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2017-18 Women's Golf Roster

Nancy Xu

  • Class Senior
  • High School Saint Francis H.S.
  • Hometown Sunnyvale, Calif.
  • School Enrolled at Columbia College
  • Major Computer Science

Biography

CAREER
 
Two-time Second Team All-Ivy League honoree … Three-time Women’s Golf Coaches Association All-American Scholar.
 
2017-18
 
As a senior, earned Second Team All-Ivy League honors after finishing in a tie for seventh place at 11-over-par 79-73-75-227 at the Ivy League Championship (April 20-22) … Named a Women's Golf Coaches Association All-American Scholar … Led the Lions in season stroke average with a 77.15 (1,003 strokes in 13 rounds) and finished among the top-25 in three invitationals … Led the Lions in spring stroke average at 75.88 (607 strokes in eight rounds) … Finished in fifth place at the Picciotto Memorial Intercollegiate (April 8-9) with a 13-over-par 82-75-157 … Finished in 22nd place at the 3M Augusta Invitational (March 16-18) at seven-over-par 73-75-75-223 … Placed 23rd at the Princeton Invitational as an individual at 17-over-par 81-78-74-233.
 
2016-17
 
As a junior, named a Women's Golf Coaches Association All-American Scholar ... Concluded junior year with a 76.90 stroke average (1,538 strokes in 20 rounds), which ranked third on the team ... Registered three top-25 finishes ... Low round was a 71 shot two times at the Princeton Invitational and Clemson Invitational ... Posted a 75.75 stroke average in fall competition ... Tied for 16th at the Ivy League Championship (April 21-23) with a 78-82-73-233 (+17) ... Highest finish with a 14th place finish at the Nittany Lion Invitational (Sept. 24-25) while shooting an 81-73-74-228 (+12) ... Placed 23rd at the Yale Intercollegiate (Oct. 7-8) with a 74-74-148 (+6) ... Finished 25th at the Hoya Invitational (April 10-11) with a 78-77-76-231 (+15) ... Competed in eight invitationals.
 
2015-16
 
Named a Women's Golf Coaches Association All-American Scholar ... Finished with a 78.85 stroke average after competing in 13 rounds of action … Kicked off the spring with a season-best opening round of 72 at the Notre Dame Clover Cup (March 11-13) … Set career-best finish with fourth-place at the Spring Training Intercollegiate after carding an 80-73—153 (+9) … Finished tied for 14th at the Ivy League Championship after carding an 83-77-80—240 (+21).
 
2014-15
 
As a first-year, earned Second Team All-Ivy League honors after a tie for 12th place at the Ivy League Championship (4/24-4/26) ... Fought back after a first-round 83 to shoot 74 and 77 in the second and third rounds to earn the conference honors ... Averaged a 77.28 over 18 rounds in her first season ... Shot a season-low 70 in the first round of the 3M Jaguar Intercollegiate (3/13-3/15) leading to a tie for 10th place (70-71-77—218) ... Had a season best finish when she tied for seventh at the Princeton Invitational (10/18-10/19) coming in at +10 (75-73-79—226).
 
HIGH SCHOOL
 
Letterwinner and co-captain at Saint Francis … Four-year member of the women’s golf team … Led St. Francis to 2013 NorCal High School Championship … Helped team claim third at the 2012 and 2013 CCS Girls Golf Championship … Won the 2012 NorCal High School Championship as an individual … Medalist at the 2012 West Catholic Athletic League tournament … Named 2012 Silicon Valley Mercury News Girls Golfer of the Year … Member of the Tiger Woods Foundation National Golf Team … 2012 US Girls Junior Championship qualifier … Runner-up at the 83rd Annual NCGA Northern California Junior Girls Championship and the AJGA Stockton Junior All-Star … Won the NCGA Junior Tour Spring Series II at Windsor GC … Runner-up at the AJGA Junior at Ruby Hill CC … Won the Helen Lengfeld flight at the 64th California Junior Girls State Championship.
 
PERSONAL
Graduated from Saint Francis Maxima Cum Laude … 2014 recipient of the USGA-Chevron STEM Scholarship … 2013 AJGA HP Scholastic All-America Team Member (One of 24 nationally) … National Merit semifinalist … AP Scholar with Distinction … Scholar Athlete Award from 2011-13 … Parents are Melissa and Jim ... Enrolled at Columbia College ... Majors in Computer Science.
 
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
2014-15 7 18.0 77.28 5.44 618 70 0 2 66.3% 0 7th
2015-16 5 13.0 78.85 6.62 - 72 0 1 56.9% 0 4th
2016-17 7 20.0 76.90 5.00 671 71 0 2 54.6% 0 14th
2017-18 5 13.0 77.15 5.31 - 73 0 0 56.1% 0 5th
Career 24 64.0 77.45 5.52 - 71 0 5 58.5% 0 4th

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Graduate Student

  • 2015-16Sophomore

  • 2016-17Junior

  • 2017-18Senior

  • 2017-18Senior