2019-20 Women's Golf Roster
Otter, Cherise

Cherise Otter
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Bloomington, Ind.
- High School:
- South
Bio
CAREER HONORS
- 2020 WGCA All-American Scholar
- 2020 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2019 WGCA All-American Scholar
- 2018 WGCA All-American Scholar
- 2018 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2016-17 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
SENIOR (SPRING 2020)
- Competed in each of Mizzou’s two events during the shortened spring season...
- Recorded two rounds of 1-over-73 at the Westbrook Invitational...
- Finished Top-30 at the Florida State Match-Up...
- Posted a 75.5 season scoring average, the best of her career (min. 10 rounds)...
SENIOR (FALL 2019)
- Returned from wrist ailment dating to her junior season, and worked her way back into the starting lineup, playing in 4-of-5 fall tournaments for the Tigers...
- Averaged 75.17 for her fall stroke average in 12 rounds, which was third-best on the team...
- After knocking off the rust in her first fall tournament, settled in nicely and averaged 74.22 strokes per round in her final three appearances...
- Set a career best when she shot a 54-hole 213 at the Johnie Imes Invitational (71-69-73) while tying for 4th place overall (the finish represented a personal collegiate best)...
- Finished just four shots off the individual pace at the Imes, and her play was crucial in helping the Tigers secure their sixth-straight Imes team title...
- Her second-round 69 at the Imes tied her Mizzou best, as well...
- Fired three under par rounds in the fall, including her first (71) and second (69) rounds at the Imes, followed by a one-under par 71 in the second round in the fall finale at the Battle at the Beach...
JUNIOR (SPRING 2019)
- Wrist issues limited her to just one spring tournament...
- Saw action in the Bruzzy Challenge and tied for 69th overall with a 231 total (74-80-77), and did not play the remainder of the season...
JUNIOR (FALL 2018)
- Battled through a wrist injury that kept her from being 100 percent healthy, making all five starts and averaging 75.43 strokes per round...
- Posted a pair of top-25 finishes, including a career-best T-6 at the 2018 Johnie Imes Invitational...
- At the Imes, shot rounds of 73-69-75 for a three-day total of 217 that was one-over par for the tournament...
- The second-round 69 at the Imes tied her collegiate career-best...
- Continued her outstanding play the next week at the Jim West Challenge where she was second on the team with a T-23 thanks to a 218 total for 54 holes (70-76-72)...
SOPHOMORE (SPRING 2018)
- Played in four spring events overall, including two in the Tiger starting five
- Earned a spot in the lineup for the NCAA Tallahassee Regional, and turned in a solid outing, finishing third on the team with a spring-best 54-hole total of 228, including rounds of 76-75-77 (T-71 overall)
- Best spring finish was a T-45 at the MountainView Collegiate where she played as an individual, shooting a 54-hole 229 total, including a final round of one-under par 71
- Posted a T-15 showing in July at the 2018 Missouri Women's Amateur Championship, with a three-round total of 232 - shot rounds of 79-74-79...
SOPHOMORE (FALL 2017)
- Competed in four-of-five tournaments during the fall campaign (two as individual, two in starting five)
- Collected the first top-10 finish of her career by claiming T-8th at the Johnie Imes Invitational (Oct. 2-3)
- Also, recorded her first under-par event at Johnie Imes by shooting 1-under (215: 69-73-73)
- Carded four consecutive rounds of 73 or lower at one point
FRESHMAN (SPRING 2017)
- Also competed once as an individual competitor in Mizzou's Spring campaign
- Shot 9-over (225: 81-74-70) at the MountainView Collegiate (March 10-12) and finished T-39th in the individual rankings
- Showed consistent improvement over the weekend in Tucson, Ariz., highlighted by a 70 final round
FRESHMAN (FALL 2016)
- Made her Mizzou and NCAA debut as an individual competitor at the Johnie Imes Invitational (Oct. 3-4)
- Opened her two-day stretch at The Club at Old Hawthorne with a blistering 69 opening round
- Competed well throughout the tournament in Columbia, Mo., finishing with a 4-over (220: 69-72-79)
- Placed T-21st overall at the Johnie
HIGH SCHOOL (SOUTH)
- No. 1 ranked golfer in the state of Indiana coming out of high school, according to National Junior Golf Scoreboard...
