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    Teesha Ash     
     
      Teesha Ash
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Chattanooga, Tenn.

High School:
Notre Dame (Tenn.)

Last College:
Univ. of Mississipi

Height:
5-3

Birthdate:
01/16/1982

ASH'S PROFILE

AT TENNESSEE:

    Fall 2004: Shot a 70 on the final day of the Mercedes-Benz Women's Collegiate Championships, the best round of her career...Ash's efforts led the way toward a team total of 282, which matched the program standard for lowest round...The record-tying round vaulted the Lady Vols to a tie for second place, matching UT's best-ever showing in its event...Overall, Ash finished with a three-round total of 228 and ended tied for 35th place...Her score tied as the senior's second-lowest total for 54 holes of golf...Also saw action in the Hooters Match Play Championship, falling twice, in narrow two and one margins.

    2003-04: Had her best finish at the Las Vegas Founders Women's Collegiate Showdown, when she recorded a 219 (73-72-74) to tie for sixth place...Aced the 17th hole at the NCAA Championships, making her only the third golfer in Lady Vol history to record a hole-in-one...Joined former standouts Tina Schneeberger and Skyli Yamada in accomplishing the feat...Registered a 243 (79-80-84) to finish in a 37th-place tie at the Lady Tar Heel Invitational...Had her fourth career even-par round while tying for 47th place at the Bryan National with a 232 (79-72-81)...Tied for 49th place with a 234 (77-79-78) at the 2004 SEC Championships...Fired a 228 (75-72-81) as an individual to tie for 36th place at the Mercedes-Benz...Tied for 69th place with a 303 (79-73-74-77) at the NCAA Championships...Finished in a 74th-place tie with a 242 (87-78-77) at the NCAA East Regional...As an individual, Ash posted a 229 (76-75-78) to tie for 46th place at the Liz Murphey...Turned in a 242 (81-83-78) to tie for 59th place at the Arizona Wildcat Invitational... Posted a 242 (79-84-79) to tie for 78th at the NCAA Fall Preview...Named an NGCA Academic All-American...Also named to the SEC Honor Roll...

    2002-03: Redshirted in first season at UT.

AT OLE MISS:

    2001-02: Third best on the team with a 78.03 stroke average for 28 rounds of play...Led the squad to the USF/Beacon Woods Invitational tournament title with a third-place 217, which was the lowest 54-hole total in school history...As a team, the Lady Rebels posted an 885 at the same event, setting a new 54-hole standard for the program...Ash finished in the top 25 five times for Ole Miss, including the USF/Beacon Woods (3rd), Alabama Capstone (t11th), LSU Cleveland Classic (t14th), Greenwave Classic (20th) and the UCF Invitational (t23rd)...Earned Academic All-American honors for excellence in the classroom...

    2000-01: Played in four tourneys with an 86.75 stroke average...Fired a personal season-best 249 at the Mercedes-Benz Women's Collegiate Championships hosted by the Lady Vols...Shot a 267 as an individual at the Lady Rebel Intercollegiate...Tied for 59th at the Lady Gamecock Classic, her best finish of the season, with a 272.

HIGH SCHOOL:
Finished second in the Tennessee State High School Championships in 2000...Named an All-American in 1997...Captured Region III Player of the Year honors in 1997 and District VI Player of the Year kudos in 1996...Won the City Prep crown in 1997, 1998 and 2000...Claimed District and Regional titles in 1997...Garnered "Best of the Preps" accolades in 1997, 1998 and 2000.

AMATEUR:
Tied for sixth place with a 72 at the U.S. Women's Open Local Qualifier in Atlanta, Ga., to move on to the sectional qualifying round...Captured Chattanooga Women's Amateur tourney in 2000, 2002 and 2003...Won Chattanooga Girls' Junior tourney in 1998...Finished as the fourth amateur, eighth overall, at the 2000 Tennessee Women's Open...Placed 11th in the 2001 Tennessee Women's Open...Crowned the 1999 Maxfli State Champion and the 1999 Tennessee Girls' State Champion...Runner-up at the 1998 Tennessee Girls State Championship.

PERSONAL:
Majoring in business management...Has one brother, Mark, 34; and one sister, Stephanie, 30...An excellent student, Ash has been named to the chancellor's list for three semesters, the Dean's list for five semesters...Is a member of the Alpha Lambda Delta English Honor Society, Phi Sigma Theta National Honor Society, Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society for collegiate schools of business and Gamma Beta Phi Society...Is also a member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars Member, Golden Key International Honour Society and a Collegiate Academic All-American...Plans to attend graduate school and earn an MBA after finishing her collegiate career...Would like to play professional golf or teach as a golf course professional after graduate school...Daughter of James and Doris Ash...Born Teesha Lynn Ash on Jan. 16, 1982, in Florence, Ala.

ASH'S SCORECARD

YEARRNDSSTKSAVGLOW
2000-0112104186.7580
2001-0228218578.0370
2003-0431241477.8772
TOTALS71564079.4470

2003-04 (at Tennessee)
NCAA Fall Previewt78th79-84-79=242
Lady Tar Heel Invitationalt37th79-80-84=243
Mercedes-Benzt36th75-72-81=228
Las Vegast6th73-72-74=219
Arizona Wildcatt59th81-83-78=242
Lady GatorDNP
Liz Murpheyt46th76-75-78=229
Bryan Nationalt47th79-72-81=232
SEC Championshipst49th77-79-78=234
NCAA East Regionalt74th87-78-77=242
NCAA Championshipst69th79-73-74-77=303
Low Round72(2nd - Mercedes Benz, 2 - Bryan National)
Low Total219(Las Vegas)
2001-02 (at Ole Miss)
Mason Rudolpht65th81-83-78=242
Beacon Woods3rd74-73-70=217
Alabama Capstonet11th86-77-76=239
Palmetto Woment48th82-78-80=240
UCF Invitationalt23rd76-79=155
Lady Gatort29th74-81-80=235
Tulane Greenwave20th85-74=159
Liz Murpheyt34th80-76-76=232
LSU Clevelandt14th79-74-76=229
SEC Championshipst45th79-79-79=237
Low Round70(3rd - Beacon Woods)
Low Total217(Beacon Woods)
2000-01 (at Ole Miss)
Lady Rebelt65th91-89-87=267
Mercedes-Benz66th87-80-82=249
Lady Gator86th81-88-84=253
Lady Gamecockt59th88-95-89=272
Low Round80(2 - Mercedes-Benz)
Low Total249(Mercedes-Benz)

Italics indicate round of par or better

2003-04 ROUND-BY-ROUND BREAKDOWN

1st2nd3rd4th
Low73727477
Rounds1010101
Strokes78576878477
Average78.576.878.477

COLLEGIATE QUICK FACTS

Rounds: 71
Strokes: 5,640
Average: 79.44
Rounds of Par or Under: Three
Low Round: 70; 2001 Beacon Woods Invitational
Low Tournament (54 holes): 217; 2001 Beacon Woods Invitational
Top-10 Finishes: Three
Best Finish: 3rd; 2001 Beacon Woods Invitational