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Elise Bradley Sydney Cavin Claudia De Antonio Nadine Dreher Carly Ray Goldstein Caroline Nistrup Madelene Sagstrom
Jr. Fr. Fr. Jr. So. So. Sr.
EXP. 2L HS HS 2L 1L 1L 3L
HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL/PREVIOUS SCHOOL) Mandeville, La. (Mandeville HS) Baton Rouge, La. (The Dunham School) Caracas, Venezuela (American Heritage School - Fla.) Vienna, Austria (De La Salle Schule Strebersdorf) Coral Springs, Fla. (Coral Glades HS) Dragoer, Denmark (Taarnby Gymnasium) Enkoping, Sweden (Ljungbyheds Gymnasieskola)
HEAD COACH: Karen Bahnsen (LSU ‘84), 31st year at LSU ASSISTANT COACH: Alexis Rather (LSU ’08), 5th year at LSU
ROSTER BY HEIGHT
ROSTER BY CLASS
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SENIORS Madelene Sagstrom
Madelene Sagstrom Elise Bradley Nadine Dreher Claudia De Antonio Carly Ray Goldstein Caroline Nistrup Sydney Cavin
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5-9 5-8 5-8 5-7 5-6 5-2 5-1
JUNIORS` Elise Bradley Nadine Dreher
ROSTER BY COUNTRY
SOPHOMORES Carly Ray Goldstein Caroline Nistrup FRESHMAN Sydney Cavin Claudia De Antonio
UNITED STATES Sidney Cavin - LA Elise Bradley - LA Carly Ray Goldstein - FL.
SWEDEN Madelene Sagstrom VENEZUELA Claudia De Antonio
AUSTRIA Nadine Dreher DENMARK Caroline Nistrup
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRO
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Lady Tiger Roster 2 Table of Contents/Quick Facts 3 Schedule/Tournament Teams 4 Season Preview 6 LSU Head Coach Karen Bahnsen 10 Assistant Coach Alexis Rather 11 Support Staff 12 Golfer Profiles 25 Season Review 27 2013-14 Tournament Results/Statistics 30 SEC Championship
33 SEC Schools 34 NCAA Championships 38 Karen Bahnsen Timeline 39 NCAA Regionals 40 Year-by-Year Results 46 School Records 49 Team/Individual Tournament Wins 50 All-Americans/Scholar Athletes 51 League Honors 52 LSU Players in the Pros 53 Letterwinners
54 The Univeristy Club 55 Bilyeu Golf Practice Facility 58 Course Layout 64 LSU Golf Classic 66 University Club Records 67 Cox Communications Academic Center 69 Campus Apartments 70 LSU President/Chancellor 71 LSU Vice-Chancellor, AD 72 LSUsports.net
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Location: .............................................................................. Baton Rouge, La. Founded: ..................................................................................................... 1860 Enrollment: ..............................................................................................30,451 Nickname: .......................................................Fighting Tigers, Lady Tigers Colors: ...................................................Purple (PMS 268), Gold (PMS 123) Mascot: ................................................................Mike VI (live Bengal tiger) President/Chancellor: ...............................................Dr. F. King Alexander Faculty Representative: ................................................ Dr. Bill DeMastes
Sr. Assoc AD/Sports Info. Director: .......................... Michael Bonnette Sr. Associate SID/Women’s Golf: .........................................C. Kent Lowe Sr. Associate SID: .....................................................................Bill Franques Associate SID: ............................................................................Clyde Verdin Associate SID:..............................................................................Will Stafford Associate SID: ........................................................................Matt Dunaway Associate SID: ................................................................................ Jake Terry Graphic Design Director: .................................................Krystal Faircloth Graphic Design Coordinator: ..............................................Hannah Brinks Graphic Design Coordinator: ........................................... Stephanie Lyles Photography Coordinator: ....................................................... Steve Franz Administrative Specailist: ..................................................... Pam LeBlanc
Credentials for the LSU Golf Classic in March, 2015 at The University Club can be obtained through golf contact Kent Lowe.
