Rachel Watts
Rachel Watts
Birth Date: 5/1/1998
Year: Junior
Hometown: Newport, Tenn.
High School: Cooke County High School
Major: Undecided

2018-19: Named a 2019 18Birdies WGCA All-American Scholar... Started in all 10 events for the Eagles as a junior... Eclipsed top-10 finishes three times, including a tie for second at the King University Invitational... Scored a career-low 72 at the Jekyll-O-Lantern Intercollegiate to tie for sixth at six-over.

Tournament Date(s) Rounds Scores Par Rank W-L
UINDY Fall Invitational 09/10-11/2018 3 75-76-73=224   +8   t-20th/85 65-19
King University Invitational 09/24-25/2018 2 75-73=148   +6   t-2nd/38 36-1
2018 Music City Invitational 10/22-23/2018 2 77-81=158   +14   t-30th/104 74-29
Jekyll-O-Lantern Intercollegiate 10/29-30/2018 2 78-72=150   +6   t-6th/82 76-5
2019 Women's Spring Kick-Off Intercollegiate 02/11-12/2019 2 70-77=147   +3   6th/63 57-5
2019 Women's Battle at Hilton Head 02/25-26/2019 2 79-78=157   +13   t-21st/108 87-20
Lady Cougar Invitational 03/04-05/2019 2 85-85=170   +26   25th/41 15-24
Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate 03/17-19/2019 3 83-78-76=237   +24   t-32nd/73 41-31
Sunoco/Campbell Oil Classic 03/25-26/2019 3 77-76-87=240   +24   t-41st/76 35-40
SAC Championship 04/07-09/2019 3 79-82-79=240   +24   t-35th/55 20-34
SEASON TOTALS 24 1871 Avg. 78.0 +6 - 506-208

2017-18: Split her six events on the team roster and as an individual participant... Her single top-20 showing came at the King University Invitational with a +21 score of 163 as an individual...  Her second round score of 76 at the Patsy Rendleman Invitational was her lowest 18-hole score of the season.

Tournament Date(s) Rounds Scores Par Rank W-L
King University Invitational 09/25-26/2017 2 83-80=163   +21   t-20th/45 25-19
Patsy Rendleman Invitational 10/09-10/2017 2 81-76=157   +13   t-42nd/90 48-41
CBU Super Regional Preview 10/30-31/2017 3 81-81-85=247   +31   28th/45 17-27
World Golf Invitational 02/04-05/2018 2 88-83=171   +27   t-82nd/96 14-81
Women's Spring Kickoff Intercollegiate 02/26-27/2018 2 79-83=162   +20   t-33rd/54 21-32
Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate 03/18-20/2018 3 84-83-85=252   +39   t-47th/55 8-46
SEASON TOTALS 14 1152 Avg. 82.3 +11 - 133-246

2016-17: Participated in every event for Carson-Newman except for the first one...Played in three tournaments in the fall as an individual...Her best showing came in the Sunoco Oil Campbell Classic, where she tied for 14th...Her second round score of a 75 in the classic was her lowest mark of the season.

Tournament Date(s) Rounds Scores Par Rank W-L
King University Invitational 09/26-27/16 2 85-86=171   +29   31st/37 6-30
Flagler Fall Slam 10/24-25/2016 2 94-97=191   +47   87th/90 3-86
Newberry College Regional Preview 10/31-11/1/2016 2 91-82=173   +29   t-62nd/65 3-61
Barton Invitational at Kiawah 02/04-05/2017 2 93-96=189   +45   t-80th/86 6-79
Converse Spring Invite by Founders FCU 02/20-27/2017 2 88-82=170   +26   t-49th/98 49-48
Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate 03/19-21/2017 3 84-78-80=242   +29   26th/44 18-25
SAC Women's Golf Championship 04/09-11/2017 3 85-80-80=245   +29   t-42nd/60 18-41
SEASON TOTALS 16 1381 Avg. 86.3 +15 - 103-370

High School: Finished in the top five twice at the IMAC Championships...Also finished in the top 10 twice in both her district and her region...Was named All-Conference for 2014-15 and 2015-16...Helped her high school to an IMAC championship and a district championship her senior year...Was undefeated as a senior.

Personal: Daughter of Ricky and Carol Watts...Born May 1st, 1998...Undecided on a major...Member of the National Honor Society...Her cousin, Whitney, plays volleyball at East Tennessee State.