NCAA Appearances: 2022 (Ind.)
All-SoCon: 2021, 2022
WGCA All-American Scholar: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
CAREER
- Set school record for scoring average in 2020 (73.33).
- Set career record for par or better finishes with six.
- 27 par or better rounds were third on the all-time list behind Emma de Groot ’11 (32) and Emily McLennan ’16 (31).
- 4-time WGCA All-American Scholar.
- Graduated May 2022 and grad transferred to Kansas.
2021-22
- All-Southern Conference...WGCA All-American Scholar.
- Qualified for NCAA Albuquerque Regionals…an injury to earlier selection opened a spot for Esme the day before the practice round…made the cross country voyage beginning with a 5:30 a.m., (ET) flight out of Chattanooga arriving in time for five holes completing the practice round…shot 229 (+13) on a hilly, windy tract more than a mile above sea level in an amazing, exhausting effort.
- Played in 11 tournaments starting all 10 team events…73.69 stroke average counting in 28 of 29 rounds.
- 10 par or better rounds and two par or better events…low card of 69 turned in three times…low score of 2-under 211 in the opening event at Mercedes-Benz Collegiate.
- Best finish was tied for second done at Mercedes-Benz and again at the Jackrabbit…back-to-back 69s to close Jackrabbit provide her low score vs. par of 3 under (213).
- Let team in par 5 scoring (4.92)…under par on 17 of her 32 rounds on long holes.
- Two eagles tied for team high with Dorota Zalewska while finishing second in virtually every other category.
- 78 birdies (2.44/18)…high of seven in second round 69 (-3) at Jackrabbit Invite…tourney high of 13 at Palmetto Intercollegiate.
- 368 pars (11.50/18)…played par or better on 77.8 percent of her 576 holes…season-best 15 pars in second round at Mercedes-Benz and Mason Rudolph Championships and final 18 at Palmetto Intercollegiate…best tournament total was 38 at Mercedes-Benz.
- Shared Southern Conference Golfer of the Week Award (Sept. 22) with teammate Dorota Zalewska…the duo opened the season tying for second at the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate shooting 2-under 211 at Cherokee C.C., in Knoxville, Tenn.
- Dean’s List and A.D. Honor Roll…graduated with honors (Environment Studies).
2020-21
- WGCA All-American Scholar.
- Started all 12 events…All-Southern Conference…averaged 74.75 strokes per 18…counted in 35 of 36 team cards.
- Nine par or better rounds more than doubled first two years combined (8), one in the 60s…low 18 of 69 came at Black Creek for the Chattanooga Classic where she also shot top 36 (141) and 54-hole (214) scores.
- Two par or better 54-hole scores with level-par 216 at Lady Red Wolves in the Fall and 2-under 214 I Chattanooga Classic.
- First career runner-up finish came at Chattanooga Classic…one of three top 3s and four top 10s.
- Team-best scoring on par 3s (3.13) and 4s (4.19)…also led squad in scoring average, par or better holes (75.8%), birdies (2.47) and fewest bogeys (3.61).
- 89 birdies with a high of five in the final round of the UNF Collegiate…tournament high of 10 at the Lady Red Wolves Classic.
- 401 pars…top 18-hole number was 15 in second round of Chattanooga Classic…best for 54 holes was 39 in the Chattanooga Classic.
- Dean’s List, A.D. Honor Roll, Commissioner’s Medal, SoCon Honor Roll and Academic All-Conference.
2019-20
- WGCA All-American Scholar.
- Started all seven tournaments…counted all 21 rounds…program-record 73.33 scoring average nudged Emily McLennan’s 73.34 in her senior campaign in 2015-16…two top 10s with a top 5…improved stroke average by nearly 4.5 per 18 from freshman year.
- Southern Conference Golfer of the Week (Oct. 9)…SoCon Student-Athlete of the Week (Oct. 9).
