Bruins on Tour

UCLA women’s golf has been synonymous with developing the game’s brightest talents, with generations of Bruins carrying the program’s tradition of excellence from Westwood to the professional ranks as LPGA Tour champions, major winners and Olympians.

From established stars to the program’s newest professionals, Bruins continue to make their mark on leaderboards around professional tours around the world, further cementing UCLA’s reputation as one of college golf’s premier pipelines to the professional game. 

In total, 30 UCLA women’s golf alumnae have earned LPGA Tour cards and competed at the highest level of the women’s game, including five former Bruins who are currently active on Tour.

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UCLA's Current Professionals

Player Years at UCLA Pro Tour Years on Tour
Brianna Do 2008-12 LPGA 2013-26
Alison Lee 2013-15 LPGA 2015-26
Ryann O’Toole 2005-09 LPGA 2011-26
Patty Tavatanakit 2017-19 LPGA 2020-26
Lilia Vu 2015-18 LPGA 2019-26
Bronte Law 2013-16 LET 2017-26
Alessia Nobilio 2020-24 LET 2024-26
Emma Spitz 2019-22 LET 2022-26
Annabel Wilson 2019-23 LET 2024-26
Zoe Antoinette Campos 2021-25 EPSON 2025-26
Caroline Canales 2021-25 EPSON 2025-26
Mariel Galdiano 2016-20 EPSON 2022-26
Tiffany Le 2023-25 WAPT 2026
Kate Villegas 2023-24 WAPT 2025
Natalie Vo 2023-25 WAPT 2026

 

Brianna Do
Years at UCLA: 2008-2012 (four seasons)
Years on LPGA Tour: 2013-2026
Brianna Do competed at UCLA from 2008-12, making 29 tournament starts during her four-year career while earning All-Pac-12 honors twice and compiling a 74.5 career scoring average across 88 rounds. As a sophomore in 2009-10, she earned Second Team All-Pac-10 recognition after posting a 74.0 scoring average, four top-20 finishes and a career-best tie for third at the Betsy Rawls Invitational. Following a limited junior season, Do captured the 2011 U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links Championship during the summer, defeating five accomplished opponents, including UCLA teammate Stephanie Kono, en route to the title. As a senior in 2011-12, she received All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention accolades after averaging a career-best 73.5 strokes per round and leading UCLA at the NCAA Championship with a tie for 14th. She recorded three top-10 finishes and six rounds under par during her final collegiate season, including a career-low 67 at the Rainbow Wahine Invitational. Do also advanced through the first two stages of LPGA Qualifying School in the fall of 2011 to earn Symetra Tour status.

Alison Lee
Years at UCLA: 2013-2015 (two seasons)
Years on LPGA Tour: 2015-2026
Alison Lee competed at UCLA from 2013-14 through the fall of 2014-15, making 13 tournament starts before turning professional midway through her sophomore season. As a freshman in 2013-14, she became the first recipient of the ANNIKA Award as the nation's top collegiate golfer, earned First Team WGCA All-America honors and was named both the Pac-12 Player and Freshman of the Year. Lee won three tournaments, including the 2014 Pac-12 Championship, and set a UCLA single-season scoring record with a nation-leading 71.02 average while posting school records for rounds under par (20) and rounds in the 60s (10). She also captured the Golfstat Cup with the nation's top scoring average (71.02) and recorded nine top-10 finishes in 11 events. During the fall of her sophomore season, Lee averaged 69.7 strokes over three tournaments, highlighted by a victory at the Pac-12 Preview, before earning her LPGA Tour card by winning the final stage of LPGA Qualifying School. She concluded her UCLA career with four collegiate victories, a 70.74 scoring average over 43 rounds and recognition as one of the most decorated players in program history.

Ryann O’Toole
Years at UCLA: 2005-2009 (four seasons)
Years on LPGA Tour: 2011-2026
Ryann O'Toole competed at UCLA from 2005-09, making 32 tournament starts during her four-year career and posting a 76.2 scoring average across 99 rounds. She earned All-Pac-10 Honorable Mention honors twice, receiving the recognition as a sophomore in 2006-07 and again as a senior in 2008-09. O'Toole recorded five career top-10 finishes, highlighted by a tie for fourth at the 2009 Regional Challenge, a tie for fifth at the 2008 Stanford Intercollegiate and a tie for sixth at the 2006 ASU Invitational. As a senior, she posted a career-best 74.7 scoring average with three top-10 finishes in six starts. During her sophomore season, she carded a career-low 66 in the final round of the Las Vegas Founders Women's Collegiate Showdown and finished seventh at the event. O'Toole concluded her UCLA career with eight top-20 finishes, nine rounds under par and four rounds in the 60s before turning professional in 2009.

