Kaleigh Telfer Season 2017-18

Kaleigh Telfer Season 2017-18

ClassFreshman
HometownKyalami, South Africa

WGCA First Team All-American (2020) 
Golfweek Honorable Mention All-American (2020) 
First Team All-SEC (2020) 
SEC All-Freshman Team (2018) 
3x Individual Winner: Lady Bulldog Invitational (2022), Northrop Grumman (2020), Battle at the Beach (2018)
SEC Player of the Week (2/19/20) 
2x Augusta National Women's Amateur Selection (2019, 2020) 
Arnold Palmer Cup Selection (2020) 
3x SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll (2020, 2021, 2022)

2021-22 (FIFTH YEAR)

  • Played in 10 tournaments, 26 rounds with an average score of 73.50
  • From 2017-22 her average score of 73.42 is 3rd all-time in Auburn Women’s Golf Career Scoring Average
  • Won 2 tournaments, Lady Bulldog Invitational with a score of 141 (-3) and the Auburn Individual with a score of 139 (-5)
  • 54-hole low score of 218 (+2) tied for 7th in the NCAA Stillwater Regional

2020-21 (SENIOR)

  • Played in 9 tournaments, 28 rounds with an average score of 73.57
  • Low 54-hole score of 209 (-7) led the Tiger’s in the SEC Championship
  • Tied for 9th in the Blessings Collegiate Invitational with a score of 221 (+5)

2019-20 (JUNIOR - CANCELED, COVID-19) 

  • Played in seven events, tied for team lead with 71.95 scoring average
  • Finished Top 20 in all seven tournaments
  • Won second collegiate tournament at Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge, 66-70-71=207 (-6) 
  • Led team with 12 rounds at par or better, including career-low 66 (-5) at Northrop Grumman
  • Closed spring with Top-10 finishes at Lake Oconee Invitational (T-5) and Darius Rucker Intercollegiate (T-7)
  • Earned SEC Golfer of the Week honors (2/19) 
  • Finished season ranked No. 12 nationally by Golfstat

2018-19 (SOPHOMORE)

  • Played in 10 events; finished with 74.07 scoring average, third-best on the team
  • Shot nine rounds under par, tied for sixth all-time in a single season
  • Top Auburn individual at five tournaments, including SEC and NCAA Championship
  • Earned first collegiate win at Battle at the Beach, 69-69-70=208 (-5), tied for fourth-best 54-hole total in program history
  • Finished third at Alexa Stirling Intercollegiate, 75-70-72=217 (+1)
  • Paced Auburn with a T-10 finish in stroke play at SEC Championship, 71-73-73=217 (+1)
  • Clinched Auburn’s spot in NCAA quarterfinals with par on 18 in final round, finished team-best T-16 in stroke play
  • Finished season ranked No. 53 nationally by Golfstat

2017-18 (FRESHMAN)

  • Played in eight team events and one individual event, second-lowest scoring average on team (73.56)
  • Auburn’s top finisher at both SEC Championship and NCAA Austin Regional 
  • Placed T-9 at SEC Championship, 75-72-71=218 (+2) 
  • Finished T-16 at NCAA Austin Regional, 73-71-71=215 (-1), first time under par for 54 holes
  • Made collegiate debut at Magnolia Invitational, finished T-27 with scores of 75-73-76=224 (+8) 
  • Tied for 57th in first NCAA Championship appearance, 75-74-77=226 (+10) 
  • Shot a 71 (-1) to place T-7 at Lake Oconee Individual Championship 
  • Finished season ranked No. 92 nationally by Golfstat

Prior to Auburn
Started 2016 as No. 1 ranked player on both the Junior and Senior Women’s Golf South Africa rankings ... Received both junior and senior South African National (Protea) Colors in 2015 and 2016 ... Represented South Africa at 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China ... Competed for her country at the World Amateur Team Championship in Mexico in 2016 ... Won 10 junior and senior provincial tournaments between 2013 and 2015 ... South Africa Junior Player of the Year in 2014 ... Ernie Els and Fancourt Foundation Player of the Year in 2015.

Personal
Full name is Kaleigh Dene Telfer ... Parents are Warren and Catherine Telfer .. Has a sibling, Keagan ... Home course is Bryanston Country Club.

Telfer's Career Stats
YearTourn.Rds.StrokesAvg.Low 18Best Finish
2017-189251,83973.5670T-7th
2018-1910282,07474.0769T-1st
2019-207191,36771.95661st
2020-219282,06073.5768T-9th
Career351007,34073.40661st