University of Tennessee Athletics
2017 Women's Golf Countdown: 11 Days
February 01, 2017 | Women's Golf
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- The Volunteers' first tournament of the spring is just 11 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 begins today and will run up until Day One of the Northrop Grumman (Feb. 12-14) in Palos Verdes, Calif.
Kristin Engle
Basic Info
- Year:
RS Freshman - Hometown:
Barbourville, Ky. - Previous School:
Barbourville HS - Major:
Finance - Follow Kristin:
Twitter -- @kristinengle98
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: 11 Days
Getting to Know Kristin
2017 | Barbourville, Ky.
Redshirt freshman and early enrollee Kristin Engle is the Vols' newest team member hailing from Barbourville, Ky.
A four-year player at Barbourville High School, Engle was rated as the No.1 player in Kentucky and the No. 10 player nationally in the 2017 class by Junior Golf Scoreboard. She posted a 71.6 average as a senior and carded a career-low 68 (30 on the back nine) in a PGA Junior Series event in 2016. She capped off her senior season with her third Kentucky Class "A" Region Individual Champion title. She also claimed the honor in 2013 and 2015.
During her junior year with the Tigers, Engle was the Kentucky Class "A" State Champion and earned All-State and All-Region accolades. She led Barbourville to its first of two back-to-back state championships in 2015 (also accomplished in 2016).
Next On the Countdown
Stop by tomorrow as we continue our countdown by getting to know freshman Micheala Williams.
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