Patty Tavatanakit
Years at UCLA: 2017-2019 (two seasons)
Years on LPGA Tour: 2020-2026
Patty Tavatanakit competed at UCLA from 2017-19, making 20 tournament starts during her two collegiate seasons before turning professional. She became one of the most accomplished players in program history, earning WGCA First Team All-America honors twice, First Team All-Pac-12 recognition twice and Freshman of the Year honors from both the WGCA and Pac-12 Conference in 2017-18. During her freshman season, Tavatanakit became the first amateur in 49 years to hold the 54-hole lead at the U.S. Women's Open, ultimately finishing tied for fifth and earning low amateur honors. She won seven collegiate tournaments, tied for the second-most in UCLA history, including the 2018 Pac-12 Championship and back-to-back NCAA Regional titles in 2018 and 2019. As a freshman, she tied the school single-season record with four victories while posting a 70.8 scoring average, the third-lowest full-season average in program history. She followed with three victories and a team-best 72.2 scoring average as a sophomore, highlighted by a career-low 63 in the final round of the ANNIKA Intercollegiate. Tavatanakit concluded her UCLA career with a 71.5 scoring average over 56 rounds, 12 top-10 finishes, 29 rounds under par and 17 rounds in the 60s before turning professional in 2019.

Lilia Vu
Years at UCLA: 2015-2018 (three seasons)
Years on LPGA Tour: 2019-2026
Lilia Vu competed at UCLA from 2015-18, making 31 tournament starts during her three-year career and becoming the most decorated player in program history. A three-time WGCA First Team All-American and two-time Pac-12 Golfer of the Year, she finished her career with a school-record eight tournament victories and a 71.2 scoring average over 89 rounds. As a freshman in 2015-16, Vu earned Pac-12 Freshman of the Year honors after posting five top-10 finishes and helping UCLA reach the NCAA Championship. She tied the school single-season record with four victories as a sophomore in 2016-17, including the Pac-12 Championship, becoming the fifth Bruin to win the conference individual title. As a junior in 2017-18, Vu was named the WGCA National Player of the Year after setting a UCLA single-season record with a 70.37 scoring average while tying school records with four victories, 20 rounds under par and 13 rounds in the 60s. She also competed in the 2018 ANA Inspiration, finishing as the tournament's low amateur. Vu concluded her collegiate career with 20 top-10 finishes, 46 rounds under par and 29 rounds in the 60s before turning professional in 2019.

Bronte Law
Years at UCLA: 2013-2016 (three seasons)
Years as Professional: 2017-2026
Bronte Law competed at UCLA from 2013-16, making 34 tournament starts during her three-year career before turning professional midway through her senior season. She established herself as one of the greatest players in program history, earning the 2016 ANNIKA Award, WGCA National Player of the Year honors and back-to-back Pac-12 Golfer of the Year awards in 2015 and 2016. Law concluded her career as UCLA's all-time leader with six tournament victories, including three as a junior in 2015-16, while posting a 72.0 career scoring average over 103 rounds. She earned WGCA First Team All-America honors in each of her final two seasons and recorded 18 career top-10 finishes, including eight in 10 starts as a junior. During her final collegiate season, Law posted a 70.6 scoring average, the second-lowest single-season mark in school history at the time, and set a UCLA record with an opening-round 64 at the PING/ASU Invitational. She also won consecutive Stanford Intercollegiate titles in 2014 and 2015 and captured medalist honors at the 2016 NCAA Bryan Regional. Law finished her UCLA career with 44 rounds under par, 23 rounds in the 60s and 20 top-10 finishes before turning professional following LPGA Qualifying School in December 2016.

