2016-17 Women's Golf Roster
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Ballard, Emma
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Emma Ballard
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Kingwood
- Hometown:
- Kingwood, Texas
Bio
CAREER BESTS
Best Finish:Â Tie for 35th, at Red Raider Invitational (Sept. 12-13, 2016)
Low 18-hole Score: 73, four times, at Ptarmigan Ram (Sept. 15,2015), Jim West Challenge (Oct. 6, 2015), Betsy Rawls Invitational (Oct. 20, 2015) and Dickson Invitational (Feb. 27, 2017)
Low 54-hole Score: 224, at Jim West Challenge (Oct. 4-6, 2015)
SPRING 2017 (SOPHOMORE)
Best Finish:Â Tie for 35th, at Red Raider Invitational (Sept. 12-13, 2016)
Low 18-hole Score: 73, four times, at Ptarmigan Ram (Sept. 15,2015), Jim West Challenge (Oct. 6, 2015), Betsy Rawls Invitational (Oct. 20, 2015) and Dickson Invitational (Feb. 27, 2017)
Low 54-hole Score: 224, at Jim West Challenge (Oct. 4-6, 2015)
SPRING 2017 (SOPHOMORE)
- Played in three events during the spring where she averaged 77.0 strokes per round.
- Closed the 2016-17 season averaging 77.1 strokes per round after participating in six events altogether.Â
- Started the spring by finishing in a tie for 51st (14-over 230)Â in the Lady Puerto Rico Classic.
- Followed with a tie for 62nd (14-over 230) in the Dickson Invitational.
- Participated in three tournaments where she averaged 77.3 strokes per round.
- Began the year by finishing in a tie for 35th overall in the Red Raider Invitational, the highest finish so far in her career.
- Opened the Red Raider Invitational with a 2-over 74 before finishing at 14-over 230 overall.
- Participated in the Betsy Rawls Invitational where she tied for 45th individually (12-over 228).
- Closed the fall at the Trinity Forest Invitational in a tie for 61st overall (11-over 83).
- Closed the 2015-16 campaign with a 77.6 scoring average after participating in seven tournaments, including three in the spring.
- Put together a 78.9 stroke average during the spring season alone which included trips to the Lady Puerto Rico Challenge, the Hurricane Invitational and the Henssler Financial Intercollegiate.
- Best finish came at the Henssler Financial Intercollegiate where she closed the tournament in 57th place with a 26-over 242 card.
- Started the spring with a 74th-place finish at the Lady Puerto Rico Challenge (21-over 237).
- Followed that performance with a 79th-place showing at the Hurricane Invitational (18-over 231).
FALL 2015 (FRESHMAN)
- Competed in all four tournaments in the fall.
- Placed tied for 39th in her first collegiate outing at the Ptarmigan Ram Fall Classic with a 228.
- Tied for 36th at the Jim West Tournament carding a 224 (+8).
- Finished in 63rd at the Betsy Rawls Invitational with a 235.
- Finished in 64th place at the Alamo Invitationsl with a 232 (+16).
HIGH SCHOOL
- 2014 District Champion
- Won two regular season tournaments
- Placed 2nd at the District Tournament (2015)
- First Team All-District (2015)
- Regional Qualifier (2015)
- Best 18-hole: 69
Amateur Career:
- Scoring Average: 74.75
- 1st at Shell Houston Open Junior (2014)
- 2nd at Aaron's/Bob Estes Abilene Junior (2015)
- T3 at AJGA St. Francis Ville Area Foundation Junior at the Bluffs (2015)
- T4 at AJGA Texas Girls invitational (2015)
- 4th at the Girls Texas State Junior Championship
Personal
Full name: Emma Kate Ballard
Hometown: Kingwood, Texas
High School:Â Kingwood High School
Birthday: October 7, 1996
Major: Community, Family, and Addiction Sciences
Get to Know Emma
Favorite City: Houston
Favorite TV Show: One Tree Hill
Favorite Restaurant: Fiesta Azteca
Favorite Dinner: Fajitas w/ Chips and Queso
Favorite Way to Relax: Watching HGTV
Gadget I can't go without: Headphones
Favorite Sports Team: Houston Texans
Favorite Golf Memory: Shooting under par for the first time.
Why Texas Tech? Â I love the atmosphere and the coaches and know I am going to have a great collegiate experience.
Favorite Quote: John 15:4
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