2016-17 (Junior)
Participated in 11 events as a junior for the Wildcats, firing a total of 25 rounds of golf… Led the Wildcats with a 75.12 stroke average on the year… Collected a 3-over relative to par score line… Had five rounds of par or better for the 2017-18 season… Picked up four (4) top 5 performances, including a win… Began the season in the fall with a tie for 18th place at the CSU Fall Invitational… Fired a collective three-round 225 (73-78-74) for the tournament… Finished tied for 15th in the field of 71 at the Tignanelli Towson Invitational with a two-round 154 (76-78)… Placed tied for 22nd at the Winthrop Intercollegiate… Picked up her first top 5 performance to finish third during the SSU Tiger Fall Invitational… Used an opening round 1-under 71 en route to a 150 scorecard and tie for third overall… Began the spring portion of the schedule in a tie for 24th out of 232 competitors at the Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Classic, using a three-round 220 (72-75-73) and finishing up four over for the event… Placed in a tie for second place at the Lady EagleCat Invitational hosted by Bethune-Cookman at LPGA International… Finished 1-under par for the tournament and using rounds of 75 and a season-low 68 in the process… Tied for 24th out of 188 golfers in the Kingsmill Women’s Intercollegiate, using a three-round 228 scorecard (77-76-75) and lowering her scores every round of the tournament… Picked up a tie for 17th place performance during the Mimosa Hills Intercollegiate and firing rounds of 79 and 74, respectfully, turning in a 153 scorecard… Placed fourth overall in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Showcase with back-to-back rounds of 74 (148) and finishing 4-over par for the event… Claimed the individual medalist award for the 31st Annual PGA National Minority Collegiate Championship with a 1-under par total scorecard on rounds of 69, 75 and 71 (215) – with the 69 being her second-best individual round of the campaign… Helped Bethune-Cookman capture the team title for the PGA Minority Championship as well…
2015-16 (Sophomore)
Completed her sophomore season having played the second-most rounds of any female player (29)… Accumulated 2,260 strokes and a six-over (+6) relative to par for the campaign… Registered a 77.93 stroke average… Competing in 12 overall events, she finished in the top 10 on three occasions, as well as two top five appearances… Finished tied for 29th in The Fall Invitational in Braselton, Georgia… Turned in her season-low round of 71 during the final round of the tournament, recording a 222 (74-77-71) across three rounds of play… Completed the tournament 6-over-par altogether… Followed up that event by tying for 19th out of 62 players in the field as part of the Terrier Intercollegiate two weeks later, posting a two-round 157 (81-76)… Posted her best fall tournament finish tying for 15th in the Winthrop Intercollegiate… Fired a collective 158 (82-76) and finished 14-over for the tournament… In the second tournament of the spring season, she picked up her first top five finish (4th) with a 153 scorecard (73-80) and 7-over-par at the Lady EagleCat Invitational, co-hosted by Bethune-Cookman and Winthrop at LPGA International in Daytona Beach, Florida… Tied for 25th out of 94 competitors at the Low Country Intercollegiate (79-78=157, +13)… Produced a top 50 finish at the Kingsmill Intercollegiate with a three-round 242 (79-80-83, +26) scorecard, allowing her to finish tied for 49th on the final leaderboard… Followed in a tie for 39th at the Mimosa Hills Intercollegiate, firing a collective 160 (82-78)… Tied for sixth in helping Bethune-Cookman win the MEAC Showcase in Savannah, Georgia… Finished 10-over with a 154 (73-81), posting her second-lowest round of the spring in the opening 18 holes… Finished the campaign helping the Wildcats win the 30th PGA Minority College Championship in Port St. Lucie, Florida… Finished tied for second – the highest finish of her career during the annual national minority championships, firing a 223 (73-78-72) and using a 7-over scorecard to her favor… The second place finish as the highest finish of her collegiate career…
2014-15 (Freshman)
