Skip To Main Content

University of Illinois Athletics

2020-21 Women's Golf Roster

Tristyn Nowlin

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Richmond, Ky.
  • High School Madison Central
  • Twitter tristynnowlin

Biography

Career Bests

Best Finish: 1st -- Cardinal Cup (Oct. 20-21, 2018)
Low Round: 67 -- 2x, last at NCAA East Lansing Regional (May 8, 2019)
Low 54-Hole Score: 210 (-6) -- Cardinal Cup (Oct. 20-21, 2018)

Senior - 2020-21

  • Finished her career with a 73.40 scoring average, the best in a career in Illinois history
  • All-Big Ten Second Team, her fifth career All-Big Ten honor
  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Big Ten Sportsmanship Award
  • Played 21 rounds in seven events with a 73.10 scoring average
  • Team-best 73.10 scoring average, the eighth-best in Illinois single-season history
  • Played six rounds under par
  • Three top-10 finishes: Briar’s Creek Invitational (T-8th), Clemson Invitational (T-3rd), Indiana Invitational (T-4th)
  • Tied eighth-best 54-hole score in program history (-5 (211), Clemson Invitational, March 26-28)

Senior - 2019-20

  • All-Big Ten First Team
  • WGCA All-American Scholar
  • Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Won the Schooner Fall Classic with a season-low score of 207 (-3)
  • Recorded the second-lowest single-season scoring average in program history at 72.58
  • Led the Illini in three tournaments
  • Recorded five rounds under par and three even-par rounds on the season
  • Season cut short due to COVID-19 outbreak
  • Announced she would return for a fifth season in 2020-21

Junior - 2018-19

  • All-Big Ten Second Team
  • Big Ten Golfer of the Week - Oct. 24, 2018
  • Academic All-Big Ten Honoree
  • WGCA All-American Scholar
  • Big Ten Preseason Honoree
  • Posted the eighth-lowest single season stroke average in program history (73.67)
  • Matched the fifth-best single round score in program history with a 67 (-5) during the final round of the NCAA East Lansing Regional and finished 10th overall with a tournament total of 217 (+1)
  • Posted a 145 (+1) at the Big Ten Championships, tying for 11th
  • Matched Illini legend Becky Beach for the third-lowest 36-hole tournament total with 143 (-1) at the Clemson Invitational
  • Qualified for the inaugural Augusta National Women’s Amateur (ANWA) by being ranked as one of the top 30 players in the United States with a 2018 World Amateur Final Golf Ranking of No. 78
  • After two rounds at the inaugural Augusta National Women’s Amateur (ANWA), she finished 52nd with a 153 (+9)
  • Captured first career title at the Cardinal Cup with a personal-best 210 (-6), tied for the third lowest 54-hole tournament total in program history

Sophomore 2017-18

  • All-Big Ten Second Team
  • Big Ten Preseason Honoree
  • Academic All-Big Ten Honoree
  • WGCA All-American Scholar
  • Posted the second-best single season stroke average in program history (72.59)
  • Tied the ninth-best individual round in school history with a 68 (-4) at the Briar's Creek Invitational 
  • Tied the third-best 36-hole tournament score in program history at the Lady Buckeye Invitational (144 (E))
  • Carded a 147 (+3) at the Meadow Club Intercollegiate, tying the ninth-best 36-hole score in program history
  • Competed in 11 out of the 12 tournaments on the season
  • Carded 11 rounds under par and five even-par rounds during the season
  • Finished runner-up at the 118th Women's Western (WWGA) National Amateur Championship

Freshman 2016-17

  • All-Big Ten Second Team
  • Posted a 74.60 season average, the fourth-best single-season average in program history
  • Recorded six top-25 finishes, including three in the top 10
  • Tied for third at the Westbrook Spring Invitational, carding a 211 (-5), the best 54-hole score of any Illini during the season and tied for the third best in program history
  • Posted a 67 (-4) during her collegiate debut at the first round of the Mercedes-Benz Intercollegiate, tied for the seventh-best individual round in program history
  • Recorded nine rounds under par

High School

  • 2015 Miss Kentucky Golf honoree
  • 2015 Rolex Junior All-American Honorable Mention
  • 2015 and 2014 All-State selection
  • Four top-five finishes in 2015 AJGA national events
  • 2014 PGA Junior Series Player of the Year

Personal

  • Daughter of Phillip and Elizabeth Nowlin
  • Graduated in 2020 as a Kinesiology major with a minor in Psychology
  • Enrolled in the recreation, sport, and tourism master’s program
  • Hobbies: Hiking, rapping (a little) and listening to music
  • Favorite athletes: Jordan Spieth and Tyler Ulis
  • Dream job: LPGA Tour player
  • Favorite golf course: Kearney Hill Golf Links

