2017-18 Women's Golf Roster
Roster
Beth Wu
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Diamond Bar HS
- Hometown:
- Diamond Bar, Calif.
2017-2018
Wu was named to the All-Pac-12 Conference Honorable Mention ... posted a scoring average of 73.6, producing four Top 10s, eight under-par rounds and a pair of rounds in the 60s ... was solo fourth at the rain-shortened, Nanea Pac-12 Preview (-4, 142), closing with a 5-under 68 in round two ... was solo fifth at the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge (+2, 215), opening with a 1-under 70 ... tied for sixth at both the Stanford Intercollegiate (E, 213), closing with a 1-under 70, and the Battle at the Beach (-3, 210), finishing the BATB with a 5-under 66 ... tied for 16th at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate (+1, 217), closing with back-to-back, 1-under 71s ... opened with a 1-under 71 at the Wildcat Invitational (+6, 222), where she tied for 25th ... shot a 1-under 71 in round two at the NCAA Championship (+8, 296), where she tied for 38th ... also tied for 23rd at the Pac-12 Championships (+6, 222) and tied for 74th at the NCAA San Francisco Regional (+12, 228) ... was 4-0 in match play, going 3-0 at the SDSU March Mayhem and winning her quarterfinal contest against Arizona at the NCAA Championship.
SUMMER 2017
Reached the quarterfinals of the North and South Women's Amateur (T-4, +6, 148 in stroke play) ... made the round of 32 at the U.S. Women's Amateur (T-46, +5, 149 in stroke play).
2016-2017
Earned All-Pac-12 Conference Honorable Mention accolades ... appeared in 10 stroke-play tournaments and 27 rounds, recording a scoring average of 73.7, which was third on the team ... had eight under-par rounds and three in the 60s ... best finish of the season was a T-8 showing at the Stanford Intercollegiate (+2, 144), as she posted a 2-under 69 in the opening round ... added six additional finishes inside the Top 20 ... tied for 11th at the Pac-12 Championships (+6, 222), beginning with a 1-under 71 and a 2-under 70 ... tied for 12th at the Anuenue Spring Break Classic (+3, 219) ... tied for 13th at the Silverado Showdown (E, 216), notching a 4-under 68 in the first round ... tied for 14th at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate, finishing at 5-under 211 thanks to an opening-round 71 (-1) and a second-round 67 (-5) ... was 15th in the single round of stroke play at the East Lake Cup (+5, 77) ... tied for 17th at the Nanea Pac-12 Preview, opening the tournament with a 1-under 72 ... tied for 24th at the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge (+6, 219), tallying a second-round 70 (-1) ... tied for 45th at the NCAA Regional (+9, 225) ... was 1-0-2 at the Gifford Great 8 Collegiate Match Play.
SUMMER 2016
Won the Women's TRANS National GA Amateur Championship in July in Missouri, defeating the field by eight strokes (-7, 281) ... represented the United States at the Curtis Cup in June, posting a 1-3 record ... reached the second round of match play at the U.S. Women's Amateur in Springfield, Pa., tying for 33rd in stroke play.
2015-2016
Was named Honorable Mention All-American by the WGCA, as well as All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention ... held a scoring average of 73.0 in 10 tournaments and 29 rounds ... posted a pair of top 10's and seven top 20's, notching six under-par rounds and two in the 60's ... tied for fourth in the single round of stroke play at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic (-1, 71) ... tied for 10th at the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge (+3, 216) ... placed 12th in her collegiate debut, the ANNIKA Intercollegiate (-4, 212), shooting 3-under 69's (season bests) in the first and final rounds (Sept. 27 and 29) ... tied for 12th at the Pac-12 Championships (-1, 215) ... tied for 15th at the Nanea Pac-12 Preview (+4, 223) ... tied for 18th at the Bruin Wave Invitational (+9, 225) ... tied for 19th at the NCAA Regionals (+2, 218) ... tied for 27th at the NCAA Championships (+2, 290) ... went 6-3 in match play, going 4-0 at the SDSU March Mayhem at the Farms and 1-1 at the NCAA Championships.
SUMMER 2015
Reached the semifinals of the U.S. Women’s Amateur in Portland, Ore. … tied for ninth after stroke play with a two-under 142 … won her first two rounds by scores of 2 and 1 and 3 and 1 before playing now teammate Lydia Choi in the third round, which Wu won 5 and 4 … picked up a 5 and 4 victory in the quarterfinals before losing 4 and 2 in the semifinals … was second at the 113th Women’s North and South Amateur (Pinehurst, N.C.) … placed second at the Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship (-4, 284) in Saskatoon, Canada … finished the year first in the Golfweek junior rankings.
AMATEUR GOLF
Was a three-time AJGA All-American … is the only back-to-back winner of the ANNIKA Invitational (2013-2014) … was second at both the 2014 Yani Tseng Invitational and the '14 Junior PGA Championship … was on the winning side for the 2014 Wyndham Cup (West team) and the '14 Junior Ryder Cup ... won the stroke play portion of the 2014 U.S. Women’s Amateur (-3, 137), advancing to the round of 64 … tied for fourth at the U.S. Girls Junior Championship in 2014 with a two-under 142, advancing to the quarterfinals ... went 3-0 in helping the U.S. win the 2013 Junior Solheim Cup.
DIAMOND BAR HIGH SCHOOL
Wu played four years of varsity golf at Diamond Bar High School in Diamond Bar, Calif. under coach Tony McCabe … was a four-time league MVP … was the 2012 CIF Southern Section Individual Champion … helped DBHS to a 2014 CIF Team State Championship and three CIF Southern Section Team titles.
PERSONAL
Born Bethany Carol Wu in Whittier, Calif. … parents are Peiling and Eng-tai Wu … has an older sister, Justine … chose to attend UCLA because it is one of the best colleges in the country both academically and athletically … says her biggest athletic thrill was playing in the 2014 Junior Ryder Cup in Scotland, and also getting to play nine holes on the Ryder Cup course in front of thousands of people … favorite athletes are golfer Jordan Spieth and soccer player Alex Morgan … thing she likes the most about golf is meeting friends from all over the world … favorites include actress Jennifer Lawrence and musical artists Maroon 5, Sam Smith, Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift … majoring in Asian American studies.
| YEAR | STARTS | ROUNDS | WINS | TOP 10 | TOP 20 | UNDER PAR | UNDER 70 | AVG. | LOW |
| 2015-2016 | 10 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 73.0 | 69 |
| 2016-2017 | 10 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 73.7 | 67 |
| 2017-2018 | 12 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 73.6 | 66 |
| TOTALS | 32 | 90 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 7 | 73.4 | 66 |
