The latest addition to the 2024 Great American Conference’s Men’s Golf Coach of the Year’s staff competed in the sport at a pair of institutions as she started at the NJCAA’s Tyler Junior College in August of 2019 and ventured to NCAA Division I Prairie View A&M for her final 2 years and 10 months as a student-athlete.
During her summers as a Panther, Billips sought to stay around the sport and thus worked as a cart attendant at Oak Mountain State Park Golf from June 2022 to August 2022 (3 months). From June of ’23 to August of the same year, the Bedford, Texas native continued her time with Oak Mountain State Park Golf as a pro shop attendant.
During her transition from Tyler to Prairie View, Billips operated as an intern for the Northern Texas PGA from May of ’21 to August of that year. Her duties included overseeing player registration, starting, officiating rules, and award presentations. The Lone Star descendant completed pre- and post-tournament duties such as including event reporting and equipment and course setup/breakdown.
In her last two years as a student-athlete, Billips acquired a pair of All-Southwestern Athletic Conference honors as she was named a first-teamer in 2023 and a second-teamer in 2024. For her junior season, Billips led the Panthers at the 2023 SWAC Championship with a 73 on the final day to place fourth with her three-round total of 237 (84-80-73). Her performance secured second-place for the Panthers in the conference tournament.
Her final performance as a student-athlete saw Billips tie for eighth in the 2024 SWAC Championship as she was just four strokes shy of the PVAMU team-leader with a 239 (81-78-80).
Education
Tyler Junior College (Aug. 2019 – June 2021)
Associate’s degree, General Studies
Prairie View A&M University (August 2021 – December 2023)
Bachelor’s of Applied Science – BASc, Kinesiology and Exercise Science
Honors & Awards
Second Team All-SWAC – Southwestern Athletic Conference (April 2024)
First Team All-SWAC – Southwestern Athletic Conference (April 2023)
Summa Cum Laude – Prairie View A&M University (December 2023)
