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2017-18 Women's Golf Roster

Grace Park

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown San Jose, Calif.
  • High School Cupertino

Biography

Career Bests

Best Finish: T-1st - Lady Buckeye Invitational (April 14, 2018)
Low Round: 67 (-4) - Coeur d’Alene Collegiate (Sept. 26, 2017)
Low 54-Hole Score: 207 (-6) - Coeur d’Alene Collegiate (Sept. 26-27, 2017)

Senior 2017-18

  • Dike Eddleman Illinois Athlete of the Year Finalist
  • All-Big Ten First Team
  • Leaves Illinois with the best career stroke average in program history (74.59)
  • Posted the best single season stroke average in Illini history (72.16)
  • Big Ten Golfer of the Week (April 18, 2018)
  • Earned first career tournament win at the Lady Buckeye Invitational, tying for first overall
  • Shot a 141 (-3) at the Lady Buckeye Invitational, marking the best 36-hole score in program history
  • Posted a career-best individual 54-hole tournament score with a 207 (-6) at the Coeur d’Alene Resort Collegiate, which ties for the second-best in program history
  • Tied for the ninth-best individual round in school history with a second round score of 67 (-4) at the Coeur d’Alene Resort Collegiate
  • Tied the 22nd-best individual round in program history three times during the season
  • Finished in the top 10 seven times on the season
  • Team's top finisher in six of 11 tournaments she competed in
  • Recorded a team-best 12 rounds under par on the season

Junior 2016-17

  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Competed in 10 tournaments on the season
  • Tied the lowest round of her career with a 69 (-3) in the first round of the Briar’s Creek Invitational
  • Posted a season-best 218 (+2) at the Lady Paladin Invitational
  • Tied for sixth place at the Cardinal Cup, the best finish of her career
  • Recorded four top-25 finishes during the season
  • Carded two rounds under par and three rounds at par during the year

Sophomore 2015-16

  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Competed in all 11 tournaments on the season
  • Posted the team’s third-best stroke average, 75.06, which ranks as the seventh-best single season average in program history
  • Counted 27.5 of 33 rounds played towards the team score to tie for the most on the team
  • Carded one of three eagles on the season for the Illini
  • Led the Orange and Blue at three tournaments  during the season
  • Tallied three rounds below par and three rounds at even par
  • Recorded six top-25 individual finishes on the season
  • Top finish came at the Henssler Financial Intercollegiate at T-15th
  • Lowest round of the season was a 69 (-3) at the Big Ten Championship
  • Low 54-hole score came at the Westbrook Spring Invitational with a mark of 217 (+1)

Freshman 2014-15

  • Played in all 11 tournaments for Illinois
  • Had the team’s fourth-best stroke average, 75.74
  • Carded one of five eagles for Illinois on the season
  • Was the team’s best finisher at the Web.com Intercollegiate, finishing 11th
  • Set career bests for lowest round, lowest tournament and best finish at the Web.com Intercollegiate
  • Shot five rounds below par, tying for the team high

High School

  • Attended Cupertino High School
  • Three-year varsity letter winner
  • Three-year varsity team MVP
  • Qualified for the 2013 U.S. Women's Public Links Championship and tied for seventh in match play qualifying
  • Qualified for the 2013 U.S. Women's Amateur
  • Qualified for the the 2013 Callaway Junior World Championship
  • AJGA Junior at Robinson Ranch Champion
  • Four top-10 AJGA finishes
  • Two-time top-10 finisher at the Trusted Choice Big I National Championship

Personal

  • Majoring in advertising
  • Daughter of Il Hwan and Jin Hee Park
  • Has one older sister, Ellen, and one younger brother, Jeehoon 
  • Ellen was a member of the Washington State varsity golf team (2009-13)
  • Born in South Korea

Career Statistics

Year Events Rds. Strokes Avg. Low Rd. Low Tour.
2014-15 11 31 2,348 75.74 70 (-2) 216 (E)
2015-16 11 33 2,477 75.06 69 (-3) 217 (+1)
2016-17 10 30 2,262 75.40 69 (-3) 218 (+2)
2017-18 12        31 2,237 72.16 67 (-4) 207 (-6)
Totals 44 125 9,324 74.59 67 (-4) 207 (-6)

