2018-19 Women's Golf Roster
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Martinez, Maria Jose
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Maria Jose Martinez
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Instituto Cumbres Veracruz
- Hometown:
- Alvarado, Mexico
Bio
HONORS
• 2021-22 All-American Athletic Conference
• 2018-19 All-American Athletic Conference Team
• 2021 Lone Star Invitational Individual Champion
• 2018-19 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team
SENIOR (2021-22)
Made her season debut at Sam Golden Invitational at Wildhorse Golf Club at Robson Ranch... Tied for 51st at 221... Lowered her score with each round and tied for 15th to lead Cougars at Schooner Fall Classic at Belmar Golf Club in Norman, Okla... Opened with a 74, followed with a 70 and capped that tournament with a 69... Tied for seventh at the American Athletic Conference Championships with score of 224 on Pinehurst No. 6 at Pinehurst Resort in Pinehurst, N.C.
JUNIOR (2020-21)
Made her season debut at Texas State Invitational at Plum Creek Golf Course in Kyle, Texas... Tied for 50th with score of 232... Captured individual title at Lone Star Invitational with school-record 14-under 202 at Golf Club of Houston in Humble, Texas... Set Houston 36-hole record at 133 (67-66) that tournament.
SOPHOMORE (2019-20)
Competed in five tournaments... Finished second on team with a 73.00 scoring average... Added four rounds of par or better. Fall – Made her season debut at the season-opening Mason Rudolph Championship at Vanderbilt Legends Club in Franklin, Tenn... Tied for second with score of 4-under 212... Posted a 69 in Final Round after starting out 3-over through three holes... Drained seven birdies over final 15 holes. Spring – Tied for 22nd with a score of 220 at the Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate Championship at English Turn Country Club in New Orleans... Finished in a tie for 15th with a score of 218 at the ICON Invitational at The Woodlands Country Club in The Woodlands, Texas.
FRESHMAN (2018-19)
Fall – Made her collegiate debut at Maryb S. Kauth Invitational at TPC San Antonio in San Antonio, Texas... Tied for 38th at 157... Tied for 12th at the Jim West Challenge with a score of 2-under 214 at Kissing Tree Golf Club in San Marcos, Texas... Closed that tournament with a 67. Spring – Tied for 74th with a score of 237 at ICON Invitational at The Woodlands Country Club in The Woodlands, Texas.. Tied for 18th with score of 225 at Clover Cup at Longbow Golf Club in Mesa, Ariz... Fired three straight sub-par rounds to tie for 7th and lead Houston with a score of 5-under 211 at the MountainView Collegiate Invitational in Saddlebrooke, Ariz... Opened that tournament with a 69 and closed with back-to-back rounds of 71... Tied for sixth at The American Championships in her inaugural appearance with a score of even-par 216 on the Conservatory Course at Hammock Beach Resort... Opened that tournament with a 70 in the First Round. The American
PRE-HOUSTON
Competed in three Mexican Olympics, earing two gold medals and a bronze... Captured four Texas Junior Golf Tour individual titles in 2016-17... Posted a score of 72 to win the Fall Traditions Invitational in Bryan, Texas, in December 2016... Rallied from a two-stroke deficit to shoot a 69 in the Final Round and capture the individual title at the Cypress Lakes Fall Classic by three shots in November 2016... Surged into third at Greg Norman Academy Junior Invitational, leading all players with a Final-Round 73 in 2015... Earned gold medal at the 2013 National Olympiad... Competing in 12-13 group, drained three birdies with no bogeys for a Final-Round 69... As a freshman, received Integra Mulier Academic Award, presented every three years.
PERSONAL
Full name is Maria Jose Martinez... Born in Veracruz, Mexico... Daughter of Juan Martinez and Sara Almeida... Has a sister, Maria Fernanda, and brothers, Juan and Ander... Majoring in sports administration.
• 2021-22 All-American Athletic Conference
• 2018-19 All-American Athletic Conference Team
• 2021 Lone Star Invitational Individual Champion
• 2018-19 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team
| Career Bests | ||||
| Low Round | 66 (2nd) | Lone Star Invitational (April 12, 2021) | ||
| Low 36 | 133 | Lone Star Invitational (April 12, 2021) | ||
| Low 54 | 202 | Lone Star Invitational (April 12-13, 2021) | ||
| Relative to Par | -14 | Lone Star Invitational (April 12-13, 2021) | ||
| Best Finish | 1st | Lone Star Invitational (April 12-13, 2021) | ||
Made her season debut at Sam Golden Invitational at Wildhorse Golf Club at Robson Ranch... Tied for 51st at 221... Lowered her score with each round and tied for 15th to lead Cougars at Schooner Fall Classic at Belmar Golf Club in Norman, Okla... Opened with a 74, followed with a 70 and capped that tournament with a 69... Tied for seventh at the American Athletic Conference Championships with score of 224 on Pinehurst No. 6 at Pinehurst Resort in Pinehurst, N.C.
