Women's Golf Announces Signing Class of 2020
6/1/2020 7:19:00 AM | Women's Golf
Lions add two golfers for 2020-21 roster: Allison Paik and Anne Walsh.
NEW YORK—Columbia women's golf coach Amy Weeks officially announced the program's Class of 2020 recruiting class on Monday morning. Columbia will welcome two golfers to the 2020-21 team including Allison Paik (Providence, R.I./The Wheeler School) and Anne Walsh (Boston, Mass./IMG Academy).
"We are very proud of our 2020 class," Weeks said. "I have watched and waited, with patience (and excitement!), for Anne and Allison to join our team and our university community. These young women understand the commitment and the dedication it takes to excel at Columbia—whether on the course or in the classroom."
Paik and Walsh are friends who grew up playing golf together. The incoming duo will join five returning letterwinners including rising senior Katie Lee, returning juniors Alexis Florio, Marlene Tartaro, and Jennifer Wang, along with sophomores Christine Shao and Annie Sun.
2020 WOMEN'S GOLF SIGNEES
ALLISON PAIK
First-Year | 5-4 | Providence, R.I./The Wheeler School
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2020 graduate of The Wheeler School in Providence, R.I., where she lettered four years on the varsity golf team for Head Coach Shane Drury and swing coach Bill McInerney … Senior high school season was cut short due to COVID-19 … Three-time qualifier for the Girls Junior PGA National Championship (2017, 2019 and 2020) … Qualified for the 2018 United States Women's Amateur Four-Ball Championship … Qualified for the 2015 United States Girls' Junior Championship … Earned 10 top-10 finishes in American Junior Golf Association national tournaments from 2016-19 … Competed in the 2017 and 2018 Trusted Choice Big I National Championships … Registered 13 tournament wins and 16 top-5 finishes from 2016-19 … Notable wins include the 2019 New England Junior Amateur Invitational, New England PGA Bay State Cup Invitational (2018 and 2019), U.S. Challenge Cup Tour Match Play Championship (2018 and 2019), Future Collegians World Tour New England Classic (2016, 2017, 2018), U.S. Challenge Cup Tour Gately Cup (2016 and 2017), U.S. Challenge Cup Tour World Series of Junior Golf (2016) and Rhode Island State Junior Amateur Champion (2016) … Named Rhode Island Golf Association Junior Girls' Player of the Year after her junior season in 2019 … Two-time First Team All-State selection by the Rhode Island Interscholastic League (2018 and 2019) ... Won back-to-back Rhode Island Interscholastic League state individual titles as a sophomore and junior (2018 and 2019) … Two-time Providence Journal Rhode Island Player of the Year selection (2018 and 2019) … Guided the Warriors to the Rhode Island Interscholastic League state team championship in 2019 … Led team to SENE Golf Championship in 2017 … Named Warriors team captain in 2019-20 … Also played ice hockey from age six through high school … Played for the Massachusetts Spitfires Ice Hockey Club for USA Olympic Gold Medalist Movsessian-Lamoriello … Selected to compete for the USA Hockey development team program … Played lacrosse for the Mass Elite Club Lacrosse program … Honored with the John D. Mineck Award, presented to the one New England junior golfer annually for impact on community and academic achievements … Volunteer for the U.S. Kids Golf local tour.
PERSONAL
Born Allison Z. Paik on May 10, 2002 … Daughter of Ed and Naxin Paik … Has an older brother Justin, who also attends Columbia and majors in engineering … Brother competes on Columbia's club ice hockey team … Owns a black belt in Taekwondo … Favorite sport other than golf: ice hockey … Not many people know this but she scored three goals in her first three shots and two shifts in a game … Favorite sports memory was helping her high school team win its first golf state championship and All-Division state title in any sport … If she could play another sport at Columbia it would be lacrosse … Selected Columbia for its balance of rigorous academic pursuits, supportive athletic development, the opportunity to play for Coach Amy Weeks, and chance to compete for Ivy League and NCAA Championships … Chose Columbia over offers from other Ivy League schools, SEC, ACC and Big 10 schools … Enrolled at Columbia College.
