Megan Williamson
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- Height:
- 5-5
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- Hometown:
- Murfreesboro, Tenn.
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- Year:
- Senior
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- High School:
- Blackman HS
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- Major:
- Journalism
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- Previous School:
- Blackman HS
Bio
In Fall 2015 (Junior): Williamson competed in five of the six fall events, tallying 12 rounds of play… posted a season-low round of 75 in the opening round of the UAB Fall Beach Blast (Nov. 2-3)… finished with a 75-78=153 for her lowest 36-hole score of the season at the same event… carded a season-best 79-81-76=236 54-hole final at the Blue Raider Invitational (Oct. 19-20)… helped break the program’s 18-hole scoring record with a team score of 290 in the first round of The Fall Invitational… also helped shatter the 54-hole scoring mark with a final team total of 888 at The Fall Invitational… wrapped up fall play with a scoring average of 79.67.
In Spring 2015 (Junior): Williamson started all six tournaments in the spring, totaling 15 rounds of action… tallied three top 10 finishes, including tying for third with a 75 at The Colonel Classic (Apr. 3-4)… tied for fifth place with a 76-74-78=228 at the Murray State Invitational (Apr. 10-11)… recorded an 81-77-76=234 to tie for 18th overall at the OVC Championships (Apr. 20-22)… posted a season-low 36-hole score of 154 at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate (Mar. 16-17)… named a team captain and took home the team’s Best Putter award… finished in the top 20 in the OVC in scoring average with a mark of 77.97 for the year.
In Fall 2014 (Junior): Williamson started all five fall events for Tech, finishing 14 rounds of play… broke the program’s 54-hole scoring record, which was set earlier in the season by Whitney Robertson and broken by Maddi Everts a month later, carding a 76-70-72=218 at the Blue Raider Invitational (Oct. 20-21)… took home All-Tournament accolades with a third place finish at the event, leading to her first career adidas® OVC Female Golfer of the Week award… carded her career-best low-18 score of 70 at the event… also recorded a top 20 finish at the F&M Bank APSU Intercollegiate (Oct. 13-14), tying for 16th overall with a 78-78=156… finished the fall with a career-best stroke average of 77.21.
In Spring 2014 (Sophomore): Williamson continued to play in every spring tournament for the Golden Eagles… tied for 15th at the Bison Invitational (Mar. 10-11) by carding a 82-88=170… nabbed another top 20 finishes at the EKU Colonel Classic (Apr. 4-5)… totaled 26 rounds of play through the season and ended with an average of 80.62.
In Fall 2013 (Sophomore): Williamson played in all five tournaments of the fall season… earned her low round of 74 at the MTSU Blue Raider Invitational (Oct. 21-22)… helped Tech place in the top 10 of the same tournament… finished the fall season with a 79.69 stroke average.
In Spring 2013 (Freshman): Williamson finished up her first collegiate season with an average score of 81.08… earned top 25 finishes in three of her final four tournaments, including a 23rd place finish at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate (Mar. 17-19)… helped lead the Golden Eagles to a first place finish at the same tournament… also nabbed top 25 finishes at the Samford Women’s Intercollegiate (Mar. 8-9) and the Ohio Valley Conference Championship (Mar. 21-23)… received the team's Impact Award for her efforts in her freshman campaign.
In Fall 2012 (Freshman): Williamson qualified for all five tournaments, totaling 12 rounds of play… her low round of 73 came in the first round of the Great Smokies Intercollegiate (Sept. 17-18)… finished tied for 16th in the same event with a 73+78=151.
High School: Williamson was a four-year letterwinner on the varsity golf team at Blackman High School… played under Coach Seth Burt… in her final season, finished 13th in the TSSAA state tournament and was named the Daily News Journal Female Golfer of the Year… earned all-district honors each year for Rutherford County… as a senior, won the first flight of the Tennessee State Women’s Amateur and finished runner-up in the same tournament and flight in her junior year… graduated Summa Cum Laude.
Personal: Daughter of Todd and Jodi Williamson… born on July 29, 1994… full name is Megan Lynn Williamson.
Academic: Majoring in communication with a concentration in journalism… named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll seven times and the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll three times… earned the OVC Medal of Honor for the 2013-14 academic year… honored as the recipient of the President’s Award in 2015… recognized as a WGCA All-American Scholar for 2014-15.
Honors & Awards:
- 2014-15 President’s Award
- 2014-15 OVC Female Golfer of the Week (Oct. 22)
- 2015 Murray State Invitational All-Tournament Team
- 2015 The Colonel Classic All-Tournament Team
- 2014 Blue Raider Invitational All-Tournament Team
News mentions
Two members of the Tennessee Tech women's golf team have been recognized as All-American Scholars for 2015-16 by the Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA).
Senior Mitchell Thomas and sophomore Allyson Dunn have been named as the Most Valuable Players, and two captains for each squad have been recognized as Tennessee Tech head golf coach Polk Brown recently announced the annual awards for the Golden Eagle men’s and women’s golf teams.
Allyson Dunn rocketed up the leaderboard Wednesday and tied for second individually to earn all-tournament honors, and the Tennessee Tech women continued their steady climb into second place with near-record numbers at the OVC Championship.
Early birdies helped the Tennessee Tech women's golf team climb two spots in the standings Tuesday, finishing the day fourth at the 2016 OVC Championships.
Tennessee Tech is packed in a group of five teams battling for second place after the first round of the 2016 OVC women's golf championships Monday.
Whitney Robertson earned a Top 10 finish and Allyson Dunn a Top 20 spot, leading the Tennessee Tech women's golf team to sixth place Saturday at the Jan Weaver Invitational, hosted by Murray State University.
The Tennessee Tech women’s golf team will wake up Saturday poised for a good fight, heading into the final round of Murray State’s Jan Weaver Invitational in the thick of a logjam in the middle of the standings.
