2016-17 Women's Golf Roster
Wad Phaewchimplee
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Bangkok, Thailand
- High School:
- Triamudom Suksa School
2016-17 SENIOR SEASON
• Had her best fall performance at the Jim West Challenge, finishing in a tie for sixth at five-under par 211.
• Helped lead the Flashes to a win at the Betsy Rawls Invitational at Texas with a tie for 25th at nine-over par 225.
• Earned a top-20 finish at the Schooner Fall Classic.
2015-16 JUNIOR SEASON
• 2016 First Team All-MAC
• 2016 MAC All-Tournament Team
• 2016 Academic All-MAC and WGCA All-American Scholars
• Finished the year with her best scoring average of 73.00.
• Held four top-10 finishes, including a fourth-place showing at the MAC Championship
• Finished 17th overall at the NCAA Regional
• Finished sixth at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic with a score of 216
• Shot 5-over at the Minnesota Invitational to finish in a tie for seventh
• Finished tied for eleventh at 1-under in the Jim West Challenge to help lift Kent State to a tournament win
2014-15 SOPHOMORE YEAR
• 2015 First Team All-MAC
• 2015 MAC All-Tournament Team
• Named a Distinguished Scholar Athlete
• Awarded Tom and Trudy Crawford Women's Golf Endowment
2013-14 FRESHMAN YEAR
• 2014 WGCA All-American Honorable Mention
• 2014 NCAA Championships individual qualifier
• 2014 NCAA Central Regional Medalist
• 2014 MAC Freshman of the Year
• 2014 First Team All-MAC
• 2014 MAC All-Tournament Team
• 2014 WGCA All-America Scholar
• Joined the team in January of 2014
• Posted a 74.2 scoring average, which ranks second in Kent State's individual season records, in 29 rounds
• Ranks 7th with a +2.69 scoring average versus par and 9th with seven rounds of par of better in a single season
• Shot a 65 during the first round of the NCAA Regional, matching the best round ever by a Golden Flash
• Won the NCAA Central Regional (65-73-71=209) to become the third woman in Kent State history to qualify for the NCAA Championships as an individual
• Finished in a tie for 28th at the NCAA Championships (74-72-72-70=288)
• 288 is the second-best 72-hole tournament score in program history
• Was 3rd-place finisher at MAC Championships (72-77-75=224)
• First career win came at the Kiawah Island Classic (69-81-70=220)
• Had four top-5 finishes in ten events
AMATEUR
• Member of the Thailand National Team
• Won the 4th Singha Thailand World Golf Championship
• Finished 6th at the Faldo Series Asia Grand Final in 2012 (Girls 16 and under)
• Finished 2nd in the Thailand Amateur Match Play Championship in 2012
• Won the 28th Thailand National Youth Games
• Tied for 24th at the 2012 Callaway Junior Golf World Championships
PERSONAL
• Born July 1, 1995 in Bangkok, Thailand
• Daughter of Wisnu and Siriwan Phaewchimplee
• Has an older brother and older sister
• Majoring in communication studies
