Julia Vess
Julia Vess
Height: 5-3
Year: Senior
Hometown: New Hudson, Mich.
High School: South Lyon HS
Major: Kinesiology
Swing: Right

Senior (2022-23): Held the No. 2 overall spot in the individual leaderboard after the opening day at the LTU Classic... Led the Lakers with 169 strokes at the Lady Bulldog Invitational (six-stroke improvement on day two)... Finished 12th overall at the Klash in Kentucky, 14 spots higher than the previous season at the event... In the GLIAC Championship, finished 22nd among all golfers with a two-round total of 155 (80, 75).

Junior (2021-22): Led her team at the Ferris State Bulldog Fall Invite with a two-day combined score of 164 (78, 86)... Finished tied for 26th overall at the Klash in Kentucky... Improved by 11 strokes at the GLIAC Championships for a two-day total of 169 (90, 79).

Sophomore (Spring 2021): Competed in all three tournaments for the Lakers with an average round score of 84.8 (509 strokes) in six rounds… Best finish of the spring was at the GLIAC Championships where she finished 40th among all participants… Lowest round of the season was 81 which came in the second round of the GLIAC Championships… Registered a two-day total of 180 (85, 85) at the SVSU Spring Invite to finish T78th among competitors… At the NC4K Classic, posted a two-round total of 168 (88, 80) to place T50th in the tournament… In the GLIAC Championship, finished 40th among golfers with a two-round total of 171 (90, 81)... Named to the 2021 GLIAC Spring All-Academic Team.

Freshman (Spring 2020): Season cancelled due to COVID-19 Pandemic. 

Freshman (Fall 2019): Competed in three tournaments for the Lakers during this fall season... Her best finish was a T13 at the SVSU Fall Invitational where she shot 155 (77, 78), which was her lowest two day total of the fall.

High School: A 2019 graduate of South Lyon HS...Was a 2018 MHSAA first team all-state selection...Team captain and and team MVP for golf during denior season...Recorded a low round of 74 and an average round of 83 in 2018...Was a three-time division two state finalist for golf...Also lettered in golf and softball.

Personal: Daughter of Barry and Barb Vess... Majoring in Kinesiology.