Career Honors:
All-ACC (2022)
WGCA All-American Scholar (2021)
All-ACC Academic Team (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021)
ACC Honor Roll (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021)
Career:
Improved her stroke average by a 1.40 clip from her freshman (74.19) to sophomore (72.79) season, which was the fifth-best improvement from a freshman/sophomore year over the last 20 seasons ... concluded her career with a 73.51 stroke average with 34 rounds of even or under par, 13 top-20 finishes and eight top-10 ... she won the Chattanooga Classic as an individual in 2022 with rounds of 72, 69 and 66 for a 9-under, 207.
2023-24:
All-ACC Academic Team and ACC Honor Roll selection ... turned in a 72.81 stroke average in her final season with the Blue Devils ... had one top-five, two top-10 and three top-20 finishes ... had 10 rounds of even or under par and four rounds in the 60s ... registered a season-best tied for fifth finish at the Landfall Tradition as she posted a final round of 8-under, 64, on her way to helping Duke win the team title ... her 64 was tied for the fourth-lowest 54-hole score in Duke history on a par-72 course ... also collected a second round of 7-under, 65, at the Florida State Match Up and finished tied for ninth ... tied for 13th at the NCAA Cle Elum Regional, after opening with a 5-under, 67 ... her 67 was tied for the fourth-lowest 18-hole score on a par-72 course in Duke history at a NCAA Regional ... finished the season ranked No. 101 nationally.
Summer of 2023:
Placed second in stroke-play qualifying at the North & South Women’s Amateur with rounds of 69 and 71 … fell in the round of 32 of match play to Virginie Ding, 1UP … received one of five qualifying places for the U.S. Women’s Amateur in Houston, Texas, after firing a 1-under, 70 … turned in rounds of 68 and 73 in stroke-play qualifying and advanced to the round of 16 in match play at the U.S. Women’s Amateur.
2022-23:
All-ACC Academic Team ... collected a 73.47 stroke average in the fall over five events ... finished the season with eight rounds of even or under par ... totaled three scores in the 60s ... boosted with a final round of 4-under, 68, placed ninth at the ACC Championship with a 2-under-par, 214 ... closed the ACCs with back-to-back under-par rounds ... turned in a season-best tied for fourth finish at the Windy City Collegiate with rounds of 77, 72 and 69 for a 2-over, 218 ... with rounds of 75, 70 and 69, was tied for 12th at the Jackson T. Stephens Cup with a 2-under, 214.
2023 Augusta National Women's Amateur (ANWA):
Received an invitation to compete in the ANWA for the first time in her career ... turned in rounds of 77 and 71 for a 148 as she missed the cut by only two strokes ... closed her final nine holes in the second round at 3-under-par to shoot 1-under for the day.
2021-22:
All-ACC ... All-ACC Academic Team ... competed in 10 tournaments and notched a career-best 72.79 stroke average ... won the Chattanooga Classic individual title with rounds of 72, 69 and 66 for a 9-under, 207 ... led Duke with 13 rounds of even or under par ... counted 24-of-25 rounds on the year ... notched three top-10 and five top-20 finishes on the season, while leading the Blue Devils with 87 birdies ...with rounds of 72, 73 and 69 finished tied for 10th at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate with a two-under, 214 ... shot a 74 in stroke play action at the East Lake Cup and tied for eighth ... went 2-0 in match play at the East Lake Cup as she registered a 3&2 win over Julia Johnson of Mississippi and totaled a 1UP win against Caley McGinty of Oklahoma State ... tied for 16th at the Tar Heel Invitational with scores of 70, 73 and 71 for a two-under 214 ... had 13 rounds of even or under par, after having four total as a freshman ... closed the season ranking No. 58 in the Golfweek Individual listing.
Spring of 2021:
WGCA All-American Scholar ... All-ACC Academic Team ... played her best golf of the season at the ACC Championship as she tied for fourth with rounds of 71, 71 and 71 for a 3-under, 213 … her 3-under score helped Duke finish first in stroke play and earn the No. 1 seed in match play … went on to go 2-0 in match play against Virginia and Florida State to help lead Duke to its 22nd team ACC title … tied for 13th in her collegiate debut at the Palmetto Intercollegiate with rounds of 76, 77 and 73 for a 226 … went 1-2 in match play at the Cavalier Match Play as Duke won the team title … finished the season ranked No. 68 in the Golfweek and No. 88 in the GolfStat ledgers … closed the NCAA Championship with an even-par, 72, and placed tied for 62nd overall … defeated Alessandra Fanali, 7&5, in the quarterfinals of match play against Arizona State at the NCAA Championship … tied for 29th at the NCAA Columbus Regional with rounds of 73, 75 and 76.
