Lea Garner
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Ht
5'
7"
Class
Senior
Hometown
Washington Terrace, 
Utah
Last School
Bonneville High School
Roster Years
2012-2016


Personal

  • Parents are Blair and Julie Garner
  • Born in Burley, Idaho
  • Majoring in Psychology
  • Has two older brothers
  • Brother Davis played golf at Bellevue University
  • Enjoys the beach, spending time with family, music, volleyball and basketball

Before BYU

  • No. 1 ranked high school player in the state of Utah for the class of 2012
  • Qualified for match play at the 2012 USGA Women's Amateur Public Links advancing to the round of 32
  • Won the Mary Lou Baker Open in 2011 and 2012
  • Helped Bonneville win the 2011 and 2012 High School 4A State Team Championships
  • Medalist at the 2012 High School 4A State Team Championship
  • Regional medalist and First team All-state from 2009-11
  • Selected to the Junior Americas Cup team in 2010 and 2011

Stats

2015-2016 Senior

Tournament Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Total Score To-Par Place
Ptarmigan Ram Classic 74 73 75 222 +3 T15/90
Rose City Collegiate 75 74 74 223 +7 T17/84
Aggie Invitational 71 76 73 220 +4 14/75
Rainbow Wahine Invitational 79 75 72 226 +10 T26/84
*The Gold Rush 76 75 76 227 +11 T26/81
Bay Area Intercollegiate 78 75 - 153 +9 T39/68
BYU at Entrada Classic 71 71 77 219 +3 3/81
Texas Red Raider Invitational 76 68 82 226 +10 T31/75
WCC Championship 70 72 77 219 +3 T2/25
NCAA Regional 73 69 71 213 -3 T4/96
NCAA Championships 77 79 73 229 +13 T106

2014-15 - Junior

Tournament Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Total Score To-Par Place
Hobble Creek Fall Classic 75 70 - 145 +3 5/74
Dick McGuire Invitational 77 74 70 221 +2 T12/93
Cougar Cup 71 71 73 215 -1 T4/59
NM Aggie Invitational 69 69 72 210 -6 4/81
Rainbow Wahine Invitational 69 76 76 221 +5 T6/82
Gold Rush Tournament 72 71 73 216 E 1/65
Juli Inkster Spartan Invite 75 77 79 231 +15 T17/54
Bay Area Intercollegiate 73 73 74 220 +7 21/72
BYU Entrada Classic 74 75 69 218 +2 T8/84
Mountain View Collegiate 72 75 75 222 +3 T45/105
Cowgirl Classic 82 73 80 235 +19 T67/117
WCC Championships 79 83 81 243 +27 T14/25
NCAA Regional Championships 78 79 74 231 +18 T50/96

2013-14 - Sophomore

Tournament Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Total Score To-Par Place
Hobble Creek Invitational 70 73 71 214 +1 1/74
Cougar Cup 74 71 74 219 +3 T2/74
Price's Give Em Five Intercollegiate 78 72 73 223 +7 T23/77
Rainbow Wahine Invitational 73 80 73 226 +10 T11/51
Matador Invitational 74 72 74 220 +4 T2/53
Jim West Challenge 78 78 73 229 +16 12/79
Bruin Wave Invitational 83 79 78 240 +24 T58/86
BYU at Entrada Classic 74 76 76 226 +10 3/83
Mountain View Invitational 75 73 75 223 +7 T25/83
Wyoming Cowgirl Classic 78 74 73 225 +9 T10/105
WCC Championships 75 74 71 220 +4 T5/25

2012-13 - Freshman

Tournament Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Total Score To-Par Place
Dick McGuire Invitational 74 79 82 235 +16 T62/93
WSU Cougar Cup 80 76 78 234 +18 T45/86
Price's Give Em Five Intercollegiate 75 78 74 227 +11 T36/76
Rainbow Wahine Invitational 78 82 75 235 +19 T44/70
The Gold Rush 79 82 82 243 +27 T34/65
UC Irvine Invitational 80 78 80 238 +22 T37/66
Bruin Wave Invitational 77 80 84 241 +25 T45/79
BYU at Entrada Classic 69 81 77 227 +11 T13/84
Wyoming Cowgirl Classic 77 76 74 227 +11 T8/103
WCC Championships 74 74 76 224 +8 5/30

