OVERVIEW: Elected team captain in final three seasons ... Three-time All-Summit League performer ... Tallied a pair of top-five finishes at The Summit League Championship (2009, [apos]10) ... Ranks first all-time in school history with career stroke average of 79.05 ... Won first collegiate tournament at the OU Challenge with her first-ever round under par, 71 (-1) ... Captured second tournament title in fall of 2011 at Detroit Titans Fall Classic, breaking school records in low 18-hole score (68/-5) and 36-hole score (140/-6) ... Set season records in 2011-12 with 12 events played, 30 rounds played and low round (68) ... Holds the school record with three rounds under par.
2011-12 HIGHLIGHTS
▪ Broke the single-season school record with 12 events played and 30 rounds played
▪ Led the team with a 77.57 stroke average, 8th in The Summit League
▪ Tallied a team-best 7 top-10 finishes
▪ Won the Detroit Titans Fall Classic (Oct. 8-9) with a school record score of 140 (-6)
▪ Shot a school record 68 (-5) in Round 1, which was the second lowest round in the league
▪ Finished T8 at the league tournament with an overall score of 227 (+11)
▪ That score ranks 4th-best in program history at the league championship and matches her career-best for 54 holes
▪ Ended the season with three consecutive top-10 finishes
▪ Carded a 2-under-par score of 70 in Round 1 of the league championship, which ranks as the lowest round posted in a league tournament
▪ First player in school history to post consecutive rounds of under par
▪ Set a new school record with three sub-par rounds in a season
2010-11 HIGHLIGHTS
▪ Garnered All-Summit League second team honors
▪ Finished sixth in the league with a stroke average of 77.37
▪ Her season stroke average is second all-time in school history
▪ 21 of 27 rounds were in the 70s
▪ Tallied four top-10 finishes
▪ Won first-ever tournament at the OU Challenge (Sept. 15) with a score of 146 (+2)
▪ The opening round of the tournament was a career-low 1-under-par 71 and her 36-hole score set a new school record
▪ Posted a career-best 54-hole score of 227 (+11) at the FIU Pat Bradley Invitational (Oct. 31-Nov. 2)
▪ Finished 12th at The Summit League Championship (April 18-19) with an overall score of 235 (+22)
2010 SUMMER HIGHLIGHTS
▪ Won first tournament of the summer at Firestone Country Club (May 30-31) with a career-low 5-under-par 65 in the opening round, finishing at 2-over-par 142
2009-10 HIGHLIGHTS
▪ Was the only player to compete in all nine tournaments
▪ Named All-Summit League second team
▪ Posted league[apos]s sixth-best scoring average at 78.4
▪ Finished tie for third at The Summit League Championship (April 19-20) with a 19-over-par score of 232 (77-78-77)
▪ Earned all-tournament honors for her top-five finish in second consecutive season at league tournament
▪ Had two top-10 finishes for the Golden Grizzlies
▪ 18 of her 26 rounds were in the 70s
▪ Shot career-best 226 in back-to-back tournaments at Jackrabbit Invitational (March 15-16) and Tina Barrett Invitational (April 5-6)
▪ Carded a career-low 2-over-par score of 74 in the second round of Tina Barrett Invitational
2009 SUMMER HIGHLIGHTS
▪ Advanced to match play at Michigan Women[apos]s Amateur (88-77)
▪ Finished T-46 at Michigan PGA Women[apos]s Open (82-74-76/+16)
2008-09 HIGHLIGHTS
▪ Earned All-Summit League first team honors
▪ Finished in a tie for fourth place at Summit League Championship (April 20-21) with an overall score of 16-over-par 160 (79-81) at Katke-Cousins Golf Course
▪ Ranked third on the team with a scoring average of 84.3
▪ Carded a season-low round of 78 in a dual match versus Detroit (April 10)
▪ Had a pair of top-20 finishes and one top-10 finish
▪ Top three-round score of 256 (+40) came at the Hawkeye Invitational (Oct. 4-5)
TOP ATHLETIC PERFORMANCES
▪ Capturing medalist honors at GAM Junior Amateur with an overall score of 153 (78-75)
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS
▪ Two-time NGCA All-American Scholar Athlete (2009, [apos]11)
▪ Three-time Academic All-Summit League selection (2009-11)
▪ Headmaster[apos]s List from 2004-06 in high school
