2022-23 Women's Golf Roster
Simpson, Issy
Issy Simpson
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- London, England
- High School:
- St. Margaret's Anglican Girls School
- Major:
- Neuroscience and Psychology (Public Health Certificate)
Bio
2020-21 & 2021-22 Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
2021-22 (Jr.): Saw action in four tournaments, playing a total of 10 rounds ... Played two fall events as an individual, carding identical 19-over, 235, results at the Branch Law/Dick McGuire Invite and the Juli Inkster Meadow Club Collegiate ... Tied for 66th at the Chevron Silverado Showdown with a 17-over, 233 ... Played in the third round of the 2022 Pac-12 Championship as a substitute for teammate Diane Baillieux, who had to return to Colorado for an academic obligation ... Shot a season-best round of 76 in that round at the Pac-12s in Eugene, Ore. ... Held a stroke average of 77.9 on the season ... Shot seven of her 10 rounds in the 70s.
2020-21 (So.): .Played in a pair of tournaments, one as an individual and one as a member of the team, in the spring … carded a 235 (77-74-77) at the Clover Cup and had two of her three rounds count towards the team score … played as an individual at the Silverado Showdown (78-80-79—237),
2019-20 (Fr.): Played in six of the eight tournaments for the Buffaloes, including the Lamkin Invitational Match Play in the spring … during the fall campaign, she debuted at the WSU Cougar Cup playing as an individual and recorded a 3-under 69 in her first-round … went on to finish with a 6-over 222 scorecard ... through 12 rounds of stroke play in the fall, she recorded a 77.75 stroke average ... played in two tournaments in the spring ... after recording a 0-2-1 mark at the match play tournament, she shot a 230 at the Arizona Wildcat Invitational, her best mark since the first tournament of the season ... she finished the year with a 77.53 stroke average, which ranked fifth on the team.
Outside CU: Qualified for the 2021 U.S. Women’s Amateur, tying teammate Hailey Schalk for second (70) at the USGA Qualifier at Walnut Creek Golf Preserve in Westminster, Colo. ... Competed in the 2020 the British Women’s Amateur at West Lancashire Golf Club in Liverpool in August ... advanced to the match play portion of the event after shooting a 71 (1-under) in stroke play, which tied for co-medalist honors ... during match play, she faced the defending champion, Emily Toy, and lost 1 down .. Tied for 24th at the Colorado Women’s Amateur Open, put on by The Cactus Tour at Colorado National in Erie, Colo. ... recorded a 10-over 254 during the two-day event (77-77) …Fourth overall at the 2020 CGA Fall Amateur Championship, at CommonGround Golf Course in Aurora, Colo. .. also played as an individual at the USGA 4-ball qualifier at the same course and placed third overall (3-under 69).
High School: Four-year captain on the golf team ... her stroke average saw steady improvement, starting with a 79.5 as a freshman, to 73.5 as a senior ... was the only St. Margaret’s Anglican Girls’ School athlete to be named Queensland All-Collegiate, which she did twice (sophomore and junior seasons) … represented the Met North Region in golf for a record eight straight years … captained the Met North Region team during her sophomore, junior and senior years including to a state championships win in her senior year … was selected to the Queensland state team that won the national schoolgirls championships in her sophomore and senior years and that was runner-up in her junior season ... captained her state team during her junior and senior years ... was selected in 2019 to represent Surrey in the Regional County Week Championships, where she went undefeated and was a key member of the winning Surrey team ... second places at the Scottish Girls’ Open at St Andrews and the Sir Henry Cooper Masters in 2019, she was selected into the England U18 National Team and played in the R&A’s Home Internationals Series for England ... won all of her matches including the crucial deciding final match to win the Home Internationals ... in the spring of 2019, Simpson led the English Girls’ Order of Merit and in January 2019, she led the Australian Girls’ Order of Merit, making her the first player to lead both in the same calendar year.
Best Career Round in Competition: 66 (8-under) 2017; Indooroopilly Golf Club during the Indooroopilly Bowl. It also doubles as the course record.
