2019-20 Women's Golf Roster
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Miyamoto, Karen
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Karen Miyamoto
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Chiba, Japan
Bio
2019-20 (Senior)
- Finished second on the team in scoring average with a 74.56 over eight events ... claimed her first individual tournament title, posted two top 10s and finished with three rounds under par
- Opened the season with a bang as she brought home the individual title at the season-opening WSU Cougar Cup with her career-best 9-under 207 ... her score carded featured rounds of 3-under 69, 2-under 70, 4-under 48
- Miyamoto followed that with another top 10 finish as she placed in a tie for ninth at the Molly Collegiate Invitational ... she also shared the team's high score of the event at 6-over-222
- After finishing 26th at the Edean Ihlanfeldt the senior jumped back into the top 15 as she tied for 12th at the Cardinal Cup with her 2-over 218.
- She finished second in the Husky lineup at the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge by tying for 36th (8-over-221)
- Closing out the season, she added her fourth top 20 scorecard on the year, as she turned a 7-over 223 for a tie for 18th at the Juli Inkster Meadow Club Collegiate.
2018-19 (Junior)
- Competed in seven events for the Dawgs with a scoring average of 75.33 including two rounds under par
- The junior started the season with her best showing of the year as she tied for 14th at the Nitanny Lion Invitational ... finish with a 4-over 220
- Recorded her second-straight top 15 finish at the Edean Ihlanfeldt with her tie for 15th as she was competing an individual
- Tied her high score of the season at the Mountain View Intercollegiate with a 4-over 220 to finish in a tie for 39th
- Closed the season strong at the Silverdown Showdown, tying for 29th to finish third in the UW lineup at 225 (+9)
2017-18 (Sophomore)
- Earned two top 10 finishes and posted four rounds under par with a stroke average of 75.08 in 13 events this year
- Posted a 56th-place tie at the NCAA National Championships as she scored a 15-over 303 (76-72-79-76)
- Tied her best finish of the season with a tie for third at the Meadow Club Collegiate carding a 2-under 142 (69-73) in the weather-shortened event
- At the Bruin Wave Invitational, tied for 11th with a 12-over 228 (78-77-73)
- Registered a tie for third at the Edean Ihlanfeldt Invite to lead the Huskies with an even-par 216 (73-70-73)
- Recorded her first sub-70 round of the year in her first event as she tied for 16th at the Schooner Fall Classic with rounds of 70-69-73 en route to a 1-under 212
2016-17 (Freshman)
- Posted three top 15 finishes this season in eight events after joining the squad in January
- Finished tied for 62nd at the NCAA Albuquerque Regional with a 14-over 230 and improved upon her score each day going 78-77-75 (+6, +5, +3)
- Tied for 44th at the Pac-12 Championships 18-over 234 (81-73-80)
- Tied for 39th at the PING/ASU Invitational after shooting a 7-over 223 (73-78-72)
- Carded her highest finish of the season with a tie for fifth at the Hawkeye El Tigre Invitational ... recorded a 1-over 217 (73-71-73) to lead the Huskies
- Tied for 15th at the Bruin/Wave Invitational (12-over 231)
- In just her second event as a Dawg, tied for 10th to lead UW at the AllState Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate (1-over 217, 70-73-74)
- Joined the Huskies in January
Junior Golf and Personal
- Highest AJGA ranking of #39 overall and #12 in the Class of 2016
- Two AJGA wins in 2015
- Won the PDQ / Philadelphia Runner Junior by 13 strokes (69-71-69)
- Earned the NRP Blue Grass Junior Title (71-70-69)
- Total of 6 Top 5 finishes in AJGA Raked events
- 2016 Women's Western Amateur - Won two matches and advanced to the Round of 16
- 2016 Florida State Junior Tour event Winner in Viera, FL
- 2015/2016 North America Junior Amateur Champion
- 2015 IJGA Bridgestone Tournament of Champions winner
- 2012 Japan Junior Golf Association - Junior Players Championship winner
- Member of Saitama Sakae High School(Japan) Golf Team in 2013 and 2014
- Attended Bishops Gate Golf Academy in Howey-in-the-Hills, FL
- Graduated from Montverde Academy in Florida
- Daughter of Takao and Yoshimi Miyamoto...One sibling, Takaya(22)
- Home town: Noda City, Chiba, Japan
- Coached by Andy Wada, Dan Merrell and Scott Shaffer
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