Natalie Vivaldi Season 2016-17

Height5-8
ClassSenior
HometownOceanside, Calif.

2014 San Diego City Amateur Champion

At Colorado
2015-16 Season (As A Junior): Appeared in 10 tournaments, recording a 76.39 scoring average in 28 rounds, which ranked fourth among Buffalo regulars ... Posted her highest collegiate placement at the Silverado Showdown, where she tied for 10th with a 3-over-par 219 ... Also landed alone in the 15th spot to help Colorado capture the No. 1 seed during the medal phase of the East & West Match Play Challenge ... Propelled the Buffaloes to the match play championship at the aforementioned tournament after recording a dramatic 1-up victory against Indiana in the semifinals, draining the winning birdie putt on her final hole ... Carded her lowest individual score of the year with a 70 during the opening round of the Arizona Wildcat Invitational, highlighted by a team-high five birdies ... Helped Colorado to a second-place standing at the Bay Area Intercollegiate, where she tied for 25th, featuring a final-round 71 ... Also competed at the Pac-12 Championships and NCAA regionals for the third year in a row.

2014-15 Season (As A Sophomore): Cracked the starting rotation in all 11 stroke-play events ... Ranked fourth on the squad with a 78.74 stroke average ... Recorded 21 of 31 rounds played in the 70s ... Logged her highest finish of the season at the Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational, where she tied for the 22nd position at 8-over 152 ... Tied for 36th at the Bay Area Intercollegiate with a 12-over 225 ... Was also a member of the Buffaloes' match-play lineup at the SDSU Farms Invitational ... Ended the year with an appearance at the NCAA St. George Regional.

2013-14 Season (As a Freshman): Competed in eight tournaments as a freshman, earning a starting assignment in the team's final seven meets of the season ... Made her college debut at the Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational as an unattached golfer, sinking three birdies in the first round ... Posted consecutive top-25 placements during the spring slate ... Helped Colorado to a third-place team finish at the Clover Cup after tying for 23rd individually with a 10-over 226 ... Shot a second-round 72 at the aforementioned tournament, featuring a trio of birdies ... Climbed two spots in her next outing, tying for 21st at the Anuenue Spring Break Challenge after carding an 11-over 227.

As A Prep
Earned four varsity letters in golf at Rancho Buena Vista High School under head coach David Emerick ... Garnered all-CIF San Diego Section accolades during her junior and senior campaigns in 2011 and 2012 to go with a pair of individual appearances in the CIF Southern California Regional Championships ... Captured medalist honors at the 2011 Merced High Girls Golf Invitational.

As A Junior Golfer
Excelled in the American Junior Golf Association Toyota Cup Series and other USGA events, recording six consecutive top-five finishes in the spring and summer of 2012 ... Also won the Junior Worlds Qualifier No. 1 at Escondido Country Club that year to highlight a string of four top-five placements in various San Diego Junior Golf Association tournaments ... Took home the crown at the 2014 San Diego City Amateur Championship at Torrey Pines, winning in a sudden-death playoff.

Personal
Parents are Gregory and Julie Vivaldi ... Has one older sister, Ali ... Was a member of her middle school basketball team that won three consecutive championships and compiled a 77-3 record ... She was a state finalist at California History Day during her freshman year of high school ... Majoring in communication at San Diego State.