QUICK FACTS
ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT Vice-Chancellor/AD: ........................................................................Joe Alleva Sr. Associate AD/Operations............................................. Verge Ausberry Sr. Associate AD/Business:....................................................... Mark Ewing Sr. Assoc. AD/Student Services, SWA:................................Miriam Segar Sr. Assoc. AD/Compliance & Planning: .................................Bo Bahnsen Sr. Assoc. AD/Facility & Grounds: ..............................Ronnie Haliburton Sr. Assoc. AD/Internal Affairs, Development: .................. Eddie Nunez Sr. Assoc, AD/SID............................................................. Michael Bonnette Assistant AD/Facilities & Project Development:............Emmitt David Assistant AD/Ticket Manager: ...................................... Brian Broussard Assistant AD/Marketing: ..............................................Matthew Shanklin Assistant AD/Fiscal Operations: .......................................Neal Lamonica Assistant AD/Game Management: ....................................... David Taylor
CONTACT INFORMATIONN
Head Coach: ............................................................................Karen Bahnsen Alma Mater:............................................................................................LSU, ‘84 Year at LSU: ..................................................................................................31st Assistant Coach: ...................................................................... Alexis Rather Year at LSU: ....................................................................................................5th
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Media can now access images for all LSU athletics teams, including action shots, headshots, logos, etc. To gain access to the highresolution pictures email Kent Lowe. You will be assigned a login and password that will enable you to retrieve pictures. This service is for media use only. Resale of these pictures is strictly prohibited.
MAILING ADDRESS LSU Sports Information Athletics Administration Building Baton Rouge, La. 70803
(Area Code 225) LSU Athletics Department: ...........................................................578-8001 Sports Information Department: ...............................................578-8226 Kent Lowe cell: ..................................................................................241-4360 Email Address: ..................................................................... clowe@LSU.edu WGLF Office:........................................................................................578-3947 University Club Pro Shop:..............................................................819-0080
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The 2014-15 LSU Women’s Golf Media Guide has been written to provide members of the media with statistics and information needed to adequately cover the LSU women’s golf team. If you need further information on the team, pictures, or wish to set up interviews with either head coach Karen Bahnsen or one of the student-athletes, please contact Kent Lowe in the LSU Sports Information Office at 225-578-8226.
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OVERNIGHT MAIL ADDRESS Athletic Administration Building 5th Floor, Room 501 Corner of North Stadium Drive and Nicholson Drive Baton Rouge, La. 70803 The 2014-15 LSU Women’s Golf Media Guide is a production of the LSU Sports Information Office: Editor: ..........................................................................................C. Kent Lowe Layout and Design: .........................................................Mallory Bourgeois Production Assistance: ...................................................Krystal Faircloth Photography:........Steve Franz, Patric Schneider, Ann Trappey, Chris Parent Special thanks to the LPGA, NGCA and Getty Images for their assistance in providing information and pictures for this book. New UClub Photography courtesy of Beth Gold Photography
2014 Fall Results/2015 Spring Schedule Mason Rudolph Championships Franklin, Tenn. – Sept. 19-21 Final Team Results 1. Vanderbilt 288-293-283 - 864 E; 2. LSU 285-292-298 – 875 +11; 3. Mississippi State 292-292-296 – 880 +16; 4. Auburn 298-292-295 – 885 +21; 4. GRU-Augusta 295-291-299 – 885 +21; 6. Virginia 297-298-299 – 894 +30; 7. Chattanooga 291-300-304 – 895 +31; 8. Lamar 307-292-303 – 902 +38; 9. Kentucky 299-299-305 – 903 +39; 10. Alabama 294-308-302 – 904 +40; 11. Michigan State 310-292-308 – 910 +46; 11. Tulane 299-309-302 – 910 +46; 13. Princeton 301-298-315 – 914 +50; 14. Vanderbilt B Team 306304-305 – 915 +51; 15. Clemson 308-303-305 – 916 +52 LSU Scores T6. Madelene Sagstrom T9. Elise Bradley T9. Caroline Nistrup T16. Carly Ray Goldstein T58. Nadine Dreher
Final Team Results (Par 280-840) 1. Mississippi State 277-273-268 – 818 -22; 2. Arkansas 290-272-274 – 836 -4; 3. Texas A&M 283-281-274 – 838 -2; 4. Kent State 287-274-281 – 842 +2; 5. UCF 292-280-271 – 843 +3; 6. California 285-281-278 – 844 +4; 7. SMU 282-284-279 – 845 +5; 8. Baylor 293-280-273 – 846 +6; 8. Notre Dame 290277-279 – 846 +6; 10. Texas 295-287-273 – 855 +15; 11. LSU 283-288-285 – 856 +16; 12. Texas Tech 294-282-283 – 859 +19; 13. Florida State 293286-283 – 862 +22; 14. TCU 296-284-285 – 865 +25; 15. Oklahoma 296291-280 – 867 +27; 16. Texas State 298-282-295 – 875 +35; 16. Clemson 295-292-288 – 875 +35.
