Gia Raad
Availability status: Committed
University: Auburn University
Country: South Africa
Date of birth: 02/11/2007
Height: 5 feet 3 inches
Weight: 143 lbs
Sex: Female
Graduation Year: December 2025
Enrollment Year: Fall 2026
Qualifications:
High School Grades: Coming soon…
SAT: Not taken yet
Scoring Average: 71.4
Tournament Low Score: 64
Current Handicap: +4
World Amateur Golf Ranking: 328
National Ranking (South Africa): 2
Top tournament results:
1st place English Girl’s Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship (71,66,71,68)
2nd place SA Women’s Teams Championship (73,70,64,70)
2nd place All Africa Junior Team Championship (76,67,71,74)
5th place Junior Orange Bowl Invitational (68,77,70,77)
1st place Boland Ladies Open (71,79,68)
T9th place ANNIKA Invitational (69,73,72)
1st place Mpumalanga Open (75,69,73)
1st place Free State Open (73,71,73)
4th place South Africa Women’s Amateur Stroke Play (72,71,76)
1st place Nomads South African Girl’s Championship (76,77,70)
3rd place Africa Women’s Invitational (79,70,76)
1st place KZN Stroke Play (72,68)
T38th place Jabra Ladies Classic (LET pro event) (74,73,75)
8th place English Girls U16 Championship (75,75,75)
Give us 5 words that best describe you as an athlete:
Determined, skilled, energetic, passionate, ambitious.
Tell us about your best memory of your athletic career:
My best memory in golf was winning the English Girls Open Championship in 2023. This was an amazing moment for me especially traveling all the way from South Africa to play and win this event. I made some great friendships and enjoyed every moment playing there, playing well definitely helped the experience.
Goals:
- To secure a scholarship with a top American university
- Win 2 junior national events for 2024
- Defend my title at SA girls 2024
Anything else we should know?
I am a member of the South Africa National Team.