The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2021-22 Women's Golf Roster
Roster
Sophie Guo
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- First Academy
- Hometown:
- Orlando, Fla.
- Major:
- Psychology
PRONUNCIATION: GWOH
HONORS AND AWARDS
• WGCA All-America [2020 Second Team]
• Golfweek All-America [2020 First Team]
• All-Big 12 (2021,2023)
• Big 12 Golfer of the Month [October 2019, February 2020]
• 2-time First-Team Academic All-Big 12 (2021, 2022)
• 2020 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
• 4-time member of Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021)
SENIOR [2022-23]
• Played in 10 tournaments and 31 rounds, with a stroke average of 72.87.
• Had a best individual finish of T2 at the Therese Hession Regional Challenge.
• Finished 21st at the NCAA Championships.
JUNIOR (2021-22)
• Played in 12 tournaments and 37 rounds, with a stroke average of 74.68
• 30 of her 37 rounds counted towards the team score
• Posted nine rounds of par or better and two rounds in the 60s
• Shot a season-best round of 69 twice, including the second round at the Stanford Intercollegiate and the first round at the Lamkin Invitational
• Registered a season-best tied for 18th finish at the Annika Intercollegiate with a one-over-par 217 [74-73-70]
• Member of Fall 2021 Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll
• Earned First-Team Academic All-Big 12 honors
SOPHOMORE (2020-21)
• Earned All-Big 12 honors
• Tabbed First-Team Academic All-Big 12
• Listed on Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll in Fall 2020 & Spring 2021
• Played in eight tournaments and 23 rounds, with a stroke average of 72.70
• Carded a season-low round of 69 at the Betsy Rawls Invitational and again at the Mount View Collegiate
• Finished in the top-15 individually four times, and among the top-20 in seven of eight tournaments
• Helped the Longhorns advance to the quarterfinal round of stroke play and a tie for fifth place at the NCAA Championships
• Helped Texas finish second at the NCAA Louisville Regional to advance to the NCAA Championships
FRESHMAN (2019-20)
• A 2020 Golfweek First-Team All-American. Also named a Second-Team All-American by the WGCA.
• Member of Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
• Listed on Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll in Spring 2020
• Played in all seven tournaments and 21 rounds for the Longhorns as a freshman in 2019-20.
• A two-time Big 12 Golfer of the Month selection [October 2019 and February 2020].
• Her stroke average of 70.71 set the school record for the best single-season stroke average in program history.
• Recorded a team-leading 13 rounds at par or better, and 19 of her 21 rounds counted towards the team score.
• Carded seven rounds in the 60s.
• Earned her first collegiate victory at the White Sands Invitational in Nassau, Bahamas, winning by six strokes with a 17-under-par 199 [66-67-66]. Her 199 set the Texas school record, making her the first golfer in program history to chart a sub-200 54-hole total. Her 17-under-par for the tournament tied for the fourth-best 54-hole total relative to par in NCAA history.
• Placed fourth at the Betsy Rawls Invitational for her first collegiate top-five finish. Totaled a nine-under-par 207 [70-73-64]. Her third-round 64 tied the school’s individual 18-hole record and her eight-under mark set a new individual school record relative to par. Her 64 also tied the UT Golf Club competitive course record.
PREP
• Won five American Junior Golf Association tournaments in her young career, including the Bishops Gate Golf Academy Junior Championship in April 2019.
• Earned medalist honors at the 2018 Florida Women’s Amateur Championship with rounds of 66 and 67 on the par-72 course.
• Played in the USGA Junior Championship three times, advancing to the round of 32 in the summer of 2018.
• A member of the 2017 FHSAA Class A Girls Golf Team Championship at First Academy. Placed second in the individual standings at the 2017 championship with scores of 72-67 after winning the district and regional championships.
• Earned a spot on the East Team at the 2018 Wyndham Cup at Old Sandwich Golf Club in Plymouth, Mass.
• Garnered 2017 Rolex Junior All-American Honorable Mention honors and was named to the USA Today All-USA Girls Golf Second Team.
• A member of the National Spanish Honors Society and the National Art Honors Society.
PERSONAL
• Parents are Jim and Lili Cui.
• Originally from Hangzhou, China. Came to the United States when she was 12.
• Began playing golf at age 11.
• Also participated in Latin dance and gymnastics growing up.
• Majoring in psychology, minoring in business.
CAREER STATISTICS
|
Year |
Events |
Rounds |
Strokes |
Stroke Avg. |
Low Round |
Best Finish |
| 2021-22 | 12 | 37 | 2,763 | 74.68 | 69 |
T18 |
|
2020-21 |
8 |
23 |
1,672 |
72.70 |
69 |
T3 |
|
2019-20 |
7 |
21 |
1,485 |
70.71 |
64 |
1 |
|
Career |
27 |
81 |
5,920 |
73.09 |
64 |
1 |