JUNIOR (2020-21)
Made her season debut at Texas State Invitational at Plum Creek Golf Course in Kyle, Texas... Tied for 50th with score of 232... Captured individual title at Lone Star Invitational with school-record 14-under 202 at Golf Club of Houston in Humble, Texas... Set Houston 36-hole record at 133 (67-66) that tournament.
SOPHOMORE (2019-20)
Competed in five tournaments... Finished second on team with a 73.00 scoring average... Added four rounds of par or better. Fall – Made her season debut at the season-opening Mason Rudolph Championship at Vanderbilt Legends Club in Franklin, Tenn... Tied for second with score of 4-under 212... Posted a 69 in Final Round after starting out 3-over through three holes... Drained seven birdies over final 15 holes. Spring – Tied for 22nd with a score of 220 at the Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate Championship at English Turn Country Club in New Orleans... Finished in a tie for 15th with a score of 218 at the ICON Invitational at The Woodlands Country Club in The Woodlands, Texas.
FRESHMAN (2018-19)
Fall – Made her collegiate debut at Maryb S. Kauth Invitational at TPC San Antonio in San Antonio, Texas... Tied for 38th at 157... Tied for 12th at the Jim West Challenge with a score of 2-under 214 at Kissing Tree Golf Club in San Marcos, Texas... Closed that tournament with a 67. Spring – Tied for 74th with a score of 237 at ICON Invitational at The Woodlands Country Club in The Woodlands, Texas.. Tied for 18th with score of 225 at Clover Cup at Longbow Golf Club in Mesa, Ariz... Fired three straight sub-par rounds to tie for 7th and lead Houston with a score of 5-under 211 at the MountainView Collegiate Invitational in Saddlebrooke, Ariz... Opened that tournament with a 69 and closed with back-to-back rounds of 71... Tied for sixth at The American Championships in her inaugural appearance with a score of even-par 216 on the Conservatory Course at Hammock Beach Resort... Opened that tournament with a 70 in the First Round. The American
PRE-HOUSTON
Competed in three Mexican Olympics, earing two gold medals and a bronze... Captured four Texas Junior Golf Tour individual titles in 2016-17... Posted a score of 72 to win the Fall Traditions Invitational in Bryan, Texas, in December 2016... Rallied from a two-stroke deficit to shoot a 69 in the Final Round and capture the individual title at the Cypress Lakes Fall Classic by three shots in November 2016... Surged into third at Greg Norman Academy Junior Invitational, leading all players with a Final-Round 73 in 2015... Earned gold medal at the 2013 National Olympiad... Competing in 12-13 group, drained three birdies with no bogeys for a Final-Round 69... As a freshman, received Integra Mulier Academic Award, presented every three years.
PERSONAL
Full name is Maria Jose Martinez... Born in Veracruz, Mexico... Daughter of Juan Martinez and Sara Almeida... Has a sister, Maria Fernanda, and brothers, Juan and Ander... Majoring in sports administration.
CAREER STATISTICS
| Low Tour | Low | Par/- | Finish Top | |||||||||
| Season | Rounds | Strokes | 54-holes | Round | Rounds | Events | 1 | 5 | 10 | W-L | W-L% | Average |
| 2018-19 | 26 | 1,946 | 211 | 67 | 7 | 9 | – | – | – | 369-323 | .533 | 74.85 |
| 2019-20 | 15 | 1,095 | 212 | 69 | 4 | 5 | – | 1 | 1 | 253-141 | .642 | 73.00 |
| 2020-21 | 21 | 1,547 | 202 | 66 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 245-190 | .563 | 73.67 |
| 2021-22 | 30 | 2,247 | 213 | 69 | 7 | 10 | - | - | 1 | 344-418 | .451 | 74.90 |
| Totals | 92 | 6,835 | 202 | 66 | 23 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1,211-1,072 | .530 | 74.29 |
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