2012-13 (W) Golf Roster

Yue Xu

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Beijing, China

Biography

2011-12
• Took over ASU's career stroke average lead with 76.80 strokes in 60 rounds.
• Earned her third-career tournament title at the Terrier Intercollegiate with a 72-73=145 (+1).
• Tied for fifth at the Wofford Tri-Match at 78 (+6).
• Took home sixth place to lead ASU at the Richmond Spider at St. James with a 79-82-77=238 (+22).
• Matched a career low with a 69 in the opening round of the Morehead State Ocala Spring Invitational with a 69-71-77=217 (+1) to tie for fifth.
• Led ASU to the team title and tied for third at the Low Country Intercollegiate with a 77-75=152 (+8).
• Tied for 16th at the Great Smokies Intercollegiate with a 72-75=147 (+3).
• Tied for 17th at the Winthrop Intercollegiate at 82-78=160 (+16).
• Wrapped up the season in 18th at the SoCon Tournament with an 83-77-78=238 (+22).
• Carded a 79-74=153 (+9) at the CSU Wendy's Invitational to place 18th.
• Ranked second on the team with a 77.63 average spanning 24 rounds to rank fourth on ASU's single season stroke average list. Also holds the top two places on the list.

2010-11
• Led the Mountaineers and ranked second in ASU history with a 76.64 stroke average in 22 rounds.
• Earned all-Southern Conference honors.
• Placed third out of 54 golfers at the Sea Trail Intercollegiate with a 75-74-75=224 (+8).
• Opened the season with a 70-74=144 (par) at the Great Smokies Intercollegiate, good for ninth place.
• Finished fifth at the Boscobel Intercollegiate with a 79-74=153 (+9).
• Won the Low Country Intercollegiate with a 74-73=147 (+3).
• Tied for seventh at the Tina Barrett Longwood Invitational with an 80-73=153 (+9).
• Placed 19th at the Southern Conference Tournament with an 80-79-78=237 (+21).
• Carded a low round of 70.

2009-10
• Set school records for lowest 18-hole round (69), lowest 54-hole tournament (217) and single-season stroke average (75.64).
• Became the first ASU women’s golfer to win the Southern Conference Tournament.
• Earned SoCon all-freshman honors.
• Finished in the top-10 in all six competitions.
• Made her collegiate debut at the Campbell Fighting Camel Classic with a fifth-place finish at 79-72=151 (+7).
• Best 36-hole finish came at the Mimosa Hills Intercollegiate, with a 76-71=147 (+3), good for third place out of 78 competitors.
• Joined the Mountaineer squad for the spring semester.

Prior to Appalachian
• Third-ranked women’s amateur player in China.
• 2009 China Women’s Amateur Champion.
• Was member of China National Team.
• Spent one year at ITAGC International Golf Academy in Australia.
• Posted several sub-par scores in tournaments, with a low round of 66.
• Won four tournaments in 2007, including three Beijing Amateur events as well as the Faldo Series Asian Cup.

Personal
• Attended high school at HuiJia Private School as a member of the International Baccalaureate Program.
• Interned at the Chinese Travel Channel in 2009, where she served as a commentator for the 64th U.S. Women’s Open.
• Majoring in recreation management.

Career Stroke Average: 76.80
Low Round: 69

Historical Player Information

  • 2009-10Freshman

  • 2010-11Sophomore

  • 2011-12Junior

  • 2012-13Senior