Lila Galeai
Ht
5'
9"
Class
Senior
Hometown
Orem, 
Utah United States
Last School
Lehi High School
Roster Years
2020-2024


BYU Career

Lowest 18-hole score: 66

  • 2021 Dick McGuire Invitational (First Round)

Lowest 54-hole score: 209; 7-under

  • 2021 Dick McGuire Invitational (66-70-70—206; -10)

Best finish: T-1

  • 2021 Dick McGuire Invitational (66-70-70—206; -10)

Awards and Accolades

  • 2022 All-WCC First Team

PERSONAL

  • Majoring in English
  • Daughter of Mildred and Raymond Galeai
  • Brother Jray Galeai played football at BYU
  • Sister Eternity Galeai played basketball at BYU
  • Father Raymond Galeai played football at Dixie State
  • Special Talent: Can play the Ukulele behind her head

BEFORE BYU

Golf

  • 115th Utah Women's State Amateur Champion
  • 2021 Utah Women's Four-Ball Champion (with partner Kareen Larson)
  • 2020 UJGA Player Of The Year 
  • 2019 Won the FCG Callaway World Championship (Rancho Mirage, Calif.)
  • 2019 UJGA Player Of The Year 
  • 2019 Utah 4A Girls Golf State Champions
  • 2018 Utah 4A Girls Golf State Champions

Basketball

  • 2020 Deseret News 5A All-State First Team
  • Averaged 11.8 points and 7.1 rebounds per game

Stats

2022-23 Junior

Tournament Place R1 R2 R3 Total To Par
USF Intercollegiate T-31 77 73 72 222 +8
Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship T-55 74 75 75 224 +11
Dale McNamara Invitational T-20 75 75 72 222 +6
Marilynn Smith Sunflower Invitational T-15 74 76 40 190 +10
Miami Hurricane Invitational T-8 69 72 72 213 -3
FAU Paradise Invitational T-59 74 77 77 228 +12
San Diego State Classic T-54 80 78 88 246 +30
Anunue Spring Break Classic T-28 71 77 72 220 +4
BYU Riverside Classic T-14 76 76 68 220 +4
WCC Championship T-10 75 72 73 220 +4

2021-22 Sophomore

Tournament Place R1 R2 R3 Total To Par
Dick McGuire Invitational T-1* 66 70 70 206 -10
Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship T-20 73 73 71 217 +4
Golfweek Red Sky Classic T-38 77 71 — 148 +4
Dale McNamara Invitational 3rd 70 74 69 213 -3
Texas State Invitational T-28 75 78 78 231 +15
Gunrock Invitational T-16 68 74 72 214 -2
Juli Inkster Meadow Club Collegiate T-60 80 79 76 235 +19
Silverado Showdown T-70 82 79 73 234 +18
Chambers Bay Invitational T-48 82 75 79 236 +20
WCC Championship T-11 77 84 71 232 +16
NCAA Franklin Regional T-21 73 77 69 219 +3
* Lost in first-place playoff

2020-21 Freshman

Tournament Place R1 R2 R3 Total To Par
Trinity Forest Invitational T30 74 80 75 229 +13
Rebel Beach Intercollegiate T54 79 75 80 234 +18
The Gold Rush T26 79 76 76 231 +15
Juli Inkster at Meadow Club Invitational T44 80 75 79 234 +18
BYU Spring Classic* T9 77 79 N/A 147 +3
Lone Star Invitational T15 80 68 70 218 +2
West Coast Conference Tournament T18 76 77 80 233 +17
*Final round canceled due to weather

BYU Career Stats

Season Events Rounds Average Low  Win Top 5 Top 10 Top 15 Top 25
2020-21 7 20 76.30 68 0 0 1 2 3
2021-22 11 32 74.53 66 0 2 2 3 6
2022-23 10 29.5 74.75 68 0 0 2 4 5
Totals 28 81.5 75.19 66 0 2 5 9 14

 

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2020-2021

  • Played in 7 events with a 76.30 scoring average.
  • Posted a career best, T-9 finish at the BYU Spring Classic
Tournament Place R1 R2 R3 Total To Par
Trinity Forest Invitational T30 74 80 75 229 +13
Rebel Beach Intercollegiate T54 79 75 80 234 +18
The Gold Rush T26 79 76 76 231 +15
Juli Inkster at Meadow Club Invitational T44 80 75 79 234 +18
BYU Spring Classic* T9 77 79 N/A 147 +3
Lone Star Invitational T15 80 68 70 218 +2
West Coast Conference Tournament T18 76 77 80 233 +17
Sophmore Year 2021-2022

2021-22 Sophomore

After beginning the 2021-22 campaign by tying for first at the Dick McGuire Invitational, Lila Galeai proved why she will be a force to be reckoned with for years to come. The sophomore fired three-straight under-par rounds (66-70-70—206) to to post a 10-under-par total.

