University of Miami Athletics

Patricia Arana

Class

Junior

Hometown

Barcelona, Spain

High School

Blume HS

CAREER STATISTICS

Season Events Rounds Strokes Average Low Top-10
2008-09* 6 17 1314 77.30 72 2
2009-10* 11 30 2294 76.50 70 4
2010* 3 9 682 75.80 73 0
Spring 2011 6 17 1320 77.65 71 0
Fall 2011 4 12 971 80.92 74 0
Totals 30 85 6581 77.63 70 6

*Kennesaw State University

Arana

AS A Senior (2011): Played all four fall tournaments for the Canes, averaging 80.92 strokes per round… Placed 52nd at the Mary Fossum Invitational with a 81-77-88–246. Registered a season-best 74 in the final round of the Cougar Classic… Graduated with a degree in economics with a minor in business administration.

AS A JUNIOR (2010-11): Started six tournaments for Miami, recording two top-20 finishes… Tied for 20th place at the JU Classic… Fired a season-low round (71) in the first round of the Sir Pizza Cards Challenge… Season-best finish (T17) at the Eagle Landing Invitational, averaging 74.64 strokes per round… 75.67 stroke average in the first round of tournaments.

PRIOR TO MIAMI: Transfer from Kennesaw State… Became first ever Kennesaw State women’s golfer to earn a conference award when she was named to the Atlantic Sun All-Freshman teaam… Led Owls in both top-20 (4) and top-10 finishes (2), winning percentage (.746) and scoring average (77)… Had a distinguished career before she ever stepped foot on campus, where she was a three-time winner of the Catalunya Individual Regional Ranking in 2001, 2003 and 2004… Made it to the round of 32 at 2005 British Girls Championship where she was 12th after two rounds with scores of 74 and 71… Member of the Spanish National Junior Team in matches against France and Northern England in 2005… Finished third at 2005 Spanish National Championship 16-U… Placed third at Spanish Inter-Regional Junior Team Tournament representing Catalunya…. Finished fifth at 2005 Northern England International Championship U-16… Semi-finalist at the 2006 Spanish International Lady Junior Amateur Championship, and was 14th after second round with scores of 77 and 76… Made it to the round of 16 at 2006 Italian International Junior Championship… Placed third at 2004 Spanish Inter-Regional Junior Team Tournament representing Catalunya, and fifth at 2003 Spanish National 14-U Championship.

PERSONAL: Born in Barcelona, Spain… Daughter of Jose and Aurora Arana… Nicknamed Pati.

Individual Tournament Results

2010-11 Tournaments Results Finish
JU Classic 80-82–162 20
Edwin Watts/Kiawah Classic 73-76-77–226 21
Sir Pizza Cards Challenge 71-78-82–231 27
Eagle Landing Invitational 77-73-74–224 T17
John Kirk Panther Intercollegiate 79-78-82–239 T51
ACC Championships 74-85-79–238 T30
Rounds: 17, Stroke Average: 77.65, Total Strokes: 1320
2011-12 Tournaments Results Finish
Cougar Classic 76-78-74–228 T72
Mary Fossum Invitational 81-77-88–246 T52
Bettie Lou Evans Fall Invitational 80-89-84–253 T72
Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown 80-82-82–244 83
Rounds: 12, Stroke Average: 80.92, Total Strokes: 971