*Competed as an individual

BYU Career Stats

Season Events Rounds Strokes Average Low Rd. Top 20
2012-13 10 30 2,331 77.70 69 3
2013-14 11 33 2,465 74.70 70 8
2014-15 13 38 2,828 74.42 69 9
2015-16 11 32 2,377 74.28 68 6
Total 45 133 10,001 75.20 68 26
BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2012-2013

Fall

  • Made collegiate debut at Dick McGuire Invitational
  • Shot a season best round of 74 during the first round of the Dick McGuire Invitational and third round of the Price's Give Em Five Intercollegiate
  • Shot a 227 (75-78-74) at the Price's Give Em Five Intercollegiate
  • Finished tied for 36th at the Price's Give Em Five Intercollegiate

Spring

  • Named to the 2013 All-West Coast Conference Women’s Golf Team
  • Shot a career low 69 during the first round of the BYU at Entrada Classic
  • Finished tied for 13th at the BYU at Entrada Classic, a season best
  • Shot a 227 (69-81-77) at the BYU at Entrada Classic to tie for 13th place
  • Shot a 227 (77-76-74) at the Wyoming Cowgirl Classic to tie for 8th place
  • Shot a career best 224 (74-74-76) at the WCC Championships
  • Finished in fifth place at the WCC Championships, a career best
  • Finished her last three tournaments in the top 20
  • 77.70 average score
  • Named to the WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll with Bronze Honors
Sophmore Year 2013-2014

Fall

  • First college win at the Hobble Creek Invitational, carding a 214 (+1)
  • Shot a season best round of 71 during the third round of the Hobble Creek Invitational 
  • Tied for second at Cougar Cup at three-over
  • Finished Top 20 in three tournaments 
  • 73.5 stroke average 

Spring

  • Tied second at Matador Invitational finishing 4-over-par
  • Finished in third at Entrada Classic carding a 226
  • Tied in fifth at the WCC Championships at 4-over-par
  • Named to the All-WCC Women's Golf Team
  • Finished in Top 20 in five tournaments
  • Won the Utah Women's State Amateur Stroke Play at 2-under-par
Junior Year 2014-2015

Fall

  • Top-20 finishes in each tournament, top-10 in 4 out of 5
  • Shot a career-low 69 in three different rounds, two of which coming from the NM Aggie Invitational
  • Show career-low total of 210 in three rounds at the NM Aggie Invitational
  • Named WCC Women's Golf Player of the Month for October

Spring

  • Finished in the top 20 three times, two of which were in the top 10
  • Won the individual title at the Gold Rush Tournament
  • Tied for 17th at the Juli Inkster Spartan Invite
  • Shot 69 in the third round and tied for 8th at the BYU Entrada Classic
  • Selected as an individual to compete in the 2015 NCAA Regional Championships
  • Appeared on BYU Sports Nation to preview the NCAA regionals
  • Finished tied for 50th at the NCAA regional championships
Senior Year 2015-2016

Fall

  • Placed in the top 15 of the Ptarmigan Ram Classic
  • Tied for 17th at the Rose City Collegiate
  • Took 14th place at the Aggie Invitational shooting a 71 in the first round

Spring

  • Took third place at the BYU at Entrada Classic
  • Shot a season low 68 at the Texas Red Raider Invitational
  • Tied for second place at the WCC Championship
  • Tied for fourth place at the NCAA Regional event
  • Named to the All-WCC First Team
Graduate Year

