GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Furman senior Natalie Srinivasan has been honored as a WGCA Division I first team All-American, as announced today by the organization. Srinivasan becomes only the seventh first team selection in the history of the Paladin women's golf program and the first since 1998.
A native of Spartanburg, S.C., Srinivasan, who is a finalist for the Golfweek ANNIKA Award, concluded the 2019-20 season as the top-ranked active collegiate women's golfer, according to the rankings released last month by Golfstat. She boasted an adjusted scoring average of 70.51.
Srinivasan won two tournaments, the Glass City Invitational and the Lady Paladin Invitational, in September then opened the 2020 spring season with an individual victory at the Moon Golf Invitational in Melbourne. In March, she finished as runner up at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate in Hilton Head. Srinivasan, who earned an invitation to the Augusta National Women's Amateur for the second-consecutive year, paced the Paladins with a 70.8 stroke average over 18 rounds in 2019-20, the best single-season stroke average ever for a Paladin women's golfer. She concludes her Paladin career with a 72.6 stroke average over 118 rounds, the best career stroke average in Furman women's golf history.
"I am so proud of Natalie for being named a first team All-American," said Furman head coach Jeff Hull. "This is the first time since 1998 that a Furman player has received this honor, and it validates the dedication and hard work she has exhibited since coming to Furman four years ago."
A three-time All-SoCon selection, Srinivasan earned a Golfweek All-American honorable mention citation during the 2018-19 season. She finished in a tie for 17th at the inaugural Augusta National Women's Amateur and concluded her junior campaign ranked 42nd nationally. She led the Southern Conference and the Paladin team with a 72.7 stroke average over 29 rounds.
Srinivasan, who competed in the 2017 U.S. Women's Open, earned a WGCA All-America honorable mention citation and claimed Golfweek third team All-America honors during her sophomore campaign in 2017-18. She tied the Furman low-round record at the time with a 65 in the opening round of the 2018 NCAA Tallahassee Regional, where she went on to finish third. The 2018 Southern Conference Player of the Year, Srinivasan concluded the season ranked 26th nationally after leading Furman with a 72.36 stroke average over 36 rounds.
A member of Phi Beta Kappa, America's most prestigious honor society, Srinivasan holds a 3.87 GPA in health sciences and will turn pro after graduating in May. She was the recipient of the Winston Babb Memorial Award, which is given by the Furman Chapter of Omicron Delta Kappa to the woman in each class who has demonstrated the most outstanding qualities of leadership, scholarship, and service to the university.
