Mackenzie Butler
Mackenzie Butler
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Milan, Ohio
High School: Edison HS
Major: Sports Science

2020-21: Division II Athletic Directors Association (D2 ADA) Academic Achievement Award.

2019-20: Appeared in two tournaments at the Mars Hill Invitational and the King Invitational... Posted a 90.8 scoring average... Finished 17th at the Mars Hill Invitational with a 36-hole total 175 including a final round 77... In that final round she hit a hole-in-one on the 17th hole at the Johnson City CC... It was her second career hole-in-one but first as a collegiate golfer... Division II Athletic Directors Association (D2 ADA) Honor Roll.

2018-19: Played in four events including the SAC Championship where she finished 51st with 88-87-88=263... Opened the season with a career-best 78 at the Bob Dibble Classic... Followed with an 81 to shoot 159 and tie for 12th... Tied for 10th place at the Agnes McAmis Memorial with 79-82=161... Division II Athletic Directors Association (D2 ADA) Honor Roll... WGCA All-America Scholar.

2017-18: Played in 18 of TU's 23 rounds as a true freshman and posted an 89.0 scoring average while logging a pair of top-25 performances... Finished 21st at the Bob Dibble Classic with a season-best 36-hole total of 84-89=173... Tied for 20th at the Agnes McAmis Memorial with 86-85-84=255... Finished 52nd at SAC Championship (94-92-93=279)... WGCA All-America Scholar.

High School: Graduated from Edison HS in Milan, Ohio... Coached by Lisa Kelble... SBC Second Team in 2014 and 2015... SBC First Team in 2016 and 2017... All-District first team (2017)... All-Academic Team all four years... 2014 Best Newcomer... 9-hole medalist (2015)... 18-hole medalist (3 times)... 2-time team captain (2016, 2017)... 9-hole medalist (2017)... Low 9 Hole Record in 2017... Low 18-hole record in 2017... 2017 Coaches' Award recipient (2017)... 2013 District Runner-up... 2015 District Champion... 2016 Sectional Runner-up... 2016 District Runner-up, 2016 Division II State Champions... Hole-In-One in 2013... Low-9 Hole Record in 2016... Low-18 hole record in 2016.

Personal: Born May 7, 1998 in Sandusky, Ohio... Nicknames: "Mack", "Kenzie"... Daughter of Bob and Sarah Butler... Siblings: Lindsay, Jacque, Madison... Sister, Lindsay played golf at Tusculum from 2013-2017... Younger sister Jacque is in her junior season on the Tusculum women's golf team... Majoring in sports science with minors in coaching and psychology... SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll... Athletic Director's Honor Roll... Dean's List... Charles Oliver Gray Honors List... Future plans: Attend physical therapy school with a concentration in pediatrics to become a Peds Physical Therapist... Hobbies: Hiking, running, reading... Favorite book: Tuesdays with Morrie; Favorite class at Tusculum: Measurement and Evaluation; Favorite midnight snack: Chocolate; Favorite movie: "Iron Man"; Favorite musical artists: Maddie & Tae, Thomas Rhett, Chelsea Cutler, Jake Scott; Favorite song: "Boots" by Hardy; Favorite sports team: Tusculum women's golf team; Favorite athlete: Meredith Barton; Mackenzie can't imagine a week without: Making some new memories with her friends and family; Advice to kids: "How I wish it could stay this way forever, and yet change mocks us with her beauty" - Olaf Change is nothing to fear but should be embraced. Learning to grow and adapt to your new situations in life will provide you with a better understanding of the world around you."; Most thrilling moment: Winning the state high school championship... Favorite Tusculum moment: Playing at Kiawah Island; Favorite color: Yellow; Favorite food: Pineapple; Person Mackenzie most admires: Her father; Most famous person Mackenzie has ever met: Scott Hamilton; When she was a kid, Mackenzie tried to be like: Her older sister, Lindsay.