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2011-12 Women's Golf Roster

Jennifer Newman

  • Height 5-3
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Brentwood, Tenn.

Biography

2011-12: Competed 22 rounds in 10 events... Finished fifth on the team in scoring at 81.9... Posted three top-20 finishes... Tied for second at the Belmont Invitational, a career-best... Tied for third in a dual match with Austin Peay... Academic All-Conference.

2010-11: Competed in 21 rounds in 10 events... Finished fourth on the team in scoring average at 80.8... Posted five top-30 finishes.... Best finishes were ties for 23rd place at the Samford Intercollegiate and the Belmont Invitational... Shot a seaon-low 74at the Great Smokies Intercollegiate in September... Her low 36-hole score of the year was a 158 at the same Great Smokies event... Academic All-Conference.

2009-10: Played 14 rounds in seven events... Hampered by injuries during the spring season... Led the team in scoring with an 79.8 average... Had two top-20 finishes, including a career-best tie for seventh at the APSU Invitational in  October... Won medalist honors in the Dual Match with Lipscomb in September... Shot season-best 75 twice (Dual Match with Lipscomb, APSU Intercollegiate).

2008-09: Played 25 rounds in 11 events... Third on the team in scoring average at 81.4... Had one top-20 finish, a tie for 14th place at the Atlantic Sun Championship... Posted a season-low 74 in the first round of the A-Sun Championship... Named Academic All-Conference.

Prior to Belmont: Lettered at Brentwood High School for four years... Reached the Tennessee Class AAA State Tournament three times, placed fifth as a senior... Earned All-State honors in 2007... Named team MVP twice... District Champion in 2006... Regional Runner-Up in 2007... Member of the National Society of High School Scholars and the National Honor Society.

Personal: Major is Music Business... Favorite athletes are Phil Mickelson, Paula Creamer, and Chris Johnson... Hobbies include reading, singing, traveling, and playing the piano and guitar... Favorite TV shows include Oprah, Extreme Home Makeover, and Grey's Anatomy... Has one sibling: Allison... Daughter of Tommy and Patty Newman... Father is a Belmont graduate... Born September 8, 1989 in Nashville.