Heidi Lawson
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- Height:
- 5-7
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- Hometown:
- Kodak, Tenn.
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- Previous School:
- Northview Academy
Bio
Spring 2020 (Sophomore): Lawson took part in the team's only event of the spring before the season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic… finished in the top-100 of 264 participants at the Kiawah Island Classic (Mar. 1-3), posting a 228 behind a season-low of 71 in the second round… named the team's Most Valuable Player after shaving nearly four full strokes off her freshman scoring average and leading the team by almost two shots… finished her sophomore campaign with a scoring average of 75.88, the second-lowest in program history and best since Maddi Evert's 75.86 in 2014-15.
Fall 2019 (Sophomore): Lawson competed in all five of the team's tournaments in the fall, concluding 13 rounds of play… claimed her first career All-Tournament honor after placing fourth at the MSU Greenbrier Invitational (Sept. 16-17)… fired a 72-75-75=222 for the best 54-hole score of her career at the same event… turned in a 73-75-76=224 to tie for fourth and earn All-Tournament accolades at the F&M Bank APSU Intercollegiate (Sept. 30-Oct. 1)… captured a 149 behind rounds of 73 and 76 at the Town and Country Invitational (Oct. 28-29)… finished the fall with a scoring average of 75.85.
Spring 2019 (Freshman): Lawson participated in four of Tech’s five events in the spring, finishing 12 rounds of action… tied the second-lowest round in program history and set the program’s freshman scoring mark after firing a 68 in the first round of the Jan Weaver Invitational (Apr. 5-6)… became just the fourth different Golden Eagle to shoot 68 or better in a round… turned in a season-low 233 behind rounds of 78, 81 and 74 at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate (Mar. 17-19)… named the team’s Impact Award winner and Most Dedicated Player… concluded her first season with a scoring average of 79.55.
Fall 2018 (Freshman): Lawson competed in four of the team’s five fall tournaments, completing 10 rounds of play… made her collegiate debut with an 84-80-78=242 at the Chris Banister Fall Classic (Sept. 23-25)… also posted her top finish of the year at the same event, tying for 19th overall… turned in a fall-best 36-hole score of 155 at the Town and Country Invitational (Oct. 29-30), sporting her second top-25 finish of the semester… wrapped up the fall semester with a scoring average of 80.80.
High School: Lawson was a three-sport athlete at Northview Academy in Kodak, Tenn., lettering in golf, swimming and water polo… named All-State in golf in both 2014 and 2017… earned All-State honors in swimming in 2014… led the Northview golf team to top-10 finishes in the state tournament in 2015, 2016 and 2017, including a second-place showing in 2017… also led Northview to three-straight Region titles from 2015-2017… individual, posted a fourth-place finish at the TSSAA Division Small Class Tournament and finished first in Region 2 as a senior… also finished sixth in the TSSAA Class A-AA Tournament in 2015.
Personal: Daughter of Jill Lawson and Greg Lawson… born August 14, 1999… full name is Heidi Elizabeth Lynn Lawson… father Greg played football at Carson-Newman… teamed up with her former high school coach, Jennifer Blanchard, to win the 24th Annual Tennessee Women’s Four-Ball Championship in August, 2019.
Academic: Majoring in political science… named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll three times.
Honors & Awards:
- 2019 F&M Bank APSU Intercollegiate All-Tournament Team
- 2019 MSU Greenbrier Invitational All-Tournament Team
News mentions
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Tech golf coach Polk Brown released the annual postseason honors for the Golden Eagle women’s team Thursday, presenting four student-athletes with awards earned for the 2020-21 season.
OWENS CROSS ROADS, Ala. – The Tennessee Tech women's golf team put a cap on its 2020-21 campaign Tuesday afternoon, concluding play at the Ohio Valley Conference Championships at the Highlands Course at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Hampton Cove.
OWENS CROSS ROADS, Ala. – Day two of the Ohio Valley Conference Championships came to a close Monday afternoon for the Tennessee Tech women's golf team after competing at the Highlands Course at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Hampton Cove.
OWENS CROSS ROADS, Ala. – The Tennessee Tech women's golf team finished the first round of action at the Ohio Valley Conference Championships Sunday afternoon, competing at the Highlands Course at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Hampton Cove.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech women's golf team heads south for their first trip to the Ohio Valley Conference Championships in two years after the cancellation of the 2020 spring season due to the outbreak of COVID-19. Tech will compete with the other members of the league in Owens Cross Roads, Ala. at the Highlands Course at Hampton Cove.
RICHMOND, Ky. – With daylight fading fast on the University Club at Arlington Monday night, the Tennessee Tech women's golf team was able to just finish the second round of action on the first day of play at the Colonel Classic, hosted by Eastern Kentucky.
RICHMOND, Ky. – The Tennessee Tech women's golf team rounded out action at the Colonel Classic at the University Club at Arlington Tuesday, turning in its best round of the week.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech women's golf team heads for familiar territory, competing in Eastern Kentucky's Colonel Classic for the seventh time in the past eight years. Play will take place at the University Club at Arlington on Monday and Tuesday.
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech women's golf team wrapped up play at the eighth annual Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate Tuesday afternoon, fielding a pair of teams at its own even on the Highlands Course at Sevierville Golf Club.
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. – Another round is in the books at the eighth annual Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate, with the Tennessee Tech women's golf team sporting a pair of teams in its own tournament at Sevierville Golf Club.
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech women's golf team wrapped up the first day of action at its own tournament Sunday, fielding a pair of squads at the eighth annual Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech women's golf team returns to Sevierville, Tenn. for the first time since 2019, for the eighth annual Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate at Sevierville Golf Club. Play begins Sunday and will run through Tuesday while teams compete on the Highlands Course.
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. – The Tennessee Tech women's golf team wrapped up play at the largest collegiate golf tournament in the country Tuesday afternoon, competing at the Kiawah Island Classic on the Oak Point Course of Kiawah Island Golf Resort.
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. – The Tennessee Tech women's golf team climbed a spot in the rankings at the Kiawah Island Classic Monday, moving to 29th at the largest collegiate golf tournament in the country.
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. – The first of three days of action at collegiate golf's largest event came to a close Sunday afternoon, as the Tennessee Tech women's golf team kicked off their sixth-straight year of competition at the Kiawah Island Classic.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech women's golf team returns to play with its annual trip to Kiawah Island, S.C. and the Kiawah Island Classic beginning Sunday, Feb. 28. The three-day, 54-hole event will run through Tuesday, Mar. 2 and feature 41 teams competing in the country's largest tournament.
PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. – The first two rounds of the 2020-21 campaign came to a close for the Tennessee Tech women's golf team Monday, competing at the Nicklaus Course at Bay Point Golf Club at the Lady Bison Bay Point Classic
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech women's golf team will finally begin its 2020-21 season Monday morning, beginning two days of play at the Lady Bison Bay Point Classic in Panama City Beach, Fla. After nearly a full year away from competition on the links, the Golden Eagles will compete at Bay Point Golf Club.