Fresno State Athletics
2016-17 Women's Golf Roster
Roster
Gudrun Bjorgvinsdottir
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Flensborgarskolinn
- Hometown:
- Hafnarfjordur, Iceland
Last updated: June 3, 2016
2015-16 (Junior): One of three squad members to compete in all 11 tournaments during the season … carded a team-best 73.32 season scoring average (1.39 vs. par) over 31 rounds – it was the second-lowest scoring average vs. par in program history … placed in the top 10 in four of the last five events of the season, placed in the top 15 in seven of the season’s 11 tournaments … top finish was a tie for second at the Fresno State Classic (March 7-8) behind the lowest 36-hole total in program history, a 5-under-par 139 (68-71) … led the team with a school record 14 rounds carded par or better in a single season, two of which were in the 60’s … shot a career-low 68 during the first round of the Fresno State Classic, which tied for the fifth-best single round in school history … fired 54-hole career-low 2-under-par 214 at the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown (Oct. 26-27), which tied for the seventh-lowest 54-hole score in school history … posted a tie for the fourth-highest single season birdie count in program history with 78 and added one eagle to her resume during the season … led Fresno State in both par 4 scoring (4.11) and par 5 scoring (4.90) … placed tied for seventh at the Mountain West Championship with a 7-over-par 223 … garnered two Mountain West Golfer of the Week accolades – her first two career selections – on March 9 following the Fresno State Classic performance and on March 29 following the Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational (76-72-72), a site where she started 6-over-par on the first 14 holes and proceeded to go 2-under-par over the next 40 holes … season concluded with her ranked No. 220 by Golfstat ... named to the Mountain West All-Academic team, a MW scholar-athlete and an Academic All-American Scholar by the Women’s Golf Coaches Association.
2014-15 (Sophomore): Posted an average score of 75.64 over 28 rounds, competing in 10 of the 11 scheduled tournaments ... claimed five top 20 finishes, including a season-best third place finish at the Fresno State Classic at San Joaquin CC (71-78-72--221) on Oct. 7 with a season-low 54-hole score ... achieved 54-hole season-low 221 twice during the season, which also included the Rebel Intercollegiate (73-75-73--221) on April 5, in addition to the Fresno State Classic ... fired a 70 in the second round of the Juli Inkster Spartan Invite on Feb. 23 to match a single round career-low that led to a seventh place finish (78-70-77--225) ... shot par or better in five of 28 rounds ... named an All-American Scholar by the Women's Golf Coaches Association.
2013-14 (Freshman): Won the Women’s Golf Mountain West Championship (71-71-76--218), becoming the fourth freshman in MW history to claim the conference title and third player in the Fresno State women's golf program history to claim a conference title … named to the MW All-Conference Second Team … joined the Bulldogs in January 2014 ... competed in six tournaments ... recorded a 75.86 scoring average over 14 rounds ... awarded 2014 Outstanding Performance of the Year ... posted a season-low 70 at the Silverado Showdown (70-77-76--223) ... named to the Mountain West All-Academic team.
Amateur career: Member of the Icelandic National Team, beginning at age 16 ... participated as an Iceland National Team Member in Women's World Team Championship in 2010 and 2012 ... participated as an Iceland National Team Member in European Ladies Team Championship in 2011 and 2013 ... Icelandic Junior Champion from 2006-2012.
Personal: Born in Iceland ... parents are Heidrun Johannsdottir and Biorgvin Sigurbergsson ... has one younger brother, Helgi ... enjoys sports, working out, spending time with friends and family and traveling ... favorite athlete is Adam Scott ... biggest athletic thrill is representing her country ... most admires her family for supporting her in everything she does ... chose Fresno State because she wanted to try something different, work with an awesome coach and enjoy California's good golfing weather ... major at Fresno State is kinesiology-exercise science.
