2019-20 Women's Golf Roster
Roster
Galdiano, Mariel

Mariel Galdiano
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Punahou School
- Hometown:
- Pearl City, Hawai'i
Bio
SUMMER 2019
Galdiano represented the United States at the Arnold Palmer Cup in Arkansas, earning a point in the first mixed fourball match ... also played at the U.S. Women's Amateur.
2018-2019
Was named Golfweek Third Team All-American and WGCA Honorable Mention All-American, as well as All-Pac-12 First Team ... was a finalist for the ANNIKA Award ... second on the team with a 72.9 scoring average, recording four Top 10s, eight Top 20s, nine under-par rounds and four rounds in the 60s ... posted the first two wins of her career at the Golfweek Conference Challenge and the Stanford Intercollegiate ... shot under par in all three rounds at the Golfweek Challenge, finishing at 13-under 203 on a 2-under 70, a 4-under 68 and a 7-under 65 ... followed that up by sharing medalist honors at Stanford (-8, 205) thanks to a second-round, 9-under 62, which marked the lowest one-round score in UCLA history and tied for the lowest Bruin round in relation to par ... eight of her nine under-par rounds came during the fall ... shot a 2-under 214 (T-18) at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate, recording a 1-under 71 in round one and a 3-under 69 in round two ... recorded two other top 10 finishes at the Bruin Wave Invitational (T-3, +8, 224) and the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge (T-8, +4, 217), shooting a 1-under 70 in the final round of the NGRC ... tied for 11th at the Silverado Showdown (+5, 221) and tied for 12th at the Nanea Pac-12 Preview (E, 219), shooting a pair of 1-under 72s to end the Nanea ... tied for 13th at the Pac-12 Women's Golf Championship (+5, 218) ... was a combined 9-under in her second rounds ... also played in the LPGA Tour's Kia Classic ... named to the Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention Team.
SUMMER 2018
Was a part of the winning Curtis Cup team for the United States, earning two points in three matches ... won her singles match and also gained a point in four-ball with Bruin teammate Lilia Vu ... also helped Team USA to a victory at the Arnold Palmer Cup, recording two points in mixed foursomes and singles ... tied for eighth at the Canadian Women's Amateur Championship (-3, 281).
2017-2018
Was named a Second Team All-American by both the WGCA and Golfweek, while also being named First Team All-Pac-12 Conference ... was third on the team with a 72.3 scoring average, recording six Top 10s, 16 under-par rounds and nine rounds in the 60s ... was outstanding in her last two tournaments of the season, tying for third at the NCAA San Francisco Regional and tying for seventh at the NCAA Championship stroke play ... started with a 6-under 66 and closed with a 3-under 69 at Regionals to finish at 6-under 210 ... posted a pair of under-par rounds at the NCAA Championship (-1, 287), winning her quarterfinal match play contest over Arizona ... finished under par in six tournaments ... was a combined 1-under in her round twos and 5-under in her round threes ... was solo second at the Wildcat Invitational (-11, 205), shooting a pair of 3-under 69s and a final-round, 5-under 67, while also placing second in the single round of stroke play at the SDSU March Mayhem (-2, 70) ... tied for fourth at the Bruin Wave Invitational (+8, 224) and tied for fifth at the Nanea Pac-12 Preview (-2, 144) ... was solo 11th at the Stanford Intercollegiate (+3, 216) and tied for 11th at both the ANNIKA Intercollegiate (-1, 215) and the Battle at the Beach (E, 213) ... was 29th at the Pac-12 Championships (+9, 225) ... named to the Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention Team.
SUMMER 2017
Won individual and team gold for Team USA at the World University Games in Taiwan in August, posting a three-round score of 8-under 208 to win by four strokes ... tied for 11th at the U.S. Women's Amateur Championship (-1, 143) and tied for 13th at the Canadian Women's Amateur (+7, 287) ... participated in her fourth U.S. Women's Open.
