EVANSTON (May 19, 2026) – Northwestern University head women's golf coach Emily Fletcher announced the signing of two student-athletes to Athletics Scholarship Agreements on Tuesday, welcoming Judy Joo and Emilie Knai for the 2026-27 season.
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Joo and Knai have each spent the last two seasons at the University of St Andrews, and will have two years of eligibility remaining.
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"We're excited to welcome Judy and Emilie to campus this fall," Fletcher said. "They both exude a passion for the game of golf and unmatched enthusiasm for Northwestern."
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JUDY JOO
Seoul, South Korea • University of St Andrews
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At University of St Andrews: Made history as a first year by becoming the first University of St Andrews student to win the R&A Order of Merit title in the 2024-25 R&A Student Tour Series … Won in her Student Series debut in Sweden with a two-stroke lead …  Captured her second win of the 2024-25 season in Spain … Placed second at the 2025 R&A Student Series Final, contested at the Jubilee and Old Course at St Andrews … Placed ninth at the 2025 Helen Holm Scottish Women's Open Championship … Opened the 2025-26 Student Series with a runner-up finish in Sweden … Took 24th place at the St Andrews Links Collegiate in 2025 … Qualified for the 2026 R&A Student Series Final and placed in 11th.
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EMILIE KNAI
Boulogne Billancourt, France • University of St Andrews
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At University of St Andrews: Took third place at the 2026 Helen Holm Scottish Women's Open Championship … Opened the 2025-26 R&A Student Tour Series with seventh place in Sweden … Placed fourth in Portugal and fifth in Spain to qualify for the R&A Student Tour Series Final, contested at the Jubilee and Old Course at St Andrews, where she took fourth place … Won the 2025 BUCS Stirling International … Placed tenth at both the Grand Prix des Landes and the Grand Prix De Chiberta in 2025 … Finished in fifth at the 2025 Boyd Quaich Memorial Tournament … Finished ninth at the 2025 Championnat de France – Coupe Gaveau … Claimed two top-5 finishes on the 2024-25 R&A Student Tour series in Ireland and Portugal, finishing in sixth at the R&A Student Tour Series Final … Took 20th place at the St Andrews Links Collegiate in 2025.
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Joo and Knai have each spent the last two seasons at the University of St Andrews, and will have two years of eligibility remaining.
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"We're excited to welcome Judy and Emilie to campus this fall," Fletcher said. "They both exude a passion for the game of golf and unmatched enthusiasm for Northwestern."
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JUDY JOO
Seoul, South Korea • University of St Andrews
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At University of St Andrews: Made history as a first year by becoming the first University of St Andrews student to win the R&A Order of Merit title in the 2024-25 R&A Student Tour Series … Won in her Student Series debut in Sweden with a two-stroke lead …  Captured her second win of the 2024-25 season in Spain … Placed second at the 2025 R&A Student Series Final, contested at the Jubilee and Old Course at St Andrews … Placed ninth at the 2025 Helen Holm Scottish Women's Open Championship … Opened the 2025-26 Student Series with a runner-up finish in Sweden … Took 24th place at the St Andrews Links Collegiate in 2025 … Qualified for the 2026 R&A Student Series Final and placed in 11th.
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EMILIE KNAI
Boulogne Billancourt, France • University of St Andrews
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At University of St Andrews: Took third place at the 2026 Helen Holm Scottish Women's Open Championship … Opened the 2025-26 R&A Student Tour Series with seventh place in Sweden … Placed fourth in Portugal and fifth in Spain to qualify for the R&A Student Tour Series Final, contested at the Jubilee and Old Course at St Andrews, where she took fourth place … Won the 2025 BUCS Stirling International … Placed tenth at both the Grand Prix des Landes and the Grand Prix De Chiberta in 2025 … Finished in fifth at the 2025 Boyd Quaich Memorial Tournament … Finished ninth at the 2025 Championnat de France – Coupe Gaveau … Claimed two top-5 finishes on the 2024-25 R&A Student Tour series in Ireland and Portugal, finishing in sixth at the R&A Student Tour Series Final … Took 20th place at the St Andrews Links Collegiate in 2025.