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2022-23 Women's Golf Roster

Grace Chilton

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Owen Co.
  • Hometown Worthville, Ky.

Biography

2019-20
-Earned HCAC Freshman of the Year honors
-Finished tied for 17th place at the 2019 HCAC Tournament at Bluffton GC in Bluffton, Ohio by shooting two-round score of 179 (best score among all newcomers at tournament)
-Shot team-best 86 in second (final round) of HCAC Championships) to lead Transylvania to runner-up team finish
-Recorded 89.15 stroke average in 13 rounds and six total tournaments
-Carded career-best 81 in first round of HCAC Preview on Sept. 21 at Bluffton GC
-Carded best two-round low at HCAC Preview (81=86=167) and highest finish on leaderboard with a tie for 12th place
-Finished T-17th at The Rumble at Rising Star, shot a season-low round of 82 at The Rumble at Rising Star
-Competed in six tournaments for the Pioneers as a freshman


HIGH SCHOOL
-Earned 7 letters for golf in high school
-Led Owen Co. HS to four tournament victories as a senior (the 2018 8th Region All “A” Tournament, the 2018 Grant County Tom Johnson Classic Winner, the 2018 NCKC, and the 2018 Beechwood Invitational)
-Won the 2017 8th Region All “A” Individual Girls Championship
-Captured five top-10 finishes (placed top-10 at 2018 high school regionals, placed 1st at 2017 8th Region All “A” Tournament, placed top-10 at 2015, and 2016 8th Region Tournament, placed 4th at 2017 NCKC, placed top-10 at the 2015 and 2016 NCKC)
-Voted to the Kentucky Golf Coaches Association 6th Region Team in 2018
-Best individual performance: Shot a 76 during the 2018 NCKC Tournament

Senior season finishes
6th place - Grant County Invitational Tournament
4th place - Grant County Tom Johnson Classic
2nd place - Beechwood Invitational
2nd place - NCKC Tournament
3rd place - 8th Region All “A” Tournament
5th place - Walton Verona Birdie Bash
9th place - Notre Dame Invitational
4th place - 6th Region Tournament
Qualifier for the KHSAA State Tournament
-During senior season, led team to wins at 8th Region All “A” Tournament, Grant County Tom Johnson Classic, North Central Kentucky Conference, and Beechwood Invitational
-Had lowest 9-hole score average among Owen County HS golfers in 2017, 2018, lowest 18-hole score average in 2013, and most improved 18-hole score in 2015
-Trained under David Wainscott at Fairway Golf Course
 
PERSONAL
Majoring in Neuroscience: Biology emphasis at Transy and minoring in Health and Exercise Science
Favorite Athlete: Justin Thomas
Hobbies include fishing and hanging out with friends
Why Transy? “I decided to come to Transy because of their focus on academics, their challenging academic environment and the sense of community on campus. I also decided to come to Transy because I would be able to play my favorite sport while earning my degree.

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

  • 2020-21Sophomore

  • 2021-22Junior

  • 2022-23Senior

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