- 2013-14 Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention
- 2014-15 Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention
- 2014-15 team's Scholar Athlete Award
- 2015-16 Pac-12 All-Academic second team
- 2015-16 Pac-12 Tom Hansen Medal
- 2015-16 team's Scholar Athlete Award
- 2015-16 WGCA All-American Scholar
- 2015-16 CU Female Career Athletic Achievement Award
2015-16 (Sr.): Keating played in all 12 of the Buffaloes’ tournaments in her final year and 28 of her 29 rounds (96.55 percent) counted toward team scoring. She posted a 74.14 stroke average, second lowest on the team and was one of only two Buff golfers to record multiple rounds in the 60s (2) over the course of the season. Her lowest round came in the 2016 Pac-12 Championships in Pleasanton, Calif. For a second consecutive year, Keating tied for fifth place and carded a 66 (round two) in the league event to match her own program record for best postseason round and she set a new record in relation to par at 6-under. She recorded a career-high five top 20 finishes along with a personal-best 26 rounds in the 70s. Keating also posted a 73.50 spring stroke average, the lowest of her career, which ranks second on the all-time list. She had a pair of top five and top 10 finishes on the season and was honored with the CU Female Career Athletic Achievement Award.
2014-15 (Jr.): Keating continued to play an important role in the Buffaloes’ rotation as a junior. She competed in all 11 team events and had two top five finishes, highlighted by shooting a school-record 66 in the final round of the 2015 Pac-12 Championships in Boulder, which helped propel CU to a program-best fifth place finish. Keating took fifth place, overall. Earlier in the year, she earned a third place finish at the Ptarmigan Ram Fall Classic, carding a 70-72-71—213 or 3-under par. She was third on the team with a 75.03 stroke average and second with 25 rounds in the 70s along with three subpar rounds. Keating concluded her year with five top 25 finishes overall. She was named a Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention and earned CU Athlete of the Week honors.
2013-14 (So.): Keating competed in all of the Buffs’ tournaments as a sophomore, seeing 25 of her 32 rounds count toward team scoring. She recorded 22 rounds in the 70s. Through 12 rounds in the fall, Keating compiled a 78.58 stroke average. She improved that number to 77.00 through 20 rounds in the spring. She had her best performance of the fall to open the season, finishing tied for 27th at the Ptarmigan Ram Classic with a 10-over par 226 (75-77-74) scorecard. Keating gained momentum early in the spring, beginning the season with three consecutive top 30 finishes. First, she finished 9-over par 151 for a 28th place finish at the Peg Bernard Invitational. Next, Keating led the Buffs in the Bruin Wave Invitational, shooting 10-over par 226 to finish 18th. Keating had the best performance of her collegiate career in the Buffs’ next tournament, tying for 12th at the Clover Cup. She shot a season-low 71 in the first round and helped the Buffs to a third place team finish.
2012-13 (Fr.): Keating began making her mark from her first tournament as a freshman, and didn’t let up throughout the season. She compiled a stroke average of 77.13 having played in all 15 rounds and five tournaments for the Buffaloes in her first semester of college golf. She opened her college career with a pair of 2-over par 74 rounds (scored on the same day) as she finished the Ptarmigan Ram Classic in 24th place with a 10-over par 226. In 17 rounds in the spring, Keating recorded a 76.59 stroke average, to improve her season average to 76.84, the second best on the team. She had her best performance of her young career at the Anuenue Spring Break Classic, finishing with a scorecard of 69-76-74—219 to tie for 21st place. After a historic first round of play, Keating sat in fourth place, becoming just the fifth CU freshman and 15th Buff to shoot a round in the 60s. Overall, it was just the eighth round in the 60s by a freshman in program history. Throughout the season, she had 23 rounds in the 70s.
High School: Keating concluded her stellar high school career by winning the first state championship in Elma High School history. She finished second individually after shooting a 74-76—150 at the state championships while her sister, Lauryn, a freshman, took third. The sisters were coached by their mother, Michele. Alexis was Elma High School’s No. 1 player all four seasons and also won WIAA State medalist honors her sophomore season. On top of her runner-up finish as a senior, she also finished second as a junior and fifth as a freshman at the state championships. She has been the WIAA District IV Individual medalist each of her four years to date and led Elma to the District Championship as a junior and senior. A four-time Evergreen League MVP, she was named the Seattle Times Athlete of the Week as a freshman and the Olympian Athlete of the Year in Golf as a sophomore. She has also participated on the Dance and Drill team at Elma all four years of high school.