70-70-69 – 209 -1 69-75-68 – 212 +2 68-70-75 – 213 +3 76-73-73 – 222 +12 84-79-86 – 249 +39
Ruth’s Chris Lady Tar Heel Chapel Hill, N.C. -- Oct. 10-12 Final Team Results (Par 288-864) 1. Duke 286-286-288 – 862 -2; 2. South Carolina 287-288-289 – 864 E; 3. North Carolina State 289-293-296 – 878 +14; 4. Wake Forest 288-291-301 – 880 +16; 5. Arkansas 298-291-293 – 822 +18; 6. Virginia 298-289-296 – 883 +19; 7. LSU 296-295-294 – 885 +21; 8. Oregon 291-300-296 – 887 +23; 9. Vanderbilt 293-296-299 – 888 +24; 10. North Carolina 298-296-299 –893 +29; 11. Alabama 303-294-297 – 894 +30; 12. Auburn 298-299-303 – 900 +36; 13. Louisville 296-308-304 – 908 +44; 14. Florida 293-309-310 – 912 +48; 15. Rollins College 300-308-305 – 913 +49; 16. Michigan State 301303-310 – 914 +50; 17. Oklahoma 299-310-311 – 920 +56; 18. Ole Miss 310307-318 – 935 +71. LSU Scores T11. Elise Bradley T15. Madelene Sagstrom T35. Caroline Nistrup T46. Carly Goldstein 84. Nadine Dreher 88. Sydney Cavin
66-70-69 – 205 -11 69-71-70 – 210 -6 71-69-70 – 210 -6 73-74-81 – 228 +12 86-81-69 – 236 +20
2015 SPRING SCHEDULE Lady Puerto Rico Classic
71-69-77 – 217 +1 68-78-73 – 219 +3 72-70-77 – 219 +3 74-76-72 – 222 80-77-76 – 233 +17
Schooner Fall Classic Norman, Oklahoma – October 4-6
LSU Scores T12. Elise Bradley T24. Caroline Nistrup T30. Madelene Sagstrom T70. Carly Ray Goldstein 90. Sydney Cavin
LSU Scores 2. Caroline Nistrup T4. Madelene Sagstrom T4. Elise Bradley T64. Carly Ray Goldstein T74. Nadine Dreher
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72-72-73 – 217 +1 77-72-69 – 218 +2 74-73-78 – 225 +9 73-79-75 – 227 +11 80-78-77 – 235 +19 79-82-80 – 241 +25
The Alamo Invitational San Antonio, Texas – Oct. 26-28, 2014 Final Team Results (Par 288-864) 1. LSU 279-284-278 – 841 -23; 2. Arkansas 275-292-281 – 848 -16; 3. Auburn 275-295-280 – 850 -14; 4. Texas A&M 283-294-285 – 852 -12; 5. Florida State 286-289-283 – 858 -6; 6. Baylor 289-297-274 – 860 -4; 7. Tulane 292-287-293 – 872 +8; 8. SMU 296-294-283 – 873 +9; 9. Oklahoma 291-293-293 – 877 +13; 9. Houston 296-301-280 – 877 +13; 11. TCU 296-299287 – 882 +18; 11. Texas 295-310-277 – 882 +18; 11. Texas Tech 293-297-292 – 882 +18; 14. Texas State 289-305-291 – 885 +21; 15. UTSA 294-307-293 – 894 +30.
Hosted by Purdue University Rio Mar Golf Course Rio Grande, Puerto Rico Feb. 15-17, 2015 Field: Arkansas, Auburn, GRU Augusta, Clemson, Georgia, Iowa, Iowa State, Kent State, LSU, Michigan, NC State, Northwestern, Purdue, TCU. LSU last played in this event with 2012, winning the tournament with scores of 294-292-298 – 884. LSU was second in the 2008 event in its previous appearance.
Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate Hosted by Tulane English Turn Golf & Country Club New Orleans, Louisiana Feb. 22-24, 2015 Field: Arizona, Clemson, Denver, Florida, Kansas, LSU, Michigan State, Mississippi State, Oklahoma State, Texas, Tulane, UCF, UCLA, UTSA, Vanderbilt LSU has played in this event three of the previous four years after the Tigers and Wave combined for the 2010 Tiger-Wave Golf Classic English Turn while the University Club in Baton Rouge was being renovated. LSU finished fourth in that even and has finished sixth in 2013 and eighth in 2014.
Darius Rucker Intercollegiate Hosted by South Carolina Long Cove Golf Club Hilton Head, South Carolina March 6-8, 2015 Field: Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona State, Auburn, Duke, Furman, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, North Carolina, Mississippi State, South Carolina, Southern Cal, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Virginia, Wake Forest. LSU has appeared in this event the last two years with a tie for second (295286-299 – 880) in 2013 and a tie for 3rd in 2014 (297-296-292 – 885). The tournament has joined the list of prestigious events on the spring calendar as the former lead singer of Hootie and the Blowfish and now award-winning country artist sponsors this event in Hilton Head.
