University of Miami Athletics

Delfina Acosta

Class

Sophomore

Hometown

Nicanor Otamendi, Argentina

Delfina Acosta - Golf - University of Miami Athletics

2016-17 (Senior): Opened the fall season at the Mary Fossum Invitational and finished third with a three-round total of 215 … Posted her best three-round score of the fall with a total of 214 at the Jim West Challenge…Closed out the fall at the Betsy Rawls Invitational where she tied for 34th… Opened the spring season at the Florida Challenge where she placed 14th and tallied a two-round score of 151… Tied for 35th at the Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate Championship with a three-round score of 225… Tied for 9th at the Hurricane Invitational with a three-round score of 217…Competed in the Briar’s Creek Invitational posted a three-round score of 225 and tied for 53rd…Tied for 16th at the Bryan National Collegiate with a three-round score of 218…Posted her best career finish at the ACC Championship as she placed third…Her final round 68 at the ACC Championship was tops among all individuals…Concluded the year by tying for 122nd at the NCAA Championship.

 

2015-2016 (Junior): Opened 2015 at the Dick McGuire Invitational… Tied for eighth place with a final round score of 215… Completed the Jim West Challenge tallying five birdies… Ended with a three-round total of 217 tied for 14th… Finished stroke play at Betsy Rawls Invitational tied for 31st with a final round score of 224 … Opened the spring season at the UCF Challenge with a three-round total of 231 (T-53) … Completed the 2016 Allstate Intercollegiate with a three-round total of 230 (T-67) … Finished the Hurricane Invitational tallying a three-round total of 223 (T-49) … Finished the Wildcat Invitational with a three-round total of 241 (T-76) … Tied for 21st at the Bryan National Collegiate … Finished with a three-round total of (227) … Completed the ACC Championship with a three-round total of 225 (T27) … Finished 117th at the NCAA Championship in Eugene, Ore. with a three-round total of 232 (+11).

 

2014-15 (Sophomore): Closed the year with a stroke average of 74.74 and competed in every round during her sophomore campaign … Logged three top 10 finishes as a sophomore … Opened the fall season on a strong notes as she posted the second most birdies in stroke play at East & West Match Play Challenge with 11 … Finished stroke play tied for seventh for second career top-10 finish … Opened the spring campaign on a high note after she tied for fifth at the Florida Challenge … Her final round 71 at the Florida Challenge secured her first top five finish of her career … Tied for 26th at the Briar’s Creek Invitational … Collected her first career collegiate victory at the Web.com Intercollegiate after posted a three-round total of 206 … Her first two rounds at the Web.com Intercollegiate were under 70 as she carded tallies of 67 and 68 … Closed out the regular season as she tied for 29th-place … Tied for 31st at the ACC Championship…Helped the Hurricanes reach the national tournament for the second straight year after she tied for 27th at the NCAA Regional. 

 

2013-14 (Freshman): One of four Hurricanes named to 2014 All-ACC Academic Team … Started in each of Miami’s 10 tournaments … Made career debut at Mary Fossum Invitational, tying for 34th at 16-over (76-77-79=232) … Tied for seventh at Challenge at Onion Creek, shooting 8-over (74-72-72=218) … Shot career-low 69 at Betsy Rawls Invitational, finishing 16th at even-par 216 … Tied for 21st at Florida Challenge … Shot 2-over 218, including second-round 71 to tie for 26th at UCF Challenge … Finished 16th at Hurricane Invitational, shooting 5-over 218 … Tied for 27th at SunTrust Gator Women’s Invitational, shooting 12-over 222 … Finished 75th at SDSU Farms Invitational … Shot 21-over 234 at ACC Women’s Golf Championship, tying for 39th overall … Tied for 38th at NCAA West Regional, shooting 12-over 228.

 

Prior to Miami: Signed with Miami in April 2013 … Was No. 1 amateur women’s golfer in Argentina … Ranked No. 89 in World Amateur Golf Rankings (WAGR),  … Won 2012 South American Amateur Championship, shooting 5-under,  and finished fourth in 2013 … Won back-to-back Copa de Oro titles, including 14-stroke victory in 2013 with 4-under 212 … In March 2013,  won Abierta del Centro, while also claiming four national junior titles in 2012 … Member of the Argentinian team that won 2012 Copa Los Andes … Finished third at South American Junior Championship in 2012 and sixth in 2013 … Also won 2009 Doral-Publix Junior Golf Classic and posted two Top-10 finishes (2011, 2013) at Junior Orange Bowl International Golf Championship.

 

ACOSTA CAREER STATISTICS
SEASON EVENTS RDS STROKES AVG LOW TOP 10
2013-14 10 29 2,178 75.10 69 1
2014-15 11 31 2,317 74.74 67 3
2015-16 11 33 2,488 75.39 66  1 
2016-17 12 35 2,598 74.23 68 3
CAREER 44 128 9,581 74.85 66 8
ACOSTA TOURNAMENT RESULTS
2013-14 TOURNAMENTS SCORE FINISH
Mary Fossum Invitational 76-77-79=232 t34th
Challenge at Onion Creek 74-72-72=218 7th
Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational 69-76-71=216 t16th
Florida Challenge 75-76=151 t21st
UCF Challenge 73-71-74=218 t26th
Hurricane Invitational 70-76-72=218 t16th
SunTrust Gator Women’s Invitational 73-72-77=222 t27th
SDSU Farms Invitational 83-79-79=241 t75th
ACC Women’s Golf Championship 73-77-84=234 t39th
NCAA Central Regional 75-72-81=228 t38th
2014-15 TOURNAMENTS SCORE FINISH
East & West Match Play Challenge 73-74=147 t7th
Windy City Collegiate Classic 77-82-78=237 t68th
Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational 77-79-72=228 t19th
Florida Challenge 77-71=148 t5th
UCF Challenge 77-73-78=228 t69th
Hurricane Invitational 71-80-73=224 t44th
Briar’s Creek Invitational 75-76-72=223 t26th
Web.com Intercollegiate 67-68-71=206 t1st
SMU Invitational 77-74-76=227 t29th
ACC Championship 76-71-76=223 t31st
NCAA Regional Championship 79-78-78=235 t68th
2015-16 TOURNAMENTS SCORE FINISH
Branch Law Firm/Dick McGruire Invitational 75-66-74=215 t8th
Jim West Challenge 74-72-71=217 t14th
Betsy Rawls Invitational 77-72-75=224 t31st
UCF Challenge 79-75-77=231 t53rd
2016 Allstate Intercollegiate 75-80-75=230 t67th
Hurricane Invitational  73-80-70=223 t49th
Wildcat Invitational  81-85-75=241 t76th
Bryan National Collegiate  73-77-77=227 t21st
ACC Championship 76-76-73=225 t27th
NCAA Regional 75-72-76=223 t35th
NCAA Championship 78-78-76=232 117th
2016-17 TOURNAMENTS SCORE FINISH
Mary Fossum Invitational  70-71-74=215 t3rd
Jim West Challenge  72-69-73=214 t15th
Betsy Rawls Invitational  78-75-73=226 t34th
Floirda Challenge 78-73=151 t14th
UCF Challenge 76-74-72=222 t54th
Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate 73-77-75=225 t35th
Hurricane Invitational  71-77-69=217 t9th
Briar’s Creek Invitational 77-76-72=225 t53rd
Bryan National Collegiate 71-72-75=218 t16th
ACC Championship 70-75-68=213 3rd
NCAA Regional 76-71-77=224 t27th
NCAA Championship 79-84-85=248 t122nd