2026-27 Women's Golf Roster
Martha Kuwahara
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Northbrook, Ill.
- High School:
- Glenbrook North High School
Pronunciation
• Last name: KOO-wah-hah-rah
Season: 2026-2027
• One of three Wolverine signees
• Played and started in the first fall tournament
• Averaging 78.00 per round
• Fired first career 54-hole total of 234 (72-83-79, +18) at the Badger Invitational (Sept. 13-15)
Prep & Junior Career
• Helped lead Glenbrook North to three consecutive IHSA Class 2A state championships (2023, '24, '25)
• Helped the Spartans establish an IHSA state-finals scoring record with a 585-team total in 2024
• Two-time IHSA Class 2A All-State selection (2024, 2025)
• Captured the 2024 individual state championship with a 139 (68-71, -5) total
• Tied for runner-up at the 2025 state finals with a 141 (70-71, -3) total
• Placed 13th as a sophomore in 2023
• Medalist at the 2025 IHSA Class 2A regional (66, -4)
• Runner-up at the 2025 Illinois State Junior Girls Championship with a 219 (76-69-74, +3) total
• Runner-up at the 2025 AJGA Northwestern Holding Junior Open, with a 211 (72-69-70, -5) total
• Added additional AJGA top 10 finishes at the 2025 Dominican Junior Open (t-6th) and at the 2026 Renewal by Andersen Junior Open (t-7th)
• Competed in consecutive U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball Championships (2025, 2026)
• Partnered with Lisa Copeland during both championships, advancing through both qualifiers
• Advanced to match play during the 2026 event
• Advanced to 2025 championship match, winning a three-team playoff
• Recorded two top 15 finishes at the Women’s Western Junior Championship, 2024 (t-9th) and 2025 (13th)
• Advanced to match play in both appearances
• Won the 2025 MAJGT event at Whitetail Ridge, finishing five shots ahead of the field
• Won the 2026 Illinois Junior PGA Championship qualifier by seven shots
• Advanced to the Girls Junior PGA Championship, tying for 90th
• Won the Girls 14-15 division at the 2023 Drive, Chip & Putt National Finals
• Two-time Drive, Chip & Putt National Finalist (2022, '23)
• Finals held at Augusta National Golf Club
• Last name: KOO-wah-hah-rah
Season: 2026-2027
• One of three Wolverine signees
• Played and started in the first fall tournament
• Averaging 78.00 per round
• Fired first career 54-hole total of 234 (72-83-79, +18) at the Badger Invitational (Sept. 13-15)
Prep & Junior Career
• Helped lead Glenbrook North to three consecutive IHSA Class 2A state championships (2023, '24, '25)
• Helped the Spartans establish an IHSA state-finals scoring record with a 585-team total in 2024
• Two-time IHSA Class 2A All-State selection (2024, 2025)
• Captured the 2024 individual state championship with a 139 (68-71, -5) total
• Tied for runner-up at the 2025 state finals with a 141 (70-71, -3) total
• Placed 13th as a sophomore in 2023
• Medalist at the 2025 IHSA Class 2A regional (66, -4)
• Runner-up at the 2025 Illinois State Junior Girls Championship with a 219 (76-69-74, +3) total
• Runner-up at the 2025 AJGA Northwestern Holding Junior Open, with a 211 (72-69-70, -5) total
• Added additional AJGA top 10 finishes at the 2025 Dominican Junior Open (t-6th) and at the 2026 Renewal by Andersen Junior Open (t-7th)
• Competed in consecutive U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball Championships (2025, 2026)
• Partnered with Lisa Copeland during both championships, advancing through both qualifiers
• Advanced to match play during the 2026 event
• Advanced to 2025 championship match, winning a three-team playoff
• Recorded two top 15 finishes at the Women’s Western Junior Championship, 2024 (t-9th) and 2025 (13th)
• Advanced to match play in both appearances
• Won the 2025 MAJGT event at Whitetail Ridge, finishing five shots ahead of the field
• Won the 2026 Illinois Junior PGA Championship qualifier by seven shots
• Advanced to the Girls Junior PGA Championship, tying for 90th
• Won the Girls 14-15 division at the 2023 Drive, Chip & Putt National Finals
• Two-time Drive, Chip & Putt National Finalist (2022, '23)
• Finals held at Augusta National Golf Club
| Season | Events | Starts | Rounds | Total | Avg. | 18 | 36 | 54 | T-5 | T-10 | T-20 | Sub | Par |
| 2026-27 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 234 | 78.00 | 72 | - | 234 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | 1 | 1 | 3 | 234 | 78.00 | 72 | - | 234 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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