Zoë Walker

BULLDOG BIOS

ZOË WALKER

5-8 ◊ SENIOR ◊ PALM DESERT, CALIF. ◊ REAL ESTATE ◊ 2020 & 2021 SEC Academic Honor Roll ◊ Four-time medalist at College of the Desert ◊ 2018 PCAC Most Valuable Player 2021 FALL HIGHLIGHTS:

• Qualified to compete as an individual at the Illini Invitational and fired a 3-over 219 at historic Medinah Country Club, bettering her career-low 54-hole score at Georgia by 21 strokes. • Improved her daily score by two strokes in each round of the Illini event, shooting 75-73-71. • Recorded her first under-par effort as a Bulldog with a 71 in the final round of the Illini Invitational. 2020-21 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:

• Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll for the 2020-21 season, one of nine Bulldogs to earn that recognition. • Played in two tournaments, competing for Georgia’s “black” team in both the fall and spring editions of the Liz

Murphey Collegiate Classic. • Posted six birdies during the fall Liz Murphey and shot a season-best 78 in the second and third rounds. • Enjoyed a strong summer campaign in 2021 that featured an impressive trio of top-10 efforts. • Finished third in stroke play qualifying at the GSGA’s Georgia Women’s Match Play Championship but dropped her first-round match. • Tied for eighth at the Alabama Women’s Stroke Play Championship at Goose Pond Colony. • Placed ninth in the Georgia Women’s Open at the UGA Golf Course, where she shot matching 75s to finish at 6-over 150.

ZOË’S SCORECARD

CAREER STATISTICS

Season T RD STK AVG LOW

‘20-21 2 6 501 83.50 78 ‘21-22 1 3 219 73.00 71

Totals 3 9 720 80.00 71

TOP 10 FINISHES: 0 (0/0) TOP 20 FINISHES: 0 (0/0) PAR OR BETTERS: 1 (0/1)

BEST FINISH:

42nd – 2021 Illini Invit.

LOW ROUND:

71 (-1) – 2021 Illini Invit. – 3rd

LOW TOURNAMENT:

219 (+3) – 2021 Illini Invit.

2020-21 RESULTS

57 Liz Murphey Fall.....87-78-78=243 90 Liz Murphey...........81-92=85=258 2021 FALL RESULTS

T42 Illini Invit. ...............75-73-71=219

2019-20 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:

• Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll, one of eight Bulldogs who received the recognition. • Joined the Bulldogs’ roster in the fall but did not participate in any events. COLLEGE OF THE DESERT HIGHLIGHTS:

• Earned medalist honors at four events during her two seasons competing for the Roadrunners. • Named Pacific Coast Athletic Conference (PCAC) Most Valuable Player as a sophomore in 2018 and also tabbed All-PCC during both of her seasons at College of the Desert. • Finished fifth individually and led the Roadrunners to a runner-up team finish at the 2018 California Community College Championships at Morro Bay Golf Club. • In her final tournament for College of the Desert, shot 76-73=149 to establish her best 36-hole tally at COD and also equal her career-low loop with the Roadrunners. • Voted All-State by the California Community Colleges following her stellar showing at the state championships. • Led the Roadrunners to an undefeated campaign in PCAC competition during her sophomore season, winning medalist honors three times and finishing as runner up on three more occasions. • Finished seventh individually and paced College of the Desert to a runner-up showing in the Southern California Regional. • Placed third on the individual leaderboard to help the Roadrunners secure the team title at the 2018 Desert Classic, a nine-team event in Palm Springs. • Said College of the Desert head coach Erin Lind: “Zoe is the poster child for why a community college works for some kids if you have the work ethic to apply yourself. Now, she’s moving on to Georgia. What else could be better than that?” PRE COLLEGIATE HIGHLIGHTS:

• Only began playing golf as a sophomore at Xavier Prep High School. • Helped Xavier reach CIF-Southern Section Regional for the first time in school history in 2016, where the Saints finished 10th in the 24-team field. • Steadily improved competing on the Southern California PGA Junior Tour from 201518. Competed in 19 events during that span, with nine top-10 finishes led by a third-place showing at the 2016 El Prado Fall Challenge. PERSONAL: