University of Minnesota Athletics

2022-23 Women's Golf Roster

Herzog Leah
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Herzog Leah, Matt Higgins
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Leah Herzog
Photo by: Kelly Hagenson
Herzog Leah

Leah Herzog

  • Class:
    Senior
  • High School:
    Red Wing
  • Hometown:
    Red Wing, Minn.
  • Prev School:
    Nebraska
2022-23 | SENIOR SEASON 
Tied for 52nd (77-73-78--228) in the ANNIKA Intercollegiate • Ended the Lady Paladin Invitational in 79th (79-77-77--233) • Completed the Evie Odom Invitational in a tie for 58th (82-73-69--224) • Closed out the Sunflower Invitational with a tie for 83rd (86-86-45) (+37) • Competed individually at the Nexus Collegiate and finished 56th (85-81-79--245) • Finished the Westbrook Invitational tied for 78th (78-82-76--236) • Ended tied for 57th at the Valspar Augusta Invitational (74-79--153) • Wrapped up the Chattanooga Classic tied for 77th (75-79-82--236) • Concluded the Lady Buckeye Spring Invitational in a tie for 54th (75-76-78--229) • Wrapped up her final Big Ten Championship tied for 65th (77-77-81--235)
2021-22 | JUNIOR SEASON 
Made Gophers debut at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate, finishing in 57th place (81-77-76--234) • placed 103rd (79-89--168) at the Golfweek Challenge • recorded her best finish in the Maroon and Gold as she tied for 42nd (74-76-78--228) at the Pat Bradley Invitational • claimed a tie for 64th (84-79-78--241) at the Olde Stone Intercollegiate • went 0-3-0 at the Big Ten Match Play to open the spring season • finished the UCF Challenge in a tie for 93rd at 15-over par (74-80-77--231) • Beat her low round as a Gopher in three consecutive rounds (73-70-69--212), had her best finish as a Gopher at three-under par (69) in a tie for ninth, and had her best tournament score as a Gopher at 212 at the Westbrook Invitational • scored 84-83--167 at the Valspar Augusta Invitational, placing in a tie for 82nd • finished 75-82-77--234 at the Briar's Creek Invitational, good for a T-77th finish • Finished the Indiana Invitational in a tie for 43rd place after completing the event with a score of 79-79-81--239 • Finished the season with a score of 80-80-76--236 at the Big Ten Championship, which placed her in a tie for 73rd at the end of the event.

BEFORE MINNESOTA:
Did not compete for the Huskers in her second season at Nebraska in 2020-21 • enjoyed a strong freshman year with the Huskers in 2019-20 • produced the fifth-best stroke average by a freshman in Nebraska school history (76.65) • was one of two Huskers to compete in all 17 rounds last season • Herzog’s 66 (-6) in the first round of the Golfweek Conference Challenge was the best round by a true freshman in Husker history

HIGH SCHOOL:
Captured back-to-back Minnesota Class 2A individual state runner-up finishes in 2018 and 2019 at Red Wing High School • led Red Wing to the 2019 state team title for its sixth • Minnesota's Ms. Golf as a senior in 2019 • posted a 69.4 stroke average on during her senior season, which represented a two-stroke improvement over her junior season • set the Jewel Course record with a six-under-par 65 to claim medalist honors at the Jewel Invite • as a senior, she added the course record with another 65 at The Bridges • a four-time all-state selection consecutive top-three team finish • the 2017 Minnesota Section Girls Junior PGA Championship winner • finished third at the 2019 Minnesota Girls Junior PGA Championship at the Jewel Club, including a final-round 68 • won the 2019 U.S. Junior Amateur Sectional Qualifier at Northfork Golf Course in Ramsey.

PERSONAL:
Parents are Mark and Pam Herzog • Has four siblings, Patrick, Jordan, Brittany and Stephanie • Father was her high school’s head golf coach through her senior season • Sister, Stephanie, played golf at the University of Iowa • Spent summers playing and working at the golf course in Red Wing and teaching junior golfers • plans to major in English.

MINNESOTA BESTS
Round:  69 - Westbrook Invitational (2/27/22 - 2/28/22)
Finish: T-9 - Westbrook Invitational (2/27/22 - 2/28/22)
Tournament Score: 212 - Westbrook Invitational (2/27/22 - 2/28/22)
Tour. Score to Par: -4 - Westbrook Invitational (2/27/22 - 2/28/22)

MINNESOTA STATS
Year Tournaments Rounds Strokes Average Low Round
2022-23 10 28 2,191 78.25 69
2021-22 10 28 2,190 78.21 69
Totals 20 56 4,381 78.23 69
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