Career: Three-time Big South all-conference performer and NCAA Regional participant… Two-time Big South golfer of the year (2019, 2022)… Recorded the second-lowest career stroke average (73.267) in CU history… 18 career top-10 finishes are 7th-most in school history… 3-time U.S. Amateur participant…
2021-22: Big South golfer of the year and first-team all-conference… Big South Presidential Honor Roll… Ranked No. 117 nationally by Golfstat, 77th in the Golfstat Cup… Led Big South with 72.45 scoring average, 2nd-lowest in school history… Finished seventh in the Big South stroke play championship, marking her school-record ninth top-10 performance of the year... Won the Sea Best Intercollegiate with a 1-under 215 (73-70-72) in February. Has played par, or better, golf 16 times through 30 rounds this season… Runner-up at White Sands Bahamas Invitational where her final-round 65 rated as second-lowest in school history… Also posted top-10s at Golfweek Fall Challenge (7), Bryan National Collegiate (9), Evie Odom Invitational (T8), Gators Invitational (T4), Briar’s Creek Invitational (T2) and Babs Steffens Invitational (8) in addition to Big South Championship…
2020-21: Compiled a 75.3 scoring average (6th in the Big South), while earning all-league honors for the second time… Big South Presidential Honor Roll… Had five top-20 finishes in seven outings, including T17 at NCAA Columbus Regional (75-74-72—221)… T3 at Lady Bison Bay Point Classic (76-76—152), where she helped CU win team title… T6 (71-76-73—220 at Big South Championship… Won her semifinal 5&4 in Big South match play… Season-low 71 twice – at ECU Easter Invitational and Big South Champinship…
2019-20: Compiled a 74.61 stroke average over six events (18 rounds), 11th-best in the Big South Conference and 8th-lowest in school sophomore class records… Fired season-low 68 in final round of Golfweek Conference Challenge… Was even-par over last 36 holes of Princess Anne Invitational…
2018-19: Only the third player in Big South Conference history (since 1989) to be named league Golfer of the Year and Freshman of the Year in the same season... Also earned all-conference, all-championship and Big South Presidential Honor Roll recognition… Led Big South Conference and ranked 12th nationally with a 72.09 stroke average... Ranked No.-47 in the nation in the Golfstat Cup and No.-110 in Golfstat individual ranking... Along with Anna Nordfors ranked as 6th-best freshman class in the nation by Golfstat (72.5)... 5th nationally in par-3 scoring (3.00), tied for 35th in birdies (102) and 33rd in par-4 scoring (4.08)... Broke the school single-season scoring average set by Nadine White (73.24) in 2015-16 by 1.1 strokes.. Also set a new freshman class stroke average mark by nearly 2 shots... Produced a league-leading 7 top-10 finishes (one shy of the school season record) in 10 tournaments... Had 14 rounds of par, or better, golf... Tied for first at the Palmetto Intercollegiate (72-73-67--212) in just her fourth collegiate outing... T8 at Golfweek Program Challenge (72-69-72--213) in her college debut and 3rd at the Princess Anne Invitational (69-71-68--208)... Had 4-straight top-10 10 finishes - 5th at Florida Gators Invitational (69-68-71--208), T4 at Briar’s Creek Invitational (69-69-75--213), T6 at LSU Tiger Classic (69-76-79--224) and T3 at Big South Championship (77-65-76--218)... Tied the Big South record for lowest individual round (65) and under-par total (-7) over 18 holes... Named Big South freshman of the week four times and golfer of the week once... Advanced to Round of 16 at 2019 US Women's Amateur Championship at Old Waverly GC in West Point, Miss... Won 2019 Women's Eastern Amateur Championship (73-68-69—210) at Tanglewood GC… T3 in 2019 Carolinas Amateur Championship (73-73-73—219) at Ballantyne CC in Charlotte… Won qualifying (71) and advanced to round of 16 in Carolinas Women's Match Play Championship at Furman GC… T2 in 2019 US Amateur Qualifier (71) at Bermuda Run CC … Shot 72-79 on Pinehurst No. 2 in 117th North & South Women's Amateur Championship…
