University of Minnesota Athletics
2023-24 Women's Golf Roster
Emma Carpenter
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- DeKalb
- Hometown:
- DeKalb, Ill.
2023-24 | GRADUATE SEASON:
Started the fall season at the Boilermaker Classic and finished in a tie for 60th (72-81-76--229) • Finished in a tie for 71st at the Leadership & Golf Invitational (76-72-83--231)• Began the spring season in the Purdue Puerto Rico Classic and finished tied for 11th (70-72-72--214) • tied for 40th at the Westbrook Invitational (74-71-69--214) • Wrapped up The Show At Spanish Trail tied for 27th (76-72-75--223) • Concluded the Mountain View Collegiate in 78th (80-80-75--235) • Completed The Bruzzy tied for 35th place (77-71-75-223) • Ended the Therese Hession Buckeye Invitational tied for 50th (81-73-79) • Concluded her Golden Gopher Career finishing tied for 67th at the Big Ten Championship ( 79-76-77-232)
2022-23 | SENIOR SEASON:
Finished in a tie for 49th (74-73-80--227) at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate • Wrapped up the Lady Paladin Invitational in 92nd (87-79-78--244) • Tied for 14th in the Evie Odom Invitational (76-69-69--214) • Ended the Fall season with a tie for 20th in the Sunflower Invitational (73-82-38--193) (+13) • Started the Spring season in the Nexus Collegiate and finished tied for 29th (72-79-78--229) • Finished 7th at the Westbrook Invitational (71-69-72--211) • Tied for 49th in the Valspar Augusta Invitational (80-71--151) • Concluded the Chattanooga Classic tied for 59th (78-73-79--230) • Finished in a tie for 46th at the Lady Buckeye Spring Invitational (72-76-78--226) • Wrapped up the Big Ten Championship in a tie for 80th (83-77-80--240)
2021-22 | JUNIOR SEASON:
Led the field with two eagles and placed 55th at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate at 16-over par (77-74-81--232) • recorded an eagle and finished in a tie for 67th (75-78--153) at the Golfweek Challenge • placed in a tie for 63rd (76-81-77-234) at the Pat Bradley Invitational • led the team with four birdies in the final round of the Olde Stone Intercollegiate where she finished in a tie for 34th (78-81-74--233) • went 3-0-0 at the Big Ten Match Play to start the spring season • finished the UCF Challenge in a tie for 25th at three-under par (72-69-72--213) • recorded three birdies in final round of the Westbrook Invitational where she finished at three-over par (74-73-72-219), which was a tie for 30th • had a career-best finish when she tied for 10th in the Valspar Augusta Invitational after posting a tournament score of 77-71--148 • ended the Briar's Creek invitational with a score of 83-77-77--237 • Finished in a tie for 24th at the Indiana Invitational after completing the event with a score of 74-76-81--231 • Ended her junior season at the Big Ten Championship where she finished with a final score of 74-82-81--237. That score place her in a tie for 75th in the tournament • Academic All-Big Ten • 2022 Big Ten Sportsmanship Honoree • WGCA Academic All-American • Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
2020-21 | SOPHOMORE SEASON:
Opened the season at the Heroes Ladies Intercollegiate where she finished tied for 39th (78-73-74--225, +9) • finished tied for 53rd at the Florida State Match-Up (77-83-76--236) • tied for 34th overall (77-76-73--226) at the Briar's Creek Invitational • was 14th overall (76-76-72--224) after also shooting par in the third round at the Indiana Spring Challenge • tied for 48th (80-76-73--229) at the Indiana Invitational • finished tied for 60th at the Big Ten Championship (78-74-81--233, +17) • Academic All-Big Ten • WGCA All-American Scholar
2019-20 | FRESHMAN SEASON:
Saw action in four tournaments • Made her debut as a Gopher at the Minnesota Invitational, finishing tied for 53rd (74-78-152, +8) • Appeared at the ANNIKA Invitational, but withdrew due to illness • Tied for 86th at the Moon Golf Invitational (88-74-80--242, +26) • Finished in a tie for 35th at the Juli Inkster Invitational (77-75-72--224, +8) • Season ended on March 12, 2020, when the Big Ten and NCAA announced they were ceasing competitions and championships because of COVID-19 public health concerns.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Four-year All-Conference selection playing for the DeKalb boys team • Qualified for state tournament her senior year and was sectional runner up • WWGA stroke play medalist her junior season and top-10 All-State during sophomore season • Was an Academic All-Conference selection each of her four years • Three-time Daily Chronicle Player of the Year (2016-2018).
