Tara Simmons

Class:
First-Year
Hometown:
Goldsboro, N.C.
High School:
Charles B Aycock

Simmons' Career Statistics

Year	Tournaments	Rounds	Low	Average	Top Finish	1st	Top 10	Top 25
2013-2014	8	17	72 (+1)	80.00	t-5th	-	1	6
2014-2015	6	12	78 (+7)	83.42	t-8th	-	1	1
2015-2016	3	7	76 (+4)	83.57	t-16th	-	-	1
2016-2017	4	10	73 (+1)	81.90	t-23th	-	-	1
TOTAL	21	46	72 (+1)	81.50	t-5th	-	2	9

SENIOR (2016-17): Carded a low round of 73 (+1) in the second round at the Babs Steffen Invitational … struggled in the opening round at Navy, then sizzled the next day with a two-over 74 to climb into a tie for 23rd out of 66 … competed at the Ivy League Championship for the first time since her freshman campaign, placing 33rd.

JUNIOR (2015-16): Competed in three events as a junior … tied for 16th at the Seahawk Invitational with a low round of 76.

SOPHOMORE (2014-15): Competed in four events and eight rounds as a sophomore … had her best performance of the season at the Rutgers Invitational when she shot a 161 … shot an average of 82.6 per round.

FRESHMAN (2013-14): Participated in the 2014 All-Star Golf Team comprised of outstanding NCAA student-athletes on a three-week tour of the Orient … played in all of the team’s nine events and finished third on the squad with a stroke average of 80 … competed in all 17 rounds and shot in the 70s eight times with her lowest round of 72 (+1) on the second day of the Yale Intercollegiate Invitational … tied for fifth at the Hartford Duals … placed 24th at the Ivy League Championship

BEFORE DARTMOUTH: Four-year member of the varsity golf and track teams at Charles B. Aycock High School … four-time individual champion of the ECC Conference Tournament … won both the NCHSAA 3A State and Regional Championships during her junior and senior seasons … received TYGA all-state recognition four times and impressed in the classroom where she was named class valedictorian … four-time ECC Conference Player of Year … President of the National Honor Society.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Wallace and Mary Simmons ... born October 20, 1994 ... has two brothers ... interested in engineering ... enjoys outdoor activities.