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Northeastern State University Athletics

2012-13 Women's Golf Roster

Whitney McAteer

Whitney McAteer

  • Height:
    5-3
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Highschool:
    Jenks HS
  • Hometown:
    Tulsa, Okla.

Summary

Biography

NORTHEASTERN STATE – A three-year letterwinner . . . has played in 34 tournaments and 73 rounds for NSU . . . one of the most decorated women’s golfers in school history . . . named an NGCA All-American sophomore year, and has been named an NGCA Division II Academic All-American all three years . . . competed at the NCAA Division II Championships sophomore year, finishing T-38 (80-76-77-83=316) . . . has 13 career top-5 finishes and 18 career top-10 finishes . . . has won four career tournaments, including the 2009 NSU Classic (68-75=143), the 2010 Lady Rattle Roundup (73), the 2010 NSU Classic (73-77=150), and the 2011 ULM Fred Marx Invitational (75-76-70=221) . . . career-best two-round tournament total of 138 was shot at the 2011 UCO Classic, where she also shot her career-best individual round (2, 67-71) . . . low three-round event total of 219 was carded in a T-5 effort at the 2011 Lone Star Conference Championships (73-72-74).

Junior (2011-12) – Competed in all 11 tournaments and played in 21 rounds . . . recorded a stroke average of 75.8 . . . was NSU’s low finisher at six events . . .  won the ULM Fred Marx Invitational in a playoff with a season-best three-round total of 221 (75-76-70) . . . tied for first but lost in a playoff at the UCO Classic, where she carded a career-best round of 67 on the opening day and recorded a season-low two-round total of 138 (67-71) . . . had five top-10 finishes, including one victory and three runner-up finishes . . . an NGCA Division II Academic All-American.

Sophomore (2010-11) – Participated in all 12 tournaments and 29 rounds, which included a berth in the NCAA Division II Championships at The Meadows Golf Club in Allendale, Mich. . . . named an NGCA All-American . . . landed on the all-Lone Star Conference Second Team . . . tied for 38th at the NCAA Championships with a four-round total of 316 (80-76-77-83) . . . stroke average on the season was 76.5 . . . placed in the top 15 of every event outside of the NCAA Division II Championships . . . recorded eight top-10 finishes and four top-5 finishes . . . won the 12th Annual Golf Classic with a two-day total of 150 (73-77) . . . season-best two-round total of 145 was shot at the Oklahoma Intercollegiate (2, 73-72) . . . best three-round total of 219 came at the Lone Star Conference Championships (T-5, 73-72-74) . . . shot a season-best 72 twice . . . an NGCA Division II Academic All-American.

Freshman (2009-10) – Saw action in all 11 tournaments, playing a total of 23 rounds on the year . . . stroke average was 77.6 . . . was NSU’s low finisher in eight events . . . won two tournaments, including the 11th Annual NSU Classic (68-75=143) and the Lady Rattler Roundup (73) . . . also tied for first but lost in a playoff at the Bubba Watson Invitational (78-74=152) . . . low two-round tournament total on the year was the 143 at the NSU Classic, and the 68 in the first round was her best round of the season . . . best three-round tournament was a 224 at the Lone Star Conference Women’s Championship (T-5, 78-73-73) . . . placed in the top five at five events . . . an NGCA Division II Academic All-American.

High School – Lettered all 4 years at Jenks High School . . . finished high school career with a scoring average of 75.1 . . . played on three 6A State tournament teams and won two Class 6A State Team Championshps (2007 and '09) . . . Jenks HS captain senior year . . . named to the All-State team senior year . . . earned the Tulsa World Athlete of the Week honor once senior year . . . Tulsa World All-Golf first team junior year . . . finished first at the 2008 regional tournament at The Territory CC in Duncan, Okla . . . placed second at regionals in 2009 at Lew Wentz GC in Ponca City, Okla.

Personal – Majoring in speech and language pathology . . . daughter of Jim and Sandra McAteer . . . born October 27, 1990.

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