Ava O'Sullivan

Photo by: JIM BOCHENEK

Dolores Black Falcon Invitational First Place Trophy Picture

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Ava O'Sullivan at A-Ga-Ming Invitational 090124

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Ava O'Sullivan at Powercat Invitational 090924

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Ava O'Sullivan at Loyola Parkinson Invitational

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Bowling Green Women’s Golf Team at Powercat Invitational on September 9, 2024.

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Height:
5-4
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Downingtown East HS
Hometown:
Exton, Pa.

Bowling Green

2024-2025 I Junior

Appeared in 11 events for the Falcons
Shot a season low 68 at the Georgia State Invitational
2024-25 WGCA All-American Scholar
2024-25 Academic All-MAC
Placed 4th overall in Dolores Black Falcon Invitational, finishing +6
Finished 6th individually at MAC Championships, finishing +4

2023-2024 | Sophomore

Earned WCGA All-American Scholar Team Accolades
Received Academic All-MAC honors
Named to Second Team All-MAC
Chosen as the MAC Women’s Golfer of the Week (10/05)
Appeared in all 12 tournaments for the Falcons
Broke the BGSU single season scoring average mark per round with a 75.03
Recorded the BGSU 36- hole individual scoring record with 137 (-7)
Broke the 18-hole and 54- hole individual scoring record with 67 (-5) and 208 (-5), respectively
Tied for seventh in her first tournament as a Falcon in the Redbird Invitational with a 74-72-71 - 217 (+1)
Placed first in the Shirley Spork EMU Invitational scoring a 70-67-71 - 208 (-8)
Tied for second place in the Loyola Parkinson Family Invitational with 31 pars
Finished eighth in the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate
Clinched the Battle of I-75 victory of Toledo with a 2-1 win in the final match

Converse University

Spartanburg, S.C.

Spent one year at Converse, a NCAA DII university in Spartanburg, S.C.
She won two tournaments during her freshman campaign at Converse, including at the Converse Spring Invitational.
Became the first player to earn five Conference Carolinas Golfer of the Week awards in a single calendar year since the Conference moved to weekly honors for golfers
Three times O'Sullivan was named Freshman Golfer of the Month by Conference Carolinas
Had the lowest scoring average in the conference at end of the fall 2022 season, ranked 57th individually on GolfStat

Downington East High School

Exton, Pa.

Winner of the 2023 PA Golf Association Jr Girls Amateur
Placed fourth at the 2022 PA Golf Association Women’s Amateur
A 2002 graduate Downington East High School
Helped Downington to the 2021 state championship which was the first in school history in any sport
Three-time first-team all-conference
Two-time first-team all-area
Was the 2021 Player of the Year for the Ches-Mont League and finished individually No. 5 at state
Was District 1 runner-up in 2021 individually
Member of the National Honors society
Led the school orchestra, pit orchestra and chamber ensemble senior year
Graduated magna cum laude

Personal

Daughter of Monica and Mike O'Sullivan
Has a younger brother, Liam
Aunt, Gwen Swift, played field hockey at Drexel
Favorite athlete is Justin Thomas

Year Rounds Strokes Average Low
2023-24 32 2,401 75.03 67
2024-25 31 2,341 75.51 68
Career 63 4,742 75.27 67

CAREER FINISHES

2025-26
Aug. 31 - A-Ga-Ming Invitational - 75-80-77-232(+16)

2024-25
Sept. 2 - A-Ga-Ming Invitational - 72-78-79-229(+13)
Sept. 10 - Powercat Invitational - 75-73-73-221(+5)
Oct. 1 - Diane Thomason Invitational - 79-73-80-232(+16)
Oct. 8 - Loyola Parkinson Family Invitational - 80-74-79-233(+17)
Feb. 11-12 - BGSU Women's Intercollegiate - 73-83-74 (+17)
Feb. 21-23 - WMU Rio Verde Invitational - 75-76-77 (+12)
Mar. 3-4 - West Texas Classic - 77-76 (+13)
Mar. 24-25 - Georgia State Invitational - 76-68-77 (+5)
Apr. 5-6 - Dolores Black Falcon Invitational -74-74 (+6)
Apr. 20-22 MAC Championships - 74-77-69 (+4)
May 9-11 - National Golf Invitational - 75-76-75

2023-24
Sept. 11 - Redbird Invitational - 74-72-71 - 217 (+1)
Sept. 26 - Ptarmigan Ram Classic - 74-72-78 - 224 (+8)
Oct. 3 - Shirley Spork EMU Invitational - 70-67-71 - 208 (-8)
Oct. 10 - Loyola Parkinson Family Invitational - 76-73-76 - 225 (+9)
Oct. 24 - Terrier Intercollegiate - 76-75-73 - 224 (+11)
Feb 14- BGSU Women’s Intercollegiate- 72-79-73-224 (+11)
Feb 25- WMU Rio Verde Collegiate Invitational-76-81-76-233 (+17)
Mar. 05- UTRGV Vaquero Invitational- 76-73-70-219 (+6)
Mar. 19- Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate- 77-77-79-233 (+20)
Apr. 7- Dolores Black Falcon Invitational- 77-78-155 (+12)
Apr. 13- Battle of I-75- Defeated Toledo’s Macy Hanus, 2-1
Apr. 23- MAC Championship- 80-77-87-244 (+28)