Maria Yacaman
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Ht
5'
7"
Class
Graduate
Hometown
Bogota, 
Last School
Marymount High School
Roster Years
2009-2015


Personal

  • Born in Bogota, Colombia
  • Has one sister and one brother
  • Parents Jaime and Maria Ines Baez and brother Filipe all played golf
  • Graduated in Information Systems
  • Enjoys reading about crime scene investigations and human being behavior/psychology
  • Shot a best round of 69 on a par 72

Before BYU

  • Played at Marymount High School
  • Named to the Academic Honor Roll as a junior and a senior
  • Finished first at the Kids National Championship (2004)
  • Won the South American Amateur Championship and the El Tiempo Amateur National Championship (2008)
  • Finished fourth at qualifying for the U.S. Girls Junior (2009)
  • Finished third at the Junior National Championship (2010)
  • Named golfer of the year in 2008 and was chosen to represent Colombia in the Girl's Junior Orange Bowl Championship
  • High school soccer team finished second in the Bogota UNCOLI Soccer League in 2010

Stats

2014-15 - Senior

Tournament Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Total Score To-Par Place
Hobble Creek Fall Classic 73 77 - 150 +8 T12/74
Dick McGuire Invitational 78 79 76 233 +14 T60/93
Cougar Cup 72 73 75 220 +4 T8/59
NM Aggie Invitational 74 77 74 225 +9 T39/81
Rainbow Wahine Invitational 75 84 70 229 +13 T22/82
The Gold Rush 76 74 75 225 +9 T10/65
Juli Inkster Spartan Invite 78 80 72 230 +14 T12/54
Bay Area Intercollegiate 81 76 76 233 +20 61/72
BYU Entrada Classic 81 78 79 238 +22 T55/84
Cowgirl Classic 76 77 74 227 +11 T30/117
WCC Championships 86 82 84 252 +36 22/25

2013-14 - Junior

Tournament Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Total Score To-Par Place
Matador Invitational 79 84 82 245 +29 T37/53
Jim West Challenge 87 77 76 240 +27 44/79
BYU at Entrada Classic 82 78 80 240 +24 T25/83
Mountain View Invitational 74 78 79 239 +15 T59/83
Wyoming Cowgirl Classic 84 82 73 239 +23 T66/105
WCC Championships 74 79 84 237 +21 20/25

2012-13 - Sophomore

Tournament Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Total Score To-Par Place
Dick McGuire Invitational 78 78 77 233 +14 T55/93
WSU Cougar Cup 75 78 79 232 +16 T40/86
Price's Give Em Five Intercollegiate 81 76 78 235 +19 T61/76
The Gold Rush 82 78 89 249 +33 53/65
UC Irvine Invitational 81 80 79 240 +24 T46/66
Bruin Wave Invitational 92 88 84 264 +48 77/79

2011-12 - Freshman

Tournament Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Total Score To-Par Place
Circling Raven Collegiate 80 79 81 240 +24 T68/116
Las Vegas Collegiate Invitational 79 76 81 236 +20 T70/88
Rainbow Wahine Invitational 76 79 79 234 +18 T40/65
UNLV Collegiate Invitational 83 79 81 243 +27 T46/59
Bruin Wave Invitational 84 82 87 253 +37 T65/80
BYU Entrada Classic 74 84 78 230 +20 T27/68
Anteater Invitational 78 79 79 236 +23 T36/80
WCC Championships 82 84 80 246 +30 25/30

BYU Career Stats

Season Events Rounds Strokes Average Low Rd. Top 20
2011-12 8 24 1,918 79.92 74 0
2012-13 6 18 1,453 80.72 75 0
2013-14 6 18 1,432 79.56 73 1
2014-15 11 32 2,462 76.94 70 5
Total 31 92 7.265 78.97 70 6
BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2010-2011

Spring:

  • Shot career best 74 in the first round of the BYU at Entrada Classic
  • 79.92 stroke average was third best on the team
  • Finished a career best tied for 27th after carding a 20-over 230 at the Entrada Classic
     

Fall:

  • Made collegiate debut at the Circling Raven Collegiate Invitational
  • Finished tied for 68th in a field of 116 in her first tournament
  • Carded a 20-over 236 at the Las Vegas Collegiate Invitational
Sophmore Year 2012-2013

  • 2011-12: Named to the WCC Commissioner's Gold Honor Roll

Fall:

  • Shot a season best 232 (75-78-79) at the WSU Cougar Cup
  • Shot a season low 75 during the first round of the WSU Cougar Cup
  • Concluded the season with an 80.72 stroke average
  • Named to the WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll with Gold Honors
Junior Year 2013-2014

Spring
  • Shot a career best 73 in the third round of the Wyoming Cowgirl Classic
  • Named to WCC All-Academic Team
  • Named to the WGCA All-American Scholar Team
Senior Year

Graduate Year 2014-2015

Fall:

  • Shot career-best 70 in the third round of the Rainbow Wahine Invitational
  • Four top-20 finishes
  • Shot career-low total 220 at the Cougar Cup

Spring

  • Named to the 2014-15 WCC Women's All-Academic Team with a 3.98 GPA
  • Finished in the top 20 twice
  • Tied for 10th at the Gold Rush with a total of 225
  • Tied for 12th (+14) at the Juli Inkster Spartan Invite
  • Took 20th at the WCC Championships
Redshirt Year 2009-2010

Medical Redshirt Year 2009-2010

Did not compete due to injury.

