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2021-22 Women's Golf

Andew Pawling/SSC

Francesca Santoni

  • Hometown:
    Torbole sul Garda, Italy
  • High School:
    Istituto Aniene
  • Height:
    5-6
  • Class:
    Senior

Summary

Biography

Career Accolades
WGCA All-American (1st team 2020, 2nd team 2021)
WGCA All-South Region (2020)
All-SSC (First Team 2021)
President's Honor Roll (2021-2022)
SSC Commissioner's Honor Roll 2021-2022

AS A SENIOR (2020-21)
Competed at all six events in the shortened season ... finished the year as the 28th ranked golfer in all of Division II (out of 150 ranked golfers) on GolfStat.com ... averaged a 74.00 stroke average with a GolfStat adjusted scoring average of 74.76 ... tallied a 35-4 record against the 26-100 ranked golfers in the country ... recorded three top-10 finishes with her best finish of third twice coming at the Saint Leo Invitational (218, +2) and the Sunshine State Conference Championships (221, +5) ... notched her best round of golf during the first round of the Saint Leo Invitational with a team-leading 69 (-3) and turned in the second lowest round for the team on the year with a 71 (-1) during the first round of the Barry Invitational

AS A JUNIOR (2019-20)
SSC Commissioner's Honor Roll ... Competed at six events on the shortened season due to COVID-19 for 16 rounds of golf ... finished the year as the 13th ranked Division II golfer (out of 150 ranked golfers) on GolfStat.com ... ended the season with the top stroke average of 73.50 ... had three top-10 finishes with two top-5 including one tournament win coming at the Golfweek DII Fall Invitational where she took first out of the 63 golfers with a score of 140 (-4) ... turned in her best round of 68 (-4) twice with the recent of second round at the Peggy Kirk Bell Memorial ... finished two tournaments on the year at four-under for her best tournaments in her first year in the Green and Gold with the most recent at the PKBM of 212 (-4) where she tied for fifth ... helped the team to one team win, two second place finishes and two third place finishes

CAREER
Transferred to Saint Leo University from Gonzaga University ... Appeared in nine tournaments as a sophomore … played in 27 rounds … placed in the top-5 one time … had two top-10 finishes … finished ninth at the Battle At Old Works, 76-78-76=230 (+14) … recorded her career low-round  of 69 in the third round at the Battle at the Rock, 78-71-69=218 (+2) … also finished with a career best tied-for-fifth at the Battle at the Rock … placed 19h at the WCC Championships  … had a 75.56 stroke average on the season … had four top-25 finishes ... appeared in eight tournaments as a freshman ... fired a career-low 70 in the first round of the Wyoming Cowgirl Classic, also the lowest round for the Zags in the season ... in 22 rounds had a stroke average of 78.18 ... shot a career-low 54-hole low in the Coeur d' Alene Collegiate Invitational with a 73-75-79=227 (+14) finish ... took 13th at the Pinehurst Women's Intercollegiate ... had 15 rounds in the 70s ... prepped at Istituto Aniene in Rome ... was very active in sports, playing tennis, skiing and sailing, along with golf ... competed in the Italian International Amateur Tournament at the Donnafugata Golf Resort in Sicily, taking 91st in a talented field.

PERSONAL
Born on August 18 in Rovereto, Italy … daughter of Silvio Santoni and Manuela Bregani and has a brother, Tommaso … lists Roger Federer as her favorite athlete … believes her leadership is a big asset to the team.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Junior

    5'6"
  • 2020-21Senior

    5'6"
  • 2021-22Senior

    5'6"