Elisa Pierre

Photo by: Brian Tirpak

Year:
Senior
Hometown:
Santa Clarita, Calif.
Height:
5-4

2019-20 (Senior)
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Academic All-Big Ten
Competed in four events … opened the season at the Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational, finishing T58 with a total of 227 (74-76-77) … her 74 was her season-low … carded a 166 in the two strokes rounds of the East-West Match Play event … finished T74 at the Illini Invitational at Medinah with a total of 230 … ended her season at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic, finishing T73 with a total of 239, putting up her best round of the week on the final day with a 76 ... completed an internship with the USGA Office in New Jersey during the summer of 2019 (read more).

2018-19 (Junior)
• Academic All-Big Ten
Appeared in three tournaments and posted an overall scoring average of 78.50 ... finished T21 at Cardinal Classic with a score of 227 (74-75-78)... Ended play tied for 80th with a score of 254 (81-81-83) at Lady Puerto Rico Classic... Her play at Lady Boilermaker Classic earned her a 23rd place finish with a score of 156 (80-76).

2017-18 (Sophomore)
• Academic All-Big Ten
Saw action in 25 rounds, posting one top 10 finish while playing in the lineup in all nine stroke tournaments … held a stroke average of 76.19, which was fourth on the team … opened up the season with a T17th finish shooting 4-over at the Ptarmigan Ram Classic (75-75-70; 220) … also shot 4-over at the Coeur D’Alene Invitational going 1-under with a final round of 71 to finish T26th (73-73-71; 217) … opened up play in the spring with a T48th finish at the Westbrook Invitational where she shot 3-over par (73-73-73; 219) … at the Fresno State Classic, helped Indiana to a second place finish by coming in T18th (76-76-74; 226) … was second on the team at the Hawkeye El Tigre Invitational where she shot a 225 (74-74-77) … led IU at the rain-shortened Lady Buckeye Spring Invitational with a 72-75 to finish T10th …. Finished up the season at the Big Ten Tournament where she placed 74^th (78-77-82; 237).

2016-17 (Freshman)
Played in eight stroke tournaments and in 23 total rounds … posted the fourth-best average with a 77.35 and the ninth-best freshman stroke average in school history … shot her lowest three-round score of the year at the Powerade Cougar Classic where she finished T70th overall (76-73-75; 224) … posted her highest finish as an individual performer at the IU Invitational where she finished 30^th (78-80-79; 237) … recorded her best round of the fall at the Mary Fossum Invitational where she shot 229 (75-79-75) en route to a T33rd finish … shot 1-under in the rain shortened Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown with a 143 (70-73) to finish T36th … opened up the spring season at the Westbrook Invitational, carding a T47th finish (77-72-76) … competed in the Big Ten Championships where she T77th (85-80-86; 251).

Prep/Personal
Played high school golf at Golden Valley High School in California ... qualified for the 2016 U.S. Women's Amateur after finishing tied for fifth at her qualifier (story) ... was the league champion the her final three seasons ... won the Newhall Cup title the last three years, making her the first player in league history to win the league and Newhall Cup three consecutive years ... in 2015, she set a new tournament record at the Newhall Cup with her score of 5-under par over 27 holes to get the win ,,, winning ways started in 2013 as she helped Golden Valley to its first-ever league title ... went on to place eighth in the CIF State Championship ... posted 33 wins on the SCPGA Junior Tour ... received the CIF Champion for Character Award, the first person from her high school to ever earn that honor ... daughter of Michael and Berenice Pierre … has one sister … majoring in Public Financial Management.

Year	Rds.	Strokes	Avg.	Low
2016-17	23	1,779	77.35	70
2017-18	25	1,878	75.12	70
2018-19	8	628	78.50	74
2019-20	11	862	78.36	74
TOTALS	67	5,147	76.82	70