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2020-21 Women's Golf Roster

Reena Sulkar

  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Barrington Hills, Ill.
  • High School Barrington

Biography

Career Bests

Best Finish: T-30th -- Briar’s Creek Invitational (March 15-16, 2021)
Low Round: 69 (-3) -- Westbrook Invitational (Feb. 23-24, 2020)
Low 54-Hole Score: 218 (+2) -- Westbrook Invitational (Feb. 23-24, 2020)

Career Awards

  • 2019-20 Junior GPA Award
  • 2020-21 Senior GPA Award

Senior - 2020-21

  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • 2020-21 Illinois Outstanding GPA Award
  • Played 20 rounds in seven events with a 76.60 scoring average
  • Played one round under par
  • Career-best 30th-place finish at the Briar’s Creek Invitational, March 15-16, 2021

Sophomore - 2019-20

  • Big Ten Sportsmanship Honoree
  • WGCA All-American Scholar
  • 2019-20 Illinois Outstanding GPA Award
  • Recorded a career-low round of 69 (-3) and 54-hole score of 218 (+2) at the Westbrook Invitational
  • Recorded a hole-in-one on the 11th hole in the first round of the UCF Challenge at Eagle Creek Golf Club on February 2
  • Cracked the lineup twice in the final three tournaments of the year
  • Season cut short due to COVID-19 outbreak

Amateur Circuit 

  • 2018 U.S. Women's Amateur qualifier
  • 2018 USGA U.S. Women's Amateur Sectional Qualifier Medalist
  • Won the 2017 CWDGA Annual Championship

Junior Golf

  • 2016 Illinois Girls Junior Amateur runner-up
  • Two top-10 American Junior Golf Association finishes in 2015-16
  • 2015 Golfweek Midwest Junior Invitational Champion
  • Set a Mid-America Junior Golf Tour record with five tournament wins in 2015
  • Esmark All American
  • AJGA Transamerica Scholastic Junior All-American
  • MAJGT All-Midwest Team

High School

  • Barrington High School record holder for lowest round (65)
  • Varsity captain junior and senior year
  • Led Barrington to a runner-up finish at the 2017 IHSA State Championship
  • Three-time IHSA All-State honoree
  • Two-time Mid-Suburban League Champion
  • Four-time All-MSL selection

Personal

  • Daughter of Shiven and Shali Sulkar
  • Has one sister, Sophia
  • Pursuing a master’s in business administration
  • Graduated from UIC in two years
  • Chose Illinois because: “my values strongly align with those adopted by the coaches and team members, and I fell in love with the campus and golf facility. In addition, the university’s academic and athletic reputation precedes itself.”
  • Top item on my bucket list: Skydiving
  • Favorite movie: Interstellar
  • Favorite quote: “Ninety percent of putts that are short don’t go in” - Yogi Berra
  • Favorite golfer: Danielle Kang
  • Favorite non-golf athlete: Michael Jordan
  • Favorite golf course: Bay Harbor Golf Club

Career Statistics

Year Events Rds. Strokes Avg. Low Rd. Low Tour.
2019-20 5 15 1,152 76.80 69 (-3) 218 (+2)
2020-21 7 20 1,532 76.60 71 (-1) 219 (+3)
Totals 12 35 2,684 76.69 69 (-3) 218 (+2)

Individual Results

2019-20 Tournament Score Finish
Sept. 16-17 Glass City Invitational^ 75-83-74 = 232 (+16) T-56th
Oct. 7-8 Illini Women's Invitational^ 78-80-76 = 234 (+18) 80th
Feb. 2-4 UCF Challenge 74-78-72 = 224 (+8) T-55th
Feb. 23-24 Westbrook Invitational^ 69-75-74 = 218 (+2) T-45th
March 2-3 Hurricane Invitational 83-82-79 = 244 (+28) T-73rd
2020-21 Tournament Score Finish
Feb. 7-9 Heroes Ladies Invitational 81-79-76 = 236 (+20) T-67th
Feb. 14-16 Moon Golf Invitational 74-74-71 = 219 (+3) T-37th
March 15-16 Briar's Creek Invitational 78-75-72 = 225 (+9) T-30th
March 26-28 Clemson Invitational 85-72-72 = 229 (+13) T-62nd
April 17-18 Indiana Invitational 75-81-73 = 229 (+13) T-48th
April 23-25 Big Ten Championships 77-W-76 = N/A N/A
May 10-12 NCAA Regional 84-79-78 = 241 (+25) 86th

^ - competed as an individual

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Sophomore

  • 2020-21Junior