2018-19 Women's Golf Roster
Cayce Hendrickson
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Benton, Ky.
- High School:
- Marshall County
CAREER HONORS
- 2018 WGCA All-American Scholar
- 2018 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2017 WGCA All-American Scholar
- 2017 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2015-16 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
Catching Up With Cayce
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What sport would you choose if not playing golf, and why? |
Track and field. When I was a runner and jumper in high school, I was in the best shape of my life |
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First memory of golf? |
Playing with my dad at 6 years old, where I only had 3 clubs in a US Kids golf bag |
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When did you get hooked on golf? |
Once I started playing on the high school team at age 12. |
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Are you excited for the new rules of golf coming in 2019? Why/why not? |
Some are going to help with pace, like the 3 minute search rule; dropping from knee height is going to help keep the ball where you want it, which is great. |
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Favorite club in the bag right now |
My new 58 degree MD4 Calloway wedge spins like a dream! |
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Favorite type of shot to play |
A high draw with a 7 iron |
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Hardest shot for you to play |
Fairway bunkers greater than 200 yards from the green |
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What driver & putter are in your bag? |
The Calloway XR15 driver and the Bettinardi iNOVAi putter |
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Favorite golf moment |
My hole out with a 7 iron at the 2018 MountainView collegiate hole #10 |
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Any hole in ones? |
2, but both before I got to college |
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How do you cope with a bad shot? |
Take a deep breath, start my routine over and think of how to save par/bogey |
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What advice would you give to junior golfers? |
Attitude and demeanor is just as, if not more, important than performance. If you want to represent a great university, you have to be classy on the course. |
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What’s your pre-shot routine? |
One practice swing, stand behind the ball to pick a target, line up, and fire |
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Coolest course you’ve played? |
Torrey Pines in San Diego, CA |
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Toughest course you’ve played? |
Maridoe golf club in Dallas, TX |
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Prefer a Par 3, Par 4 or Par 5? |
Par 3. It’s where you can pick up the most shots on opponents |
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Do you like to talk to playing partners or do you keep to yourself? |
I talk as much as they will! |
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What do you want to do post-golf, career-wise? |
Join my father’s financial advising firm, Hendrickson Wealth & Retirement as marketing director and eventually a financial advisor |
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What part of the game do you feel most comfortable with? |
Mental game. I know I can recover from anything and talk myself out of even the worst slumps. |
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How frustrating is this game? |
10/10 on the frustration scale. |
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Do you remember the good shots or the bad shots more? |
The good ones. If I’m not careful, they’ll set my expectations too high, whereas bad shots are forgotten in just a moment. |
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What part of your game do you want to improve the most? |
I want to improve my putting. I want to gain strokes on the field every time I roll the ball. |
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Your dream foursome |
Michelle Wie, Dustin Johnson, and Linus Lilliedahl |
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What lessons can you apply from golf to real life? |
Discipline, emotional stability, and focusing on what is in front of you at this moment. |
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What about golf drives you crazy? |
There’s never enough time in the day to perfect all the imperfect parts of my game |
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What about golf keeps you coming back? |
The one shot where the ball was hit so solid, the wind blows the ball exactly as you planned it to, and you’re left with the perfectly positioned ball on the green that sets you up for an easy birdie. Then you look up at your family/team and they cheer. Those shots are what keeps me coming back! |
SENIOR (SPRING 2019)
- Finished out her Tiger career by posting a career-best season stroke average of 75.03, playing in a career-most 29 rounds during the season...
- Placed second or third on the team in every spring outing, and had a spring-best finish of T-25th at the Lake Oconee Invitational with a three-round 228 total (74-79-75)...
- Displayed outstanding consistency in the spring, as her high/low tournament differential was only eight stroke (low of 220/high of 228)...
- Tied for 47th at the SEC Championship with a three-day total of 227 (78-77-72)...
SENIOR (FALL 2018)
- Started in all five of Mizzou's fall outings, and averaged 75.00 strokes per round, which was fourth-best on the team. Posted four rounds of par or better, which was third-best on the squad...
