Katie Lewis '25 Recruiting Profile

Freshman Year:

I started playing golf when I was seven years old and fell in love with the game. I am a freshman at Frenchtown High School. in 2021, I won 1st place in the Missoula Youth Summer Tour,  won 1st place at the Western Montana Junior Championship qualifier with a score of 77, placed fifth in the 14-15 year old Montana Junior Championship with a score of 179,  won the Ranch Club Ladies Championship with a two day score of 158, won the local qualifier for Driver, Chip & Putt,  was 2nd in the sub-regional Drive, Chip & Putt and finished in 5th place at the Pebble Beach Drive, Chip &  Putt  regional competition and tied for 1st in chipping.  This was my first year of high school golf and I won 8 tournaments, with a low round of 74 at the Libby invitational, and was 2nd place in four tournaments. I was second place at State Divisional's with a score of 81. I placed 3rd place at the class A state tournament with a score of 157.  I look forward to improving my game in this off-season. I will be concentrating on putting.  I am a 3.96 student and I am taking several advance placement courses in high school.

Sophomore Year:

I worked hard over the winter on my swing and putting. The highlight of my season was capturing the Montana Class A State Championship. I had an undefeated season with 11 straight tournament wins. I was the first golfer from Frenchtown High School to ever win the state title and led my team to a 3rd place finish at the state championship tournament. Other highlights of the season included qualifying for, and playing in, the Callaway World Junior Championship in Palm Desert. Although I did not make the cut, I finished with a two day total of 154 and was close to the cut line. This was my first major tournament and I learned much about my course management and mental game. I won the Missoula Junior Championship, the Ranch Club Championship, the PGA Western Montana Pro/Junior Tournament (with a career low 69), the PGA Rocky Mountain Sectional Junior Championship and the FCG Montana Old Works Championship which was a qualifier for the Callaway FCG World Junior Championship in July of 2023. I was also invited to participate in the PGA National High School Championship being held in Frisco, TX in July of 2023. I participated in a Next Level golf camp in Las Vegas Nevada that was attended by 29 Division I coaches In December. My 18 hole scoring average my freshman year was 80.2 and my sophomore 18 hole scoring average was 76.4.  I plan to continue to work on my swing with the goal of being a scratch golfer in tournaments in my junior year. My current handicap is 1.5.  

Junior Year:

Started summer golf season with 2nd place finish at FCG Montana Championship In May. In June won the Montana Golf Association Junior Championship with -2 (141) score. Recorded 10 birdies in two-day tournament. Chosen to represent state of Montana in Girl’s Americas Cup in July and Montana/Alberta Cup in August. Preparing for busy July of PGA National High School Championship in Frisco Texas, FCG Callaway World Championship in Palm Desert, CA and Girl’s Americas Cup in Oliver, BC.

placed 42nd out of 196 participants at PGA National High School Championship with 3 day total of 238. highlight of the tourney was starting with a quad bogey on Day three and going -1 the remaining 17 holes to score a 75.

placed 60th at FCG Callaway world championship with two day score of 156. Highlight of the tourny was sinking a 122 yard shot for eagle on a par 4.

placed 28th at Girls Junior Americas Cup with two day total of 237.

in my high school season, I won ten tournaments, and won the Montana Class A State Championship with a two day score of 148. I was four strokes behind heading into the second day and scored a 69 in 20 MPH winds to win the tournament by 12 strokes.