Year: | Jr. |
Hometown: | Milan, Ohio |
High School: | Edison HS |
Major: | Sports Science |
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... It was her second career hole-in-one but first as a collegiate golfer.
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-American 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 freshman season on the Tusculum women's golf team... Majoring in sports science with a minor in coaching... 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... Favorite book: "Tuesdays with Morrie"; Favorite class at Tusculum: New Testament; Favorite midnight snack: Chocolate; Favorite movie: "Iron Man"; Favorite musical artists: Florida-Georgia Line, Selena Gomez, Luke Bryan and Morgan Wallen; Favorite song: "This is It" Scotty McCreery; Mackenzie can't imagine a week without: Her friends and family; 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.