Emily Goldenstein

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Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Chesterfield, Mo.
Prev School:
Parkway West HS

2018 American Athletic Conference All-Conference Team
All-Tournament Team at The Fall Invitational (10/6/15)
AAC Player of the Week (3/26/15, 3/8/18, 3/21/18)
Won the Missouri Women's Amateur in 2016

Career
Played in 39 tournaments over her four year career, missing just one event, the 3M Augusta Invitational, as a sophomore ... Played in 108 competition rounds, not counting the match play tournament in San Diego in her sophomore year ... Averaged a 75.0 stroke average in 108 competitive rounds ... In 39 collegiate tournaments, posted 19 top 20 finishes, 13 top 10 finishes and six top five finishes ... Four of her six top five finishes came during her senior campaign in four straight events.

Senior (2017-18)
Spring 2018: Named to the American Athletic Conference all-conference team after closing her spring with four straight top-six finishes, including a sixth place finish at the AAC Championships ....Opened the spring with a tie for 29th at the UCF Challenge, then a tie for 20th at the Moon Golf Invitational .... Matched her best career finish with a runner-up finish at the River Landing Classic, firing a pair of 69s in competition to finish with a 213, matching the then-lowest 54 hole score of her career ... In her next event, posted a career-best 212 to finish tied for third overall at the 3M Augusta Invitational ... Added a third straight top five finish at the Charleston Invitational, carding a 215 to finish tied for fifth ... Earned back-to-back AAC Player of the Week honors in the midst of the consecutive top five finishes (3/8 and 3/21) ... Closed her collegiate career with a birdie on 18 at the AAC Championships, which gave her a 217 and a sixth place finish at the championships ... Named All-Conference, her first career all-conference honor ... Graduated in May of 2018 with a degree in Accounting.

Fall 2016: Opened her senior campaign with a 221 at the Payne Stewart Memorial (72-74-75) to finish fourth overall and guide Memphis to the tournament victory ... Followed that with a 220 at the Lady Paladin Invitational, which placed her T-16th .. Her third round 71 at the Lady Paladin was her low competitive round of the fall and her 54-hole 220 was her second-lowest career 54-hole score (213 at Fall Invitational) ... Scored back-to-back 225s to finish the fall at the Cardinal Cup and the Rainbow Wahine Invitational ... Her 225 at the Cardinal Cup tied for 19th overall and the one in Hawaii gave her a T-25th finish.

Junior (2016-17)
Spring 2017: Posted back-to-back top-25 finishes to start the spring season .. Her 226 at the Central District was good for a tie for 24th (82-72-72) and her 232 at the UNF Collegiate gave her a T-21st finish ... Fired a 229 at the 3M Augusta Invitational and a 233 at the Henssler Invitational ... Closed the spring with a 230 (78-78-74) at the AAC Championships, good for a tie for 36th overall ... Named a Women's Collegiate All-American Scholar for 2016-17.

Fall 2016: Competed in all five fall events, including the rain-shortened Trinity Forest Invitational to close the fall ... Posted two top 20 finishes, including a seventh-place finish at the Memphis Intercollegiate with a 226 (79-73-74) ... Also tied for 20th at the FIU Pat Bradley Invitational with a 221 (71-74-76).

Sophomore (2015-16)
Spring 2016: Competed in four of five spring events, including the match-play at the San Diego State University March Mayhem event ... Opened the spring with a 238, good for a tie for 64th overall at Amelia Island ... Missed the 3M Augusta Invitational, so her next stroke play event was the Rebel Intercollegiate, where she posted a top 10 finish ... Her third round 70 was her low round of the spring and pushed her to a 221 (77-74-70), good for a tie for ninth ... Finished tied for 20th at the American Athletic Conference Championships with a 234 (74-80-80) ... ... Named a Women's Collegiate All-American Scholar for 2015-16.

Fall 2015: Played in all four fall events, posting two top 10 finishes ... Opened the fall with an eighth place finish at the Memphis Intercollegiate, posting a 223 (74-77-72) ... At the Golfweek Conference Challenge in Colorado, posted a T-41st finish with a 230 (78-75-77) ... Added another top 10 finish at The Fall Invitational, where she posted a career-best 54 hole score of 213 .... Posted her first sub-70 round in the opening round, holding the first round lead after carding a first round 68 ... She finished with a 68-74-71 to finish sixth ... Closed the fall with a T-31st at the FIU Pat Bradley Invitational with a 228 (78-74-76) ... Named to the all-tournament team at The Fall Invitational for her finish ... Heads in to the spring of 2016 with two top five finishes, six top 10 and seven top 20s.

Freshman (2014-15)

Spring 2015: Also qualified for all five spring events ... Opened the spring with another top 10 finish at the South Alabama Invitational where her 231 (77-78-76) was good enough for a tie for 8th ... In the one-round Lady Eagle Invitational at Southern Miss, carded an opening round 78 before weather cancelled the second round, giving her a tie for 24th overall ... Had her best individual finish of the year at the Bearcat Spring Classic in Florida, posting runner-up honors with a 220 (70-75-75) ... Her opening round 70 tied her low round of the year ... At the Rebel Intercollegiate, finished in a tie for 50th with a 228 (77-75-76) and closed her freshman campaign with a tie for 29th at the American Athletic Conference Championship tournament with another 228 (80-73-75) ... Named to the American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... Also named a WGCA All-American Scholar Athlete for posting a GPA of 3.5 or higher during the year ... Helped Memphis post the 11th-highest team GPA in the country in 2014-15 ... Named a Women's Collegiate All-American Scholar for 2014-15.

Fall 2014: Qualified for all five fall events in her first semester of collegiate golf, qualifying as Memphis' No. 1 golfer for the season-opening Memphis Intercollegiate, where she finished tied for 17th with a 223 (75-74-74) ... Posted a top five finish at the next tournament, finishing tied for 5th at the Cardinal Cup with a 221 (73-72-76) ... In the only round of the TPC Rivers Bend Bearcat Classic, carded an 82, which equaled a tie for 56th overall ... Finished tied for 34th at the Rebel Intercollagiate with a 228 (77-76-75) and closed the fall with her second career top 10, finishing tied for 8th at the FIU Pat Bradley Invitational with a season-best 36-hole 219 (76-70-73) ... The second round 70 would be her low round for the year.

Prep/Personal
Prep: Was an All-State Class Two Missouri Team selection in 2012 and 2013 ... At Parkway West High School, Goldenstein qualified for the state tournament in all four seasons as a golfer ... Posted top-35 finishes in all four state tournament appearances, including a third place finish as a junior in 2012 and a sixth-place finish as a senior in 2013 ... Goldenstein was named the Suburban South Conference Player of the Year in 2012 and 2013, and was a First-Team Suburban South Conference selection in four consecutive seasons ...Was also a St. Louis Post Dispatch All-Metro St. Louis selection in 2012, and a third team selection as a sophomore in 2011 ... Was named the 2013 Accelerated Golf Tour Player of the Year in 2013 after posting three first-place finishes on the tour ... As a result, she qualified for and played in the 2013 Junior PGA National Championship in Washington D.C ... At Parkway West, Goldenstein served as the No. 1 golfer on the varsity team for all four seasons ... She was also a four-year starter on the varsity basketball team, and holds the school record for career three pointers.