Morgan Grantham

Morgan Grantham

Player Profile

Hometown:
Kingman, Arizona

High School:
North

CAREER: A four-year letterwinner (2006-09) who had a 78.25 stroke average in 93 rounds...was the recipient of the J.R. & Sue Carriveau Memorial Golf Scholarship.

SENIOR (2008-09): One of three Lobos to play in all 11 tournaments...77.62 scoring average in 34 rounds was the best of her UNM career...low round was a career-best 69 in the 1st round of the Stanford Intercollegiate...best finish was a tie for 15th (5-over) at the Kent Youel Invitational...had consecutive rounds of 72 to end the tournament.

SUMMER 2008: won the 2008 Albuquerque City Women's Amateur championship by a whopping 19 shots at the Santa Ana Golf Club...Morgan finished with a 54-hole total of 224 (77-74-73).

JUNIOR (2007-08): A 77.74 stroke average in eight tournaments and 23 rounds...best finish was tying for 2nd at the MWC Championships in Albuquerque...shot a 2-over 221 for her best finish at UNM...had a 2-under 71 in the 2nd round.

SOPHOMORE (2006-07): Competed in four tournaments...top finish was 41st at the Landfall Tradition...best 54-hole score of 233 came at the Ping/Arizona State Invitational, where she placed 60th...Grantham finished the year with a 79.50 scoring average in 12 rounds.

FRESHMAN (2005-06): Played in the Lobos' final eight tournaments and really improved over the final two months ... ranked 26th in the Mountain West Conference in scoring with an average of 79.00...UNM's top finisher at the NCAA West Regional, placing in a tie for 40th at 15-over 231...averaged 77.53 strokes per round in the last five tournaments after starting at 81.44 in her first three competitions...tied for 14th at the MWC Championships with a 14-over 230 (75-81-74)...a season-low 74 on four occasions (Landfall, UNLV Invitational, MWC Championships, NCAA West Regional)...225 (76-74-75) at UNLV was her best 54-hole total...made it to the 3rd round of match play at the 2006 Women's Publinks.

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four years under coach Lisa Olsen at Kingman North High School...named Most Valuable Player on her golf team all four years of high school...named a scholar-athlete her freshman year...also lettered in soccer...named MVP of the soccer team her senior season.

PERSONAL: Born Oct. 29, 1986...daughter of George and LuAnn Grantham...majoring in Art History at UNM.