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Western Michigan University Athletics

2009-10 Golf-W Roster

Elise Swartout

Elise Swartout

  • Height:
    5-7
  • Class:
    Senior
  • High School:
    Ann Arbor Pioneer
  • Hometown:
    Ann Arbor, Mich.

Summary

Biography

 

Low Round 70 (Cardinal Classic-Fall, 2009)
Low Opening Round 72 (2x - last at Nittany Lion Women's Invitational-Fall, 2009)
Low 36-hole Score 145 (Cardinal Classic-Fall, 2009)
Low 54-hole Score 223 (Nittany Lion Women's Invitational-Fall, 2009)
Low 72-hole Score 322 (MAC Championship-Spring, 2008)
Top Finish T-2nd (2x - last Falcon Classic-Spring, 2010)

YEAR RNDS STROKES AVG
2009-10 27 2044 75.7 *
2008-09 29 2251 77.6
2007-08 23 1827 79.4
2006-07 24 1922 80.1
CAREER 103 * 8044 78.1
  * Program record  

2009-10: Set new single-season scoring average record (75.70) ... tied career rounds played record (103) ... second in career scoring average (78.1) ... First Team All-MAC ... selected to Academic All-MAC Team ... second Bronco to earn First Team All-MAC honors in program history ... registered six top-10 finishes during the 2009-10 season and a pair of top-five finishes ... best finish came at the Falcon Classic (4/17-18), tying for second place and matching the best finish of her career ... tied career 36-hole low score this fall at the Cardinal Classic (9/19-20), carding a two-round score of 145 ... registered the lowest 54-hole score of her career with a 223 at the Nittany Lion Women’s Invitational (10/3-4) ...  accounted for the team’s best individual finish in five of nine tournaments this season ... carded two rounds at or under par, including a career-best 2-under par also at the Cardinal Classic ... tied for sixth at MAC Championships (4/23-25), lowest finish at the event in career ... led the field at MAC Tournament in par 5 scoring (-2) ... qualified for NGCA All-Scholar Team for third-straight year ... earned fourth letter.

2009 Amateur Results: Finished third at the Michigan PGA Open at Crystal Mountain, carding rounds of 71, 74 and a career best 68 ... tied for 21st at GAM Championship ... stroke play medalist at Michigan Women’s Amateur (76-72) and advanced to round of 16 in match play ... medalist at TaylorMade-Adidas event (The Medalist) with scores of 80-74 ... made championship flight at Western Women’s Championship, advancing to round of 32 in match play ... carded first hole-in-one in competition at the Michigan Women’s Amateur - eight iron from 145 yards out.

2008-09: Finished in the top 20 in all but one event, including three top-10 finishes ... registered the best finish of career, second place at the Indiana University Invitational (4/6-7) ... tied career-low 54-hole score, shooting 225 at the Duramed Collegiate Invitational at Rio Verde (3/6-8) ... scored three rounds of even par in ... registered the lowest score of career with a 71 during the second round at Rio Verde ... has been the low scorer for the team (or shared the low score) in seven of 10 tournaments ... finished tied for 15th at MAC Championships and earned Second Team All-MAC ... 29 rounds played is a new WMU single-season record ... led team with 77.62 scoring average, tied for fourth lowest all-time ... earned third letter.

2008 Amateur Results: Swartout played in four Taylor-Made Adidas Tour events, claiming two wins and a second-place finish en route to earning Taylor-Made Adidas Golfer of the Year ... finished second at the Medalist in Marshall, Mich., shooting 82-75 ... claimed first win at Longaberger in Nashport, Ohio with a two-round score of 79-75 ...  made it 2-for-2 in Ohio, winning a Collegiate Players Tour event in Columbus, 77-81-80.

2007-08: Recorded career-best finish with a tie for third place at the Red Rocks Invitational, shooting 76 in back-to-back rounds to finish 4-over par ... shot a career-low 73 in the opening round of the Rio Verde Invitational, which she finished T-14 place in ... posted two top five regional finishes, with a fifth place finish at the Nittany Lion Women’s Invitational and a tie for third place at the Red Rocks Invitational ... ranks 28th in the country in birdie conversion (.219) ... ranks 40th in the country in putt on GIR (1.89) and ranks 43rd in the nation in three putt holes (0.95) ... earned second letter.

2007 Amatuer Results: Participated in six Fidra events, recording five top-10 finishes ... registered highest finish with a second place at the Coldwater Golf Club (83-79) ... finished fourth with a 76-80 at the Meadows ... finished fifth at the Marshall Medalist (82-83) ... placed ninth with a pair of 80's at the Warren Golf Club ... came in 10th at Red Hawk with an 83 ... tied for 11th at Forset Akers West with an 88 and a 3-over-par 75 ... finished eighth in the regular season standings ... scored 78-81-82 at the PGA Open at Crystal Mountain.

2006-07: Named 2007 MAC Freshman of the Year ... recorded two top-20 finishes during freshman campaign ... finished tied for 16th at the Shoot-out at the Legends to close out the fall season ... finished tied for 22nd at the Indiana Invitational ... carded career low 74 during final round of Shoot-out and registered nine rounds in the 70’s ... closed out regular season with a 26th-place finish at the Lady Buckeye Invitational to led the team in an event for the first time this year ... ended season with a 17th-place finish at the MAC Championships ... earned first letter.

2006 Amateur Results: Finished tied for fifth twice and sixth once at three Powerbuilt Junior Tour events ... finished tied for 11th at the Fidra Midwest Collegiate Series event highlighted with a 77 in the second round ... shot a summer low 76 in the first round of the Golf Association of Michigan Girl’s Junior Championship en route to a tie for second place in the event ... qualified her for match play at the event ... medalist at the Big "I" Insurance Classic Qualifier at Riverview Heights Golf Club.

High School & Junior Golf: Finished tied for fifth in the 2006 Division I MHSAA Girls Golf State Finals, scoring 74+76 at Forest Akers (East) Golf Course at Michigan State ... first-team All-Detroit Metro and Ann Arbor Player of the Year as a senior ... member of 2006 All-State Super Team ... two-time team MVP and four-year varsity letterwinner ... served as captain during senior season ... hails from the largest high school in the state of Michigan, Pioneer ... was a first-team all-state, first-team All-Detroit Metro, first-team all-conference and first-team All-Ann Arbor during her junior season ... named All-Southeastern Conference three years ... All-SEC Academic team member as a senior ... received honorable mention for all-state and All-Ann Arbor as a sophomore ... best scholastic finish was fourth in the Division I State Championship, scoring a career-low 72 during the event.

Personal: Majoring in management with a 3.51 GPA ... daughter of Patti and Bernie Swartout ... born January 25, 1988 in Ann Arbor, Mich.

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  • 2007-08Sophomore

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  • 2008-09Junior

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  • 2009-10Senior

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