Alexis Kim ’25 and Sophie Simon ’25 first competed on the golf course as Bulldogs in September 2021 at the Boston College Invitational, which Yale won. The pair of then-first years spearheaded that victory — Kim and Simon placed second and tenth as individuals — and have contributed to Yale women’s golf ever since.

In 2021-22, Yale tied for second at the Yale Invitational, won the Ford Invitational in Georgia and finished fourth at the Ivy League Championships. Ami Gianchandani ’23, then captain of the squad, was named Ivy League Player of the Year and qualified for the US Open.

The Elis kept the momentum going throughout the next season. They won by 12 strokes at the Princeton Invitational — led by Gianchandani, Mia Sessa ’26 and Kim — placed second at the Navy Invitational and finished fourth at the Ivy Championships. Kim received All-Ivy honors, and both her and Simon were named Scholar All-Americans.

The 2023-24 season was particularly outstanding, as Yale won the Yale Invitational and the Columbia Classic. In May 2024, Kim was selected to serve as captain for her senior season. She led the squad to strong results at events including the Lady Blue Hen Invitational — where she hit a hole-in-one — and the Augusta Invitational. Yale ended the year by tying for fifth at the Ivy Championships. Kim and Sessa were selected for All-Ivy honors.