ARTICLES
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yk59B_c8eQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDd2h-TBOjE
https://www.providencejournal.com/sports/20190521/allison-paik-wins-girls-golf-title-again
https://www.providencejournal.com/sports/20190528/high-school-golf-state-championships-notebook-allison-paik-refuses-to-take-back-seat-to-boys
https://www.amateurgolf.com/golf-tournament-news/20921/After-Controversy--Nash-Tests-Her-Game-at-the-Next-Level
https://www.gametimect.com/connecticut-golfers-repeat-as-new-england-junior-champions/
https://www.ajga.org/inspired-performances/polo-ralph-lauren-inspiredperformances-september-5-2019
ANNE WALSH
First-Year | 5-9 | Boston, Mass./IMG Academy, Fla.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2020 graduate of IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., where she played two years of golf for coaches Jay Denton and Keith Kralis … Played six years of combined varsity golf …Shot a career-low 69 at the Golfweek Junior International Invitational in 2019 . Lowest tournament score was a 69-71-140 at the United States Challenge Cup/Gately Cup in 2018 … Placed second at the IMG Junior Golf Tour's 2020 event at Stone Creek with a 73-70-143 score … Earned runner-up honors at the Massachusetts Women's Amateur Championship; qualified for the Championship Bracket of match play and won first four matches to advance to the finals … Won the 2019 U.S. Challenge Cup Dale Smith Junior Stroke Play Championship … Qualified and played in the 2019 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball Championship … Won the 2018 U.S. Challenge Cup Gately Cup with a 69-71-140 score … Placed second at the 2018 Massachusetts Girls' Amateur … Named the IMG Academy Student-Athlete of the Week in 2019 … Three-time Boston Globe All-Scholastic Athlete (2016-18) … Three-time Boston Herald All-Scholastic Athlete (2016-18) … Four-time Most Valuable Player of the Boston Latin School co-ed varsity golf team (2015-18) … Attended Boston's Latin School from seventh through 10th grade … Played varsity golf all four years at Latin for Head Coach John Wetherby … Led the Latin School to back-to-back co-championships of the Dual County League (2016 and 2017) … Helped her squad earn the MIAA Team Sportsmanship Award in 2015 … Held leadership positions in IMG Academy's chapters of the National Honor Society and Key Club … Named an AP scholar in 2019 … Member of the NJCL National Latin Honor Society in 2018 … Earned Cum Laude status on the National Latin Exam Level III/IV in 2018 … Involved in a variety of community service activities including work at Rosie's Place, a food pantry and shelter for low-income and homeless women in downtown Boston … Also worked with Sugg Middle School's Urban Farm, the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, and SMART Riders.
PERSONAL
Born Anne Marie Walsh on January 29, 2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah … Daughter of Adam and Mondakini Walsh of Jamaica Plain, Mass. … Has two younger sisters—Lily and Emma … Mother earned a Master of Science degree from Columbia Teachers' College in 1997 … Uncle Mark Walsh earned an MBA from Columbia Business School … Began playing golf with her two sisters when she was eight and immediately fell in love with the sport … For years her family spent every summer evening at the golf course and it remains a great way for her to spend time with her father … Grew up playing golf with fellow signee Allison Paik, current Lion Alexis Florio, and former Lion Amy Ding … Played the piano for six years … Played the violin for two years … Hobbies and interests include traveling, visiting museums, biking, and baking … Role model is her mother because she is hard-working, empathetic and always makes people smile … Became interested in Columbia after hearing her mother speak about how much she loved living in New York City … Chose Columbia because it was her dream school ever since she first visited New York City as a youth … Also because Columbia offers an unbeatable combination of academics, athletics, and location … The opportunity to study at such an intellectually renowned institution in New York City while playing golf under coach Amy Weeks is a dream come true for her … Enrolled at Columbia College and plans on majoring in classics or history.
ARTICLES
https://www.massgolf.org/news/2019wfourball/
https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/08/15/angela-garvin-claims-116th-massachusetts-womens-amateur/
"We are very proud of our 2020 class," Weeks said. "I have watched and waited, with patience (and excitement!), for Anne and Allison to join our team and our university community. These young women understand the commitment and the dedication it takes to excel at Columbia—whether on the course or in the classroom."
Paik and Walsh are friends who grew up playing golf together. The incoming duo will join five returning letterwinners including rising senior Katie Lee, returning juniors Alexis Florio, Marlene Tartaro, and Jennifer Wang, along with sophomores Christine Shao and Annie Sun.