- 2014 Indiana State Champion and a 2015 State Runner-Up...
- Her 2014 state title was by an impressive seven strokes, the largest margin of victory by a prep golfer at the ISHAA State Championships since 1999...
- Set the all-time record low round at the Indiana Conference Championship, firing a 66, six strokes lower than the previous record...
- Four-time member of the Indiana Girls All-State Golf Team...
- Earned the 2015 Monroe County Sports Hall of Fame Athlete Award...
- One of three Indiana players selected to play in the USGA Women's State Team Championship in 2015...
- Took home the IHSAA's top girls golf award with the Girls Golf Mental Attitude Award...
- Standout with the Bloomington South girl's basketball team and was heavily involved in extracurricular activities...
- Senior executive chair for the Riley Dance Marathon, raising the second-most money among any group at Bloomington South...
- Dedicated her time to her high school's student council, the Panther activity council and the student leadership council...
- Compiled a 3.80 grade-point-average in her four years at Bloomington South...
Cherise Otter Career Statistics
Year | Rds. | Strokes | Avg. | Low 18 | Low 54 | Rds. Under Par |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016-17 | 6 | 445 | 74.17 | 69 | 220 | 2 |
2017-18 | 24 | 1843 | 76.79 | 69 | 215 | 2 |
2018-19 | 17 | 1287 | 75.71 | 69 | 217 | 2 |
2019-20 | 18 | 1359 | 75.50 | 69 | 213 | 3 |
TOTALS | 65 | 4934 | 75.91 | 69 | 213 | 9 |
2019-20 Season Results (Senior)
Event (Lineup) | Finish | On Team | Score | To Par |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mason Rudolph Challenge (4) | 73rd | 4th | 80-75-79 = 234 | +18 |
Johnie Imes Invitational (4) | T-4th | 2nd | 71-69-73 = 213 | -3 |
Jim West Challenge (2) | T-66th | 4th | 75-77-75 = 227 | +11 |
Battle at the Beach (2) | 57th | 3rd | 76-71-81 = 228 | +12 |
Westbrook Invitational (2) | T-63rd | 4th | 73-73-76 = 222 | +6 |
Florida State Match Up (2) | T-30th | 3rd | 82-78-75 = 235 | +19 |
2018-19 Season Results (Junior)
Event (Lineup) | Finish | On Team | Score | To Par |
---|---|---|---|---|
Minnesota Invitational (5) | T-67th | 5th | 75-74-83 = 232 | +16 |
Mason Rudolph Challenge (5) | T-73rd | 5th | 80-81 = 161 | +17 |
Johnie Imes Invitational (5) | T-6th | 4th | 73-69-75 = 217 | +1 |
Jim West Challenge (4) | T-23rd | 2nd | 70-76-72 = 218 | +2 |
Battle at the Beach (2) | T-53rd | 4th | 81-71-76 = 228 | +15 |
The Bruzzy Challenge (2) | T-69th | T-4th | 74-80-77 = 231 | +15 |
2017-18 Season Results (Sophomore)
Event | Finish | On Team | Score | To Par |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mercedes-Benz Collegiate | T-74th | Ind. | 77-79-74 = 230 | +17 |
Johnie Imes Invitational | T-8th | Ind. | 69-73-73 = 215 | -1 |
Las Vegas Collegiate | T-43rd | 4th | 73-73-77 = 223 | +7 |
Trinity Forest Invitational | T-61st | 5th | 81-78-83 = 242 | +26 |
Florida State Match-Up | T-52nd | 5th | 79-75-78 = 232 | +16 |
MountainView Collegiate | T-45th | Ind. | 79-79-71 = 229 | +13 |
The Bruzzy Challenge | T-64th | Ind. | 81-76-87 = 244 | +28 |
NCAA Regional | T-71st | 3rd | 76-75-77 = 228 | +12 |
2016-17 Season Results (Freshman)
Event | Finish | On Team | Score | To Par |
---|---|---|---|---|
Johnie Imes Invitational | T-21st | Ind. | 69-72-79 = 220 | +4 |
MountainView Collegiate | T-39th | Ind. | 81-74-70 = 225 | +9 |
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