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| Chessey Thomas |
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Sophomore
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| Hometown:
Spokane, Wash.
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| High School:
Saint George's School
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| Height:
5-4
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| Experience:
1L
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| Year |
Trns. |
Rds. |
Strokes |
Avg. |
Low |
High |
Par or Better |
T10 |
T25 |
| 2010-11 |
10 |
31 |
2,370 |
76.45 |
68 |
84 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
| 2011-12 |
7 |
20 |
1,505 |
75.25 |
70 |
80 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
| Totals |
17 |
51 |
3,875 |
75.98 |
68 |
84 |
6 |
0 |
5 |
| CAREER EVENTS |
| Freshman (2010-11) |
| NCAA Fall Preview |
76-79-80--235 |
81 |
| Golfweek Challenge |
79-73-73--225 |
24t |
| Mercedes-Benz Championship |
74-74-72--220 |
23t |
| Pac-10/SEC Challenge |
74-74-80--228 |
54t |
| LSU Tiger Golf Classic |
78-74-75--227 |
26t |
| Bryan National Collegiate |
76-81-80--237 |
46t |
| Rebel Intercollegiate |
76-73-74--223 |
12t |
| SEC Championship |
74-79-78--231 |
36t |
| NCAA West Regional |
74-73-84--231 |
52t |
| NCAA Championship |
80-81-84-68--313 |
102t |
| Sophomore (2011-12) |
| Cougar Classic |
75-75-70--220 |
38t |
| Mason Rudolph Fall Preview |
75-74-80--229 |
52t |
| SEC/Pac-12 Challenge |
77-75-72--224 |
50t |
| Darius Rucker Intercollegiate |
78-78--156 |
49t |
| LSU Tiger Golf Classic |
79-76-75--230 |
27t |
| Anuenue Spring Break Classic |
74-74-78--227 |
18t |
FRESHMAN SEASON
• Played in 10 of the Big Orange's 11 contests, missing only the Allstate Sugar Bowl Championship
• Finished two rounds at par or better on the season - once at the Mercedes-Benz Championship and her season best 68 in the final round of the NCAA Championship
• Compiled a stroke average of 76.45 - fifth for Tennessee
• Posted her highest finish of the season - T12 - at the Rebel Intercollegiate with a three-day score of 223
SOPHOMORE SEASON
• Played in seven contests for Tennessee
• Finished par or better four times, including two straight rounds under par at the SEC/Pac-12 Challenge
• Compiled a stroke average of 75.25 - fourth for Tennessee
• Posted her highest finish of the season - T18-at the Anuenue Spring Break Classic• Two top-25 finishes tallied on the season were at the SEC/Pac-12 Challenge and the Anuenue Spring Break Classic• Her best round of the season came at the Cougar Classic where she fired a 70 on the final day of competition
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
• Attended St. George's School, which didn't have a golf team
• Competed for nearby Lewis and Clark H.S.
• Captured her second-straight 4A Washington state girls title in May of 2010, carding a two-day 138 total
• In 2009 she snagged medalist honors at the state tournament with a 36-hole total of 139 (-5) and led Lewis and Clark to the team crown
• Ranked as high as No. 24 among Golfweek's Class of 2010 Commitments
• A four-time Greater Spokane League Player of the Year selection
• District Player of the Year in 2008, 2009 and 2010
• Also was an all-league performer in basketball and led St. George's to the state tournament.
AMATEUR NOTES
• Led Team Washington to back-to-back fifth-place finishes at the Junior America's Cup in 2007 and 2008
• Tied for second during the stroke play portion of the 2010 PNGA Women's Amateur Championship in Clarkston, Wash. and advanced to the round of 16 in the event
• Three days after winning her first 4A state title in 2009, cap- tured the Pacific Northwest Junior PGA Championship with back-to-back even-par 72s
• Nabbed three top-10 finishes at AJGA competitions in 2009, including a win at the Scissortail Junior Championships
PERSONAL INFORMATION
• Selected as a member of Youth Leadership Spokane and was the chairperson for St. George's School Spirit Commitee for the 2009-10 school year
• Aspires to own her own business someday
• Admires the late basketball coach John Wooden because he valued what his players did on and off the court
• Also influenced by Michael Jordan and Babe Didrickson Zaharias
• Chose Tennessee over Washington, Denver and Oklahoma
• Natalie Francesca "Chessey" Thomas was born on Feb. 12, 1992, in Santiago, Chile
• She is the daughter of Jeff and Reggy Thomas
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