Kayley Marschke Season 2016-17

Kayley Marschke Season 2016-17

ClassFreshman
HometownSuwanee, Ga.

2018 Lake Oconee Individual Championship Medalist
SEC Freshman of the Week (4/12/17)

Senior Year (2019-20)
Played in three events as senior before season was canceled due to COVID-19 … Finished season with scoring average of 75.00 … Earned fifth career top-10 finish with eighth-place finish at Lake Oconee Invitational, 77-73-68=218 (+2) … Fired season-low 68 (-4) at Lake Oconee, tied for second-lowest round on the team for the year … Opened season tied for 37th at Magnolia Invitational with rounds of 74-76-79=229 (+13) … Finished Auburn career with 13 rounds at par or better and a scoring average of 75.06. 

Junior Year (2018-19)
Played in five events as a junior, two as part of the lineup and three individual appearances ... Finished junior season with scoring average of 76.73 ... Tied for third on the team with eight career finishes in the top-20 … Played in 28 career tournaments; which is second-most on the team … Opened spring season tied for 15th at Shootout at Shoal Creek with a 76 (+4) … Playing as an individual, tied for 9th at the Lake Oconee Invitational with rounds of 71-78-73=222 (+6) ... Enters senior year with career scoring average of 75.07.

Sophomore Year (2017-18)
Played in 11 events as a sophomore, eight as part of the lineup and three individual appearances ... Finished sophomore season with scoring average of 74.90 ... Had Auburn’s two best individual finishes of the season ... Was medalist at 18-hole Lake Oconee Individual Championship in February, shooting a 68 (-4) ... Battled brutal weather conditions to shoot final-round 75 and tie for fifth place at Bryan National Collegiate at 220 (+4) ... Playing as an individual, tied for 12th at Evans Derby Experience at 213 (-3) after a final-round 68 that included a run of five straight birdies ... Recorded fifth round under par of season with 1-under 71 in final round at NCAA Austin Regional; tied for 42nd at 223 (+7) ... Tied for 31st at SEC Championship at 229 (+13) ... Played in first NCAA Championship, tying for 83rd with 73-82-75=230 (+14) ... Also competed in Mason Rudolph Championship (T-40th), Magnolia Invitational (T-34th), Battle at the Beach (T-78th), UCF Challenge (T-37th) and Darius Rucker Intercollegiate (T-79th) ... Enters junior year with career scoring average of 74.77, which ranks 11th in Auburn history.

Freshman Year (2016-17)
Played 12 tournaments as a freshman, including 11 varsity team events ... Went 3-0 in match play at Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic to earn SEC Freshman of the Week honors (4/12) ... Rallied for four straight birdies to defeat USC's Victoria Morgan, 2-up, to clinch Auburn's victory over second-ranked Trojans in fifth-place match ... Defeated Arkansas' Summar Roachell, 3 and 1, and earned 3 and 1 win over Daytona State's Kendall Johnson ... Best full-field varsity finish was a tie for 14th at Pinehurst Challenge with scores of 77-73-71=221 (+5) ... Tied for 20th at Maryb S. Kauth Invitational, shooting 73-69-76=218 (+2) ... Finished in a tie for sixth as an individual at the Samford Spring Shootout with scores of 73-76=149 (+5) ... Best round of season came in first round at Briar's Creek Invitational; shot 67-73-81=221 (+5) to tie for 35th ... Led Auburn with a tie for 27th at Darius Rucker Intercollegiate, shooting 70-79-73=222 (+9) ... Tied for 24th in stroke-play qualifying at Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic with a 78 (+6) ... Earned a tie for 25th in collegiate debut at Fall Kickoff, posting scores of 78-75=153 (+9) ... Made first postseason appearance at NCAA Athens Regional, shooting 76-74-75=225 (+9) to tie for 37th place ... Tied for 44th at Mason Rudolph Championship, 45th at Cougar Classic and 59th at SEC Championship... Season scoring average was 74.65.

Prior to Auburn
Graduated from Lambert High School and was a high school teammate of Auburn teammate Michaela Owen ... Named Player of the Year by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution ... Helped Lambert to four consecutive state titles ... Was the state tournament medalist in 2014 ... Won the 2014 AJGA Will Claxton at the Auburn University Club with a 2-over 218 over three rounds ... Took fourth place at the 2014 Bubba Conlee, finishing 1-under ... Selected by Golfweek as one of the top 50 female recruits for the class of 2016 ... Ranked 45th in the class of 2016 by Junior Golf Scoreboard.

Personal
Full name is Kayley Marie Marschke ... Parents are Tammy and Mark Marschke ... Has a brother, Garrett ... Home course is Olde Atlanta Club ... Earned bachelor's degree in the College of Education in May 2020.

Marschke's Career Stats
YearTourn.Rds.StrokesAvg.Low 18Best Finish
2016-1712312,31474.6567T-6th
2017-1811312,32274.90681st
2018-1951184476.7371T-9th
2019-203967575.00688th
Career31826,15575.06671st