2016-17 Women's Golf Roster
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Garcia, Sofia
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Sofia Garcia
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Sol de America
- Hometown:
- Asuncion, Paraguay
Bio
CAREER BESTS
Best Finish: 1st, 4x, at Illini Invitational (Oct. 8-9, 2018 - tied for medalist), Reynolds Lake Oconee Invite (Feb. 16-17, 2019), the Valspar Augusta Invitational (March 16-17, 2019) and the Trinity Forest Invitational (Sept. 9-10, 2019)Â
Low 18-hole Score:Â 64, twice, at BYU at Entrada Classic (March 17, 2019) and the Trinity Forest Invitational (Sept. 9-10, 2019)
Low 54-hole Score:Â 205, at Jim West Challenge (Sept. 11-12, 2017)
SPRING 2019 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR)
Full name: Sofia Garcia
Parents: Jose Garcia & Maximir Peralta
Siblings: Arturo GarciaÂ
Hometown: Asuncion, Paraguay
High School: Sol de America
Major: International Economics
Best Finish: 1st, 4x, at Illini Invitational (Oct. 8-9, 2018 - tied for medalist), Reynolds Lake Oconee Invite (Feb. 16-17, 2019), the Valspar Augusta Invitational (March 16-17, 2019) and the Trinity Forest Invitational (Sept. 9-10, 2019)Â
Low 18-hole Score:Â 64, twice, at BYU at Entrada Classic (March 17, 2019) and the Trinity Forest Invitational (Sept. 9-10, 2019)
Low 54-hole Score:Â 205, at Jim West Challenge (Sept. 11-12, 2017)
SPRING 2019 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR)
- Led the Red Raiders in scoring average in the shortened spring session at 73.1.
- Began the spring semester with a 79 and 81 to tie for 18th at the SMU/DAC Challenge in Dallas.
- Notched her fourth top-three finish of the year with a tie for 3rd after going 6-under at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic.
- Concluded the season with a tie for 7th following rounds of 76, 71 and 67 to finish at 2-under at the Icon Invitational in Houston.
- Earned an invitation to the Augusta National Women’s Amateur Championship, which was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Led the team in scoring average for the second-consecutive year with a final mark of 70.07 in the fall.
- Tied her own program record low round in the final day of action at the Trinity Forest Invitational, shooting a 64 to post a final tally of 10-under to claim her first individual title of the season.
- Medaled once again in the next tournament as she finished in solo second with rounds of 69 and 71 at the East-West Match Play in Madison.
- Posted another sub-70 round with an opening 69 at the Illini Invitational before ultimately finishing in a tie for 5th a 5-under.
- Notched scores of 69 and 68 to open the Jim West Challenge where she would finish in a tie for 3rd at 8-under.
- Concluded the fall season with a tie for 12th and an even-par finish at the Battle at the Beach in Cabo.
- 2018-2019 Women's Golf Coaches Association Second Team All-American
- Tied for the third-lowest adjusted scoring average (70.94) in the country and the lowest among Big 12 players (Golfstat).
- Scoring average of 71.14 leads the Big 12 and ranks tied for fourth in the country.
- Scoring average versus par (-0.86) leads the Big 12 and ranks third in the Big 12.
- Boasts a 12-6 record this season against players ranked in the top 50 of the Golfstat individual poll. Winning percentage of .667 is the highest among Big 12 players ranked in the top 50 nationally.
- Claimed three outright or shared individual titles this season, the most for a Texas Tech golfer in a season in school history.
- Leads the country with 107 birdies this season. One of only two players with 100-plus birdies this year.
- On pace to snap the Texas Tech single-season record for stroke average by over a full stroke.
- Snapped the Texas Tech single-round record with an 8-under-par 64 to open the BYU at Entrada Classic in March. That card also tied the lowest among Big 12 golfers this season.
- Finished among the top-11 individuals in all but one of Texas Tech's 10 events during the regular season.
- Finished the fall season with a team-leading scoring average of 71.0.
