Chan, Kanpai & Sy Share Golfer Of The Week Honors
Weekly recognition split three ways after trio of Big Ten golfers earn medalist honors
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ROSEMONT, Ill. – Wisconsin junior Chloe Chan, Maryland sophomore Nicha Kanpai and Illinois senior Isabel Sy shared Big Ten Women’s Golfer of the Week plaudits after all three earned medalist honors during the week of February 22-27, 2024.
Golfers of the Week
Chloe Chan, Wisconsin
Junior – Hong Kong – King George V School – Physical Geography and Cartography & GIS
Carded a final round 65 to win the 2024 Westbrook Invitational, hosted at Westbrook Village Golf Club (Peoria, Ariz.)
Established a Badgers 54-hole individual scoring record for individuals with a 202 (66-71-65=202), including 16 birdies, a seven-stroke improvement of the previous mark Wisconsin
Led Wisconsin to a Top-3 spot on the leaderboard, as they shot 18-hole (270), 36-hole (560) and 54-hole (830) team scoring records
Last Wisconsin Golfer of the Week: Tess Hackworthy (9/25/19)
Nicha Kanpai, Maryland
Sophomore – Chiang Rai, Thailand – Chiang Rai International School – Nutrition & Food Science
Earned co-medalist honors at the 2024 Chevron Collegiate, hosted at the Golf Club of Houston
Birdied four of her final eight holes to finish 12-under (69-66-69=204)
Ranked second in the 89-player field on the course’s Par-4 holes, going 8-under over three rounds, and ranked second with 17 birdies overall
Led the Terrapins to a runner-up result (-29; 835) on the team leaderboard
Last Maryland Golfer of the Week: Patricie Mackova (4/19/23)
Isabel Sy, Illinois
Senior – San Gabriel, Calif. – Troy – Kinesiology
Earned co-medalist honors at the 2024 Chevron Collegiate, hosted at the Golf Club of Houston, for her first collegiate win
Carded four birdies and 14 pars in the final round to finish 12-under (71-65-68=204)
Led the 89-player field with a 10-under performance on the course’s Par-4 offerings
Recorded her fifth-straight Top-5 finish, a streak that began with a T4 result at the Windy City Collegiate on Oct. 3, 2023
Last Illinois Golfer of the Week: Isabel Sy (11/1/23)
2023-24 Big Ten Women’s Golfers of the Week
Sept. 6: Isabella McCauley, So., MINN
Sept. 13: Michaela Vavrova, Sr., NEB
Sept. 20: Chloe Johnson, So., IND | Katie Lu, Jr., MSU
Sept. 27: Katie Lu, Jr., MSU
Oct. 4: Lauryn Nguyen, Jr., NU
Oct. 11: Kelli Ann Strand, So., NEB
Oct. 18: Kailie Vongsaga, Gr., OSU
Oct. 26: Lauryn Nguyen, Jr., NU
Nov. 1: Isabel Sy, Sr., ILL
Feb. 7: Isabella McCauley, So., MIN | Kelli Ann Strand, So., NEB
Feb. 15: Michelle Cox, Jr., PSU
Feb. 21: Kary Hollenbaugh, So., OSU
Feb. 28: Chloe Chan, Jr., WIS | Nicha Kanpai, So., MD | Isabel Sy, Sr. ILL
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