Natalie Karcher

Class:
Senior
High School:
Auguste Piccard
Hometown:
Cully, Switzerland

2016 Academic All-Big 12 First Team

2016 Team Academic MVP

2015 WGCA All-American Scholar

2015 Academic All-Big 12 First Team

2015 Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

2014 WGCA All-American Scholar

2014 Academic All-Big 12 First Team

2014 Arthur Ashe, Jr. Sports Scholar

2013 NGCA All-American Scholar

PRONUNCIATION: CAR-churr

SENIOR (2015-16)
• posted a season-low tie for 8^th at the UNF Collegiate

• had four top-25 finishes on the season

• matched her career-low round with a 67 for the second round at the PING/ASU Invitational

EVENT	SCORES	PLACE
Minnesota Invitational	75-82-75=232 (+16)	T-42
Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational*	72-77-78=227 (+11)	T-42
Allstate Sugar Bowl	76-72-72=220 (+4)	T-25
UNF Collegiate	73-76-72=221 (+5)	T-8
Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational	73-72-75=220 (+4)	T-13
PING/ASU Invitational	79-67-78=224 (+8)	T-36
Big 12 Championship	74-70-77=221 (+5)	T-19
NCAA Bryan Regional	75-73-75=223 (+7)	T-35
NCAA Championship	77-76-81=234 (+18)	T-120

JUNIOR (2014-15)
• participated in all 11 tournaments
• recorded the third-best scoring average on the team with a 74.94
• recorded best finish at the UCF Challenge (T-11)
• carded a season-low 67 at the UCF Challenge

EVENT	SCORES	PLACE
Minnesota Invitational	79-74-78 = 231 (+15)	T-37
Schooner Fall Classic	75-76-70 = 221 (+11)	T-66
Betsy Rawls Longhorns Invitational	72-82-67 = 230 (+14)	T-27
Alamo Invitational	78-80-70 = 228 (+12)	T-64
UCF Challenge	71-67-76 = 214 (-2)	T-11
Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate	72-79-77 = 228 (+12)	T-27
UNF Collegiate	80-77-77 = 234 (+18)	T-35
Anuenue Spring Break Classic	71-80-72 = 223 (+7)	T-25
Ping/ASU Invitational	73-73-73 = 219 (+3)	T-20
Big 12 Championship	74-75-79 = 228 (+12)	T-28
NCAA Regional – San Antonio	70-73-74 = 217 (+1)	T-26

SOPHOMORE (2013-14)
• recorded a career-best tie for second place at the 2014 Big 12 Championship (April 25-27)
• was Texas’ low player in four events, including the Big 12 Championship and NCAA Central Regional Championship (May 8-10)
• led the Longhorns with five sub-par rounds throughout the season, including a career-low 69 in the second round of the Big 12 Championship
• ranked second on the squad with a season scoring average of 74.63, more than two strokes better than her freshman average of 77.18
• broke par for a tournament for the first time as a collegiate a the Big 12 Championship
• Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Fall 2013, Spring 2014)

EVENT	SCORES	PLACE
Dale McNamara Invitational	71-74-76 = 221 (+11)	T-47
Mason Rudolph Invitational	76-76-76 = 228 (+12)	T-46
Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational	70-75-73 = 218 (+2)	T-27
Alamo Invitational	74-76-72 = 222 (+6)	49
Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge	80-73-77 = 230 (+17)	T-60
Allstate Sugar Bowl Classic	80-76-76 = 232 (+16)	82
SDSU Farms Collegiate	74-74-77 = 225 (+9)	T-29
PING/ASU Invitational	71-72-81 = 224 (+8)	T-47
Big 12 Championship	71-69-71 = 211 (-5)	T-2
NCAA Regional	75-73-80 = 226 (+10)	T-38

FRESHMAN (2012-13)
• recorded a season-best tie for 19th place at the 2012 Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational (Oct. 28-30)
• made her collegiate debut at the Mason Rudolph Invitational, where she competed as an individual
• broke par for the first time as a collegeiate in the final round of the Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational
• Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Fall 2012, Spring 2013)

EVENT	SCORES	PLACE
Mason Rudolph Invitational*	77-75-80 = 232 (+16)	T-41
Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational*	72-78-70 = 220 (+4)	T-19
Allstate Sugar Bowl	77-82 = 159 (+15)	T-82
Lady Jaguar Intercollegiate	84-82-76 = 242 (+26)	T-69
SDSU Farms Invitational*	77-78-78 = 233 (+17)	T-31
PING/ASU Invitational	75-77-74 = 226 (+10)	T-58

* - competed as an individual

NATIONALLY
• currently ranked 447th in the World Amateur Golf Rankings
• made the cut at the 2014 European Ladies Amateur Championship

PRIOR TO TEXAS
• ranked fourth in the Swiss Ladies Order of Merit at the time of her commitment to Texas
• 2011 Leman Championship medalist
• represented Switzerland in the European Girls’ Team Championship in both 2010 and 2011 as a member of the Swiss National Team
• 2009 U-16 Girls Swiss Championship medalist

PERSONAL
Full name is Natalie Jennifer Karcher ... has two older brothers, Christoph and Patrick ... born on November 30, 1993 in Lausanne, Switzerland … interested in business major.

KARCHER YEAR-BY-YEAR

YEAR	EVENTS	ROUNDS	STROKES	SCORING AVG.	LOW ROUND	BEST FINISH
15-16	9	27	2,022	74.89	67	T-8
14-15	11	33	2,473	74.94	67	T-11
13-14	10	30	2,239	74.63	69	T-2
12-13	6	17	1,312	77.18	70	T-19
TOTAL	36	107	8,046	75.20	67	T-2