Academics: A double major in Neuroscience and Psychology as well as working toward a Certificate in Public Health ... owns a GPA greater than 3.3.
Personal: Isabelle ‘Issy’ Simpson was born on January 12, 2001, in Pembury, England … parents are Jon and Kimberley … has a sister, Charlotte, who is a rower ... enjoys traveling, watching movies and playing cricket, soccer and tennis ... has dual citizenship (Australia and Great Britain) ... elected to represent England where she was recently capped.
Career Tournaments
*played as an individual
*played as an individual
*played as an individual
S – Substitute player
Career Statistics
2021-22 (Jr.): Saw action in four tournaments, playing a total of 10 rounds ... Played two fall events as an individual, carding identical 19-over, 235, results at the Branch Law/Dick McGuire Invite and the Juli Inkster Meadow Club Collegiate ... Tied for 66th at the Chevron Silverado Showdown with a 17-over, 233 ... Played in the third round of the 2022 Pac-12 Championship as a substitute for teammate Diane Baillieux, who had to return to Colorado for an academic obligation ... Shot a season-best round of 76 in that round at the Pac-12s in Eugene, Ore. ... Held a stroke average of 77.9 on the season ... Shot seven of her 10 rounds in the 70s.
2020-21 (So.): .Played in a pair of tournaments, one as an individual and one as a member of the team, in the spring … carded a 235 (77-74-77) at the Clover Cup and had two of her three rounds count towards the team score … played as an individual at the Silverado Showdown (78-80-79—237),
2019-20 (Fr.): Played in six of the eight tournaments for the Buffaloes, including the Lamkin Invitational Match Play in the spring … during the fall campaign, she debuted at the WSU Cougar Cup playing as an individual and recorded a 3-under 69 in her first-round … went on to finish with a 6-over 222 scorecard ... through 12 rounds of stroke play in the fall, she recorded a 77.75 stroke average ... played in two tournaments in the spring ... after recording a 0-2-1 mark at the match play tournament, she shot a 230 at the Arizona Wildcat Invitational, her best mark since the first tournament of the season ... she finished the year with a 77.53 stroke average, which ranked fifth on the team.
Outside CU: Qualified for the 2021 U.S. Women’s Amateur, tying teammate Hailey Schalk for second (70) at the USGA Qualifier at Walnut Creek Golf Preserve in Westminster, Colo. ... Competed in the 2020 the British Women’s Amateur at West Lancashire Golf Club in Liverpool in August ... advanced to the match play portion of the event after shooting a 71 (1-under) in stroke play, which tied for co-medalist honors ... during match play, she faced the defending champion, Emily Toy, and lost 1 down .. Tied for 24th at the Colorado Women’s Amateur Open, put on by The Cactus Tour at Colorado National in Erie, Colo. ... recorded a 10-over 254 during the two-day event (77-77) …Fourth overall at the 2020 CGA Fall Amateur Championship, at CommonGround Golf Course in Aurora, Colo. .. also played as an individual at the USGA 4-ball qualifier at the same course and placed third overall (3-under 69).
High School: Four-year captain on the golf team ... her stroke average saw steady improvement, starting with a 79.5 as a freshman, to 73.5 as a senior ... was the only St. Margaret’s Anglican Girls’ School athlete to be named Queensland All-Collegiate, which she did twice (sophomore and junior seasons) … represented the Met North Region in golf for a record eight straight years … captained the Met North Region team during her sophomore, junior and senior years including to a state championships win in her senior year … was selected to the Queensland state team that won the national schoolgirls championships in her sophomore and senior years and that was runner-up in her junior season ... captained her state team during her junior and senior years ... was selected in 2019 to represent Surrey in the Regional County Week Championships, where she went undefeated and was a key member of the winning Surrey team ... second places at the Scottish Girls’ Open at St Andrews and the Sir Henry Cooper Masters in 2019, she was selected into the England U18 National Team and played in the R&A’s Home Internationals Series for England ... won all of her matches including the crucial deciding final match to win the Home Internationals ... in the spring of 2019, Simpson led the English Girls’ Order of Merit and in January 2019, she led the Australian Girls’ Order of Merit, making her the first player to lead both in the same calendar year.
