2019-20 Women's Golf Roster
Roster
Allyson Geer-Park
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Home School
- Hometown:
- Brighton, Mich.
2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20
Career Highlights
Owns the No. 1 career average in program history at 72.87 … First player in program to be a four-time First Team All-Big Ten honoree … Two-time WGCA honorable mention All-American (2018, 2020) … 2018-19 MSU George Alderton Female Co-Athlete of the Year … Has nine career top-five finishes, including two individual titles (2019 Briar’s Creek Invitational; 2018 Mary Fossum Invitational) … Posted 17 career rounds in the 60s, including a 66 at the 2019 Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational, which is tied for the fourth-lowest score in program history … Has the lowest 54-hole tournament total in program history at 203, which she set on her way to winning medalist honors at the 2019 Briar’s Creek Invitational … Part of two Big Ten Championship teams (2017, 2018) … Competed in three NCAA Regionals and two NCAA Championships, including 2019 as an individual … Played in the inaugural Augusta National Women’s Amateur in 2019 and is scheduled to compete again in the event in 2020 … Owns two of the six lowest season averages in program history (2. 71.61 – 2017-18; 6. 73.24 – 2018-19) … Posted a total of 306 birdies over 107 career rounds.
2019-20 – Senior
Ended her four years with the best career average in program history at 72.87 … Became the first player in program to be a four-time First Team All-Big Ten honoree … WGCA All-America honorable mention selection … Posted a career best 66 at the Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational (Oct. 11-13), which is tied for the fourth-lowest round in program history, helping MSU to the team title while placing ninth individually at 3-under-par 213 … Placed in the top 20 in all seven tournaments, including three top-10 finishes … Had consecutive sixth-place finishes to start the year in the Glass City Invitational (Sept. 16-17) and Mary Fossum Invitational (Sept. 22-23) … Tied for 12th place at the UCF Challenge (Feb. 2-4) in the spring … Ranked second on the team in both total birdies (62) and rounds under par (7).
2018-19 – Junior
Named MSU’s George Alderton Female Co-Athlete of the Year … Voted to the All-Big Ten first team for the third consecutive year … Led MSU with a 73.24 scoring average, which ranked as the sixth-best single-season average in program history … Owns two of the six best single-season averages in program history, while her 72.9 career average is currently the best of any player … Finished the year ranked 60th in the nation among NCAA golfers … Won two tournaments … Tied for the Mary Fossum Invitational title by equaling a tournament record with a 9-under-par 207 (68-70-69) … Helped the Spartans to the Briar's Creek Invitational title by claiming medalist honors in record fashion as her 13-under-par 203 (67-69-67) was the lowest 54-hole score in school history … Her pair of 67s in the tournament tied a career best … Led MSU with a fourth-place finish at the UCF Challenge, carding an 8-under-par 208 (68-70-70) … Shot an even-par 72 on the final day of the NCAA East Lansing Regional to move up the leaderboard and earn a bid to the NCAA Championships … Tied for 79th at the NCAA Championships … Was one of 72 of the best amateur players from around the world selected to play in the inaugural Augusta National Women's Amateur … Led the Spartans in total birdies (85) and rounds under par (9).
Summer 2018
Received a sponsor exemption to play in the Meijer LPGA Classic (June 12-17) for the second straight year ... Played in the U.S. Amateur Championship in Kingston Springs, Tennessee (Aug. 6-10).
2017-18 -- Sophomore
Honorable mention WGCA All-American ... First-team All-Big Ten ... Recorded the second-lowest single season scoring average in school history at 71.61 ... Had six top-10 finishes, including four in the top-5 ... Named Big Ten Golfer of the Week twice after taking second place in back-to-back tournaments; Allstate Sugar Bowl (3-under-par 213) and Clemson Invitational (3-under-par 213) ... Posted a career-best 67 at the Allstate Sugar Bowl, Clemson Invitational and at the Big Ten Championships ... Placed fourth at the Big Ten Championships for the second straight year ... Took second at the Mary Fossum Invitational with a 3-under-par 213 ... Averaged 3.16 birdies per round and was second on the team with 14 rounds under par.
