Aitana Tuesta

Overview:

Sophomore who played in five tournaments as a freshman and had the second best stroke average on the team at 73.00…Clemson’s best golfer at the ACC Tournament…first native of Peru to be a member of a Clemson golf team…in the Clemson lineup for four tournaments  as a freshman, she looks to see more playing time as a sophomore with graduation of three starters from 2024-25 squad.

In 2024-25:

Had a 73.00 stroke average for five tournaments and 14 rounds as a freshman….her score counted in 10 of 11 team rounds she played…had three under-par rounds and five rounds at par….her eight rounds at par or better out of 14 rounds meant she had a team best 57 percent of her rounds at par or better…scored 75 or better in 11 of her 14 rounds…had 33 birdies…her  +1.00 stroke average vs. par was best on the team…had 71.80 stroke average in first rounds, by far best on the team…had 73.6 in final rounds…averaged 3.05 on par three holes, best on the team…her 4.12 average also led the team and her 4.84 average on par five holes was second best…started the year with a 10th-place finish at the Tiger Classic off consecutive rounds of even par 72 at Clemson’s Walker Course…finished 27th at The Annika…also had a top 25 at the Clemson Invitational as an individual (24th place with a four-under-par 212.…had season best opening round 69 at Clemson Invitational…had career best nine birdies at the Clemson Invitational…that 212 score was her best 54 hole tournament…Clemson’s best golfer at the Annika and the ACC Championship…finished 34th at ACC Tournament with 223 score…she had an even par 72 in the second round.

Prior to Clemson: 

Played on the GolfPerú Junior Tour, the AJGA, and the SFPGA…was the Peruvian National Junior Stroke Play champion in 2022, the champion at the VIII Junior Tour Tournament and the champion at the XII Junior Tour Tournament…played in various amateur tournaments, such as the Bolivarian Games (2022), South American Games (2022), South American Amateur (2022, 2023), Women’s Amateur Latin America (2022, 2023) and South American Team Championship “Copa Los Andres” (2023)…other honors and titles include being runner-up at the Peruvian National Matchplay Championship in 2021, the winner of the Peruvian National Amateur Women’s Raking in 2022, the Peruvian National Stroke Play champion in 2022, the Peruvian National Matchplay champion in 2022 and the champion at the GolfPerú Open III…. majoring in financial management…plays classical guitar…entered Clemson in August of 2024…born on May 7, 2006.

Tournament by Tournament 2024-25