Kelly Xu Season 2023-24
Height5-7
Academic YearSophomore
HometownClaremont, Calif.
Career
- NCAA Team Champion (2024)
- Pac-12 Team Champion (2024)
- WGCA Second Team All-American (2024)
- Golfweek Second Team All-American (2024)
- All-Pac-12 (2024)
- Scoring average: 72.23
- Rounds: 53
- Total Strokes: 3,828
- Top-10 Finishes: 6
- Top-20 Finishes: 9
- Rounds at Par or Better: 30/53
- Rounds in the 60s: 13/53
- Low round: -7 (2024 Pac-12 Championship Third Round, 65)
- Low tournament: -10 (twice - most recent, 2024 Pac-12 Championship, 206)
- Best finish: 2nd (twice - most recent, 2024 NCAA Cle Elum Regional)
As A Sophomore (2023-24) • NCAA Team Champion, Pac-12 Team Champion
- WGCA Second Team All-American
- Golfweek Second Team All-American
- All-Pac-12
- Scoring average: 71.82
- Rounds: 28
- Total Strokes: 2,011
- Top-10 Finishes: 4
- Top-20 Finishes: 6
- Rounds at Par or Better: 18/28
- Rounds in the 60s: 7/28
- Low round: -7 (Pac-12 Championship Third Round, 65)
- Low tournament: -10 (twice - most recent, Pac-12 Championship, 206)
- Best finish: 2nd (twice - most recent, NCAA Cle Elum Regional)
- Finished 2nd at the Pac-12 Championship (72-69-65=206, -10)
- Finished 3rd at the Stanford Intercollegiate (70-69-69=208, -5)
- Finished 6th at the Stephens Cup (70-69-71=210, -6)
- Beat No. 8 Auburn in the NCAA Quarterfinals for the clinching point, 4&2
- Beat No. 4 USC in the NCAA Semifinals for the clinching point, 3&2
- Beat No. 6 UCLA in the NCAA Championship Finals, 4&3
As A Freshman (2022-23)
- Scoring average: 72.68
- Rounds: 25
- Total Strokes: 1,817
- Top-10 Finishes: 2
- Top-20 Finishes: 3
- Rounds at Par or Better: 12/25
- Rounds in the 60s: 6/25
- Low round: -4 (NCAA Pullman Regional 1st Round, 68)
- Low tournament: -10 (2023 NCAA Pullman Regional, 206)
- Best finish: Tied for 2nd (2023 Silicon Valley Showcase)
- Tied for 8th at NCAA Pullman Regional (68-69-69-=206, -10)
- Beat No. 8 Pepperdine in NCAA Quarterfinals, 1 up
- Beat No. 5 USC in NCAA Semifinals, 2&1
Prior To Stanford
- Graduated from Claremont High School
- Four-time letterwinner in golf (2019-22)
- Three-time captain (2020-22)
- AJGA first team All-American and two-time second team All-American
- SCGA Women's Player of the Year (2021)
- Ladies National Golf Association's Amateur Champion (2022)
- SCGA Women's Amateur Champion (2021)
- Two-time SCGA Junior Amateur Champion (2020, 2021)
- Three-time AJGA winner (Alison Lee/Under Armour Open (2021); Brendan Steele Junior All Star (2019); Kia Junior Open (2019)
- Made Round of 16 at US Girls Junior (2019)
- Top-20 ranked junior player and No. 195 in World Amateur Golf Ranking at time of enrollment
- Named league and team MVP
- Two-time state championship appearances
- First female champion at Augusta National (Inaugural Drive Chip Putt, age 7-9 group)
Personal
- Daughter of Tong Zhao and Yufeng Xu
- Has one sister, Kristina
- Born in Novi, Mich.
Women's Golf
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March Begins with Juli Inkster Invitational
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Spring Season Starts in Hawaii
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Stanford Heads to Dallas for Stephens Cup
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Big Match Returns for Fourth Installment
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Cardinal Begins Season at Pebble Beach
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Title Defense Ramps Up At Regionals
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Postseason Begins At Pac-12s
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Regular Season Wrapup
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Anuenue Spring Break Classic
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Back on the Course
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Spring Season Tees Off
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Home Sweet Home
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