2019-20 Women's Golf Roster

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Maria Herraez Galvez

  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Last School(s) IES Ortega and Gasset
  • Hometown Madrid, Spain

Biography

Junior (2018-19): Played in eight events during her junior season as she recorded a 75.7 average throughout the year... Played the best tournament of her career at the Pac-12 Preview in November as she shot 217 (-2) and tied for eighth place...The Pac-12 Preview marked her low 54-hole score and the lowest round of her career as she finished the tournament with a 69 (-4)... She also recorded top-20 finishes at the Lamkin Invitational and the Silverado Showdown... Recorded three rounds at par or under... Named Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention.

Sophomore (2017-18): Played in eight events during the 2017-18 season and recorded an average score of 76.5... Took 53rd place at the Pac-12 Championship... Shot 226 over 54 holes and took 51st at the Silverado Showdown as the Bears vaulted into second place... Tied for 32nd at the Windy City Collegiate thanks to a second round par score of 71... She also recorded a par score of 72 at the Branch Law/Dick McGuire Invitational during her first action of the year... Named Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention. 

Freshman (2016-17): Played in eight events while recording an average score of 75.3 during her first year at Cal...Notched five rounds with a score of par or better...Tallied three top-15 finishes in a row...Tied for 14th at the Northrop Grumman with a 3-over 216 (73-70-73)...Followed that up with a tie for 15th at the Bruin Wave with a 12-over 231...Completed the streak with a 5-over 221 (74-72-75) at the Meadow Club...Tied for 39th at the Pac-12 Championship and then notched an 81st place finish at the NCAA Championship. 

High School: Attended Ies Ortega Y Gasset, Blume... Competed in several elite tournaments across Europe, including the British Ladies, British Girls, Spanish National and European Individual Championships... Consistent presence on the Spanish National Team, winning the European Sub-18 Teams Championship in 2015. 

Personal: Majoring in Physics... Daughter of Maria Galvez and Sigfrido Herraez... Has one younger brother, Alvaro (16)... Was a multi-sport athlete as a youth (soccer, basketball, skiing, boxing) before focusing on golf.

Why She Chose Cal: "I came to Cal was because after all the research I did about U.S. schools, I loved how good the academics were at Cal as well as how well the golf team was doing, especially how much they were improving year after year. I talked to the coaches and some of the girls on the team and I really felt like this was going to be a good second home."

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    5'7"
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    5'7"
  • 2018-19Junior

    5'7"
  • 2019-20Senior

    5'7"