- Set school record for lowest 18-hole total with a 65 (-5) in the opening round of the Princess Anne Invitational…previous record of 66 (-6) was set by Ladies European Tour pro Christine Wolf ’11 en route to winning the 2011 JMU Eagle Landing Invitational…ironically, Hamilton broke the record the same weekend Wolf claimed her first Ladies European Tour victory at the Hero Indian Open.
- 205 (-5) total at Princess Anne matched Emily McLennan’s ’16 school-record winning total at the 2015 Fall Invitational…also set new personal best for 36 holes there with 139 (-1).
- Led the squad in par or better rounds (8), birdies (2.76), par/better holes (78.0%) and fewest bogeys (3.29) along with par 3 (3.05), par 4 (4.18) and par 5 scoring (4.97).
- Eight par or better cards with two in the 60s…tied for sixth-most cards in the 60s for a season despite the truncated campaign due to COVID-19 pandemic.
- Top finishes came at Princess Anne (T3) and Magnolia Invites (T9)…played 7 under over 90 holes encompassing the final 18 at Mason Rudolph Championships through first 18 at Magnolia with four of her eight par or better rounds.
- 58 birdies…career-high six turning in final round 66 at Princess Anne…three or more birdies on 15 of 21 cards…11 at Mercedes-Benz was tourney high ahead of 10 at Princess Anne and Magnolia Invites.
- 236 pars…tied single-round best of 15 at Mason Rudolph and Princess Anne, both over the second 18s…10 or more pars in 18 of 21 rounds...tournament-best 39 at Mason Rudolph and Cardinal Cup.
- Dean’s List and Athletics Director’s Honor Roll…4.0 student…SoCon Commissioner’s Medal and Honor Roll.
2018-19
- 18Birdies WGCA All-American Scholar.
- Started 10 tournaments counting in 21 of 28 rounds…averaged 77.75 strokes per 18.
- Top finish was a tie for 23rd against a strong field at the Hawkeye El Tigre Invitational…that was just ahead of 25th-place ending at the Southern Conference Championships.
- Best 18-hole score was 73 recorded in each of the final two cards at El Tigre…225 there was best 54-hole tally.
- 40 birdies…high of four came in second 18 at the season-opening Mercedes-Benz Championships and again in round two at El Tigre…10 at the Mercedes-Benz was tourney best.
- 292 pars…15 in round two at Reynolds Lake Oconee Invite was single-round high…37 in back-to-back events was top tournament total ending the fall at the SMU Trinity Forest Invitational and opening the spring at Reynolds Lake Oconee.
- Dean’s List and Athletics Director’s Honor Roll…4.0 student…SoCon Commissioner’s Medal and Honor Roll.
ENGLAND
- Impressive top 15 (tied for 15th) in the 2017 English Women's Amateur.
- County Golf Captain and ambassador for the game in Nottinghamshire leading her team to the English Women's County Championship.
- 2017 Notts Girls Champion.
PERSONAL
- Majoring in Environmental Studies.
CAREER STATS
| Year |
Rounds |
Strokes |
Avg. |
Counters |
60s |
Par/Better |
Wins |
Top 5s |
Top 10s |
| 2018-19 |
28 |
2177 |
77.75 |
21/28 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2019-20 |
21 |
1540 |
73.33 |
21/21 |
2 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| 2020-21 |
36 |
2691 |
74.75 |
35/36 |
1 |
9 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
| 2021-22 |
32 |
2358 |
73.69 |
28/29 |
3 |
10 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
| Totals |
117 |
8766 |
74.92 |
105/114 |
6 |
27 |
0 |
6 |
12 |
CAREER HIGHS
Finish: 2, 2021 Chattanooga Cl./2021 Mercedes-Benz Coll./2022 Jackrabbit Inv.
Totals:
54-Hole: 205 (-5), 2019 Princess Anne Invite
36-Hole: 139 (-1), 2019 Princess Anne Invite
18-Hole: 65 (-5), 2019 Princess Anne Invite
1st Round: 65 (-5), 2019 Princess Anne Invite
2nd Round: 69 (-3), 2021 Chattanooga Cl./2022 Jackrabbit Inv.
3rd Round: 66 (-4), 2019 Princess Anne Invite
