2022-23 Women's Golf Roster
Crystal Wang
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Diamond Bar, Calif.
- High School:
- Diamond Bar
 2023 Big Ten Medalist |
| 2023 Big Ten Player of the Year |
 2023 WGCA First Team All-American |
 Four-Time All-Big Ten |
 University of Illinois Graduate |
Career Bests
Best Finish: 1st -- Big Ten Championships (April 21-23, 2023)
Low Round: 62 (-9) -- Big Ten Championships (April 21-23, 2023)
Low 54-Hole Score: 202 (-14) -- Illini Women's Invitational (Oct. 10-11, 2022)
Graduate Student 2022-23
- 2023 Big Ten Championships Medalist
- 2023 Big Ten All-Championship Team
- 2023 Mary Fossum Award
- 2023 Big Ten Player of the Year
- All-Big Ten First Team
- Big Ten Sportsmanship Award Honoree
- 2x Big Ten Golfer of the Week (Oct. 19, March 15)
- Big Ten Women's Golfers to Watch List
- WGCA First Team All-American
- 2023 Augusta National Women's Amateur participant
- 2023 Arnold Palmer Cup Participant
- CSC Academic All-District
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Became the first Illini since 1993 (Renee Heiken) to earn Big Ten Medalist honors.
- Posted the lowest 54-hole total (201) in Big Ten Championships history
- Carded a final round 62 (-9) in the Big Ten Championships, matching a program record for lowest round and setting the record for the lowest round at a conference championship tournament in NCAA history.
- First Illini golfer to earn All-American honors since 1993 (Renee Heiken).
- Recorded the lowest single-season scoring average (70.42) in program history.
- Is the program leader in career scoring average (72.37).
- Finished in the Top 10 in eight of 12 events...finished in the Top 5 in six tournaments.
- Earned the first win of her career with a tied-for-first place finish at the Clemson Invitational on March 24-26.
- Played 36 rounds in 12 events with a team-leading 70.42 scoring average.
Senior 2021-22
- CoSIDA Academic All-District
- All-Big Ten First-Team
- Big Ten Championship All-Championship Team
- WGCA All-American Scholar
- Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
- Academic All-Big Ten
- 2022 Augusta National Women’s Amateur participant
- Big Ten Women's Golfers to Watch List
- 2x Big Ten Conference Women's Golfer of the Week (11/3/2021, 2/23/22)
- Prairie Farms Scholar Athlete of the Week (3/8/22)
- Played 36 rounds in 12 events with a team-leading 72.81 scoring average
- Led the team with 13 rounds under par
- Led the team seven tournaments as top Illini finisher, including final three tournaments of the season
- Registered eight top-15 finishes: The Landfall Tradition (3rd), ICON Invitational (T-3rd), Lady Buckeye Invitational (T-5th), Big Ten Championships (T-6th), Wolverine Invitational (T-8th), Illini Women’s Invitational (T-13th), Blessings Collegiate Invitational (T-14th), NCAA Tallahassee Regional (T-14th)
- Garnered Big Ten Conference Women’s Golfer of the Week after equaling a season-best third place finish at the ICON Invitational (Feb. 21-22) and carding the lowest 54-hole tournament total in program history with a 13-under par 203, highlighted by an eight-under par 64 in her final round, which also marked the lowest single round score in program history. The senior led the field with 18 birdies in the tournament.
- Named to the All-Championship Team after finishing in a tie for sixth place at the Big Ten Championships (Apr. 22-24, 2022) with a two-over tournament total of 215, including a five-under 66 in her second round
- Named Big Ten Conference Women’s Golfer of the Week after registering her highest finish of the season with a third place showing at The Landfall Tradition with a tournament total of four-under par 212 that included a four-under 68 score. She also led all players with 17 birdies in the tournament.
