2023-24 Women's Golf Roster
Biography
2023-24 (Gr.) - Davenport joined the Mustangs after four years at Vanderbilt. She finished fourth on the team with a 74.07 scoring average. Davenport finished in a tie for 28th at the NCAA Regional. Davenport finished in 21st as the Mustangs won the AAC Championship. Davenport went 1-0-1 in match play at the Texas Showdown as the Mustangs took home another tournament title. The Buford, Georgia native finished in a tie for 33rd at the Florida State Match Up. Davenport carded two rounds of par or better at the Landfall Tradition with scores of 70 and 71. She finished in a tie for 44th. Davenport finished in a tie for 16th with a six-under showing at the Jim West Challenge. Davenport bookended her tournament with rounds of 68. She carded a 74 in the final round of the Illini Women's Invitational to finish in a tie for 45th. In her first appearance as a Mustang, Davenport carded 73 in the final two rounds at the Dick McGuire Invite to finish in a tie for 50th.
2022-23 (Sr. at Vanderbilt) SEC Community Service Team ... SEC Academic Honor Roll ... Tied for 13th individually at SEC Championships
2021-22 (Jr. at Vanderbilt) WGCA All-America Scholar ... Tied a career-low round: 69 (second round, NCAA Franklin Regional) ... Season-low 54-hole total: Earned first top-10 finish (T-9th) after finishing with a 213 (-3) at the NCAA Franklin Regional, where she helped Vanderbilt win its first NCAA Regional title since 2019 and fourth in program history ... Made her 2022 spring season debut at the Clemson Invitational with 233 (+17) to tie for 57th ...Tied for 45th at the SEC Championships with a 226 (+10) in stroke play ... Tied for 106th after three rounds of stroke play at the NCAA Championships with a 233 (+17) ... Season scoring average (24 rounds): 74.63
2020-21 (So. at Vanderbilt) WGCA All-America Scholar ... SEC Academic Honor Roll ... Spring 2021 Dean’s List ... Fall 2020 Dean’s List ... Career-low round: 69 (first and second rounds, SEC Championships) ... Career-low 54-hole total: Tied for 17th at the SEC Championships with a 210 (-6) in stroke play ... Season scoring average (24 rounds): 76.08 ... Tied for 22nd at the FAU Paradise Invitational
2019-20 (Fr. at Vanderbilt) First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll ...Season-low round: 75 (first and second rounds, Mason Rudolph Championships) ... Season-low 54-hole total: Tied for 60th with a 229 (+13) at the Mason Rudolph Championships ... Scoring average (6 rounds): 79.83 ...Tied for 88th at Darius Rucker Intercollegiate
About Tess... Full name is Tess Elizabeth Davenport ... Daughter of Rod and Leah Davenport ... Mom serves as Federal Reserve Bank official, dad restores classic cars ... One brother, Gabe, who played baseball at the University of Tampa ... Highest American Junior Golf Association ranking was 364 ... 2019 Region Player of the Year ... Highest Georgia state ranking was second ... Twice finished among top five individually at GSGA Girls Junior Championships ... Earned two match-play wins in Team Georgia’s victory in the Georgia- South Carolina Junior Challenge ... At Mill Creek, twice finished second individually in GHSAA Class 7A state championship ... Led Mill Creek to 2018 Class 7A team title ... Enjoys art, dance and various outdoor activities
