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Western Michigan University Athletics

2010-11 Golf-W Roster

Britney Hamilton

Britney Hamilton

  • Height:
    5-2
  • Class:
    Senior
  • High School:
    Lake Orion
  • Hometown:
    Lake Orion, Mich.

Summary

Biography

Low Round 68 (Nittany Lion Women's Invitational-Fall, 2010)
Low Opening Round 69 (Pat Bradley Invitational-Fall, 2010)
Low 36-hole Score 143 (Cardinal Classic-Fall, 2010)
Low 54-hole Score 217* (Pat Bradley Invitational-Fall, 2010)
Low 72-hole Score 311 (MAC Championships-Spring, 2009)
Top Finish 1st (Falcon Invitational-Spring, 2011)
  * Program individual scoring record


YEAR RNDS STROKES AVG
2010-11 30* 2258 75.3*
2009-10 27 2058 76.2
2008-09 26 2031 78.1
2007-08 15 1185 79.0
CAREER 98 7532 76.9*
  * Program record

2010-11: Finished tied for 24th at Wolverine Invitational (9/11-12) ... recorded third-career second-place finish and set new career lows for opening round score (70) and 36-hole score (143) at the Cardinal Classic (9/27-28) ... recorded career low round of 68 (-4), the second lowest single round in program history at the Nittany Lion Women's Invitational (10/2-3) and tied herself for the third lowest 54-hole score (221) in school history, earning a share of MAC Golfer of the Week ... finished second in a collegiate tournament for fourth time in career, placing runner up at the MAC Preview (10/18-19) ... recorded top-five finish (T-4th) at Pat Bradley Invitational (10/31-11/2) and set new 54-hole individual scoring record (217), while also posting best opening round score (69) of career ... finished alone in fourth at the Red Rocks Invitational (2/25-26) ... tied for 16th at the Rio Verde Invitational (3/4-6), earning MAC Golfer of the Week ... scored below par for the sixth time in career with final round score of 71 (-1) at UALR Women's Golf Classic (3/28-29) ... catpured first collegiate title, shooting 74 at the Falcon Invitational (4/16), sharing MAC Golfer of the Week ... became second WMU golfer to finish runner-up at MAC Championships, earning First Team All-MAC and was named to MAC All-Tournament Team for second time in career ... set new WMU records for single-season (75.0) and career (76.8) scoring averages ... ranked third in the MAC in scoring average ... first Bronco golfer, second in MAC history, to earn a bid into NCAA Regionals, shooting 232 (76-79-77) ... earned fourth letter.

2010 Amateur Results: Tied for third at GAM Championships (73-75=148) ... finished second in stroke play (68-74=142) at Michigan Women's Amateur and advanced to second round of match play after defeating teammate Leah Grawburg in first round ... Shot a 76 at the US Pub Links Qualifier and 80 and US Amateur Qualifier ... participated with teammate Kaylee Imel at the Hooters Collegiate Team Tournament shooting 75-67-69 during alternate shot, best ball and combinded score, respectively.

2009-10: Earned Second Team All-MAC ... registered three top-five finishes this season, finishing third at the Nittany Lion Women’s Invitational (10/3-4) ... finished second at the DURAMED MAC Preview (10/12-13) and the UALR Women’s Golf Classic (3/29-30) ... broke the program record for individual 54-hole score with a career low 218 at the UALR event, carding rounds of 73-74-71 ... recorded four rounds at or under par, including a career-low 2-under par 70 at the MAC Preview ... earned two MAC Golfer of the Week honors ... the team’s best finisher in four tournaments in 2009-10 ... finished tied for 11th at MAC Championships (4/23-25), leading the field with 12 birdies ... earned third letter.

2009 Amateur Results: Won the 93rd Michigan Women’s Amateur at Great Oaks Country Club in Rochester … drained 33-foot birdie putt on the last hole to win the match … advanced to NC Sectionals at US Open Local Qualifier (Walnut Hills) with a score of 76 … registered a 78 and 72 for a total of 150 at NC Sectionals but did not qualify by a slight four strokes … attended DURAMED Qualifier shooting a 78 missing qualification by only three shots.

2008-09: Was the low scorer or tied for the low team score in five of nine tournaments this season ... opened the fall with a sixth place finish at the Nittany Lion Women’s Invitational (9/13-14) ... claimed second top-10 finish three events later with a seventh-place finish at the Ross Resorts Invite (10/29-30) ... first round of the fall was a new career low, firing an even-par round of 72 ... matched career low for 54 holes twice this season with a 231 at the Xavier Invite (10/13-14) and the Duramed Collegiate Invitational at Rio Verde (3/6-8) ... one of three Broncos to record an eagle in 2008-09 ... Hamilton’s scoring average of 78.12 ranks seventh all-time for a season ... set new personal best for 54 holes (226 - Nittany Lion Invite); 18 holes (72 - Nittany Lion) ... had best career finish, tying for fifth at MAC Championships ... earned MAC All-Tournament Team ... earned second letter.

2008 Amateur Results: Played one event after recovering from injury.  Participated in the Golf Association of Michigan Championship, shooting identical rounds of 79.

2007-08: Finished in the top 10 in three of eight tournaments for the Broncos ... registered four top-20 finishes during rookie season ... recorded season-best eighth-place finish at Nittany Lion Women’s Invitational, shooting a season-low 3-over par final round of 75 ... shot a 36 hole season-low (154) at the MAC Preview ... season-low 54-hole score of 231 at Nittany Lion Invite ... earned first letter.

2007 Amateur Results: Shot 76-85 in the 2007 Michigan Amateur ... registered three rounds in the 70's at the Michigan Open, shooting 77-73-79 ... ended summer with a third-place finish at the GAM Championship, scoring 71-77 over the two-round event.

High School & Junior Golf: Received all-county, all-league, all-metro, all-state and all-area honors during junior and senior seasons ... four-year letterwinner in golf ... Oakland Activities Association champion during senior season ... finished ninth in state as a junior and improved to finish fifth as a senior at state ... medalist (finished in top-five or top-10) in every 18-hole event during junior and senior seasons ... high school team went 19-5 during her career ... team finished seventh in state her freshman year, ninth her sophomore season and won state her senior year ... member of OAA championship teams in 2004 and 2007. 

Personal: Majoring in communications ... daughter of Lorne and Adrienne Hamilton ... born June 9, 1989 in Royal Oak, Mich.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2007-08Freshman

    5'2"
  • 2008-09Sophomore

    5'2"
  • 2009-10Junior

    5'2"
  • 2010-11Senior

    5'2"