Amalia Ortega
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- Hometown:
- Quito, Ecuador
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- Year:
- Fr
Bio
2025-26 (Freshman): Heart All-Conference...Heart Tournament Individual Runner-Up...Clarke Athletics Honors Women's Newcomer of the Year...averaged 78.3 strokes per round...finished the season ranked No. 101 individually in the NAIA...won three-straight tournaments in her first semester as a collegiate golfer...her first tournament win came on Sep. 14-15 at the Duhawk Fall Invitational with rounds of 74 and 75 to win by 14 strokes at a 149...followed that performance up with a seven-stroke victory at the Clarke Fall Invite on Sept. 29-30 with a first round 77 and a second round 83 to shoot 160...her final tournament win of the season came at The Statesmen Invitational at TPC Deere Run where she shot a 154 with an opening round 74 and a final round 80 to narrowly earn the individual crown by two strokes.
News mentions
Closing out what will easily be considered the best season in program history, the Clarke University women's golf team finished the Heart of America Athletic Conference Championship as the Team Runner-Up with their final three-round score of 988 strokes at the Paradise Pointe Golf Complex Outlaw Course on Monday and Tuesday.
With the full Clarke University women's golf team in action over the previous three days, the Pride women's reserve team played two rounds on Sunday and Monday at The Meadows Golf Course for the Loras Spring Invitational with the varsity unit playing at Brown Deer Golf Course for the Mount Mercy Spring Invitational on Monday and Tuesday.
Getting their full team in action after their varsity start to the 2026 spring over a week ago, the Clarke University women's golf team posted runner-up and fourth place team finishes at the Clarke Spring Invite hosted at the North Course of Eagle Ridge Resort and Spa on Monday and Tuesday.
