Natasha Andrea Oon

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Natasha Andrea Oon
Personal information
Born (2001-09-10) 10 September 2001 (age 22)
Jakarta, Indonesia
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia
Residence Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Career
College San Jose State University
Turned professional2022
Current tour(s) Epson Tour
Professional wins1
Number of wins by tour
Epson Tour1
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship CUT: 2022
Women's PGA C'ship DNP
U.S. Women's Open DNP
Women's British Open DNP
Evian Championship DNP
Achievements and awards
Mountain West Freshman of the Year2019
Mountain West Women's Golfer of the Year2020
Mountain West Player of the Year2022
Juli Inkster Award2022
Honda Sports Award finalist2022
Medal record
Southeast Asian Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Philippines Women's team

Natasha Andrea Oon (born 10 September 2001) is a Malaysian professional golfer who competes on the Epson Tour.

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Amateur career

Oon, born 2001, is from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. When she was just 12 years old, she won a brand new Volvo XC60 after making a hole-in-one at the 40th RSGC Ladies Amateur Open Championship. She played in the Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia in 2016 and 2017, and made the cut to finish 74th and 67th respectively. [1]

She represented Malaysia at the 2018 Asian Games and the 2019 Southeast Asian Games, securing a silver medal in the team event at the latter together with Ashley Lau Jen Wen.

Oon enrolled at San Jose State University in 2018 and played with the San Jose State Spartans women's golf team until 2022. She won her debut tournament, the Minnesota Invitational at Prestwick Golf Club in Woodbury, on her 17th birthday. [2] She was named All-American and Mountain West Freshman of the Year. [3]

Sidelined her junior year due to a fractured metatarsal, Oon had a phenomenal senior year winning the Mountain West Conference Championship, the NCAA Ann Arbor Regional, and finished runner-up at the 2022 NCAA Division I women's golf championship behind Rose Zhang. She was named Mountain West Conference Player of the Year, Honda Sports Award finalist, and received the Inkster Senior Award, an award given to the highest-ranked women's senior collegiate golfer. [4]

Oon was invited to the 2022 Chevron Championship, narrowly missing the cut after rounds of 73 and 74. [5] She was selected for the international team at the 2022 Arnold Palmer Cup but turned professional before the event. She reached a career high of 7th in the World Amateur Golf Ranking.

Professional career

Oon turned professional in 2022 and joined the 2023 Epson Tour. In her rookie season, she was runner-up at the IOA Championship, Casino Del Sol Golf Classic, Island Resort Championship and Twin Bridges Championship. [6] [7]

A year ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Oon sat 57th in the qualification rankings, on course to represent Malaysia alongside Kelly Tan. [8]

Amateur wins

Source: [9]

Professional wins (1)

Epson Tour wins (1)

Results in LPGA majors

Tournament2022
Chevron Championship CUT
Women's PGA Championship
U.S. Women's Open
The Evian Championship
Women's British Open
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

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References

  1. ↑ "Oon Continues Her Decade-Long Decorated Golf Career During Her Rookie Year On The Epson Tour". Epson Tour. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  2. ↑ Azharie, Farah (12 September 2018). "Natasha bags collegiate title on her birthday". The New Strait Times. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "Natasha Andrea Oon". San José State Spartans. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "San José State All-American Natasha Andrea Oon Named Recipient Of The 2022 Inkster Award". The Golf Wire. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  5. ↑ Nichols, Beth Ann (24 March 2022). "Meet the four amateurs set to compete in next week's Chevron Championship, the LPGA's first major". Golfweek. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  6. ↑ Ponniah, Jonathan (26 April 2023). "Rookie professional Natasha Oon finds her groove on Epson Tour". Golf Matters. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  7. ↑ Tan Ming Wai (26 June 2023). "Natasha impresses with third runner-up finish on Epson Tour". The New Strait Times. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  8. ↑ "IGF – Paris 2024 Olympic Golf Ranking Women's Competition" (PDF). International Golf Federation . Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  9. ↑ "Natasha Andrea Oon". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
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