Kelli Smith
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- Height:
- 5-4
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- Hometown:
- Murrells Inlet, S.C.
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- Major:
- Criminology
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- Team:
- Women's Golf
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- Previous School:
- St. James HS
Bio
2018-19: Played in eight tournaments as a junior...Posted rounds of 83 and 82 at the Battle at Old South (Sept. 22-23)...Turned in scores of 83 and 77 at the Patsy Rendleman Invitational (Oct. 8-9)...Posted scores of 87 and 81 at the Founders Converse Fall Invitational (Oct. 22-23)...Carded rounds of 79 and 76 at the Jekyll O'Lantern Intercollegiate (Oct. 29-30)...Posted rounds of 84 and 85 at the Founders Converse Spring Invitational (Feb. 18-19)...Posted rounds of 80 and 84 at the Coker Women's Invitational (Mar. 18-19)...Posted rounds of 84 and 85 at the Cherokee Valley Women's Invitational (Mar. 25-26)...Turned in rounds of 77, 75 and 81 at the South Atlantic Conference Championships (Apr. 7-9)...Was named to the SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll...Received the 2018-19 D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award.
2017-18: Played in all nine tournaments and all 19 rounds in the 2017-18 season, averaging an 81 score on the season...Best finish was 11th at the Converse Invite by Founders FCU and her lowest score of 74 was at the Wingate Challenge.
2016-17: Finished her freshman season with a 80.2 scoring average, playing in all 19 rounds for the Cobras...Shot her low round of 76 on two occassions, the first coming at the Converse Spring Invite (Feb. 21), the second coming during the South Atlantic Conference Championship (Apr. 9)...Had one top-five finish coming at the Converse Spring Invite.
High School: Attended St. James High School where she played golf for the Sharks...Four-time Toast of the Coast selection, a three-time South Carolina AAA lower state team champion, a two-time all-state selection, a 2015 North-South selection and a 2015 South Carolina state champion.
Personal: Daughter of Sherri and Jay Smith...She has one sibling Katie...Father, Jay, played golf at Coastal Carolina University from 1988-1992.
News mentions
The Coker College women's golf team rounded out play at the South Atlantic Conference Women's Golf Championship on Tuesday (Apr. 9) as they notched a fifth-place finish.
The Coker College women’s golf team will head into the final round of the South Atlantic Conference Women’s Golf Championship in fifth-place after they carded 306 (+18) in the second round on Monday (Apr. 8).
Coker College women's golfer Kelli Smith was selected as the 2019 Elite 20 Award winner, as announced by the South Atlantic Conference on Sunday (Apr. 7) at the South Atlantic Conference Women's Golf Championship.
The Coker College women’s golf team sits in third after a solid opening round at the South Atlantic Conference Women’s Golf Championship on Sunday (Apr. 7).
The Coker College women's golf team picked up their second win of the year on Tuesday (Mar. 26) as they took first-place at the 2019 Cherokee Valley Women's Invitational after beating the hosts, North Greenville, in a playoff.
The Coker College women's golf team closed out the first round of the 2019 Cherokee Valley Women's Invitational on Monday (Mar. 25) in first-place by three strokes as they look for their second win of the year.
The Coker College women's golf team finished play at the Coker Women's Invitational on Tuesday (Mar. 19) with a final-round score of 310 (+22) as they finished in second-place, just three shots back of the winners from Anderson.
The Coker College women's golf team opened up play at the Coker Women's Invitational on Monday (Mar. 18) as they ended the first day at Hartsville Country Club in second place.
The Coker College women’s golf team rounded out play at the Converse Spring Invite on Tuesday (Feb. 19) at Carolina Country Club, finishing in second.
The Coker College women’s golf team is currently tied for third-place after the opening round of the Converse Spring Invite on Monday (Feb. 18).
The Coker College women's golf team ended its fall season with a sixth-place showing at the Jekyll Island Intercollegiate on Tuesday (Oct. 30).
The Coker College women’s golf team ran away with the title on the final day of the Converse Fall Invite, carding a final round score of 321.
The Coker College women’s golf team completed the first round of play at the Converse Fall Invite on Monday (Oct. 22), finishing the day with a team score of 326 (+38).
The Coker College women’s golf team closed out a record-setting day at the Patsy Rendleman Invitational on Tuesday (Oct. 9), finishing in seventh out of 18 teams.
The Coker College women’s golf team played round one of the Patsy Rendleman Invitational on Monday (Oct. 8), finishing the day in 10th out of 18 teams.
The Coker College women’s golf team finished up play at the Battle at Old South on Sunday (Sept. 23) by shooting a team score of 312. The Cobras recorded a combined two-day total of 634, good for an 11th place finish.
The Coker College women’s golf team completed round one at the Battle at Old South on Saturday (Sept. 22) at Old South Golf Links.