University of San Francisco Athletics

HONORS & AWARDS
- All-WCC -  2018
- WCC All-Academic Team - 2019, 2020

ROUNDS UNDER PAR
- 2016-17 - 4
- 2017-18 - 7
- 2018-19 - 6
- 2019-20 - 6

TOP-10 FINISHES
- 2016-17 - 1
- 2017-18 - 2 (one championship)
- 2018-19 - 1
- 2019-20 - 2

BIRDIES/EAGLES
- 2016-17 - 43
- 2017-18 - 79/1
- 2018-19 - 84
- 2019-20 - 41/1
 

2019-20 (SENIOR): Played in all seven tournaments for the Dons in the shortened 2019-20 campaign...tied for the team lead with two top-10 finishes...finished the year with an average round score of 76.9 which was fourth on the team for the regulars...finished with six rounds at par or better which led the team...tallied 41 birdies with the programs lone eagle on the year...the 41 birdies was second on the team and gives her 247 birdies for her career...had a strong finish with back-to-back rounds under par at the WSU Cougar Cup finishing tied for 37th with a 4-over 220 (78-72-70), she recorded a season-high nine birdies in that tournament...recorded her first top-10 finish of the year at the rain shortened Edean Ihlanfeldt Invite - finishing the 36-hole tournament with a 5-over 149 (78-71)...recorded her second-straight top-10 finish when she captured sixth at the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown, carding a 3-over 219 (72-72-75)...the 219 was a season-best score in a 54-hole tournament.

2018-19 (JUNIOR): Played in all 10 tournaments for the Dons in 2018-19, finished with an average round score of 75.36 which was second on the team...boasted seven rounds at par or better including a season-best 3-under 69...finished the year with 84 birdies and one eagle, the 84 birdies was tops on the team...tallied three top-20 finishes including a top-10 finish at the WCC Championships...had four tournaments with 10 or more birdies...opened the year at the Minnesota Invitational with nine birdies while finishing 53rd with a 228 (77-72-79)...had her best round of the spring at the Las Vegas Invite where she finished 19th with a 215 (73-73-69), she recorded 11 birdies in that tournament...at the Juli Inkster Meadow Club Invite she finished 35th overall, her 11 birdies in the tournament were second most for the tournament went 73-80-72 for a 225 in that tournament...at the WCC Championship she finished tied for eighth after coming back from an 11-over 82 in the first round, finished with a 1-under 70 and an even par 71 to go 223, her 10 birdies that tournament led the conference.

2017-18 (SOPHOMORE): Selected to the All-West Coast Conference Team…one of three Dons to play in all 10 events, finished with a stroke average of 75.1…tallied a pair of top-10 finishes including an individual championship at the Meadow Club Women’s Collegiate where she carded a 4-under 140 after 36 holes in the final round she carded a 4-under 68…finished seventh at the Sacramento State Invitational Mar. 19-20, shot a 5-over 221 (73-73-75)…wrapped up the regular season with a 1-over 217 (73-74-70) at the Cowgirl Invitational, in the final round finished with a 4-under 70 to finish tied for 11th…posted four rounds under par…opened the season with a 7-over 223 (71-78-74) at the Ptarmigan Ram Classic where she finished tied for 32^nd…wrapped up the year tied for 11^th at the WCC Championship, rose 10 spots on the leaderboard in the final day to finish with a 16-over 232 (82-76-74).

2016-17 (FRESHMAN): Finished her first season with a scoring average of 79.2 in 10 events…was the only Don along with Alison Lillie to play in all 10 events…turned in the best tournament showing of all players with a 1-under 215 at the Ron Moore Invitational and the second-lowest individual round with a 5-under 67 at the Silverado Showdown…made her first collegiate start at the Ptmarmigan Ram Fall Classic where she tied for 61st with a 19-over score of 235 (77-83-75)…finished 58th at the Juli Inkster Invitational with a 31-over score of 247 (79-82-76)…earned her first career top-10 at the Ron Moore Intercollegiate where she tied for 7th with a 1-under score of 215…posted a pair of 72s in her first two rounds before closing with a 1-under 71…the 1-under 215 was the best tournament showing by a USF player for the entire season…closed out the fall by tying for 13th at the rain-shortened Stanford Intercollegiate with a 13-over score of 155 (82-73)…opened the spring season at the 36-hole Peg Barnard Invitational at Stanford where she tied for 46th at 14-over 146 (78-78)…t-67 at the Bruin-Wave Invitational with a 29-over score of 248 (84-82-82)…shot an opening round 74 at the Meadow Club Invitational and eventually finished t-66th at 237 (74-80-83)…finished 69th at the BYU Entrada Classic (82-90-97-269)…bounced back to finish tied for 13th in a strong field at the Silverado Showdown with an even par score of 216…after opening with a 75, moved up the leaderboard with a second round 67 and closed with a 74…her second round 67 was the second-lowest round by a Dons player all season…ended the year by placing 21st at the WCC Championships in Provo (79-80-82).

HIGH SCHOOL AND AMATEUR: Graduated from Saint Ignatius College Preparatory in San Francisco…high school coach was Julius Yap…four-time first team All-West Catholic Athletic League (WCAL) selection…WCAL Player of the Year as a junior…member of Principal’s Honor Roll for three semesters…compiled an impressive junior resumé…won the 2015 WCAL individual championship at Spring Valley Golf Course…was the co-medalist at the 2015 High School Girls’ Championships at The Club at Crazy Horse Ranch…finished second at the 2015 Central Coast Section Championships at Rancho Canada…tied for third at the 2016 Junior Tour Spring Series VIII at Shadow Lakes and Deer Ridge Golf Courses…placed third at the 2013 NCGA Junior Championships held at Spyglass Hill…semifinalist at the 2015 CWAC Junior Girls’ State Championship at Quail Lodge…tied for eighth at the 2014 California High School Girls’ State Championships at Red Hill Country Club…lowest round in competition was a 68 at the NCGA Junior Championship Qualifier at Shadow Lakes Golf Course (June 20, 2014) and at the Central Coast Section Championships at Rancho Canada Golf Course (November 2015)…
 
PERSONAL: Full name is Samantha Gong…parents are Calvin Gong and Nancy Ong…has three younger sisters, Alexandra, Elizabeth and Evelyn…born June 11, 1998 in San Francisco…plays out of Lake Merced Country Club and TPC Harding Park…lists Spyglass Hill as her favorite course and Augusta National as the course she would most like to play…dream foursome would include her father, Jordan Spieth and Jason Day…lists Jason Day as her favorite golfer…enjoys playing softball and volleyball…enjoys watching Netflix and spending time with friends…volunteers an numerous non-profit organizations in San Francisco.