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2020-21 Women's Golf Roster

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Ella Ofstedahl

  • Class Fifth Year
  • Hometown Bedfordshire, England
  • Highschool Harlington Upper School

Biography

Honors and Awards
2020-21 Sun Belt Commissioner's List
2019-20 WGCA All-American Scholar
2019-20 Sun Belt Commissioner's List
2018-19 second-team All-Sun Belt
2019 Sun Belt All-Tournament
2018-19 Sun Belt Commissioner's List
2018-19 WGCA All-American Scholar
2017-18 second-team All-Sun Belt
2017-18 WGCA All-American Scholar
2017-18 Sun Belt Commissioner's List
2016-17 Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List

Fifth Year (2020-21): Ranked 25th in the Sun Belt with a 75.74 scoring average • Posted five top-20 finishes in eight events • Won the Mercer Invitational for her third career victory • Shot a season-low 70 in the third round at Mercer • Finished career with eight top-5 finishes, 12 top-10s and 23 top-20s • Named to GS President’s List in the fall and spring.

Senior (2019-20): Ranked fifth in the Sun Belt and led the Eagles in scoring average with a mark of 73.56 • Shot a season low and school record 66 in the final round of the Idle Hour Collegiate • Posted a three-round total of 209 (-7), also a school record, and tied for first • Finished in the top-25 in all six events and placed in the top-10 three times • Tied for seventh in the Pirate Collegiate Classic after tallying a 223 (+7) • Fired a final-round 70 to total a 223 (+7) and tied for eighth at the UNF Collegiate • Tied for 19th at the Jupiter Invitational and the Amelia Island Collegiate and tied for 21st at the Lady Paladin Intercollegiate • Named to the GS President's List in the fall and the spring.

Junior (2018-19): Won medalist honors at the Sun Belt Championship, becoming the first conference champion in program history • Shot a season-low 69 in the final round of the Sun Belt • Played in all 10 tournaments • Had five top-10 finishes and placed in the top-5 four times • Took third in the Strutter Gus Invitational April 1 • Finished in the top-8 in the final three events of the fall, including a T2 at Terrier Intercollegiate • Second on the team in scoring average with a mark of 75.13 after leading the team last season • Named to GS President's List in the fall and to the Dean's List in the spring.

Sophomore (2017-18): Ranked 13th in the Sun Belt and led the Eagles with a 76.03 scoring average, which ranks third best in program history • Made a school record 67 birdies • Played in all 11 tournaments • Posted six top-20 finishes and had three top-10s, including two in a row in the spring • Matched the school record with a 68 in the second round of the Charleston Invitational and shot 71-68-76=215 (-1) with 11 birdies to tie for fifth • Best finish was fourth at the Texas State Invitational, where she shot 72-69-74=215 • Tied for eighth at Hennsler Intercollegiate • Named to GS President's List in the fall and to the Dean's List in the spring.

Freshman (2016-17): Played in four tournaments, including the Sun Belt Championship • Tied for 16th in her collegiate debut, the Mary Fossum Invite • Shot a season low 73 in the final round of the Sun Belt Championship • Named to Dean's List in the fall and spring.

Amateur and Prep Highlights
Reached the match play stages of the British Girls Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship (Scotland) in 2015
2014 Bedfordshire Schools U18 Champion
2013 Bedfordshire Schools U16 and U18 Champion
2012 Bedfordshire Schools U16 and U18 Champion
Third at 2013 England Schools U18 National Championships
2013 PING Canadian Junior Girls Match Play Champion (Canada)\T-20th at 2013 Royale Cup Canadian Junior Girls U19 Championships (Canada)
HCLGA County first-team member- 2014 Regional Champions and second in National Championships.

Personal: Born Ella Rose Ofstedahl Sept. 27, 1997, in Stevenage, England • The daughter of Viv and Darryl Ofstedahl • Has two older siblings. 

Major: Sport management.
 
Career Snapshot
Year Starts Rds Strk Avg. Low Rd. Low 54 Top Finish Top-5 Top-10 Top-20
2016-17 4 11 861 78.27 73-SBC 228 (+12) T16-Mary 0 0 1
2017-18 11 32 2433 76.03 68-Charleston 215 (-1) 4-Texas 2 3 6
2018-19 10 29 2179 75.13 69-SBC 213 (-3) 1-SBC 4 5 6
2019-20 6 18 1324 73.56 66-Idle Hour 209 (-7) T1-Idle Hour 1 3 5
2020-21 8 23 1742 75.74 70-Mercer 215 (-1) 1-Mercer 1 1 5
Totals 39 113 8539 75.57 66-Idle Hour 209 (-7) 1-3 times 8 12 23

Career Scorecard
2016-17
Tournament Scores Par Finish
Mary Fossum Invitational 75-76-77=228 +12 T16
Jacksonville Classic 77-75-79=231 +15 T43
Terrier Intercollegiate 76-87=163 +19 T40
Sun Belt Championship 85-81-73=239 +23 T42
2017-18
Tournament Scores Par Finish
Marilynn Smith Invite 80-78-81=239 +23 T43
Lady Paladin Intercollegiate 78-76-75=229 +13 T52
Jacksonville Classic 87-78-78=243 +27 68
Terrier Intercollegiate 81-72=153 +9 T15
Idle Hour Collegiate 82-76-73=231 +15 T13
Texas State Invitational 72-69-74=215 +2 4
Kiawah Island Classic 76-71-76=223 +7 T32
Spring Break Shootout 83-73-78=234 +18 T39
Hennsler Intercollegiate 75-73-73=221 +5 T8
Charleston Invitational 71-68-76=215 -1 T5
Sun Belt Championship 79-76-75=230 +17 T20
2018-19
Tournament Scores Par Finish
Lady Paladin Invitational 72-74-73=219 +3 T20
Jacksonville Classic 74-70-75=219 +3 T8
Terrier Intercollegiate 73-73=146 +2 T2
Idle Hour Collegiate 71-74-71=216 E 3
Amelia Island Collegiate 80-80-84=244 +28 67
Kiawah Island Classic 77-77-75=229 +13 T107
UNF Collegiate 73-75-78=226 +10 T34
Auenue Spring Break Classic 81-81-79=241 +25 36
The Strutter 77-74-75=226 +10 3
Sun Belt Championship 73-71-69=213 -3 1
2019-20
Tournament Scores Par Finish
Pirate Collegiate Classic 72-75-76=223 +7 T7
Lady Paladin Invitational 77-74-71=222 +6 T21
Jupiter Invitational 77-73-77=227 +14 T19
Idle Hour Collegiate 68-75-66=209 -7 T1
Amelia Island Collegiate 73-73-74=220 +4 T19
UNF Collegiate 78-75-70=223 +7 T8
2020-21
Tournament Scores Par Finish
Callaway Gardens 78-75-78=231 +18 T48
Mercer Invitational 73-72-70=215 -1 1
First Coast Classic 74-76-79=229 +13 T32
The Strutter Gus Invitational 77-82-76=235 +19 T17
UNF Collegiate 84-77-69=230 +14 T33
Red Rocks Invitational 72-76-76=224 +8 13
Chattanooga Classic 75-74-80=229 +13 T20
Sun Belt Championship 74-75=149 +5 T17

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

  • 2017-18Sophomore

  • 2018-19Junior

  • 2019-20Senior

  • 2020-21Fifth Year