Other: She placed 33rd at the 2010 Callaway Junior World Championships at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego and 29th at the Junior America’s Cup at Genoa Lakes Golf Clouse in Reno, Nev., in 2011. She was a member of the WJGA North Pacific Junior Ladies Team in both 2010 and ’11 and her team in 2010 defeated Canada. She took home ninth place at the AGJA Junior at Centennial Golf Course in Medford, Ore., in 2010 and that same year won the AJGA Junior Qualifier at Wenatchee Golf Course in Wenatchee, Wash. Keating shot a 74 in the 2014 United States Women’s Amateur Public Links Qualifier at the Home Course in DuPont, Wash., advancing to the championships, where she finished tied for 33rd in stroke play and qualified for match play.
Best Career Round In Competition: 66 (-6; 2016, Ruby Hill Golf Course, Pleasanton, Calif., in the Pac-12 Championships).
Academics: She majors in communication at Colorado and has been named a Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention two times.
Personal: Alexis Markel Keating was born August 6, 1994, in Olympia, Wash., to Mark and Michele Keating. She has two younger siblings, Lauryn and Spencer. Lauryn was a freshman at Elma when Alexis was a senior and the duo led her school to a state championship, coached by their mother, Michele. She enjoys scrap booking, dancing and playing card games with her family. She once played in a foursome with Alexis Thompson when they were both 8 years old at the U.S. Kids World Golf Championships. She chose Colorado because the coaches and players made her feel welcome and Boulder felt like a place she could call home. She feels the program is very strong and that it will be an excellent place to grow as a person and player.
Career Tournaments
| Date |
Event (Par) |
Score |
Finish |
| Sept. 10-11, 2012 |
Ptarmigan Ram Fall Classic (72) |
74-74-78—226 |
t-24th |
| Sept. 17-18, 2012 |
Dick McGuire Invite (73) |
76-76-80—232 |
t-43rd |
| Oct. 1-2, 2012 |
Windy City Collegiate (72) |
77-76-80—233 |
t-60th |
| Oct. 12-14, 2012 |
Tar Heel Invite (72) |
80-75-81—236 |
t-77th |
| Oct. 29-30, 2012 |
Alamo Invite (72) |
72-83-75—230 |
t-56th |
| Feb. 11-12, 2013 |
Northrup Grumman (71) |
73-74-82—229 |
t-39th |
| Feb. 24-26, 2013 |
Allstate Sugar Bowl (72) |
78-78—156 |
t-70th |
| Mar. 8-10, 2013 |
Clover Cup (72) |
73-76-79—228 |
t-34th |
| Mar. 25-27, 2013 |
Anuenue Spring Break (72) |
69-76-74—219 |
t-21st |
| Apr. 12-14, 2013 |
Ping/ASU Invite (72) |
76-80-75—231 |
t-69th |
| Apr. 22-24, 2013 |
Pac-12 Championships (72) |
78-82-79—239 |
48th |
| Date |
Event (Par) |
Score |
Finish |
| Sept. 9-10, 2013 |
Ptarmigan Ram Fall Classic (72) |
75-77-74—226 |
t-27th |
| Sept. 20-21, 2013 |
Dick McGuire Invite (73) |
76-82-74—232 |
t-47th |
| Oct. 8-9, 2013 |
Edean Ihlanfeldt Invite (72) |
83-73-78—235 |
t-39th |
| Nov. 4-5, 2013 |
