Player: Monet Chun


Monet Chun
Hometown: Richmond Hill, ON
University: University of Michigan
Graduation Year: 2024
Area of Study: Movement Science/Kinesiology
Soldier Honored: Thomas Kennedy

Pronunciation: "mo-nay"

Michigan Career
• Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) All-American Scholar (2021)
• All-Big Ten, first team (2021), second team (2022)
• U-M's first freshman to receive all-conference first team honor (2021)
• U-M's second freshman to earn all-conference honors (2021)
• U-M's sixth multiple all-conference honoree (2021, '22)
• Big Ten Freshman of the Year (2021)
• U-M's second honoree; first in 25 years (Katy Loy, 1996)
• Big Ten Medalist (2022)
• U-M's second conference champion (Elodie Van Dievoet, 2017)
• Set U-M's Big Ten 54-hole total by five shots (70-66-69/205, -8)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2022)
• Helped U-M to four team titles
• Helped U-M to first Big Ten Championship (2022)
• Helped U-M to two NCAA Regional appearances (2021, '22)
• Helped U-M to two NCAA Finals appearances (2021, '22)
• One career individual title
• Medalist at Big Ten Tournament (April 22-24); career-low and U-M Big Ten record 205 (70-66-69, -8)

Michigan Accomplishments
• In six career Big Ten Championships rounds, has posted six rounds at-or-below par
• 71 (-1), 72 (E), 72 (E), 70 (-1), 66 (-5) and 69 (-2)
• Recorded two of U-M's five sub-par 54-hole Big Ten Championships totals
• U-M's Big Ten 54-hole record (70-66-69/205, -8)
• U-M's Big Ten freshman 54-hole record (71-71-72/215, -1)

Sophomore (2021-22)
• Started 11 events
• Led U-M in one event, winning the Big Ten Championships individual title (April 22-24)
• First career medalist with a career-low 205 (70-66-69, -8)
• Helped U-M to its first Big Ten Championship (April 22-24), winning by four shots
• Helped Wolverines set U-M's Big Ten 54-hole record (857, +5)
• Helped Wolverines set U-M's Big Ten team single round record (281, -3; second)
• Played in second Big Ten Tournament, winning individual title by four shots
• Set U-M's Big Ten 54-hole record by five shots; lowered career-best 54-hole total by 10 shots
• Second Wolverine to win individual title (Elodie Van Dievoet, 2017)
• Began with three bogey's before playing 11-under over final 51 holes; led field with 16 birdies
• Set U-M's Big Ten 54-hole record by five shots; lowered career-best 54-hole total by 10 shots
• Played in second NCAA postseason
• Helped U-M to 15th NCAA Regional selection, advancing to second straight NCAA Finals
• Helped Wolverines tie for third at Ann Arbor Regional (May 9-11) with a U-M NCAA 54-hole record (880)
• Played in second NCAA Regional, tying for 32nd (73-79-74/226)
• Played in second NCAA Finals, tying for 100th (77-76-79/232)
• Helped U-M to four team titles and three runner-ups finishes (7 of 11 events)
• 2021 Wolverine Invitational (Sept. 13-14)
• 2022 VyStar Gators Invitational (March 5-6; co-champions)
• 2022 Indiana Invitational (April 9-10)
• 2022 Big Ten Championships
• Averaged a career-best 73.91 strokes per round; third on Wolverines
• Shot a career-low 66 (-5) in the second round of the Big Ten Championships (11 pars, 6 birdies, 1 bogey)
• Tied U-M's second lowest single round total for Big Ten Tournament and in program history
• Recorded five sub-par rounds with three sub-70 rounds
• Third on U-M with nine rounds of par-or-better
• Tallied a career-low 54-hole total of 205 (-8) at the Big Ten Championships (70-66-69)

