Bethune-Cookman University Athletics

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…