University of Memphis Athletics
2016-17 Women's Golf Roster
Leighann Cabush
- Height:
- 5-2
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Waukesha, Wis.
- Prev School:
- Kettle Moraine HS
Academic Honors
Memphis Tiger 3.0 Club Fall 2015.
Junior (2015-16)
Fall 2015: Qualified for all four tournaments of the fall and picked up three top five finishes, including medalist honors at the Lady Tigers' final fall tournament, the FIU Pat Bradley Invitational ... Started the season with a 3rd place at the Memphis Intercollegiate, with a 218 (73-74-71) ... Finished T-64th at the Golfweek Conference Challenge in Colorado with a 237 (77-78-82), but bounced back with a tie for fourth at The Fall Invitational in Georgia with a 212 (70-73-69) .... Her third round 69 was her first college sub-70 round, a feat she would repeat in her next competitive round when she carded a 69 in the opening round of the FIU Pat Bradley Invitational ... Her 215 (69-73-73) would give her a one-stroke win and her first tournament medalist honor since her freshman season ... Heads in to the spring of 2016 with eight career top five finishes, 13 top 10s and 14 top 20s ... Was named the American Athletic Conference golfer of the month in November for her tourney win at FIU.
Sophomore (2014-15)
Spring 2015: Qualified for all five spring events for Memphis for a second straight season ... Started the spring with three straight top 10 finishes, including a pair of fourth place finishes to give her five career top fives ... Finished fourth at the South Alabama Invitational with a 227 (74-74-79) ... Finished tied for seventh at the Southern Miss Invitational, in an event shortened by rain, with a 75 .... Added another fourth place finish, the third of the year, at the Bearcat Spring Classic in Florida, tying her career-low round of 70 in the final round to finish with a 222 (75-77-70) ... Followed that 70 with an opening round 70 in the Rebel Intercollegiate, then finished tied for 37th with a 225 (70-79-76) ... At the American Athletic Conference championships, finished tied for 29th with a 228 (73-75-80) ... Named to the American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team and named a WGCA All-American Scholar following her sophomore campaign .... Helped Memphis post the 11th-highest team GPA in 2014-15.
Fall 2014: Played in all five fall events, posting four top 10 finishes, including a season-best fourth place finish in the season opening Memphis Intercollegiate ... Carded a pair of opening day 70s at the Memphis Intercollegiate at Ridgeway Country Club, her career-best low round score ... Finished fourth at the Memphis tournament (70-70-74 - 214), and added a top 10 finish in the next event at Louisville, finishing tied for 7th (80-71-71 - 220) at the Cardinal Cup ... Finished tied for 35th at the TPC Rivers Bend Bearcat Classic, a rain-shortened event, with an 80 ... Added another top 10 finish at the Old Waverly Bulldog Invitational, finishing tied for 6th with a 218 (72-72-74) ... Added her fourth top 10 finish with a 10-place finish at the FIU Pat Bradley Invitational with a 221 (72-76-73).
Freshman (2013-14)
Spring 2014: Qualified for all five spring tournaments ...Named to the American Athletic Conference all-conference squad after finishing in the top 10 at the conference tournament ... Opened the spring with individual medalist honors at the USA Women's Invitational, firing a 220 (73-73-74) for her first collegiate crown ... Was named the American Athletic Conference women's golfer of the weekfor her tournament win ...Posted another top five finish at the Lady Eagle Invitational, scoring a 151 (73-78) in the two-round event ... Fired an opening round 78 at the conference tournament in Palm Coast, Florida, in the opening round and bounced back with a second round 75 ... Carded a 76 in the final round to finish tied for seventh to wrap up her first season of college play.
Fall 2013:Played in all five events during the 2013 fall season ... Averaged a 76.3 per round and a 228.6 per event, the second best on the team in both categories ... Finished in the top-40 in all five fall events ... Made her collegiate debut at the FedEx Memphis Women's Intercollegiate Sept. 9-10 ... Finished tied for 6th place at the Memphis event after shooting a 54-hole best score of 224 (75-74-75) ... Shot a 231 to finish tied for 32nd at the Cardinal Cup Sept. 16-17 ... Carded a 228 at the Old Waverly Bulldog Invitational, finishing tied for 35th ... Posted a 227 at the FIU Pat Bradley Invitational, including an 18-hole low score of 73 in the event's first round ... Concluded the fall season with a 157 in the 36-hole UAB Fall Beach Blast.
High School
A four-time letterwinner in golf at Kettle Moraine ... Member of Wisconsin state championship teams in 2009, 10, 11 and 12 ... Named the Classic Eight Conference MVP her senior season ... Finished second in the state tournament as a junior and finished third as a senior ... Was a first-team all-state selection during her junior and senior years.
Personal
Full name is Leighann Patricia Cabush ... Born on May 1 in Franklin, Wis. ... Daughter of Tom and Beth Cabush ... Was on the honor roll all four years at Kettle Moraine High School ... A member of the all-state academic team four times ... Majoring in Finance (Business Finance).
