Underhill signs scholarship to Tech
Warren County High School has sent another golfer to the college ranks. Beth Underhill became the fifth golfer from WCHS to sign a letter of intent, when she committed to Tennessee Tech on Tuesday.
Underhill started playing golf when she was 11 at Warren County Middle School, and by the eighth grade, her mom and dad saw Beth’s golf game might just be her hidden talent.
“We started playing golf as a hobby the whole family could be involved in,” said her dad, Gentry Underhill. “Beth showed a lot of interest in the game, and her skills kept improving each year.”
When she reached eighth grade, Beth started to get serious about playing golf.
“I started to practice a little more and I just really enjoyed the game — it was fun,” she said. “When I got to high school I knew this was what I wanted to do and my mom and dad gave me a lot of support getting me started in this game.”
Underhill has qualified for the state tournament the last three years, and knows what it is going to take to move to the next level this fall. She plans to spend this spring and summer working on her game, and will be out on the course four to five days a week honing her skills.
“Beth is another great player to come out of McMinnville and we are very fortunate to have her at Tennessee Tech,” said TTU head coach Bobby Nichols. “She will be a great asset to our golf program for the next four years. Beth is just not a good golfer but she is also a very good student. Her grades and her hard work ethic will be greatly appreciated here at Tech.”
Underhill has not only achieved great things in golf, but academically, as well. She finished in the top 10 of her class and was named the 2001 AAA Regional Player of the Year.
“I am very excited that I was offered a scholarship to Tech and very grateful to coach (Keith) Maxwell and my mom and dad for all their hard work and encouragement over the past six years,” Underhill said.
Maxwell was Underhill’s coach at WCMS before moving on to the high school team, where he worked with her for the past four years.zsed, she was my team leader,” Maxwell said. “Beth is a very hard worker and knows what she wants out of life.
She is one of the best young women golfers we have ever had and I am very proud of her and wish her all the best.”
Beth will start her four-year scholarship this fall and should be ready to contribute to Tech’s golf program. During her high school career, Beth was named to first team District 7, All Mid-State and All Region 8.