| Beth Cooper |
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Three-year member of the Notre Dame women’s golf team who played briefly in the 1999 fall semester before electing to open her spot on the starting unit to some of the younger Irish players, in anticipation of her early graduation ... completed her credits towards a finance degree from the College of Business before receiving her degree in the Dec., 1999, graduation ceremonies ... accepted a postgraduate position with Eli Lilly (she currently is based in her hometown of Kalamazoo, Mich.) ... known during her career for a reliable short game ... made key adjustments to her swing during her career ... posted an 84.55 career stroke average while playing in 27 career tournaments with the Irish ... counted to the team score in 40 of her 62 team rounds played (she played 66 overall rounds) ... an excellent student-athlete who graduated with a 3.70 cumulative grade-point average ... named to the Notre Dame Dean’s List following each of her seven semesters at Notre Dame ... followed in the footsteps of her sister Katy, who lettered for the Irish women’s golf team from 1992-95 and captained the squad in 1994-95 ... one of three recent members of the Notre Dame women’s golf team who has a sister that played with the Irish program earlier in the 1990s (the others are 1998 graduate Tracy Melby and current junior Mary Klein).
AS A SENIOR (FALL OF ’99): Participated in the first tournament of the season, posting a 255 at the University of Wisconsin in the Lady Northern Intercollegiate (79-87-89) ... placed seventh at the Campus Championship in the fall of 1999, firing rounds of 85-86 (171) at South Bend’s Blackthorn Golf Club.
AS A JUNIOR: Appeared in eight of nine tournaments during 1998-99, averaging 86.42 strokes while counting to the team score in 11 of 19 rounds ... factored to the team score in final round of Michigan State Invitational (84-86-80/250) ... did not compete in Lady Northern Intercollegiate (held at Purdue) before counting twice at Michigan Invitational (88-88/176) .. closed fall by counting in second round of Notre Dame Invitational (84-80/164), held at the Bay Springs Cypress Course in Bonita Springs, Fla. ... opened the spring by counting in both of her rounds at the Midwest Classic (87-92/179), at the Hyatt Bear Creek Golf Course in Dallas ... led Irish while tying for 33rd in 129-player field in the Snowbird Intercollegiate (76-85/161), at Tampa’s Pebblecreek Country Club ... closed the spring by shooting a 263 (89-84-90) at the Indiana Invitational, 171 (90-81) at the Iowa Invitational and 260 (91-86-83) at the Ohio State Invitational ... placed fifth at the 1998 fall Campus Championship (87-81/168), held at Blackthorn.
AS A SOPHOMORE: Ranked fifth on team with 83.48 stroke average while counting to team score in 10 of 17 team rounds played ... also played four rounds as an individual entrant ... participated in eight of nine intercollegiate tournaments ... her top round was a three-over 75 in the first round of the Kentucky Invitational ... one of 116 Division I women’s golfers named to the annual All-America Scholar team by the Golf Coaches Association of America ... counted to team score with first-round 81 at Michigan State Invitational, adding rounds of 86-84 for a 251 total ... shot 243 while counting to team score in final two rounds of Michigan Invitational (81-86-84) ... factored in team scoring of first and final round at Kentucky Invitational (75-84-84/251) ... closed fall by tying for 14th in 35-player field and counting in final two rounds while helping Irish take second at Notre Dame Invitational, held at Bonita Bay (Fla.) Country Club (87-83-79/249) ... opened spring with a 161 in the Midwest Classic, at Desert Springs Golf Club in Paradise, Ariz. (86-75) ... competed as an individual at the NIU Snowbird Intercollegiate (85-86/171), at Pebblecreek ... counted in first two rounds of Indiana Invitational (84-78-94/256) ... shot 170 while playing as an individual at Illinois Spring Classic (85-85) ... did not participate in season-ending Ohio State Invitational ...
tied for third in 1997 fall Campus Championship (84-85/169), at Blackthorn.
AS A FRESHMAN: Appeared in all 10 tournaments/dual meets while ranking fourth on the team with an 84.74 stroke average ... counted to team score in 17 of 23 rounds ... posted four rounds of 80 or lower ... opened fall by tying for 24th out of 72 individuals and counting to team score in second round of Illinois State Classic (87-83-79/249) ... shot 253 at the Northwestern Invitational (92-77-84) and 262 at the San Diego State Classic (82-91-89) ... shot 88 in dual meet versus Cal State Northridge ... opened spring with a 162 (85-77) in the Midwest Classic, at Desert Spring ... led the Irish by counting in every round of challenging Rollins College/Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational, where she tied for 46th among an 81-player field with rounds of 84-88-83 (255) ... concluded spring break by shooting a 172 in the annual NIU Snowbird Intercollegiate (87-85), at Pebblecreek ... continued her steady play by posting a 170 at the Indiana Invitational (86-84) before slipping a bit in her next outing, at the Purdue Invitational (88-89/177) ... capped her freshman campaign with her best finish of the year, earning a share of 13th at the Illinois Classic with a two-round total of 160 (81-79) ... opened school year by shooting a 171 to tie for third in fall Campus Championship (84-87), at Blackthorn.
PREP & PERSONAL: Earned three letters in golf, four in tennis at Kalamazoo Central High School ... selected to the Scholastic Junior All-America Team ... named Miss Michigan Golfer as a senior ... named all-state three times, all-conference four times ... academic all-state as a senior ... set high school records for nine and 18-hole scoring averages ... helped Kalamazoo Central post an undefeated season in 1996 ... placed first in the region, third in state as a senior ... led team to three straight team championships ... born Sept. 29, 1977, in Kalamazoo, Mich. ... daughter of Bert and Terri Cooper ... full name is Elizabeth Maureen Cooper ... graduated from the College of Business with a finance degree, after the 1999 fall semester.
Cooper's Career Statistics
| Year | Tourn. | Rds/Tm Rds
(Count) | Strokes | Avg. | Top Rd | Top 36 | Top 54 | Top Finish (Field) – Event (Score) |
| 1996-97 | 10 | 23/23 (17) | 1,948 | 84.74 | 77 (+4) | 160 (+14) | 249 (+30) | T-13th (72) – Illinois Invitational (160) |
| 1997-98 | 8 | 21/17 (10) | 1,753 | 83.48 | 75 (+3) | 160 (+14) | 243 (+27) | T-14th (35) – Notre Dame Invit. (249) |
| 1998-99 | 8 | 19/19 (11) | 1,624 | 86.42 | 76 (+4) | 161 (+17) | 250 (+34) | T-33rd (129) – Snowbird Intercoll. (161) |
| Fall of 1999 | 1 | 3/3 (2) | 255 | 85.00 | 79 (+7) | ––––– | 255 (+39( | 75th (96) – Lady Northern Intercoll. (255) |
| Career | 27 | 66/62 (40) | 5,580 | 84.55 | 75 (+3) | 160 (+14) | 243 (+27) | T-14th (35) – Notre Dame Invit. (249) | |
