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Georgia Southern University Athletics

2022-23 Women's Golf Roster

Meiqi Gao

  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Shanghai, China
  • High School HD Ningbo School

Biography

Honors and Awards
2022-23 Sun Belt Conference Academic Commissioner's List
GS President’s List Spring 2023
GS Dean's List Fall 2022
GS Dean's List Spring 2022

Sophomore (2022-23): Played in eight events and posted 78.05 scoring average • Best round was a 70 in the Yale Invitational • Best finish was 17th at the Ford Invitational.

Freshman (2021-22): Joined the Eagles in the middle of the season • Played in the third round of the Sun Belt Championship.

Athletic Highlights
Ranked as high as second in HSBC China Junior Golf Ranking
Named 2019 Girl’s Player of the Year in JGTA
Gained AJGA Fully Exempt status for 2019 and 2020
Selected Girls Junior All-Asia Team twice
Second place at the 2021 HSBC China Junior Match Play 
Third place at the 2021 Buick China Junior Tournament -Beijing 
Sixth place at the 2021 Volvo China Junior Match Play Second place at the 2020 Shuangshan Junior Match Play 
Second place at the 2020 HSBC China Junior Championship
Sixth place at the 2020 Volvo China Junior Masters 
Second place at the 2019 JGTA Bogor Junior Championship 
Second place at the 2019 IMG Junior world championship qualifier 
Third place at the 2019 China Junior Golf Classic 
Tied for 6th at the 2019 AJGA Dana Incorporated Junior Open 
1st place at the 2018 JGTA Bintan Lagoon Junior Championship 
1st place at the 2018 “Wenchong Liang” Legacy Cup 
1st place at the 2018 Shanghai Meilanhu Junior Golf Tournament 
Fourth place at the 2018 State Farm Youth classic 
1st place at the 2017 Shanghai Xubao Junior Golf Tournament 
Tied for 6th at the 2017 USGA Women’s Amateur Qualifying 
Second place at the 2017 Buick China Junior Tournament
Third place at the 2017 HSBC China Junior Champions

Personal: Born May 23, 2003, in Shanghai • The daughter of Jennifer Du and Kent Gao.

Major: Sport management.
 
Georgia Southern Career Snapshot
Year Starts Rds Strk Avg. Low Rd. Low 54 Top Finish Top-5 Top-10 Top-20
2021-22 1 1 81 81.00 81-SBC - - 0 0 0
2022-23 8 22 1717 78.05 70-Yale 222 (+9) 17-Ford 0 0 1
Totals 9 23 1798 78.17 70-Yale 222 (+9) 17-Ford 0 0 1
 
Georgia Southern Career Scorecard
2022-23
Tournament Score Par Finish
Sun Belt Championship SB-SB-81 +9 -
2022-23
Tournament Score Par Finish
Yale Invitational 75-70-77=222 +9 T28
Mason Rudolph Invitational 85-75-79=239 +23 75
Edisto Island Invitational* 83-76-71=230 +17 T45
The Southern* 85-80-76=241 +25 T44
Reynolds Lake Oconee Invite* 77-83-72=232 +16 T36
Ford Invitational 75-76=151 +9 17
Liz Murphy Collegiate Classic 83-81=164 +20 81
Mimosa Hills Intercollegiate* 82-76-80=238 +22 T38
*Played as individual

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

  • 2022-23Sophomore