2017-18 Women's Golf Roster
Biography
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SENIOR (2017-18) - WGCA All-American Scholar ... Mountain West Scholar Athlete and part of the All-MW academic team ... Set the single season scoring average record at 74.03 … Played in all 10 events … Led the team by making 69 birdies, sixth most in a single season … Finished in a tie for fourth place at the Mountain West Championship, helping Nevada to a fifth place team finish, its best in the past three years … Recorded her best finish of the year (third) at the Rose City Collegiate, tying her career best finish … Collected 352 pars on the year, which led the team, and made one eagle at The Rebel Beach … Notched a season low round of 69 at the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown … Had 10 par or better rounds during the season, the most in a single season in program history … Recorded six top 15 finishes in 10 events played, including two top fives … Finished the year with top 15 finishes in five of her last six events … Played the year at 61-over par … Finished her career with the scoring average record (74.97) and ranks second in career par or better rounds (21), fourth in career birdies (202) and tied for seventh in career top 10 finishes (6).
JUNIOR (2016-17) – Mountain West Scholar Athlete and part of the All-MW academic team … WGCA All-American Scholar ... Played in eight of the 11 events of the year and finished with a season scoring average of 75.9 … Turned in a season-low round of 70 at the Juli Inkster Spartan Invitational … Her best tournament score to par of the season was a 4-over showing at the season opener, the Ptarmigan Ram Classic … Tied for seventh at the Sacramento State Invitational, her best finish of the season … Collected three top 15 finishes on the year … Recorded 39 birdies, including a season-high nine at the Ptarmigan Ram Classic … Made 247 pars on the year, fifth-most on the team … Finished the year at 85-over par.
SOPHOMORE (2015-16) – Mountain West Golfer of the Week (4/6) … Mountain West Scholar Athlete and part of the All-MW academic team … WGCA All-American Scholar … Posted her best finish of the year, her first collegiate top five, a third place finish at the Cowgirl Classic … Competed in nine of 10 events this year … Finished tied for 17th at the MW Championship … Recorded one top five, two top 10s and four top 15 finishes during the season … Shot the second-lowest round in program history, a 67, at the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown where she concluded the three rounds at 7-under par and an 18th place showing … Led the team in a multitude of categories including scoring average (74.28), par 3 scoring (2.98), pars per round (11.96) and sand saves (60.9 percent) … Ranked second on the team in birdies (53), fairways hit (73.6 percent) and par 4 scoring (4.24) … Her scoring average of 74.28 is the second-best vs. par in a single-season at Nevada … Her par 3 scoring average of 2.98 is the best single-season average in program history.
FRESHMAN (2014-15) – Academic All-Mountain West honors … Mountain West Scholar Athlete … WGCA All-American Scholar … Took part in six spring events ... Placed a season-best 11th at the Mountain West Championships with a 224, good enough for +8 ... Placed 25th in the Cowgirl Classic to help her team to the eighth victory in program history ... Shot an average of 75.92 … Competed in all four fall events of her freshman season ... Placed 17th with a +5 in her first collegiate tournament.
HIGH SCHOOL – Graduate of Pakuranga Secondary in Auckland, New Zealand ... Was a member of the 2011 Tiger Championship ... Also a member of the 2011, 2012 and 2013 Interprovincial Champions ... Made the 2013 New Zealand foursomes ... Most memorable moments were winning the Junior Tiger which allowed her to go to Disneyland and play in the Junior Worlds, and also shooting a five-under 69 at the 2014 New Zealand stroke play.
PERSONAL – Born Celyn Li Li Khoo ... Daughter of Donna and TC Khoo ... Youngest sister of Calvin Khoo and Caryn Khoo ... Chose Nevada over James Madison and Mississippi State to play golf with her sister Caryn ... Loves guinea pigs and dogs ... Loves watching TV and anything that makes her laugh ... Sports hero is Ryan Sheckler.
Statistics/Records
Season Low Round: 69, Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown
Season Low Tournament Score (to par): -1, Rose City Collegiate
Season Best Tournament Finish: 3rd, Rose City Collegiate
Career Low Round: 67, Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown (2015)
Career Low Tournament Score (to par): -7, Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown (2015)
Career Best Tournament Finish: 3rd, Cowgirl Classic (2016); Rose City Collegiate (2017)
Historical Player Information