Lidya Atalay
Lidya Atalay
Hometown: Istanbul, Türkiye
Year: Fr.
High School: Saddlebrook Prep (Fla.)
Major: Accounting

2025-26: Qualified for four tournaments where she totaled 675 strokes in eight competitive rounds... 84.38 stroke average... Shot a season-low 78 in the second round of the St. Simons Intercollegiate... T20th at the Agnes McAmis Memorial (81-79=160)... Posted 90 in the opening round of the SAC Championship... 40th in the King Invitational (86-91=177)... T83rd at the St. Simons Intercollegiate (85-78-85=248).

High School: Graduated from Saddlebrook Preparatory School in Wesley Chapel, Fla... Coached by Mark Hirschey... 2024 Most Improved Golfer... Two-time Student of the Month... National Honors Society (2023, 2024, 2025)... Best GPA in Finance Class (2024)... Stats: 79.0 scoring average.

Personal: Born Mar. 24, 2006 in Trabzon, Türkiye... Daughter of Altug Atalay and Onay Evran... Majoring in accounting... Minor in pre-law... SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll... Athletic Director's Honor Roll... Future plans: Law school while working in finance field... Hobbies: Reading books, traveling, learning new cultures, quality time with friends... Favorite athlete: Lydia Ko... Favorite food: Sushi... Most famous person Lidya has ever met: Kelly Korda.