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Women's Golf Begins Season In Japan

PAN PACIFIC UNIVERSITY GOLF SUPER LEAGUE
MISHIMA, JAPAN | GRAND FIELDS COUNTRY CLUB
SEPTEMBER 3-5, 2025
GAME NOTES  |  LIVE STATS

SMU women's golf makes an international trip to tee off its 2025 fall campaign. The team heads to Japan to compete in the Pan Pacific Super League September 3-5.
 
ABOUT THE TOURNAMENT
140 golfers from all-over the world take to Japan for the Pan Pacific Super League. The tournament is hosted at Grand Fields Country Club in Mishima, Japan. There will be three days of stroke play to decide the champion with all results counting toward SMU's 2025-26 season. Last season, the University of Virginia won the team title with Amanda Sambach winning the individual title.
 
LAST SEASON
The Mustangs registered three top finishes in 2024-25. They posted the third lowest scoring average in program history. They recorded 13 top 10 finishes individually with all 13 coming from returning Mustangs (Lee-6, Odwin-4, Chen-3). The team advanced to the NCAA Regional where they placed in eighth. Lee was named all-conference for her record-breaking season.
 
PRESEASON RANKINGS
The Mustangs come in at No. 27 in Golfweek's preseason rankings. The team returns 94% of their rounds of par or better and 74% of their birdies from last year's team. In 2024-25, the Mustangs made their third straight trip to the NCAA Regional.
 
ANNIKA AWARD WATCH LIST:
Mackenzie Lee was one of just 25 golfers named to the ANNIKA Award Watch List. The award is given to the top female golfer in the country. Lee has eight SMU records in her three previous seasons on the Hilltop.
 
PRESEASON ALL-AMERICAN
Mackenzie Lee was named second-team preseason All-American by Golfweek. Lee was also named All-American honorable mention for her performance last season.
 
EMILY ODWIN PLAYS IN US WOMEN's OPEN
Emily Odwin became the first Barbados-born golfer to play in a US Open. She advanced past qualifying with a 139 in the two-round US Women's Open Presented By Ally Qualifier. Odwin's historic achievement followed a season where she posted a 72.40 scoring average.
 
MACKENZIE LEE WINS NORTH SOUTH AMATEUR
Mackenzie Lee outlasted 120 of the best amateur golfers in the country to win the prestigious North South Amateur. She won five rounds of match play to complete the title.
 
US WOMEN'S AMATEUR
Mackenzie Lee and newcomer Grace Jin both earned qualification into the US Women's Amateur. Lee made the match play round of 64.
 
WORLD AMATEUR GOLF RANKINGS
Four Mustangs are ranked in the top 305 of the World Amateur Golf Rankings. Mackenzie Lee comes in at No. 29 in the world, Emily Odwin comes in at No. 144, Grace Jin is ranked No. 178 and Celine Chen is No. 305
 
MACKENZIE LEE
Mackenzie Lee is coming off an All-ACC and All-American season. She broke the SMU single-season scoring record, a record which Lee already held. She holds eight SMU records entering her senior season. The North Little Rock, Arkansas native posted a 71.67 scoring average her first season, 71.32 in her next and 71.31 in her last. She has 22 top 10 finishes with a best finish of tied for second several times.
 
EMILY ODWIN
Odwin came to SMU in the spring of 2024 immediately making an impact on the Mustangs. She posted a 72.54 scoring average her first season and helped the Mustangs reach the NCAA Championship. Last season, she averaged 72.40 with four top 10 finishes including the NCAA Regional. Her career scoring mark of 72.46 ranks second at SMU for golfers with a minimum of 45 rounds.
 
CELINE CHEN
Chen averaged 73.54 in 2024-25, good for 13th best in a single season by a Mustang. She averaged 71.29, during a stretch in the middle of the season, helping the Mustangs post their best finish of the season during the run. She has three career eagles at SMU ranking ninth as a Mustang.
 
JINGAN (ANNIE) HUANG
Huang averaged 77.57 in 23 rounds last season. She had a best finish of 50th and a low round of 73.
 
NEWCOMERS
Uma Bergner (Freshman), Yoonjeong (Junior-Transfer from Baylor) and Grace Jin (Junior-Transfer from SHSU) round out the SMU roster.


 
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Players Mentioned

Celine Chen

Celine Chen

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Mackenzie Lee

Mackenzie Lee

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Emily Odwin

Emily Odwin

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Uma Bergner

Uma Bergner

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Grace Jin

Grace Jin

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Players Mentioned

Celine Chen

Celine Chen

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Mackenzie Lee

Mackenzie Lee

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Emily Odwin

Emily Odwin

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Uma Bergner

Uma Bergner

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Grace Jin

Grace Jin

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