Morgan Smith, Georgetown’s Big East Freshman of the Year and first-team All-Big East standout last season, has signed a letter of intent to continue her scholastic career at Georgia, head coach Erika Brennan said Saturday.
“Morgan is a high values person with an insatiable drive to pursue excellence,” Brennan stated. “She is battle-tested and eager to surround herself with colleagues that want to improve their games. “She competes at a high level and will have an immediate impact on Georgia Golf.”
Smith, a Westford, Mass. native, finished five stroke play events with the Hoyas in the top ten, including three second-place finishes. She placed second at the Big East Championships, the Lady Bison Invitational, and the UNCG Collegiate at Grandover Resort. Smith had a team-high 73.32 season stroke average, which ranks second all-time in Georgetown history. Over the course of 25 rounds, she had eight pars or better.
Smith carded a season-low 7-under 209 at the UNCG Collegiate, the second-best 54-hole performance in program history. That effort included a 5-under 67 in the final round, which tied the Hoyas’ all-time low 18-hole score.
Smith came to Georgetown with a stellar amateur background, including 2022 Massachusetts Girls’ Junior Player of the Year accolades. She has qualified for both the 2023 US Women’s Amateur and the 2022 US Girls’ Junior. Smith has 15 top-10 finishes in 30 WAGR-rated competitions from 2019 to 2023, including medalist honors at the 2022 and 2023 New England Women’s Amateur Championships, the 2022 Massachusetts Women’s Amateur Championship, and the 2022 U.S Challenge Cup.
Smith is the Bulldogs’ third transfer since Brennan was hired head coach on May 21. She joins graduate transfer Chantal El Chaib, the 2022 NEC Rookie of the Year and 2023 NEC Player of the Year at Sacred Heart University, and sophomore Emma Falcher, who finished three times in the top ten at South Florida previous season.
