2022-23 Women's Golf Roster
Clancy, Valerie
Valerie Clancy
- Year:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Mitchelstown, Ireland
- Height:
- 5-3
Bio
2022-23 (Senior)
Played in all 30 rounds for the Hoosiers … charted five rounds at or below par, including a season-low 68 at the Evie Odom Invitational … posted a stroke average of 76.03 … finished inside the top-20 in two tournaments … tied for 76th at the Big Ten Women’s Golf Championship after shooting a 238 (76-78-84; +25) … shot a 225 (74-77-74; +9) at the Lady Buckeye Invitational to finish t-41st … finished t-84th after shooting a 241 (86-81-74; +25) at the Chattanooga Classic … tied for 38th at the Clover Cup with a three-round score of 226 (74-72-80; +10) … shot a 225 (78-75-72; +9) to tie for 15th at the Reynolds Lake Oconee Invitational … finished t-22nd at the FAU Paradise Invitational after shooting a 218 (72-71-75; +2) … tied for 20th at the Olde Stone Intercollegiate with a three-round tally of 225 (76-74-75; +9) … tied for 38th at The Ally 2022 with a score of 233 (77-73-83; +17) … tied for 14th at the Evie Odom Invitational with a three-round score of 214 (75-71-68; +4) … tied for 60th with a scorecard of 236 (82-76-78; +20) at the Badger Invitational.
2021-22 (Junior)
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Academic All-Big Ten
Played 20 rounds across seven events … secured one top-10 finish … averaged 77.15 strokes per round … tied for 77th at the Big Ten Championship after shooting a 238 (80-78-80; +25) … finished 76th overall at the Briar’s Creek Invitational with a score of 233 (80-76-77; +17) … tied for 60th at the Gators Invitational after shooting a 228 (77-76-75; +18) ... earned a pair of wins at the Big Ten Match Play event by defeating Leigha Devine (3UP) of Rutgers and Paula Miranda (2&1) of Iowa... finished t-79th at the Illini Women's Invitational with a score of 234 (73-80-81; +18) ... earned runner-up distinctions at the Courtney Cole Invitational after shooting a 146 (75-71; +2) ... finished t-48th at the Badger Invitational at 234 (79-75-80; +18) ... tied for 58th at the Wolverine Invitational with a three-round score of 230 (+17).
2020-21 (Sophomore)
• Academic All-Big Ten
Competed in all 18 rounds … finished tied for 38th at the Indiana Invitational at the Pfau Course … had her best finish of the season at the Big Ten Championship, where she tied for 20th place … her weekend at the Big Ten Championship was highlighted by a season-best 70 in the second round, which also tied for a low round for a Hoosier all season
2019-20 (Freshman)
Made her career debut at the Cardinal Classic, where she finished in third place with a total score of 219 (78-72-69) … her 69 in the final round was a season-best … finished tied for 60th out of 96 golfers at the Landfall Tradition … tied for 76th at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic before posting a 56th place finish at the Westbrook Invitational, totaling a 221 (75-72-74) … ended the season at the Hurricane Invitational, finishing again tied for 56th.
Prep/Personal
Clancy came to Indiana after a successful junior career in Ireland, where she has competed for the Irish Girls U-18 International Team the last four years at the European Girls team championships ... helped the Irish Girls team to a victory in 2016 at the Home International matches ... in 2014, she was selected to represent Ireland at the R&A Junior British Open in 2014 and at the European Young Masters in 2016 ... in the summer of 2018, Clancy claimed the Leitrim Cup as the top qualifier for the Irish Ladies Close Championship, where she would go on to advance to the final eight ... also won the Best U-18 honor at the Irish Ladies Close Championship in 2016 and 2018 ... in 2016, she was honored as the winner of the Darren Clarke Champions Weekend for the best female junior in Ireland ... the daughter of Kieran and Nora Clancy and she has one brother, Conor.
