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2023-24 Women's Golf Roster

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Isabel Sy

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown San Gabriel, Calif.
  • High School Troy
  • Instagram isabelsyy

Biography

Graduation Badge University of Illinois Graduate
USA Button 2023-24 WGCA Honorable Mention All-American
Big Ten Logo white 2023-24 All-Big Ten First Team
Big Ten Logo white 2023 Big Ten All-Championship Team

NIL Opportunities

Career Bests

Best Finish: T-1st -- Briar's Creek Invitational (March 11-12, 2024)
Low Round: 63 (-9) -- ICON Invitational (Feb. 27-28, 2023)
Low 54-Hole Score: 204 (-12) -- The Chevron Collegiate (Feb. 26-27, 2024)

Senior 2023-24

  • WGCA Honorable Mention All-American
  • All-Big Ten First Team
  • 3x Big Ten Golfer of the Week (Nov. 1, Feb. 28, March 13)
  • WGCA All-American Scholar
  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Played 36 rounds in 12 events for a career-best 71.36 scoring average...second-lowest single-season scoring average in program history...scored par or better in 22 of 36 rounds.
  • Earned back-to-back co-champion honors at The Chevron Collegiate (Feb. 26-27) and the Briar's Creek Invitaitonal (March 11-12)...was first golfer in program history to earn back-to-back medalist honors since Renee Slone (Heiken) in the 1992-93 season.
  • Recorded six-straight top four finishes from Oct. 2, 2023 - March 12, 2024...longest such streak in program history since Renee Slone (Heiken) recorded seven-straight such finishes during the 1992-93 season.
  • Fired a season-low 65 (-7) in the second round of The Chevron Collegiate on Feb. 26.
  • Carded a 54-hole total career-low 204 (-12) at The Chevron Collegaite from Feb. 26-27...tied for third-lowest 54-hole total in program history.
  • Finished tied for seventh at the Big Ten Championships...finished in the top 10 at the conference championship in back-to-back seasons.
  • Earned a spot at the NCAA East Lansing Regional as the top ranked individual in the regional...finished tied for 45th.
  • Became the third student-athlete in program history to earn All-American honors.
  • Ends her Illini career with a 73.19 scoring average, third-lowest in program history.

Junior 2022-23

  • Big Ten All-Championship Team
  • 2x Big Ten Golfer of the Week (Sept. 29, Feb. 28)
  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Played 36 rounds in 12 events for a career-best 72.86 scoring average.
  • Recorded three Top 5 finishes on the season including a career-best fourth-place finish at the Big Ten Championships.
  • Shot a program record 63 (-9) in the second round of the ICON Invitational on Feb. 27.
  • Carded the lowest 54-hole total of her career (205, -11) at the ICON Invitational (Feb. 27-28).

Sophomore 2021-22

  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Played 36 rounds in 12 events with a 74.19 scoring average
  • 74.19 scoring average ranked third-best on the team
  • Ranked second on the team with eight rounds under par
  • Six Top-20 finishes, including five in the spring: Briar’s Creek Invitational (T-8th), Schooner Fall Classic (T-11th), Columbia Classic (T-12th), Lady Buckeye Invitational (T-12th), Clemson Invitational (T-15th), Big Ten Championships (T-17th)
  • Equaled her career best finish to tie for eighth place at the Briar’s Creek Invitational (Mar. 14-15, 2022) with an even-par 216 tournament total
  • Turned in her career low round with a five-under 67 in her final round at the ICON Invitational (Feb. 21-22, 2022).
  • Finished tied for 11th at the Schooner Fall Classic with a 2-over 212 total. 

Freshman 2020-21

  • Played 21 rounds in seven events with a 75.19 scoring average
  • 75.19 scoring average ranked third-best on the team
  • Played three rounds under par
  • Top-10 finish at the Moon Golf Invitational (8th)
  • Tied eighth-best 54-hole score in program history (-5 (211), Moon Golf Invitational, Feb. 14-16, 2021)
  • Career bests at the Moon Golf Invitational in single round score (68, -4), 54-hole score (218, +2), and best finish (8th)

High School

  • 2019 National High School Invitational Runner-up
  • Finished 12th in ClubCorp Mission Hills Desert Junior in 2019
  • 2019 Freeway League MVP title by finishing 6 under par
  • Ranked in the top 100 in both the 2018 National Junior Golf Scoreboard and 2018 AJGA Rolex Ranking
  • Tied for ninth at the 2018 Joanne Winter Arizona Silver Belle Championship
  • Led Troy to the 2018 CIF State Championship 
  • 2018 LA County Junior Championship Champion\
  • Second in the 2018 AJGA Under Armour / Allison Lee Championship at Valencia, California
  • Fourth in the 2018 AJGA WinCraft / McArthur Towel at Waukesha, Wisconsin
  • Won the 2018 68th Annual Los Angeles City Junior Championship
  • Tied for 10th at the 2017 CIF California Girls State Championship
  • Tied for first at the 2017 CIF/SCGA SoCal Girls Championship
  • 2017 LA County Junior Championship Champion
  • Eighth in the 2017 AJGA Junior All Star at Calumet Country Club (Ill.)
  • 2017 OC Register First Team All-County Girls Golf Team

Personal

  • Daughter of Roberto and Arlene Alcala-Sy
  • One sister, Pauline
  • Favorite course is Poppy Hills Golf Course
  • Favorite golfer is Jason Day
  • My hidden talent is being able to sleep really quickly and almost anywhere
  • Dream job is being able to find more environmentally sustainable ways to build homes/buildings
  • Pre-round rituals are pray, have to have white wooden tees, and organize clubs in a certain way
  • If I could pick one celebrity to be my caddy: Jason Day
  • If I could live anywhere in the world I would choose: Malibu, California
  • If I could have an endless supply of one food: Noodles
  • Chose Illinois because: “I was truly amazed by the support system that is there for the athlete and the great program and team.”