Best Career Round in Competition: 66 (8-under) 2017; Indooroopilly Golf Club during the Indooroopilly Bowl. It also doubles as the course record.
Academics: A double major in Neuroscience and Psychology as well as working toward a Certificate in Public Health ... owns a GPA greater than 3.3.
Personal: Isabelle ‘Issy’ Simpson was born on January 12, 2001, in Pembury, England … parents are Jon and Kimberley … has a sister, Charlotte, who is a rower ... enjoys traveling, watching movies and playing cricket, soccer and tennis ... has dual citizenship (Australia and Great Britain) ... elected to represent England where she was recently capped.
Career Tournaments
| 2019-20 | |||
| Date | Event (Par) | Score | Finish |
| Sept. 16-17, 2019 | *Cougar Cup (72) | 69-76-77—222 | t-42nd |
| Sept. 30-Oct. 1, 2019 | The Molly (72) | 83-81-78—242 | t-57th |
| Oct. 12-13, 2019 | *Betsy Rawls Invite (72) | 75-81-79—235 | 68th |
| Nov. 4-6, 2019 | Nanea Pac-12 Preview (73) | 78-80-76—234 | t-49th |
| Feb. 10-11, 2020 | Lamkin Invite/Match Play | 0-2-1 | |
| Mar. 9-10, 2020 | *Arizona Wildcat Invite (72) | 76-76-78—230 | t-50th |
| 2020-21 | |||
| Date | Event (Par) | Score | Finish |
| Mar. 12-14, 2021 | The Clover Cup (72) | 77-74-77—228 | t-51st |
| Apr. 5-7, 2021 | *SILVERADO SHOWDOWN (72) | 78-80-79—237 | 61st |
| 2021-22 | |||
| Date | Event (Par) | Score | Finish |
| Sept. 13-14, 2021 | *Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invite (72) | 80-78-77—235 | t-83rd |
| March 7-8, 2022 | *Juli Inkster Meadow Club Collegiate (72) | 78-77-80—235 | t-60th |
| April 4-6, 2022 | SILVERADO SHOWDOWN (72) | 75-80-78—233 | t-66th |
| April 18-20, 2022 | Pac-12 Championship (72) | S-S-76 |
S – Substitute player
Career Statistics
| Overall | Spring | Fall | ||||||||||||||
| Season | Events | Rounds | Strokes | Avg. | SCIRP | S-Avg. | Rds | Strokes | Avg. | SCIRP | S-Avg. | Rds | Strokes | Avg | SCIRP | S-Avg. |
| 19-20 | 6 | 15 | 1163 | 77.53 | 80 | 5.33 | 3 | 230 | 76.67 | 14 | 4.67 | 12 | 933 | 77.75 | 66 | 5.5 |
| 20-21 | 3 | 6 | 465 | 77.5 | 33 | 5.50 | 6 | 465 | 77.5 | 33 | 5.50 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 21-22 | 4 | 10 | 779 | 77.90 | 59 | 5.90 | 7 | 544 | 77.71 | 40 | 5.71 | 3 | 235 | 78.33 | 19 | 6.33 |
| Totals | 13 | 31 | 2407 | 77.65 | 172 | 5.55 | 16 | 1239 | 77.44 | 87 | 5.43 | 15 | 1168 | 77.87 | 85 | 5.67 |
| Season | Wins | T5 | T10 | t20 | 60s | 70s | Under Par | Even Par | Rds/Tm | Eagles | Birdies | Par |
| 19-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3/6 | 0 | 24 | 145 |
| 20-21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2/3 | 0 | 12 | 56 |
| 21-22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 / 4 | 0 | 10 | 109 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 8/13 | 0 | 46 | 310 |
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