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BULLDOG BIOS

CANDICE MAHÉ

5-8 ◊ JUNIOR ◊ GOURIN, FRANCE ◊ PUBLIC RELATIONS

CANDICE’S SCORECARD

CAREER STATISTICS

Season T RD STK AVG LOW

‘19-20 3 9 682 75.78 72 ‘20-21 8 24 1818 75.75 71 ‘21-22 1 3 225 75.00 71

Totals 12 36 2725 75.69 71

TOP 10 FINISHES: 2 (1/1/0) TOP 20 FINISHES: 3 (1/2/0) PAR OR BETTERS: 5 (2/2/1)

BEST FINISH:

5th – 2021 Columbus Regional

LOW ROUND:

71 (-1) – 2021 Columbus 3rd 71 (-1) – 2021 Columbus 1st

LOW TOURNAMENT:

217 (+1) – 2021 Columbus Regional

2019-20 RESULTS

T43 Puerto Rico ............73-77-75=225 T10 Gold Rush..............72-77-72=221 T72 Darius Rucker ........76-81-79=236

2020-21 RESULTS

◊ 2021 Augusta National Women’s Amateur Participant ◊ 2019 Spirit International Gold Medalist (co-ed competition) ◊ 2019 Spanish International Ladies Amateur winner 2021 FALL HIGHLIGHTS:

• In the lineup for the Mason Rudolph Championship, where she bounced back from an opening 80 to cover the final 36 holes at 1-over. 2020-21 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:

• One of nine Bulldogs named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll. • Participated in eight of 11 events, including playing for the “Black” team in both editions of the Liz Murphey. • Contributed counters in 16 of 18 “team” loops, an 88.9 percentage that was second-best on the team. • Recorded her best fall finish by tying for 18th at the season-opening Blessings Invitational. • Qualified for UGA’s “Red” team for the Liz Murphey Fall Collegiate Classic but was subbed due to a slight injury. • One of three Bulldogs – along with teammate Caterina Don and signee Isabella Holpfer – invited to compete in the 2021 Augusta National Women’s Amateur but did not make the 30-golfer, 36-hole cut. • Tied for fifth individually after firing a season-best 54-hole score of 1-over 217 at the Columbus Regional. • Helped Georgia record a dominant 15-stroke win in Columbus as one of three Bulldogs to post top-5 efforts (along with medalist Jenny Bae and t-5th Isabella Holpfer). • Began her summer season finishing as runner up (by a single stroke) at the Chiberta Grand Prix in July. • Finished atop the field in stroke play qualifying at the Grand Prix de Bretagne, where she shot 135 before falling in the first round of the match play bracket.

T18 Blessings Coll. .......77-73-74=224 T59 The Ally..................76-75-79=230 T38 Liz Murphey Fall.....78-73-74=225 T67 Gamecock Inter. ....77-76-75=228 77 Liz Murphey............75-85-79=239 T55 LSU Classic............79-75-76=230 T5 NCAA Columbus....71-75-71=217 T70 NCAAs ...................73-76-76=225

2019-20 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:

• Mid-year enrollee who arrived in January 2020 and earned a spot in the lineup for all three spring events. • Contributed counting scores in seven of nine rounds, an 83.3 percent success rate. • Recorded a best finish of 10th at The Gold Rush, where she bookended her weekend with even-par 72s. • Won the 2020 GP de Ploemeur Ocean on July 25-26 in her first tournament since the COVID-19 pandemic. Fired rounds of 72-65 en route to a 12-shot victory over the rest of the field.

2021 FALL RESULTS

PRE COLLEGIATE HIGHLIGHTS:

T66 Mason Rudolph......80-71-74=225 • Listed at No. 30 in the World Amateur Golf Rankings (WAGR) when she arrived on campus in Athens. • Won gold and silver medals at the 2019 Spirit International Amateur Championship at Whispering Pines Golf Club in Texas. She helped France shoot 37-under to win the combined co-ed title and 21-under to finish second in the women’s field. • Represented France at the 2019 European Ladies’ Team Championship and the 2017 and 2018

European Girls’ Team Championships. • Shot 1-under 143 to tie for 19th in stroke play qualifying at the 2019 European Ladies Team event. Then posted a 2-1 record in stroke play as France finished runner-up in the “B” flight of match play. • Helped France to a fourth-place showing at the 2017 European Girls Team Championship. • Competed in 62 WAGR ranking events from 2015-19, posting five victories and 21 top-10s. • Captured medalist honors at the Spanish International Ladies Amateur in 2019, the French

Girls Amateur in 2018, the Grand Prix de la Biarritz Cup in 2016 and the Grand Prix de

Bretagne in both 2015 and 2016. • Won the 2019 Spanish International Ladies Am by finishing fifth in stroke play and then marching through the 32-player match play bracket. Defeated Alessia Nobilio of Italy in 21 holes in the championship match. • Earned a 12-stroke victory at the 2018 French Girls’ Amateur by shooting 11-under 277 over the 72-hole event. • Shot 4-under 140 to finish fourth in stroke play qualifying and then advanced to the semifinals of match play at the 2019 French Open U21 Girls Championship Trophee Esmond.

Lost to eventual champion Lucie Malchirand in 19 holes in the semifinals. • Finished as runner-up at the 2018 European Nation’s Cup – Copa Sotogrande. PERSONAL:

• Born August 8, 2000, Candice is the daughter of Alain and Francoise Mahé and intends to major in Public Relations. • Recipient of the Robert E. Dicks, III Athletic Scholarship Endowment for 2021-22.