Briana Mao
Virginia
2014-15 (Senior)
• Named to All-ACC team
• Finished the season ranked No. 67 by Golfweek and No. 96 by Golfstat
• Was second on the team with a 73.97 stroke average
• Finished her career with eight top-10 finishes
• Tie for first at ACC Championships but lost two-hole playoff to Duke’s top-ranked Leona Maguire for individual title
• Shot 1-under 206 at ACCs that set a career best 54-hole score and helped UVa win the team title by 26 strokes over Blue Devils
• Her scored tied the ACC tournament scoring record
• Tied her 18-hole scoring mark by shooting 67 (-4) in final round at ACCs
• Prior to ACCs, posted her second career victory, taking top honors at Bryan National Collegiate to help UVa to team title
• Ranked 12th in the ACC in stroke average
• Finished 24th at NCAA Regional, shooting +12, 225
• Placed in top-three of UVa’s scoring in nine of 11 tournaments
• Was 99th at the NCAA Championships
• Recognized on ACC Academic Honor Roll
2013-14 (Junior)
• Placed 50th at the NCAA Championships
• Shot career low 67 in final round at NCAAs
• Finished third at ACC Championships, shooting 2-over 218
• Tourney score was her low outing for the season
• Helped Virginia to runner-up finish at ACCs
• Was 41st at NCAA East Regional (+5, 221)
• Finished second on the team with 74.88 stroke average
• Tied for 16th in ACC in stroke average scoring
• In addition to ACCs, led UVa in scoring at Landfall Tradition and Bryan National Collegiate
• Best finish in the fall was 11th-place effort at Texas A&M’s Mo-Morial where she was 11th overall and third for UVa
• Was team’s No. 2 scorer at Mason Rudolph, Tar Heel Invitational and FSU Match-Up events
2012-13 (Sophomore)
• Named to All-ACC team
• Finished the season with UVa’s second best stroke average at 74.30
• Stroke average ranked No. 9 in the ACC
• Placed 9th at ACC Championships
• Ranked No. 66 in final Golfweek standings and No. 99 by Golfstat
• Picked up ACC Player of the Month honors for February after winning the UCF Challenge
• Became the fifth player in program’s history to earn medalist honors
• One of five ACC players to win a tournament during the season
• Shot career-best 4-under 212 at UCF
• Her second round score of 3-under 69 was also a career best
• Also recorded top-10 finishes in the spring at Darius Rucker Intercollegiate (ninth) and Bryan National Collegiate (seventh)
• Best finish in the fall was 17th-place effort at Mason Rudolph
2011-12 (Freshman)
• Qualified for 2012 U.S. Women’s Open Championship
• Placed 38th for UVa at NCAA Championships
• Shot 1-over during final 36 holes of NCAA Championships
• Matched her low round for the season with even par 72 during third round of NCAAs
• Finished 18th at NCAA Central Regional (+10, 226)
• Led UVa at ACC Championships with 11th-place finish
• Second on the team with a 74.96 stroke average
• Her stroke average ranked No. 3 among ACC freshmen and 12th overall
• Top finish was seventh-place showing at Darius Rucker Intercollegiate
• Best tourney score was 2-over 218 at Liz Murphey Collegiate
• Tied for first in December at Joanne Winter Arizona Silver Belle Golf Championship
Amateur and Junior Notes
• Advanced to the round of 16 at the 2013 U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links
• Was third at the 2013 Women’s Eastern Amateur
• Was ranked No. 53 by Junior Golf Scoreboard and the No. 86 junior in the nation by Golfweek when she signed with UVa
• Qualified for the 2010 U.S. Girls Junior Championships
• In 2010 played in the Callaway Golf Junior World Championships for the second consecutive
• Played in the 2009 Public Links Championship
• In AJGA events, she won the 2010 U.S. Girls Junior Qualifier in 2010 and took top honors at the AJGA Southeast Junior Open in 2009
• Played back-to-back years with Mark O’Meara during the First Tee Open tournament at Pebble Beach
• Member of Sacramento’s First Tee program for the past eight years
• Selected for The First Tee Open in 2009 and 2010
• Participant in The First Teen Open Future Leaders Forum in 2010
St. Xavier High School / Personal
• Helped team to the 2009 NCGA/CIF Girls Northern California Championship and the school’s second straight top-five finish in the California state championships
• Was the Sacramento Delta League MVP for the 2007-2010 seasons
• Named Sacramento player of the year for 2009 and 2010
• Sacramento Taiwanese Culture Foundation Scholarship Award in 2008 and 2010
• Born in Sacramento, Calif.
