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2023-24 Women's Golf Roster

Ashley Chow

  • Class SR
  • Hometown North York, Ontario
  • Previous School Hilton Head Preparatory (S.C.)

Biography

About Ashley
  • Reached the Round of 16 at the 2021 USGA Women’s Amateur Four-Ball
  • Tied for second at the 2021 Porter Cup
  • 2x WGCA All-American Scholar
  • Tied for 8th at 2023 AAC Championship
  • Top 10 at 2024 AAC Championship


2023-24 (Sr.) - Ashley Chow finished the season with a 74.48 scoring average in the 2023-24 campaign. Chow set the SMU record for career eagles with nine. The North York, Ontario native carded an opening round 71 at the NCAA Regional to help advance the Mustangs. Chow charged up the leaderboard on the final day of the AAC Championship shooting a 67 to finish in the top 10. Chow won both her match play pairings at the Texas Showdown, 4&3 and 4&3. Chow had her best showing to date with a t-14th place finish at The Show, where the Mustangs captured the team title. Chow moved up 24 spots in the final round thanks to a score of 68. She finished in a tie for 41st.

2022-23 (Jr.) - Chow finished the season with a scoring average of 74.18 and had 10 rounds of par or better. Chow finished tied for 16th at The Ally in her first event on the season. Chow shot even par on her final round to move up on the last day of the event. In her second appearance, Chow finished in the top half of the field at the Jim West Challenge. She registered a 44th place showing at the Hurricane Invite with two low rounds of 73. At the Trinity Forest Invitational, Chow had her best showing with a top-10 finish. She shot 67 in the middle round in Dallas. At the Chattanooga Classic, the junior finished in a tie for 25th after shooting 69 on the final day. Chow finished in eighth at the AAC Championship thanks in part to an opening round 68. The junior finished in a tie for 25th at the NCAA Regional, shooting par in the middle round. At the NCAA Championship, Chow and the Mustangs finished in 11th, their best finish since 1986.


2021-22 (So.): Average score of 76.20 over 30 rounds... Secured best finish of the season of T17 at Tulane Classic (Feb. 13-15)... Shot low round of the season and career of -5 (67) at GCU Invite to tie for 6th all time at SMU... Five top 30 finishes... AAC All-Academic Team... WGCA All-American Scholar

2020-21 (Fr.): Had a 76.80 stroke average over 15 rounds to lead all SMU freshmen … Had her best finish of the season at the Maryb S. Kauth Invitational (Mar. 9-10), tying for 24th … Had a season-best 54-hole score of +5 at the Icon Invitational (Feb. 22-23) … Turned in her best scorecard of the season in the final round at the Golf Club of Houston, an even-par 72 (Feb. 23) … Finished 45th-or-better in all five events in which she competed … WGCA All-American Scholar
 
Date Tournament Finish Score
Feb. 1-2 Trinity Forest Invitational T39th +15 (79-79-73=231)
Feb. 15-16 Rebel Beach Intercollegiate T40th +15 (80-74-77=231)
Feb. 22-23 Icon Invitational T40th +5 (75-74-72=221)
Mar. 9-10 Maryb S. Kauth Invitational T24th +18 (76-78-80=234)
Mar. 14-16 Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate T45th +19 (77-82-76=235)

Amateur Golf Career: Along with SMU teammate Katie James, reached the Round of 16 at the 2021 USGA Women’s Amateur Four-Ball … Tied for second at the 2021 Porter Cup

Prep: Attended Hilton Head Preparatory and G2 Golf Academy in South Carolina... Won three tournaments and finished runner-up twice in 10 appearances during 2019... Picked up her first AJGA victory at the Evian International Senior Showcase, shooting a 3-under 141 in December... Over the past two seasons, she has picked up five top-5 finishes in 21 starts at WAGR-counting events, including runner-up results at the Ontario Junior Girls Championship and the 54-Hole Open at Innisbrook... One of the top-100 recruits in her class, according to the Golfweek rankings.

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21FR

  • 2021-22SO

  • 2022-23JR

  • 2023-24SR