Bella Bugg Season 2025-26

2024-25 (Florida State)
• Competed in the Patriot All-American Invitational in Litchfield Park, Ariz. over winter break, carding a 228 (74-76-78) to tie for 69^th

2023-24 (Florida State)
• Teed it up in three events, logging a 75.4 scoring average
• In her FSU debut, placed 58^th at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate with a 232 (79-77-76)
• Competed as an individual at the Schooner Fall Classic, firing a 222 (70-78-74)
• Tied for 40^th as an individual at the Florida State Match-Up behind a 225 (73-77-75)

Junior/Amateur
• Champion of the 2024 Tennessee Women’s Amateur at Belle Meade Country Club and qualified for the 2024 U.S. Women’s Amateur at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Okla.
• Won the 2023 AJGA Huntsville.org Junior Championship, carding rounds of 72-67-72
• Two-time HJGT Junior Long Drive National Champion (2020 and 2022)
• Graduated from Battle Ground Academy in 2023
• Four-year varsity letterwinner in golf
• Also earned varsity letters in basketball (four), soccer (three) and softball (two)
• Played in the TSSAA State Championship Women’s Golf Tournament in three of her four seasons at Battle Ground
• Won the TSSAA Division II-A individual state championship as a senior as she carded an even-par 140 (68-72)
• Led Battle Ground to a runner-up showing in the team standings at the state championship as a senior
• Earned All-State First-Team honors for Division II-A as a senior in 2022 by the Tennessee Sports Writers Association
• As a freshman, she finished second in the state regional championships and fifth at the district championships
• Led BGA to a second-place team finish in the district championships as she finished in fifth place in the individual championships as a sophomore
• Led her team to a third-place team finish as she finished in fifth place in the district championships as a junior in 2021
• Helped lead the Wildcats to consecutive state championships as a soccer midfielder during her freshman and sophomore seasons
• Chose Virginia Tech over Kansas, Michigan State, Tulsa and USF

Personal
• Bella Bugg
• Born in Nashville, Tenn.
• Daughter of Amy and Konnor Bugg
• Has three dogs, Franklin, Braxton and Cleo
• Selected to the Garnet and Gold Leadership Academy while at Florida State
• A member of the BGA Athletics Leadership Academy
• Academically inclined and graduated with a 4.40 grade point average
• A member of the Cum Laude Academic National Chapter, the National Honor Society, the Digamma Honor Society and the National Society of High School Scholars at Battle Ground ... Very community-serviced oriented, she competed in the Tennessee Cup – an AJGA fundraising event for St. Jude’s Children’s Research Center, the Snedeker Foundation and the AJGA’s ACE grant program in – 2021 and 2022
• Volunteered throughout her career at the Second Harvest Food Bank of Tennessee, Graceworks Ministry, Angel Tree and the First Tee program of Nashville
• A four-year class officer at Battle Ground, and volunteered her time as a writing tutor for her fellow students
• Began playing golf in 2016 while she was 11 years old and in the sixth grade
• Was introduced to the game of golf by her grandfather
• Began playing soccer when she was five years old
• Traveled around the southeast of the U.S. from ages 3-10 competing in national level gymnastics
• Plans to major in criminology