2019-20 Women's Golf Roster
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Spitz, Emma
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Emma Spitz
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Vienna, Austria
Bio
Career Highlights
- Honda Sport Award Finalist for Golf (2020-2021)
- 3-time ANNIKA Award Finalist (2021-22, 2020-2021, 2019-2020)
- 3-time WGCA First Team All-American (2021-2022, 2020-2021, 2019-2020)
- 2-time All-Pac-12 First Team honoree (2021-2022, 2020-2021)
- 6-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll member (Winter - 2022, 2021, 2020; Spring - 2022, 2021; Fall - 2020)
Record Book
Spitz ranks fourth all-time on UCLA's career scoring average list at 71.74 (82 rounds/5,883 strokes) ... tied for 10th all-time on UCLA's career wins list (3) ... tied for fifth all-time on UCLA's under-par rounds lists (41) ... tied for 7th all-time on UCLA's top 10 finishes list (20).
2021-2022
Spitz was named a WGCA First Team All-American and Golfweek First Team All-American as well as selected to the All-Pac-12 Team … honored as an ANNIKA Award Finalist … in 11 events and 33 rounds, she led the Bruins with a 72.1 scoring average, six top 10 finishes, 14 rounds under par and six sub-70 rounds … finished the season as the No. 7-ranked women's collegiate golfer, per Golfweek ... medaled at the Chambers Bay Invitational, shooting the only under-par score at the tournament (-1, 215) … was UCLA’s top golfer in seven events … finished a team-high five tournaments under par … shot 11-under and averaged 71.0 strokes in second round play … finished runner-up and shot under par in all three rounds at two events: the Nanea Pac-12 Preview (par 73; 72-70-69) and the PING/ASU Invitational (par 72; 71-69-69) … lowest score of the season was a 4-under 67 in the third round of the Stanford Intercollegiate (Oct. 17) … tied for 3rd to lead the Bruins at the NCAA Tallahassee Regional after shooting a pair of 2-under 70s in rounds one and two (-2, 214) … ended her collegiate career with another top 10 postseason finish in stroke play at the NCAA Championships (T-9th; +3, 291) … won her match play contest in the NCAA Quarterfinals versus Auburn (May 24) … tied for 16th at the Lamkin Invitational (+3, 219) … tied for 11th at The Blessings Collegiate Invitational (+3, 219) … finished the season as the No. 7-ranked women’s golfer in the nation (GolfStat) … tied for 12th at the Augusta National Women's Amateur (+5, 221) ... 33/33 counting score rounds.
2020-2021
Spitz became the 12th Bruin to be a finalist for the Honda Sport Award for Golf presented annually by the CWSA following a runner-up finish at the NCAA Championships in Scottsdale (-7, 281) ... was also a WGCA First Team All-American, ANNIKA Award finalist and a member of the All-Pac-12 Conference First Team for the second year in a row ... finished the season as the No. 7-ranked women's collegiate golfer, per Golfweek ... at the NCAA Championships, she shot under par in her final three rounds, including a 4-under 68 in the final round to put herself within one stroke of tying the individual champion ... the top finisher for the Bruins in seven of nine events and placed in the Top 4 in seven events ... posted a 71.6 scoring average, with 16 of her 27 rounds being under par, including six in the 60s ... was a combined 15-under in her last two tournaments of the season, winning the second event of her career at the NCAA Louisville Regional (-8, 208) with a 5-under 67 and 4-under 68 in the final two rounds to win by five strokes ... recorded a second-place finish at the Sun Devil Winter Classic (-6, 210) thanks to three under-par rounds, including an opening, 3-under 69 ... tied for second at the Lamkin Invitational (-1, 215), shooting a pair of 2-under 70s ... tied for third at The Match in the Desert (E, 144) and the Silverado Showdown (-2, 214) and was solo fourth at the Bruin Wave Invitational (+7, 223) ... tied for third at the Augusta National Women's Amateur (+2, 218) and tied for 10th at the Pac-12 Championship (+1, 214).
Summer/Winter 2020
Spitz tied for fourth at the European Ladies' Amateur Championship (-11, 273), just two shots back of first ... participated in the U.S. Women's Open in December ... helped the International Team defeat USA 40.5-19.5 at the 2020 Arnold Palmer Cup ... also finished first at the Austrian Stroke Play Championship, Austrian Stroke Play U21, Austrian International Amateur and Austrian Match Play.