LSU Tiger Golf Classic Hosted by LSU The University Club Baton Rouge, Louisiana March 27-29, 2015 Field: LSU, UCF, Colorado, Denver, Kentucky, Mississippi State, Missouri, North Carolina State, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, TCU, UNC-Wilmington, UTSA, Tulane and Wake Forest. This will mark the 33rd-consecutive spring that the LSU women’s golf team has hosted this tournament that has grown to be one of the premier events of the spring golf schedule. The Classic moved to the LSU University Club in 2000 and has been played there every year except 2010 when the U-Club was being renovated. The present course layout has been played on since 2011. Arkansas, not in the 2015 field, is the defending champion. LSU has won the event as a team seven times (the last in 2005) and has eight individual winners, the last Megan McChrystal in 2010, when the tournament was played at English Turn in New Orleans.
Southeastern Conference Championships Hosted by the SEC Greystone Country Club Hoover, Alabama April 17-19, 2015 Field: All 14 schools of the Southeastern Conference LSU won its only SEC title in 1992 at Santa Maria Golf Course in Baton Rouge and finished fifth a year ago to Vanderbilt. This will be the third consecutive year the club has played host to the event, but the play will shift from the Founder’s Course to the Rees Jones Legacy Course for 2015. 2014-2015 WOMEN’S GOLF MEDIA GUIDE
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PREVIEW There have only been a few summers when LSU women’s golf was constantly in the spotlight in state, regional, national and international events and usually by just one or two players. As the 2014-15 season begins, there is no doubt that this has been one of the best summers for the LSU women’s golf team from start to finish by almost the entire roster. Coach Karen Bahnsen has watched with excitement as her team has advanced in national and international events and feels that the summer work will help her team as they go through the rigors of the upcoming golf season, one that the Lady Tigers hope will return them all the way to the national championship event. It’s already shown up in the preseason as Golfweek put the Lady Tigers in the preseason poll at No. 24.
Returnees The Lady Tigers return five players from a 2014 squad that advanced to the NCAA Central Regional. The lone senior on the team is Sweden’s Madelene Sagstrom who is one of six to make first-team All-SEC on at least two occasions. She led the team in stroke average a year ago at 73.28 (seventh-lowest in school history) and won her first collegiate event at the Schooner Fall Classic in Norman, Oklahoma. She participated for Sweden in both the European and World Amateur Team Championships, finishing 17th in Japan as part of a tie-for-fifth finish for Sweden while
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posting a 72-hole total of 7-under par. Junior Elise Bradley showed her ability this summer by winning her second Louisiana Women’s State Amateur title and then advanced to the final 64 in the North-South Amateur at Pinehurst. The Louisiana native has continually worked hard on her game and posted the best score for LSU in last year’s NCAA regional play. Nadine Dreher of Austria is the other junior on the team and she saw action in four events, averaging 77.83. She participated for Austria on the European and World Championship teams and also placed a strong fifth in the Austrian Amateur championships. Sophomore Caroline Nistrup of Denmark helped her squad this summer to a fourth-place finish in the World Team event and earned first-team All-SEC and freshman All-SEC honors after an outstanding freshman campaign at LSU. Nistrup lost out in a playoff for an individual championship, but had three topfive finishes in averaging 73.55 last season. LSU’s second sophomore, Carly Ray Goldstein, finished second in the last regular season event of her freshman season, the SMU/DAC Invitational. During the summer she qualified first in the sectional for two United States Golf Association events – the Women’s Public Links and the Women’s Amateur. Goldstein shot a course record 68 in Florida to win the WPL sectional. Once in the national events with big fields, she qualified for both match play trees, making it to the round of 64 in each.
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Newcomers Coach Bahnsen and Assistant Coach Alexis Rather have brought in two new Lady Tigers for the 2014-15 season in Sydney Cavin and Claudia De Antonio. Both have solid credentials that will help the depth of this team as it moves forward through the campaign. Cavin, from The Dunham School in Baton Rouge, was part of a regional championship team in 2014. She was named to the All-Metro team all four years of high school (2011-2014) and the All-State team in 2013-14. She was the 2014 Metro and Regional Champion, finishing as the state LHSAA runnerup. The Advocate named her the 2014 MVP and Most Improved golfer in the area. De Antonio attended school in Plantation, Florida where her team won district and regional championships all four years and the state champion in 2013. She was first-team all-state in her sophomore, junior and senior seasons. She was named South Florida PGA Player of the Year in 2011 and 2012.
