Heidi Lawson
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- Height:
- 5-7
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- Hometown:
- Kodak, Tenn.
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Previous School:
- Northview Academy
Bio
Fall 2021 (Senior): Lawson participated in three of the team’s four tournaments in the fall, competing in nine rounds of play… opened the year with a season-low 229 at the Golfweek Fall Challenge (Sept. 12-14), capturing rounds of 75-75-79=229… finished the fall season with a scoring average of 79.67.
Spring 2021 (Junior): Lawson played in five of Tech’s six spring events, totaling 14 rounds of action… produced a 78-78-74=230 at the Colonel Classic (Mar. 29-30)… earning a top-25 finish at the OVC Championships (Apr. 18-20), turning in a 73-83-78=234… took home the team’s Bobby Nichols Award for Leadership… wrapped up the year with a 79.14 scoring average.
Fall 2020 (Junior): The 2020 fall season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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 four times.
Honors & Awards:
- 2019-20 MSU Greenbrier Invitational All-Tournament Team
- 2019-20 F&M Bank APSU Intercollegiate All-Tournament Team
News mentions
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Tech golf coach Amanda Smith released the annual postseason honors for the Golden Eagle women's team Friday, presenting four student-athletes with awards earned for the 2021-22 season.
MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala. – The Tennessee Tech women's golf team put a cap on the 2021-22 season Tuesday afternoon, completing the third and final round of the Ohio Valley Conference Championships at the Fighting Joe Course at The Shoals, part of the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail.
MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala. – The Tennessee Tech women's golf team completed the second round of play at the Ohio Valley Conference Championships Monday afternoon, finishing its second trip around the Fighting Joe Course at The Shoals, part of the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, in fifth place among the seven league teams competing for a title.
MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala. – Round one of the Ohio Valley Conference Women's Golf Championships came to a close for the Tennessee Tech women's golf team Sunday afternoon, with the Golden Eagles ranking fourth overall.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech women's golf team wraps up the 2021-22 season, competing at the Ohio Valley Conference Championships Sunday, Apr. 17 through Tuesday, Apr. 19 in Muscle Shoals, Ala.
MURRAY, Ky. – The Tennessee Tech women’s golf team put the finishing touches on the final regular-season event Saturday afternoon, completing the second and final round of the rain-shortened Jan Weaver Invitational at Miller Memorial Golf Course.
MURRAY, Ky. – Inclement weather did its best to create problems at the Jan Weaver Invitational Friday afternoon, but the Tennessee Tech women’s golf team concluded its first round of play before the day’s second trip around Miller Memorial Golf Course was cancelled.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech women's golf team will take a crack at its final tournament before the Ohio Valley Conference Championships, competing at Murray State’s Jan Weaver Invitational Friday and Saturday at Miller Memorial Golf Course.
PROSPECT, Ky. – The Tennessee Tech women’s golf team turned in another solid performance to put a cap on the Nevel Meade Collegiate Tuesday afternoon, rounding out the third and final round of action at Nevel Meade Golf Course.
PROSPECT, Ky. – The first two rounds of action at the Nevel Meade Collegiate officially came to a close Monday, as the Tennessee Tech women’s golf team delivered a strong showing in the second round competing at Nevel Meade Golf Course.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech women's golf team gets back to the links with a trip north to Nevel Meade Golf Club in Prospect, Ky. for Cleveland State’s Nevel Meade Collegiate Monday and Tuesday.
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech women’s golf team put a cap on its annual Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate, completing the second and final round of its home tournament at Sevierville Golf Club Tuesday afternoon.
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. – After seeing the first day of the ninth annual Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate cancelled due to snow, the Tennessee Tech women's golf team wrapped up the first round of action Monday evening, fielding a pair of teams in the program’s home event at Sevierville Golf Club.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech women's golf team returns to Sevierville, Tenn. to host the ninth annual Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate at Sevierville Golf Club. Due to inclement weather, including heavy amounts of snow in Sevierville, the tournament has been changed to a 36-hole event.
MT. PLEASANT, S.C. – The Tennessee Tech women's golf team concluded action at the RiverTowne Invitational Tuesday afternoon, completing the remaining holes left from Monday’s second round as well as the entirety of the third and final round.
MT. PLEASANT, S.C. – The Tennessee Tech women's golf team finished the first day of play at the RiverTowne Invitational Monday evening, concluding the day much like the rest of the field, with more action left to finish in the second round.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech women's golf team is set for its second week of action of the spring season, heading for Mt. Pleasant, S.C. and the RiverTowne Invitational hosted by Charleston Southern on Monday, Feb. 28 and Tuesday, Mar. 1
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The first event of the spring is officially in the books for the Tennessee Tech women's golf team, as the Golden Eagles wrapped up play at the Sea Best Intercollegiate Tuesday afternoon.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The first day of the Sea Best Intercollegiate came to a close Monday evening, with many in the field of 18 teams, including the Tennessee Tech women's golf team, still needing to finish up multiple holes of the second round.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech women's golf team will kick off the 2022 spring campaign in style, taking a flight south to Jacksonville, Fla. for the two-day Sea Best Intercollegiate at San Jose Country Club.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Tennessee Tech women’s golf team wrapped up the 2021-22 fall campaign Tuesday afternoon, putting the finishing touches on the third and final round of the Terrier Intercollegiate at the Carolina Country Club.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Day one of the Terrier Intercollegiate came to a close for the Tennessee Tech women’s golf team, as the Golden Eagles wrapped up the first two rounds of play at the Carolina Country Club Monday afternoon 13th overall.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech women's golf team rounds out the fall season Monday and Tuesday with a trip to Spartanburg, S.C. for the Terrier Intercollegiate at the Carolina Country Club.
SPRINGFIELD, Tenn. – The third and final round of the F&M Bank APSU Intercollegiate came to a close Tuesday afternoon, as the Tennessee Tech women’s golf team finished its second tournament of the fall season ninth overall.
SPRINGFIELD, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech women’s golf team wrapped up the first two rounds of action at the F&M Bank APSU Intercollegiate Monday, competing at The Legacy Golf Course in Springfield, Tenn.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech women's golf team continues its fall campaign with a familiar tournament in a new location, competing in the F&M Bank APSU Intercollegiate at Legacy Golf Course in Springfield, Tenn. on Monday and Tuesday.
PAWLEY’S ISLAND, S.C. – The Tennessee Tech women’s golf team sealed the deal on its first tournament of the fall, as the Golden Eagles completed their voyage in the Golfweek Fall Challenge at the Caledonia Golf & Fish Club in Pawley’s Island, S.C.
PAWLEY’S ISLAND, S.C. – Improvement was the name of the game for the Tennessee Tech women’s golf team in Monday’s second round of the Golfweek Fall Challenge at the Caledonia Golf & Fish Club in Pawley’s Island, S.C.
PAWLEY'S ISLAND, S.C. – Round one of the 2021-22 season is officially in the books for the Tennessee Tech women's golf team, as the Golden Eagles wrapped up play on Sunday at the Golfweek Fall Challenge.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech women's golf team kicks off its 2021-22 campaign with its first fall action since 2019 at the Golfweek Fall Challenge in Pawley’s Island, S.C. Hosted by Golfweek, the event is set to run Sunday through Tuesday at Caledonia Golf & Fish Club.