2022-23 Women's Golf Roster

Romeo T Guzman/Sun Belt Conferen
Romeo T Guzman/Sun Belt Conferen
Georgia State Athletics
Daniel Wilson
Daniel Wilson
Daniel Wilson
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Kelly Strickland

  • Height 5-5
  • Class Redshirt Fifth Year
  • High School South Forsyth
  • Prev School Kansas
  • Hometown Alpharetta, Ga.

Biography

Career Bio & Statistics

Academic Honors
• Spring 2023 Athletic Director's Honor Roll
• Fall 2021 Athletic Director's Honor Roll
• Spring 2021 Dean’s List

• Fall 2020 Dean’s List
• Spring 2020 Athletic Director’s Honor Roll
• Currently majoring in communications

2021-22
Competed in all ten tournaments and all thirty rounds averaging 76.86…Finished in the top ten once and the top 25 fives times…Tied for 19th in the Georgia State Invitational finishing with a score of 229…tied for 10th shooting 3 over Par in the Little Rock Golf Classic and finished with a total of 219 to lead the team and beat her career best finish of 222. She birdied five of her final nine holes in the second round and was four under par…Tied for 11th place in the Sun Belt Conference Championship where she shot six birdies and 36 pars.

2020-21
Played in the first four tournaments of the spring compiling a 78.00 scoring average in 10 rounds of competition . . . Placed third to open the spring at the Panthers-Flyers Dual Match . . . Tied for 26th at the Spring Break Shootout shooting 76-74-72 . . . Tied for 28th at the Georgia State Invitational shooting a career-low 71 in the final round.

2019-20
Following the fall semester in which she competed at Kansas, transferred to Georgia State and became eligible immediately . . . Competed in two tournaments before the spring season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic . . . In six rounds of competition compiled a 78.17 scoring average . . . Tied for 65th at the Amelia Island Collegiate shooting an opening round 76 . . . Tied for 48th at the River Landing Classic following a second round 76.

2018-19 (Kansas)
Did not compete in any events as a freshman.

Prep
Played for Coach Ronnie Davis at South Forsyth High School in Cumming, Ga. . . . Lettered in golf all four years of high school . . .  Was an individual regional champion senior year . . . Helped team place second at the 2017 Area 3-6A championships and fourth in Class 7A . . . Qualified for the 2016 US Girl’s Championship   . . .  Earned student of the month for golf in high school newspaper . . . A member of national honors, history and english societies … Was vice president of her senior class.

Amateur
Qualified for the 2016 U.S. Girl’s Championship . . . Finished in second place (out of 32 players) at the 2017 Athens Junior Classic with scores of 75-74 . . . Qualified for the 2017 USGA Junior Girls Championship . . . Shot a career-low 3-under par 69 at the 2017 AJGA City of London (Ky.) Junior Championship . . . Tied for eighth in the 2019 Georgia State Golf Association Top 60 Women’s Classic with scores of 75-76, just one stroke behind assistant coach Ket Vanderpool . . . Shot 75 to earn the second alternate spot in the U.S. Women’s Amateur qualifier.

Personal
Born in Dallas, Texas . . . Daughter to Bob and Paula Strickland . . . Has one sister, Katie . . . Mother is a librarian’s assistant.

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Redshirt Freshman

    5'4"
  • 2021-22Senior

    5'5"
  • 2022-23Redshirt Fifth Year

    5'5"