Houston.
The 2024 All-American Scholar signed with the Illini after a decorated junior career at Sunny Hills High School in California. A three-time team MVP for the Lancers, she captured individual medalist honors at the 2023 CIF Southern Section after helping lead them to a team championship in the 2021 season.
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A native of Fullerton, Calif., she played two seasons in Champaign, carding 51 rounds across 17 tournaments over the last two seasons. Bringing in a couple of impact transfers over the last few seasons in Sera Hasegawa and Bridget Boczar, head coach Jay Goble feels like Li can have a similar impact on his team.
"Yurang is a really talented player who knows what it takes to compete at a high level in big-time college golf," he said. "We expect to get to La Costa every year and as a Southern California native, Yurang is here to go back home and help us hopefully raise a championship trophy next year."
Li was a mainstay in Illinois' lineup a season ago, finishing second on the team with a stroke average of 73.64 across 33 rounds. Her sophomore season was highlighted by a career-best tie for ninth at the Boilermaker Spring Classic last month, helping the Illini claim the team title by a shot.
Last summer, she claimed the 110th Canadian Women's Amateur Championship. Entering the final round in third place, she used a final-round 69 to overtake Momo Sugiyama and Ashley Zozlowski to win by a shot at Royal Colwood Golf Club in Victoria, British Columbia.
As a freshman at Illinois, Li played the final six events of the season, notching a stroke average of 74.11, highlighted by a tie for 22nd at the Chevron Collegiate at the Golf Club of Houston.
The 2024 All-American Scholar signed with the Illini after a decorated junior career at Sunny Hills High School in California. A three-time team MVP for the Lancers, she captured individual medalist honors at the 2023 CIF Southern Section after helping lead them to a team championship in the 2021 season.
For more information on Baylor Women's Golf, follow @BaylorWGolf on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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