University of North Carolina Athletics
2025-26 Women's Golf Roster
Ellen Yu
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Greensboro, N.C.
- High School:
- Home Schooled
Amateur: Birdied the first playoff hole to win the 2022 AJGA Junior at Carolina Trace Country Club in Sanford, N.C. • Low round is a 7-under 65 in the 2021 Peggy Kirk Bell Girls Tour Masters at Greenville Country Club • Shot 71-65-69 for 11-under 205 to win the PKBGT Masters by seven strokes • Won the 2019 US Kids World Championship at Pinehurst No. 6 • Second place in the 2023 AJGA Billy Horschel Junior and the 2022 Scott Robertson Memorial • North Carolina Junior All-State 2020-25 • Selected to play for the Carolinas and won her match in the Mid-Atlantic Challenge • Qualified for the USGA Junior Girls Championship from 2021-23.
Personal: Born Ellen Petra Yu on Sept. 10, 2007, in Bethlehem, Pa. • Daughter of Kale and Julia Yu • Was homeschooled.
Top golf achievement was winning the AJGA Junior at Carolina Trace • Favorite course is The Club at Olde Stone in Bowling Green, Ky. • Favorite player is Scottie Scheffler • Go-to club under pressure is her putter • Best shot was an ace at 10-years-old at Longleaf Golf Club • Dream pairing includes Tiger Woods, Lydia Ko and Scheffler.
Enjoys playing volleyball • Hobbies include cooking and working out • Favorite food is Korean • Favorite vacation spot is New York City • Listens to Christian music.
![Images from the first round of the 2026 Gators Invitational on Friday, March 6, 2026 at Mark Bostick Golf Course at the University of Florida in Gainesville, FL. [Photo by Matt Pendleton Photography for North Carolina Tar Heels Athletics]](https://images.sidearmdev.com/resize?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdxbhsrqyrr690.cloudfront.net%2Fsidearm.nextgen.sites%2Func.sidearmsports.com%2Fimages%2F2026%2F3%2F7%2F260306-NCAAWGOLF-UNC-GatorsInvitational-0828-MattPendleton_copy.jpg&height=340&type=webp)
