| Priscilla Ro |
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Made an impact in her freshman year finishing fourth on the team with an 83.73 average in 15 rounds played ... consistent scorer who makes up for her size with strong mechanics ... a strong all-around player who works hard to improve her game ... will start the spring looking to become more consistent to take a regular spot among Notre Dame’s top five golfers ... her home course is Reston National Golf Club while her local pro is Chris Snear.
AS A SOPHOMORE (Fall of 2000):
Turned in an 81.83 average for six rounds in the fall ... finished 11th at the Notre Dame Invitational with a 54-hole total of 240 (83-78-79), just 15 strokes behind medalist Rebecca Rogers ... 78 was best single round of her collegiate career ... was fifth among Irish golfers the preceding week with a 251 (85-81-85) at the Lady Northern Invitational ... kicked off the fall with an impressive third place tie at the 2000 Campus Championship where she shot a 163 (80-83).
AS A FRESHMAN:
Ranked fourth on squad with an 83.73 average covering 15 rounds ... contributed to team scoring in nine of 12 rounds ... saw action in just one spring tournament as she tied for 76th at the Northern Illinois Snowbird Tournament with a 168 (85-83)... had a strong spring counting in team score in eight of 10 rounds ... counted in first two rounds at Wisconsin in the Lady Northern Intercollegiate (81-86-87/254) ... added a 252 (79-87-86) at the Michigan State Invitational ... was tops among Irish golfers with a team-best 10th-place finish in the 88-player field at the Michigan Invitational firing rounds of 80-81 (161) ... closed with a 160 (81-79), good for a sixth place finish at the Butler Invitational ... placed 10th in annual Campus Championship with a 36-hole total of 176 (89-87) at South Bend’s Blackthorn Golf Club.
PREP AND PERSONAL:
Named golf team MVP as a senior at Bishop O’Connell High School, where she played for head coach Darrell Snyder ... posted a career-best 71 (even par) in July of 1999 at the Birkdale Classic, a Titleist Junior Tour MAPGA series event ... named 1999 player of the year for the Titleist Junior Tour (middle-Atlantic section) ... averaged 80.4 in first seven events on that tour, including four medalist finishes and one runner-up ... shot 80 to win Swan Point Classic (Swan Point Yacht and Country Club), after earlier winning Marlton Classic with an 81 at the Marlton Golf Club ... also won the Sparrow Point Classic with an 84 at Sparrow Point Country Club ... served as member of O’Connell dance team that won state title during her freshman year ... captained dance team her final two seasons, with the squad earning a national ranking her junior year ... member of the National Honor Society and senior class council ... born March 2, 1981, in Arlington, Va. ... daughter of Phillip and Miriam Ro ... full name is Priscilla Young Ro ... enrolled in the Bachelor of Arts program
Ro's Career Statistics
| Year | Tourn. | Rds/Tm Rds
(Count) | Strokes | Avg. | Top Rd | Top 36 | Top 54 | Top Finish (Field) – Event (Score) |
| 1999-00 | 6 | 15/12 (9) | 1,256 | 83.73 | 79 (+7) | 160 (+18) | 252 (+36) | T-6th (59) - Butler Invitational (160) |
| Fall of 2000 | 2 | 6/3 (1) | 491 | 81.83 | 78 (+6) | N.A. | 240 (+24) | 11th (67) – Notre Dame Invitational (240) |
| Career | 8 | 21/15 (10) | 1,747 | 83.19 | 78 (+6) | 160 (+8) | 240 (+24) | T-6th (59) – Butler Invitational (160) | |