2016-2017
Was a Second Team Golfweek All-American and Honorable Mention WGCA All-American ... earned All-Pac-12 Conference First Team accolades ... appeared in 10 stroke-play events and 27 rounds, recording a scoring average of 72.4, which was second on the team ... tallied 11 under-par rounds and five in the 60s ... had five Top 10s, including runner-up finishes at the Nanea Pac-12 Preview (-4, 215) and the Pac-12 Championships (-1, 215) ... tied a season-low round to par with a 5-under 68 at the Nanea, also producing a 1-under 72 in round two ... closed Pac-12s with a 3-under 69 ... tied for third at the Bruin Wave Invitational (+4, 223) ... was fourth at the Anuenue Spring Break Classic (-3, 213), recording a second-round 71 (-1) and a final-round 67 (-5) ... tied for fifth in the single round of stroke play at the East Lake Cup (-1, 71) ... also finished inside the Top 20 in two more events with a T-11 at the Silverado Showdown (-2, 214) and a T-17 at the NCAA Regional (+2, 218) ... opened the Silverado with a 4-under 68, while closing the NCAA Regional with a 2-under 70 ... shot a 2-under 70 in her first collegiate round at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate, tying for 27th (E, 216) at the event ... also posted under-par first rounds at the Stanford Intercollegiate (-1, 70) and the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge (-2, 69) ... had her score count in 26 of 27 rounds ... was under par for the year in her first rounds (-1) and final rounds (-9) ... went 2-1 at the Gifford Great 8 Collegiate Match Play.
SUMMER 2016
Represented the United States at the Curtis Cup (2-2 in match play) and the Women's World Amateur Team Championship (T-29, +8, 296) ... shot a championship-record, 9-under 133 to earn medalist honors at the U.S. Women's Amateur, breaking the previous lowest 36-hole score by two shots ... her second-round 65 (-6) tied for the lowest score in the tournament and equaled the second-lowest round ever at a U.S. Women's Am ... fell in extra holes in the first round of match play ... tied for second at the Junior PGA Championship in August (-5, 208), setting the Wannamoisett Country Club's competitive course record with a 64 in round one ... was third at the AJGA Yani Tseng.
PRE-UCLA AMATEUR GOLF
Was a three-time Rolex All-American, earning First Team honors in 2015 and Second Team accolades in 2013 and 2014 ... finished 42nd at the 2015 U.S. Women's Open (+6, 286) ... also played in the 2011 and 2013 U.S. Women's Opens ... won the 2015 Canadian Women's Amateur by one shot over Bruin teammate Beth Wu ... also won the '15 Joanne Winter Arizona Silver Belle Championships ... was the runner-up at the 2015 Junior PGA and the Polo Golf Junior Classic ... reached the round of 32 at the '15 U.S. Women's Amateur and the round of 64 at the U.S. Girls' Junior ... finished inside the Top 15 in all six of her 2015 AJGA events, including a third-place showing at the Rolex Girls Junior Championships.
PUNAHOU SCHOOL
Galdiano played four years of golf at Punahou School in Honolulu, Hawai'i ... was the Hawaii High School Athletic Association individual State Champion three years in a row (2013-2015) ... named the Interscholastic League of Honolulu Player of the Year in 2014 and 2015 ... helped Punahou to four HHSAA team titles ... coached by Ed Kageyama.
PERSONAL
Born Mariel Lancy Galdiano in Honolulu, Hawai'i ... parents are Marivic and Rogelio Galdiano ... is an only child ... chose to attend UCLA because of its dedication and excellence in education and athletics ... things she likes the most about golf are how you can keep improving daily, as well as the many opportunities that come with it ... biggest athletic thrill so far was being able to participate in four U.S. Women's Opens ... athlete she admires the most is Lydia Ko ... favorites include actress Jennifer Lawrence, the Golden State Warriors and its star Stephen Curry and singers Justin Bieber and Drake ... hobbies include hiking, shopping and finding new music ... majoring in psychology.
Mariel Galdiano's Career Statistics
Galdiano represented the United States at the Arnold Palmer Cup in Arkansas, earning a point in the first mixed fourball match ... also played at the U.S. Women's Amateur.