• Parents are Tiffany and Lee
Briana Mao’s Career Statistics
2012-201327200674.30692013-201434254674.88672014-201533244173.9767
| YEAR | ROUNDS | STROKES | AVG | LOW |
| 2011-2012 | 24 | 1799 | 74.96 | 72 |
| CAREER | 118 | 8792 | 74.51 | 67 |
Briana Mao’s Career Bests
Career Best Tournament Finish: 1st, ACC Championships, April 18, 2015 (Note: lost playoff for medalist), Bryan National Collegiate, April 3-5, 2015 & UCF Challenge, Feb. 10-12, 2013
Career Top-10 Finishes: 8
Career Best 54-Hole Score: 206, ACC Championships, April 18, 2015
Career Best 18-Hole Score: 67, ACC Championships, April 18, 2015 & NCAA Championships, May 23, 2014br>
2011-12 Tournament Results
April 13-15ACC Championships75-74-75+11224111
| Date | Tournament | Score | Par | Total | Overall Place | UVa Place |
| Oct. 14-16 | Stanford Intercollegiate | 76-78-76 | +17 | 230 | 75 | 4 |
| March 2-4 | Rucker Intercollegiate | 73-72 | +3 | 145 | 7 | 1 |
| March 9-11 | LSU Golf Classic | 77-76-79 | +16 | 232 | 36 | 1 |
| March 30-April 1 | Liz Murphey Collegiate | 72-74-72 | +2 | 218 | 18 | 2 |
| April 6-8 | Bryan National | 76-79-72 | +11 | 227 | 35 | 3 |
| May 10-12 | NCAA Regional | 78-74-74 | +10 | 226 | 18 | 2 |
| May 22-25 | NCAA Championships | 77-75-72-73 | +9 | 297 | 38 | 3 |
2012-13 Tournament Results
| Date | Tournament | Score | Par | Total | Overall Place | UVa Place |
| Sept. 8-10 | Cougar Classic | 71-76-76 | +7 | 223 | 54 | 4 |
| Sept. 21-23 | Mason Rudolph Championship | 71-81-74 | +10 | 226 | 17 | 3 |
| Oct. 5-7 | Liz Murphey Fall Preview | 79-84-75 | +22 | 238 | 81 | 5 |
| Feb. 10-12 | UCF Challenge | 70-69-73 | -4 | 212 | 1 | 1 |
| March 8-10 | Rucker Intercollegiate | 79-69-71 | +6 | 219 | 9 | 1 |
| March 15-17 | Gator Invitational | 76-72-73 | +11 | 221 | 20 | 3 |
| March 29-31 | Bryan National Collegiate | 70-76-73 | +3 | 219 | 7 | 3 |
| April 19-21 | ACC Championships | 74-72-79 | +12 | 225 | 9 | 2 |
| May 9-11 | NCAA Regional | 75-74-74 | +7 | 223 | 44 | 2 |
2013-14 Tournament Results
| Date | Tournament | Score | Par | Total | Overall Place | UVa Place |
| Sept. 9-11 | Mo Morial | 73-75-73 | +5 | 221 | 11 | 3 |
| Sept. 20-22 | Mason Rudolph Championship | 79-74-75 | +12 | 228 | 46 | 2 |
| Oct. 11-13 | Tar Heel Invitational | 76-71-78 | +9 | 225 | 48 | 2 |
| Oct. 25-27 | Landfall Tradition | 79-77-71 | +11 | 227 | 22 | 1 |
| February 14-16 | FSU Match-Up | 72-77-75 | +8 | 224 | 16 | 2 |
| March 7-9 | Rucker Intercollegiate | 79-73-83 | +22 | 235 | 74 | 4 |
| March 14-16 | Gator Invitational | 77-73-78 | +18 | 228 | 49 | 4 |
| March 28-30 | Bryan National | 77-76-73 | +10 | 226 | 19 | 1 |
| April 17-19 | ACC Championships | 71-73-74 | +5 | 218 | 3 | 1 |
| May 8-10 | NCAA Regional | 72-71-78 | +5 | 221 | 41 | 4 |
| May 20-23 | NCAA Championships | 79-77-70-67 | +13 | 293 | 50 | 3 |
2014-15 Tournament Results
| Date | Tournament | Score | Par | Total | Overall Place | UVa Place |
| Sept. 14-16 | Cougar Classic | 73-76-68 | +1 | 217 | 22 | 3 |
| Sept. 19-21 | Mason Rudolph | 74-78-73 | +9 | 225 | 30 | 2 |
| Oct. 10-12 | Tar Heel Invitational | 74-71-75 | +4 | 220 | 19 | 2 |
| Oct. 24-26 | Landfall Tradition | 74-74-72 | +4 | 220 | 24 | 3 |
| February 8-10 | UCF Challenge | 73-69-72 | -2 | 214 | 11 | 2 |
| February 13-15 | FSU Matchup | 73-75-73 | +5 | 221 | 17 | 3 |
| March 6-8 | Rucker Intercollegiate | 80-75-80 | +22 | 235 | 70 | 4 |
| April 3-5 | Bryan National | 70-74-72 | E | 216 | 1 | 1 |
| April 17-18 | ACC Championships | 68-71-67 | -10 | 206 | 1 | 1 |
| May 7-9 | NCAA Regional | 75-78-72 | +9 | 225 | 24 | 3 |
| May 7-9 | NCAA Championships | 78-87-77 | +26 | 242 | 99 | 4 |