Thao My Nguyen – Women’s Golf

2019-20 Season: Competed in all seven tournaments as the Seahawks’ lone senior … ranked second on the team and 12th in the Colonial Athletic Association with 75.10 scoring average … carded season-low even-par score (69-74-73=216) to finish seventh at Reynolds Lake Oconee Invitational … finished tied for 11th at River Landing Classic after posting 5-over-par result, including a 2-under-par 70 in the final round … posted third career hole-in-one during final round of The Landfall Tradition with an ace on the par-3 16th hole … earned WGCA All-American Scholar honors for the fourth year in a row … recipient of CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll for fall and spring semesters. 

2018-19 Season: Second-Team All-Colonial Athletic Association who competed in all nine tournaments as a junior … Seahawks’ leading scorer with a 74.54 average … ranked second on the team with five rounds of par or better … earned All-Tournament Team honors at CAA Championship after finishing in a tie for third place with 9-over tournament score (73-75-77=225) … claimed sixth place at the Reynolds Lake Oconee Invitational with 72-73-75=220 to earn CAA Women’s Golfer of the Week honors … finished in a tie for eighth at weather-shortened River Landing Classic … shot season-low 71 in opening round of Schooner Fall Classic to begin season, including a hole-in-one on par-3 8th hole … earned share of 68th place at NCAA Norman Regional with 14-over par tournament score, including even-par 72 during second round … registered second career hole-in-one during final round of The Landfall Tradition with an ace on 16th hole … earned her third consecutive WGCA All-American Scholar honor … recipient of CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award for the fall and spring semesters. 

2017-18 Season: First-Team All-Colonial Athletic Association selection who competed in all 10 tournaments as a sophomore … second on the team with a 74.24 scoring average, the third-best mark in program history … tied school record with nine rounds of par or better … posted 64 birdies and two eagles … earned CAA Women’s Golfer-of-the-Week honors after finishing in a tie for first place at the William & Mary Invitational (73-75-70=218) … tied for sixth at the Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Classic at even-par (70-73-73=216) … also posted top-10 finishes at the CAA Championship and River Landing Classic … claimed share of 12th place at the Furman Lady Paladin Invitational (72-78-69=219) … honored as a WGCA All-American Scholar for the second straight year … recipient of CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award for fall and spring semesters. 

2016-17 Season: Second-Team All-Colonial Athletic Association selection as a freshman after competing in all 10 tournaments … fashioned a 75.90 scoring average, which ranked second on the team and 10th in the CAA … posted 65 birdies during the season, the fourth-best mark in program history … finished in a tie for seventh place at the CAA Championship with an 8-over par score … earned best result of the season by shooting 5-over par at the River Landing Classic for a share of ninth place … shot 6-over par at the LSU Tiger Classic to claim a piece of 22nd place … named as a WGCA All-American Scholar … recipient of CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award. 

Prior to UNCW: Three-time Vietnam junior golf champion … won back-to-back titles at the Vietnam Ladies Championship … member of Vietnam national team who participated in 2014 Asian Games … finished in top-10 in the 2015 and 2016 Optimist Intermational Junior World Championship … earned back-to-back Bangkok International School Athletic Conference titles … three-sport standout who also played soccer and softball. 

Personal: Full Name: My Thao Nguyen … born in Warsaw, Poland … daughter of T. Kim Hong and Huy Tien Nguyen … majoring in business administration.
 

Career Bests

Low First Round
69, Reynolds Lake Oconee Invitational (Feb. 21, 2020)

Low Overall Round
67, Schooner Fall Classic (Sept. 29, 2018)

Best 36-Hole Score
138, Schooner Fall Classic (Sept. 28-29, 2018)

Best 54-Hole Score
216, two times

Competed in all seven tournaments as the Seahawks’ lone senior … ranked second on the team and 12th in the Colonial Athletic Association with 75.10 scoring average … carded season-low even-par score (69-74-73=216) to finish seventh at Reynolds Lake Oconee Invitational … finished tied for 11th at River Landing Classic after posting 5-over-par result, including a 2-under-par 70 in the final round … posted third career hole-in-one during final round of The Landfall Tradition with an ace on the par-3 16th hole … earned WGCA All-American Scholar honors for the fourth year in a row … recipient of CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll for fall and spring semesters.Second-Team All-Colonial Athletic Association who competed in all nine tournaments as a junior … Seahawks’ leading scorer with a 74.54 average … ranked second on the team with five rounds of par or better … earned All-Tournament Team honors at CAA Championship after finishing in a tie for third place with 9-over tournament score (73-75-77=225) … claimed sixth place at the Reynolds Lake Oconee Invitational with 72-73-75=220 to earn CAA Women’s Golfer of the Week honors … finished in a tie for eighth at weather-shortened River Landing Classic … shot season-low 71 in opening round of Schooner Fall Classic to begin season, including a hole-in-one on par-3 8th hole … earned share of 68th place at NCAA Norman Regional with 14-over par tournament score, including even-par 72 during second round … registered second career hole-in-one during final round of The Landfall Tradition with an ace on 16th hole … earned her third consecutive WGCA All-American Scholar honor … recipient of CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award for the fall and spring semesters.First-Team All-Colonial Athletic Association selection who competed in all 10 tournaments as a sophomore … second on the team with a 74.24 scoring average, the third-best mark in program history … tied school record with nine rounds of par or better … posted 64 birdies and two eagles … earned CAA Women’s Golfer-of-the-Week honors after finishing in a tie for first place at the William & Mary Invitational (73-75-70=218) … tied for sixth at the Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Classic at even-par (70-73-73=216) … also posted top-10 finishes at the CAA Championship and River Landing Classic … claimed share of 12th place at the Furman Lady Paladin Invitational (72-78-69=219) … honored as a WGCA All-American Scholar for the second straight year … recipient of CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award for fall and spring semesters.Second-Team All-Colonial Athletic Association selection as a freshman after competing in all 10 tournaments … fashioned a 75.90 scoring average, which ranked second on the team and 10th in the CAA … posted 65 birdies during the season, the fourth-best mark in program history … finished in a tie for seventh place at the CAA Championship with an 8-over par score … earned best result of the season by shooting 5-over par at the River Landing Classic for a share of ninth place … shot 6-over par at the LSU Tiger Classic to claim a piece of 22nd place … named as a WGCA All-American Scholar … recipient of CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award.Three-time Vietnam junior golf champion … won back-to-back titles at the Vietnam Ladies Championship … member of Vietnam national team who participated in 2014 Asian Games … finished in top-10 in the 2015 and 2016 Optimist Intermational Junior World Championship … earned back-to-back Bangkok International School Athletic Conference titles … three-sport standout who also played soccer and softball.Full Name: My Thao Nguyen … born in Warsaw, Poland … daughter of T. Kim Hong and Huy Tien Nguyen … majoring in business administration.