PERSONAL:
Parents are Kristin and Michael Carpenter • Has two siblings, Jake and Josie • Father wrestled at Northern Illinois while had grandfathers who played basketball at Oklahoma and football at Ball State • Hobbies include singing and theater
CAREER BESTS
CAREER STATS
Started the fall season at the Boilermaker Classic and finished in a tie for 60th (72-81-76--229) • Finished in a tie for 71st at the Leadership & Golf Invitational (76-72-83--231)• Began the spring season in the Purdue Puerto Rico Classic and finished tied for 11th (70-72-72--214) • tied for 40th at the Westbrook Invitational (74-71-69--214) • Wrapped up The Show At Spanish Trail tied for 27th (76-72-75--223) • Concluded the Mountain View Collegiate in 78th (80-80-75--235) • Completed The Bruzzy tied for 35th place (77-71-75-223) • Ended the Therese Hession Buckeye Invitational tied for 50th (81-73-79) • Concluded her Golden Gopher Career finishing tied for 67th at the Big Ten Championship ( 79-76-77-232)
2022-23 | SENIOR SEASON:
Finished in a tie for 49th (74-73-80--227) at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate • Wrapped up the Lady Paladin Invitational in 92nd (87-79-78--244) • Tied for 14th in the Evie Odom Invitational (76-69-69--214) • Ended the Fall season with a tie for 20th in the Sunflower Invitational (73-82-38--193) (+13) • Started the Spring season in the Nexus Collegiate and finished tied for 29th (72-79-78--229) • Finished 7th at the Westbrook Invitational (71-69-72--211) • Tied for 49th in the Valspar Augusta Invitational (80-71--151) • Concluded the Chattanooga Classic tied for 59th (78-73-79--230) • Finished in a tie for 46th at the Lady Buckeye Spring Invitational (72-76-78--226) • Wrapped up the Big Ten Championship in a tie for 80th (83-77-80--240)
2021-22 | JUNIOR SEASON:
Led the field with two eagles and placed 55th at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate at 16-over par (77-74-81--232) • recorded an eagle and finished in a tie for 67th (75-78--153) at the Golfweek Challenge • placed in a tie for 63rd (76-81-77-234) at the Pat Bradley Invitational • led the team with four birdies in the final round of the Olde Stone Intercollegiate where she finished in a tie for 34th (78-81-74--233) • went 3-0-0 at the Big Ten Match Play to start the spring season • finished the UCF Challenge in a tie for 25th at three-under par (72-69-72--213) • recorded three birdies in final round of the Westbrook Invitational where she finished at three-over par (74-73-72-219), which was a tie for 30th • had a career-best finish when she tied for 10th in the Valspar Augusta Invitational after posting a tournament score of 77-71--148 • ended the Briar's Creek invitational with a score of 83-77-77--237 • Finished in a tie for 24th at the Indiana Invitational after completing the event with a score of 74-76-81--231 • Ended her junior season at the Big Ten Championship where she finished with a final score of 74-82-81--237. That score place her in a tie for 75th in the tournament • Academic All-Big Ten • 2022 Big Ten Sportsmanship Honoree • WGCA Academic All-American • Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
2020-21 | SOPHOMORE SEASON:
Opened the season at the Heroes Ladies Intercollegiate where she finished tied for 39th (78-73-74--225, +9) • finished tied for 53rd at the Florida State Match-Up (77-83-76--236) • tied for 34th overall (77-76-73--226) at the Briar's Creek Invitational • was 14th overall (76-76-72--224) after also shooting par in the third round at the Indiana Spring Challenge • tied for 48th (80-76-73--229) at the Indiana Invitational • finished tied for 60th at the Big Ten Championship (78-74-81--233, +17) • Academic All-Big Ten • WGCA All-American Scholar
2019-20 | FRESHMAN SEASON:
Saw action in four tournaments • Made her debut as a Gopher at the Minnesota Invitational, finishing tied for 53rd (74-78-152, +8) • Appeared at the ANNIKA Invitational, but withdrew due to illness • Tied for 86th at the Moon Golf Invitational (88-74-80--242, +26) • Finished in a tie for 35th at the Juli Inkster Invitational (77-75-72--224, +8) • Season ended on March 12, 2020, when the Big Ten and NCAA announced they were ceasing competitions and championships because of COVID-19 public health concerns.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Four-year All-Conference selection playing for the DeKalb boys team • Qualified for state tournament her senior year and was sectional runner up • WWGA stroke play medalist her junior season and top-10 All-State during sophomore season • Was an Academic All-Conference selection each of her four years • Three-time Daily Chronicle Player of the Year (2016-2018).
PERSONAL:
Parents are Kristin and Michael Carpenter • Has two siblings, Jake and Josie • Father wrestled at Northern Illinois while had grandfathers who played basketball at Oklahoma and football at Ball State • Hobbies include singing and theater
CAREER BESTS
| Round: | 69, 5x - UCF Challenge (2/7/22), Evie Odom Invitational (10/1/22-10/2/22), Westbrook Invitational (2/26/23), Westbrook Invitational (2/26/24) |
| Finish: | 7th - Westbrook Invitational (2/26/23 - 2/27/23) |
| Tournament Score: | 211- Westbrook Invitational (2/26/23 - 2/27/23) |
| Tour. Score to Par: | -5 - Westbrook Invitational (2/26/23 - 2/27/23) |
CAREER STATS
| Year | Tournaments | Rounds | Strokes | Average | Low Round |
| 2023-24 | 9 | 27 | 2,033 | 75.30 | 69 |
| 2022-23 | 10 | 28 | 2,127 | 75.96 | 69 |
| 2021-22 | 10 | 28 | 2,139 | 76.39 | 69 |
| 2020-21 | 6 | 18 | 1,373 | 76.28 | 72 |
| 2019-20 | 4 | 9 | 701 | 77.89 | 72 |
| Totals | 39 | 108 | 8,374 | 77.54 | 69 |
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