2010-11 Women's Golf Roster
Biography
Awards & Recognition
2011 Summit League Winter/Spring Academic All-League Selection - Distinguished Scholar
Named to the 2010-11 Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence
Career Chip Shots
Rounds - 77
Strokes (total) - 6,325
Strokes (average) - 82.1
Best Round - 75 at the Western Illinois Invitational (Sept. 13-14, 2009)
Best Finish - 1st at the Western Illinois Invitational (Sept. 13-14, 2009)
At Western Illinois
2010-11 (Senior Season): Played in 21 rounds, carrying a stroke average of 80.4 per round... placed in the top 15 twice, top 10 twice and earned three top five finishes this season... her best finish was a second place finish at the Loyola Invitational where she forced a playoff... low round was a 74 and collected 11 rounds in the 70's.
2009-10 (Junior Season): Played 20 rounds nine tournaments with a stroke average of 81.8 per round... opened the season with her first career win in the Western Illinois Invitational (Sept. 13-14)... shot a career-best round of 75 at the Western Illinois Invitational... placed in the top 20 in five tournaments with three top-10 finishes... played seven rounds in the 70s... Placed 24th at The Summit League Championship... Earned the 2009-10 Student-Athlete Provost Award.
2008-09 (Sophomore Season): Played 17 rounds with a season stroke average of 82.3 per round... finished a career-best second place at the Park University Invitational April 13-14 with a two-round total of 160 (79-81)... tied with teammate Emily Brink for third place at the Green Bay Fall Classic on Oct 20-21... Shot the Westerwinds' season low two-round tournament score of 155 at the Illinois Wesleyan Fall Classic to finish in a tie for ninth... Shot a team-best six rounds in the 70s...named to The Summit League Winter-Spring Academic All-Conference Team...named to The Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence...earned National Golf Coaches Association All-American Scholar team honors.
2007-08 (Freshman Season): Played 19 rounds...finished her first collegiate season with the team's third best stroke average of 84.9...finished two rounds with scores in the 70's...earned the third best two-round score for the team with a 162...earned National Golf Coaches Association All-American Scholar team honors... received Summit League Winter/Spring Academic All-League Team honors.
High School
Finished 13th in the state finals as a senior... garnered all-conference honors four times... owns five school golf records... won her 2006 IHSA regional... named team MVP in each of her four years... sits in fourth on Litchfield’s girl’s basketball career scoring list... named an Illinois State Scholar.
Personal
Born March 4, 1989... daughter of Don and Marla Gursh... majoring in Elementary Education.
2010-11 Results
Date Tournament Score Place
Sep. 12-13 Western Illinois Invitational 82-86 - 168 T-12th
Sep. 27-28 SIUE Intercollegiate 77-82 - 159 T-4th
Oct. 4-5 Butler Fall Invitational 77-76 - 153 T-10th
Oct. 10-11 NIU Huskie Classic 81-78 - 159 26th
Feb. 28-March 1 NewWave Communications Classic 80 T-3rd
March 14-15 Jackrabbit Invitational 77-79-79 -235 T-35th
March 27-28 Saluki Invitational 83-78 - 161 - T-10th
April 3-4, 2011 IPFW Spring Classic 87-82 - 169 T-11th
April 11-12 Loyola invitational 74-77 - 151 2nd|
April 18-19 Summit League Championships 80-79-83 - 242 21st
2009-10 Results
Date Tournament Score Place
Sep. 13-14 Western Illinois Invitational 78-75 — 153 1st
Sep. 21-22 PTSIR Golf Performance Classic 79-89 — 168 T-26th
Oct 5-6 Butler Fall Invitational 81-76 — 157 14th
Oct 12-13 Green Bay Fall Classic 87-82 — 169 T-12th
March 10-11 NIU Snowbird 81-93 — 174 T-31st
March 28-29 Saluki Invitational 82-89 — 171 T-54th
April 5-6 Hotels at Grand Prairie Invitational 80-76-79 — 235 T-17th
April 11-12 Loyola Invitational 81-76 — 157 T-4th
April 19-20 The Summit League Championship 81-86-84 — 251 24th
2008-09 Results
Date Tournament Score Place
Sep. 14-15 Western Illinois Invitational 80 T-12th
Sep. 20-21 Illinois Wesleyan Fall Classic 77-78-144 T-9th
Oct 5-6 NIU Huskie Classic 87-77-`64 T13th
Oct 20-21 Green Bay Fall Classic 78-84-162 T-3rd
March 12-13 NIU Snowbird Intercollegiate 84-80-164 T-42nd
March 29-30 Saluki Invitational 82-88-170 T-48th
April 5-6 Hotels at Grand Prairie Invitational 80-86-166 T-32nd
April 13-14 Park University Invitational 79-81-160 T-2nd
April 20-21 The Summit League Championship 91-87-178 T37th
2007-08 Results
Date Tournament Score Place
Sep. 16-17 Western Illinois Invitational 82-84-166 T-32nd
Oct 1-2 NIU Huskie Classic 83-89-172 T-25th
Oct 6-7 Hawkeye Invitational 85-88-88-261 T-68th
Oct 15-16 UMKC Kenneth Smith Classic 76-86-162 T-22nd
Mar 13-14 NIU Snowbird Intercollegiate 84-89-173 T-30th
Mar 30-31 Saluki Invitational 82-80-162 T-48th
Apr 4-5 Illini Spring Classic 91-91-84-266-73rd
Apr 20-22 The Summit League Championship 87-88-77-252 T-25
