Emory University women's golf freshman Sharon Mun was awarded the WGCA National Freshman of the Year award at the NCAA team banquet last week in Houston, TX.
Mun becomes the first Eagle in the program's history to be honored with this award. The WGCA National Freshman of the Year award is given to the freshman who bests qualifies using the following criteria: adjusted scoring average for the year, place finishes in regular season events, conference tournaments, the NCAA Regional (Division I & II) and the NCAA Championship, head to head comparisons against the top 60 in the Golfstat Rankings, comparison of common opponents and strength of schedule in Division III.
Mun led the No. 1 ranked Eagles in scoring average with 73.2 strokes per round which also set the program record for best single season scoring average. In her first collegiate season, Mun helped the Eagles secure six tournament wins including the program's first-ever national championship and was the team's leading scorer in three tournaments. Mun played a pivotal role in helping Emory to secure its first ever UAA Championship, winning in 19-holes as the three seed to help the Eagles secure a narrow 3-2 victory over Carnegie Mellon. In her first-ever individual tournament win, Mun carded a 219 (77-69-73) at the DIII Golfweek Invitational to become the second ever individual to win a tournament in program history. In Emory's largest margin of victory ever (29-strokes), Mun led the team in scoring with a three round total of 211 (69-72-70) at the Jekyll Island Collegiate.
Mun finished her impressive season last week at the NCAA Championships in Houston, finishing tied for 11th overall to help the Eagles set the NCAA team record as they won by 26 strokes. She carded a four-day total of 294 and had three rounds with a score of 73.