2018-19 Women's Golf Roster
Olivia Cason
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Owensboro Catholic
- Hometown:
- Owensboro, Ky.
SENIOR SEASON (2018-19):
Season Stats/Results
Played in the Ladies British Open Amateur Championship... Played in all 11 tournaments and all 30 rounds... Season average of 75.87 ranks 10th all-time by a senior... Defeated Kentucky’s Josephine Chang 1 up (19) at the Battle of the Bluegrass State... Named to the ACC Honor Roll.
JUNIOR SEASON (2017-18):
Won the sectional qualifier in Pennsylvania in May and secured a spot in the 73rd U.S. Women’s Open Championship... Participated in all 13 tournaments, totaling a 74.74 stroke average for the third-best mark on the team... Produced 10 rounds even or below par... Contributed 25.5 of her 38 rounds played to the team score... Recorded consecutive top-10 finishes during the season: tied for third at the Ladies Fall Intercollegiate Invitational and placed eighth at the Florida Challenge, both 36-hole events.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2016-17):
Named to the all-ACC Women’s Golf Academic Team for the second-consecutive season... Played in all 12 events, recording a 73.50-stroke average over 34 rounds... Tallied three top-five finishes and logged 10 rounds even or below par... Put together an impressive showing at the ACC Championship, shooting a 1-under-par 215 to tie for fourth; it is tied for the third-best conference tournament performance in school history... Shot a 3-under-par 213 at the Briar’s Creek Invitational to tie for third in a 93-player field... Tied for runner-up at the Battle of the Bluegrass State, a dual match against Kentucky, with a 4-over-par 148... Registered one of four top-10 finishes at the start of the year, tying for seventh with a 4-over-par 148 at the Fall Kickoff.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2015-16):
Became the third student-athlete, first as a freshman, in program history to qualify as an individual for the NCAA Championship; tied for 45th with a 4-over-par 220... Earned all-Bryan Region honors after tying for sixth at the NCAA Bryan Regional, with a 3-under-par 213; is the fourth golfer in program history to earn all-region accolades... Named to the all-ACC Women’s Golf Academic Team... Capped the year with four top-10 showings, including a season-best fifth-place finish at the Mason Rudolph Championship; shot a career-low 4-under-par 212 at the event... Carried the third-best average on the team, with a 75.28... Notched eight rounds even or below par.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Was the 2014 regional golf player of the year at Owensboro Catholic High under coach Sarah Malone... Named first team all-state in 2014 and earned all-region accolades three times... Captain of varsity golf team and placed in the top five at the regional championships in final three years of high school...Helped guide high school to state team title in 2014 and also won the individual title that year... Posted six top-10 finishes during AJGA career, including third-place finishes at the St. Louis Junior and the TPC Southwind... Earned medalist honors at the city/county championship, setting a championship record with a nine-hole score of 5-under-par 31; helped school win its seventh-consecutive championship... Won the Scott Stallings Tournament with a 9-under-par... Also lettered in basketball, cross country, and track and field, securing first-team all-state honors in cross country and track and field... Elected class president during junior year and was vice president of the school’s National Honor Society.
PERSONAL:
Daughter of Patrick and Carolyn Cason; has two brothers and two sisters... Born on July 21, 1997... Majoring in finance.
