2001-2002
One of eight nominees for the 2002 Socrates Award presented by Sporting News...All-ACC Selection as a junior...five top 10 finishes and two top 20...tied for second at the ACC Championship, second place in the Lady Paladin Invitational, and third in Tar Heel Invitational...ranked 20th at end of her junior season by golfweek.com...all 33 rounds counted in competition...led the Deacs in scoring at 73.88 and finished first for the team in nine of the eleven tournaments...shot a season low 71 at the TRW Regional Challenge and the NCAA Championships...in the summer of 2001 placed third in Spanish Amateur Championship...finished first in Spanish Junior International...member of Spanish Team who competed in European Amateur Ladies Team Championship, finishing second...finished second in European Ladies Individual Amateur Championship...earned first place in Grand Prix of Chiberto.
2000-2001
Earned NCGA Academic All-America honors...compiled three top 10 and five top 20 finishes...placed fifth at Bryan National Collegiate, a personal best...tied for fifth at Lady Paladin Invitational and tied for sixth place in the ACC Championships...recorded 76.28 stroke average, third best stroke average on team...listed 61st by MasterCard Rankings at the end of the 2001 spring season.
1999-2000
Earned a second-place finish (after a first-place playoff) at the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate - her top finish of the season...placed in the top 20 seven times...just under 80% of her rounds counted towards the team score...one of only three Deacons to shoot two-under-par (she carded a 70 at the Lady Buckeye)...tied for 8th in the Lady Buckeye, her first collegiate tournament...the Deacs' top finisher in three tournaments...an All-ACC nominee - one of two Wake players to be nominated for the honor...listed 43rd at the end of the spring season in the MasterCard rankings.
Background
The Spanish National Champion in 1999...former member of Spain's World Cup team...competed in the European Team Championships with fellow freshman Maria Beautell...shot a 75 and 74 in that event...also competed in the British Girls tournament, shooting a 70 and 71...born Nov. 1, 1981...the daughter of Jose Ricardo Clau of Barcelona, Spain.
Coach Dailey on Clau
"Nuria had a great summer winning two tournaments. I’m excited to see her back with such confidence. All aspects of her game are strong right now. She is hitting the ball further and her short game is much stronger."
| Clau in 2002-03 |
| Tournaments | 4 | -- |
| Stroke Average | 73.92 | -- |
| Rounds of Par or Under | 5 | -- |
| Rounds of 75 or Under | 9 | -- |
| Best Individual Score | 71 | twice (last at Landfall Tradition) |
| Best Tournament Score | 214 | Landfall Tradition |
| Best Individual Finish | 1st | Landfall Tradition |
| Clau's Scorecard |
| Career Tournaments | 33 | -- |
| Career Stroke Average | 73.74 | -- |
| Rounds of Par or Under | 16 | -- |
| Rounds of 75 or Under | 47 | -- |
| Best Individual Score | 69 | 2001 Bryan National Collegiate |
| Best Tournament Score | 215 | 2002 TRW Regional Challenge |
| Best Individual Finish | 1st | Landfall Tradition |