Junior 2020-21
- All-Big Ten Second Team
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Played 21 rounds in seven events with a 73.24 scoring average
- 73.24 scoring average ranked second-best on the team
- Played five rounds under par
- Two top-10 finishes: Heroes Ladies Intercollegiate (5th), Briar’s Creek Invitational (T-8th)
- Tied eighth-best 54-hole score in program history (-5 (211), Heroes Ladies Intercollegiate, Feb. 7-9, 2021)
- Fifth-place finish at the Heroes Ladies Intercollegiate Feb. 7-9, 2020 was the best spring tournament finish of her career
Sophomore 2019-20
- WGCA All-American Scholar
- Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Big Ten Preseason honoree
- Average team finish of 2.29 led the team
- Recorded the eighth-lowest single-season stroke average in program history at 73.10
- Led the Illini in three tournaments
- Started the season with a top-10 finish at the Glass City Invitational
- Carded three rounds under par and five even-par rounds on the season
- Season cut short due to COVID-19 outbreak
Freshman 2018-19
- All-Big Ten First Team
- WGCA All-American Scholar
- Posted the fifth-lowest single season stroke average in program history (72.95)
- Earned three top-five finishes during the fall season
- Posted 13 birdies (second-highest) and tied for 23rd during stroke play at the NCAA Championships with a 226 (+7)
- Tied the fifth-best individual 36-hole score in program history with a 144 (E) at the Big Ten Championships
- Second-best individual 54-hole score in program history with a 208 (-8) at the inaugural hosted Illini Women's Invitational at Medinah
- Tied the fifth-best individual round in program history with a 67 (-5) in the first round of the inaugural hosted Illini Women's Invitational at Medinah
- Earned a career-best finish at the Coeur D’Alene Resort Collegiate (Sept. 24-25)
- Carded a 70 (-1) final round total in her first collegiate event at the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate
High School
- Finished fifth and advanced to the 2018 US Women's Amateur with a 1-under 71
- 2014 California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Team State Champion
- Eight top-10 AJGA finishes
- AJGA Enagic Junior Champion
- 2016 CIF Individual Runner-up
- 2017 Plormares League MVP
- Three year varsity team captain
- 2015 SCPGA Toyota Tour Championship Winner
- 2016 named Inland Valley best girl golfer
- Three-time SCPGA Toyota Tour Champion
- National Junior Golf Scoreboard ranking #44/18 (overall/Class of 2018)
Personal
- Majoring in Information Systems
- Dream job is a food critic
- Favorite golfer is Justin Thomas
- Pre-round rituals are no candies or artificial sugar a day before my tournament
- If I could pick one celebrity to be my caddy: Chris Hemsworth
- If I could live anywhere in the world I would choose Australia
- If I could have an endless supply of one food, it would be candies
- Last movie I watched that I liked is The Incredibles 2
- Daughter of Jing and JiaQi Wang and sister of Julia
- Chose Illinois because: “This is the school with people that I feel I'm most comfortable with and there is a sense of belonging in the golf program that I really believe will help me throughout my years at Illinois.”
Career Statistics
| Year | Events | Rds. | Strokes | Avg. | Low Rd. | Low Tour. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 13 | 37 | 2,699 | 72.95 | 67 (-5) | 208 (-8) |
| 2019-20 | 7 | 21 | 1,535 | 73.10 | 69 (-3) | 213 (-3) |
| 2020-21 | 7 | 21 | 1,538 | 73.24 | 69 (-3) | 211 (-5) |
| 2021-22 | 12 | 36 | 2,621 | 72.81 | 64 (-8) | 203 (-13) |
| 2022-23 | 12 | 36 | 2,535 | 70.42 | 62 (-9) | 202 (-14) |
| Totals | 51 | 151 | 10,928 | 72.37 | 62 (-9) | 202 (-14) |
Individual Results
| 2018-19 | Tournament | Score | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 17-18 | Mercedes-Benz Collegiate | 79-71-70 = 220 (+7) | T-14th |
| Sept. 24-25 | Coeur d'Alene Collegiate | 76-68-74 = 212 (-1) | T-2nd |