Career Statistics

Year Events Rds. Strokes Avg. Low Rd. Low Tour.
2020-21 7 21 1,579 75.19 68 (-4) 211 (-5)
2021-22 12 36 2,671 74.19 67 (-5) 216 (E)
2022-23 12 36 2,623 72.86 63 (-9) 205 (-11)
2023-24 12 36 2,569 71.36 65 (-7) 204 (-12)
Totals 43 129 9,442 73.19 63 (-9) 204 (-12)

Individual Results

2020-21 Tournament Score Finish
Feb. 7-9 Heroes Ladies Invitational 75-73-79 = 227 (+11) T-48th
Feb. 14-16 Moon Golf Invitational 68-73-70 = 211 (-5) 8th
March 15-16 Briar's Creek Invitational 81-76-80 = 237 (+21) T-74th
March 26-28 Clemson Invitational 74-74-69 = 217 (+1) 12th
April 17-18 Indiana Invitational 77-78-76 = 231 (+15) T-53rd
April 23-25 Big Ten Championships 73-74-75 = 222 (+6) T-24th
May 10-12 NCAA Regional 74-81-79 = 234 (+18) T-73rd
2021-22 Tournament Score Finish
Sept. 13-14 Wolverine Invitational 79-76-76 = 231 (+18) T-61st
Sept. 26-27 Schooner Fall Classic 69-71-72 = 212 (+2) T-11th
Oct. 4-6 Blessings Collegiate 82-77-72 = 231 (+15) T-35th
Oct. 11-12 Illini Women's Invitational 77-71-69 = 217 (+1) T-33rd
Oct. 29-31 The Landfall Tradition 76-75-74 = 225 (+9) T-52nd
Feb. 13-14 Columbia Classic 73-74-75 = 222 (+6)^ T-12th
Feb. 21-22 ICON Invitational 77-72-67 = 216 (E) T-23rd
Mar. 14-15 Briar's Creek Invitational 75-69-72 = 216 (E)^ T-8th
Mar. 25-27 Clemson Invitational 70-81-73 = 224 (+8) T-15th
Apr. 15-16 Lady Buckeye Invitational 81-70-78 = 229 (+13) T-12th
Apr. 22-24 Big Ten Championships 70-73-77 = 220 (+7) T-17th
May 9-11 NCAA Tallahassee Regional 77-73-78 = 228 (+12) T-33rd
2022-23 Tournament Score Finish
Sept. 12-13 Cougar Classic 74-75-78 = 227 (+14) T-85th
Sept. 24-26 Schooner Fall Classic 67-67-69 = 203 (-7)^ T-5th
Oct. 10-11 Illini Women's Invitational 70-68-79 = 217 (+1) T-46th
Oct. 17-18 The Ally 76-73-74 = 223 (+7) T-17th
Oct. 31-Nov. 1 Hurricane Invitational 70-69-74 = 213 (-3)^ T-8th
Feb. 12-14 Therese Hession Regional Challenge 75-74-80 = 229 (+16) T-61st
Feb. 27-28 ICON Invitational 68-63-74 = 205 (-11)^ 5th
March 13-14 Briar's Creek Invitational 73-72-77 = 222 (+6) T-32nd
March 24-26 Clemson Invitational 75-72-74 = 221 (+5) T-37th
April 15-16 Lady Buckeye Spring Invitational 75-71-77 = 223 (+7) T-33rd
April 21-23 Big Ten Championships 69-70-75 = 214 (+1) 4th
May 8-10 NCAA San Antonio Regional 78-76-72 = 226 (+10) T-33rd
2023-24 Tournament Score Finish
Sept. 11-12 Cougar Classic 76-72-68 = 216 (+3) T-56th
Sept. 23-25 Schooner Fall Classic 72-68-70 = 210 (E) T-17th
Oct. 2-3 Windy City Collegiate Classic 69-71-68 = 208 (-8) T-4th
Oct. 9-10 Illini Women's Invitational 70-70-68 = 208 (-8) T-3rd
Oct. 27-29 Landfall Tradition 69-73-66 = 208 (-8) 4th
Feb. 12-14 Nexus Collegiate 70-69-76 = 215 (-1) T-2nd
Feb. 26-27 The Chevron Collegiate 71-65-68 = 204 (-12) T-1st
March 11-12 Briar's Creek Invitational 67-70-74 = 211 (-5) T-1st
March 29-30 Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic 82-72-72 = 226 (+10) T-43rd
April 13-14 Therese Hession Buckeye Invitational 74-76-73 = 223 (+7) T-14th
April 19-21 Big Ten Championships 70-70-74 = 214 (-2) T-7th
May 6-8 NCAA East Lansing Regional 73-75-78 = 226 (+10) T-45th

^ Led the team

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

  • 2021-22Sophomore

  • 2022-23Junior

  • 2023-24Senior