The Schedule The Tigers will return to two spots where players won events last year in the fall, The Schooner Invitational in Norman, Oklahoma and San Antonio’s Alamo Invitational. In the spring, the Lady Tigers will play in two events in the state, the Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate in New Orleans and the team’s annual spring home event, the LSU Tiger Golf Classic at the University Club in Baton Rouge. Post-season play will again be in Birmingham for the third-straight year as the home of the Southeastern Conference Championships. After that the NCAA regional round which determines the 24-team field that will go to Bradenton, Florida for the NCAA Championships. This year, the final three days of competition will be televised by the Golf Channel, starting with the final day of qualifying for match play that will also determine a 72-hole individual stroke play champion. After 54 holes, the top-15 teams and the nine individuals not on qualifying teams will play a fourth round that will determine the eight teams that go to match play that will determine the 2015 national championship. This may be one year where a good summer of golf could lead to rewards for the LSU Lady Tigers in the spring of 2015.
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HEAD COACH KAREN BAHNSEN
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BAHNSEN HEAD COACH • 31ST SEASON
It is so easy even after all these years to know when the women’s college golf team is about to return to campus and another season is set to begin. The eyes of the coach brighten with anticipation. The pace quickens and the hope of a successful season looms again. Even entering her 31st season, the coach who has seen it all when it comes to women’s golf at LSU still has that passion and anticipation. Karen Bahnsen knows another opportunity waits on the national golf scene, a place where LSU has regularly had a place at the table of top teams. She has seen seasons come and seasons go as she traveled a journey as a member of the LSU’s women’s golf team and then as the head coach of her alma mater. Bahnsen is in many ways a historian for the sport of college golf, especially at LSU and the Southeastern Conference. She has seen the sport improve in so many ways with better equipment, better scores and better players. She will now in her 31st year watch the sport she loves advance into the television age as the Golf Channel will televise the women’s final and its new match play championships. The dean of SEC coaches and a Women’s Golf Coaches Association Hall of Famer continues to get the job done for her program and her University each and every year. She is driven to succeed and has the beliefs and values that reach her players and gives them the chance to be successful as well. Over the course of 30 successful years as head coach, it’s not just wins and losses that matter. It is grade point average as well as greens in regulation. It is graduation day as well as tournament championships. It’s the big picture of preparing for the future whether that is as a business woman, a woman raising a family and if the chance to play professionally arises, then the LSU Lady Tigers are prepared for that as well. As the program enters its 36th season, it’s easy to see how far this program has come – from visiting the campus book store to get matching shirts for the first tournament to back-to-back third place team finishes in the NCAA Championships.
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She was the first recruit of a program that LSU started in the fall of 1979 that has under the tutelage of Bahnsen contributed her share of great stars in her years as head coach:
Jenny Lidback – the nation’s No. 1 player in 1986, who won seven tournaments in one season. She went on to win an LPGA Major and is the first women’s golfer in the LSU Athletic Hall of Fame. Jackie Gallagher-Smith – played for LSU in the 1980s that produced a long and steady career on the LPGA Tour, including an LPGA victory. Three Amigas – Ashley Winn, Michelle Louviere, Laura Moore – 199598, led LSU to a succession of NCAA appearances (including a fifth place finish in 1998), a No. 1 ranking and nine tournament titles. Katy Wilkinson Harris – Had All-American bookend performances in her freshman and senior years and has come out of retirement in the last two years to win on the Symetra Tour and play on the LPGA tour. Meredith Duncan – Won three major amateur titles in 2001 including the USGA Women’s Amateur title … Member of the Curtis Cup team and winner of the Dinah Shore Award from LPGA. Lisette Lee – Also winner on the Diana Shore Award from LPGA. Megan McChrystal – Five-time champion in college with three A-A citations … Set LSU records for single season and career stroke average … Symetra Tour winner, member LPGA Tour. Austin Ernst – Winner of the 2011 NCAA Championship … Two-time AllAmerican … Semifinalist 2011 USGA Women’s Amateur and LPGA Tour. Tessa Teachman – Part of two NCAA third place teams with a third place individual finish. Reality star on Golf Channel’s Big Break.
