2022-23 Women's Golf Roster
Biography
AS A SENIOR (2022-23): WGCA All-America Second Team ... Academic All-District® ... WGCA All-West Region ... 2022-23 Cal State East Bay Career Pioneer Award ... All-CCAA for fourth time in career ... In Cal State East Bay's first appearance in medal match play at NCAA Division II Championships, won her head to head match in the opening round of match play ... Tied for first in the Bay Area Invitational (Feb. 20)... CCAA Golfer of the Week (Feb. 15-21) ... Finished in the top-15 in 14 of 15 tournaments played ... Four top five finishes ... In the second round of the NCAA Division II West Regional, shot a season low score of 70, helping the Pioneers advance to the NCAA Division II Championships ... Averaged 74.41 per round ... 2.50 birdies per round ... Three total eagles ... CCAA Spring Academic Honor Roll ... CCAA All-Academic Award ... WGCA All-American Scholar ... ... D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... CCAA and Cal State East Bay nominee for NCAA Woman of the Year.
AS A SENIOR (2021-22): WGCA Division II All-American Honorable Mention … All-CCAA Team … Qualified as an individual for the NCAA Division II Championships (May 10-14) after placing fourth overall at the NCAA Division II West Regional (May 2-4) at -3 … CCAA Golfer of the Week (3/2) ... CCAA Golfer of the Week (9/29) ... WGCA All-American Scholar ... CCAA Spring Academic Honor Roll ... Appeared in 12 tournaments … Shot a season low in a round of 68 in the RJGA Shootout (Sept. 27-28) … Tied for first at RJGA Shootout at +1 (Sept. 27-28) … Placed second at the Tim Tierney Pioneer Shootout (Feb. 28-March 1) at -2 … Had three rounds finishing under par .. Average Round Score of 75.44 … Averaged 2.41 birdies per round … 65 total birdies.
AS A JUNIOR (2020-2021): Did not participate during season.Â
AS A SOPHOMORE (2019-20): WGCA All-American Scholar...CCAA Spring All-Academic...All-CCAA...Team MVP...Appeared in five tournaments...Averaged a score of 77.80 for the season, best on the team...Shot a season low 74 on 18 and a season low 152 on 36...Compiled one top-10 finish and tallied one top-20 finish on the season...Finished tied for ninth at the Western New Mexico Fall Intercollegiate (Sept. 22-24).
AS A FRESHMAN (2018-19): Participated in nine tournaments compiling three Top-10 finishes and six Top-20 finishes...Averaged a score of 76.53 for the season, second best on the team...Season low 70 on 18 and season low 143 on 36...Finished tied for 3rd at Western New Mexico Fall Invite (Sept. 24-25, 2018)...Named to All-CCAA First-Team.Â
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from NPS International School in 2018...Had a Career Best Ranking of #5 in the U-13 category in India...Was the runner-up in the Wester India Ladies & Junior Girls Championship in 2014...Was the winner of the CGL Indian Gold Union South Zone Event by 11 strokes in 2015...Was the winner of the Prestige Golfshire IGU South Zone Junior Championship in 2016....Won the parliamentary style inter-school debate on "Abolishment of inheritance" in 2016...Won three consecutive team inter-school General Knowledge quiz competitions from 2014-2016.
PERSONAL: Majoring in Sociology...From Mysore, India...Parents are Chethan & Swetha Karumbaya...Has one sibling, Dhruv Bopanna ...Favorite course is Mission Hills, China...Lowest 18 hole score is 68 ...Favorite gear is Nike and Under Armour...Hobbies include Netflix, reading and playing new courses ...Favorite foods are Italian, Thai and sushi ...Favorite TV shows & movies are Real Steel, Grey's Anatomy, Southpaw and Breaking Bad ..Favorite golfer is Nelly Korda ... Favorite athletes are Tiger Woods, Steph Curry, Nelly Korda, Jessica Korda and Serena Williams ... Bag holds Callaway Rogue driver, Taylormade Stealth 3,5,7 woods, Srixon ZX7 irons, SM9 wedges and Ping Anser Putterr...Chose Cal State East Bay because of the "Great location and practice facilities"
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