Individual Results

2014-15 Tournament Score Finish
Sept. 8-9 Colonel Wollenberg Ram Classic 75-75-71 = 221 (+5) 17th
Sept. 15-16 Minnesota Invitational 80-75-76 = 231 (+15) T-37th
Oct. 4-5 Diane Thomason Invitational 77-81-75 = 233 (+17) T-12th
Oct. 17-19 Hoosier Fall Invitational 80 = 80 (+8) T-28th
Match Play vs. Katie Barrand (Boston College) W: 3&2
Match Play vs. Alix Kong (Indiana) W: 3&2
Match Play vs. Guðrún Björgvinsdóttir (Fresno State) L: 2 down
Nov. 2-3 Jim West Challenge 79-79-79 = 237 (+21) T-49th
Feb. 22-23 Westbrook Invitational 73-79-73 = 225 (+9) T-54th
March 2-4 Hurricane Invitational 78-76-75 = 229 (+16) T-62nd
March 23-24 Briar's Creek Invitational 79-73-70 = 222 (+6) T-23rd
March 30-31 Web.com Intercollegiate 71-74-71 = 216 (E)^ T-11th
April 18-19 Lady Buckeye Spring Invitational 76-75-76 = 227 (+11) T-16th
April 24-26 Big Ten Championships 79-71-77 = 227 (+11) T-36th
2015-16 Tournament Score Finish
Sept. 14-15 Minnesota Invitational 79-75-73 = 227 (+11) T-27th
Sept. 21-22 Mercedes-Benz Collegiate 73-75-81 = 229 (+16) T-57th
Oct. 4-6 Jim West Challenge 78-72-71 = 221 (+5)^ T-23rd
Oct. 19-20 Cardinal Cup 73-71-82 = 226 (+15) T-23rd
Oct. 25-27 Palmetto Intercollegiate 74-75-76 = 225 (+9) T-30th
Feb. 21-22 Westbrook Spring Invitational 73-72-72 = 217 (+1)^ T-23rd
March 11-12 3M Augusta Invitational 73-76-74 = 223 (+7)^ T-24th
March 22-23 Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational 76-73-74 = 223 (+7) T-21st
March 23-29 Henssler Financial Intercollegiate 76-74-78 = 228 (+12) T-15th
April 16-17 Lady Buckeye Invitational 83-77-77 = 237 (+21) T-46th
April 22-24 Big Ten Championship 69-75-77 = 221 (+5) T-35th
2016-17 Tournament Score Finish
Sept. 23-25 Lady Paladin Invitational 72-74-72 = 218 (+2) T-24th
Oct. 17-18 Greenville Regional Preview 79-77-74 = 230 (+14) T-17th
Oct. 23-25 Cardinal Cup 75-73-74 = 222 (+6)^ T-6th
Feb. 26-27 Westbrook Spring Invitational 72-74-74 = 220 (+4) T-27th
March 6-7 Meadow Club Women’s Inter. 78-73-77 = 228 (+12) T-46th
March 20-21 Briar’s Creek Invitational 69-78-80 = 227 (+11) T-60th
March 27-28 Henssler Financial Intercollegiate 73-77-79 = 229 (+13) T-50th
April 15-16 Lady Buckeye Invitational 76-73-82 = 231 (+15) T-24th
April 21-23 Big Ten Championship 77-78-78 = 233 (+17) T-43rd
May 8-10 NCAA Albuquerque Regional 75-70-79 = 224 (+8)^ T-27th
2017-18 Tournament Score Finish
Sept. 18-19 Mercedes-Benz Collegiate 69-72-69 = 210 (-3) T-7th
Sept. 26-27 Couer d'Alene Collegiate 68-67-72 = 207 (-6)^ T-2nd
Oct. 6-7 Bettie Lou Evans Invite  74-74-72 = 220 (+4) T-10th
Oct. 21-22 Cardinal Cup 73-W-W = N/A N/A
Oct. 27-28 Ladies Fall Intercollegiate  78-82 = 160 (+16) T-47th
Feb. 25-26 Westbrook Spring Invitational  72-72-73 = 217 (+1) T-38th
March 5-6 Meadow Club Collegiate  74-76 = 150 (+6) T-31st
March 19-20 Briar's Creek Invitational  71-71-73 = 215 (-1) T-7th
March 23-25 MountainView Collegiate  69-76-70 = 215 (-1)^ T-2nd
April 14 Lady Buckeye Invitational 69-72 = 141 (-3)^ T-1st
April 20-22 Big Ten Championships  71-73-70 = 214 (-2)^ T-8th
May 7-9 NCAA Madison Regional  73-73-69 = 215 (-1)^ T-11th

^ Led the team 

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

  • 2015-16Sophomore

  • 2016-17Junior

  • 2017-18Senior