2018-2019
Was named Golfweek Third Team All-American and WGCA Honorable Mention All-American, as well as All-Pac-12 First Team ... was a finalist for the ANNIKA Award ... second on the team with a 72.9 scoring average, recording four Top 10s, eight Top 20s, nine under-par rounds and four rounds in the 60s ... posted the first two wins of her career at the Golfweek Conference Challenge and the Stanford Intercollegiate ... shot under par in all three rounds at the Golfweek Challenge, finishing at 13-under 203 on a 2-under 70, a 4-under 68 and a 7-under 65 ... followed that up by sharing medalist honors at Stanford (-8, 205) thanks to a second-round, 9-under 62, which marked the lowest one-round score in UCLA history and tied for the lowest Bruin round in relation to par ... eight of her nine under-par rounds came during the fall ... shot a 2-under 214 (T-18) at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate, recording a 1-under 71 in round one and a 3-under 69 in round two ... recorded two other top 10 finishes at the Bruin Wave Invitational (T-3, +8, 224) and the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge (T-8, +4, 217), shooting a 1-under 70 in the final round of the NGRC ... tied for 11th at the Silverado Showdown (+5, 221) and tied for 12th at the Nanea Pac-12 Preview (E, 219), shooting a pair of 1-under 72s to end the Nanea ... tied for 13th at the Pac-12 Women's Golf Championship (+5, 218) ... was a combined 9-under in her second rounds ... also played in the LPGA Tour's Kia Classic ... named to the Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention Team.
SUMMER 2018
Was a part of the winning Curtis Cup team for the United States, earning two points in three matches ... won her singles match and also gained a point in four-ball with Bruin teammate Lilia Vu ... also helped Team USA to a victory at the Arnold Palmer Cup, recording two points in mixed foursomes and singles ... tied for eighth at the Canadian Women's Amateur Championship (-3, 281).
2017-2018
Was named a Second Team All-American by both the WGCA and Golfweek, while also being named First Team All-Pac-12 Conference ... was third on the team with a 72.3 scoring average, recording six Top 10s, 16 under-par rounds and nine rounds in the 60s ... was outstanding in her last two tournaments of the season, tying for third at the NCAA San Francisco Regional and tying for seventh at the NCAA Championship stroke play ... started with a 6-under 66 and closed with a 3-under 69 at Regionals to finish at 6-under 210 ... posted a pair of under-par rounds at the NCAA Championship (-1, 287), winning her quarterfinal match play contest over Arizona ... finished under par in six tournaments ... was a combined 1-under in her round twos and 5-under in her round threes ... was solo second at the Wildcat Invitational (-11, 205), shooting a pair of 3-under 69s and a final-round, 5-under 67, while also placing second in the single round of stroke play at the SDSU March Mayhem (-2, 70) ... tied for fourth at the Bruin Wave Invitational (+8, 224) and tied for fifth at the Nanea Pac-12 Preview (-2, 144) ... was solo 11th at the Stanford Intercollegiate (+3, 216) and tied for 11th at both the ANNIKA Intercollegiate (-1, 215) and the Battle at the Beach (E, 213) ... was 29th at the Pac-12 Championships (+9, 225) ... named to the Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention Team.
SUMMER 2017
Won individual and team gold for Team USA at the World University Games in Taiwan in August, posting a three-round score of 8-under 208 to win by four strokes ... tied for 11th at the U.S. Women's Amateur Championship (-1, 143) and tied for 13th at the Canadian Women's Amateur (+7, 287) ... participated in her fourth U.S. Women's Open.
