Chun Named Recipient of Big Ten Mary Fossum Award
4/25/2024 12:00:00 PM | Women's Golf
ROSEMONT, Ill. -- University of Michigan senior golfer Monet Chun was named the recipient of the Big Ten's Mary Fossum Award for lowest scoring average among all conference golfers, the Big Ten announced Thursday (April 25).
Chun has won the Big Ten's scoring award with an adjusted stroke average of 69.80, edging out Northwestern's Lauryn Nguyen (69.90) and Ohio State's Kary Hollenbaugh (70.00). She is the second Wolverine to be awarded this accolade after Ashley Lau (2019-23) earned it in 2022 with a stroke average of 71.84.
Chun has had a remarkable final campaign with the Wolverines, having recently won her second career Big Ten individual championship and carrying a career-low average of 71.48 per round. Her performance is on pace to set a new program record. She has led the Wolverines in six of nine events and heads to the NCAA Auburn regional with two consecutive wins. She won the Chattanooga Classic (April 7-9) with a score of 203 (-10; 74-61-68) and the Big Ten's with a score of 209 (-7; 73-66-70).
Chun has carded 11 sub-par rounds, leading the Wolverines in this regard. She scored a program-record and career-low 61 (-10) in the second round of the Chattanooga Classic, which tied the second lowest single-round score in NCAA women's golf history. Overall, seven of her 11 sub-par rounds are sub-70. In her career, she has scored 32 total sub-par rounds, which is second only to her teammate Hailey Borja's' 39.
Chun and the Wolverines earned a bid to their 16th NCAA Regional and will head to the Auburn regional at the Auburn University Club, Monday through Wednesday (May 6-8). The top five teams (a total of 30 teams) and the top individual not on an advancing team (six total) will advance to play in the NCAA Finals at the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, Calif.
