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2019-20 Women's Golf Roster

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Emily Chu

  • Class Senior
  • High School IMG Academy
  • Hometown Ancaster, Ontario, Canada
  • School Enrolled at Columbia College
  • Major Economics

Biography

2019-20
 
As a senior, concluded season with an 82.25 stroke average (329 strokes) in only four rounds of action … Low round of the year was a 76, shot in the Dartmouth Invitational second round (Sept. 15).
 
2018-19
 
As a junior, ranked fourth on the squad with a 78.38 stroke average (1,254 strokes in 16 rounds) … Registered two top-25 performances on year … Shot a season-low round 73 during the third round of the Bettie Lou Evans Invitational (Oct. 5-7) … Finished in 22nd place at the Ivy League Championship (April 19-21) with an 18-over-par 76-79-79-234 … Took 17th at the Wofford Low Country Intercollegiate (March 16-17) at five-over-par 76-77-153 … Placed 14th at the Richmond MatchUp.
 
2017-18
 
Named a Women’s Golf Coaches Association All-American Scholar for the second consecutive season … As a sophomore, averaged a 79.18 (1,742 strokes in 22 rounds) and registered two top-25 finishes while competing in eight invitationals … Low round was a 72 shot (par) at the Ivy League Championship second round … The 72 tied for a team season-low round … Led the Lions with a 46th place finish (plus-13, 75-79-75-229) at the Florida State Match-Up (Feb. 9-10) … Placed 17th at the Ivy League Championship (April 20-22) after shooting 18-over-par 84-72-78-234 … Other top-25 finish was a ninth place finish at the Picciotto Memorial Intercollegiate (April 8-9) after shooting a 14-over-par 81-77-158 … Averaged a 77.63 in spring competition (854 strokes in 11 rounds), which ranked third on the squad.
 
2016-17
 
Named a Women's Golf Coaches Association All-American Scholar ... As a first-year, finished with a 78.29 stroke average (1,331 strokes in 17 rounds) with one top-5 finish and one top-10 finish while competing in seven invitationals ... Led the Lions in one invitational ... Shot a 77.67 in spring competition ... Best performance was a fifth place finish (76-74-74-224, +8) at the Hoya Invitational (April 10-11)  ... Shot career low-round of 71 during round three of the Nittany Lion Invitational (Sept. 24-25) en route to a 17th place finish as an individual competitor ... Finished in 25th place at her first Ivy League Championship (April 21-23) with an 86-76-82-244 (+28). 
 
BEFORE COLUMBIA
 
Joined the Lions after a high school career at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida ... Winner of the 2015 Canadian Junior Girls Association (CJGA) Eastern Canadian Junior Championship and 2015 Golfweek Canadian Invitational ... Picked up a Student-Athlete of the Week honor while at IMG Academy ... Second-place finish at the 2014 CJGA PING Canadian Junior Match Play Championship ... Named the Maria Garcia-Estrada Memorial Award winner, an AP Scholar with honor, SSAT Scholar and a three-time National Honors Society member (2014-16) ... Enrolled at Columbia College … Majors in Economics.
 
YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS
  No. No. Avg. vs. Natl Low In Par or Fin.   Best
Season Tour Rds Score Par Rating Round 60s Better Pct. Wins Finish
2016-17 6 17.0 78.29 6.41 906 71 0 1 49.8% 0 5th
2017-18 8 22.0 79.18 7.27 1038 72 0 1 30.0% 0 9th
2018-19 7 16.0 78.38 6.50 978 73 0 0 33.6% 0 14th
2019-20 2 4.0 82.25 10.25 N/A 76 0 0 15.3% 0 T56th
Career 23 59.0 78.92 7.02 - 71 0 2 34.9% 0 5th
 
TOURNAMENT BY TOURNAMENT STATISTICS
 
2016-17 SEASON
Tournament Name Date R1 R2 R3 R4 Total To Par Finish
Nittany Lion Invitational Sept. 24-25 80 78 71 -- 229 +13 T17th
Princeton Invitational Oct. 1-2 87 79 79 -- 245 +29 T54th
Yale Intercollegiate Oct. 7-8 83 75 -- -- 158 +16 76th
Cardinal Cup Oct. 23-25 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
3M Augusta Invitational March 17-19 79 74 78 -- 231 +15 T43rd
Hoya Invitational April 10-11 76 74 74 -- 224 +8 T5th
 
2017-18 SEASON
Tournament Name Date R1 R2 R3 R4 Total To Par Finish
Nittany Lion Invitational Sept. 23-24 73 82 79 -- 234 +18 T52nd
Princeton Invitational Sept. 30-Oct. 1 85 81 82 -- 248 +32 T57th
Yale Intercollegiate Oct. 6-8 79 79 -- -- 158 +16 T65th
Cardinal Cup Oct. 21-22 78 85 85 -- 248 +32 78th
Florida State Match-Up Feb. 9-10 75 79 75 -- 229 +13 T46th
3M Augusta Invitational March 16-18 79 79 75 -- 233 +17 T57th
Picciotto Mem. Intercollegiate April 8-9 81 77 -- -- 158 +14 T9th
Ivy League Championship April 20-22 84 72 78 -- 234 +18 T17th
 
2018-19 SEASON
Tournament Name Date R1 R2 R3 R4 Total To Par Finish
Princeton Invitational Sept. 29-30 77 84 -- -- 161 +17 T60th
Bettie Lou Evans Invitational Oct. 5-7 80 78 73 -- 231 +15 T53rd
Richmond MatchUp Oct. 13-14 81 79 -- -- 160 +16 14th
Lady Blue Hen Invitational Oct. 20-21 78 75 NS -- 153 -- 71st
FAU Winter WarmUp Feb. 17-18 87 75 -- -- 162 +18 T38th
Wofford Low Country Intercoll. March 16-17 76 77 -- -- 153 +5 T17th
Ivy League Championship April 19-21 76 79 79 -- 234 +18 22nd
 
2019-20 SEASON
Tournament Name Date R1 R2 R3 R4 Total To Par Finish
Dartmouth Invitational Sept. 14-15 83 76 -- -- 159 +15 T58th
Princeton Invitational Sept. 28-29 81 89 -- -- 170 +26 T79th
 
 

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Graduate Student

  • 2017-18Sophomore

  • 2017-18Junior

  • 2018-19Junior

  • 2019-20Senior