Keya Naik Season 2026-27

ClassSo.
HometownAshburn, Va.

Overview:  Sophomore who was in the Clemson lineup for four tournaments and played in seven as a freshman…got off to a strong start with 10th place finish at Tiger Classic in her first career event, she had rounds of 73-70 on Clemson’s Walker Course… Naik joined the Tigers from Ashburn, Va. where she was the number-two ranked player in the state and 46th nationally…competed in the 2025 US Amateur at Bandon Dunes…

In 2025-26:   Finished seventh on the team in stroke average at 74.74, she played in seven tournaments as a rookie, four in the Clemson lineup…had a top 10 finish in her first career tournament, the Tiger Classic…shot two under par in her second career round…had season best 69 in opening round of he Cougar Classic…finished the year with two rounds under par and 13 of her 19 rounds were at 75 or better…had 44 birdies…had season high nine birdies at Ron Moore Intercollegiate and Paradise Invitational…had 74.29 average in opening rounds and 74.57 in final rounds…had 3.11 stroke average on par three holes, second best on the team, 4.23 on par fours and 4.99 on par fives…her score counted in 8 of 11 rounds…had best round of the day twice…best round of the spring was a 73 at Clemson Invitational opening round.

Prior to Clemson: Won the 2025 Easter Amateur Golf Tournament in a two-hole playoff over Anna Swan…had a 218 score in regulation…finished second at Mid-Atlantic Girls Championship in April of 2025…had four top 10 finishes in AJGA events in 2025…had two top 5 finishes in AJGA events in 2024…won the 2024 Mid-Atlantic PGA Junior Championship to qualify for the Pga National Junior Championship at Congressional Country Club…had 12 top-5 finishes in AJGA events in her career…  medalist in two AGJA Qualifiers…also qualified for the 48th Boys and Girls Junior PGA Championship in 2024…..had career best 64 at Bryan Gunter Memorial at Shenandoah Valley Golf Club in 2024…her Independence high school team won the Virginia Class 5A state championship for four consecutive seasons (2021-2024)…  the medalist at two high school state regional tournaments…reached quarterfinals Virginia state amateur in 2025…won a long drive contest at an AJGA event in 2023…of Virginia named first team All-State in 2021 and 2022….finished fifth at Virginia State Golf Association Junior Girls Championship… won the 2021 and 2023 Mid-Atlantic PGA Kingsmill Girls Invitational…also a member of the National Honor Society…studying business administration at Clemson.

Tournament-by-Tournament 2025-26

Date Tournament 1-2-3 Par Total Finish
8/25 Tiger Classic 73-70 -1 143 10
9/8-9 Cougar Classic 69-74-76 +6 219 49
10/3-5 Ron Moore 80-73-74 +11 227 57
2/2-4 Paradise Invitational 74-75-74 +7 223 40
2/15-16 #Spartan Suncoast 77-79-75 +15 231 40
3/16-17 #Briars Creek 74-78 +8 152 64
3/27-29 #Clemson Invitational 73-77-75 +9 225 51

Career Stats

Year Tournaments Rounds Strokes 60s -75 -Par Par Avg Top-10 Best Round Best Total
2025-26 7 19 1420 1 13 2 0 74.74 1 69 219
Totals 7 19 1420 1 13 2 0 74.74 1 69 219
NaikKeya

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