2019-2020
Spitz was an ANNIKA Award finalist, and a WGCA and Golfweek First Team All-American, leading UCLA in scoring average (71.4) ... was the lone Bruin to play in all eight events and 22 rounds ... finished the season as the No. 7-ranked women's collegiate golfer, per Golfweek ... recorded her first collegiate victory at the Bruin Wave Invitational, overcoming a six-shot deficit to share medalist honors ... shot a final-round, 3-under 69, finishing at 5-under 211 following a pair of 1-under 71s in the first two rounds ... was a combined 8-under for the season, including 6-under in opening rounds and 11-under in second rounds ... placed in the Top 10 in six of her eight tournaments, posting 11 under-par rounds and six rounds in the 60s ... was third at the Golfweek Conference Challenge (-8, 208), closing with rounds of 5-under 67 and 4-under 68 ... was fourth at the Tri-Match in the Desert vs. Arizona State and Denver (-1, 71) and tied for seventh at both the Nanea Pac-12 Preview (-4, 215) and the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge (-2, 211) ... opened those two tournaments with a pair of under-par rounds, including a 4-under 69 in round one at Nanea and a 5-under 66 in round two at the NGRC ... tied for 10th at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate and tied for 11th at the Stanford Intercollegiate (-1, 212), posting a 2-under 69 in round two ... was invited to the 2020 Augusta National Women's Amateur (canceled due to COVID-19).
Amateur Golf
Spitz was one of 30 players to tee it up at the inaugural Augusta National Women's Amateur Championship in 2018 ... took part in the 2019 AIG Women's British Open ... won the stroke play portion of the 2018 Girls' British Open Amateur by five shots, and would go on to win the 18-hole match play title to become the first Austrian to win the event ... was a member of the 2018 European Junior Ryder Cup and '17 European Junior Solheim Cup teams ... earned a bronze medal at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Argentina ... won the 2019 Slovenian Amateur Championship ... finished second at the '19 Austrian Stroke Play Championship ... placed 11th at the '19 European Ladies' Amateur Championship.
Personal
Born Emma Valtenina Spitz in Vienna, Austria ... parents are Sonja and Heinz Spitz, who are both doctors ... has an older brother, Moritz ... chose to attend UCLA because she believes it can help her achieve her goals in golf and academics ... thing she likes the most about playing golf is facing a new challenge every day ... hobbies include playing ice hockey and skiing ... biggest athletic thrill was winning the 2018 Girls' British Open Amateur in front of a huge crowd, including her parents, which made it even more special ... favorites include actress Blake Lively, singer Shawn Mendes, eating pasta and sushi and golfer Rory McIlroy ... psychology major.
Emma Spitz's Career Statistics
- Honda Sport Award Finalist for Golf (2020-2021)
- 3-time ANNIKA Award Finalist (2021-22, 2020-2021, 2019-2020)
- 3-time WGCA First Team All-American (2021-2022, 2020-2021, 2019-2020)
- 2-time All-Pac-12 First Team honoree (2021-2022, 2020-2021)
- 6-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll member (Winter - 2022, 2021, 2020; Spring - 2022, 2021; Fall - 2020)
Record Book
Spitz ranks fourth all-time on UCLA's career scoring average list at 71.74 (82 rounds/5,883 strokes) ... tied for 10th all-time on UCLA's career wins list (3) ... tied for fifth all-time on UCLA's under-par rounds lists (41) ... tied for 7th all-time on UCLA's top 10 finishes list (20).
2021-2022
Spitz was named a WGCA First Team All-American and Golfweek First Team All-American as well as selected to the All-Pac-12 Team … honored as an ANNIKA Award Finalist … in 11 events and 33 rounds, she led the Bruins with a 72.1 scoring average, six top 10 finishes, 14 rounds under par and six sub-70 rounds … finished the season as the No. 7-ranked women's collegiate golfer, per Golfweek ... medaled at the Chambers Bay Invitational, shooting the only under-par score at the tournament (-1, 215) … was UCLA’s top golfer in seven events … finished a team-high five tournaments under par … shot 11-under and averaged 71.0 strokes in second round play … finished runner-up and shot under par in all three rounds at two events: the Nanea Pac-12 Preview (par 73; 72-70-69) and the PING/ASU Invitational (par 72; 71-69-69) … lowest score of the season was a 4-under 67 in the third round of the Stanford Intercollegiate (Oct. 17) … tied for 3rd to lead the Bruins at the NCAA Tallahassee Regional after shooting a pair of 2-under 70s in rounds one and two (-2, 214) … ended her collegiate career with another top 10 postseason finish in stroke play at the NCAA Championships (T-9th; +3, 291) … won her match play contest in the NCAA Quarterfinals versus Auburn (May 24) … tied for 16th at the Lamkin Invitational (+3, 219) … tied for 11th at The Blessings Collegiate Invitational (+3, 219) … finished the season as the No. 7-ranked women’s golfer in the nation (GolfStat) … tied for 12th at the Augusta National Women's Amateur (+5, 221) ... 33/33 counting score rounds.
