“I started golfing when I was five. My parents put me in every extracurricular you can think of, but nothing stuck until they dropped me off at summer camp and I picked up a golf club. The coach told them I had a natural feel for it and should keep going. I started competing about a year later. At that age, golf was already the most important thing in my life. I would fly every weekend to national junior tournaments across China. I started homeschooling and moved to another province for a few months to train with a coach, and eventually landed in San Diego because the US had the highest level of junior golf competitions.
I’m now on my seventh season in the LGPA, which feels surreal. People don’t realize how difficult golf is. It’s not like Formula 1—which I know well because my boyfriend is an F1 driver—where there are only 20 seats in the world, but the competition is still incredibly intense. So many talented young girls and boys work just as hard and never make it on tour. I’m proud that I stuck with the grind and pushed through how mentally taxing this lifestyle can be, taking those occasional good results and building momentum over time.
It’s interesting being a woman in a sport traditionally dominated by men. I had to learn early on how to deal with people’s perceptions. People comment on my appearance all the time, as if I’m not allowed to be multifaceted. I can have passions outside of golf. I can wear makeup and feel beautiful, and I should feel like the best version of myself when I compete. When I think about the women golfers I admire, it’s not only because they’re incredible athletes, it’s because of who they are as whole people and how they present themselves. I hope I can encourage the next generation in the same way.
SKINCARE
I’ve gone through bottles and bottles of VT’s Cica Mild Foam, Shiseido’s Deep Cleansing Foam, and Innisfree’s Green Tea Amino Acid Foam. A little goes a long way with the Innisfree one; an entire bottle has lasted me six or seven months. At night, or when I get back from golfing, I always start with DHC’s Deep Cleansing Oil because I pile on so much sunscreen that taking it off feels like removing war paint. After that, it’s on to the Laneige Cream Skin toner. It’s incredibly moisturizing but still light.
I try not to use a ton of actives because I’m out in the sun so much, but if I break out, I love Innisfree’s Retinol Cica patches. They work incredibly well; they’re one of those things I buy repeatedly. And when I’m not competing or outside as much, I’ll use Differin every other day to help my skin turn over faster.
Most moisturizers are too heavy for me, so I’m picky. I love Dr. G’s R.E.D. Blemish Soothing Cream, but it’s Korean and not always easy to find when I’m traveling. I stock up when I’m in Asia, but if I run out, I jump back to the Laneige Water Bank.
Sunscreens are essential, but a lot of them just don’t work for me: They either clog my pores, feel greasy, leave a cast, or just fail and I end up burnt. After a lot of trial and error, I’ve found a few that work. My dermatologist recommended EltaMD when I was younger and I still use it. On days when I’ll be outside, I lean toward lighter formulas I can reapply easily, like Dr. G’s R.E.D. Blemish Soothing Up Sun or Celimax’s Watery Sun Cream. I love Innisfree’s Green Tea Sun Serum, too, and Shiseido’s clear stick is great for reapplying every two to three hours. On competition days, my tinted moisturizer needs SPF as well—I usually end the day with four or five layers of sunscreen on my face, neck, and hands. Then on my body, I go with aerosol sunscreens like Coola’s SPF 30 spray—the tropical smell reminds me of my childhood.
And for lips: My mom gave me her La Mer Lip Volumizer—I never would’ve bought it myself—and I fell in love with it. Chanel’s Micro Serum is so silky and light. Those are my fancy picks, but I also love Carmex. I have a tube in every bag and purse at home. And the tinted Summer Fridays lip butters are just fun.
WELLNESS
I came across Forma Pilates on Instagram and had always wanted to try reformer Pilates, but I was never in one place long enough. At the start of the pandemic, when my tournaments were canceled and before lockdown officially hit, I reached out to the founder, Liana Levi. It was so challenging even as an athlete who already works out a lot. I was struggling to hold poses with no weights, which was actually refreshing. Luckily, they have an app, so once my schedule picked up again, I could keep it up at least once a week.
Because I travel so much, having a good supplement routine helps. I love Thorne because it’s anti-doping safe for athletes. I take their vitamins, and I also started taking creatine this year because my goal is to build strength and maintain it, which I find difficult.
Megasporebiotic probiotics and Biocidin botanicals were recommended by a naturopath I saw a few years ago because my digestive system is pretty sensitive. Some probiotics have made my stomach worse, but these were great.
And hydration is obviously important, but I never feel like I drink enough water. Especially when we compete in the summer, I usually have to force myself to take three or four hydration tablets or powders a day to stay on top of it. My favorite tablets are from SIS Science in Sport, and I love the powders from Liquid IV.
MAKEUP
I’ve been wearing makeup since elementary school—which is very young, I know—but it truly was a passion of mine. My mom used to reward good golf results with a trip to Shoppers Drug Mart in Canada. I was obsessed with Michelle Phan and all of the OG YouTubers. Now that I’m on the road, I’ve had to dial down my makeup bag to the products I know I’ll definitely use, and some of them haven’t changed since middle school.
My skin tone is constantly changing from being outside so much, so I rotate between a few base products. Both Ciele’s Tint & Protect and Dior’s DreamSkin cushion have SPF, so I tend to reach for those more often. I use Medium Tan and Medium Beige respectively. If I’m going to an event or just somewhere where I need my makeup to stay put all day, I use Dior’s Backstage foundation and usually mix two shades.