Alessia Nobilio
Years at UCLA: 2020-2024 (four seasons)
Years on LET: 2024-2026
Alessia Nobilio competed at UCLA from 2020-24, making 30 tournament starts during her four-year career after redshirting the COVID-19-shortened 2020-21 season. She recorded a 74.3 career scoring average over 83 rounds with eight top-10 finishes, 11 top-20 results and 19 rounds under par. As a freshman in 2021-22, Nobilio posted four top-10 finishes, including a runner-up finish at the Blessings Collegiate Invitational, while earning a 74.2 scoring average. She followed with two top-10 finishes as a sophomore before registering a career-best 73.2 scoring average as a junior in 2023-24. During her final season, Nobilio tied for second at The Match in the Desert after firing a career-low 66, helping UCLA capture three team tournament titles. Before arriving at UCLA, she was one of Europe's top amateurs, winning multiple international championships, earning a silver medal at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games and competing in the 2020 U.S. Women's Open as an amateur. Nobilio concluded her collegiate career with eight rounds in the 60s before turning professional in 2024.

Emma Spitz
Years at UCLA: 2019-2022 (three seasons)
Years on LET: 2022-2026
Emma Spitz competed at UCLA from 2019-22, making 28 tournament starts during her three-year career and establishing herself as one of the program's most consistent performers. A three-time WGCA First Team All-American, three-time ANNIKA Award finalist and two-time First Team All-Pac-12 selection, she finished her career with a 71.74 scoring average, the fourth-lowest in UCLA history, along with three tournament victories. As a freshman in 2019-20, Spitz won the Juli Inkster Meadow Club Collegiate and posted a team-best 71.4 scoring average with six top-10 finishes in eight starts. She followed with another victory at the 2021 PING/ASU Invitational and earned Honda Sport Award finalist honors after recording a 71.2 scoring average and eight top-10 finishes as a sophomore. During her final season in 2021-22, Spitz won the Chambers Bay Invitational, led UCLA with a 72.1 scoring average and finished tied for ninth in stroke play at the NCAA Championships. She concluded her collegiate career ranked fourth in UCLA history in scoring average (71.7), tied for fifth in rounds under par (41), tied for seventh in top-10 finishes (20) and tied for 10th in tournament victories (3) before turning professional in 2022.

Annabel Wilson
Years at UCLA: 2019-2023 (four seasons)
Years on LET Tour: 2024-2026
Annabel Wilson competed at UCLA from 2019-23, making 31 tournament starts during her four-year career and posting a 75.1 scoring average over 87 rounds. She recorded seven top-10 finishes, 10 top-20 finishes and nine rounds under par while helping the Bruins reach NCAA Regional competition in each of her completed seasons. As a freshman in 2019-20, Wilson posted a 73.5 scoring average with two top-10 finishes, including a seventh-place showing at the Bruin Wave Invitational. She followed with a career-best four top-10 finishes as a sophomore in 2020-21, highlighted by a runner-up finish at the Silverado Showdown and a career-low 68 at the Bruin Wave Invitational. After an injury-limited junior season, Wilson rebounded as a senior to rank second on the team with a 73.3 scoring average, recording a fourth-place finish at The Beach Invitational and an under-par tournament at the Anuenue Spring Break Classic. She concluded her UCLA career with four rounds in the 60s before turning professional in 2024.

Zoe Antoinette Campos
Years at UCLA: 2021-2025 (four seasons)
Years on Epson Tour: 2025-2026
Zoe Antoinette Campos competed at UCLA from 2021-25, making 39 tournament starts during her four-year career before turning professional midway through her senior season. She finished as one of the most accomplished golfers in program history, earning WGCA First Team All-America honors twice, First Team All-Pac-12 recognition twice and becoming a two-time ANNIKA Award Top 10 finalist. Campos won six collegiate tournaments, tied for the fourth-most in UCLA history, and concluded her career with a 72.52 scoring average over 105 rounds. As a junior in 2023-24, she tied the UCLA single-season record with four victories while setting a school record with 21 rounds under par and posting a 70.72 scoring average, the third-lowest single-season mark in program history. She earned medalist honors at both the Pac-12 Preview and NCAA Las Vegas Regional, helping lead UCLA to the 2024 NCAA Championship match and a national runner-up finish. Before arriving at UCLA, Campos tied for fifth at the inaugural 2019 Augusta National Women's Amateur at age 16, and while in college she qualified for the 2023 U.S. Women's Open and 2023 Chevron Championship as an amateur. She concluded her UCLA career ranked tied for fourth in program history with six victories, fifth in rounds under par (43), sixth in rounds in the 60s (19), tied for ninth in top-10 finishes (19) and eighth in career scoring average before turning professional in 2025