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It was 2011 and 2012 that the Lady Tigers brought home third place hardware from the NCAA team championships. The Tigers have advanced to that championship round 12 times, 11 under Coach Bahnsen. Now as the 2014-15 season gets set to begin, the Lady Tigers have a group of returnees that have spent the summer playing and having success in national and international tournaments. Carly Ray Goldstein advanced to the round of 64 in two USGA events – the Women’s Public Links and the Women’s Amateur. Elise Bradley won her second Louisiana Women’s Golf Association Amateur championship. Internationally, Madelene Sagstrom, Caroline Nistrup and Nadine Dreher represented their respective countries in the European Amateur Team Championships and Dreher finished fifth in the Austrian Amateur. Sagstrom (Sweden), Dreher (Austria) and Nistrup (Denmark) all competed in Japan for their countries in the World Amateur Team Championships. It’s an ambitious summer of golf that should help them be ready for the challenges ahead. To Coach Bahnsen, it seems like only yesterday when Buddy Alexander, who was handling both the men’s and women’s golf teams at LSU, elected to hand her the keys to the LSU women’s golf program prior to the 1984-85 season. The enthusiasm and competitive spirit that Bahnsen showed people like Alexander as a player is the same enthusiasm and competitive spirit that is evident as a coach. She has had the drive, the determination and the willingness to succeed ever since those playing days. Bahnsen knows what it takes to get to the pinnacle of women’s collegiate golf – the NCAA Women’s Championship Tournament. She will ask her team to work hard and respond to the challenge, but it was be nothing less than she ever asked of herself as a player. Now the message is being spread farther thanks to those who have worked and played for her. Two former assistants – Marci Kornegay (South Florida) and Golda Borst (Kentucky) are now head coaches. Ashley (Winn) Tonore, who played for Bahnsen in 1995-98, served for several years as the Director of Golf and head women’s coach at ULM. Former player Alexis Rather has also joined the coaching fraternity in her seventh year as an assistant and
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her fifth at LSU. Over the years Bahnsen has come up with a simple philosophy that she started using as a player. It’s so simple, but so amazingly effective when put into play. She wants her team to play each shot as a separate event. If something bad happens, forget it and move on. Don’t let it carry on for four or five holes. Most of all have fun. Bahnsen’s love and desire for a program she has devoted over half her life to is what also gives her a smiling satisfaction about a program she has virtually helped design from scratch. She is more energized than ever to make the program a continuing contender in the national spotlight. How many programs are there in any sports in Division I intercollegiate athletics where the program’s first recruit goes on to become the head coach of the program and stays long enough to not the dean of league coaches in the sport, but also one of the longest tenured coaches in school history? She is one of the most respected individuals in the game today, not just in the SEC but all college golf circles. The numbers easily show her success:
21 All-Americans 47 All-SEC
36 Team Tournament Titles 39 Individual Tournament Titles 11 Top 3 Finishes in the SEC Championships 20 appearances in the NCAA Regionals 11 appearances in the NCAA Championships 7 top 10 finishes in the NCAA Championships (2 thirds)
How about some off-the-course numbers: 89 SEC Academic Honor Roll Selections
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In 2010, Bahnsen’s golf team was recognized as just one of three teams at LSU to earn an NCAA Public Recognition Award for exceptional work in this classroom. The awards are given annually to teams scoring in the top 10 percent in each sport with their Academic Progress Rate (APR). She knows that nothing on the LPGA or the Symetra tours is guaranteed for any golfer. She knows what it is like to have a husband, a family and the need to divide time between the coaching job and the family time. Her values on balancing both are what makes her a special person and a coach that players want to play for. Every year has brought new challenges and every time Bahnsen has answered that call. Every year, the desire to succeed is that much greater and that is what seems to continue to light the fire of the lady who knows LSU golf inside and outside, backwards and forwards. Bahnsen came to LSU with credentials that were excellent, lettering in golf at McGill-Toolen High School in Mobile, Ala. She led the school to two state titles and in 1979 won the state individual championship and the National High School Tournament. Her mother was an LPGA teaching professional, a four-time Alabama state women’s champion, and a Mobile Sports Hall of Fame inductee. Bahnsen is married to LSU Senior Associate Athletic Director David “Bo” Bahnsen. They have two children, son Darren (26, an LSU graduate, a former member of state championship golf and basketball teams at University High in Baton Rouge) and daughter, Devin, 23.
THE BAHNSEN FILE Date of Birth.......................Oct. 11, 1960 Husband................................David “Bo” Bahnsen, LSU Sr. Associate AD Children.................................Darren 26, Devin 23 High School......................... McGill Toolen, Mobile, Ala. College...................................BA, LSU, 1984 1979
High School All-American; National High School Champion
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Four-year letter winner at LSU, first golf signee; AIAW Tournament participant, 1980-81; NCAA Tournament participant, 1982
1986 SEC Coach of the Year; NGCA South Region Coach of the Year; Team finished ninth at the NCAA Division I Championships 1992 Team won Southeastern Conference Championship Tournament
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Member, La. Team, SE Women’s Amateur Championships
1995
Member, La. Team, SEC Women’s Amateur Championships; SEC Coach of the Year; Winning Co-Coach, East-West All- Star NCAA Match
1996
Team finished eighth at the NCAA Division I Championships
1997
NGCA South Region Coach of the Year
1998
Team finished fifth at the NCAA Division I Championships
1999
Team finished 10th at the NCAA Division I Championships
2000
Team finished 10th at the NCAA Division I Championships
2001
Team finished 12th at the NCAA Division I Championships
2006
Team finished 23rd at the NCAA Division I Championships; LSWA Louisiana Women’s Golf Coach of the Year
2007
LSWA Louisiana Women’s Golf Coach of the Year
2008
Team finished 15th at the NCAA Division I Championships; LSWA Louisiana Women’s Golf Coach of the Year; Inducted into NGCA Hall of Fame
2009
Team finished 12th at the NCAA Division I Championships
2011
Team finished 3rd at the NCAA Division I Championships; LSWA Louisiana Women’s Golf Coach of the Year
2012
Team finished 3rd at the NCAA Division 1 Championships; LSWA Louisiana Women’s Golf Coach of the Year.
