Molinaro Named Pac-12 Golfer of the Month for September--Oct. 5, 2011

2011-12
• Fourth Arizona State player in conference history to be named Pac-12 Golfer of the Year
• Named NGCA first-team All-American
• Recorded a 72.33 scoring average to finish the season, second-best in the NCAA
• Finished the season ranked third in the Golfstat Cup and ranked fourth in the nation according to the Golfweek/Sagarin Index
• Named first-team All-Pac-12 Conference
• Earned medalist honors at the Dale McNamara invitational in September after shooting a career-low 67 in the first round.
• Tied for second at the Pac-12 Championships in Pullman, Wash. with a score of 2-over 218.
• Recorded eight top-10 finishes on the season and never finished outside the top-20.

2010-11
• Received First-Team Pac-10 All-Academic accolades for the second-consecutive season
• Named to the All-Pac-10 Conference second team
• Took first-career individual honors at the Paradise Desert Classic in Hawai'i, shooting 3-over
• Recorded five top-10 finishes on the season
• Tied for fourth at the Battle at Rancho Bernardo where she shot a season-low round of 69 in the first round.
• Finished the season with a 75.00 stroke average

2009-10
• Received First-Team Pac-10 All-Academic accolades
• Recorded two top 10 finishes and three top 20
• Member of Italy's World Amateur Team
• Tied for seventh at the Bruin/Wave Invitational
• Tied for 17th at the Northrop Grumman
• Finished the season with a 75.1 stroke average
• Made the lineup for each tournament
• Tied for eighth at the TOPY Cup
• Tied for 30 at the Mason Rudolph, 33rd at the Stanford Intercollegiate and 38th at the Landfall Tradition

2008-09
• Was in the lineup four times for the Sun Devils
• Also competed as an individual at the UCF Challenge
• Highest finish was at the UCF Challenge where she placed 19th
• Also had a top-25 finish at the Betsy Rawls Invitational
• Carded a season-low 68 at the UCF Challenge
• Averaged 76.06 in her freshman season

International:
• Member of Italy's World Amateur Team
• Placed second in the Orange Bowl
• Placed third at the Doral
• Finished sixth at the European Individuals Championship
• Represented Europe at the Junior Ryder Cup
• Won the Duke of York Championship

High School:
• 2008 Graduate of Pendleton School in Bradenton, Fla.
• Named best overall athlete in 2005 at her school in Kenya
• Was a Compass Student in 2007

Personal:
• Majoring in business
• Parents are Fabrizio and Marica Molinaro
• Has a younger sister Sofia
• Was born July 23, 1990 in Camposanpiero, Italy
• Lived in Kenya for most of her life
• Enjoys scuba diving, animals, other sports, music and films
• Lists most exciting moment in sports as playing for Europe in the Junior Ryder Cup, playing with the first flight at the European Championships and finishing second in the Orange Bowl

Giulia Molinaro Class: Senior Hometown: Villorba, Italy High School: Pendleton School Height: 5-10 Experience: 3V Career Average: 73.11