2021-22 Women's Golf Roster
Roster
Gilly, Vanessa

Vanessa Gilly
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Caracas, Venezuela
- High School:
- Colegio Jefferson High School
Bio
Career Scorecard
Year | Trns. | Rds. | Strokes | Avg. | Low | High | Par or Better | T10 | T25 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020-21 | 9 | 27 | 2,025 | 75.00 | 67 | 82 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
2021-22 | 10 | 29 | 2,194 | 75.66 | 70 | 90 | 3 | - | 1 |
2022-23 | 11 | 33 | 2,416 | 73.21 | 67 | 79 | 11 | 1 | 4 |
2023-24 | 11 | 32 | 2,343 | 73.21 | 67 | 81 | 14 | 3 | 5 |
Total | 41 | 121 | 8,978 | 74.20 | 67 | 90 | 34 | 5 | 12 |
Updated through 05/08/2024
CAREER EVENTS
Senior (2023-24)
- Cougar Classic 68-67-70--205 / T-9th
- Mary Fossum Invitational 72-72-72--216 / T-4th
- Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invitational 76-75-76--227 / T-49th
- Mercedes-Benz Collegiate 73-71-71--215 / T-20th
- Landfall Tradition 75-67-72--214 / T-19th
- CIGCC 74-73-72--219 / 6th
- Sun Coast Invitational 81-72--153 / T-55th
- Chevron Collegiate 74-72-75--221 / T-59th
- MountainView Collegiate 75-72-78--225 / T-54th
- Clemson Invitational 73-73-75--221 / T-40th
- NCAA Regionals 73-80-74--227 / T-42nd
Junior (2022-23)
- Cougar Classic 68-70-74--211 / T-21st
- Mercedes-Benz Collegiate 74-74-72--220 / T-41st
- Illini Women's Invitational at Medinah 73-71-78--222 / T-68th
- Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invitational 74-71-72--217 / T-12th
- Landfall Tradition 73-73-74--220 / T-38th
- CIGCC 75-78-75--228 / T-28th
- ICON Invitational 72-71-70--213 / T-20th
- Clover Cup 75-75-75--225 / T-32nd
- Clemson Invitational 77-69-73--219 / T-27th
- SEC Championship 75-79-76--230 / T-48th
- NCAA Regionals 71-73-67--211 / T-9th
Sophomore (2021-22)
- Cougar Classic 73-75-76--224 / T-66th
- Mercedes-Benz Collegiate 70-72-74--216 / T-16th
- Blessings Collegiate 90-76-82--248 / 51st
- Jim West Challenge 72-73-76--221 / 47th
- The Ally 74-74-76--224 / T-44th
- ICON Invitational 77-71-74--222 / T-43rd
- Gators Invitational 76-73-76--225 / T-52nd
- Augusta Invitational 83-73--156 / T-46th
- Clemson Invitational 75-78-80--233 / T-57th
- SEC Championship 76-75-74--225 / T-36th
Freshman (2020-21)
- The Blessings Collegiate 74-79-76--229 / T-31st
- The Ally at Old Waverly 71-69-74--214 / T-7th
- Liz Murphey Fall Collegiate Classic 76-79-68--223 / T-26th
- Heroes Ladies Intercollegiate 79-77-72--228 / T-52nd
- Gators Invitational 75-73-82--230 / T-65th
- Gamecock Intercollegiate 78-78-82--238 / 92nd
- LSU Tiger Golf Classic 77-75-78--230 / T-55th
- SEC Championship 67-74-69--210 / T-17th
- NCAA Regionals 75-73-75--223 / T-34th
2023-24 - SENIOR
- Shot 11-over (227) at NCAA Regionals, tying for 42nd place.
- Placed tied for 40th at the Clemson Invitational, shooting 221 (+5) for the second consecutive tournament.
- Shot 221 (+5) at the Chevron Collegiate, tying for 59th place.
- Notched a 36-hole score of 153 (+9) placing her tied for 55th place at the Sun Coast Invitational.
- Improved on every round at the Collegiate Invitational, totaling a score of 219 (+3) to finish 6th, the second-highest finish of her career.
- Finished tied for 19th at the Landfall Tradition, shooting 67 (-5) in the second round and par (72) in the third to tally a 54-hole score of 214 (-2).
