Northwestern University Athletics
Women's Golf Welcomes Duo for 2026-27 Season
5/19/2026 12:00:00 PM | Women's Golf
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.
Joo and Knai have each spent the last two seasons at the University of St Andrews, and will have two years of eligibility remaining.
"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."
JUDY JOO
Seoul, South Korea • University of St Andrews
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.
EMILIE KNAI
Boulogne Billancourt, France • University of St Andrews
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.
Joo and Knai have each spent the last two seasons at the University of St Andrews, and will have two years of eligibility remaining.
"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."
JUDY JOO
Seoul, South Korea • University of St Andrews
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.
EMILIE KNAI
Boulogne Billancourt, France • University of St Andrews
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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