Freshman (2020-21)
• Fall season was canceled due to the covid-19 pandemic
• One of four Wolverines to start all eight events; with Ashley Kim (Sr.) Ashley Lau (Jr.) and Hailey Borja (So.)
• Made collegiate debut in dual vs. Florida Gulf Coast (Jan. 18), tied for second (73, +1)
• Recorded four top 10 finishes, leading U-M in one event
• Tied for fifth at NCAA Columbus Regional (May 10-12)
• Helped U-M to a runner-up finish at Big Ten Championships (April 23-25)
• Second runner-up team finish in program history
• Recorded second lowest U-M total at Big Ten Tournament (858, -6)
• Played in first Big Ten Tournament, tying for ninth (71-72-72/215, -1)
• Played in first NCAA postseason
• Helped U-M to 14th NCAA Regional selection, advancing to fourth NCAA Finals
• Helped Wolverines tie for fifth (885) at Columbus Regional (May 10-12)
• Played in first NCAA Regional, medalist runner-up (70-70-75/215, -1)
• Helped Wolverines finish 20th (903) at NCAA Finals (May 21-24)
• Played in first NCAA Finals, finishing 125th (76-81-83/240)
• Helped U-M to one team title and one runner-up
• 2021 Dual Match vs. Florida Gulf Coast (Jan. 18)
• Helped U-M to seven top five finishes in eight events
• Extended a top five streak to nine (two seasons)
• Averaged 73.82 strokes per round, third on the Wolverines
• Shot a season-best 70 (-2), 4x -- Indiana Invitational (first; April 17-18), PING/ASU Invitational (second; March 26-28) and NCAA Columbus Regional (first and second; May 10-12)
• Recorded five sub-par rounds
• Second on Wolverines with nine rounds of par-or-better
• Tallied a season-best 54-hole total of 215 (-1), 3x -- PING/ASU Invitational (72-70-73), Big Ten Championships (71-72-72) and NCAA Columbus Regional (70-70-75)

Junior & International Career
• Four-year member of the Golf Canada Junior National Team (2017, '18, '19, '20)
• 2020 highlights: third at the Women's Orlando International Amateur Championship (68-74-73/215)
• 2019 highlights: Reached the round of 32 at British Girls Junior Championship (Panmure Golf Club, Scotland), tying for 50th (75-74/149), won in 20 holes vs. Amalie Leth-Nissen (Denmark) before falling in 20 holes to Carolina Lopez-Chacarra (Spain); third at American Junior Golf Association's (AJGA) C.T. Pan Junior Championship (72-76-71/219), 13th at American Junior Golf Association's (AJGA) Shanshan Feng Girls Invitational (78-80-73/231) and 18th at Canadian Junior Girls Championship (72-78-74-73/297)
• 2018 highlights: champion at Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour (MJT) International Team Challenge (82-69-70/221), Future Links Acura Pacific Championship (70-71-74/215), AJGA's Junior at Yolo Fliers (67-73/140) and Canadian Junior Golf Association (CJGA) Humber College Western Junior (67-74-73/214); third at the AJGA's FORE Performance Junior (71-77-73/221) and the Mexican Junior Championship (73-71-70/214), 16th at the Toyota Junior World Cup (73-74-76-76/299) and added 35th place finishes at the IMG Academy Junior World Championship (76-72-73-77/298) and Rolex Tournament of Champions (78-71-77-76/302)
• 2017 highlights: champion at Investors Group Ontario Junior Spring Classic (71-75-74/220) and Future Links Acura Ontario Championship (74-70-70/214); added fourth place finishes at Canadian Junior Girls Championship (76-70-71-73/290) and Canada Summer Games (74-78-71-70/293), ninth at Women's Porter Cup (74-73-72/219); tied for 15th at the AJGA's ANNIKA Invitational (74-74-69/217) and 16th in South American Championship (72-77-72-71/292)

Personal
• Daughter of Elena Kim and Peter Chun
• Born on January, 1, 2001
• Enrolled in School of Kinesiology
• Movement Science major