2016-17 Women's Golf Roster
Roster
Michelle Cheung
- Position:
- Swings R
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Hong Kong
- High School:
- South Island School
Honors and Awards: Two-time Big Ten Sportsmanship Award honoree ... Academic All-Big Ten selection as a senior ... finished with the third-best career scoring average in school history at 75.89 ... tied sixth-best season scoring average in school history with 74.97 strokes per round in 2015-16
2016-17: Competed for Hong Kong at the World Amateur Team Championship ... played in each of the Badgers' final eight events ... averaged 76.33 over her 24 rounds ... shot a career low 143 over the first two rounds of the UCF Challenge on her way to a share of 38th place ...was UW's third finisher at the Briar's Creek Invitational
2015-16: Awarded Big Ten Sportsmanship Award ... tied for 24th at East-West Match Play Challenge .. placed first among Wisconsin golfers at Windy City Collegiate Championship, gathering a career-low for 54 holes (216) ... earned best tournament placement of the year at UW-hosted Westbrook Spring Invitational, finishing in a tie for 18th ... at same tournament, picked up a 36-hole (143) career-best, while tying her previous career low for three rounds (216) ... had three top-25 finishes overall ... tied lowest 18-hole scorecard of career (69) at Big Ten Championship ... was one of three Badgers to record a round in the 60s ... earned the second-most sub-par rounds (four) ... ended with scoring average of 74.97 strokes per round which was the third-best on the team and a new career-low ... season scoring average ranks tied-for-sixth-best in school history
2014-15: Recorded a career-best tournament finish at the Silverado Showdown tied for 11th ... recorded 36 and 54-hole bests playing as an individual at the Westbrook Invitational, Feb. 22-23 (145, 218) ... competed in one meet in the fall for the Badgers individually at the Windy City Intercollegiate and had an 18-hole career best score of 69 ... was only one of three Badgers to break 70 this season ... averaged the third-best season average with a 75.61 ... was UW's third player at Big Ten Championship with 78-75-74=227 ... placed 77th at NCAA Regionals with 80-82-75=237
2013-14: Earned a career-best 33rd-place finish at the Briar's Creek Invitational (March 24-25), tallying a career 36-hole (150) and 54-hole best 74-76-78--228 ... played in four tournaments while competing as an individual
High School: Is just the fifth international athlete to play women's golf at Wisconsin ... member of the Hong Kong National team, coach Oehrlein saw her play several summer events in the United States ... in Feb. 2013, made the cut in the World Ladies Championship, a Ladies European Tour event being held in Hainan, China; shot 1-over par 72-73--145 ... won the 2013 Hong Kong Ladies' Close Championship (79-75-73--227) played in windy conditions at the Clear Water Bay Golf Club ... placed second at the Macau Ladies Championship shooting a 7-over 71-78--149 ... placed fourth in the 2012 Hong Kong Ladies Amateur Open, and was second in the Hong Kong Close Championship ... played in the 2010 and 2011 Callaway Junior World Championship, tying for 18th in 2010 ... was a member of Hong Kong team that participated in the 2010 Asian Amateur Games (Guangzhou) and in the World Amateur Team Championship (Argentina) ... is pursuing the International Bacclaureate (IB) diploma
Off The Course with Michelle Cheung
How old were you when you began playing golf? 8
Favorite sport other than golf: Basketball
Favorite golf memory: Holing-out twice in the same tournament last year at the Silverado
Favorite golf course: Torrey Pines in La Jolla, Calif.
Hardest golf course you've ever played: Sunrise Golf & Country Club in Taoyuan City, Taiwan
Biggest accomplishment in golf: Playing in the 2010 Asian Games for Hong Kong
Dream foursome: Tiger Woods, Adam Scott and Dustin Johnson
Favorite athlete: Tiger Woods
Favorite food: Sushi or pasta
My favorite music group/artist: Changes all the time
Dream job: Golf pro
Advice you would give to young golfers: Start with a whole bunch of sports and develop feel--that is so important in golf
If you could change one thing about the game of golf, you would: Make the hole bigger
Why Wisconsin? Great campus town and the coaches are equally committed to making sure we succeed on the course and in the classroom, and I really like that balance
Stats
| Year | Rounds | Strokes | Avg. | Low 18 | Low 36 | Low 54 |
| 2013-14 | 11 | 855 | 77.72 | 74 | 150 | 228 |
| 2014-15 | 18 | 1361 | 75.61 | 69 | 145 | 218 |
| 2015-16 | 29 | 2174 | 74.97 | 69 | 143 | 216 |
| 2016-17 | 24 | 1832 | 76.33 | 79 | 143 | 219 |
| Totals | 82 | 6222 | 75.89 | 69 | 143 | 216 |
2013-14 Finishes
| Oct. 12-13 | Diane Thomason Invitational | 81-81-75=237 / T47 |
| Oct. 27-29 | Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown | 81-77=158 / T78 |
| Feb. 23-24 | Westbrook Spring Invitational | 79-74-79=232 / T73 |
| March 24-25 | Briar's Creek Invitational | 74-76-78=228 / T33 |
2014-15 Finishes
| Oct. 6-7 | Windy City Invitational* | 83-69-77=229 / T41 |
| Feb. 22-23 | Westbrook Spring Invitational* | 70-75-73=218 / T22 |
| March 16-17 | Wildcat Invitational | 70-73-76=228 / T53 |
| April 13-14 | Silverado Showdown | 77-73-72=222 / T11 |
| April 24-26 | Big Ten Championship | 78-75-74=227 / T36 |
| May 7-9 | NCAA Regionals | 80-82-75=237 / 77 |
2015-16 Finishes
| Sept. 13-15 | Cougar Classic | 75-79-77=231 / T70 |
| Sept. 20-22 | East-West Match Play Challenge | 76-75=151 / T24 |
| Oct. 5-6 | Windy City Collegiate Championship | 70-75-71=216 / T25 |
| Oct. 19-20 | Cardinal Cup | 78-72-78=228 / T29 |
| Oct. 25-26 | Alamo Invitational | 80-73-75=228 / T55 |
| Feb. 7-9 | UCF Challenge | 80-72-83=235 / T72 |
| Feb. 21-22 | Westbrook Spring Invitational | 71-72-73=216 / T18 |
| March 21-22 | Briar's Creek Invitational | 76-73-73=222 / T38 |
| April 3-5 | Silverado Showdown | 76-76-73=225 / T37 |
| April 22-23 | Big Ten Championship | 78-75-69=222 / T39 |
2016-17 Finishes
| Oct. 23-25 | Cardinal Cup | 84-73-79=236 / T51 |
| Feb. 5-7 | UCF Challenge | 70-73-76=219 / T38 |
| Feb. 26-27 | Westbrook Spring Invitational | 74-73-74=221 / T31 |
| March 11-12 | Suntrust Gator Invitational | 79-76-75=230 / T53 |
| March 20-21 | Briar's Creek Invitational | 74-73-76=223 / T43 |
| April 2-4 | Hawkeye El-Tigre Invitational | 76-73-76=225 / T28 |
| April 21-23 | Big Ten Championships | 77-86-73=236 / T49 |
| May 8-10 | NCAA Columbus Regional | 82-77-83=242 / T76 |