2020 WOMEN'S GOLF SIGNEES
| Player | Height | Hometown/Previous School |
| Allison Paik | 5-4 | Providence, R.I./The Wheeler School |
| Anne Walsh | 5-9 | Boston, Mass./IMG Academy |
📰@ColumbiaWGolf signs two for Class of 2020!
— Columbia Womens Golf (@ColumbiaWGolf) June 1, 2020
☑️Allison Paik, Providence, R.I.
☑️Anne Walsh, Boston, Mass.
Story: https://t.co/EdJtwWhKH3#RoarLionRoar #GoColumbiaLions pic.twitter.com/RhGtZh1EPU
ALLISON PAIK
First-Year | 5-4 | Providence, R.I./The Wheeler School
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2020 graduate of The Wheeler School in Providence, R.I., where she lettered four years on the varsity golf team for Head Coach Shane Drury and swing coach Bill McInerney … Senior high school season was cut short due to COVID-19 … Three-time qualifier for the Girls Junior PGA National Championship (2017, 2019 and 2020) … Qualified for the 2018 United States Women's Amateur Four-Ball Championship … Qualified for the 2015 United States Girls' Junior Championship … Earned 10 top-10 finishes in American Junior Golf Association national tournaments from 2016-19 … Competed in the 2017 and 2018 Trusted Choice Big I National Championships … Registered 13 tournament wins and 16 top-5 finishes from 2016-19 … Notable wins include the 2019 New England Junior Amateur Invitational, New England PGA Bay State Cup Invitational (2018 and 2019), U.S. Challenge Cup Tour Match Play Championship (2018 and 2019), Future Collegians World Tour New England Classic (2016, 2017, 2018), U.S. Challenge Cup Tour Gately Cup (2016 and 2017), U.S. Challenge Cup Tour World Series of Junior Golf (2016) and Rhode Island State Junior Amateur Champion (2016) … Named Rhode Island Golf Association Junior Girls' Player of the Year after her junior season in 2019 … Two-time First Team All-State selection by the Rhode Island Interscholastic League (2018 and 2019) ... Won back-to-back Rhode Island Interscholastic League state individual titles as a sophomore and junior (2018 and 2019) … Two-time Providence Journal Rhode Island Player of the Year selection (2018 and 2019) … Guided the Warriors to the Rhode Island Interscholastic League state team championship in 2019 … Led team to SENE Golf Championship in 2017 … Named Warriors team captain in 2019-20 … Also played ice hockey from age six through high school … Played for the Massachusetts Spitfires Ice Hockey Club for USA Olympic Gold Medalist Movsessian-Lamoriello … Selected to compete for the USA Hockey development team program … Played lacrosse for the Mass Elite Club Lacrosse program … Honored with the John D. Mineck Award, presented to the one New England junior golfer annually for impact on community and academic achievements … Volunteer for the U.S. Kids Golf local tour.
PERSONAL
Born Allison Z. Paik on May 10, 2002 … Daughter of Ed and Naxin Paik … Has an older brother Justin, who also attends Columbia and majors in engineering … Brother competes on Columbia's club ice hockey team … Owns a black belt in Taekwondo … Favorite sport other than golf: ice hockey … Not many people know this but she scored three goals in her first three shots and two shifts in a game … Favorite sports memory was helping her high school team win its first golf state championship and All-Division state title in any sport … If she could play another sport at Columbia it would be lacrosse … Selected Columbia for its balance of rigorous academic pursuits, supportive athletic development, the opportunity to play for Coach Amy Weeks, and chance to compete for Ivy League and NCAA Championships … Chose Columbia over offers from other Ivy League schools, SEC, ACC and Big 10 schools … Enrolled at Columbia College.
ARTICLES
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yk59B_c8eQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDd2h-TBOjE
https://www.providencejournal.com/sports/20190521/allison-paik-wins-girls-golf-title-again
https://www.providencejournal.com/sports/20190528/high-school-golf-state-championships-notebook-allison-paik-refuses-to-take-back-seat-to-boys
https://www.amateurgolf.com/golf-tournament-news/20921/After-Controversy--Nash-Tests-Her-Game-at-the-Next-Level
https://www.gametimect.com/connecticut-golfers-repeat-as-new-england-junior-champions/
https://www.ajga.org/inspired-performances/polo-ralph-lauren-inspiredperformances-september-5-2019
🎉𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 to Allison Paik! Welcome to @ColumbiaWGolf, @GoColumbiaLions!
