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2022-23 Women's Golf Roster

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Natalie Welsh

Natalie Welsh

  • Height:
    5-3
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    Valencia, Pa.
  • Highschool:
    Mars Area

Summary

Biography

CAREER SCORING AVERAGE: 78.26 (102 rounds)
LOW ROUND: 70, first round of the 2019 Starmount Fall Classic
AWARDS WON: Two-time WGCA All-American Scholar (2019, 2020)

2022-23 AS A FIFTH-YEAR SENIOR
Played in all nine tournaments for the Highlanders... Led the team with a 77.43 scoring average across 23 rounds... Shot a season-low 71 in the first round of the Elon Invitational... Tied for 5th at The Intercollegiate at Prospect Bay thanks to a scorecard of 76-75--151 (+7)... Finished 14th with a score of 75-76-79--230 (+14) at the Big South Championships

2021-22 AS A SENIOR
Played in all nine tournaments on the season... Posted a stroke average of 78.2 per round, good for second on the team... Shot in the 70's in 17 out of 25 rounds played... Led the Highlanders on the individual leaderboard at four different tournaments, including the Big South Championship... Carded a season-low round of 73 in the third round of the Buccaneer Classic... Tied for 10th at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate and tied for 13th at the Benbow Invitational... Tied for 29th at the Big South Championship

2020-21 AS A JUNIOR
Played in all six tournaments for the Highlanders... Earned a runner-up finish with a +10 at the Kingsmill Intercollegiate... Shot a season-best 73 in the second round of the Kingsmill Intercollegiate... Tied for 11th and helped Radford to a fourth-place team finish at the Golfweek Spring Invitational... Led the Highlanders at the Big South Championships, tying for 21st... Took top-20 finishes at the Eagle Invitational and Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate as well

2019-20 AS A SOPHOMORE
Competed in 20 rounds across seven tournaments, finishing the season with a stroke average of 78.15 ... Lowest round of the season was a career-best 2-under 70 in the opening round round of the Starmount Fall Classic ... Her 2-under score was Radford's lowest round of the season and put her at the top of the tournament leaderboard after the opening round ... Led the Highlanders with a sixth-place finish at the Benbow Invitational, shooting a 153 (75-78) for her first-ever top-10 finish ... Went 2-1 at the Oyster Shuck Match Play, recording match wins in each of Radford's two tournament victories on the way to a third-place finish.

2018-19 AS A FRESHMAN
Competed in 17 rounds, compiling a stroke average of 79.88 ... Low round of the season was a 4-over 76 in the second round of the William & Mary Fall Invitational ... Lowest two-round tournament score was a 158 (78-80) at the Low Country Intercollegiate, while her lowest three-round tournament score was a 230 (75-75-80) at the William & Mary Fall Invitational ... Was named a WGCA All-American Scholar.

PREP
Won 2017 Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League State Champion, shooting a 70 … Also won the 2017 Midwestern Athletic Conference Championship … Finished fifth at the 2017 Junior PGA Championship Tri-State Section Qualifier … Finished third in the 2017 HJGT Cleveland Junior Shootout … Finished second in the 2017 PKBGT Virginia Commonwealth Classic … Was a two-time WPIAL Section Champion, a two-time MAC Champion and a four-time WPIAL Championship Qualifier … Capped off senior season with an eighth-place finish at the PiAA State Championship … Was a three-year high school team captain.
 
PERSONAL
Daughter of Robert and Jeannine Welsh … Communications major.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

    5'3"

  • 2019-20Sophomore

    5'3"

  • 2020-21Junior

    5'3"

  • 2021-22Senior

    5'3"

  • 2022-23Graduate Student

    5'3"