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2020-21 Women's Golf Roster

Kate Tran

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Arlington, Texas
  • High School Martin

Biography

CAREER OVERVIEW | Career Statistics
Low Round: 69 (Final Round, Cardinal Challenge – 4/2/19)
Best Finish: T-3 (Kiawah Island Classic – 3/1-3/20)
Best 54-Hole Score: 212, -4 (Kiawah Island Classic – 3/1-3/20)

Ranked 2nd in program history in all of the following career categories: scoring average (77.86), counting scores (94), finish percentage (56.9) and birdies (176) … is one of two players (Murray) to have competed in all 104 rounds of all 35 tournaments in the four-year history of the program … two career eagles are the most in program history … 11 par-or-better rounds are tied with Madigan Murray for the most in program history.

AWARDS
2017-18 Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List
2018-19 Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List
2018-19 WGCA All-American Scholar
March 13, 2020: Sun Belt Conference Women’s Golfer of the Week (First In Program History)
2019-20 Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List
2019-20 WGCA All-American Scholar

AS A SENIOR (2020-21) | Tournament-By-Tournament Results
Led the team in scoring average (76.65), the 4th-best in single-season program history … team-best two par-or-better rounds … one of two players (Murray) to compete in the team lineup in all six tournaments … 2nd on the team with 32 birdies … tied for the team’s season-low rounds with an even-par 71 in the 2nd round at Sam Houston’s Bearkat Invitational (Mar. 29) and 1-under 71 in the 2nd round of the UT Arlington Invitational (Oct. 19) … best finish was a T-5 at the Bearkat Invite following rounds of 74-71-75: 220 (+7) … two top-10 finishes (T-6 at the UTA Invite with scores of 75-71-74: 220, +4) … score was used in the team total in 16 of 17 rounds, tied with Murray for the most on the team … team-best finish percentage of 63.7, the 5th-best in single-season program history … 3.09 par-3 scoring average is the 2nd-best in single-season program history.

AS A JUNIOR (2019-20) | Tournament-By-Tournament Results
Season canceled in mid-March due to worldwide coronavirus pandemic … 75.90 scoring average ranked 2nd on the team and was the 3rd-best in single-season program history … top-10 finishes in three of the last four events of the year, including a career-best tie for 3rd out of 264 competitors in the largest collegiate tournament in the nation at the Kiawah Island Classic … secured the best 54-hole score hole in program history with a 4-under 212 at the Kiawah Island Classic (Mar. 1-3) with three rounds all under par: 71-70-71 … that performance propelled her to being named the program’s first-ever Sun Belt Conference Golfer of the Week … tied the single-season program record with six par-or-better rounds … secured the 3rd-best single-season finish percentage in program history at 76.8 … tied for the team lead with 20 counting scores … rolled in the 2nd-most birdies on the team with 38.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2018-19) |
Tournament-By-Tournament Results

Third-best stroke average on the team with a 77.97; improved her score by 1.64 strokes from a 79.61 as a freshman … two par-or-better rounds … signed for a career-low 2-under 69 in the final round of the Cardinal Challenge in April … that 69 was tied for the lowest in program history along with Madigan Murray’s 2nd round in the Kiawah Island Spring Classic in February of 2019 and a final-round performance by Ava Schwienteck in 2017-18 at the USA Intercollegiate … also posted a 1-under 71 in the opening round of the Kiawah Island Spring Classic; that 71 was tied for the 6th-best in program history … score used in the team total in 28 of 33 rounds … finished 2nd on the team with 50 birdies … career-best 221 total (+5) in the Kiawah Island Spring Classic – seven shots better than her previous-best 54-hole total; 221 was tied for the 4th-best in program history … had a 144 (E) 36-hole total at the Kiawah Island Spring Classic – the best in program history … career-best tie for 13th out of 58 at the Cardinal Challenge with a 231 total (+18) … one of four golfers to compete in all 11 tournaments during the year … led the team in par-5 scoring (5.13).

AS A FRESHMAN (2017-18) | Tournament-By-Tournament Results
Participated in all 11 events during the inaugural season of women's golf at UTA ... posted the 2nd-lowest scoring average on the team at 79.61 over 33 rounds ... top finish was a tie for 18th place at the ORU/SFA Spring Break Invite ... fired a low score of even-par 71 in the final round at the Wyoming Cowgirl Classic ... team's runner-up finisher in six of 11 events during the season ... best 54-hole score was a 12-over par 228 at the Wyoming Cowgirl Classic.

HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterwinner and three-time all-district selection ... 2017 District Runner-Up ... Waterchase Champion (69) ... 2015 MentalApp Spring Break Champion (40-76) ... exemptions into 2015 and 2016 Texas Girls' Invitational ... Optimist Qualifier ... Martin Student-Athlete of the Month in September 2016 ... earned 4th at Lone Star Girls' Invitational ... champion of 2013 Starburst Junior Golf Classic with scores of 81-75-77 ... champion of Spring Break Open NTPGA Junior All American Tour ... graduated Magna Cum Laude ... earned the President's Award and UIL Award, both for academic excellence and the Principal's Award ... member of National Honor Society, Key Club, Spanish National Honor Society, Computer Science, Ping Pong and Badminton clubs.

PERSONAL
Born June 23, 1999 ... daughter of Vincent Tran and Thu Nguyen ... majoring in information systems ... aspires to become a professional golfer.