Tulsa adds talented transfer Liu for spring semester

Shiao-Yun (Sammy) Liu has signed a national letter-of-intent to continue her education and golf career at The University of Tulsa, it was announced today by Golden Hurricane coach Annie Young

Liu, who originally signed with Pepperdine out of high school, will enroll at Tulsa for the spring semester and be immediately eligible.

“We are very excited to have Sammy join our team. She is a very experienced and accomplished golfer who is going to be a great addition in the spring,” said Young.

Liu, from Hsinchu, Taiwan, had top finishes of first-place at the Yeangder Amateur Classic Leg 9, second at the Yeangder Amateur Classic Leg 8, third at both the Jinhsin TLPGA Championship and the AJGA Oak Tree Open, and fifth at the 2018 Yeangder National Amateur Open and 2017 FCG International Junior Championship.

She also scored a round of 67 at the 2017 Amino VITAL Junior Championship AJGA Qualifier on the UNC Finley Golf Club course in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Liu was 20th in the Junior Golf Scoreboard rankings for the class of 2018.

Tulsa opens the spring season at the Texas State Invitational, Feb. 11-12, at the Plum Creek Golf Course in Kyle, Texas.