2020-2021
Spitz became the 12th Bruin to be a finalist for the Honda Sport Award for Golf presented annually by the CWSA following a runner-up finish at the NCAA Championships in Scottsdale (-7, 281) ... was also a WGCA First Team All-American, ANNIKA Award finalist and a member of the All-Pac-12 Conference First Team for the second year in a row ... finished the season as the No. 7-ranked women's collegiate golfer, per Golfweek ... at the NCAA Championships, she shot under par in her final three rounds, including a 4-under 68 in the final round to put herself within one stroke of tying the individual champion ... the top finisher for the Bruins in seven of nine events and placed in the Top 4 in seven events ... posted a 71.6 scoring average, with 16 of her 27 rounds being under par, including six in the 60s ... was a combined 15-under in her last two tournaments of the season, winning the second event of her career at the NCAA Louisville Regional (-8, 208) with a 5-under 67 and 4-under 68 in the final two rounds to win by five strokes ... recorded a second-place finish at the Sun Devil Winter Classic (-6, 210) thanks to three under-par rounds, including an opening, 3-under 69 ... tied for second at the Lamkin Invitational (-1, 215), shooting a pair of 2-under 70s ... tied for third at The Match in the Desert (E, 144) and the Silverado Showdown (-2, 214) and was solo fourth at the Bruin Wave Invitational (+7, 223) ... tied for third at the Augusta National Women's Amateur (+2, 218) and tied for 10th at the Pac-12 Championship (+1, 214).
Summer/Winter 2020
Spitz tied for fourth at the European Ladies' Amateur Championship (-11, 273), just two shots back of first ... participated in the U.S. Women's Open in December ... helped the International Team defeat USA 40.5-19.5 at the 2020 Arnold Palmer Cup ... also finished first at the Austrian Stroke Play Championship, Austrian Stroke Play U21, Austrian International Amateur and Austrian Match Play.
2019-2020
Spitz was an ANNIKA Award finalist, and a WGCA and Golfweek First Team All-American, leading UCLA in scoring average (71.4) ... was the lone Bruin to play in all eight events and 22 rounds ... finished the season as the No. 7-ranked women's collegiate golfer, per Golfweek ... recorded her first collegiate victory at the Bruin Wave Invitational, overcoming a six-shot deficit to share medalist honors ... shot a final-round, 3-under 69, finishing at 5-under 211 following a pair of 1-under 71s in the first two rounds ... was a combined 8-under for the season, including 6-under in opening rounds and 11-under in second rounds ... placed in the Top 10 in six of her eight tournaments, posting 11 under-par rounds and six rounds in the 60s ... was third at the Golfweek Conference Challenge (-8, 208), closing with rounds of 5-under 67 and 4-under 68 ... was fourth at the Tri-Match in the Desert vs. Arizona State and Denver (-1, 71) and tied for seventh at both the Nanea Pac-12 Preview (-4, 215) and the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge (-2, 211) ... opened those two tournaments with a pair of under-par rounds, including a 4-under 69 in round one at Nanea and a 5-under 66 in round two at the NGRC ... tied for 10th at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate and tied for 11th at the Stanford Intercollegiate (-1, 212), posting a 2-under 69 in round two ... was invited to the 2020 Augusta National Women's Amateur (canceled due to COVID-19).
Amateur Golf
Spitz was one of 30 players to tee it up at the inaugural Augusta National Women's Amateur Championship in 2018 ... took part in the 2019 AIG Women's British Open ... won the stroke play portion of the 2018 Girls' British Open Amateur by five shots, and would go on to win the 18-hole match play title to become the first Austrian to win the event ... was a member of the 2018 European Junior Ryder Cup and '17 European Junior Solheim Cup teams ... earned a bronze medal at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Argentina ... won the 2019 Slovenian Amateur Championship ... finished second at the '19 Austrian Stroke Play Championship ... placed 11th at the '19 European Ladies' Amateur Championship.
Personal
Born Emma Valtenina Spitz in Vienna, Austria ... parents are Sonja and Heinz Spitz, who are both doctors ... has an older brother, Moritz ... chose to attend UCLA because she believes it can help her achieve her goals in golf and academics ... thing she likes the most about playing golf is facing a new challenge every day ... hobbies include playing ice hockey and skiing ... biggest athletic thrill was winning the 2018 Girls' British Open Amateur in front of a huge crowd, including her parents, which made it even more special ... favorites include actress Blake Lively, singer Shawn Mendes, eating pasta and sushi and golfer Rory McIlroy ... psychology major.
Emma Spitz's Career Statistics
| YEAR | STARTS | ROUNDS | WINS | TOP 10 | TOP 20 | UNDER PAR | UNDER 70 | AVG. | LOW |
| 2019-2020 | 8 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 71.4 | 66 |
| 2020-2021 | 9 | 27 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 71.2 | 67 |
| 2021-2022 | 11 | 33 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 72.1 | 67 |
| TOTALS | 28 | 82 | 3 | 20 | 24 | 41 | 18 | 71.7 | 66 |
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