Whitney Messer
Whitney Messer
  • Weight:
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  • Year:
    JR
  • Hometown:
    Barbourville, Ky.
  • High School:
    Barbourville High Schol

Bio

Fourth year with the Bulldogs

As a Redshirt Junior (2021-22):

  • Concluded her junior season by medalling with a score of 157 at the Invitational at Boone Trace in Richmond. Shot a tournament-best round of 75 in round two to earn the program's first individual win since her own on April 6, 2021
  • Tied for 22nd with a 173 the Chattahoochee Collegiate Tournament.
  • Finished ninth with a 156 (+12) at the AAC Fall Preview.
  • Shot a one-under par 72 on day two of the Milligan Golf Invitational, finishing in eighth with a two-day score (+6) overall.
  • Returned from a year-long absence with a second-place score of 154 (+10) at the season-opening Alice Lloyd Invitational.

As a Junior (2021-22):

  • Did not compete

As a Sophomore (2020-21):

  • Recorded seven top-10 finishes in eight events
  • Collected All-Tournament honors as an individual with the highest finish of the season at second overall with a season-low round score of 74 (Round 1) for a final score of 150 in the Tennessee Wesleyan Invitational
  • Competed as an individual in the East Tennessee Collegiate with a final score of 75 (T-9)
  • Finished first for the Bulldogs with a final score of 163 (T-12) in the AAC Fall Preview
  • Finished first for the Bulldogs with a score of 82 (8th) in the Golden Tiger Spring Invitational
  • Finished first for the Bulldogs with a score of 171 (13th) in the Union College Bulldog Spring Invitational
  • Collected first-place medalist honors in the Tennessee Wesleyan Invitational with back-to-back rounds of 77 for a final score of 154
  • Competed as an individual and collected All-Tournament honors in the Midway University Spring Invitational with a final score of 159 (T-2)
  • Competed in the AAC Championships, collecting All-Tournament honors with a final score of 157 (3rd) 
  • Named to to the All-Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) First Team 
  • Earned AAC Golfer of the Week honors twice

As a Freshman (2019-20): 

  • Won the Blue Raider Fall Kick-Off, East Tennessee Collegiate, and Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Fall Championship
  • Broke school records for lowest first-round score (72) and lowest two-round score (145)
  • Recorded two more top 20 finishes