Three Huskies, led by SooBin Kim in fifth, are among the top 10 after the first of three rounds of the 2013 Pac-12 Women's Golf Championship at Valencia Country Club.
SooBin Kim, Ying Luo and Charlotte Thomas have come from Korea, Canada, China, England, and Singapore to become Huskies. Now they are anchoring the youngest, most talented team UW has had.
Photos from first round action at the Pac-12 Championships hosted by Washington State and Palouse Ridge Golf Course. (photos courtesy of WSU Athletics)
Photos from Sahalee Golf Club, site of the 2011 Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational.
Washington Notes
• Entered UW as a member of one of the school's top freshman classes in history, joining Cyd Okino and high school teammate SooBin Kim.
• Her 2012 scoring average of 75.09 ranks 14th lowest in team history and the second-best ever by a UW freshman.
• Notched three rounds under par, two in the 60s.
2011-12 (Freshman)
• One of three Huskies to compete in all 12 events.
• Scoring average of 75.09 ranked as 14th lowest in team history and the second-best ever by a UW freshman.
• Notched two top-10 finishes, six top-25 finishes.
• Went under par three times, including two scores of 69.
• Finished first or second among Huskies in four events.
• Recorded a season-best second-place at the Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational, shooting her season-best 215 (-1) at Sahalee Country Club.
• Shot 1-over-par 217 at the Rainbow Wahine Invitational to finish eighth.
Junior Golf and Personal: • Shot 7-under par (285) to win by three stokes over UW teammate SooBin Kim in the 2011 Royale Cup Canadian Junior Girls Championship at QGolf Club in Richmond, B.C. • Earned back-to-back British Columbia Junior Girls' Championships, taking the 2011 crown at the Eaglepoint Golf Resort in Kamloops, B.C. after shooting 8-under par 280. • Won 2010 B.C. Junior Girls' Championship after shooting 3-over par 291 at Victoria's Gorge Vale Golf Course. • Was recognized as a 2010 Rolex Junior All-American Honorable Mention Golfer. • Placed second at the AJGA Junior at Centennial and has obtained six top-10 finishes during her three-year AJGA career. • Ranked 9th by the CN Future Links Junior Boy's and Girl's Order of Merit, which recognizes Canada's top junior golfers. • Earned the No. 40 spot in the Polo Golf Rankings following two runner-up finishes during the 2010 season. • Graduated from Gleneagle Secondary School in Coquitlam, B.C, the same school as teammate SooBin Kim.
Jennifer Yang's CAREER STATISTICS
YEAR
ROUNDS
STROKES
AVG
LOW
2011-12
34
2550
75.00
69
CAREER
34
2550
75.00
69
Career Best Finish: T2nd, Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational, Oct. 3-5, 2011 Career Top-10 Finishes: 2 Career Best 54-Hole Score: 215, Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational, Oct. 3-5, 2011 Career Best 18-Hole Score: 69 (twice), last at Pac-12 Championship, April 29, 2012