| Oct. 8-9 | Illini Women's Invite at Medinah | 67-71-70 = 208 (-8) | T-4th |
| Oct. 20-21 | Cardinal Cup | 71-80-71 = 222 (+6) | T-13th |
| Oct. 29-30 | Trinity Forest Invitational | 71-70-76 = 217 (+1) | 3rd |
| Feb. 3-5 | UCF Challenge | 71-75-73 = 219 (+3) | T-49th |
| Feb. 24-25 | Westbrook Invitational | 71-73-73 = 217 (+1) | T-24th |
| March 18-19 | Briar's Creek Invitational | 72-73-70 = 215 (-1) | T-8th |
| Apr. 7-8 | Clemson Invitational | 69-77 = 146 (+2) | T-41st |
| Apr. 13-14 | Lady Buckeye Invitational | 78-73-73 = 224 (+8) | T-13th |
| Apr. 19-21 | Big Ten Championships | 74-70 = 144 (E) | T-8th |
| May 6-8 | NCAA East Lansing Regional | 76-76-77 = 229 (+13) | T-56th |
| May 17-20 | NCAA Championships | 84-72-73 = 226 (+7) | T-23rd |
| 2019-20 | Tournament | Score | Finish |
| Sept. 16-17 | Glass City Invitational | 72-75-73 = 220 (+4) | T-9th |
| Sept. 27-29 | Schooner Fall Classic | 76-68-72 = 216 (+6) | T-34th |
| Oct. 7-8 | Illini Women's Invitational | 70-73-76 = 219 (+3) | T-28th |
| Oct. 25-27 | Landfall Tradition | 72-73-76 = 221 (+5) | T-34th |
| Feb. 2-4 | UCF Challenge | 76-74-74 = 224 (+8) | T-55th |
| Feb. 23-24 | Westbrook Invitational | 72-72-69 = 213 (-3) | T-19th |
| March 2-3 | Hurricane Invitational | 75-72-75 = 222 (+6) | T-14th |
| 2020-21 | Tournament | Score | Finish |
| Feb. 7-9 | Heroes Ladies Invitational | 71-69-71 = 211 (-5) | 5th |
| Feb. 14-16 | Moon Golf Invitational | 75-73-73 = 221 (+5) | T-51st |
| March 15-16 | Briar's Creek Invitational | 73-76-71 = 220 (+4) | T-8th |
| March 26-28 | Clemson Invitational | 72-74-73 = 219 (+3) | T-14th |
| April 17-18 | Indiana Invitational | 72-74-74 = 220 (+4) | T-17th |
| April 23-25 | Big Ten Championships | 75-78-72 = 225 (+9) | T-36th |
| May 10-12 | NCAA Regional | 75-76-71 = 222 (+6) | T-22nd |
| 2021-22 | Tournament | Score | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 13-14 | Wolverine Invitational | 73-69-74 = 216 (+3) | T-8th |
| Sept. 26-27 | Schooner Fall Classic | 74-74-68 = 216 (+6) | T-27th |
| Oct. 4-6 | Blessings Collegiate | 74-75-73 = 222 (+6)^ | T-14th |
| Oct. 11-12 | Illini Women's Invitational | 68-71-74 = 213 (-3)^ | T-13th |
| Oct. 29-31 | The Landfall Tradition | 74-68-70 = 212 (-4)^ | 3rd |
| Feb. 13-14 | Columbia Classic | 75-68-83 = 226 (+10) | T-22nd |
| Feb. 21-22 | ICON Invitational | 68-71-64 = 203 (-13)^ | T-3rd |
| Mar. 14-15 | Briar's Creek Invitational | 78-72-74 = 224 (+8) | T-34th |
| Mar. 25-27 | Clemson Invitational | 76-80-75 = 231 (+15) | T-44th |
| Apr. 15-16 | Lady Buckeye Invitational | 71-74-77 = 222 (+6)^ | T-5th |
| Apr. 22-24 | Big Ten Championships | 72-66-77 = 215 (+2)^ | T-6th |
| May 9-11 | NCAA Tallahassee Regional | 78-72-71 = 221 (+5)^ | T-14th |
| 2022-23 | Tournament | Score | Finish |
| Sept. 12-13 | Cougar Classic | 71-71-68 = 210 (-3)^ | T-13th |
| Sept. 24-26 | Schooner Fall Classic | 64-71-68 = 203 (-7)^ | T-5th |
| Oct. 10-11 | Illini Women's Invitational | 67-67-68 = 202 (-14)^ | 2nd |
| Oct. 17-18 | The Ally | 68-71-78 = 217 (+1)^ | T-5th |
| Oct. 31-Nov. 1 | Hurricane Invitational | 72-68-73 = 213 (-3)^ | T-8th |
| Feb. 12-14 | Therese Hession Regional Challenge | 71-69-76 = 216 (+3)^ | T-17th |
| Feb. 27-28 | ICON Invitational | 72-71-72 = 215 (-1) | T-30th |
| March 13-14 | Briar's Creek Invitational | 67-69-75 = 211 (-5)^ | T-3rd |
| March 24-26 | Clemson Invitational | 69-73-69 = 211 (-5)^ | T-1st |
| April 15-16 | Lady Buckeye Spring Invitational | 71-70-73 = 214 (-2)^ | T-6th |
| April 21-23 | Big Ten Championships | 71-68-62 = 201 (-12)^ | 1st |
| May 8-10 | NCAA San Antonio Regional | 75-70-77 = 222 (+6)^ | T-20th |
^ Led the team
Illini Golf | Atkins Golf Club Dedication Program | 6/3/22
Friday, June 03
Illini Women's Golf | Kornkamol "Stang" Sukaree Senior Video
Monday, May 23
Illini Women's Golf | Big Ten Championships Hype
Thursday, April 21
Illini Women's Golf | Happy 217 Day!
Thursday, February 17
