Aneka Seumanutafa

Player profile

  • Hometown Emmitsburg, Md.
  • Previous School St. John's Catholic Prep H.S.
  • Year Senior

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CAREER HONORS
• Advanced to the Round of 16 at the 2022 U.S. Women’s Amateur.
• Qualified for the 2022 U.S. Women’s Amateur after making a 40-foot putt on fifth playoff hole July 7 at Walnut Grove CC in Dayton.
• Invited to 2022 Curtis Cup Practice Session (1/11/22)
• Voted one of the Big Ten Golfers to Watch (2021-22)
• First Team All-Big Ten (2019, 2021)
• Second Team All-Big Ten (2022)
• Played in the 2022 Augusta National Women’s Amateur in April of 2022
• WGCA Second Team All-American (2019)
• Golfweek Third Team All-American (2019)
• WGCA Freshman of the Year Watch List (2019)
• Big Ten Freshman of the Year (2019)
• Mary Fossum Award (2019)
• Big Ten All-Championships Team (2019)
• Big Ten Golfer of the Week (2/27/19, 3/13/19, 4/8/22)

2021-22 (Senior at Ohio State)

  • Led Buckeyes with 73.00 stroke average in 10 events and 30 total rounds
  • Counted 28 times of 30 rounds played toward team score
  • Six Top 20 and three Top 10 finishes on the year
  • Best finish was a tie for fifth at the Lady Buckeye Invitational in which the Buckeyes were the team champions
  • Posted three sub-par 54-hole tournaments, including a season best total of 201/(-6) at the Mason Rudolf in the fall
  • Recorded team best 77 birdies on year with a season-high 12 coming at Mason Rudolf
  • Finished in the No. 5 spot at the U.S. Open Qualifier at the OSU GC Scarlet Course May 4. Earned a spot as an alternate in the 2022 U.S. Women’s Open
2021-22 Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Total Par +/- Overall Finish
Wolverine Invitational 74 66 76 216 71 +3 T8
Mason Rudolph 71 70 69 210 72 -6 6th
Tar Heel Invitational 75 72 68 215 72 -1 T21
UCF Challenge 72 71 72 215 72 -1 T37
Westbrook Invitational 71 76 69 216 72 E 20
Northrop Grumman Challenge 72 76 80 228 71 +15 T60
ECU Ironwood Invitational 73 73 73 219 72 +3 T15
Lady Buckeye Invittaional 75 76 71 222 72 +6 T5
Big Ten Championships 74 72 74 220 71 +7 T17
NCAA Regional — Ann Arbor 78 77 74 229 71 +16 T41
Totals 735 729 726 2190 73.00 +42


2020-21 (Junior at Ohio State)

Competed in all seven tournaments with all 19 rounds counting toward the team tally, with a team-high three rounds in the 60’s
Led the Buckeyes for the third year in a row with a 72.53 scoring average
Earned four Top 4 finishes, three in the Top 3 and five in the Top 25
Shot under par in three events
Placed second at the Gators Invitational and Briar’s Creek Invite … third at the FAU Paradise Invitational and fourth at FSU Match Up

2019-20 (Sophomore at Ohio State)
Competed in all seven tournaments with 19 of 21 rounds counting toward the team tally, with a team-high three rounds in the 60’s and 10 under par
Led the Buckeyes for the second year in a row with a 72.3 scoring average
Earned two Top 5 finishes, three in the Top 10 and five in the Top 25
Tied for 24th at the Glass City Collegiate (Sept. 16-17) after a 1-under 71 in the final round
Placed in a tie for third at the Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational (Oct. 11-13), carding a 6-under 66 in the opening round before a 1-under 71 in the second round
Finished 11th at the White Sands Invitational (Oct. 28-30), posting a two-under 70 in both the opening and final round
Tied for ninth at the Westbrook Invitational (Feb. 23-24), carding a 2-under 70 in the opening round before a 4-under 68 in the second round and a 1-under 71 in the final round
Placed fourth at the Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational (March 10-11), posting a 2-under 70 in the first round before a 5-under 67 in the final round

2018-19 (Freshman at Ohio State)
Competed in nine events after joining the team in January
• Played 26 rounds with 22.5 counting toward the team score and three as an individual at NCAA Championships
• Led Ohio State, ranked ninth nationally and second among all freshmen with a 72.0 scoring average.
• Carded six rounds in the 60’s, 10 under-par and one at even-par
• Placed in the Top 25 in all but one event, earning five Top 10 finishes and three in the Top 5
• Tied for 23rd with a 9-over 222 in her first tournament at the Northrop Grumman Invitational (Feb. 3-5)
• Won the Westbrook Spring Invitational (Feb. 24-25) with a 12-under 204, shooting in the 60’s in all three rounds
• Placed eighth at the Lady Gator Invitational (March 9-10), carding a 1-over 211 including a second round 64, becoming one of 15 players nationally to shoot a 64 or better in 2018-19
• Finished second at the Tar Heel Classic (March 15-16) with a 5-under 211
• Tied for 21st at the Bryan National Collegiate (March 29-31) at a 4-over 220
• Carded an 8-over 224 to tie for 13th at the Lady Buckeye Invitational (April 13-14)
• Finished in a tie fifth at Big Ten Championships (April 19-21) with a 2-under 142
• Tied for seventh at the NCAA Cle Elum Regional (May 6-8), earning a spot as an individual at NCAA Championships with a 5-under 211
• Notched a tie for 29th finish at NCAA Championships (May 17-21) with an 8-over 227

PRIOR TO OHIO STATE
• Won the 2017 Junior North & South Championship at Pinehurst
• Finished second at 2018 North & South Championship
• Tied for 13th at 2018 Girls Junior PGA Championship at Kearney Hills Golf Links

PERSONAL INFO
• Daughter of Isopo and Poni Seumanutafa
• A management and industry major