2016-17 Women's Golf Roster
Biography
2016-17 (Junior)
Ended her first season with the Wildcats second on the team in stroke average… Turned in a 77.44 average for the year, including a team-low tying five-over relative to par average… Finished in the top five of two events on the season… Played in 25 rounds across 12 total events… Fired a 234 (81-78-75) at 21-over in her first Division I event as part of the GolfWeek Program Challenge in the fall… Finished tied for 13th in a field of 95 participants in her second event of the season in the Tignanelli Towson Invitational, using rounds of 79 and 78, respectively for a 13-over scorecard… Posted her best three-round relative to par tournament at The Fall Invitational… Finished the event tied for 22nd with a collective 219 (75-74-70), and her lowest round of the fall with a 2-under 70 in her final round of the event… Tied for 19th in the field of 76 at the Lady EagleCat Invitational, co-hosted by Bethune-Cookman and Winthrop, with a 16-over 162 scorecard (79-83)… Finished at 14-over with a 158 (75-83) during the Low Country Intercollegiate… Registered a 155 (75-80) and finished tied for 22nd at 11-over in the Mimosa Hills Intercollegiate… Posted one of her best rounds of the spring season with a 72 opener during the MEAC Showcase, finishing tied for second overall with a 148 total (72-76) and 4-over-par altogether… Posted back-to-back second place finishes in helping Bethune-Cookman to the team title during the 30th PGA Minority College Championship… Collected a 223 scorecard (75-72-76), while helping lead the Cats with an even-par 72 in the second round of play…
Before Bethune-Cookman
Attended Tyler Junior College for two years as a freshman and sophomore…
High School/Prep
Attended and graduated from U.E. Nuestra Señora del Rosario...
Personal
Born in Caracas, Venezuela… Daughter of Raquel Velazovel and Alvaro Ruiz… Majoring in Business Administration… Chose to attend Bethune-Cookman because it was a great school and the golf program was amazing… Said she really enjoyed B-CU the very first time she saw it… Says Tiger Woods is her favorite athlete… Says her most prized possession in life is her family… Advice to youngsters is “work for what you want; follow your dreams”… Favorite television show is
Supernatural…
| RUIZ CAREER STATISTICS |
| SEASON |
EVENTS |
RDS |
STROKES |
AVG |
LOW |
TOP 10 |
| 2016-17 |
12 |
25 |
1,936 |
77.44 |
70 |
2 |
| CAREER |
12 |
25 |
1,936 |
77.44 |
70 |
2 |
RUIZ TOURNAMENT RESULTS
|
| 2016-17 TOURNAMENTS |
SCORE |
FINISH |
| GolfWeek Program Challenge |
81-78-75=234 |
t-51st |
| Tignanelli Towson Invitational |
79-78=157 |
t-13th |
| The Fall Invitational |
75-74-70=219 |
t-22nd |
| Terrier Intercollegiate |
-4--4=0 |
|
| Winthrop Intercollegiate |
-2--2=0 |
|
| Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Spring Classic |
83-79-82=244 |
t-162nd |
| Lady EagleCat Invitational |
79-83=162 |
t-19th |
| Low Country Intercollegiate |
75-83=158 |
t-33rd |
| Kingsmill Intercollegiate |
78-76-82=236 |
t-30th |
| Mimosa Hills Intercollegiate |
75-80=155 |
t-22nd |
| MEAC Showcase |
72-76=148 |
2nd |
| PGA Minority College Championship |
75-72-76=223 |
t-2nd |
