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2017-18 Women's Golf Roster

Pailin Ruttanasupagid

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown San Diego, Calif.
  • High School Torrey Pines

Biography

Career Bests

Best Finish: T-28th - Lady Buckeye Invitational (April 16-17, 2016)
Low Round: 70 (-2) - Big Ten Championship (April 22, 2016)
Low 54-Hole Score: 221 (+5) - Big Ten Championship (April 22-24, 2016)

Senior - 2017-18

  • Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
  • Did not compete during the fall season

Junior - 2016-17

  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Did not compete during the season 

Sophomore - 2015-16

  • WGCA All-American Scholar
  • Named the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award Honoree
  • When competing for the team, counted four of six rounds towards the team score
  • Competed at four tournaments as an individual and two more as part of the team (Lady Buckeye Invitaitonal and Big Ten Championship)
  • Registered a season stroke average of 79.06 across 18 rounds of action
  • Recorded one of Illinois’ three eagles on the seaosn
  • Low round of 70 (-2) came at the Big Ten Championship
  • Best finish of T-28th came at the Lady Buckeye Invitational
  • Best 54-hole tournament score of 221 (+5) came at the Big Ten Championship
  • In both appearances as part of the team finished with the third-best team reading

Freshman 2014-15

  • Competed at the Illinois Challenge (exhibition)
  • Won her match against Illinois State’s Lauren English 2&1

High School

  • Attended Torrey Pines High School in the North County Conference
  • Recipient of the Next Level Falcon Award
  • Qualified for the 2012 U.S. Women's Public Links Championship
  • Qualified for the 2012 U.S. Girls' Junior Championship
  • AJGA Gary Woodland Champion
  • Eight top-five IJGT finishes including four victories
  • Five top-10 SCPGA Toyota Tour finishes

Personal

  • Accounting major
  • Daughter of (Jane) Jariya Apivattanachai and (Pete) Prakad Ruttansupagid
  • Has one sibling, (Chino) Chinoros Ruttansupagid
  • Born in Bangkok, Thailand

Career Statistics

Year Events Rds. Strokes Avg. Low Rd. Low Tour.
2015-16 6 18 1,423 79.06 70 (-2) 221 (+5)
Totals 6 18 1,423 79.06 70 (-2) 221 (+5)

Individual Results

2015-16 Tournament Score Finish
Sept. 14-15 Minnesota Invitational^ 79-88-81 = 248 (+32) T-63rd
Oct. 19-20 Cardinal Cup^ 85-80-81 = 246 (+30) T-76th
Feb. 21-22 Westbrook Spring Invitational^ 87-74-77 = 238 (+22) T-84th
March 11-12 3M Augusta Invitational^ 77-87-77 = 241 (+25) T-82nd
April 16-17 Lady Buckeye Invitational 76-73-80 = 229 (+13) T-28th
April 22-24 Big Ten Championship 70-76-75 = 221 (+5) T-35th

^ Competed as an individual 

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

  • 2015-16Sophomore

  • 2016-17Junior

  • 2017-18Senior