Played in all 30 rounds for the Hoosiers … charted five rounds at or below par, including a season-low 68 at the Evie Odom Invitational … posted a stroke average of 76.03 … finished inside the top-20 in two tournaments … tied for 76th at the Big Ten Women’s Golf Championship after shooting a 238 (76-78-84; +25) … shot a 225 (74-77-74; +9) at the Lady Buckeye Invitational to finish t-41st … finished t-84th after shooting a 241 (86-81-74; +25) at the Chattanooga Classic … tied for 38th at the Clover Cup with a three-round score of 226 (74-72-80; +10) … shot a 225 (78-75-72; +9) to tie for 15th at the Reynolds Lake Oconee Invitational … finished t-22nd at the FAU Paradise Invitational after shooting a 218 (72-71-75; +2) … tied for 20th at the Olde Stone Intercollegiate with a three-round tally of 225 (76-74-75; +9) … tied for 38th at The Ally 2022 with a score of 233 (77-73-83; +17) … tied for 14th at the Evie Odom Invitational with a three-round score of 214 (75-71-68; +4) … tied for 60th with a scorecard of 236 (82-76-78; +20) at the Badger Invitational.
2021-22 (Junior)
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Academic All-Big Ten
Played 20 rounds across seven events … secured one top-10 finish … averaged 77.15 strokes per round … tied for 77th at the Big Ten Championship after shooting a 238 (80-78-80; +25) … finished 76th overall at the Briar’s Creek Invitational with a score of 233 (80-76-77; +17) … tied for 60th at the Gators Invitational after shooting a 228 (77-76-75; +18) ... earned a pair of wins at the Big Ten Match Play event by defeating Leigha Devine (3UP) of Rutgers and Paula Miranda (2&1) of Iowa... finished t-79th at the Illini Women's Invitational with a score of 234 (73-80-81; +18) ... earned runner-up distinctions at the Courtney Cole Invitational after shooting a 146 (75-71; +2) ... finished t-48th at the Badger Invitational at 234 (79-75-80; +18) ... tied for 58th at the Wolverine Invitational with a three-round score of 230 (+17).
2020-21 (Sophomore)
• Academic All-Big Ten
Competed in all 18 rounds … finished tied for 38th at the Indiana Invitational at the Pfau Course … had her best finish of the season at the Big Ten Championship, where she tied for 20th place … her weekend at the Big Ten Championship was highlighted by a season-best 70 in the second round, which also tied for a low round for a Hoosier all season
2019-20 (Freshman)
Made her career debut at the Cardinal Classic, where she finished in third place with a total score of 219 (78-72-69) … her 69 in the final round was a season-best … finished tied for 60th out of 96 golfers at the Landfall Tradition … tied for 76th at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic before posting a 56th place finish at the Westbrook Invitational, totaling a 221 (75-72-74) … ended the season at the Hurricane Invitational, finishing again tied for 56th.
Prep/Personal
Clancy came to Indiana after a successful junior career in Ireland, where she has competed for the Irish Girls U-18 International Team the last four years at the European Girls team championships ... helped the Irish Girls team to a victory in 2016 at the Home International matches ... in 2014, she was selected to represent Ireland at the R&A Junior British Open in 2014 and at the European Young Masters in 2016 ... in the summer of 2018, Clancy claimed the Leitrim Cup as the top qualifier for the Irish Ladies Close Championship, where she would go on to advance to the final eight ... also won the Best U-18 honor at the Irish Ladies Close Championship in 2016 and 2018 ... in 2016, she was honored as the winner of the Darren Clarke Champions Weekend for the best female junior in Ireland ... the daughter of Kieran and Nora Clancy and she has one brother, Conor.
| Year | Rds. | Strokes | Avg. | Low |
| 2019-20 | 15 | 1,144 | 76.27 | 69 |
| 2020-21 | 18 | 1,416 | 78.67 | 70 |
| 2021-22 | 20 | 1,543 | 77.15 | 71 |
| 2022-23 | 30 | 2,281 | 76.03 | 68 |
| TOTALS | 83 | 6,384 | 76.92 | 68 |
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