Caroline Canales
Years at UCLA: 2021-2025 (four seasons)
Years on Epson Tour: 2025-2026
Caroline Canales competed at UCLA from 2021-25, making 40 tournament starts during her four-year career before turning professional midway through her senior season. She finished with a 73.1 career scoring average over 111 rounds, recording one victory, 15 top-10 finishes and 23 top-20 finishes while earning WGCA Honorable Mention All-America honors in 2023-24 and First Team All-Pac-12 recognition in 2022-23. As a sophomore, Canales claimed her first collegiate title by tying for medalist honors at The Match in the Desert after firing a UCLA season-low 65, one of four rounds in the 60s that year. She followed with four top-10 finishes as a junior, highlighted by a third-place finish at the Silverado Showdown, and went a perfect 3-0 in NCAA Championship match play to help lead UCLA to the 2024 NCAA Championship final. During her abbreviated senior season, she posted a 72.8 scoring average and opened the year with a tie for sixth at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate. Canales concluded her UCLA career ranked 12th in program history in scoring average (73.12) and rounds under par (30), tied for 11th with 11 rounds in the 60s, before turning professional in 2025.

Mariel Galdiano
Years at UCLA: 2016-2020 (four seasons)
Years on Epson Tour: 2022-2026
Mariel Galdiano competed at UCLA from 2016-20, making 33 tournament starts during her three-year collegiate career after the 2019-20 season was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic. She earned three consecutive All-Pac-12 First Team selections and collected WGCA All-America honors each season, including Second Team recognition in 2018 and Honorable Mention accolades in 2017 and 2019. Galdiano posted a 72.5 career scoring average over 94 rounds with two victories, 15 top-10 finishes, 24 top-20 finishes, 36 rounds under par and 18 rounds in the 60s. As a junior in 2018-19, she won the Golfweek Conference Challenge and Stanford Intercollegiate, where her second-round 62 set a UCLA single-round scoring record and tied the school record in relation to par at 9-under. She also earned First Team All-America honors from Golfweek, was a finalist for the ANNIKA Award and represented the United States at the Arnold Palmer Cup. Before arriving at UCLA, Galdiano was a three-time Rolex All-American, won the 2015 Canadian Women's Amateur and competed in four U.S. Women's Opens as an amateur, making the cut and tying for 42nd in 2015. She concluded her UCLA career as one of the program's most consistent performers before turning professional in 2020.

Tiffany Le
Years at UCLA: 2023-2025 (two seasons)
Years on WAPT: 2026
Tiffany Le competed at UCLA from 2023-25 after transferring from UC Riverside, making 14 tournament starts and playing 41 rounds during her two seasons as a Bruin. She posted a 73.88 scoring average while helping UCLA advance to the NCAA Championships in both seasons. As a senior in 2024-25, Le ranked second on the team with a 73.39 scoring average, led the Bruins with three rounds in the 60s and recorded six rounds under par. She finished runner-up as an individual at the Bruin Wave Invitational and shot a UCLA career-best 54-hole score of 210 (-6) at the Illini Women's Invitational, highlighted by back-to-back rounds of 67. Le also represented UCLA in match play, earning victories at both the East Lake Cup and NCAA Championships. Prior to joining the Bruins, she was the 2022-23 Big West Golfer of the Year at UC Riverside, a two-time All-Big West selection and a WGCA Honorable Mention All-American. She concluded her collegiate career with 34 starts, a 73.62 scoring average, two collegiate victories, 16 top-10 finishes and 22 top-20 finishes before turning professional in 2025.

Kate Villegas
Years at UCLA: 2023-2024 (one season)
Years on WAPT: 2025
Kate Villegas competed at UCLA in 2023-24 after transferring from UC Riverside, making 12 tournament starts during her lone season as a Bruin. She earned All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention honors after posting a 72.8 scoring average over 35 rounds while appearing in the lineup for every stroke play event. Villegas recorded three top-10 finishes and five top-20 finishes, highlighted by a tie for fourth at the Nanea Pac-12 Preview as UCLA won the team title. She tied for second on the team with 12 rounds under par and carded a season-low 68 on three occasions, including the second round of the Silicon Valley Showcase. Villegas also went 3-2 in match play, earning victories in the Battle for the Bell, Therese Hession Regional Challenge and NCAA Championships as UCLA advanced to the NCAA Championship match. Prior to arriving at UCLA, she was a two-time All-Big West selection at UC Riverside and enjoyed a standout summer in 2023, winning the California Women's Amateur and California Women's Championship, repeating as SCGA Match Play champion and finishing runner-up in the U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball Championship alongside UCLA teammate Tiffany Le. She concluded her collegiate career with 41 starts, a 73.9 scoring average, one collegiate victory, six top-10 finishes and 12 top-20 finishes before turning professional in 2024.