Finished third on the team in average, picking up a 79.13 stroke average in her first year with the team… Played in all 10 events, seeing action in 23 rounds – tied for the most of any player on the squad… Picked up three top-10 performances, as well as two top-five showings… Turned in a seven-over relative to par average… Began her collegiate career tied for 30th at the Tignanelli Towson Invitational… Registered a 158 (78-80), 14-over-par score in that season-opening tournament… Tied for 21st in the tournament field at the Wendy’s Invitational in Charleston, South Carolina… Recorded a 233 (80-77-76) on the leaderboard… Collected her highest finish of the year with a fourth place showing at the Winthrop Intercollegiate… Turned in a 160 (84-76) and finishing 25th overall with a 16-over-par scorecard in the Low Country Intercollegiate… Shot a 165 (79-86) at the Mimosa Hills Intercollegiate… Finished tied for 17th during the Bash at the Beach hosted by Embry-Riddle in Daytona Beach… Fired a 158 (81-77) and 14-over in the event at LPGA International… Tied for 5th in the MEAC Showcase with a 13-over scorecard (81-76=157)… Posted a 225 (72-78-75) and tie for 8th in the field at the 29th annual PGA Minority Collegiate Championship, helping Bethune-Cookman secure the title for a fourth consecutive year…
High School/Prep
Played high school golf at Ursuline College under Coach Blundy… Served as team captain in her senior year… 2014 Kent Championship individual medalist… Registered a 10-over score for the event, finishing atop the individual field… Team also secured the Chatham-Kent Championship… Named MVP of the Girls’ Golf team at Ursuline… Selected as the “Most Dedicated Athlete” of the Lancers Girls’ Golf team… Won the Tyson Tournament… She won all six events played in the Tyson Tournament… Also a team captain in her junior year… Selected Team MVP as well as winning the Kent Championship in 2012-13… Made it to the OFSSAA all four years in high school… Finished as just the second girl to ever win the Tyson Tournament three times (2010, ‘11, and ‘13)… The youngest player to even win the club title at Maple City Country Club…
Personal
Daughter of Brad Butzer and Candice Protopapas… Has a younger sister, Hannah… Chose Bethune-Cookman University because of the smaller school environment, in addition to fulfilling a dream to play collegiate golf in the state of Florida… Lists a superstition before matches as having to listen to “I Don’t Want To Be” by Gavin DeGraw… Says Tiger Woods is her favorite athlete because he has worked hard and practiced long hours to be successful in the game of golf… Favorite movie is
Caddyshack… States her favorite type of music is Country…
| BUTZER CAREER STATISTICS |
| SEASON |
EVENTS |
RDS |
STROKES |
AVG |
LOW |
TOP 10 |
| 2014-15 |
10 |
23 |
1,820 |
79.13 |
72 |
3 |
| 2015-16 |
12 |
29 |
2,260 |
77.93 |
71 |
3 |
| 2016-17 |
11 |
25 |
1,878 |
75.12 |
68 |
4 |
| CAREER |
33 |
77 |
5,958 |
77.38 |
68 |
10 |
| BUTZER TOURNAMENT RESULTS |
| 2016-17 TOURNAMENTS |
SCORE |
FINISH |
| CSU Fall Invitational |
73-78-74=225 |
t-18th |
| Tignanelli Towson Invitational |
76-78=154 |
t-15th |
| Winthrop Intercollegiate |
83-78=161 |
t-22nd |
| SSU Tiger Fall Invitational |
71-79=150 |
t-3rd |
| Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Classic |
72-75-73=220 |
t-24th |
| Lady EagleCat Invitational |
75-68=143 |
t-2nd |
| Low Country Intercollegiate |
81 |
N/A |
| Kingsmill Women's Intercollegiate |
77-76-75=228 |
t-24th |
| Mimosa Hills Intercollegiate |
79-74=153 |
t-17th |
| MEAC Showcase |
74-74=148 |
4th |
| PGA Minority College Championship |
69-75-71=215 |
1st |
| 2015-16 TOURNAMENTS |
SCORE |
FINISH |
| GolfWeek Program Challenge |
77-78-79=234 |
t-51st |
| Tignanelli Towson Invitational |
81-82=163 |
t-39th |
| The Fall Invitational |
74-77-71=222 |
t-29th |
| Terrier Intercollegiate |
81-76=157 |
t-19th |
| Winthrop Intercollegiate |
82-76=158 |
t-15th |
| Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Spring Classic |
78-83-76=237 |
t-123rd |
| Lady EagleCat Invitational |
73-80=153 |
4th |
| Low Country Intercollegiate |
79-78=157 |
t-25th |
| Kingsmill Intercollegiate |
79-80-83=242 |
t-49th |
| Mimosa Hills Intercollegiate |
82-78=160 |
t-39th |
| MEAC Showcase |
73-81=154 |
t-6th |
| PGA Minority College Championship |
73-78-72=223 |
t-2nd |
| 2014-15 TOURNAMENTS |
SCORE |
FINISH |
| Tignanelli Towson Invitational |
78-80=158 |
t-30th |
| Wendy's Invitational |
80-77-76=233 |
t-21st |
| LPGA Xavier Invitational |
79-81-86=246 |
t-50th |
| Winthrop Intercollegiate |
80 |
4th |
| Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Spring Classic |
84-78-76=238 |
t-93rd |
| Low Country Intercollegiate |
84-76=160 |
t-25th |
| Mimosa Hills Intercollegiate |
79-86=165 |
t-47th |
| Bash at the Beach |
81-77=158 |
t-17th |
| MEAC Showcase |
81-76=157 |
t-5th |
| PGA Minority College Championship |
72-78-75=225 |
t-8th |
