2023-24 Women's Golf Roster
Natalia Aseguinolaza
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- San Sebastian, Guipuzcoa, Spain
- High School:
- St. Patrick's English School
Career: Played in 21 tournaments over four seasons • Highest finish was a tie for 19th at the 2022 ACC Championship • Career-low round was 68 as a sophomore in the Cougar Classic • Also shot 69 in the 2023 NCAA Pullman Regional • Twice made the ACC Academic Honor Roll and a two-time WGCA All-American Scholar.
2022-23: Averaged 75.10 per round in four tournaments • Season-best 69 in the final round of the 2023 NCAA Pullman Regional, helping UNC shoot its best-ever round in a regional and tied the lowest round in school history for any tournament.
2021-22: Averaged 76.48 over 21 rounds • Shot a collegiate-best 68 in the second round of the Cougar Classic in Charleston, S.C. • Also shot under par with a 71 in the final round of the Landfall Tradition • Started in seven of nine tournaments, including the ACC Tournament and NCAA Ann Arbor Regional • Shot 77-77-73 for a 6-over 222 to tie for 19th at the conference championship • Helped UNC beat Duke in the NC State Match Play with a 2&1 win over Rylie Heflin • WGCA All-American Scholar and a member of the ACC Honor Roll.
2020-21: Started all five team tournaments • Averaged 78.00 over 15 rounds with a season-best 74 in the second round at the ACC Championship • First round 75 and tied for 28th at the Palmetto Intercollegiate • Went 3-2 in match play with wins over NC State in the Big Four Challenge and NC State and Louisville in the Cavalier Match Play • Member of the ACC Academic Honor Roll and WGCA Academic Scholar.
Amateur/Prep: Member of the Spanish national team • Competed for Spain in the 2018 and 2019 European Championships, where she was part of the silver medalist teams • The No. 3 junior player in Spain • Won the Spanish U18 Championship in 2019 • Played in the 2019 Toyota Junior Golf World Cup in Japan • Finished runner-up in the 2018 European Ladies Club with a career-best 7-under 65 and the 2016 and 2018 European Young Masters • Crowned the Basque Country champion with a round of 66 in 2014 at age 12 • Played for Coach Benjamin Gorostegi at St. Patricks English School in San Sebastian • Also played tennis • Won the Renwick Academic Achievement Award in high school.
Personal: Natalia Aseguinolaza Martin is the daughter of Guillermo Aseguinolaza and Elena Martin • Born February 4, 2002, in San Sebastian, Guipuzcoa, Spain • Pronounced nuh-TAHL-yuh ah-sa-GEE-no-LAH-fuh (hard G like “go”) • Likes to play tennis and ski, try food from different cultures, bake and cook and spend time with friends • Favorite food is fish • Best food she makes is a Spanish omelet • Favorite vacation spot is the Canary Islands • Listens to Spanish music • Favorite non-golf athlete is Rafael Nadal • Best competitive round is the 7-under 65 in the 2018 European Club Championship at the Pravets Club in Bulgaria • Favorite courses are the Evian Resort Golf Club in Évian-Les-Bains, France and Domaine Imperial in Villa Prangins, Switzerland • Favorite golfer is Tiger Woods • Best friend in golf is Maria Villanueva • Go-to club is her 6 iron • Dream round includes Tiger Woods, Rafael Nadal and Rory McIlroy.