- Played very well in the 2018 Johnie Imes Invitational, as she turned in a career-best fourth-place finish, thanks to rounds of 72-71-71...
- Her three-round Imes total of 214 was two-under par, marking her first career collegiate tournament finishing under par, and was just three shots off the winning score by teammate Emma Allen...
- The 214 total was also good for a career best...
- Started the fall in strong fashion, with a T-22 showing at the Minnesota Invitational, with a 221 total (74-72-75) that was second-best on the team...
JUNIOR (SPRING 2018)
- Made an impressive run in June to finish as the runner-up at the 2018 Kentucky State Women's Amateur Championship, before falling by a 1-up score in the championship match
- Developed into a solid contributor for the Tigers in the spring season, as she made the lineup in each of Mizzou's six spring tournaments, and finished in the team's top three in each of the last four outings
- Notched her first career top-10 collegiate finish with a T-8 showing at the MountainView Collegiate, leading the Tigers with a two-over 218 for 54 holes - including a spring-season best two-under par 70 in the final round
- Was second on the team at the Bruzzy Challenge the next time out, tying for 16th individually with a 230 total (77-73-80)
- Tied for 39th at the SEC Championship with rounds of 78-77-75, and followed up with a strong showing at the NCAA Tallahassee Regional where she came in third on the team with a 228 total for 54 holes (76-75-77) and tying for 71st individually
JUNIOR (FALL 2017)
- Competed in three tournaments, for a total of nine rounds, carding a 75 or under in six-of-nine rounds
- Finished her first tournament of the fall campaign with a career-low 2-under 69 at the Jim West Challenge (Sept. 11-12).
- Ended the season with a career stroke average of 75.44.
SOPHOMORE (SPRING 2017)
- Competed in all four Spring tournaments, completing a run of eight consecutive appearances in the Tigers' lineup over the 2016-17 season
- Shot an 11-over at the Florida State Match-Up (Feb. 10-12) in her Spring opener, including an impressive 71 final round effort
- Saved her best for last at the Ping / ASU Invitational (April 7-9) as an individual competitor, firing a top Spring score of 9-over (225: 76-73-76)
SOPHOMORE (FALL 2016)
- Appeared in all four Fall tournaments for the Tigers, highlighted by a 3-over (219: 71-74-74) performance at the Johnie Imes Invitational (Oct. 3-4)
- Top individual finish also occurred at The Club at Old Hawthorne, as she placed T-19th
- Shot a Fall-best 71 in the first round at both Johnie Imes Invitational and Jim West Challenge (Oct. 9-10)
- Also fared well at the Las Vegas Collegiate Shootout (Oct. 23-25), shooting a 4-over (148: 75-73)
FRESHMAN (SPRING 2016)
- Saw action in one event individually
- Shot 230 (78-72-80) to finish 14-over par at the MountainView Collegiate Invitational (3/18-19)
- Finished with a 76.44 stroke average for the year
FRESHMAN (FALL 2015)
- Competed in two events individually
- Shot a 222 (+6) while competing as an individual to tie for 38th in the Johnie Imes Invitational (9/28-29)
- Finished with a 236 (+20) at the Jim West Challenge (10/4-6)
HIGH SCHOOL (MARSHALL COUNTY)
- Second-team all-state selection for Marshall County High School in Benton, Ky.
- Recorded a 1-under par scoring average and was a medalist in three invitationals in 2014
- Led her team to an eighth-place finish and also finished eighth individually in the 2014 KHSAA Tournament
- Made the cut in all four AJGA tournaments she competed in from 2012-14
- Also competed in track and field and cross country
- Academic standout with a 4.36 grade point average
- Member of the student council and Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA)
PERSONAL
- Born March 15, 1997
- Daughter of Richard Hendrickson and Cheryl Wells
- Has three siblings, Chloe, Owen and Haylee
- Majoring in Finance
- Enjoys reading, cooking, playing basketball and lifting weights
- Favorite professional golfer is Zach Johnson
- Favorite professional sports team is the St. Louis Blues
- Chose Mizzou because of Coach Coop, her teammates, athletics facilities and support
- Also recruited by Illinois, Middle Tennessee, Murray State and Western Kentucky
