Natalie Turk
	Class: Freshman Hometown: Brentwood, Tenn. High School: Ravenwood HS Height: 5-10 Birthdate: 07/29/1993 Experience: 1L

Honors and Awards

-2011 USGA-AJGA Presidents' Leadership Award

Freshman (2011-12)

Spring 2012: Did not compete for the Lady Tigers during the spring portion of their schedule, due to a wrist injury.

Fall 2011: Competed in three events throughout the fall, one as an individual and two as a member of the Lady Tiger team...Played as an individual in her first-ever collegiate golf event, carding a one-round mark of (39-40--79) to finish tied for 17th with teammate Ashley Kees in the rain-shortened Chris Banister Golf Classic...Qualified for her first Lady Tiger appearance at the 2011 Wild Eggs Cardinal Cup. Went on to shoot a 36-hole mark of (79-81--160) to tie for 57th place at the annual Louisville event...Concluded the first fall season of her career by firing rounds of (80-80-81--241) to finish tied for 41st-place at the Lady Tigers' home tournament, the 2011 Memphis Women's Fall Invitational.

Prep

Was a stand-out dual-sport athlete at Ravenwood High...Earned varsity letters in both golf (four years) and basketball (two years) during her time with the Raptors...Competed, on the course, under the guidance of coach Daniel Hollandsworth...Averaged a nine hole score of 38.5 and an 18 hole score of 76.2 as a senior...Lifted Ravenwood to TSSAA 3A state runner-up titles in both her junior and senior seasons, while pacing the Raptors to four regional and three district golf titles throughout her career...Finished her prep career having lost only one match.

Personal

Natalie Turk is the daughter of Ronald and Stacy Turk...Born July 29, 1993 in Mandeville, La....Goes by the nickname `Nat'...Was one of only two national recipients of the 2011 USGA-ASGA Presidents' Leadership Award...Was actively involved in numerous clubs and extracurricular activities in high school including: Mu Alpha Theta, Young Life, the National Honors Society, Habitat for Humanity and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes...Garnered Student-Athlete of the Month honors in August of 2011, RHS Good Citizen Awards in 2009 and 2010 as well as being named to the Principals' List in each quarter of her high school tenure...Completed her academic career boasting a 4.16 GPA.