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2020-21 Women's Golf Roster

Melissa Eldredge

  • Height 5-6
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Eufaula (Okla.)
  • Hometown Eufaula, Okla.

Biography

• Four-time all-American
• Two-time NAIA Championships all-tournament
• Conference player of the year
• Conference individual champion
• Four-time all-conference
• Conference championships all-tournament
• Two-time academic all-American
• Two-time NAIA scholar-athlete
• Two-time conference women’s golf student-athlete of the year
• Two-time conference scholar-athlete
• Two-time WGCA all-American scholar
• Two-time academic all-district
• Three-time academic all-conference
• NAIA golfer of the week
• Two-time conference golfer of the week
 
2019-20
• Averaged 77.00 strokes in 17 rounds
• Third place in Sydney Cox Invitational with 70-72–142 on Oct. 14-15
• Tied for fifth in Southwestern Christian Invitational with 73-72–145 on Sept. 23-24
• 77-69-78–224 in Missouri State/Payne Stewart Memorial on Sept. 9-10
• 81-75–156 in Southern Nazarene Invitational on March 9-10
• 84-79-75–238 in Huntsville Sam Houston State Bearkat Invitational on Sept. 30-Oct. 1
• Honorable-mention Women’s Golf Coaches Association NAIA all-American
• All-Sooner Athletic Conference
• CoSIDA academic all-American®
• CoSIDA academic all-district®
• NAIA scholar-athlete
• WGCA all-American scholar
• SAC women’s golf student-athlete of the year
• SAC scholar-athlete
• Academic all-SAC

2018-19
• Averaged 75.56 strokes in 27 rounds
• Placed fourth in NAIA Championships with 67-82-69-71—289 on May 14-17
• Won the SAC Championships with 71-71—142 on April 19-20
• Co-champion of Southwestern Christian Invitational with 71-73–144 on Sept. 17-18
• Tied for 18th in Missouri State/Payne Stewart Memorial with 74-77-73–224 on Sept. 10-11
• Tied for 19th in NAIA Championship Fall Preview with a 76-78–154 on Oct. 15-16
• Placed sixth in OUAZ Spring Invite with 77-76-79—232 on Jan. 28-29
• Placed 10th in HBU Husky Invitational with 78-77-75—230 on March 18-19
• Tied for second in Susie Maxwell Berning Classic with 74-71—145 on April 8-9
• First-team NAIA all-American
• SAC player of the year
• CoSIDA academic all-American®
• CoSIDA academic all-district®
• NAIA scholar-athlete
• WGCA all-American scholar
• SAC women’s golf student-athlete of the year
• SAC scholar-athlete
• Academic all-SAC
• NAIA athlete of the week for April 15-21
• SAC golfer of the week for April 8-14, April 15-21

2017-18
• Averaged 77.11 strokes in 28 rounds
• 56 birdies, two eagles
• Shot 80-83–163 in NAIA Championships on May 22-23
• Tied for fifth place in SAC Championships with 77-77–154 on April 20-22
• Runner-up in Ottawa-Arizona Spring Invitational with 75-83-77–235 on Jan. 29-30
• Finished third in O-City Spring Classic with 78-73-71–222 on April 9-10
• Finished third in Susie Maxwell Berning Classic with 68-73-79–220 on Oct. 16-17
• Tied for eighth in the MSU/Payne Stewart Memorial with 71-77-75–223 on Sept. 11-12
• Tied for 13th in the Sam Houston State Bearkat Invitational with 77-72-80–229 on Oct. 2-3
• Second-team NAIA all-American
• All-SAC
• SAC Championships all-tournament
• Academic all-SAC

2016-17
• 78.04 stroke average in 27 rounds
• Tied for 11th in NAIA Championships with 78-79-75–232
• Tied for third place in SAC Championships with 77-74–151
• Tied for 10th place in O-City Classic with 77-75-76–228
• Second-team NAIA all-American
• NAIA Championships all-tournament
• All-SAC

HIGH SCHOOL
• Oklahoma Coaches Association all-state for Eufaula (Okla.)
• Tied for seventh in Class 3A state tournament with 82-80–162 as senior
• Ranked fifth among Oklahoma golfers
• All-conference
• Placed third in state tournament with 77-74–151 as junior
• Averaged 75.00 strokes per round
• State runner-up with 73-76–149 as sophomore
• Helped Eufaula win its first state championship with fourth-place 81-91–172 in state tournament as freshman
• Lettered four times in golf
• Coached by Bill Bumgarner
• Four-time superintendent’s honor roll

AMATEUR
• Finished tied for third at the Players Tour No. 4 with a card of 78-75–153

PERSONAL
• Pursuing master’s degree in criminology
• Earned bachelor's degree in cellular & molecular biology
• Daughter of Joe and Katie Eldredge
• Hobbies include ping pong 
• Born Jan. 23, 1998

OCU STATISTICS 

Season Events Rounds Shots Avg.
2016-17 10 27 2,107 78.04
2017-18 10 28 2,159 77.11
2018-19 10 27 2,040 75.56
2019-20 7 17 1,309 77.00
Totals 37 99 7,615 76.92


Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    5'6"
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    5'6"
  • 2018-19Junior

    5'6"
  • 2019-20Senior

    5'6"
  • 2020-21Senior

    5'6"