2012-13 ORAL ROBERTS UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S GOLF Head Coach Lance Watson
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Assistant Coach Jennifer Tannehill
Lance Watson enters his 13th season as head coach for the ORU women’s golf team and eighth as the men’s head coach.
Former University of Oklahoma golfer Jennifer Tannehill begins her ninth year as assistant golf coach at Oral Roberts University. Tannehill joined the Golden Eagles prior to A 12-time Summit League Coach of the 2004-05 season. Tannehill assists the Year, Watson enters the 2012with both the men’s and women’s 13 golf campaigns with high exprograms, and was vital to the sucpectations for both the men’s and cess in the Summit League, helping women’s teams. He helped the ORU the women’s team finish off its time women’s program become a dominating presence in the Sum- in the Summit League with a streak of 15-straight Conference mit League (formerly the Mid-Con), leading the Golden Eagles Championships. to 12 consecutive NCAA tournament appearances. The men’s team won consecutive Summit League titles and reached Tannehill, a three-time Academic All-Conference selection and NCAA tournament play in 2009 and 2010, the first trips under a five-time member of the Big XII Commissioner’s Honor Roll, Watson. was an honorable mention All-America selection as a senior team captain for the Sooners in 2002. She finished ninth in the In 12 seasons as the women’s head coach, Watson has pro- NCAA Women’s Championship, carded a 10th-place finish at duced eight Summit League players of the year, eight League the Big XII Championship, and finished in the Top 32 at the U.S. newcomers of the year, two Summit League Championsip Women’s Public Link Championship that same year. MVPs (formerly player of the year), one NCAA Championships individual qualifier, and more than 50 all-conference se- Tannehill has spent time playing on the Futures Tour, where lections. On the men’s side, Watson has coach one Summit she participated in the Northwest Indiana Futures Classic and League player of the year (Lyle Patton, 2004), one Champion- the Aurora Health Care Futures Charity Golf Classic. She also ship MVP (Scott Stiles, 2009) and five newcomers of the year, finished third in the Colorado Women’s Open. including 2008 winner Terence Begnel. Tannehill is a 1998 graduate of Oklahoma City’s Bishop Watson has played a key role for the Oral Roberts golf pro- McGuinness High School, where she won the Class 4A State gram since 1991, when he joined the varsity golf team. During Championship as a senior. his two years playing for ORU, Watson was twice named team captain and also won medalist honors at the Sam Houston State Invitational during his junior year. Before transferring to ORU, Watson played golf at New Mexico Junior College in Hobbs, N.M. After his successful college career, Watson became a Class-A PGA Golf Professional. From 1994-1997, Watson served as the Head Golf Professional at Forest Crossing Golf Course in Nashville, Tenn. Because of his personal experience as a Golden Eagle golfer, Watson is able to bring extensive knowledge and insight of the game to the players he coaches. Watson can also offer them an understanding of being a student-athlete at Oral Roberts University. In 1993, he received his undergraduate degree from Oral Roberts University where he was honored as the Outstanding Major of the Year. Watson went on to earn his Master’s of Education from ORU in 1999. Watson served as the assistant coach for the men and women’s golf team from 1997-2000. He resides in Tulsa with his wife Tracy and his three daughters -- twins Ramsie and Rylie, and Reese.
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