Mandi Morrow
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Kent, Ohio
High School: Roosevelt

What's In My Bag
Driver:
Cleveland
Fairway Woods:
 Ping G10

Irons:
 5-7 Ping i15
8-W Ping S57

Wedges:
 Ping Tour

Hybrids:
 Ping

Putter:
 Ping Anser

Ball:
 Titleist ProV1

Getting to Know Mandi
Greatest golf memory:
Hole-in-one at 2011 NCAA Regional at Notre Dame
Rituals and superstitions:
 I use a #1 ball on the first day of a tournament, a #2 ball on the second day, #3 on day three and #4 on day four
People I admire the most:
 My parents 
One place I have always wanted to visit is:
 Hawaii
When I was 8 years old, I started playing golf because:
 My dad got me to really like the sport
I chose Kent State because:
 I wanted my dad to continue to coach me
Favorite sport other than golf:
 Basketball
My dream foursome would include:
 Jack Nicklaus, Ben Hogan, Rory McIlroy
Hobbies and outside interests:
 Basketball, skiing, watching movies


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2010-11 – Junior Season

• 2011 Second Team All-MAC

• MAC Co-Golfer of the Week April 21

• Had a hole-in-one during the first round of the 2011 NCAA Central Regional at South Bend, Ind.; finished the tournament one stroke out of a playoff to qualify for the NCAA Championship (74-78-72=224)
• Had a team-best third-place finish at Lady Buckeye April 16-17
• Shot a career-low 218 (75-69-74) at Las Vegas Oct. 25-27, good for 14th place
• As an individual, finished 19th at Lady Gator Invite March 6-7
• Participated in all 13 events, finishing the year with a 76.3 stroke average

2009-10 – Sophomore Season
• Played all 36 rounds for Kent State, averaging 78.2 strokes
• Led Kent State with her best showing of the fall season by tying for 15th at the Mercedes-Benz Championship (71-74-78=223)

• Finished second on the team and 58th overall at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic March 26-28 (79-78-80=237)

• Twice fired a career-tying low 71 on the season; first round at Mercedes-Benz Championship Oct. 16 and the final round of the 2010 NCAA Championship May 21
• Shot a 10-over 226 (75-73-78) to finish tied for sixth at the MAC Championships April 23-25

 
2008-09 – Freshman Season
• Turned in a 78.70 scoring average after competing in 10 of 12 events as a true freshman

• Came on late in the year after a bit of a slow start

• Finished seventh in the MAC Championship (75-81-80-78=314)

• Posted back-to-back top 20 finished playing as an individual at the Lady Buckeye Spring Invitational (t17th, 74-78-79=231) and the Ladies Midwest Shootout (t16th, 80-80=160)

• Carded a season-low 72 in the final round of the UNLV Rebel Spring Invitational
 
Amateur
• Advanced to match play of 2011 U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links at Bandon, Ore. after shooting 157 (79-78) to tie for 48th overall
• Participated in regional qualifier for 2011 U.S. Amateur
• Won the 2011 Portage County Amateur, her third title in four years after missing the 2010 tournament
• Participated in Women's Western Amateur, Ohio Amateur and Canadian Amateur in 2010
• Was a first-team All-Ohio honoree as a senior

• Earned second-team All-Ohio accolades her junior year

• Also lettered three years in basketball

Personal

• Parents are Mike and Denise Morrow

• Father is in his 13th season as the Kent State women’s golf coach

• Has two older sisters, Kelly and Jamie

• Jamie was a member of the Kent State field hockey team

• Member of the National Honor Society
• Father, mother and both sisters also attended Kent State

• Majoring in sports administration