One of the most consistent and successful golfers to don the purple and gold, Beth Underhill left her mark in the Tennessee Tech record books following the conclusion of her four-year career from 2002-06.

Underhill gained the reputation as one of the toughest workers on the links after playing in just six total events as a freshman, including five as an individual. Understandably, she claimed the team’s Most Dedicated honor following her first year. It was her work ethic and dedication to the game that propelled her from a modest rookie campaign to breaking (and still holding) the Golden Eagle program record for All-Tournament honors for a career.

Over her final three seasons representing Tech, she compiled a whopping 14 All-Tournament nods, two more than the next closest Golden Eagle. Keeping true to her consistent approach, Underhill claimed four as a sophomore and five each as a junior and senior.

Her immense turnaround from her freshman campaign to her sophomore run made the late, Hall of Famer Head Coach Bobby Nichols’ choice for the team’s Most Improved Award a no-brainer. Perhaps nothing highlighted the difference more than her torrid start to the year when she turned in three straight top-three finishes. In that three-tournament stretch, Underhill collected her first career medalist honor, posting a 78-72=150 to win the Lady Bison Invitational.

The improvement continued into her junior season, when she posted a 79.9 scoring average to lead the team and earn All-OVC Second Team accolades. That same year, she also claimed OVC All-Tournament honors and was named team MVP, the team’s Best Putter and earned the Low Average Award.

Underhill saved her best for last, erupting in her senior campaign to shave over two strokes from her scoring average the season prior. In fact, she led the OVC in scoring average for the 2005-06 season, posting a 77.3 for the second-lowest mark in program history (at the time). Her performance, along with five more All-Tournament honors helped earn her a spot on the All-OVC First Team and OVC All-Tournament Team.

Throughout her senior year, she earned two OVC Female Golfer of the Week awards. To cap her career, the co-captain of the Golden Eagles was named team MVP for the second-straight season. After leading the team in 10 of its 11 events, she also earned the Low Average Award.

In her career, Underhill was a three-time member of the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll, was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll all eight semesters and earned the President’s Award for the women’s golf team in 2005 and 2006. She graduated from Tech with a degree in human ecology.