University of Tennessee Athletics
2017 Women's Golf Countdown: 6 Days
February 06, 2017 | Women's Golf
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- The Volunteers' first tournament of the spring is just 6 days away! To count down to the start of the 2017 spring season, UTSports.com will profile a player each day on Tennessee's 2017 squad. The countdown began February 1 and will run up until Day One of the Northrop Grumman (Feb. 12-14) in Palos Verdes, Calif.
Anna Newell
Basic Info
- Year:
Junior - Hometown:
Tampa, Fla. - Previous School:
Homeschooled/Northside Christian - Follow Anna:
Twitter -- @Anewell28 - Career Stats (2014-17):
Average: 72.59 | Low Score: 65 | Top-10 Finishes: 12 | Top-25 Finishes: 25
Need to Know
Tennessee starts its spring tournament schedule at the Northrop Grumman in Palos Verdes, Calif., on February 12-14. The Orange and White then travel to Auburn for a head-to-head matchup against the Tigers on February 26.
Following the one day event, the Big Orange heads east to compete in the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate on March 3-5 in Hilton Head S.C.
The Vols compete in two more tournaments, the 3M Augusta Invitational (March 17-19) and the Clemson Invitational (March 31-April 2), before playing in the SEC Championship in Birmingham, Ala., on April 21-23.
2017 NCAA Regionals, hosted by New Mexico, East Carolina, Texas Tech and Ohio State, take place May 8-10. Teams that advance out of the regionals will compete at the NCAA Championship in Sugar Grove, Ill., on May 19-24.
On the season, Tennessee, led by Head Coach Judi Pavon and her staff, is averaging 290.00 strokes per round and has finished in the top five in all four tournaments of the fall.
Countdown to Golf: 6 Days
Getting to Know Anna
2014-17 | Tampa, Fla.
Boasting the second lowest average (72.17) on the 2016-17 squad, junior Anna Newell enters the spring having carded five rounds of par or better, four top-25 finishes and two top-10 finishes in the fall.
The Tampa, Fla., native led the Volunteers with a 72.36 average over 36 rounds in 2015-16, having also carded top-25 finishes in all 12 tournaments of the season. Six of Newell's placements were in the top 10, including a first place finish at the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown and a program-best national finish (T-4th) at the NCAA Championship.
Newell's 2016 NCAA performance capped off a career year in which she set two NCAA records--54-hole record for total strokes and relation to par--with an 18-under 198 and climbed to the top of multiple Tennessee record categories. Her sophomore campaign also garnered WGCA First Team All-America, WGCA Academic All-America and Golfweek Second Team All-America honors in addition to an All-SEC First Team selection.
As a freshman, Newell earned accolades within the Southeastern Conference. She was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team and made the All-SEC Second Team roster. Newell distinguished herself nationally as well with a 34th place finish at the 2015 NCAA Championship to earn a WGCA Honorable Mention All-American distinction.
Next On the Countdown
Stop by tomorrow as we continue our countdown by getting to know junior Blakesly Warren.
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