2019-20 Women's Golf Roster
Vanessa Knecht
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Zurich, Switzerland
2021-22 Season (Senior)
Played in the lineup for two events in the fall and played as an individual once in the fall and once in the spring...recorded two top20 finishes...finished T17 at the Bryan National Collegiate as a part of the lineup with a three-over 219...finished T16 as an individual at Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invite with a two-under 214...recorded her lowest 18-hole score of the year at the Tar Heel with a 69 in the final round
2020-21 Season (Junior)
Made her season debut at the Big Four Match Play event in March after recovering from a hip injury and took home the medal for the individual stroke play portion of the event...made her first lineup appearance in May at NCAA Regionals where she earned the top spot in the lineup and finished T33...traveled to NCAA Championships as the alternate player and went in the final round of stroke play and recorded a two-over score of 74...finished the season with a 72.75 stroke average
2019-20 Season (Sophomore - COVID-19 Shortened Season)
In the lineup for six of seven events in the short season...finished with a stroke average of 73.63...won the stroke play title at the East Lake Cup...finished T4 at the Cougar Classic, carding her best to-par at six under.
2018-19 Season (Freshman)
In the lineup for 10 events with a stroke average of 75.07 ... Had seven rounds of par or better .... best finish was T-8th at the Bryan National Collegiate, shooting a season-best 1-under 215 ... Also had top-20 finishes at the Landfall Tradition and the ACC Championship ... member of ACC Championship team ... won her match in the NCAA match play semifinal contest vs. Auburn
Prior to College
Ranked in the top 250 of the World Amateur Golf Rankings ... Won 2016 Liechtenstein Open and the 2016 Swiss National Match Play Championship ... Runner-up finish at the Total International Juniors of Belgium ... Top-five finish at the Spanish International Stroke Play Championship ... Member of the Swiss team at the 2018 European Ladies Team Championship.