Career Statistics

Year Events Rds. Strokes Avg. Low Rd. Low Tour.
2016-17 10 30 2,238 74.60 67 (-4) 211 (-5)
2017-18 11 27 1,960 72.59 28 (-4) 215 (-1)
2018-19 10 27 1,989 73.67 67 (-5) 210 (-6)
2019-20 7 19 1,379 72.58 68 (-4) 207 (-3)
2020-21 7 21 1,535 73.10 68 (-4) 211 (-5)
Totals 45 124 9,101 73.40 67 (-5) 210 (-6)

Individual Results

2016-17 Tournament Score Finish
Sept. 12-13 Mercedes-Benz Collegiate 67-76-73 = 216 (+3) T-16th
Sept. 23-25 Lady Paladin Invitational 73-69-74 = 216 (E) T-12th
Oct. 17-18 Greenville Regional Preview 76-81-80 = 237 (+21) T-43rd
Oct. 23-25 Cardinal Cup 78-74-80 = 232 (+16) T-35th
Feb. 26-27 Westbrook Spring Invite 71-71-69 = 211 (-5) T-3rd
March 6-7 Meadow Club Women’s Inter. 78-78-74 = 230 (+14) T-45th
March 20-21 Briar’s Creek Invitational 71-73-70 = 214 (-2) 7th
March 27-28 Henssler Financial Intercollegiate 74-71-73 = 218 (+2) T-8th
April 15-16 Lady Buckeye Spring Invitational 70-76-84 = 230 (+14) T-22nd
May 8-10 NCAA Albuquerque Regional 83-74-77 = 234 (+18) T-83rd
2017-18 Tournament Score Finish
Sept. 18-19 Mercedes-Benz Collegiate 77-70-70 = 217 (+4) T-27th
Oct. 6-7 Bettie Lou Evans Invite  71-W-W = N/A N/A
Oct. 21-22 Cardinal Cup 75-74-71 = 220 (+4) 3rd
Oct. 27-28 Ladies Fall Intercollegiate  80-71 = 151 (+7) 15th
Feb. 25-26 Westbrook Spring Invitational  71-71-73 = 215 (-1) T-31st
Mar. 5-6 Meadow Club Collegiate  76-71 = 147 (+3) T-18th
Mar. 19-20 Briar's Creek Invitational 75-72-68 = 215 (-1) T-7th
Mar. 23-25 MountainView Collegiate  69-75-71 = 215 (-1) T-2nd
April 14 Lady Buckeye Invitational  75-72 = 144 (E) T-4th
April 20-22 Big Ten Championships  W-75-72 = 147 (+3) N/A
May 7-9 NCAA Madison Regional  72-73-73 = 218 (+2) T-30th
2018-19 Tournament Score Finish
Sept. 17-18 Mercedes-Benz Collegiate 76-74-79 = 221 (+8) T-18th
Sept. 24-25 Coeur d'Alene Collegiate  69-74-74 = 217 (+4) T-13th
Oct. 8-9 Illini Women's Invite at Medinah 73-75-69 = 217 (+1) T-27th
Oct. 20-21 Cardinal Cup 71-70-69 = 210 (-6) 1st
Oct. 29-30 Trinity Forest Invitational 72-77-78 = 227 (+11) T-29th
Apr. 7-8 Clemson Invitational 72-71 = 143 (-1) T-18th
Apr. 13-14    Lady Buckeye Invitational 72-80-WD = 152 (+8) 75th
Apr. 19-21 Big Ten Championships 72-73 = 145 (+1) T-11th
May 6-8 NCAA East Lansing Regional 74-76-67 = 217 (+1) 10th
May 17-20 NCAA Championships 80-74-86 = 240 (+21) T-97th
2019-20 Tournament Score Finish
Sept. 16-17 Glass City Invitational 78-73-74 = 225 (+9) T-31st
Sept. 27-29 Schooner Fall Classic 69-71-67 = 207 (-3) T-1st
Oct. 7-8 Illini Women's Invitational 72-72-70 = 214 (-2) T-13th
Oct. 25-27 Landfall Tradition 72-74-68 = 214 (-2) T-6th
Feb. 2-4 UCF Challenge 77-WD = 77 90th
Feb. 23-24 Westbrook Invitational 76-73-71 = 220 (+4) T-53rd
March 2-3 Hurricane Invitational 74-75-73 = 222 (+6) T-14th
2020-21 Tournament Score Finish
Feb. 7-9 Heroes Ladies Invitational 79-72-76 = 227 (+11) T-48th
Feb. 14-16 Moon Golf Invitational 73-73-71 = 217 (+1) T-26th
March 15-16 Briar's Creek Invitational 79-73-68 = 220 (+4) T-8th
March 26-28 Clemson Invitational 70-72-69 = 211 (-5) T-3rd
April 17-18 Indiana Invitational 73-71-71 = 215 (-1) T-4th
April 23-25 Big Ten Championships 74-73-74 = 221 (+5) T-22nd
May 10-12 NCAA Regional 73-78-73 = 224 (+8) T-29th

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

  • 2017-18Sophomore

  • 2018-19Junior

  • 2019-20Senior

  • 2020-21Senior