Elisabeth Toennessen
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- Height:
- 5-8
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- Hometown:
- Grimstad, Norway
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- Previous School:
- Wang Toppidrett
Bio
Fall 2021 (Jr.): Toennessen played in two of Tech’s four tournaments in the fall, completing six rounds of action… produced a season-low 237 with a season-best round of 76 at the Terrier Intercollegiate (Oct. 25-26)… finished the fall season with a scoring average of 81.67.
Spring 2021 (Sophomore): Toennessen competed in all six of the team’s events in the spring, totaling 17 rounds of play… delivered a season-low round of 74 on the way to a season-best 230 at the Kiawah Island Classic (Feb. 28-Mar. 2)… earned a top-25 finish at the Lady Bison Bay Point Classic (Feb. 8-9), carding an 82-81=163… took home the team’s Most Improved Player Award… completed the year with a 79.41 scoring average.
Fall 2020 (Sophomore): The 2020 fall season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Spring 2020 (Freshman): Toennessen did not participate in the team's only event of the spring before the season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fall 2019 (Freshman): Toennessen took part in three of Tech's five fall tournaments, finishing eight rounds of action… made her collegiate debut at the F&M Bank APSU Intercollegiate (Sept. 30-Oct. 1), posting a 78-81-77=236 to earn a top-20 finish… fired a low round of 72 in the first round of the Town and Country Invitational (Oct. 28-29), finishing with a 153 overall… wrapped up the fall with a scoring average of 78.88.
High School: Toennessen attended Wang Toppidrett in Tonsberg, Norway… joined her sisters in competing for the Grimstad GolfKlub… claimed victory in the 1st Division Team NM competition, earning the right to play in the elite division next year and compete among the eight best teams in all of Norway.
Personal: Daughter of Trine and Torbjorn Toennessen… born March 19, 2000… full name is Elisabeth Toennessen… her twin sister, Katrine, also plays for Golden Eagles… oldest sister, Maria, played golf at Ole Miss from 2013-17… joined her twin sister Katrine as the first international signees in program history.
Academic: Majoring in marketing… named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll five times and to the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll twice… recognized as a WGCA All-American Scholar for 2019-20 and 2020-21.
News mentions
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Three members of the Tennessee Tech women's golf team were recognized as All-American Scholars by the Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) Tuesday afternoon.
MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala. – The Tennessee Tech women's golf team put a cap on the 2021-22 season Tuesday afternoon, completing the third and final round of the Ohio Valley Conference Championships at the Fighting Joe Course at The Shoals, part of the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail.
MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala. – The Tennessee Tech women's golf team completed the second round of play at the Ohio Valley Conference Championships Monday afternoon, finishing its second trip around the Fighting Joe Course at The Shoals, part of the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, in fifth place among the seven league teams competing for a title.
MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala. – Round one of the Ohio Valley Conference Women's Golf Championships came to a close for the Tennessee Tech women's golf team Sunday afternoon, with the Golden Eagles ranking fourth overall.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech women's golf team wraps up the 2021-22 season, competing at the Ohio Valley Conference Championships Sunday, Apr. 17 through Tuesday, Apr. 19 in Muscle Shoals, Ala.
MURRAY, Ky. – The Tennessee Tech women’s golf team put the finishing touches on the final regular-season event Saturday afternoon, completing the second and final round of the rain-shortened Jan Weaver Invitational at Miller Memorial Golf Course.
MURRAY, Ky. – Inclement weather did its best to create problems at the Jan Weaver Invitational Friday afternoon, but the Tennessee Tech women’s golf team concluded its first round of play before the day’s second trip around Miller Memorial Golf Course was cancelled.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech women's golf team will take a crack at its final tournament before the Ohio Valley Conference Championships, competing at Murray State’s Jan Weaver Invitational Friday and Saturday at Miller Memorial Golf Course.
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – For the first time in her career, Tennessee Tech's Elisabeth Toennessen was honored as the Ohio Valley Conference's Female Golfer of Week, as announced by the league Wednesday afternoon.
PROSPECT, Ky. – The Tennessee Tech women’s golf team turned in another solid performance to put a cap on the Nevel Meade Collegiate Tuesday afternoon, rounding out the third and final round of action at Nevel Meade Golf Course.
PROSPECT, Ky. – The first two rounds of action at the Nevel Meade Collegiate officially came to a close Monday, as the Tennessee Tech women’s golf team delivered a strong showing in the second round competing at Nevel Meade Golf Course.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech women's golf team gets back to the links with a trip north to Nevel Meade Golf Club in Prospect, Ky. for Cleveland State’s Nevel Meade Collegiate Monday and Tuesday.
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech women’s golf team put a cap on its annual Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate, completing the second and final round of its home tournament at Sevierville Golf Club Tuesday afternoon.
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. – After seeing the first day of the ninth annual Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate cancelled due to snow, the Tennessee Tech women's golf team wrapped up the first round of action Monday evening, fielding a pair of teams in the program’s home event at Sevierville Golf Club.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech women's golf team returns to Sevierville, Tenn. to host the ninth annual Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate at Sevierville Golf Club. Due to inclement weather, including heavy amounts of snow in Sevierville, the tournament has been changed to a 36-hole event.
MT. PLEASANT, S.C. – The Tennessee Tech women's golf team concluded action at the RiverTowne Invitational Tuesday afternoon, completing the remaining holes left from Monday’s second round as well as the entirety of the third and final round.
MT. PLEASANT, S.C. – The Tennessee Tech women's golf team finished the first day of play at the RiverTowne Invitational Monday evening, concluding the day much like the rest of the field, with more action left to finish in the second round.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech women's golf team is set for its second week of action of the spring season, heading for Mt. Pleasant, S.C. and the RiverTowne Invitational hosted by Charleston Southern on Monday, Feb. 28 and Tuesday, Mar. 1
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The first event of the spring is officially in the books for the Tennessee Tech women's golf team, as the Golden Eagles wrapped up play at the Sea Best Intercollegiate Tuesday afternoon.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The first day of the Sea Best Intercollegiate came to a close Monday evening, with many in the field of 18 teams, including the Tennessee Tech women's golf team, still needing to finish up multiple holes of the second round.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech women's golf team will kick off the 2022 spring campaign in style, taking a flight south to Jacksonville, Fla. for the two-day Sea Best Intercollegiate at San Jose Country Club.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Tennessee Tech women’s golf team wrapped up the 2021-22 fall campaign Tuesday afternoon, putting the finishing touches on the third and final round of the Terrier Intercollegiate at the Carolina Country Club.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Day one of the Terrier Intercollegiate came to a close for the Tennessee Tech women’s golf team, as the Golden Eagles wrapped up the first two rounds of play at the Carolina Country Club Monday afternoon 13th overall.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech women's golf team rounds out the fall season Monday and Tuesday with a trip to Spartanburg, S.C. for the Terrier Intercollegiate at the Carolina Country Club.
SPRINGFIELD, Tenn. – The third and final round of the F&M Bank APSU Intercollegiate came to a close Tuesday afternoon, as the Tennessee Tech women’s golf team finished its second tournament of the fall season ninth overall.
SPRINGFIELD, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech women’s golf team wrapped up the first two rounds of action at the F&M Bank APSU Intercollegiate Monday, competing at The Legacy Golf Course in Springfield, Tenn.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech women's golf team continues its fall campaign with a familiar tournament in a new location, competing in the F&M Bank APSU Intercollegiate at Legacy Golf Course in Springfield, Tenn. on Monday and Tuesday.