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BAHNSEN’S YEAR-BY-YEAR COACHING RECORD YEAR WON LOST TIED PCT. TEAM TITLES NOTES 1984-85 60 80 1 .441 1 1985-86 131 15 0 .897 5 9th in NCAA Championships 1986-87 67 45 0 .598 1 1987-88 94 49 1 .653 1 1988-89 55 69 3 ,479 0 1989-90 86 39 4 .682 1 1990-91 92 28 1 .772 2 1991-92 73 50 0 .593 2 1992-93 55 80 0 .407 0 NCAA Regional Participant 1993-94 61 65 1 .480 1 1994-95 89 59 2 .593 2 NCAA Regional Participant 1995-96 138 33 1 .805 3 8th in NCAA Championships 1996-97 120 31 0 .795 3 NCAA Regional Participant 1997-98 137 34 3 .796 1 5th in NCAA Championships 1998-99 110 62 0 .639 0 10th in NCAA Championships 1999-2000 129 38 0 .772 1 10th in NCAA Championships 2000-01 110 50 4 .683 1 12th in NCAA Championships 2001-02 89 67 1 .587 0 NCAA Regional Participant 2002-03 24 95 3 .209 0 2003-04 98 37 2 .715 1 NCAA Regional Participant 2004-05 118 32 2 .776 2 NCAA Regional Participant 2005-06 91 77 0 .542 0 23rd in NCAA Championships 2006-07 87 83 3 .511 0 NCAA Regional Participant 2007-08 119 81 0 .595 0 15th in NCAA Championships 2008-09 149 41 0 .784 2 12th in NCAA Championships 2009-10 104 62 3 .624 1 NCAA Regional Participant 2010-11 153 45 1 .771 1 3rd in NCAA Championships 2011-12 147 47 0 .758 4 3rd in NCAA Championships 2012-13 89 74 5 .545 0 NCAA Regional Participant 2013-14 101 58 2 .634 0 NCAA Regional Participant Totals 2879 1600 43 .641 36 SEC Title; 11 NCAA Championship and 20 NCAA Reg. Appearances
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ASSISTANT COACH ALEXIS RATHER
ALEXIS
RATHER ASSISTANT COACH • 5TH SEASON
She doesn’t quite walk and talk like her mentor just yet, but Alexis Rather has been the perfect partner to work with Karen Bahnsen. The two of them together have the same goals, aspirations and work ethic that continue to keep LSU women’s golf in the national spotlight year-after-year. The pair put together a class of golfers that finished third in the NCAA championships both in 2011 and 2012 and continues to search and find some of the world’s top recruits to come to Baton Rouge. Rather in just a short time has become a consummate recruiter and on-course coach. She knows the advice to give and the proper times to give it. She knows when to press and when to back off. With Bahnsen, it’s a coaching staff in sync in recruiting talent and developing it to be the best it can be. She is an LSU program veteran and, like her mentor, she knows the history of the team and what is necessary to get teams through delicate moments in important rounds because she has lived it. The former LSU golfer served two years as an assistant coach at Ole Miss before beginning her tenure at LSU. The native of Tupelo, Miss., was a four-year letter winner at LSU, appeared in two NCAA Women’s Golf Championships as a player and was a four-time Women’s Golf Coaches Association scholar-athlete. Rather, a two-time First-Team All-Louisiana golfer, had three top 10 finishes in her 2008 senior season. That year, she also chipped in for the only birdie in a suddendeath playoff for the eighth-and-final qualifying spot at the NCAA East Regional that got LSU to the NCAA Women’s Championships. LSU finished in 15th place in the NCAA Championships that
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Date of Birth....................March 2, 1985 Hometown:........................Tupelo, Miss. College:................................LSU BA, Communications, 2007 MA, Sports Management, 2008
season. Over the course of her career, Rather played in all but three tournaments. She posted three top-10s and six top-20 performances and her 128 career rounds played is tied for the fourth most rounds played by an LSU women’s golfer. She averaged 78.84 strokes during her four-year career. She was also a four-time member of the Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll. At Ole Miss, she showed the type of coach she would be, helping guide the Rebels back to postseason play and win a tournament for the first time since 2004 as the women’s golf team earned the Chancellor’s Cup for the women’s varsity team at Ole Miss with the highest grade point average. Since returning to LSU, she has helped the program with practice routines, helped put together the annual LSU Tiger Golf Classic and been on the course for tournaments both at home and on the road. With Rather around, there is another important voice for LSU traveling the world recruiting. During tournaments, Rather can be seen at various spots on the course, offering help and encouragement to the Lady Tigers when needed. Rather was named LSU’s recipient on the SEC Community Service Team while in college and has been heavily involved her entire LSU career with the Shaquille O’Neal Life Skills Program and service projects throughout the community. She graduated from LSU in July 2007 with an honors degree in communications and her master’s in sports management from LSU in 2008.
