2015-16 Women's Golf Roster
Michelle Butler
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Dunedin, Fla.
- High School:
- Northside Christian
Spring 2016: Named second-team All-SEC after setting a program record with a 72.59 stroke average for the year ... Posted a 74.07 stroke average during the spring slate ... Finished with three rounds under and two others at even during the spring campaign ... Placed second at the UCF Challenge (2/7-9) after shooting an ever par 216 ... Carded a season-low 70 (-2) in the second round at UCF ... Tied for eighth at the Web.com Intercollegiate (4/4-5) with a 2-over 218 (73-73-72) ... Tied for 21st at the Seminole Match Up (2/12-14), including a second round 71 (-1) ... Tied for 34th at the MountainView Collegiate (3/18-19) with a 224 (72-76-76).
Fall 2015: Finished with a program-record 71.0 stroke average ... Tied for eighth nationally with 49 birdies and ranked 24th in the country at 3.79 subpar strokes per round ... Set a team record with a 65 (-7) in the second round of the Johnie Imes Invitational (9/28), which also tied for the fourth-lowest round of any Division I golfer ... Tied for second at the Johnie Imes (9/28-29) and at the Lady Paladin Invitational (9/20-22), which were both team victories for the Tigers ... Finished in a tie for 18th at the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown (10/25-27) by shooting a 209 (-7) ... Shot a 220 (+4) to tie for 21st at the Jim West Challenge (10/4-6).
Spring 2015: Competed in all five tournaments, posting a 75.7 stroke average ... Shot a season-best 218 (+2) to tie for 24th, including a career-best 67 (-5) in the second round at the Mountain View Collegiate (3/20-3/21) in Tucson, Ariz. ... Tied for 23rd at the LSU Tiger Classic (3/27-3/29) in Baton Rouge, La., with a 228 (+12), including a 72 (E) in the middle round ... Tied for 33rd at the SEC Women's Golf Championship (4/17-4/19) in Hoover, Ala., with a 224 (+8), including a 71 (-1) in the opening round as she posted her best career finish in the SEC Championship.
Fall 2014: Competed in the first three tournaments before suffering an injury that required bunion surgery on her foot ... Posted a stroke average of 77 over the first two competitions ... Finished 60th at the Chip-N-Club Invitational in Lincoln, Neb. (9/8-9/9) by posting a 223 (+7) 54-hole score, including a fall season-best 71 (-1) in the second round ... Shot a 239 at the Powerade Cougar Classic (9/14-9/16) in Charleston, S.C., with a 77 (+5) in the middle round ... Left the Johnnie Imes Invitational (9/29-9/30) with the foot injury that required surgery and missed the remainder of the fall season.
Spring 2014: Competed in all of Mizzou's five spring tournaments, finishing the year with a team-leading stroke average of 75.1 ... Competed at the SEC Championships and tied for 35th with fellow Tiger Taylor Gohn while battling extreme weather conditions through the first round ... Recorded her best finish at the Web.com Intercollegiate where she posted a 220 54-hole score (+4) to place 24th overall ... Her lowest round score of 72 also came at the Web.com Intercollegiate ... Placed 19th overall at the MountainView Collegiate with a score just 5-over par for her second best three-round tally of the spring ... Was Mizzou's top finisher for two out of the five contests.
Fall 2013: Competed in all four of Mizzou's fall tournaments, ending the season with a 75.2 stroke average ... Has arguably her best outing at the Las Vegas Collegiate where she finished 4th with two consistent rounds of 71 to score a 142 (-2) ... Also finished 2-under par at the Pat Bradley Invitational where she was Mizzou's top finisher and recorded a season low 70 in the third round.
Spring 2013: Competed in all six of Missouri's spring tournaments, finishing the year with a scoring average of 76.61 ... matched her low round score of 71 twice at the Mountain View Collegiate, where she also earned her best finish of the spring ... Placed sixth at Mountain View with a score of even par.
Fall 2012: Butler participated in all five of Missouri's fall tournaments .. Saw her first action and had her best finish as a Tiger at the Chip-N Club Invitational ... Finished 3rd overall after posting a 54-hole score of 222 ... Lowest score of the season came at the Hoosier Fall Invitational, where she posted a 54-hole score of 234.
Spring 2012: Was forced to sit out spring season due to a wrist injury.
Fall 2011: Suffered a wrist injury that forced her to sit out of the fall season.
High School: The highest ranked incoming player in school history, ranked No. 42 nationally by Golfweek and the ninth-ranked player in the class of 2011 ... Enjoyed a scoring average of 74.44 in American Junior Golf Association play, including a three-round 218 to finish second at the AJGA Junior at Steelwood Presented by AT&T in early June ... Shot an opening round 68 to take the lead, including a remarkable 31 on the front-nine ... Ranked among the Top 60 nationally in the Polo Golf rankings ... Finished among the Top 30 at the Florida State Championships on three occasions, including a seventh place finish in 2008 and an 11th place showing in 2007 ... Won her high school district event in 2007 as well ... Was an AJGA Rolex Junior Championship qualifier and owns eight career Top 10 placings in AJGA tournaments ... Outstanding student that was a member of the National Honor Society and the Distinguished Scholars Program.
Personal: Born July 5, 1993 ... Daughter of Ross and Wendy Butler ... Graduated with a degree in Biochemistry in May 2016 ... Chose Mizzou over Florida, Florida State, Auburn, Georgia, Northwestern, Vanderbilt, Ole Miss and TCU.