- Broke her personal 54-hole scoring record with a three round tally of 9-under 207 at the Illini Invitational.
- Recorded the best finish of her career (t-1st; 9-under 207) at the Illini Invitational, the highest finish for a Red Raider golfer during the fall campaign.
- Finished in the top-11 in all four events during the fall, including the Mary Fossum Invitational (t-11th; 1-over 217), the Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invite (t-10th; 2-over 218) and the Jim West Challenge (t-3rd; 6-under 210).
- Redshirt season after a suffering a season-ending injury early in the fall.
- Competed in only one tournament on the year, finishing in a tie for sixth at the Jim West Challenge.Â
- Combined for an 8-under-par 205 card, the lowest 54-hole score of her career. Performance was boosted by a 5-under 66 second round, that marked her lowest round of her collegiate career.Â
- Led the Lady Raiders during the spring season with a 73. 6 scoring average after playing in all 10 events.Â
- Closed the 2016-17 season with a 73.6 scoring average overall, the sixth-lowest in program history and the lowest ever for a Tech freshman.Â
- Opened the spring with a career-low round of a 4-under 68 during the match play event during Purdue. She later tied that mark with a similar round to open the Henssler Financial Intercollegiate.Â
- Participated in the Lady Puerto Rico Classic, finishing in a tie for 30th after firing a score of 9-over 225.
- Placed in a tie for 35th at the Dickson Invitational weeks later where she shot a 7-over 223.
- Bounced back at the Briar's Creek Invitational where she finished in a tie for 18th overall after posting a score of 2-over 218. It marked the first of four top-20 finishes to round out the season.Â
- Followed with her first career top-five finish after concluding the Henssler Financial Intercollegiate in a tie for fourth overall. She ended with a score of 1-under 215 that was boosted by a 4-under 68 opening round and a 2-under card to close the event.Â
- Shot a team-best 5-over 221 at the Big 12 Championships where she finished in a tie for seventh place. The performance earned her All-Big 12 Tournament honors.Â
- Was key for the Lady Raiders during the postseason, finishing tied for 17th at the NCAA Lubbock Regional following consecutive even-par 72 rounds to start the event. She finished the three-day tournament with a 2-over 218 final card.
- Among the top freshmen finishers at the NCAA Championships where she finished tied for 32nd overall following an even-par 72 final round.Â
- Boasted the second-lowest scoring average on the team despite being in her first semester as a collegiate athlete.
- Posted a 73.8 scoring average over four tournaments in the fall.
- Turned in a top-five finish in just her second career event which came in a tie for fifth at the Betsy Rawls Invitational.
- Her 2-under 214 card at the Betsy Rawls matched the second-lowest score for a Lady Raider during the fall.
- Began her career in a tie for 23rd at the Jim West Challenge where she fired an even-par 216.
- Participated in the Landfall Tradition (tie for 45th; 10-over 226) and the Trinity Forest Invitational (tie for 52nd; 10-over 82) to close the fall.
- Missed the season-opening Red Raider Invitational due to her participation in the World Amateur Championships which were held in Riviera Maya, Mexico.
- Best graduate from the Bachelor of Social Science
- Member of the Paraguay Team in the World Amateur Championship (2016)
- 1st Place in the South American Amateur *first person to win back-to-back on the women’s side (2015, 2016)
- Participated in the Ladies European Amateur (2015, 2016)
- Top 10 in the Dutch Open (2015, 2016)
- Top 10 in the Junior Orange Bowl (2015)
- 1st Place in the Sport Frances Open (2014,2015)
- 1st Place in the Montvideo Open (2014)
- Top 10 in the South American Olympic Games (2014)
- 1st Place in the South American Young Championship (under 18) (2013, 2015)
Full name: Sofia Garcia
Parents: Jose Garcia & Maximir Peralta
Siblings: Arturo GarciaÂ
Hometown: Asuncion, Paraguay
High School: Sol de America
Major: International Economics
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