Sophomore Allyson Dunn finished in second place individually to earn all-tournament honors to help the Tennessee Tech women's golf team claim third place in the EKU Colonel Classic Saturday in Richmond, Ky.
The Tennessee Tech women’s golf team scorched the Arlington Golf Club Friday on its second tour of the course, and the Golden Eagles leaped all the way from eight place into a tie for second by shooting the lowest score of the day in the later round at the EKU Colonel Classic.
A hole-in-one by freshman Lindsay Miller was the highlight early in the day, and strong team play from the entire lineup throughout the afternoon gave the Tennessee Tech women’s team the lowest score of the round and left the Golden Eagles firmly in second place at the fourth annual Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate.
The Golden Eagles, Golden Eagles and Golden Grizzlies hold the three top spots heading into Tuesday's final round of the women's tourney at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate in Sevierville.
The Tennessee Tech women's golf team is tied for third place in the 12-team field of the fourth annual Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate following the first round of play on the Highlands Course of the Sevierville Golf Club.
The Tennessee Tech women’s golf team is ready to return to the throne when it hosts the fourth annual Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate Sunday through Tuesday at the Sevierville Golf Club.
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. -- Freshman Hollee Sadler led the way as the Tennessee Tech women's golf team opened the season on the East Coast this week, wrapping up three challenging rounds in the largest collegiate tournament in the nation with a 34th place finish out of 41 schools.
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. – Taking aim in the largest golf tournament in the country, the Tennessee Tech women’s golf team completed its second round of action Monday afternoon, wrapping up the first two days in 34th overall in the field of 41.
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. – The Tennessee Tech women’s golf team completed its first of three rounds in the largest golf tournament in the country Sunday afternoon, rounding out day one of play in a tie for 24th overall in the massive field of 41 teams.
The Tennessee Tech women's golf team will return to action to kick off its spring season Sunday morning, hitting the links of Osprey Point and Oak Point of the Kiawah Island Golf Resort in the three-day Edwin Watts - Kiawah Island Spring Classic in Kiawah Island, S.C.
GULF SHORES, Ala. – The fall season has officially come to a close for the Tennessee Tech women’s golf team, as the Golden Eagles wrapped up play at the UAB Fall Beach Blast Tuesday afternoon by tying for third place overall.
GULF SHORES, Ala. – Just one more round remains in the fall season for the Tennessee Tech women’s golf team as the Golden Eagles put the finishing touches on their opening round at the UAB Fall Beach Blast Monday afternoon.
The final week of the Tennessee Tech women’s golf team’s fall schedule has finally arrived as the Golden Eagles head south for the UAB Fall Beach Blast at Peninsula Golf & Racquet Club in Gulf Shores, Ala.
The Tennessee Tech women's golf team maintained its hold on fourth place in a very strong field of 17 teams at the Blue Raider Invitational, wrapping up play Tuesday with its best round of the event.
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – There just wasn’t enough daylight left for the Tennessee Tech women’s golf team to complete the second round of the Blue Raider Invitational Monday, but the work the Golden Eagles put in through the first round and much of the second proved enough to put the team in great position with one day remaining.
Another week means another opportunity for the Tennessee Tech women’s golf team to hit the links as the Golden Eagles visit familiar in-state rival Middle Tennessee for the Blue Raider Invitational Monday and Tuesday.
Freshman Hollee Sadler posted her first career all-tournament finish and Tennessee Tech earned three Top 10 individual finishes as the Golden Eagle women’s golf team captured third place in a challenging eight-team field in the F&M Bank APSU Intercollegiate at the Clarksville Country Club.
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Coming off a record performance at the Fall Invitational last week, the Tennessee Tech women’s golf team kept riding that momentum into the first day of play at the F&M Bank APSU Intercollegiate Monday afternoon, tying for second place after 18 holes.
After a record-breaking performance last week at the Fall Invitational, the Tennessee Tech women’s golf team will look to keep its momentum rolling Monday morning as the Golden Eagles kick off play at the F&M Bank APSU Intercollegiate hosted by Austin Peay at the Clarksville Country Club.
BRASELTON, Ga. – The history books have officially been rewritten as the Tennessee Tech women’s golf team shattered the previous program mark for 54-hole score Tuesday afternoon after wrapping up play at the Fall Invitational at the Chateau Elan Resort.
BRASELTON, Ga. – A historic round backed up by another very solid round put the Tennessee Tech women’s golf team in position to compete Monday evening, as the Golden Eagles wrapped up the first 36 holes of the Fall Invitational located at Chateau Elan Resort.
The Tennessee Tech women's golf team will make a change in plans for its third event of the year this week. Following a state of emergency declared in South Carolina due to weather, the CSU Invitational at Rivertowne, originally scheduled for Monday and Tuesday (Oct. 5-6) at the Rivertowne Country Club in Charleston, S.C., has been moved to the par-72, 5,965-yard Château Élan Golf Club in Braselton, Ga., with the Kennesaw State women's golf team set to co-host the tournament with Charleston Southern.
MURRAY, Ky. – A round for the ages from the clubs of sophomore transfer Allyson Dunn proved to be enough to lead the Tennessee Tech women’s golf team up the leaderboard Tuesday afternoon as the Golden Eagles tallied a third-place finish at the Murray State Invitational.
MURRAY, Ky. – With just two rounds to make its mark at the Murray State Invitational, the Tennessee Tech women’s golf team put itself in the right position to do that Monday afternoon, finishing the first round of the 14-team event in fifth place.
The Tennessee Tech women’s golf team will get right back at it Monday morning as the Golden Eagles head north for the MSU Invitational in Murray, Ky. hosted by Ohio Valley Conference rival Murray State.