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2016 Clara Young HS

Clara Young Season 2015-16

YrSophomore
HometownNorth Berwick, Scotland

CAREER HONORS

  • 2018 WGCA All-American Scholar
  • 2018 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2017 Scotland Women's Team at European Team Championship
  • 2017 Scottish Amateur Championship (2nd Place)
  • 2017 Scottish St. Rule Trophy at St. Andrews (1st Place)
  • 2017 WGCA All-American Scholar
  • 2017 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2016 WGCA All-American Scholar
  • 2015 WGCA All-American Scholar

SENIOR (SPRING 2018)

  • Closed out her Tiger career by playing in all six spring events and averaged 75.0 per round for the 2017-18 season
  • Got the spring season off to a stellar start when she led Mizzou and tied for 3rd overall at the Florida State Match-Up event with a 54-hole 209 (seven-under par) which included rounds of 69-72-68
  • Her final-round 68 at FSU tied for the 18th-lowest round in program history
  • Also led Mizzou at the next event - the Wildcat Invitational - with a three-round 231 total (75-77-79), good for a T-62 individual finish

SENIOR (FALL 2017)

  • Competed in all five tournaments of the fall campaign with a stroke average of 73.67.
  • Posted a season-low 68 (-4) at the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown (Oct. 22-23), which marked the second time in her career that she shot a 68 or lower.
  • Finished T-11th at the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown after finishing 2-under for the event (214:68-72-74).
  • Recorded six rounds that were even par or under-par for the fall campaign.

JUNIOR (SPRING 2017)

  • Opened the Spring season with a 5-over (221: 75-72-74) at the Florida State Match-Up (Feb. 10-12)
  • Finished T-28th in Tallahassee, Fla., marking her top individual finish of the Spring
  • Steady golfer for the Tigers, shooting 75 or lower nine times over five Spring tournaments

JUNIOR (FALL 2016)

  • Earned starting nod in all four Fall tournaments for the Tigers
  • Capped off Fall campaign with strong 1-over (145: 74-71) showing at the Las Vegas Collegiate Shootout (Oct. 23-25)
  • Shot a 2016-17 season low 69 in the third round of the Johnie Imes Invitational (Oct. 3-4)
  • Also placed a Fall-best T-30th at this year's Johnie at The Club at Old Hawthorne

SOPHOMORE (SPRING 2016)

  • Finished with a 74.21 stroke average for the year, which ranks fourth in program history
  • Competed in three tournaments during the spring slate
  • Posted a 75.78 stroke average during the spring season
  • Tied for 15th at the Seminole Match Up (2/12-14) after shooting a collective 223 (75-74-74)
  • Shot a season-low 73 (+1) in the second round of the UCF Challenge (2/8)

SOPHOMORE (FALL 2015)

  • Recorded a 73.3 stroke average, which ranks fourth in program history
  • Tied the second-lowest round in team history with a 66 (-6) in the second round of the Johnie Imes Invitational (9/28)
  • Carded a 207 total (-9) to tie for second individualls at the Johnie Imes (9/28-29), which tied for the third-lowest 54-hole total in program annals
  • Shot a 213 (-3) in the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown (10/25-27), including a 69 (-3) in the final round
  • Tied for 14th with a 222 (+6) in the Marilynn Smith Sunflower Invitational (9/7-8)
  • Shot a 228 (+12) during the team victory in the Lady Paladin Invitational (9/20-22)
  • Finished with a 229 (+13) at the Jim West Challenge (10/4-6)

FRESHMAN (SPRING 2015)

  • Competed in all five tournaments, recording a 77.7 stroke average
  • Best finish was a tie for fifth at the Seminole Match Up (2/13-2/15) by shooting a 217 (+1), including tying a career-best with a 70 (-2) in the final round
  • Named an All-American Scholar by the Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) after recording a 3.77 cumulative grade point average during her freshman year

FRESHMAN (FALL 2014)

  • Participated in all five tournaments during the fall slate, registering a 75.3 stroke average
  • Tied for eighth at the Johnie Imes Invitational (9/29-9/30) with a career-best 214 (-2) and established a career-low round of 70 (-2) on the final day at The Club at Old Hawthorne in Columbia
  • Finished 15th at the Chip-N-Club Invitational (9/8-9/9) at Nebraska with a 227
  • Tied for 16th at the Jim West Challenge (11/2-11/3) hosted by Texas State with a 226

HIGH SCHOOL (NORTH BERWICK)

  • Attended North Berwick High School in North Berwick, Scotland
  • Chosen as a member of the Scottish National training squad
  • Represented both Great Britain and Ireland in the Junior Vagliano Trophy, and is the youngest ever winner (14) of the East Lothian Ladies County Championship in 2011
  • Returned to win the East Lothian Ladies County Championship again in 2013
  • Represented her country for three consecutive years in the European Girls Amateur Team Championship, helping Scotland to a sixth place finish in 2013
  • Three-time competitor in the Girls Home International Matches
  • Winner of the 2012 Scottish Junior Champion of Champions, boasting a career-best score of 68 (-3)
  • Represented the East Lothian Ladies County Golf Association for four years and was named 2014 East Lothian Young Sportsperson of the Year
  • Youngest-ever finalist at the Scottish Ladies Amateur Championship (2014) and ranked fifth in the Scottish Ladies Order of Merit
  • Ranked second in Scottish Girls Order of Merit in 2014
  • Also played field hockey, badminton, basketball and participated in track and field

PERSONAL

  • Born Sept. 8, 1996
  • Daughter of Alan and Dawn Young
  • Majoring in Business
  • Enjoys watching sports, hanging out with friends and listening to music
  • Aspires to play professionally on the LPGA Tour
  • Chose Mizzou because of the strong competition in the SEC, fantastic facilities, great coaches and strong academics
  • Also recruited by TCU, Campbell, Northern Michigan, Richmond and Texas-San Antonio
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