2011-12 Women's Golf

Mandi Morrow
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Kent, Ohio
- Prev School:
- Roosevelt
- High School:
- Roosevelt
What's In My Bag |
| Driver: Cleveland |
| Fairway Woods: Ping G10 |
Irons: 5-7 Ping i15 8-W Ping S57 |
Wedges: Ping Tour |
Hybrids: Ping |
Putter: Ping Anser |
Ball: Titleist ProV1 |
Getting to Know Mandi |
| Greatest golf memory: Hole-in-one at 2011 NCAA Regional at Notre Dame |
| Rituals and superstitions: I use a #1 ball on the first day of a tournament, a #2ball on the second day, #3 on day three and #4 on day four |
| People I admire the most: My parents |
| One place I have always wanted to visit is: Hawaii |
| When I was 8 years old, I started playing golfbecause: My dad got me to really like the sport |
| I chose Kent State because: I wanted my dad to continue to coach me |
| Favorite sport other than golf: Basketball |
| My dream foursome would include: Jack Nicklaus, Ben Hogan, Rory McIlroy |
| Hobbies and outside interests: Basketball, skiing, watching movies |
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2010-11 – Junior Season
• 2011 Second Team All-MAC
• MAC Co-Golfer of the Week April 21
• Had a hole-in-one during the first round ofthe 2011 NCAA Central Regional at South Bend, Ind.; finished thetournament one stroke out of a playoff to qualify for the NCAAChampionship (74-78-72=224)
• Had a team-best third-place finish at Lady BuckeyeApril 16-17
• Shot a career-low 218 (75-69-74) at Las Vegas Oct.25-27, good for 14th place
• As an individual, finished 19th at LadyGator Invite March 6-7
• Participated in all 13 events, finishing the year witha 76.3 stroke average
2009-10 – Sophomore Season
• Played all 36 rounds for Kent State, averaging 78.2strokes
• Led Kent State with her best showing of the fall season bytying for 15th at the Mercedes-Benz Championship (71-74-78=223)
• Finished second on the team and 58thoverall at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic March 26-28(79-78-80=237)
• Twice fired a career-tying low 71 on the season; firstround at Mercedes-Benz Championship Oct. 16 and the final round ofthe 2010 NCAA Championship May 21
• Shot a 10-over 226 (75-73-78) to finish tied for sixthat the MAC Championships April 23-25
2008-09 – Freshman Season
• Turned in a 78.70 scoring average after competing in 10 of12 events as a true freshman
• Came on late in the year after a bit of a slow start
• Finished seventh in the MAC Championship(75-81-80-78=314)
• Posted back-to-back top 20 finished playing as anindividual at the Lady Buckeye Spring Invitational (t17th,74-78-79=231) and the Ladies Midwest Shootout (t16th,80-80=160)
• Carded a season-low 72 in the final round of the UNLVRebel Spring Invitational
Amateur
• Advanced to match play of 2011 U.S. Women’sAmateur Public Links at Bandon, Ore. after shooting 157 (79-78) totie for 48th overall
• Participated in regional qualifier for 2011 U.S.Amateur
• Won the 2011 Portage County Amateur, her third titlein four years after missing the 2010 tournament
• Participated in Women's Western Amateur, Ohio Amateur andCanadian Amateur in 2010
• Was a first-team All-Ohio honoree as a senior
• Earned second-team All-Ohio accolades her junior year
• Also lettered three years in basketball
Personal
• Parents are Mike and Denise Morrow
• Father is in his 13th season as the Kent Statewomen’s golf coach
• Has two older sisters, Kelly and Jamie
• Jamie was a member of the Kent State field hockeyteam
• Member of the National Honor Society
• Father, mother and both sisters also attended KentState
• Majoring in sports administration
















































