2023-24 Women's Golf Roster
Biography
2023-24 (Graduate): Played in nine tournaments, totaling 27 rounds … Secured two top-25 finishes on the year (T-21st at the Jim West Challenge, T-25th at the Ron Moore Collegiate) … Shot a personal season-low score of 6-under 66 in the second round of the Jim West Challenge … Recorded a season-best tournament score with a 4-under 212 at the Jim West Challenge … Tallied 78 birdies and two eagles … Notched both of her eagles at the Jim West Challenge, the most in a single tournament by any Rebel on the season … Shot even par or better in seven rounds.
HOUSTON (2019-23): A two-time All-American Athletic Conference honoree ... In four seasons with the Cougars, recorded a career scoring average of 74.29 and a career-low round of 66 ... Also had Cougar school records with a 54-hole score of 14-under 202 and 36-hole score of 133 ... Helped the squad capture the conference title at The American Championships in 2019 and earned an individual tournament victory at the Lone Star Invitational in 2021 behind her two program-best scores ... Placed inside the top 10 twice at the AAC Championships, including a sixth-place finish as a true freshman to contribute to Houston's team win and a seventh-place finish as a senior in 2021-22 ... As a sophomore in 2019-20, Posted a career-best scoring average of 73.00 to rank second on the team.
PRE-HOUSTON: Prior to playing collegiate golf, Martinez was a standout youth golfer in Mexico and in Texas. She competed in three Mexican Olympics, earning two gold medals and one bronze ... Claimed four Texas Junior Golf individual titles in 2016-17 ... ALSO captured the gold medal at the 2013 National Olympiad for ages 12-13.
PERSONAL: Maria Jose Martinez was born in Veracruz, Mexico... Daughter of Juan Martinez and Sara Almeida ... Has a sister, Maria Fernanda, and brothers, Juan and Ander ... Sister, Maria Fernanda, is also on the UNLV women's golf team ... Majored in sports administration at Houston.
