Kate Petrova

University of Evansville Athletics

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2024-25:

All-MVC First Team honoree
Was a 2-time MVC Women’s Golfer of the Week
Finished the season with a 75.29 stroke average over 24 rounds of play
Medalist at the ASU Spring Classic and Golfweek/Stifel Challenge
Opened the season with a tie for 14^th at the Redbird Invitational
Came in 6^th at the Coyote Creek Classic before tying for 9^th place at the Braun Intercollegiate
Posted a 71 in the first round of the ASU Spring Classic and won with a 147
Bested the competition to win the Golfweek/Stifel Challenge with a 209; shot a season-low 67 in the final round
Her 67 was tied for the second-lowest round in program history
Tied for 14^th at the MVC Championship

2023-24:

Won the Missouri Valley Conference Individual Championship for the second time
Earned the win in a 3-hole playoff
Played in the East Lansing NCAA Regional and was in 4^th place following the opening day
Became just the 7^th player in MVC history to win two individual league championships
Named to the All-Conference and All-Tournament teams
Paced UE with a 74.69 stroke average; 28 of her 29 rounds were in the 70’s
Wrapped up the fall with a tie for 5^th at the Braun Intercollegiate
After averaging 76.36 strokes in the fall, she lowered that mark to 73.13 in the spring
Tied for 12^th or better in first five spring events with tournament wins coming at the Indiana State Invitational and MVC Championship
Tied for 2^nd at the Nevel Meade Collegiate
Her season-low score of 69 in the final round of the MVC Championship forced the playoff

2022-23

2023 Missouri Valley Conference Individual Champion
2023 MVC Freshman of the Year
Won the MVC Championship following a 2-hole playoff with two other competitors
Completed the season with an average of 76.86 strokes in her 29 rounds
Lowered her mark to 75.38 in 16 spring rounds
Wrapped up the fall on a high note, tying for second at the Braun Intercollegiate with a 74 in the final round
Finished in the top eight in five out of six spring tournaments and did not finish worse than 19^th
Scored of 74 in rounds one and two helped her tie for 4^th at the Motor City Classic
Followed that up with a 4^th-place tie at the Bright Creek Invite before tying for 8^th at the Nevel Meade Collegiate
Season-low of 71 came in round two of the Golfweek/AGT Intercollegiate and the opening 18 holes of the Indiana State Invitational
Earned her first college victory at the Indiana State Invitational with scores of 71 and 72
Rounds of 80, 75 and 76 saw her tie for 1^st at the MVC Championship before she won a 2-hole playoff

Prior to UE

Came to Evansville with a World Amateur Golf Ranking of 340
Earned a spot in the European Girls' Team Championship
In the two years before coming to UE, she recorded two victories and 12 top-10 finishes
Medalist at the Russian Junior Tour - Gorki Golf Club in July of 2021
Took honors at the Russian Cup, which is a Russian Golf Association event held at Gelendzhik Golf Club