Natalie Vivaldi

Height:
5-8
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Oceanside, Calif.
High School:
Rancho Buena Vista

2015-16 team's Most Improved Student-Athlete Award

2015-16 (Jr.): Vivaldi was the team's fourth person in the lineup and she had a stroke average of 76.39 in 28 rounds over 10 tournaments. She shot 23 rounds in the 70s and her career-best round of 70 came in the opening round of the Arizona Wildcat Invitational when she shot 70-79-75--224 to tie for 33rd. She followed that up with a 10th-place finish at the Silverado Showdown, her highest career finish and best 54-hole score of 3-over 72-72-75--219.

2014-15 (So.): Vivaldi continued to play a key role in the Buffaloes rotation as a sophomore where she competed in all 11 team events. She finished the season with a 78.74 stroke average, ranking fourth on the team. Vivaldi recorded 21 of her 31 rounds played in the 70s. She had her best performance at the Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational, posting a 72-80—152 or 8-over par scorecard to finish 22nd overall. In 10 of 11 tournaments, Vivaldi recorded at least one round in the 70s. She also had one of her strongest showings in the Ptarmigan Fall Ram Classic in the Buffs’ season opener, carding a 77-74-77—228 or 12-over par score.

2013-14 (Fr.): Vivaldi made her Colorado debut in September at the Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational. Competing as an individual, she managed three birdies in her first round. She had her best performance in the final round, shooting 5-over par 78. Vivaldi became a major part of the Buffs’ rotation by the spring, competing in each of the Buffs’ seven tournaments in the latter half of the season. She had her best performances in March, posting top 25 finishes in back-to-back tournaments. Vivaldi recorded her best round of the season at the Clover Cup, shooting an even par 72 in the second round. Vivaldi finished the tournament 10-over par to tie for 23rd. She continued to improve in her next outing, tying for 21st at the Anuenue Spring Break Challenge. Beginning the tournament with two rounds of 74, Vivaldi finished with an 18-over par 234 scorecard.

High School: A four-year letter-winner in golf at Rancho Buena Vista High School under coach David Emerick. She was named first-team All-CIF San Diego Section in both 2011 and ‘12 and was the sixth overall individual from the San Diego Section over that time period. She was an individual qualifier to the CIF Southern California Regionals in both 2011 and ’12. She won the 2011 Merced High School Girls Golf Invitational in 2011. She lists the biggest accomplishment in her high school career as qualifying for the Southern California Regionals as a junior in 2011.

Other: She earned six consecutive top 5 finishes on the American Junior Golf Association Toyota Cup and USGA events from April to August 2012. In addition to that run in those events, she won the San Diego Junior Golf Association Junior Worlds Qualifier No. 1 at Escondido Country Club in Escondido, Calif., in June. She had five top 10 and four top 5 finishes in 2012 in SDJGA events. She won the 2014 San Diego City Amateur Championship.

Best Career Round In Competition: 65; 2013 Toyota Tour Cup Event, Twin Oaks Golf Course, San Marcos, Calif.

Academics: She intends to major in business administration at Colorado and is interested in a career in the golf industry after graduation. She was named a 2011-12 Scholar Athlete by the San Diego Union Tribune for maintaining above a 3.9 grade point average.

Personal: Natalie Largent Vivaldi was born June 12, 1995, in Oceanside, Calif., to Gregory and Julie Vivaldi. She has an older sister, Ali. Her hobbies include basketball, football and other outdoor activities. She began playing golf just three years ago and prior to that she was on a middle school basketball team that won three consecutive championships and compiled a 77-3 record. During the school year she interns at the El Camino Country Club. She was a state finalist at California History Day her freshman year of high school. She chose Colorado because she loved the school, the city, coaches and players and wants to compete against the very best in the Pac-12.

Career Tournaments

Date	Event (Par)	Score	Finish
Sept. 20-21, 2013	Dick McGuire Invite (73)	79-90-78—247	85th
Feb. 15-16, 2014	Peg Barnard Invite (71)	80-82—162	t-68th
Mar. 3-4, 2014	Bruin Wave Invite (72)	75-78-81—234	42nd
Mar. 14-16, 2014	Clover Cup (72)	77-72-77—226	t-23rd
Mar. 24-26, 2014	Anuenue Spring Break Challenge (72)	74-74-79—227	t-21st
Apr. 14-15, 2014	SILVERADO SHOWDOWN (72)	77-81-76—234	t-56th
Apr. 25-27, 2014	Pac-12 Championships (72)	77-79-88—244	54th
May 8-10, 2014	NCAA Central Regional (72)	77-DQ-87	DQ

Date	Event (Par)	Score	Finish
Sept. 8-9, 2014	Ptarmigan Ram Fall Classic (72)	77-74-77—228	t-40th
Sept. 20-21, 2014	Minnesota Invite (72)	83-81-79—243	t-67th
Oct. 7-8, 2014	Edean Ihlanfeldt Invite (72)	72-80—152	t-22nd
Nov. 3-4, 2014	Pac-12 Fall Preview (73)	78-79-78—235	t-48th
Feb. 14-15, 2015	Peg Barnard Invite (71)	79-83—162	t-56th
Mar. 2-3, 2015	Bruin Wave Invite (72)	85-78-78—241	t-58th
Mar. 9-10, 2015	Bay Area Intercollegiate (71)	75-74-76—225	t-36th
Mar. 27-29, 2015	LSU Tiger Golf Classic (72)	81-78-79—238	t-57th
Apr. 13-14, 2015	SILVERADO SHOWDOWN (72)	78-75-81—234	t-49th
Apr. 20-22, 2015	Pac-12 Championships (71)	75-76-75—226	t-38th
May 7-9, 2015	NCAA West Regional (71)	81-89-87—257	t-92nd

Date	Event (Par)	Score	Finish
Sept. 14-15, 2015	Minnesota Invite (72)	79-77-80—236	t-52nd
Sept. 20-22, 2015	East & West Match Play (72)	75-72—147	15th
Oct. 6-7, 2015	Edean Ihlanfeldt Invite (72)	78-77-84—239	t-55th
Nov. 2-3, 2015	Pac-12 Fall Preview (73)	73-80-76—229	t-29th
Mar. 7-8, 2016	Bay Area Intercollegiate (72)	80-71—151	t-25th
Mar. 14-15, 2016	Arizona Wildcat Invite (72)	70-79-75—224	t-33rd
Apr. 3-5, 2016	SILVERADO SHOWDOWN (72)	72-72-75—219	t-10th
Apr. 8-10, 2016	Ping/ASU Invite (72)	77-75-78—230	t-58th
Apr. 18-20, 2016	Pac-12 Championships (72)	74-73-79—226	50th
May 5-7, 2016	NCAA West Regional (71)	79-79-80—238	t-86th

Career Statistics

Overall						Spring				Fall
Season	Rd	Strk	Avg	Lo	Rd		Strk	Avg	Rd		Strk	Avg
2013-14	22	1,738	79.00	72	19		1,491	78.47	3		247	82.33
2014-15	31	2,441	78.74	72	20		1,583	79.15	11		858	78.00
2015-16	28	2,139	76.39	70	17		1,288	75.76	11		851	77.36
Totals	81	6,318	78.00	70	56		4,362	77.89	25		1,956	78.24