Summer 2017
Received a sponsor exemption to play in the Meijer LPGA Classic (June 15-18), shooting a 7-over-par 149 (75-74) ... Finished in a tie for 33rd at the Symetra Tour Tullymore Classic (June 30 -- July 2), recording a 3-under-par 213 (68-73-72).
2016-17 -- Freshman
Big Ten Freshman of the Year ... First Team All-Big Ten ... Had two top-five finishes and two top-20 finishes in appearing in all eight tournaments after joining the team in January ... Finished the season with a 74.08 average, ranking second on the team ... Ranked second on the team in birdies per round at 2.54 ... Had a team-high five eagles ... Placed fourth at the Big Ten Championships (April 21-23) with an even-par 216, including 2-under 70 in the final round ... Took fifth at the Lady Buckeye Invitational (April 15-16) with a 6-over-par 222 (76-68-78) ... Earned her first top-15 finish at the Clemson Invitational (March 31 -- April 2) with a 1-over-par 217 (70-72-75) ... Posted six rounds at even or under par, including a pair of 68s (Briar's Creek Invitational, March 20; Lady Buckeye Invitational, April 15) ... Had a hole-in-one on the par-3, 150-yard 17th-hole in the second round of the Briar's Creek Invitational (March 20), becoming the first Spartan to accomplish the feat since 2008 ... Was the first Spartan to garner Big Ten Freshman of the Year honors since 2003.
High School
Ranked the No. 1 Michigan junior golfer since 2013 ... Entered MSU ranked 12th in the Golfweek Girls Junior Rankings and 16th in Junior Golf Scoreboard rankings ... 2014 & 2016 Rolex Junior All-American ... 2016 Golf Association of Michigan Women's Player of the Year ... Won the 2015 and 2016 Michigan State Amateur Championships, becoming the youngest and just the third player in the last 23 years to win the event in consecutive years ... 2014 Gary Gilchrist Academy Junior All-American Team ... 2013 Golfweek Junior Tour Player of the Year & All-American Team ... Captured the 2014 Michigan Women's Stroke Play title at 4-under-par, besting the rest of the field by six strokes ... Was the only amateur to make the cut at the 2016 Symetra Tour-Tullymore Classic where she finished 1-over-par ... Played in 13 AJGA Invitationals from 2013-16 ... Qualified for the 2016 US Girls' Junior Championship ... Won the 2015 and '16 2015 AJGA Randy Wise Junior Open (Warwick Hills, Mich.); the 2016 AJGA Justin Thomas Junior (University of Louisville); 2014 AJGA Junior All Star (Chateau Elan, Georgia) and the 2013 AJGA Junior All-Star (Forest Lake, Mich.) ... Claimed third place at the 2013 and 2014 Nike Junior All-Star Invitationals ... Took second at the 2014 AJGA Midwest Junior Players Championship and the 2013 AJGA Junior All-Star ... Placed fourth at the 2016 AJGA Ping Invitational at Karsten Creek, Oklahoma ... Has taken classes at Lansing Community College where she was named to the Dean's List in 2016 and the President's List in 2015
Personal
Born August 15, 1998 ... Daughter of Bradford and Andrea.
GETTING TO KNOW ALLY GEER
What is your favorite show to watch on Netflix?
One Tree Hill
What is the first thing you would buy if you won the lottery?
A truck
What teammates would you pick to compete with on the Amazing Race and why?
I would go with Paz and Sarah because they would be hilarious to watch.
What is your favorite golf course?
Bay Harbor
What is your proudest accomplishment as a Spartan?
Winning two Big Ten Championships.
Who is someone you look up to and why?
A lot of people because I’m short.
What Disney princess would you choose to be and why?
Princess Jasmine so I can have a pet tiger.