— Columbia Womens Golf (@ColumbiaWGolf) June 1, 2020
Story: https://t.co/EdJtwWhKH3#RoarLionRoar #GoColumbiaLions pic.twitter.com/zXGsBXV5VQ
ANNE WALSH
First-Year | 5-9 | Boston, Mass./IMG Academy, Fla.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2020 graduate of IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., where she played two years of golf for coaches Jay Denton and Keith Kralis … Played six years of combined varsity golf …Shot a career-low 69 at the Golfweek Junior International Invitational in 2019 . Lowest tournament score was a 69-71-140 at the United States Challenge Cup/Gately Cup in 2018 … Placed second at the IMG Junior Golf Tour's 2020 event at Stone Creek with a 73-70-143 score … Earned runner-up honors at the Massachusetts Women's Amateur Championship; qualified for the Championship Bracket of match play and won first four matches to advance to the finals … Won the 2019 U.S. Challenge Cup Dale Smith Junior Stroke Play Championship … Qualified and played in the 2019 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball Championship … Won the 2018 U.S. Challenge Cup Gately Cup with a 69-71-140 score … Placed second at the 2018 Massachusetts Girls' Amateur … Named the IMG Academy Student-Athlete of the Week in 2019 … Three-time Boston Globe All-Scholastic Athlete (2016-18) … Three-time Boston Herald All-Scholastic Athlete (2016-18) … Four-time Most Valuable Player of the Boston Latin School co-ed varsity golf team (2015-18) … Attended Boston's Latin School from seventh through 10th grade … Played varsity golf all four years at Latin for Head Coach John Wetherby … Led the Latin School to back-to-back co-championships of the Dual County League (2016 and 2017) … Helped her squad earn the MIAA Team Sportsmanship Award in 2015 … Held leadership positions in IMG Academy's chapters of the National Honor Society and Key Club … Named an AP scholar in 2019 … Member of the NJCL National Latin Honor Society in 2018 … Earned Cum Laude status on the National Latin Exam Level III/IV in 2018 … Involved in a variety of community service activities including work at Rosie's Place, a food pantry and shelter for low-income and homeless women in downtown Boston … Also worked with Sugg Middle School's Urban Farm, the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, and SMART Riders.
PERSONAL
Born Anne Marie Walsh on January 29, 2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah … Daughter of Adam and Mondakini Walsh of Jamaica Plain, Mass. … Has two younger sisters—Lily and Emma … Mother earned a Master of Science degree from Columbia Teachers' College in 1997 … Uncle Mark Walsh earned an MBA from Columbia Business School … Began playing golf with her two sisters when she was eight and immediately fell in love with the sport … For years her family spent every summer evening at the golf course and it remains a great way for her to spend time with her father … Grew up playing golf with fellow signee Allison Paik, current Lion Alexis Florio, and former Lion Amy Ding … Played the piano for six years … Played the violin for two years … Hobbies and interests include traveling, visiting museums, biking, and baking … Role model is her mother because she is hard-working, empathetic and always makes people smile … Became interested in Columbia after hearing her mother speak about how much she loved living in New York City … Chose Columbia because it was her dream school ever since she first visited New York City as a youth … Also because Columbia offers an unbeatable combination of academics, athletics, and location … The opportunity to study at such an intellectually renowned institution in New York City while playing golf under coach Amy Weeks is a dream come true for her … Enrolled at Columbia College and plans on majoring in classics or history.
ARTICLES
https://www.massgolf.org/news/2019wfourball/
https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/08/15/angela-garvin-claims-116th-massachusetts-womens-amateur/
🎉𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 to Anne Walsh! Welcome to @ColumbiaWGolf, @GoColumbiaLions!
— Columbia Womens Golf (@ColumbiaWGolf) June 1, 2020
Story: https://t.co/EdJtwWhKH3#RoarLionRoar #GoColumbiaLions pic.twitter.com/duwbtBBBFc
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