Fall of 2020:
Placed 11th at the Golfweek Caledonia Amateur with rounds of 71, 72 and 70 for an even-par, 213.
Summer of 2020:
Turned in a tied for 10th place finish at the Insperity Invitational/Patrick Reed AJGA Junior Championship with rounds of 74 and 77 for a seven-over, 151 … competed in the Senior Cup to help raise $60,000 to benefit the Emergency Golf Relief Fund and the AJGA’s Achieving Competitive Excellence (ACE) Grant … missed the cut at the U.S. Women’s Amateur with rounds of 75 and 79.
High School/Prep:
2018 AJGA Rolex Junior First Team All-America ... registered three top 10 finishes on the AJGA in 2019 and two in two tournaments in 2020 ... collected 22 top 20 placements over her career on the AJGA ... registered her first AJGA title in 2018 at the Hunter Mahan Junior Championship with rounds of 69 and 70 ... went 2-0-2, undefeated on the victorious West squad at the 2018 Wyndham Cup and reached the round of 16 at the 2019 U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship ... earned 2018 Girls’ Athlete of the Week by the Houston Chronicle ... qualified for the 2017 U.S. Women’s Open and the 2017 LPGA Volunteers of America Texas Shootout ... competed in the USGA U.S. Women’s Amateur on four occasions, and was the youngest golfer in the field in 2015 ... a two-time First Team All-District and Player of the Year at William P. Clements H.S. ... carded eight individual wins, placed second individually and led her team to an 11th place finish at the 2018 UIL 6A Texas State Golf Championship.
Personal:
Full name is Anne Vera Chen ... born July 27, 2001 in Melbourne, Australia ... daughter of Byron and Julie Chen ... graduated in May of 2024 with a degree in public policy.
Chen By The Numbers
2023-24
ANNIKA Intercollegiate (74-72-74=220, T38, +4)
Windy City Collegiate (74-70-73=217, T46, +1)
Jackson T. Stephens Cup (75-73-69=217, T22, +1)
Landfall Tradition (74-71-64=209, T5, -7)
Moon Golf Invitational (73-78-70=221, T36, +5)
Darius Rucker Invitational (70-75-72=217, T33, +4)
Florida State Match Up (73-65-74=212, T9, +4)
ACC Championship (76-76-74=226, T47, +10)
NCAA Cle Elum Regional (67-77-77=221, T13, +5)
NCAA Championship (73-75-75-74=297, T43, +9)
2022-23
ANNIKA Intercollegiate (77-73-73=223, T41, +7)
Windy City Collegiate (77-72-69=218, T4, +2)
Jackson T. Stephens Cup (75-70-69=214, T12, -2)
Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invite (74-76-77=227, T43, +11)
Landfall Tradition (73-76-71=220, T38, +4)
Nexus Collegiate Invite (84-74-76=234, 43, +18)
Valspar Augusta Invite (74-76=150, T44, +4)
ACC Championship (75-71-68=214, 9, -2)
NCAA Palm Beach Regional (78-79-76=233, T53, +17)
NCAA Championship (77-76-77=230, T117, +14)
2021-22
ANNIKA Intercollegiate (72-73-69=214, T10, -2)
Windy City Collegiate (75-78-77=230, T42, +14)
Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invite (70-73-71=214, T16, -2)
East Lake Cup (74=74, T8, +2)
Moon Golf Invitational (79-67-74=220, T26, +4)
Darius Rucker Intercollegiate (77-70-74=221, T33, +8)
Northrop Grumman Challenge (70-77-73=220, T26, +7)
Chattanooga Classic** (72-69-66=207, 1, -9)
ACC Championship (75-72-77=224, T24, +8)
NCAA Franklin Regional (71-70-73=214, T11, -2)
2021
Palmetto Intercollegiate (76-77-73=226, T13, +10)
Gamecock Intercollegiate (76-74-74=224, T45, +8)
ACC Championship (71-71-71=213, 4, -3)
NCAA Columbus Reg. (73-75-76=224, +8, T29)
NCAA Championship (76-77-75-72=300, +12, T62)