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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)
  • WGCA All-American Scholar (2024)
  • Scoring average: 72.13
  • Rounds: 62
  • Total Strokes: 4,472
  • Top-10 Finishes: 7
  • Top-20 Finishes: 11
  • Rounds at Par or Better: 37/62
  • Rounds in the 60s: 15/62
  • 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 Junior (2024-25) • through Oct. 30, 2024

  • Preseason Second Team All-America (Golf Channel)
  • Fall ANNIKA Award Watch List
  • Scoring average: 71.56
  • Rounds: 9
  • Total Strokes: 644
  • Top-10 Finishes: 1
  • Top-20 Finishes: 2
  • Rounds at Par or Better: 7/9
  • Rounds in the 60s: 2/9
  • Low round: -4 (Nanea Invitational First Round, 69)
  • Low tournament: -7 (Nanea Invitational, 212)
  • Best finish: T4th (Nanea Invitational)
  • Tied for 15th at The Molly Intercollegiate (75-71-72=218, +2)

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
  • WGCA All-American Scholar
  • 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: T2nd (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.
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