Morgan Baxendale - Women's Golf - Vanderbilt University Athletics

Morgan Baxendale

Class Senior
Hometown Windermere, Fla.
High School The First Academy
Major Sociology
Bio

As a Senior (2020-21)

  • Spring 2021 Dean’s List
  • Finished tied for 16th at The Ally at Old Waverly with a 217, +1
  • Fall 2020 Dean’s List

As a Junior (2019-20)

  • Advanced to match play at United States Women’s Amateur
  • Scoring average (18 rounds): 74.94
  • Low round: 70 (third round, Mason Rudolph Championships)
  • Low total: 213, -3 (Mason Rudolph)
  • Tied for fourth at Mason Rudolph Championships
  • Posted sub-par rounds in second and third rounds of Mason Rudolph event
  • Tied for 47th at Cougar Classic
  • Tied for 42nd at Windy City Collegiate Classic
  • Tied for 67th in the Battle at the Beach in Cabo, Mexico
  • Shared team honors with tie for 58th place at Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge in Palos Verdes, California
  • Tied for 65th at Darius Rucker Intercollegiate in Hilton Head, South Carolina

As a Sophomore (2018-19)

  • Scoring average (29 rounds): 74.59
  • Low round: 67 (NCAA Auburn Regionals)
  • Low total: 213 (UCF Challenge -3, NCAA Auburn Regionals -3)
  • Best finish: 3rd (NCAA Auburn Regionals)
  • Ranked 151st nationally
  • Tied for 47th at Mason Rudolph Championships (76-75, 151, +7)
  • Tied for 14th at Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational (74-71-71, 216, E)
  • Tied for 29th at Battle as the Beach Invitational 75-71-75, 221, +8)
  • Tied for 15th at UCF Challenge (72-72-69, 213, -3)
  • 11th at Reynolds Lake Oconee Invitational (70-77-77, 224, +8)
  • Tied for 33rd at Darius Rucker Invitational (80-69-73, 222, +9)
  • Tied for 84th at Clemson Invitational (79-74, 153, +9)
  • Tied for 65th at SEC Championships (72-82-83, 237, +21)
  • 3rd at NCAA Auburn Regionals (75-71-67, 213, -3)
  • Tied for 79th at NCAA Championships (77-80-79, 236, +17)

As a Freshman (2017-18)

  • All-SEC second team
  • SEC All-Freshman
  • SEC Freshman of the Week, April 21
  • Scoring average (30 rounds): 73.30
  • Low round: 69 (Mason Rudolph Championships, second round; Brickyard Collegiate, second round)
  • Low total: 213, Brickyard Collegiate, -3)
  • Best finish: 1st (Brickyard Collegiate)
  • Tied for 22nd at Ocean Course Invitational (73-78-76, 227, +8)
  • Tied for 35th at Mason Rudolph Championships (72-69-75, 216, E)
  • Tied for 37th at Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational (74-72-72, 218, +2)
  • Tied for 43rd at Battle as the Beach Invitational (75-74-73, 222, +9)
  • Tied for 24th at UCF Challenge (77-71-74, 222, +6)
  • Tied for 28th at Darius Rucker Invitational (74-73-77, 224, +11)
  • Tied for 30th at Clemson Invitational (71-72-75, 218, +2)
  • 1st at Brickyard Collegiate (73-69-71, 213, -3)
  • Tied for 15th at SEC Championships (76-72-73, 221, +5)
  • Defeated Alabama’s Lakareber Abe 2&1 in quarterfinals of SEC match play
  • Tied for 34th at NCAA Tallahassee Regionals (72-74-72, 218, +1)

The Baxendale File

  • Full name is Morgan Elizabeth Baxendale
  • Daughter of Ernie and Elizabeth Baxendale
  • Dad works in real estate, mom is an executive assistant
  • Selected Vanderbilt over Florida, LSU, Georgia, Wake Forest and Clemson among others
  • Graduated magna cum laude
  • National Honor Society
  • Senior team captain
  • Ranked No. 16 in 2017 Golfweek Junior Girls Rankings
  • 2017 Spectum Sports’ Central Florida Girls Golf of the Year
  • As senior helped team to second place team result at Florida 1A state tournament
  • Fifth-place individual finish at state tourney
  • Finished sixth at Florida Girls’ Junior Championship following senior campaign
  • Captured 2016 1A regional individual title
  • Played prep golf with former Vanderbilt teammate Courtney Zeng
  • Captured 2015 Honda Junior Classic
  • Qualified for 2015 U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship (2015)
  • Second alternate for 2015 U.S. Women’s Open (2015)
  • Four-time FSGA Florida Cup recipient
  • Won 2015 Florida State Girls 13-15 Junior Championship