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3 Oregon golfers receive All-American honors

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Three members of the Oregon women’s golf team were recognized by the Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) on Tuesday with three All-American honors.

The Ducks are coming off a highly successful season after taking home the 2025 Big Ten Championship and earning their second straight trip to the NCAA Championships semifinals.

The leader of the team and sophomore standout Kiara Romero was named to the WGCA first-team for the second straight year. She is the first two-time first-team all-American in program history, and the fourth Duck to win numerous all-American honors in her career.

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Romero is ranked No. 2 in the nation and No. 3 in the world amateur rankings. She broke her own single-season scoring average record at Oregon with a 69.91, making her the first Duck in history to average less than 70 points per season.

The San Jose, Calif. native is the third Oregon golfer to win an individual conference title, claiming the 2025 Big Ten Championship with a 7-under 209. Following that victory, she went on to dominate the NCAA Gold Canyon Regional with a 16-under 200 and shot the lowest round in program history with a 10-under 62 in Round 2.

She was also the first Duck ever to be named the national freshman of the year in 2024 and has been outstanding for UO the last two seasons.

Making WGCA’s second-team all-American is true freshman Suvichaya Vinijchaitham. She finished the season with a 71.46 scoring average, the third-best score in UO history in a single season, trailing only her teammate Romero’s averages in 2024-25 and 2023-24.

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Vinijchaitham had the second-highest number of birdies this year with 123, just under Romero who has the most in program history with 138. The Thailand native finished the year with eight top-10 finishes, including her first career victory at the Alice & John Wallace Classic.

Sophomore Karen Tsuru was named an honorable mention for the WGCA All-American team. After securing a position in Oregon’s roster late in the 2023–24 season as a freshman, Tsuru had a strong sophomore campaign. 

Despite battling an injury, Tsuru managed to maintain a 72.62 scoring average in 26 rounds, finishing in the top 10 four times and in the top 20 five times.

This is just the second time in school history that Oregon has had several all-Americans in a single season.

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