2008 SUMMER HIGHLIGHTS
▪ Earned medalist honors at Michigan Girls Junior State Amateur with scores of 78 and 75
▪ Finished runner-up after falling to Bucknell[apos]s Minjoo Lee (Clarkston) 5 & 3 in championship
HIGH SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS
▪ Three-year letterwinner in golf under coaches Barbara Mizrahie (Saint Andrew[apos]s School/Boca Raton, Fla.) and Barry Shanley (Kalamazoo Hackett)
▪ Garnered all-state honors as a senior
▪ Tallied an eighth-place finish at the MHSAA Division III State Tournament with rounds of 78 and 86
▪ Helped team finish ninth at the state championship
▪Tabbed team[apos]s Player of the Year as a senior
▪ Was a two-time captain for the Saint Andrew[apos]s School golf team
▪ Guided team to a pair of regional championships as a sophomore and junior
▪ Qualified for the FHSAA state tournament as a junior, tallying a 40th-place finish with scores of 81 and 85
PERSONAL
Full Name: Elizabeth Deborah Ecker
Birthdate: September 7, 1989
Parents: Jerome and Deborah Ecker
Hobbies: Enjoys going to the beach, watching movies and shopping
Collegiate Tournament Results
T45/75 |
Wolverine Invitational (+21) |
81 |
T61/74 |
Cardinal Classic (+21) |
84-81 - 165 |
T45/72 |
Zippy Invitational (+41) |
89-88-80 - 257 |
77/87 |
Hawkeye Invitational (+40) |
84-82-90 - 256 |
T11/56 |
UD Fall Invitational (+23) |
85-86 - 171 |
T39/67 |
Tina Barrett Longwood Invitational (+39) |
89-87-88 - 264 |
T17/57 |
Lady Moc Intercollegiate (+13) |
85 |
2/12 |
Detroit Dual Match (+6) |
78 |
T21/37 |
BGSU Falcon Invitational (+26) |
89-81 - 170 |
T4/50 |
The Summit League Championship (+16) |
79-81 - 160 |
T44/91 |
Mary Fossum Invitational (+18) |
81-77-76 - 234 |
T35/91 |
Cardinal Classic (+12) |
75-81 - 156 |
T21/81 |
Cincinnati Fall Classic (+22) |
81-79-78 - 238 |
T34/92 |
Duramed MAC Preview (+25) |
77-81-83 - 241 |
T45/75 |
Hawkeye Invitational (+27) |
83-82-78 - 243 |
T27/93 |
Jackrabbit Invitational (+13) |
75-78-76 - 229 |
T7/44 |
Tina Barrett Invitational (+13) |
77-74-78 - 229 |
T56/90 |
Indiana Invitational (+21) |
80-78-79 - 237 |
T3/50 |
The Summit League Championship (+19) |
77-78-77 - 232 |
T9/81 |
Bucknell Invitational (+19) |
77-75-77 - 229 |
1/14 |
OU Challenge (+2) |
71-75 - 146 |
T17/80 |
Cardinal Classic (+8) |
77-75 - 152 |
T3/71 |
Zippy Invitational (+16) |
81-75-76 - 232 |
T24/81 |
FIU Pat Bradley Invitational (+11) |
78-72-77 - 227 |
T21/81 |
Jackrabbit Invitational (+17) |
75-76-79 - 230 |
T59/120 |
UC Spring Invitational (+21) |
77-79-81 - 237 |
T51/86 |
Indiana Invitational (+18) |
84-78 - 162 |
3/36 |
Detroit Titans Invitational (+23) |
82-82-75 - 239 |
12/50 |
The Summit League Championship (+22) |
85-75-75 - 235 |
T26/98 |
Redbird Invitational (+22) |
79-78-81 - 238 |
T18/66 |
Mary Fossum Invitational (+15) |
74-74-83 - 231 |
7/61 |
Cleveland State Invitational (+8) |
77-77 - 154 |
1/30 |
Detroit Titans Fall Classic (-6) |
68-72 - 140 |
T10/77 |
UD Fall Invitational (+16) |
79-77 - 156 |
T20/70 |
Folino Invitational (+21) |
82-72-80 - 234 |
T58/116 |
Red Rocks Invitational (+21) |
81-84 - 165 |
T9/78 |
Jackrabbit Invitational (+18) |
82-74-78 - 234 |
T25/102 |
UC Spring Invitational (+15) |
75-78-78 - 231 |
T2/19 |
Detroit Titans Invitational (+17) |
78-83 - 161 |
6/74 |
Dolores Black Falcon Invitational (+12) |
73-83 - 156 |
T8/50 |
The Summit League Championship (+11) |
70-81-76 - 227 |
Career Statistics
Season |
Rounds |
T10 |
T20 |
Win-Loss |
Strokes |
Avg. |
Lo |
Par/ |
60s |
2008-09 |
20 |
1 |
2 |
265-312 |
1,687 |
84.35 |
78 |
- |
- |
2009-10 |
26 |
1 |
2 |
435-263 |
2,039 |
78.42 |
74 |
- |
- |
2010-11 |
27 |
4 |
6 |
500-190 |
2,089 |
77.37 |
71 |
2 |
- |
2011-12 |
30* |
7 |
9 |
651-178 |
2,327 |
77.57 |
68* |
4* |
1 |
Total |
103 |
13 |
19 |
1851-943 |
8,142 |
79.05 |
68 |
6 |
1 |
* = School Record
Low round: 68, Detroit Titans Fall Classic, Round 1 (-5), 2011
Low 36-hole tournament score: 140, Detroit Titans Fall Classic (-6), 2011
Low 54-hole tournament score: 227 (2 times), Last at The Summit League Championship (+11), 2012
Best finish: 1 (2 times), Last at Detroit Titans Fall Classic (-6), 2011