Anna Watson

Paige Zolciak

/ Women's Golf

Photo by: Ronnie Archer

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Photo by: Phelan Ebenhack/Walt Middleton Photography

Photo by: Steve King/KingStudios

Photo by: Todd Drexler/SESPORTSMEDIA.com

Photo by: Todd Drexler

Photo by: Phelan Ebenhack/Walt Middleton Photography

Height:
5-3
Class:
Senior
Eligibility Remaining (Years):
1
Letters:
3
Hometown:
Ashland, Ohio
High School:
Ashland

EMU: Played 101 career rounds with an average of 76.53...Has 12 rounds at par-or-better...Has a chance to finish second all-time in EMU career scoring…2023-24: Leads the team with an average of 75.82…Is tied for the seventh-lowest season-scoring average in program history…Posted three top-10 showings in 28 rounds played…Notched a career-best five rounds of par-or-better…Tied the EMU 54-hole record at the Sixth Annual Shirley Spork Invitational with a two-day total of five-under 211 (72-71-68)….The mark equaled Kelsey Murphy's 211 (74-71-66) set at the Cardinal Classic, Sept. 21-22, 2015…Notched a final round 75 at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate to claim third place with a 227 (78-74-75)…Fired a 75 in the final round of the Atlantic Invitational to claim a tie for seventh with a 222 (74-73-75)...2022:-23: Named to the Academic All-MAC team...Recorded a 76.27 average in 26 rounds, the 19th lowest season scoring average in EMU history....At the Jan Weaver Invitational, posted a 219 (75-75-69) to earned a second-place finish out of 37 participants...In the Shirley Spork Invitational, demonstrate her consistency, shooting 78-78-71 for a total of 227 to tie for seventh place...Shot rounds of 74 and 78, accumulating a total score of 152 to tied for 10th at the Lady Jaguar Invitational...Secured 14th-place at the MAC Championship with a three-day tally of 229 (73-81-75)...2021-22: Named to the Academic All-MAC team...Recorded a 76.10 average in 29 rounds...The 14th lowest season scoring average in EMU history....Earned Second Team All-MAC Honors; first Eagle to earn title since 2017...Named Mid-American Conference Golfer of the Week on March 10...Notched her first collegiate medalist honor at the Lady Jaguar Invitational with a six-under 138 (69-69)...Her total ranks as the lowest 36-hole tally in EMU history, shattering the mark previously of 141 (72-69) set by Emily Podzielinski at the Cardinal Classic, Sept. 19-20, 2009...Collected runner-up honors at Benbow Invitational after firing a 75 in the final round for a four-over 146 (71-75), the sixth-lowest 36-hole mark in program history...Scored a 152 (79-73) at the Golden Grizzlie Invitational to tie for 10th...Tied for 12th at the Cardinal Classic with 229 (80-75-74)...Tied for 13th place at the Dolores Black Falcon Invitational with a 154 (78-76)...2020-21: Played in 18 rounds and posted an average of 78.72... Had the second-lowest average on the squad and best among EMU’s four freshmen...Finished four tournaments inside the top-25, including a seventh-place showing at the Don Benbow Invitational with a 159 (80-79)...Carded a season-best 74 in the final round of the Akron Invitational after starting off the year with a 75 in the second round of the Kiawah Island Classic...Tied for 11th at the Akron Invite along with placing 22nd at the Dolores Black Falcon Invitational...Took 16th-place at the MAC Championship with a 235 (80-78-77)...HIGH SCHOOL: A two-time all-state selection, collected second team All-Ohio honors as a senior following a ninth-place showing at the 2019 state championships with a 146 (76-70)...Was a three-time qualifier to the state championships, she tied for 15th as a sophomore in 2017 with a 152 and finished tied for eighth as a junior with a 148...Help set the school’s 18-hole sectional team record, 18-hole district team record, and the 36-hole state team record...Also holds the team’s 18-hole scoring record with a 66 as she finished her senior season with an average of 73.2...Helped the Arrows earned their latest trip to state by capturing the Division I District Championship with a team score of 335, which was 16 shots better than runner-up St. Ursula Academy (351)...Was also the medalist with a three-under par 70 at the Lexington Invitational...During her junior campaign, finished as medalist in three tournaments, including Ashland’s 21st Annual George Valentine Invitational with a 68...Was also medalist with a four-under-par 69 at the Warren JFK Lady Eagle Invitational at Trumbull Country Club...PERSONAL: Full Name: Anna Marie Watson...Daughter of Max and Amy Watson...Her brother, Max, was a part of the Eastern Michigan men’s golf team...Biology major.

