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CAROLINE CRAIG

5-6 ◊ SOPHOMORE ◊ SAUTEE NACOOCHEE, GA. ◊ SPORT MANAGEMENT

CAROLINE’S SCORECARD

CAREER STATISTICS

Season T RD STK AVG LOW

‘19-20 6 18 1340 74.44 69 ‘20-21 1 3 216 72.00 69

Totals 7 21 1556 74.10 69

TOP 10 FINISHES: 3 (2/1) TOP 20 FINISHES: 3 (2/1) PAR OR BETTERS: 6 (4/2)

BEST FINISH:

4th – 2019 Molly

LOW ROUND:

69 (-3) – 2020 Liz Murphey Fall 1st 69 (-3) – 2019 Molly 2nd

LOW TOURNAMENT:

216 (E) – 2020 Liz Murphey Fall

2019-20 RESULTS

4 The Molly................75-69-74=218 T74 Stanford .................77-71-80=228 T41 White Sands ..........74-73-75=222 T47 Puerto Rico ............74-72-80=226 T21 Gold Rush..............73-74-79=226 T10 Darius Rucker ........75-75-70=220 2020-21 RESULTS

T7 Liz Murphey Fall.....69-75-72=216 ◊ Entered 2021 ranked No. 19 individually by Golfweek ◊ SEC Freshman of the Week on March 12, 2020 ◊ 2017 GHSA Class 4A individual state champion ◊ 2015 & 2016 SJGT Player of the Year FALL 2020 HIGHLIGHTS:

• Tied for seventh individually to lead Georgia to a third-place finish at the Liz Murphey Fall Collegiate Classic. • Ranked No. 19 nationally in the Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index following the fall campaign. • Shot a collegiate career-best even-par 216 at the Liz Murphey and equaled her career-low loop with a 3-under 69 in the opening round. • Barely missed qualifying for Georgia’s lineup for the first two events of the fall, losing on the final hole of qualifying for the Blessings Collegiate and falling in a four-hole, sudden-death playoff for the fifth spot for The Ally. • Tied for third at the Orlando International Amateur, where she shot 2-under 214. 2019-20 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:

• Named both a WGCA All-American Scholar and featured on the SEC Academic Honor Roll. • Competed in six of seven events, including as an individual at the White Sands Invitational, Lady Puerto Rico Classic and the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate. • Tied for the second-most birdies on the team with 51, posted a 74.44 stroke average and recorded a 66.7 counting percentage in nine team rounds. • Led the Bulldogs individually twice, in her first (The Molly) and final (Darius Rucker) events of the season. • Made quite a splash in her collegiate debut, leading the Bulldogs and tying for fourth individually at The Molly after shooting 2-over 218. • Wrapped up her freshman season by tying for 10th at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate, doing so against a field that featured 13 top-25 teams and 20 of the nation’s top-50 ranked golfers. • Named SEC Freshman of the Week following her top-10 effort at the Darius Rucker.

PRE COLLEGIATE HIGHLIGHTS:

• Named 2017 Girls Junior Player of the Year by the Georgia State Golf Association (GSGA). • Captured medalist honors at the 2017 Georgia Class 4A State Championships competing for White County High School. • Selected as Southeastern Junior Golf Tour (SJGT) Player of the Year in both 2015 and 2016, as well as winning the Tour’s Sportsmanship Award in 2014. • Posted five victories on the Southeastern Junior Golf Tour in 2016 and 2017, winning the 2017 Furman Junior Classic, the 2016 Baytowne Junior Classic, the 2016 Seminole

Junior Classic, the 2016 Furman Junior Classic and the 2016 UGA Invitational. • Notched six top-10 finishes in AJGA tournaments, headlined by a runner-up showing at the 2016 JAS Core Academy at PGA National. • Qualified for the 2018 USGA Amateur Four-Ball Championship, teaming with

Mississippi State’s Ally Williams. • Secured a two-shot victory at the 2018 Carolinas-Georgia Junior Championship, shooting 2-under 142 at Mount Vintage Golf Club in North Augusta, S.C. • Helped lead Georgia to victory at the 2018 Women’s Southeastern Challenge Match, where Georgia’s 25.5 points topped Florida (25.0) and Alabama (12.5). • Finished as runner up at the 2017 GSGA Match Play Championship. • Member of GSGA team that secured a 19-17 win at the 2017 Georgia-South Carolina

Girls’ Challenge Match. • Played at Niceville (Fla.) High School as a freshman, where she tied for 11th at the

Florida Class 3A State Tournament and helped the Eagles to a runner-up team finish. PERSONAL:

• Born February 9, 2001, Caroline is the daughter of Sandi and Eric Craig and intends to major in Sport Management.

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