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  • W Golf | May, 19

    2014-15 Women's Golf Season Review

  • W Golf | May, 19

    2014-15 Women's Golf Season Review

  • W Golf | Apr, 13

    White wins WCC Player of the Month, Yacaman named to All-Academic Team

  • W Golf | Apr, 13

    White wins WCC Player of the Month, Yacaman named to All-Academic Team

  • W Golf | Apr, 13

    BYU in fourth after first day of WCC Championships

  • W Golf | Apr, 13

    BYU in fourth after first day of WCC Championships

  • W Golf | Oct, 23

    BYU finishes fall season with 4th-place finish

  • W Golf | Oct, 23

    BYU finishes fall season with 4th-place finish

  • W Golf | Oct, 22

    Garner in 4th, Cougars in 5th after first day

  • W Golf | Oct, 22

    Garner in 4th, Cougars in 5th after first day

  • W Golf | Oct, 08

    Garner takes 4th, Cougars 6th at NM Aggie Invitational

  • W Golf | Oct, 08

    Garner takes 4th, Cougars 6th at NM Aggie Invitational

  • W Golf | Oct, 07

    Garner rises to 1st, Cougars drop to 6th on second day

  • W Golf | Oct, 07

    Garner rises to 1st, Cougars drop to 6th on second day

  • W Golf | Oct, 06

    Garner and Cougars in 3rd after day one

  • W Golf | Oct, 06

    Garner and Cougars in 3rd after day one

  • W Golf | Oct, 03

    Cougars to compete in New Mexico State Invitational

  • W Golf | Oct, 03

    Cougars to compete in New Mexico State Invitational

  • W Golf | Sep, 23

    Second place finish at Cougar Cup

  • W Golf | Sep, 23

    Second place finish at Cougar Cup

  • W Golf | Sep, 22

    Stong team effort puts Cougars in third place after day one

  • W Golf | Sep, 22

    Stong team effort puts Cougars in third place after day one

  • W Golf | Sep, 16

    BYU finishes 12th, Garner top-20 at Dick McGuire Invitational

  • W Golf | Sep, 16

    BYU finishes 12th, Garner top-20 at Dick McGuire Invitational

  • W Golf | Sep, 15

    Cougars in 10th after first day in Dick McGuire Invitational

  • W Golf | Sep, 15

    Cougars in 10th after first day in Dick McGuire Invitational

  • W Golf | Sep, 09

    Final round of Hobble Creek Fall Classic cancelled

  • W Golf | Sep, 09

    Final round of Hobble Creek Fall Classic cancelled

  • W Golf | Sep, 08

    BYU finishes in third place after day one at Hobble Creek

  • W Golf | Sep, 08

    BYU finishes in third place after day one at Hobble Creek

  • W Golf | Jul, 23

    Five named to WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll

  • W Golf | Jul, 23

    Five named to WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll

  • W Golf | Jul, 07

    Yacaman and Yang named to WGCA All-American Scholar Team

  • W Golf | Jul, 07

    Yacaman and Yang named to WGCA All-American Scholar Team

  • W Golf | May, 14

    2013-14 Women's Golf Season Review

  • W Golf | Apr, 25

    Yacaman named to WCC All-Academic Team

  • W Golf | Apr, 25

    Yacaman named to WCC All-Academic Team

  • W Golf | Apr, 16

    White 2nd, Cougars finish in 3rd at WCC Championship

  • W Golf | Apr, 16

    White 2nd, Cougars finish in 3rd at WCC Championship

  • W Golf | Apr, 15

    White in 5th, Cougars remain in 3rd

  • W Golf | Apr, 15

    White in 5th, Cougars remain in 3rd

  • W Golf | Apr, 14

    White 2nd, Cougars in 3rd after day 1 of WCC

  • W Golf | Apr, 14

    White 2nd, Cougars in 3rd after day 1 of WCC

  • W Golf | Apr, 08

    Garner tenth, Cougars sixth at Cowgirl Classic

  • W Golf | Apr, 08

    Garner tenth, Cougars sixth at Cowgirl Classic

  • W Golf | Apr, 07

    White 13th, Cougars in 8th in Cowgirl Classic

  • W Golf | Apr, 07

    White 13th, Cougars in 8th in Cowgirl Classic

  • W Golf | Mar, 29

    Cougars tie for 6th at Mountain View Invitational

  • W Golf | Mar, 29

    Cougars tie for 6th at Mountain View Invitational

  • W Golf | Mar, 28

    White 5th, Cougars in 7th after day 1 of Mountain View