I’m prone to eye bags, so I use the Danessa Myricks Yummy Skin concealer in shade 6 pretty much every day. I keep Lisa Eldridge’s Pinpoint concealer pencil in shade 6 with me usually—it’s so precise. I think my blemishes look a little more natural with it versus using a standard wand.
I’ve had a tube of the Westman Atelier contour stick in Biscuit in my bag for the past two years. The formula is excellent and glides so easily along my nose and jawline. And I know that people like wearing blush higher on the cheekbones, but I prefer putting it on the apples of my cheeks and carrying it up to my temples—exactly where I’d naturally blush or get color when I’m too hot. I could be remembering wrong, but I think I read that all the Victoria’s Secret models back in the day used the Chanel lip and cheek balm in Red Camellia because it looks closest to a natural flush. I immediately went out and bought it. I’d say it’s pretty true: it looks super natural on me. I set my T-zone, the center of my face, and—randomly—underneath my jaw with the Laneige Neo blurring powder.
In some ways, my makeup has stayed the same since high school, which is probably not good. [Laughs] As much as I want to be a ‘clean girl’ and wear just a tiny bit of mascara, I can’t live without eyeshadow and eyeliner—I don’t feel like the best version of myself without them. The Urban Decay 24/7 eyeliner is one of the products I’ve been using since middle school. My mom never wore black eyeliner; she always went for chocolate brown or even gray. That’s how I started using Whiskey, literally this exact shade. It never irritates my eyes, glides on, and stays all day. And I always do a wing—there’s something about it that makes me feel more put together—so I use the Tarte Double Take pencil for competitions. After that I’m obsessed with Dior’s Backstage shadow palette in 001. I’ve hit the pan three or four times because it’s the only one I travel with, and I prefer warmer browns on my lids. I finish everything with Tarte’s Tartelette mascara. It’s a tubing formula, which is essential with unpredictable weather when I’m competing so I don’t end up looking like a raccoon.
I use Chanel’s Le Rouge Duo almost every day because it lasts forever on my lips. I gravitate toward shades that are a little darker than my natural lip color, and I go back and forth between Soft Rose and Light Brown. I’ll blur them with my fingers for a softer look. Other favorites: Chanel’s Rouge Allure Lacquer in Seashell and Rouge Coco Flash in Boy, plus Lisa Eldridge’s Melting Lip Color in Épanoui and the Rouge Experience lipstick in Ashes of Roses.
HAIR
I get my hair trimmed, dusted, or cut and colored whenever I’m home in LA. I’ve been seeing Sal Salcedo and Kelley Tang at Nova Arts Salon for years. Sal is such an artist; I trust him wholeheartedly with my cuts. I get to see Kelley for color every month and a half if I’m lucky, but it usually ends up being more like every three or four months. And when I’m away, she sends me toning kits so I can keep up the color on the road.
I wash my hair every two to three days with the Oribe Gold Lust shampoo and conditioner. Luckily, my hair is pretty easy to manage so I can get away with most options on the market, but Oribe’s just smell so good. Another thing that’s worth the investment: a Dyson blow dryer. My hair gets more frizzy than normal when I use hotel dryers, and I’ve seen a noticeable difference since traveling with my Dyson. I also travel with The Persnickety comb from Officine Universelle Buly—I bought it when I was in Milan earlier this year. I was using a regular Wet Brush before, but it’s nice to have something that looks so beautiful. I put my hair up in ponytails a lot, and it’s great for smoothing the top once it’s under a visor, too.
NAILS
I used to always get gel nails. It’s hard to find someone consistently on the road though, so I’ve started traveling with Chanel’s Le Base Camélia base coat, Le Gel Coat top coat, and three polishes I rotate between: Faun, a milk-chocolate brown; Rouge Noir, a deep red; and Phénomène, a holographic purple-green I first saw in an airport and regretted not buying—I hunted for it everywhere until I finally found it in the Cayman Islands. I also carry their camellia cuticle oil with me after my mom saw my dry cuticles and told me I needed it. [Laughs] Having my nails done makes me feel put together, and I don’t know if it’s superstition, but feeling put together really matters when you’re a performer—you want to feel powerful, strong, like your best.
FRAGRANCE
DKNY’s Be Delicious was the first perfume my mom bought me when I was in elementary school, and I wore it all the way through college, and I still love it now. People would always compliment how good I smelled, and eventually all my friends started buying it, too. But generally I gravitate toward scents that are more masculine or unisex—but not too strong or heavy. Bvlgari’s Au Thé Blanc is really nostalgic for me. During my first year as a professional, I was invited to China for an event, and Bvlgari put me up in an incredible hotel in Shanghai. As a 19-year-old, it was the coolest experience of my life, and the room smelled like this perfume. At the end of the trip they gifted me a bottle and it’s been my go-to ever since. It makes me feel really happy, and at the end of the day, I think fragrance should be a tool to trigger good emotions.”
—as told to Daise Bedolla
Photographed by Brittany Bravo in Los Angeles on September 22, 2025