Four Wolverines Named WGCA All-American Scholars
7/6/2017 8:51:00 AM | Women's Golf, Academic Success Program
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. -- University of Michigan women's' golfer Grace Choi, Megan Kim, Kathy Lim and Alisa Snyder were recognized today (Thursday, July 6) as All-American Scholars by the Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA).
After recently being named Big Ten Distinguished Scholars, Choi and Kim picked up their third straight year WGCA honor while Kim and Snyder each earn their first accolade. In total, 952 women's collegiate golfers recognized for this prestigious honor.
Choi, who graduated with a degree in economics, closed her Michigan career by guiding the Wolverines to their second straight NCAA Championships appearance following a sixth-place team showing at the Columbus Regional. Starting all 12 events, she was second on U-M with a 74.85 per-round average, posting six sub-par rounds. Overall, she started 42 career events and finished as U-M's all-time scoring average leader (74.90), nearly a full shot better than the previous mark.
Kim was a steady force for the Wolverines, starting all 12 events as well in her third season. She averaged 76.09 per round and produced three top-20 finishes. Snyder started nine of her 11 events in her first season, including all eight spring events. Averaging 77.30 per round, she fired a career-best 70 (-2) in the final round of the Big Ten Championships to finish 24th. Lim had five starts in seven events and averaged 77.28 per round and was 2-0 in match play events this season.
Overall U-M has had 12 Wolverines honored by the WGCA with its highest honor. The U-M listing of WGCA All-American Scholars includes Tegan McCorkel (1994), Tiffany McCorkel (1994), Trish Watkins (1999), Amy Talbot (2000), Bess Bowers (2000), Sarah Kruer (2003), Lindsay Davis (2005), Caramia Sitompul (2011), Choi (2015, '16, '17), Kim (2015, '16, '17), Lim (2017) and Snyder (2017).
The criteria for selection to the All-American Scholar team are some of the most stringent of all college athletics. The minimum cumulative grade-point average is 3.50, and student-athletes must have competed in at least 66 percent of the school's regularly scheduled competitive rounds during the season.
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