Women’s Golf | October 24, 2024
CHICAGO – USC women’s golf freshman Jasmine Koo (Cerritos, Calif./Cerritos) was named Big Ten Women’s Golfer of the Week for the week of Oct. 16-Oct. 22; the conference announced on Thursday, Oct. 24.
Koo earned her second career weekly honor after winning the Stanford Intercollegiate at 11-under par on Oct. 20. Koo became the first USC freshman since Amari Avery (2021-22) to win back-to-back individual titles as Koo helped lead the Women of Troy to a share of the Stanford Intercollegiate team title. During the tournament, she posted three straight rounds in the 60s, 68-69-65 (-11), including a career single-round best with her 65 (-6) in round three.
The Trojans have now won three straight individual titles to open the season (Leadership and Golf Invitational; Catherine Park, Windy City Collegiate; Koo, Stanford Intercollegiate; Koo). This is the first time that the Women of Troy have won three-straight individual awards since Annie Park three-peated during the 2012-13 season.
This is the Women of Troy’s third-ever Big Ten weekly award, as she is the first player this year to win back-to-back golfer of the week awards (Oct. 24; Oct. 3). Park won the first weekly award for USC on Sept. 19.
The Trojans earned a share of the Stanford Intercollegiate title as they went against 12 top-50 teams, including three top-10 teams. USC finished 18-under par, as Koo and Park took home the first and second prize individually.
Next up for the Trojans is the East Lake Cup, one of the most prestigious college golf tournaments. This annual tournament invites the NCAA Championship semifinalists from the previous season to compete in a stroke play and match play hybrid event to decide the tournament winner. USC will face fellow B1G teams Oregon and UCLA, the other team it will face is quarterfinalist LSU (replaces Stanford due to scheduling conflicts). That event will be televised through the Golf Channel. The East Lake Cup occurs from Monday, Oct. 28, through Wednesday, Oct. 30, at the East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Ga.
For more information on the USC women’s golf team, a complete schedule, and results, please visit USCTrojans.com. Fans of the Trojans can follow the team on Instagram and on X (formerly Twitter) @USCWomensGolf.
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