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Williams College

2026-27 Women's Golf Roster

Tao Chen

Natalie Cheong

  • Year Senior
  • Height 5-3
  • Hometown Las Vegas, Nev.
  • High School Odyssey Charter School
  • Major Psychology and Chinese

Biography

WGCA All-America Second Team (2026)
2x WGCA All-East Region (2025, 2026)
2x All-NESCAC First Team (2025, 2026)
3x WGCA All-America Scholar (2024, 2025, 2026)
2x NESCAC All-Academic Team (Spring 2025, Spring 2026)

2025-26 (JUNIOR)
Added WGCA All-America Second Team honors to her award shelf to go with being All-East Region and All-NESCAC First Team for a second time … once again selected a WGCA All-America Scholar and named to the NESCAC All-Academic Spring Team … ranked seventh in the region and 22nd nationally … second on the squad with a 74.65 stroke average and 52 birdies, plus drained a school-record four eagles … competed in each of the eight tournaments, finishing in the top 25 in every one, the top 10 five times and claiming medalist honors once … tied for eighth at the home fall invitational with a 74-75—149 (+7) that included five birdies and an eagle … set school records the next week at the Polar Bear Invitational, first with an opening round 6-under 67 (bested the next day) and a two-round total of 7-under par (139) as she drained six birdies and a pair of eagles (within three holes in her first round) to take home medalist honors by a stroke over two teammates … led Williams to victory again the next week at the Golfweek October Classic, carding a 75-74-68—217 (+1) with six birdies in the final round and 10 overall as she tied for second place … picked up in the spring where she left off in the fall with the team’s lowest score at the Jack Leaman Invitational, tying for sixth with a 6-over 150 and six birdies … placed seventh at the NESCAC Championship, coming on strong in the third and final round with six birdies to record a 1-under 70 and end up with a team-best 10 birdies for the tournament … finished the year with a team-high 12 birdies at the NCAA Championship, completing one round at even par and another at 1-under as she tied for 23rd with a 296 (+8).

2024-25 (SOPHOMORE)
Chosen for the WGCA All-East Region Team and the All-NESCAC First Team … earned WGCA All-American All-America Scholar and NESCAC All-Academic Spring Team laurels … recorded the second-lowest stroke average (76.76) and tied for the most birdies (39) … ended the year ranked 12th regionally and 45th nationally … shot 76 or better in 14 of her 21 rounds … started the season on fire with a 5-under 68 at the Polar Bear Classic and finished in second place with a 4-under 142 and seven birdies, trailing only teammate Maryanne Grace by a stroke as the Ephs won the tournament with a team-record 2-under par 582 … took home medalist honors the following week at the George Phinney Classic with consecutive 2-over 73s as Williams finished second as a team … second on the team with a 12-over 156 at the Hamilton Invitational, good for a tie for 10th … carded a consistent 74-75-75—224 (+8) at the Golfweek October Classic with six birdies, tying for 26th out of 85 … led the Ephs at the Jack Leaman Invitational with a 2-over 74 featuring a pair of birdies and an eagle to place fifth … took 20th at the NESCAC Championship with a 245 (+26) … making her first appearance in an NCAA Championship, tied for 49th with a low round of 73 (+1) while sinking seven birdies.

2023-24 (FIRST-YEAR)
Selected as a WGCA All-America Scholar … participated in four tournaments with a stroke average of 80.63 … debuting at the George Phinney Classic as an individual and sank her first birdie and her first eagle in her opening round as she tied for 20th out of 63 entries … tied for 23rd at the Jekyll Island Intercollegiate where she had a season-low 76 (+4) in the second of three rounds … in her final appearance, tied for 18th at the Martin & Wallace Invitational with a 5-over 77.

Cheong’s Career Stroke Play Statistics
Year Tourn. Rounds Low Avg. Top Finish 1st Top 10 Top 25 Birdies Eagles
2023-24 4 8 76 (+4) 80.63 T-18th 0 0 3 5 1
2024-25 9 21 68 (-5) 76.76 1st 1 4 5 39 1
2025-26 8 20 67 (-6) 74.65 1st 1 5 8 52 4
TOTAL 21 49 67 (-6) 76.53 1st 2 9 16 96 6

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24First Year

  • 2024-25Sophomore

  • 2025-26Junior

  • 2026-27Senior

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