Pac-12 Fall Preview (73) |
87-81-83—251 |
t-59th |
| Feb. 15-16, 2014 |
Peg Barnard Invite (71) |
75-76—151 |
t-28th |
| Mar. 3-4, 2014 |
Bruin Wave Invite (72) |
74-74-78—226 |
18th |
| Mar. 14-16, 2014 |
Clover Cup (72) |
71-76-75—222 |
t-12th |
| Mar. 24-26, 2014 |
Anuenue Spring Break Challenge (72) |
82-83-76—241 |
t-75th |
| Apr. 14-15, 2014 |
SILVERADO SHOWDOWN (72) |
78-76-75—229 |
t-40th |
| Apr. 25-27, 2014 |
Pac-12 Championships (72) |
78-80-80—238 |
53rd |
| May 8-10, 2014 |
NCAA Central Regional (72) |
81-75-77—233 |
t-66th |
| Date |
Event (Par) |
Score |
Finish |
| Sept. 8-9, 2014 |
Ptarmigan Ram Fall Classic (72) |
70-72-71—213 |
t-3rd |
| Sept. 20-21, 2014 |
Minnesota Invite (72) |
76-73-77—226 |
t-14th |
| Oct. 7-8, 2014 |
Edean Ihlanfeldt Invite (72) |
79-74—153 |
26th |
| Nov. 3-4, 2014 |
Pac-12 Fall Preview (73) |
77-76-80—233 |
t-41st |
| Feb. 14-15, 2015 |
Peg Barnard Invite (71) |
74-75—149 |
t-22nd |
| Mar. 2-3, 2015 |
Bruin Wave Invite (72) |
86-79-76—241 |
t-58th |
| Mar. 9-10, 2015 |
Bay Area Intercollegiate (71) |
72-75-77—219 |
t-33rd |
| Mar. 27-29, 2015 |
LSU Tiger Golf Classic (72) |
80-72-80—232 |
t-36th |
| Apr. 13-14, 2015 |
SILVERADO SHOWDOWN (72) |
76-74-74—224 |
t-17th |
| Apr. 20-22, 2015 |
Pac-12 Championships (71) |
72-72-66—210 |
t-5th |
| May 7-9, 2015 |
NCAA West Regional (71) |
81-72-73—226 |
t-26th |
| Date |
Event (Par) |
Score |
Finish |
| Sept. 14-15, 2015 |
Minnesota Invite (72) |
79-81-77—237 |
t-56th |
| Sept. 20-22, 2015 |
East & West Match Play (72) |
71-69—140 |
3rd |
| Oct. 6-7, 2015 |
Edean Ihlanfeldt Invite (72) |
75-76-74—225 |
t-12th |
| Nov. 2-3, 2015 |
Pac-12 Fall Preview (73) |
77-78-70—225 |
t-19th |
| Feb. 13-14, 2016 |
Peg Barnard Invite (71) |
73-75—148 |
t-19th |
| Mar. 7-8, 2016 |
Bay Area Intercollegiate (72) |
70-DQ |
DQ |
| Mar. 14-15, 2016 |
Arizona Wildcat Invite (72) |
72-79-76—227 |
t-43rd |
| Apr. 3-5, 2016 |
SILVERADO SHOWDOWN (72) |
74-78-72—224 |
t-31st |
| Apr. 8-10, 2016 |
Ping/ASU Invite (72) |
73-71-78—222 |
t-29th |
| Apr. 18-20, 2016 |
Pac-12 Championships (72) |
70-66-74—210 |
t-5th |
| May 5-7, 2016 |
NCAA West Regional (71) |
77-74-71—222 |
t-30th |
Career Statistics
| Overall |
Spring |
Fall |
| Season |
Rd |
Strk |
Avg |
Lo |
Rd |
Strk |
Avg |
Rd |
Strk |
Avg |
| 2012-13 |
32 |
2,459 |
76.84 |
69 |
17 |
1,302 |
76.59 |
15 |
1,157 |
77.13 |
| 2013-14 |
32 |
2,483 |
77.59 |
71 |
20 |
1,540 |
77.00 |
12 |
943 |
78.58 |
| 2014-15 |
31 |
2,326 |
75.03 |
66 |
20 |
1,501 |
75.05 |
11 |
825 |
75.00 |
| 2015-16 |
29 |
2,150 |
74.14 |
66 |
18 |
1,323 |
73.50 |
11 |
827 |
75.18 |
| Totals |
124 |
9,418 |
75.95 |
66 |
75 |
5,666 |
75.55 |
49 |
3,752 |
76.57 |
Top-5 Finishes: (4), 2014-15 (2), 2015-16 (2)
Top-10 Finishes: (5), 2013-14 (1), 2014-15 (2), 2015-16 (2)
Subpar Rounds: (12), 2012-13 (1), 2013-14 (1), 2014-15 (3), 2015-16 (7)