2020-21 Freshman Season

Tournament	Date(s)	Rounds	Scores	Par	Rank
Kiawah Island Classic	Feb. 28-Mar 2, 2021	3	77-75-86=238	+22	t-131st/210
Don Benbow Invitational	March 8-9, 2021	2	80-79=159	+17	7th/36
Bama Beach Bash	March 19-21, 2021	3	78-85-83=246	+30	t-74th/90
Georgia State Invitational	March 29-30, 2021	3	78-78-76=232	+16	t-46th/89
Dolores Black Falcon Invitational	April 10-11, 2021	2	79-76=155	+11	t-22nd/86
Akron Invitational	April 16-17, 2021	2	78-74=152	+10	t-11th/40
MAC Championship	April 23-24, 2021	3	80-78-77=235	+19	t-16th/49
SEASON TOTALS		18	1417 Avg. 78.72	+7	-

2021-22 Sophomore Season

Tournament	Date(s)	Rounds	Scores	Par	Rank
Cardinal Classic	Sept. 20-21,2021	3	80-75-74=229	+13	t-12th/88
Golden Grizzlie Invitational	Sept. 26-27, 2021	2	79-73=152	+8	t-10th/49
Shirley Spork Invitational	Oct. 4-5, 2021	3	75-76-78=229	+16	21st/69
Rocket Classic	Oct. 11-12, 2021	3	81-77-77=235	+19	t-17th/63
Pat Bradley	Oct. 16-18, 2021	3	75-79-71=225	+9	t-29th/78
Rio Verde Invitational	Feb. 25-27, 2022	3	76-81-76=233	+17	t-44th/92
Don Benbow Invitational	March 7-8, 2022	2	71-75=146	+4	2nd/80
Georgia State Invitational	March 28-29, 2022	3	74-78-81=233	+17	t-30th/90
Dolores Black Falcon Invitational	April 9-10, 2022	2	78-76=154	+10	t-13th/75
Lady Jaguar Invitational	April 16-17, 2022	2	69-69=138	-6	1st/50
MAC Championships	April 22-24, 2022	3	79-78-76=233	+17	t-14th/50
SEASON TOTALS		29	2207 Avg. 76.10	+4	-

2022-23 Junior Season

Tournament	Date(s)	Rounds	Scores	Par	Rank
Golfweek Red Sky Classic	Sept. 26-28, 2022	3	70-76-78=224	+8	t-48th/100
Shirley Spork Invitational	Oct. 3-4, 2022	3	78-78-71=227	+11	t-7th/63
Charlotte Invitational	Oct. 24-25, 2022	3	77-73-83=233	+17	t-32nd/73
Falcon Florida Classic	Feb. 6-7, 2023	3	80-77-74=231	+15	t-48th/69
Rio Verde Invitational	Feb. 24-26, 2023	3	82-79-80=241	+25	t-72nd/93
Georgia State Invitational	March 27-28, 2023	3	75-77-75=227	+11	t-35th/89
Jan Weaver Invitational	April 3-4, 2023	3	75-75-69=219	+3	2nd/37
Lady Jaguar Invitational	April 15-16, 2023	2	74-78=152	+8	t-10th/74
Mid-American Conference Championship	April 21-23, 2023	3	73-81-75=229	+13	t-14th/50
SEASON TOTALS		26	1983 Avg. 76.27	+4	-

2023-24 Senior Season

Tournament	Date(s)	Rounds	Scores	Par	Rank
A-Ga-Ming Invitational	Sept. 3-4, 2023	3	80-78-78=236	+20	t-48th/80
Brittany Kelly Cardinal Classic	Sept. 18-19, 2023	3	82-76-73=231	+15	t-38th/81
Red Bandanna Invitational	Sept. 25-26, 2023	3	81-72-79=232	+16	t-24th/90
Shirley Spork Invitational	Oct. 2-3, 2023	3	72-71-68=211	-5	3rd/71
White Sands Invitational	Oct. 27-29, 2023	3	79-79-75=233	+17	t-30th/64
Atlantic Invitational	Feb. 12-13, 2024	3	74-73-75=222	+9	t-7th/40
Rio Verde Invitational	Feb. 23-25, 2024	3	79-70-76=225	+9	t-46th/104
Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate	March 17-19, 2024	3	78-74-75=227	+14	3rd/60
Georgia State Invitational	March 25-26, 2024	2	78-76=154	+10	t-26th/89
Dolores Black Falcon Invitational	April 6-7, 2024	2	75-77=152	+8	t-23rd/88
SEASON TOTALS		28	2123 Avg. 75.82	+4	-