2016-17 Women's Golf Roster

Devanshi Naik

  • Height 5-9
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Lusaka, Zambia

Biography

2015-2016 (Junior): Second-best team scoring average of 80.8 through 30 rounds … ULM’s lowest scorer at the Rose City Collegiate … Posted low-round 73 in third round of Memphis Intercollegiate, tying for 79th … Carded back-to-back 238’s at the Rose City Collegiate (59th) and Bearkat Women’s Invitational (T42nd), where she scored second-lowest 36 hole total with 76s in first two rounds … Best finish came at the Fred Marx Invitational where she tied for 26th … Ended the fall with a 243 (82-86-75) at the Little Rock Classic, placing in a tie for 77th … Posted a 236 (82-74-80—236) to tie for 54th at the All There August Challenge … Carded a 254 at the UTRGV Invite, placing 45th … Shot a 239 (80-81-78) to tie for 56th at the Panther Intercollegiate … Lowest 54-hole total of 234 (81-77-76) at Bobcat Invitational where she tied for 27th … Ended the season on a tie for 32nd at the SBC Championships where she shot a 243 (81-84-78). 

Western Texas College (2013-14): A two-time All-American under coach Christy Williams for the Westerners. 

Baobab College: Lettered in soccer, hockey and track and field.

Career Highlights…

·      Baobab College Secondary Sports Woman of the Year (2011)

·      Baobab Sports Award Female Golfer of the Year (2011)

·      Zambia Ladies Golf Union Player of the Year (2011)

·      Winner of the Zambia Ladies (2012)

·      Lusaka Ladies Golf Club Champion (2012)

·      Selected for National Team for the Ladies All-Africa Challenge Trophy (2012)

·      Botswana Ladies Open Junior Winner (2012)

·      Chainama Ladies Open Winner (2012)

At WTC:

o   All-American selection

o   All-Region team selection

o   Two Tournament wins

o   Three top-5 finishes

o   One top-10 finish

o   Two top-15 finishes

Personal: Nicknamed "Africa" and "Zombie Dev" ... Born in Greenwich, U.K. on Feb. 13, 1994 ... Daughter of Mina Naik ... A huge fan of Deadpool ... Majoring in business management. 

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Junior

    5'9"
  • 2016-17Senior

    5'9"