Tessa The

Height:
5-6
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Los Altos, Calif.
High School:
Los Altos

Career: The left the CU program after her true freshman season, transferring to San Diego State to be closer to home. She played in 17 rounds for the Buffs with a stroke average of 79.35. She twice played in the top five and she had two of those six rounds counting toward team scoring. She had one even par round, 11 rounds in the 70s and one top 20 finish.

2010-11 (Fr.): The had an impressive season for the Buffaloes, playing in six tournaments and 17 rounds in her true freshman season. She twice played in the top five for team scoring and two of those six rounds counted toward the CU score. She had a season stroke average of 79.35 and finished the season with 11 rounds in the 70s, one top 20 finish and one round shooting even par. She took home 14th place at CU’s Heather Farr Memorial in the fall after shooting a 15-over par 231. She followed that up with her best round on the scorecard, shooting 12-over par at the Alamo Invitational to end the fall. It was there when she stepped up for an injured Taylor Doyle and shot her best round of the season, an even par 72 in the first round and had a 75 in the second round, with both rounds counting toward the team score.

High School: The graduated from Los Altos High School and lettered in golf four times. Because Los Altos does not have a girls team, she was a member of the boy’s team, captaining the squad for three years while also playing as an individual in girl’s high school competition. She was a three-time most valuable player and named the San Jose Mercury News Sophomore Athlete of the Year in 2007. She took home ninth in the girls state championship as a sophomore and took fourth place in the boy’s league finals as a junior. She capped her high school career with a win in the girl’s league championship. She also lettered in volleyball at Los Altos, helping the team to back-to-back league championships in 2005 and ’06.

Other: 2009: She qualified for the Rolex Girls Junior Championships where she placed 54th. She was 13th at the Las Vegas Junior Open and took home 12th in the CorseMax/Philadelphia Runner Junior Championships. She is a six-time Club Champion on her home course, the Castlewood Country Club. 2008: She qualified for the Rolex Girls Junior Championship where she tied for 83rd. She won the Trader Joe’s Junior Championship and was eighth at the AJGA Las Vegas Junior Championships. She was 55th in the Polo Golf Junior Classic and 30th in the Rolex Tournament of Champions. 2007: She won the Junior All-Star at Petersburg with a score of 74-71-69—214 and second at the Medicus Preseason Junior at Texarkana with a score of 78-77—155.

Best Career Round In Competition: 69 (-3; Castlewood Country Club).

In The Classroom: She was planning to major in sociology at Colorado before transferring.

Personal: Tessa Karina The was born March 13, 1992 in San Jose, Calif. Her parents are K.H. The and Aslia Rochman. Her brother, Toby, plays golf at San Jose State and both her and her brother were adopted. Her hobbies include playing volleyball and basketball, shopping, listening to music and playing video games, specifically rock band and guitar hero. She chose Colorado over Cal, Tulane, USF, Texas, Mississippi, San Jose State, TCU and Florida and picked the Buffs because she fell in love with the campus and the town of Boulder.

Career Tournaments

Date	Event (Par)	Score	Finish
Sept. 17-18, 2010	Dick McGuire Invite (73)	80-82-77—239	t-69th
Oct. 8-9, 2010	HEATHER FARR/CU MEMORIAL (72)	79-75-77—231	t-14th
Oct. 31-Nov. 2, 2010	The Alamo Invite (72)	72-75-81—228	t-32nd
Feb. 19-20, 2011	Peg Barnard Invite (71)	84-79—163	t-53rd
Feb. 28-Mar. 1, 2011	Juli Inster Invite (72)	77-79-87—243	t-55th
Mar. 25-26, 2011	MOUNTAIN VIEW COLLEGIATE (72)	77-79-89—245	91st

Career Statistics

Overall						Spring				Fall
Season	Rd	Strk	Avg	Lo	Rd		Strk	Avg	Rd		Strk	Avg
2010-11	17	1,349	79.35	72	8		651	81.38	9		698	77.56
Totals	17	1,349	79.35	72	8		651	81.38	9		698	77.56