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Jacksonville University

2014-15 Women's Golf

Jessica Welch

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Franklin County
  • Hometown Lavonia, GA

Biography

2013-14 (Junior): 

  • First Team All-Atlantic Sun
  • Academic All-Atlantic Sun
  • Atlantic Sun All-Tournament Team
  • Individual runner-up at the Atlantic Sun Championship
  • Competed in all 10 events for Jacksonville on the season
  • Averaged a score of 74.68 in 28 rounds
  • Took home first career medalist honor at the Cincinnati Spring Invitational
  • Set JU records for 18-hole and 54-hole scoring at the Cincinnati Spring Invitational
  • Had seven Top 20s and three Top 10s

    Tournament 
    		Finish 
    		Scores 
    Minnesota Invitational 
    		T30 
    		82-77-78 = 237 
    UNCG Starmount Fall Classic 
    		T27 
    		76-75-75 = 226 
    JU Classic 
    		T14 
    		74-76 = 150 
    FIU Pat Bradley Invitational 
    		T16 
    		78-69-73 = 220 
    Amelia Island Collegiate 
    		T7 
    		75-72-72 = 219 
    UNF Intercollegiate 
    		T12 
    		75-82-77 = 234 
    Pinehurst Challenge 
    		T11 
    		78-74 = 152 
    Cincinnati Spring Invitational 
    		1 
    		75-70-66 = 211 
    Web.com Intercollegiate 
    		T25 
    		73-69-79 = 221 
    Atlantic Sun Championship 
    		2 
    		71-77-73 = 221 
    Season Average 
    		 74.68 


2012-13 (Sophomore): 

  • Second Team All-A-Sun
  • A-Sun All Tournament Team
  • Played in 11 Tournaments
  • Led the team with a 76.06 Stroke Average
  • Set the school record for low 18-hole score with a 67 in the first round of the Atlantic Sun Championship
  • Recorded six top 20 Finishes, with four Top 10 finishes
  • Season best 3rd at the JU Courtyard Classic
  • Low 54-hole score of 216 (67-74-75) at the Atlantic Sun Championship



 

TournamentFinishScores
UNCG Starmount Fall Classic1674-74-74=222
JU Courtyard Classic369-72-79=220
FIU Pat Bradley InvitationalT2475-79-76=230
Lady Paladin InvitationalT1575-79-76=230
Sir Pizza Terrapin ChallengeT6678-81-80=239
JMU Eagle Landing InviteT3074-76-78=228
JU vs. BradleyT278-75=153
John Kirk Panther IntercollegiateT2282-80-78=240
Pinehurst ChallengeT377-72-74=223
Web.com IntercollegiateT7476-75-82=233
Atlantic Sun ChampionshipT467-74-75=216
Season Average 76.06


2011-12 (Freshman):
Played in all 12 tournaments
Finished second on the team in stroke average (77.42)
Recorded six top 20 finishes
Had a season-best tie for fourth at the Holiday Inn Express Invitational, finishing at nine-over par, 225
Best round of the season was a two-under par, 70, in the first round of her career at the Great Smokies Intercollegiate

 
TournamentFinishScores
Great Smokies IntercollegiateT1170-75=145 (+1)
LPGA Xavier IntercollegiateT4582 (+10)
CSU Wendy''s InvitationalT2378-77=155 (+13)
Holiday Inn Express InvitationalT473-75-77=225 (+9)
Courtyard Classic1276-84-74=234 (+18)
USA Women''s InvitationalT4380-83=163 (+19)
Eagle Landing InvitationalT9081-82-82=245 (+29)
JU vs. Princeton177 (+5)
Low Country IntercollegiateT1079-75=154 (+10)
JU vs. Stetson877 (+5)
Marsh Landing InvitationalT676-73-78=227 (+11)
Atlantic Sun ChampionshipT1675-78-76=229 (+13)
Season Average 77.42
 

 

High School:
Led Franklin County to three state championship and won the individual title her senior year, carding a round of 66
Named to the all-state team three times
Won the 2009 AJGA Preseason Junior Qualifier at Chateau Elan in Braselton, Ga.

Personal:
Daughter of Valerie and Tommy Welch
Has one sister, Lauren Welch DeLay
Hobbies include reading, watching movies, going to the beach and hanging out with friends
Majoring in exercise science.

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