2020-21 Women's Golf Roster
Roster
Yurika Tanida
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Morningside Academy (Fla.)
- Hometown:
- Kanagawa, Japan
2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2021
2021 - Senior
Second Team All-Big Ten for the second time in her career … Academic All-Big Ten … Big Ten Distinguished Scholar … Ranked second on the team with a 73.56 scoring average, which was the second lowest of her career … Was MSU’s top finisher in three tournaments, which included leading the Spartans at the NCAA Louisville Regional where her 1-under-par 215 put her in a tie for seventh place and helped MSU move on to the NCAA Championships … Tied for third at the IU Spring Challenge with a 2-under-par 214 … Was MSU's top finisher, taking sixth place at 2-under-par 214, in helping lead the Spartans to their first tournament win of the season at the FAU Paradise Invitational … Tied for 20th at the Big Ten Championships at 4-over-par 220 … Shot a 14-over-par 230 in the NCAA Championships.
2020 Summer
Advanced to the round of 64 at the U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship … Along the Sydney Naro, won the USGA Four Ball Qualifier.
2019-20 – Junior
Selected to the All-Big Ten First Team … Had the best year of her career as her 72.84 scoring average was nearly a stroke and a half lower than her sophomore year average and ranked third on the team … Posted the best finish of her career in the spring as she tied for second place at 7-under-par 209 at the UCF Challenge (Feb. 2-4) in Orlando … Shot a career-best 6-under-par 66 in the opening round of the UCF Challenge … Put up three top-five finishes on the year, including tying for fourth place in each of the Spartans' first two tournaments – the Glass City Invitational (Sept. 16-17) at the Inverness Club and the Mary Fossum Invitational (Sept. 22-23) … Placed no lower than 17th in six of the Spartan’s seven tournaments … Led MSU in total birdies (65) and birdies per round (3.6) ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2018-19 – Sophomore
Earned second team All-Big Ten accolades … Posted a 74.3 average, which was third best on the team … Played in all 11 team tournaments and had three top-10 finishes … Led the Spartans at the Mason Rudolph Championship by tying for ninth place at 2-under-par 142 (72-70) … Earned the first top-five finish of her career at the UCF Challenge as she was 7-under-par 209, helped by the two best rounds of her career (67, 68), to tie for fifth place … Tied for sixth place at the Lady Buckeye Invitational with a 4-over-par 220 (76-73-71) … Was second on the team in rounds under par with six and was third in total birdies with 73 … Academic All-Big Ten honoree ... One of four Spartans to earn WGCA Scholar All-American accolades.
2017-18 -- Freshman
Appeared in seven tournaments, including each of the last four of the season ... Posting a 75.75 scoring average ... Posted her best 54-hole total at the Clemson Invitational with a 5-over-par 221 ... Shot three consecutive 75s to help the Spartans win the Big Ten Championship ... Had her best round of the season -- 72 -- to start the NCAA Austin Regional ... Tied for eighth playing as an individual at the Mary Fossum Invitational (9-over-par 225).
Shot a 4-under-par 140 (71-69) to win the Midwest Collegiate Series at Forest Akers West, July 25 ... Teamed with Katie Sharp to win the Golf Association of Michigan Four-Ball on August 15 at Battle Creek Country Club.
High School
Ranked No. 118 by the AJGA and No. 26 in the Class of 2017 ... Captured the 2016 season-ending Future Collegians World Tour (FCWT) Championship at PGA National Resort in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., with a 75-74-76 ... Finished as the runner-up in four tournaments over the past year: AJGA Toyota Music City Junior in Nashville, Tenn.; FSGA Florida State Girls Amateur; PGA Junior Series and the South Florida Junior PGA Championship ... Placed in the top 20 at 2016 Women's Dixie Amateur ... Member of Club Med Academies in Port Saint Lucie, Fla. ... Graduated from Morningside Academy in Port Saint Lucie in 2017 ... Attended Saint Joseph's Senior High School in Japan ... Daughter of Jiro and Ikuko Tanida ... Hometown is Kanagawa, Japan.
Personal
Daughter of Jiro & Ikuko Tanida ... Older brother is Kohei ... Major is psychology
GETTING TO KNOW YURIKA TANIDA
If you could eat one thing for the rest of your life what would it be?
White rice!
If you could share a meal with four individuals living or dead, whom would you choose?
Ben Hogan, Ichiro Suzuki, Michael Phelps, and Annika Sorenstam
What is your favorite golf course?
Bay Harbor Golf Club
What is your favorite spot on campus?
The International Center because there is a Panda Express! :)
What is your dream job?
LPGA Tour player
What is your favorite part about being a Spartan?
Besides all the green and white Nike uniforms, definitely people I get to meet - our Spartan family bond
is strong!! Go Green!!
