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CAREER: Over four seasons, appeared in 39 events and 107 rounds with a scoring average of 76.54 ... Had three top-10 and seven top-20 results, plus eight below-par rounds ... Earned multiple WGCA All-American Scholar, Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar and WCC All-Academic honors.
 
PEPPERDINE 2017-18: Averaged 75.60 strokes as a senior ... Played in 10 events and 30 rounds ... Tied for fourth with a 7-under 209 at the Ron Moore Intercollegiate (70-72-67) ... The 7-under was a career best for 54 holes, as was the 5-under 67 in the third round for 18 holes ... Was 14th at the WCC Championships (82-74-78=234) ... Tied for 68th at the NCAA San Francisco Regional (77-74-76=227) ... Made the WGCA All-American Scholar list for the fourth time ... An Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar ... Made the WCC All-Academic first team ... Earned WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll “silver” honors ... A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
 
PEPPERDINE 2016-17: An All-WCC first team selection as a junior ... One of three players to appear in all 12 events and 30 rounds ... Averaged 76.13 strokes ... Had four top-20 finishes and four below-par rounds ... Took fourth place at the Golfweek Conference Challenge (71-70-72=213) ... Had a season-best 2-under 70 three times, including in a single-round event vs. USC and Northwestern that led the Waves and put her in third place overall ... Was 15th at the WCC Championships (74-77-83=234) ... Tied for 79th at the NCAA Albuquerque Regional (79-74-82=235) ... Tied for 131st at the NCAA Championships (91-85-79=255) ... Made the WGCA All-American Scholar list for the third time ... A 2017 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar ... Made the WCC All-Academic first team and earned WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll “silver” honors ... A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
 
PEPPERDINE 2015-16: Played in eight tournaments (23 rounds) as a sophomore and averaged 78.09 strokes ... Was in the lineup seven times ... Best finish was a tie for 32nd place at the Bay Area Intercollegiate (77-75=152) ... Earned WGCA All-American Scholar honors ... A 2016 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar ... Made the WCC All-Academic first team and earned WCC Commissioner Honor’s Roll “silver” honors ... A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
 
PEPPERDINE 2014-15: Averaged 76.75 strokes as a freshman ... Played in nine tournaments and 24 stroke-play rounds ... Had a season-best 10th place finish at the WCC Championships (78-78-80=236) ... Had one below-par round, a 3-under 70 in the third round of the Dick McGuire Invitational ... Tied for 41st at the NCAA South Bend Regional (76-75-76=227) ... Earned WGCA All-American Scholar honors ... Earned WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll “silver” honors and was a Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
 
AMATEUR/JUNIOR GOLF: Played in the 2014 World Ladies Championship ... Made the cut in three China LPGA events ... Won 16 junior tournaments, including the 2013 SCPGA Jack Kramer Memorial, the 2013 FCG Collegiate Series at PGA West, the 2013 Jack Nicklaus Junior Championship and the Guangdong Junior Series.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Zhuji Hailiang Private High School, located in China, in 2014.
 
PERSONAL: Born in Vancouver, B.C. ... Daughter of Mike Chu ... Her father graduated from Beijing Sport University and was a champion tennis player ... Majoring in international management ... Was also a good tennis player as a youngster and won her first amateur tournament at the age of 13 ... Chose to attend Pepperdine “because of three reasons. First, I really like Coach Gibbs. I believe all good players have good coaches and I believe Coach Gibbs can help me become a good player. Second, Malibu has great weather conditions, which create a better environment for me to practice. Third, Pepperdine is a small school that is strong in both academics and athletics.”
 
FAVORITES: Plays the flute ... Lists her sports hero as Maria Sharapova ... Favorites include Tiger Woods (pro golfer), Grand Hill Golf Club (golf course), The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People (book), Chinese (food) and tennis, swimming, figure skating and taekwondo (sports other than golf) ... Favorite thing about golf is “the feeling I get when I accomplish my goal, which makes me work even harder when I fail.”