Q: What was your “welcome to college” moment?
A: Freshman fall, [senior] Maggie [Boberg], [senior] Rachel [Blum] and I were assigned a recruit to coddle. I organized a canoeing trip on Lake Carnegie. Rachel and the recruit’s vessel flipped after Maggie and I accidently T-boned them with our boat, in the middle of the lake. Coach never asked me to entertain any other recruits after this incident.
Q: What is the greatest highlight of your sports career?
A: This spring, winning the cardboard canoe race with [senior] Rafael Klein-Cloud. Our sophomore year, we competed in the inaugural race back and, due to a design flaw, we failed to capture the “W.” The stench of that error haunted both of us up until the race this year. We were determined to “DOMO-NATE.” So, naturally, we did.
Q: Who is your quirkiest teammate, and why?
A: My teammates are all so weird! [Sophomore] Tiffany Dong is obsessed with OPI nail polish and having her nails a certain length before playing. [Junior] Wonji [Choi] requires an aisle seat on airplanes because she can’t sit still. [Freshman] Kelly [Shon] listens to new jack swing. Maggie is obsessed with Tonya Harding. Rachel tried to keep a 10-foot bamboo plant alive in her dorm room. [Sophomore] Olivia [Garard] wastes airport money on mineral water and Vogue. [Sophomore] Anna [Jang] wears skinny jeans ... Actually, I’m the one guilty of all of the above “quirks.” I’ve had this category locked since ’07. But, in all seriousness: Olivia did the [Integrated Science] sequence and Kelly Shon actually likes dubstep.
Q: What is the best part about being a golfer on campus?
A: Having a small team that is made up of my best friends. We get to share in the experience of repping Princeton while playing the best game ever invented by a Scotsman.
Q: What is the worst part about being a golfer on campus?
A: Lugging the sticks anywhere on campus. People always look a little uneasy when you are toting a bag full of metal clubs around. Fear not! “Most” of us aren’t violent ... “Most” of us, Kelly Shon.
Q: Which one of your teammates would make the best wife?
A: Our trainer, Angie Brambley! She’s a shoe-in for a “strong” partner. I change my mind ... Anna Jang, but only if it meant living in her home state, Hawaii, with her mom feeding you Korean pancakes.
Q: If you were your coach for a day, what would you do?
A: Rent a haunted castle in Scotland for the team to lodge at and set up a Tiger Match on St Andrews’ “Old Course.” I’d assign Tiffany Dong the task of figuring out the conversion rate of Paw Points to euros. A murder mystery dinner would interrupt the award’s ceremony in a very Macbethian way.
Q: Do you or your team have any odd rituals?
A: I always mark my ball with a money sign. Also, I intentionally get a song stuck in my head before going to play. Having something to hum helps me zone out in between shots. It’s usually something poppy, boy bands are standards as is [Lady] Gaga.
Q: What’s your favorite thing to do outside of golf?
A: Hanging out at the womb, aka Terrace F. Club. The food, music and people make me feel especially loved.
Q: What was your most embarrassing moment at Princeton?
A: My freshman year in its entirety or the time Rachel, Maggie, and I auditioned for [Black Arts Company] last fall. Blum’s lack of swag brought us down. Maggie and I are still waiting for that callback, Tola ... Can I call you “Tola?”
Q: If you didn’t golf, what sport would you do?
A: Softball. Ask Colonial what the Terrace [intramurals] team and my bat did to them last spring in the quarterfinals. Bloodbath.
Q: What is the most embarrassing song on your iPod?
A: “Wuthering Heights” by Kate Bush. Just watch the video and you’ll understand.
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