- Earned a top-20 finish during the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate, shooting 215 (+2) and tallied rounds even with par (71) in the last two days.
- Placed tied for 49th during the Tar Heel Invitational, shooting a score of 227 (+11).
- Tallied the best finish of her career during the Mary Fossum Invitational, scoring 216 (E) and finishing tied for fourth.
- Shot -8 overall at the Cougar Classic, and matched her career low with a 67 (-4) in round two during a ninth-place finish.
2022-23 - JUNIOR
- Posted her second-best collegiate finish at NCAA Regionals, shooting -5 to tie for ninth place. Carded a 67 in the final round of NCAA Regionals, the third-lowest round by a Lady Vol at NCAA Regionals in program history.
- Totaled a 54-hole score of 230 (+14) at the SEC Championship, tying for 48th place.
- Shot +3 overall at the Clemson Invitational, carding a strong 69 in the second round to tie for 27th place.
- Tied for 32nd at the Clover Cup, notching a 54-hole score of 225 (+9).
- Logged the second-best finish of her career (relative to par) at the ICON Invitational, carding three par or better rounds (72-71-70) to tie for 20th place at -3 overall, her third top-25 finish of the season.
- Shot +12 (228) at the CIGCC, tying for 28th place.
- Recorded a 54-hole score of 220 (+4) at the Landfall Tradition, tying for 38th place.
- Notched the second-best career finish at the Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invitational (T12), shooting +1.
- Tallied a 54-hole score of 222 (+6) at the Illini Women's Invitational at Medinah, tying for 68th place.
- Posted a score of 220 at the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate, finishing tied for 41st place.
- Shot two under-par rounds at the Cougar Classic, notching the fourth-best finish of her career (T21).
2021-22 - SOPHOMORE
- Shot +9 (225) at the SEC Championship, finishing tied for 36th place.
- Wrapped up the regular season with a T57 finish at the Clemson Invitational (+17, 236).
- Shot 15-over (225) at the Gators Invitational, finishing tied for 52nd.
- Finished T43 (+6,222) at the ICON Invitational, shooting under (71) par during the second round.
- Concluded the fall season with a T44 finish at The Ally (+8, 224).
- Gilly shot 5-over, 221, at the Jim West Challenge for a T47 finish.
- Logged the second-best finish of her Lady Vol career at the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship, finishing tied for 16th (+3, 216).
- Opened her second season on Rocky Top at the Cougar Classic, where she carded a three-day score of 224 (+8).
2020-21 - FRESHMAN
- Wrapped up her freshman campaign tied for 34th at NCAA Regionals with a three-day score of +7 (223).
- In her first SEC Championship appearance, she set a career-low round of 67 during the opening round in Birmingham. That score was tied the fourth-lowest first round score in program history. She finished the tournament in a tie for 17th and a score of 6-under, 210.
- Wrapped up the first regular season of her collegiate career by finishing in a tie for 55th at the LSU Tiger Golf Classic, shooting +14, 230.
- In her sixth collegiate tournament, Gilly tallied a three-day score of +22 (238) at the Gamecock Intercollegiate.
- Closed the Gators Invitational in a tie for 65th, with a three-day score of +20 (230).
- Posted a three-day score of +12 (228) at the Heroes Ladies Intercollegiate, going even-par (72) in round three.
- Despite struggling through the opening two rounds of the Liz Murphey Fall Collegiate Classic, Gilly carded a season-low score of 68 on the tournament's final day to propel the Lady Vols to a second place team finish.
- Carded her first two career rounds of par or better (71, 69) at The Ally at Old Waverly, where she finished in a tie for seventh for her first career top-10 finish.
- Made collegiate debut at the Blessings Collegiate Invitational, carding a three-day score of +13 (229), finishing in a tie for 31st.
HIGH SCHOOL
- 2017 & 2018 National Junior Champion
- 2019 National Amateur Champion
- Bronze medal winner at the 2016 South American Youth Games
- Finished top 17 in the Scottish Junior Open
- Finished second in the Copa Enrique Santos
- Took a third place finish in the 2019 ANNIKA Latin American Invitational
PERSONAL
- Daughter of Juan and Maria Gilly
- Born: Feb. 25, 2002
- Recipient of the Betty Probasco Scholarship Endowment
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