Redshirt Year

Medical Redshirt Year



  • W Golf | May, 14

    2013-14 Women's Golf Season Review

  • W Golf | Apr, 16

    White 2nd, Cougars finish in 3rd at WCC Championship

  • W Golf | Apr, 15

    White in 5th, Cougars remain in 3rd

  • W Golf | Apr, 14

    White 2nd, Cougars in 3rd after day 1 of WCC

  • W Golf | Apr, 08

    Garner tenth, Cougars sixth at Cowgirl Classic

  • W Golf | Apr, 07

    White 13th, Cougars in 8th in Cowgirl Classic

  • W Golf | Mar, 29

    Cougars tie for 6th at Mountain View Invitational

  • W Golf | Mar, 28

    White 5th, Cougars in 7th after day 1 of Mountain View

  • W Golf | Mar, 18

    Garner and White lead Cougars to 2nd place at Entrada

  • W Golf | Mar, 17

    Garner and Cougars in 2nd after day 1

  • W Golf | Mar, 04

    Cougars finish tied 16th at Bruin Wave Invitational

  • W Golf | Mar, 03

    Cougars in 16th after day one of Bruin Wave Invitational

  • W Golf | Feb, 18

    Cougars finish third at Jim West Challenge

  • W Golf | Feb, 17

    White 8th, Cougars in 5th after day one

  • W Golf | Feb, 11

    Garner and Cougars finish in second at Matador Invitational

  • W Golf | Feb, 10

    Garner in 4th, Cougars in 2nd after day one

  • W Golf | Oct, 31

    Seventh place finish at Rainbow Wahine Invitational

  • W Golf | Oct, 30

    Fotu in 2nd place, Cougars tied in 5th

  • W Golf | Oct, 29

    Garner tied 1st, Cougars in 5th place after day one

  • W Golf | Oct, 09

    Garner in 22nd, Cougars finish in 12th

  • W Golf | Oct, 08

    BYU completes day two at Price's Intercollegiate

  • W Golf | Oct, 07

    Cougars in 9th after day one in Price's Intercollegiate

  • W Golf | Sep, 24

    Garner and Cougars finish fifth at Cougar Cup

  • W Golf | Sep, 23

    Cougars place third after first day of Cougar Cup

  • W Golf | Sep, 10

    Garner leads Cougars to fifth place at Hobble Creek

  • W Golf | Sep, 09

    Garner leads Cougars to fifth place standing after day one

  • W Golf | Sep, 05

    Hobble Creek Invitational Preview

  • W Golf | Jul, 25

    Three named to WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll

  • W Golf | May, 14

    2012-13 Women's Golf Season Review

  • W Golf | Apr, 17

    Garner leads Cougars to third place finish

  • W Golf | Apr, 16

    Garner in fourth, Cougars remain in third

  • W Golf | Apr, 15

    Garner tied for fifth, team in third

  • W Golf | Apr, 10

    Garner leads Cougars to fourth-place finish

  • W Golf | Apr, 09

    Garner in tenth, Cougars tied for seventh

  • W Golf | Apr, 08

    Garner leads Cougars to fifth place standing after day one

  • W Golf | Mar, 19

    Garner and Keith lead Cougars to fifth place finish

  • W Golf | Mar, 18

    Garner tied for ninth, Cougars in third

  • W Golf | Mar, 05

    13th place finish at Bruin Wave Invitational

  • W Golf | Mar, 04

    Garner leads Cougars, team in 13th

  • W Golf | Feb, 26

    Keith leads Cougars to eighth place finish

  • W Golf | Feb, 25

    Keith leads Cougars to eighth place standing on day one

  • W Golf | Feb, 12

    Garner leads team to ninth-place finish

  • W Golf | Feb, 11

    Yacaman leads Cougars to fifth place finish on day one

  • W Golf | Oct, 31

    Eighth place finish at Rainbow Wahine Invitational

  • W Golf | Oct, 31

    Keith tied for 10th, team in eighth after two rounds

  • W Golf | Oct, 10

    Ninth place finish at Price’s “Give ‘Em Five” Intercollegiate

  • W Golf | Oct, 10

    Ninth place finish at Price's "Give 'Em Five" Intercollegiate

  • W Golf | Oct, 08

    Fotu tied for eighth, team tied for ninth

  • W Golf | Sep, 25

    Tenth place finish at 2012 Cougar Cup

  • W Golf | Sep, 24

    BYU in ninth at WSU Cougar Cup