The Lehi product finished the year with an 11th place finish at the WCC Championship, finished 21st at the NCAA Franklin Regional and posted a 3-under final round 69 to help the Cougars to an 8-under final day.

Galeai improved her scoring average by two shots during her sophomore season posting a 74.53 average, grabbed six top-25 finishes, three top-15s, 2 top-10s and twice finished in the top-5.

Tournament Place R1 R2 R3 Total To Par
Dick McGuire Invitational T-1 66 70 70 206 -10
Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship T-20 73 73 71 217 +4
Golfweek Red Sky Classic T-38 77 71 — 148 +4
Dale McNamara Invitational 3rd 70 74 69 213 -3
Texas State Invitational T-28 75 78 78 231 +15
Gunrock Invitational T-16 68 74 72 214 -2
Juli Inkster Meadow Club Collegiate T-60 80 79 76 235 +19
Sliverado Showdown T-70 82 79 73 234 +18
Chambers Bay Invitational T-48 82 75 79 236 +20
WCC Championship T-11 77 84 71 232 +16
NCAA Franklin Regional T-21 73 77 69 219 +3
Junior Year 2022-2023

2022-23 Junior

Tournament Place R1 R2 R3 Total To Par
USF Intercollegiate T-31 77 73 72 222 +8
Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship T-55 74 75 75 224 +11
Dale McNamara Invitational T-20 75 75 72 222 +6
Marilynn Smith Sunflower Invitational T-15 74 76 40 190 +10
Miami Hurricane Invitational T-8 69 72 72 213 -3
FAU Paradise Invitational T-59 74 77 77 228 +12
San Diego State Classic T-54 80 78 88 246 +30
Anunue Spring Break Classic T-28 71 77 72 220 +4
BYU Riverside Classic T-14 76 76 68 220 +4
WCC Championship T-10 75 72 73 220 +4
Senior Year 2023-2024

Graduate Year

Redshirt Year

Medical Redshirt Year



  • Lila Galeai at the 2021 BYU Spring Classic - credit Randy Dodson Fairways Magazine

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  • Lila Galeai wins 115th Utah Women's State Amateur Championship

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  • BYU women's golfer Lila Galeai hits a golf shot at Riverside Country Club.

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  • BYU women's golf team poses with the trophy after their victory at the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship, hosted by the University of Tennessee at Cherokee Country Club.t

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  • BYU women's golfer Lila Galeai awarded the Utah Golf Association (UGA) Women's Player of the Year award.

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  • Lila Galeai hits a shot during the WCC Championship at Reflection Bay.

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  • Lila Galeai walks down the fairway during round two of the WCC Championship.

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  • Annick Haczkiewicz, Allysha Mae Mateo and Lila Galeai each were named to the WCC All-Conference Team.

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  • Lila Galeai and Lea Garner talk about a shot at the NCAA Franklin Regional.

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  • Lila Galeai studies her putt during round two of the NCAA Franklin Regional.

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  • Lila Galeai walks to the next hole during the second round of the NCAA Franklin Regional.

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  • BYU women's golf poses for a photo after winning the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship.

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  • Lila Galeai hits a putt during the USF Intercollegiate.

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  • Lila Galeai studies a putt during the USF Intercollegiate.

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  • Lila Galeai hits a shot during the USF Intercollegiate at the Olympic Club.

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  • Carrie Roberts and Lila Galeai discuss how to hit a shot during the USF Intercollegiate.

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  • BYU women's golfer Lila Galeai hits a tee shot at Riverside Country Club.

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  • BYU women's golfer Lila Galeai hits a shot during round one of the Dale McNamara Invitational.

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  • Allysha Mae Mateo and Lila Galeai earn 2023 All-WCC Preseason Honors.

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  • Lila Galeai hits a shot during the first round of the FAU Paradise Invitational.

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  • Lila Galeai hits a tee shot at the Anuenue Spring Break Classic in Hawaii.

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