Kenzie Neisen

Height:
5-10
Class:
Senior
High School:
New Prague
Hometown:
New Prague, Minnesota

2016-17 (Junior Season)
• Earned her third straight All-Big 12 Championship team honor thanks to her third place finish. Neisen made a hard charge in the final round, and finished with a scorecard that read 73-75-71 (+3) 219.
• Named a WGCA All-American Scholar, which is an honor given to student-athletes who maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or better.
• Selected to the Academic All-Big 12 team for a second straight season.
• Posted a 2016-17 stroke average of 73.63, which is the 16th best average in school history.
• Will enter her senior season with a career stroke average of 73.62, which ranks fifth in Cowgirl golf history.
• After an opening round 76 at the LSU Tiger Golf Classic, Neisen shot 71-69 on the final 36 holes to finish fourth at even par 216.
• Led the Cowgirls at the NCAA Regional in Albuquerque, New Mexico with rounds of 77-69-74 (+4) 220, which helped her finish in a tie for 14th.
• Tied for 16th at the Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational with rounds of 76-72-70 (+2) 218.
• Opened the year with a 17th place finish at the Dick McGuire Invite thanks to a scorecard of 73-71-71 (-1) 215.
• Also earned an 18th place finish at the rain-shortened Stanford Intercollegiate after posting 76-71 (+5) 147.

2015-16 (Sophomore Season)
• Claimed back-to-back Big 12 individual championships after posting rounds of 71-70-66 -- 207 (-9), which made her just the second player in league history to win two straight titles (along with fellow Cowgirl Annie Thurman-Young, 2004-05).
• Final round 66 at the Big 12 Championship tied for the lowest round in league history, and her 207 final score broke the previous record by a stroke.
• Earned her second straight All-Big 12 Conference and All-Big 12 Tournament team selections.
• Posted a 73.26 stroke average in 2015-16, which ranks eighth in program history and 76th nationally.
• Named First Team Academic All-Big 12.
• Earned Big 12 Golfer of the Month in April of 2015 for bringing home the league championship for a second straight year.
• Posted 118 total birdies on the year, which ranked seventh among all players nationally.
• Posted a 12th place finish at the NCAA Shoal Creek Regional thanks to rounds of 78-74-74 -- 226 (+10).
• Played her best golf in March and April, where she notched three straight top-10 finishes and a 2-0 mark in match play. During that stretch she posted a 71.44 stroke average.
• Now owns a 6-1-1 career record in match play after going 2-0 against the rival Sooners in Bedlam Cup.
• Carded rounds of 76-68-75 -- 219 (+3) to finish T6th at the SMU/DAC Invite, which helped the Cowgirls claim the team title.
• The week prior, Neisen finished T8th to help the Cowgirls win the Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational with rounds of 71-72-74 -- 217 (+1).
• Played in her first NCAA Championship, and finished T36th after carding 71-75-74-72 -- 292 (+4).

2015 Summer
• Became the first golfer to ever win the Minnesota Women’s State Open (5-stroke victory) and the Minnesota Women’s State Amateur Championship (12-stroke victory) in the same season.
• Advanced to the round of 32 at the U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship in Portland, Oregon.
• Named first alternate for the U.S. Open.
• Minnesota State Four-Ball Champion.

2014-15 (Freshman Season)
• Won the Big 12 Championship in a two-hole playoff at the Dominion Country Club in San Antonio, Texas. Shot a 69-70-73 – 212 to finish 4-under for the event.
• With her victory at the Big 12 Tournament, Neisen became eighth Cowgirl to claim Big 12 medalist honors, and the first since Caroline Hedwall in 2010.
• One of four Cowgirls to earn All-Big 12 honors.
• Joined Linnea Johansson on the Big 12 All-Tournament team.
• Led the squad with a spring stroke average of 74.14, and her 74.03 overall average will rank second only to Maddie McCrary among the returners to the 2015-16 squad.
• Including the Big 12 Tournament, Neisen shot a season-best round of 69 on two other occasions – in the final rounds of both the Dr. Donnis Thompson Invite and the Annika Intercollegiate.
• Finished in a tie for second at the Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational after carding a 72-73-69 – 214 to finish 2-under.
• Followed up her Big 12 title with a 50th place finish at the NCAA Regional in South Bend with a 78-73-77 – 228 (+12).
• One of three OSU players to compete in every competition, and posted nine top 25 finishes for the Cowgirls.
Amateur
• Won the 2014 Minnesota Women's State Match Play Championship.
• Won the Minnesota Class 3A state title as a junior and senior. Posted scores of 72 and 68 to claim the title her junior year. Carded rounds of 67 and 68 as a senior to win the event.
• Her 6-under 67 and her 11-under total of 135 both set state records.
• Also finished as the event's runner-up in 2010 and 2012.
• Was named an all-conference and all-state selection six times
• Was also tabbed as the conference player of the year four times.
• Was the runner-up at the 2012 Minnesota Women's State Amateur Championship.
• Qualified for the U.S. Girls' Junior Championship in 2010, 2012 and 2013, and advanced to match play in 2013.
• Reached match play at the 2012 U.S. Women's Amateur Championship
• Also advanced to match play at the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links Championship in 2014 ...

Personal
• Born July 28, 1995.
• Daughter of Chris and Angie Neisen.
• Has one sister, Steffi, who played collegiately at Nebraska.
• Majoring in biological sciences.
• Enjoys the outdoors, playing the piano and guitar as well as photography.
• Also considered Minnesota, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Arizona State, North Carolina, South Carolina, Oregon and Pepperdine among others.