Women's Golf

Tee Talk: Katherine posted the best average of her career to-date during the 2011 fall season...figures to be in the lineup every week...strong game off the tee...plays the game very smoothly and smart...works very hard and possesses strong leadership qualities.

AT TECH:
2011-12: Katherine played in all five events during the fall season, totaling 10 rounds of golf...tied for 10th out of 65 players with a 74-77-77=228 at the Drake Creek Invitational in September...shot a low round of 73 for the fall season in the first round of the Great Smokies Intercollegiate in September...finished the fall season with a team-best 78.0 average, shaving more than three strokes off her 2010-11 average.

2010-11: Katherine qualified for all 10 events and played a total of 24 rounds. In March, she tied for third at the Belmont Invitational out of 50 participants. She shot a low round of 69 for the year, which was carded in her first round of the Great Smokies Collegiate Tournament on the 18th of September. Finished the year off with an average of 81.9.

2009-10: Katherine played in six tournaments for the Golden Eagles in her freshman season...carded 12.5 rounds and posted an 82.7 stroke average to rank fifth on the team...her low round for the season was 76, which came in the second round at both the Mimosa Hills Intercollegiate (4/6) and the OVC Championships (4/23).

HIGH SCHOOL: Katherine earned four letters in golf under coach Jeff Manley at University School of Jackson...Katherine finished 9th as a sophomore,12th as a junior, and 2nd as a senior at the state tournament...earning All-District and All-Region honors all four years...including All-State honors and a state championship in 2008.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Larry and Cindy Bell...born on September 10, 1990...full name is Katherine Leigh Bell.