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2023-24 Women's Golf Roster

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Ava Zeng

  • Height 5-9
  • Class First Year
  • High School The First Academy
  • Hometown Windermere, Fla.

Biography

Honors & Awards:
- WGCA All-American Scholar

2023-24:
Competed in seven of the eight tournaments with 15 competitive rounds ... Carried a stroke average of 79.26 ... Made her collegiate debut at the Princeton Invitational (Sept. 16-17) and carded a three-round total of 17-over-par 230 ... Posted her first top-25 at the Columbia Classic (Feb. 10-12) with back-to-back season-low rounds of 2-over 74, completing the tournament at 10-over-par 226 ... Substituted into Columbia's lineup for the final round of the Ivy League Championship (Apr. 19-21).

HIGH SCHOOL:
Competed in varsity golf at The First Academy from 2017-23 ... Helped lead her team to several championships, including four Florida 1A District Championships, three 1A Regional Championships and two 1A State Championships ... Individual runner-up at the 2019 state tournament ... Won the 2021 Florida Cup ... Won the 2022 Florida Junior Tour Championship ... Finished third at the 2022 Florida Girls Junior Championship ... Recipient of The First Academy’s 2022 and 2023 Leadership Awards ... School’s 2021 Coach’s Award ... 2020 English Award ... Personal-best round is a 68.

PERSONAL:
Sister, Courtney, played golf at Vanderbilt (2015-19) … Sister, Kelsey, played golf at Stanford (2017-21) … Sister, Taylor, competed on the Columbia women's golf team from 2021-23.

YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS
No. No. Avg. Low In Par or Best
Season Tour Rds Strokes Score Round 60s Better Wins Top 10 Top 25 Finish
2023-24 7 15 1,189 79.26 74 0 0 0 0 1 T25 / 90
Career 7 15 1,189 79.26 74 0 0 0 0 1 T25 / 90

2023-24 SEASON
Tournament Name Date R1 R2 R3 Total To Par Finish
Princeton Invitational Sept. 16-17 81 74 75 230 +17 39 / 72
Yale Invitational Sept. 30 - Oct. 1 79 -- -- 79 +7 T49 / 72
Columbia Classic Feb. 10-12 78 74 74 226 +10 T25 / 90
Tulane Classic Mar. 10-12 76 83 83 242 +26 T85 / 100
Pinetree Invitational Mar. 25-26 80 82 -- 162 +18 T35 / 59
Navy Spring Invitational Apr. 13-14 88 82 -- 170 +26 T45 / 69
Ivy League Championship Apr. 19-21 -- -- 80 80 N/A SUB