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Symone Henriques Season 2021-22

ClassJunior
HometownJohannesburg, South Africa
High SchoolReddam House Bedfordview
Previous SchoolDaytona State

2023-24 Season
• Competed in five events, combining for a 77.0 scoring average
• Logged three par-or-better rounds, including an even-par 72 in the final round of the ACC women's golf championship
• Tied for 48th at the Schooner Fall Classic behind a 6-over 216 (71-73-72)

2022-23 Season
• Third on the team with a 74.35 scoring average
• Season-best showing came at the Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invitational by tying for eighth at even-par 216 (70-72-74)
• Recorded five rounds at par-or-better, including a season-best 2-under 69 at the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate
• Played in nine events, logging 26 rounds

2021-22 Season
• Totaled two top-20 finishes on the year, the first coming at the Wolverine Invitational where she tied for 19th at 6-over 219, which included a 1-under 70 in the final round
• Had a season-low round of 69 (-3) at the Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational where she tied for 43rd at 4-over 220
• Second top-20 finish came in February when she tied for 10th at the Columbia Classic with a 5-over 221
• Tied for 23rd at the NCAA Ann Arbor Regional, highlighted by an eagle on the par-5 third hole during the final round

Prior to Virginia Tech/Amateur Golf
• Competed for one of the top junior college programs in the country at Daytona State College from 2019-2021
• At DSC, Henriques won the Stetson Hatter Fall Classic at Alaqua Lakes Country Club in Oct. 2019 and finished fourth at the Lady Paladin Invitational hosted by Furman University in Greenville, S.C.
• As a freshman at DSC, she was a 2020 WGCA All-American Scholar and maintained a 3.95 GPA
• Internationally, she played for her native South Africa in the 2019 The Spirit International Amateur Golf Championship at Whispering Pines in Houston, Texas, competing against Hokie teammate Emily Mahar
• She comes to Blacksburg ranked 476th in the World Amateur Golf Rankings

Junior Golf/High School
• High school league winner in 2017 and 2018
• MVP of high school team in 2017 and 2018
• Also lettered in soccer
• Left South Africa in 2019 No. 1 on the Performance National Ranking for her home country
 
Personal
• Daughter of Rui and Gina Henriques
• Has one sister, Katya
• Majoring in economics