Prep/Personal: Emily Faith Hawkins joined Tiger Woods and Christie Kerr among two-time winners of the Big I National Championship (2017, 2018)… Also won 2018 North Carolina Junior Amateur Championship… T10th at 2018 North & South Junior Amateur at Pinehurst No.-2 and No.-6 and participated in North & South Women’s Amateur at Pinehurst No.-2… Finished 5th in 2018 CGA Carolina’s Women’s Match Play… Also won 52nd Twin States Junior Girls Championship (68-74—142) … won 2017 North Carolina junior girls championship, Carolina’s junior girls championship, AJGA girls championship, Big I Independent Insurance Agents national junior championship and the Jimmy Anderson Girls Invitational… Participated in 2016 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship and was selected by the AJGA as one of the top 20 junior girls golfers in the country… Carolinas Golf Association junior player of the year…
Daughter of Thomas and Cathy Hawkins… One of eight siblings… Her brother, Nathan, plays golf at Covenant College… Born Sept. 13, 2000… Exercise & Sport Science major…
Emily Hawkins Career Stats
| Seasons (Yr.) |
Events |
Rd. |
Strokes |
Avg. |
Low Round |
Top Finish |
| 2018-19 (Fr.) |
11 |
31 |
2235 |
72.09 |
*65 (Big South) |
*T1 (Palmetto) |
| 2019-20 (So.) |
6 |
18 |
1343 |
74.61 |
68 (GW Conf.) |
T11 (ODU) |
| 2020-21 (Jr.) |
7 |
19 |
1431 |
75.3 |
71 (2X) |
T3 (Bay Point) |
| 2021-22 (Sr.) |
11 |
33 |
2391 |
72.45 |
*65 (Bahamas) |
*1 (Sea Best) |
| Career |
35 |
101 |
7400 |
73.267 |
*65 (2X) |
1 (2X) |
Emily Hawkins Career Results
2018-19
Golfweek Program Challenge
72-69-72--213 (T8)
Golfweek Conference Challenge 72-76-76--224 (T32)
Princess Anne Invitational 69-71-68--208 (T3)
Palmetto Intercollegiate 72-73-67--212 (T1)
Moon Golf Invitational 73-70-71--214 (T17)
River Landing Classic 75 (T26)
Florida Gators Invitational 69-68-71--208 (5)
Briar’s Creek Invitational 69-69-75--213 (T4)
LSU Tiger Classic 69-76-79--224 (T6)
Big South Championship 77-65-76--218 (T3)
NCAA East Lansing Regional 71-76-79—226 (51)
2019-20
Cougar Classic 75-74-75--224 (T64)
Golfweek Conference Challenge 73-79-68--220 (T29)
Princess Anne Invitational 72-71-69--212 (T11)
Cardinal Cup 75-77-77--229 (T45)
Moon Golf Invitational 74-75-80--229 (T68)
Gator Women’s Invitational 74-78-77--229 (T39)
2020-21
Lady Bison Bay Point Classic 76-76--152 (T3)
Florida Gators Invitational 73-77-81--231 (T67)
Eagle Invitational 74-84--158 (T11)
Briar’s Creek Invitational 77-75-74--226 (T34)
ECU Easter Invitational 79-73-71--223 (T16)
Big South Championship 71-76-73--220 (T6)
NCAA Columbus Regional 75-74-72—221 (T17)
2021-22
Golfweek Fall Challenge 71-70-72--213 (7)
Bryan National Collegiate 67-78-69--214 (9)
Evie Odom Invitational 73-69-69--211 (T8)
White Sands Bahamas Invitational 70-72-65--207 (2)
Sea Best Intercollegiate 73-70-72--215 (1)
Gators Invitational 68-75-69--212 (T4)
Briar’s Creek Invitational 71-70-71--212 (T2)
Babs Steffens Invitational 75-73-75--223 (8)
ECU Ironwood Invitational 74-74-74--222 (T26)
Big South Championship 75-75-75--225 (7)
NCAA Stillwater Regional 82-74-81—237 (T47)