Natalie Vo
Years at UCLA: 2023-2025 (two seasons)
Years on WAPT: 2026
Natalie Vo competed at UCLA from 2023-25 after transferring from Colorado, making 16 tournament starts and playing 58 rounds during her two seasons as a Bruin. She posted a 74.0 scoring average at UCLA and helped the Bruins reach the NCAA Championships in both seasons, including a runner-up finish at the 2024 NCAA Championship. In her UCLA debut at The Match in the Desert, Vo fired a career-low 67 and finished tied for fourth at 5-under, one of two top-10 finishes during her junior season. She also tied for third at the Silicon Valley Showcase and recorded a 2-1-0 match-play record at the 2024 NCAA Championships, earning victories in the quarterfinals and semifinals to help UCLA advance to the national championship match. As a senior in 2024-25, Vo competed in every scheduled UCLA competition and recorded her first career top-10 finish at the Bruin Wave Invitational, where she tied for sixth. She finished her final season with a 74.3 scoring average, seven rounds under par and three top-20 finishes while ranking among UCLA’s most consistent performers. Before arriving at UCLA, Vo was a highly decorated junior player, earning co-medalist honors at the 2022 U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship and winning the 2024 California Women’s Amateur Championship. She concluded her collegiate career with 38 starts, a 75.1 scoring average, one top-10 finish and seven top-20 finishes across four seasons at Colorado and UCLA before turning professional in 2026.

 

UCLA's All-Time LPGA Tour Members (30)

Player Years at UCLA Rookie Year Tour Wins
Loretta Alderete 1980-81 1986 0
Eunice Choi 1993-97 1999 0
Kathy Choi-Rogers 1992-96 2005 0
Amie Cochran 2004-06 2008 0
Kay Cockerill 1982-86 1987 0
Janet Coles 1975-76 1977 2
Brianna Do 2008-12 2013 0
Mariel Galdiano 2016-20 2019 0
Tiffany Joh 2005-09 2011 0
Hannah Jun Medlock 2003-07 2008 0
Lisa Kiggens 1990-91 1992 1
Hana Kim 2002-04 2005 0
Stephanie Kono 2008-11 2012 0
Bronte Law 2013-16 2017 1
Alison Lee 2013-15 2015 0
Lee Lopez 2010-13 2016 0
Mo Martin 2000-05 2012 1*
Charlotte Mayorkas 2001-05 2007 0
Sydnee Michaels 2006-10 2012 0
Ryann O'Toole 2005-09 2011 1
Jane Park 2005-06 2007 0
Jenny Park-Choi 1991-96 2000 0
Kristal Parker-Manzo 1983-87 1995 0
Louise Ridderström 2012-16 2019 0
Giulia Sergas 1999 2002 0
Patty Tavatanakit 2017-19 2020 2*
Maria Jose Uribe 2007-09 2010 0
Lilia Vu 2015-18 2019 5**
Erynne (Lee) Yoo 2011-15 2018 0
Jean Zedlitz 1986-90 1993 0

* indicates number of major championships won

 

Victories on LPGA Tour (13)

Janet Coles (2)
1978 Lady Tara Classic
1983 Lady Michelob

Lisa Kiggens (1)
1994 Rochester International

Bronte Law (1)
2019 Pure Silk Championship presented by Visit Williamsburg

Melissa Martin (1)
2014 Ricoh Women’s British Open*

Ryann O'Toole (1)
2021 Trust Golf Women's Scottish Open

Patty Tavatanakit (2)
2021 ANA Inspiration Championship*
2024 Honda LPGA Thailand

Lilia Vu (5)
2023 Honda LPGA Thailand
2023 The Chevron Championship*
2023 AIG Women's Open*
2023 The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge at Pelican
2024 Meijer LPGA Classic

* indicates major championship