2016-2017
Was a Second Team Golfweek All-American and Honorable Mention WGCA All-American ... earned All-Pac-12 Conference First Team accolades ... appeared in 10 stroke-play events and 27 rounds, recording a scoring average of 72.4, which was second on the team ... tallied 11 under-par rounds and five in the 60s ... had five Top 10s, including runner-up finishes at the Nanea Pac-12 Preview (-4, 215) and the Pac-12 Championships (-1, 215) ... tied a season-low round to par with a 5-under 68 at the Nanea, also producing a 1-under 72 in round two ... closed Pac-12s with a 3-under 69 ... tied for third at the Bruin Wave Invitational (+4, 223) ... was fourth at the Anuenue Spring Break Classic (-3, 213), recording a second-round 71 (-1) and a final-round 67 (-5) ... tied for fifth in the single round of stroke play at the East Lake Cup (-1, 71) ... also finished inside the Top 20 in two more events with a T-11 at the Silverado Showdown (-2, 214) and a T-17 at the NCAA Regional (+2, 218) ... opened the Silverado with a 4-under 68, while closing the NCAA Regional with a 2-under 70 ... shot a 2-under 70 in her first collegiate round at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate, tying for 27th (E, 216) at the event ... also posted under-par first rounds at the Stanford Intercollegiate (-1, 70) and the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge (-2, 69) ... had her score count in 26 of 27 rounds ... was under par for the year in her first rounds (-1) and final rounds (-9) ... went 2-1 at the Gifford Great 8 Collegiate Match Play.
SUMMER 2016
Represented the United States at the Curtis Cup (2-2 in match play) and the Women's World Amateur Team Championship (T-29, +8, 296) ... shot a championship-record, 9-under 133 to earn medalist honors at the U.S. Women's Amateur, breaking the previous lowest 36-hole score by two shots ... her second-round 65 (-6) tied for the lowest score in the tournament and equaled the second-lowest round ever at a U.S. Women's Am ... fell in extra holes in the first round of match play ... tied for second at the Junior PGA Championship in August (-5, 208), setting the Wannamoisett Country Club's competitive course record with a 64 in round one ... was third at the AJGA Yani Tseng.
PRE-UCLA AMATEUR GOLF
Was a three-time Rolex All-American, earning First Team honors in 2015 and Second Team accolades in 2013 and 2014 ... finished 42nd at the 2015 U.S. Women's Open (+6, 286) ... also played in the 2011 and 2013 U.S. Women's Opens ... won the 2015 Canadian Women's Amateur by one shot over Bruin teammate Beth Wu ... also won the '15 Joanne Winter Arizona Silver Belle Championships ... was the runner-up at the 2015 Junior PGA and the Polo Golf Junior Classic ... reached the round of 32 at the '15 U.S. Women's Amateur and the round of 64 at the U.S. Girls' Junior ... finished inside the Top 15 in all six of her 2015 AJGA events, including a third-place showing at the Rolex Girls Junior Championships.
PUNAHOU SCHOOL
Galdiano played four years of golf at Punahou School in Honolulu, Hawai'i ... was the Hawaii High School Athletic Association individual State Champion three years in a row (2013-2015) ... named the Interscholastic League of Honolulu Player of the Year in 2014 and 2015 ... helped Punahou to four HHSAA team titles ... coached by Ed Kageyama.
PERSONAL
Born Mariel Lancy Galdiano in Honolulu, Hawai'i ... parents are Marivic and Rogelio Galdiano ... is an only child ... chose to attend UCLA because of its dedication and excellence in education and athletics ... things she likes the most about golf are how you can keep improving daily, as well as the many opportunities that come with it ... biggest athletic thrill so far was being able to participate in four U.S. Women's Opens ... athlete she admires the most is Lydia Ko ... favorites include actress Jennifer Lawrence, the Golden State Warriors and its star Stephen Curry and singers Justin Bieber and Drake ... hobbies include hiking, shopping and finding new music ... majoring in psychology.
Mariel Galdiano's Career Statistics
YEAR | STARTS | ROUNDS | WINS | TOP 10 | TOP 20 | UNDER PAR | UNDER 70 | AVG. | LOW |
2016-2017 | 10 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 72.4 | 67 |
2017-2018 | 12 | 34 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 72.3 | 66 |
2018-2019 | 11 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 72.9 | 62 |
TOTALS | 33 | 94 | 2 | 15 | 24 | 36 | 18 | 72.5 | 62 |
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