Emily Penttila

Photo by: Parker Waters

Height:
5-7
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Ljungbyhed
Hometown:
Helsinki, Finland (Riksidrottsgymnasiet Klippan

Tulane: A four-year letterwinner and the 2014 Conference USA and 2014 and 2016 Louisiana Golfer of the Year...a four-time first team all-conference and All-Louisiana selection and 2016 honorable mention All-American (Golfweek.com)... played 100 rounds in 34 events and sports a career scoring average of 73.71 (7371 strokes), which is currently the top average in school history... also owns three of the top single-season scoring averages in school history, including the top of 72.50 in 2013-14, the No. 2 of 72.97 in 2015-16 and the No. 9 of 74.15 in 2012-13, which was also the lowest single-season average by a freshman…produced 54 rounds of par or better, including a school record low 7-under 65 during the opening round of the 2014 NCAA East Regionals and her rounds counted toward the team score on 120 occasions...set the school record for the lowest 54-holes with a 9-under 204 at the Hurricane Invitational in 2016…had 19 Top-10 finishes and 28 total Top-20 showings... shot in the 60s nine times.

In The NCAA Championships (2013, 2014, 2015): Has three NCAA Championship appearances, including 2013 (Athens, Ga.), 2014 (Tulsa, Okla.) and 2015 (Bradenton, Fla.)...in the 2015 national championship round, she carded a 27-over 243 (82-80-81) but did not qualify for an official individual finish...in her most recent appearance in 2014, she fired a 7-over 287 total (72-74-65-76) for 26th place, carded the lowest round by a Tulane player in the national championship rounds with a 5-under 65 during the third round...in her first appearance in the NCAA Championships in 2013, she posted a 26-over 314 total (78-73-76-87) for 114th place.

Senior (2015-16): A 2016 honorable mention All-American (Golfweek.com), a first-team All-American Athletic Conference performer and team MVP…completed the season ranked No. 50 (Golfstat)…her 72.97 scoring average was the second-best in a single season in school history and her career scoring…recorded 16 rounds of par or better, including three rounds in the 60s and all 33 of her rounds counted toward the team score…set the school record for the lowest 54-hole total with a 9-under 204 for a career-best runner-up finish at the Hurricane Invitational …notched six Top-10 finishes, including three Top-5 efforts.

Fall of 2015: Played 12 rounds in all four tournaments and led the team with a 72.50 (870) scoring average…produced one Top-5 finish, two Top-1 showings and three Top-20 efforts and logged eight rounds of par or better…logged a third-place finish at the Mary Fossum Invitational.

Junior (2014-15): A 2015 All-American Athletic Conference and All-Louisiana first team performer and was named the American Golfer of the Week on April 1 and the American Golfer of the Month for October...earned All-America Scholar honors from the Women's Collegiate Golf Coaches Association...played 33 rounds in all 11 tournaments and was second on the team with a 74.52 (2459 strokes) scoring average...her rounds counted 29 times and she had a team-best 12 rounds of par or lower, including two rounds in the 60s...logged four Top-10 finishes and seven total Top-20 efforts...led the team with 88 birdies...finished even for 54 holes at the UCF Challenge (75-70-71=216).

Fall of 2014: Logged a 74.58 scoring average (895), the second-best on the team, in 12 rounds of four tournaments and produced six rounds of par or lower, including a 6-under 66 during the second round of the Windy City Collegiate Championships and also posted her highest finish of year with a sixth-place effort at the same event.

Summer of 2014: Qualified and represented Tulane in the 2014 U.S. Women's Open Championship, June 19-22, at Pinehurst Resort & Country Club's Course No. 2 in Pinehurst, N.C...played in the European Ladies Team Championship in Ljubljana, Slovenia...participated in the 2014 World Amateur Team Championships, Sept. 3-6, in Karuizawa, Japan.

Sophomore (2013-14): The C-USA and Louisiana Golfer of the Year and member of the All C-USA and Louisiana first teams and C-USA All-Tournament team, and also received the team's most outstanding player award...of the course, she earned All-America Scholar honors from the Women's Collegiate Golf Coaches Association...named the C-USA Golfer of the Week on Sept. 18...played 34 rounds in 12 events and led the team with a 72.50 scoring average, and set the school single-season scoring record...her rounds counted toward the team score 30 times...carded 16 rounds of par or better this season, including a school-record low 7-under 65 during the opening round of the NCAA East Regional...tied her career best with two third-place finishes (Ole Miss Rebel Intercollegiate/C-USA Championships) and also logged her best 54-hole total at both events...had three Top-5 finishes and six Top-20 finishes...five of her 54-hole totals have been under par, including back-to-back 3-under 213s C-USA Champs/NCAA East Regional)...set the school single season record with 116 and had four rounds in the 60s.

Fall of 2013: Played 11 rounds in four tournaments and carded a scoring total of 72.18 (796) to lead the team...recorded two 54-hole totals under par and notched four total rounds below par...best round was a 3-under 67 during the second round of the par-70 Dale McNamara Fall Preview and also posted her best finish, sixth place, at the same event.

Freshman (2012-13): Played 33 rounds in all 11 tournaments and had a 74.15 (2447 strokes) scoring average, which ranks fourth among the school's single season leaders, and the best by a freshman in school history...completed the season ranked No. 60 by Golfweek.com...named the Louisiana Freshman of the Year and was tabbed to the All C-USA and the All-LSWA first teams...logged 11 rounds of par or better including a 5-under 67 during the opening round of the 2013 Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate Golf Classic...had six Top-10 finishes and seven total Top-20 showings...posted a career-best third place effort in her first collegiate event, the Old Waverly Bulldog Classic...her rounds counted toward the team score in 28 of 30 rounds of playing in the line-up...played as an individual in the season opener...had three fourth place finishes, including the 2013 Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate Golf Classic, the 2013 Conference USA Championships and at the NCAA East Regional...named the C-USA Golfer of the Week on Feb. 27...also tabbed to the C-USA All-Tournament team.

Fall 2012: Played in all 12 rounds in four tournaments and produced a 74.25 (891 strokes) scoring average...in her first collegiate outing, she fired a 4-under 212 and finished in a career-best third place...her 212 total was the seventh-best 54-hole total in school history.

High School: A right-handed golfer who attended the Riksidrottsgymnasiet Klippan/Ljungbyhed school...among her top finishes, was a first place showing at the Skandia Tour Elite in 2010 and a runner-up effort at the Finnish Championship, where she shot her best score of 5-under...in two years at the European Girls Team Championship, she helped her group to a 10th place finish in 2010 and a ninth place total in 2011...also participated in the 2011 Girls' British Open Amateur Championship and helped Finland to a 10th place finish.

Personal: A business management major...born January 5, 1993, in Orebro, Sweden...one of two daughters of Jukka Penttila and Eija Suutarinen...named to the Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll and Tulane 3.0 Club as a freshman and sophomore.

Emily Penttila's Career Statistics
Year           Events      Rds        Strokes        Avg.         L18       L54       Best Finish
2012-13       11            33          2447            74.15        67         211       T3 (Old Waverly Bulldog Inv.)
2013-14       12            34          2465            72.50        65*       213       3 (two occasions)
2014-15       11            33          2459            74.52        66         216       T6 (Windy City Collegiate Champs.)
2015-16       11            33          2408            72.97        66         204*      T2 (Hurricane Invitational)
Total           45            133         9779            73.52        65^       211       3 (three times)

*denotes school record for lowest round (par-72)
^denotes school record for lowest 54-hole total