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EARL CHEVALIER
KENT LOWE
Strength and Conditioning Coach
Sr. Associate SID/Women’s Golf SID
Earl Chevalier has worked in the LSU weight room since the spring of 2001, starting first as an intern under Strength and Conditioning Coach Tommy Moffitt, before being promoted to full-time assistant coach in the department following his graduation. The New Orleans native graduated from LSU in May of 2004 with a degree in Kinesiology. As an intern, Chevalier worked with the LSU football program during their national title year in 2003 and assisted with the men’s and women’s basketball teams. He is currently the head strength coach for the nationally-ranked women’s gymnastics and golf teams.
PAM WORKMAN Softball/Women’s Golf Trainer Pam Workman, who earned her bacherlor’s degree at LSU in 2005, returned to LSU in the fall of 2012 as a full-time member of the LSU Athletic Training staff and among her duties is working with the school’s nationally-ranked women’s golf team. Workman came to LSU from the University of Southern Miss in Hattiesburg, Miss., where she was the Associate Athletic Trainer in charge of athletic training in baseball, women’s golf and volleyball. She also served as the primary insurance coordinator for all Southern Mississippi student-athletes. Workman went to Southern Miss after graduating with her degree in kinesiology in 2005 where she earned her master’s in Sports Management in 2007 where she served as a graduate assistant in the athletic training operations before being hired full-time after graduation. Before coming to LSU, Workman began her college work at LSUEunice where she was a two-year member of the LSU-Eunice women’s basketball team. While at LSU she was awarded the Adam Sturlese Memorial Award for top student athletic trainer and the Tiger Cub Merit Scholarship for top athletic training observation student. Workman is a member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association and the Southeast Athletic Trainers’ Association. She also has cerification from the American Red Cross as Cardiopulmonary Resucitation and Professional Rescuer and American Red Cross Auomated External Defibrillator Certification.
A member of the LSU Sports Information staff since August 1988, Kent Lowe was appointed senior associate SID in August 2000. He serves as the primary media contact for the LSU men’s basketball team and women’s golf team. He has teamed with Graphic Design Coordinator Krystal Bennett the last several years to edit four times one of the top five best women’s golf media guides in the country as determined by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), including a third for the 2010 guide. His 2010 men’s basketball guide was voted “Best in the Nation.” His voice is also well known as the color analyst on softball broadcasts on the LSU Sports Radio Network and for the past 21 years has written a bowling column for The (Baton Rouge) Advocate that was honored in 2009 with a national award from the Bowling Proprietors Association of Amerca. Lowe, 56, came to LSU from Louisiana Downs where he served as publicity director for the Bossier City, La., racetrack. Lowe is a member of CoSIDA and its prestigious Academic All-American committee and is a past president and now treasurer of the Louisiana Sports Writers Association. Lowe, a native of Shreveport, is a 1979 graduate of LSU-Shreveport. He earned his master’s degree at LSU in 1982.
JADE BRYAN Associate Director Academic Center for Athletes
Jade Bryan has been a fulltime staff member at the Cox Communications Academic Center for Student-Athletes since January 2006. She first served as the Assistant Director of the Shaquille O’Neal Life Skills until expanding her roles in July 2009 to become the Assistant Director for Diversity, Inclusion, and Civic Engagement. In August 2011, her roles increased to also include career development and academic advising for the gymnastics team and now the men’s and women’s golf team. Under this current position, Bryan oversees the Life Skills programming for all student-athletes within the areas of diversity and inclusion programming and civic engagement, career and professional development, and has academic oversight for gymnastics. She is also the advisor to the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), which serves as the governing body for student-athletes as well as sponsors many community service events. As a former member of LSU’s gymnastics team, Bryan was a part of four teams that notched Top 10 finishes at the NCAA Championships from 2002-05. She also was a four-time Academic All-America selection by the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women (NACGC/W) and a three-time SEC Academic Honor Roll recipient. Bryan earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communication in 2005 from LSU. In 2011, she completed her master’s degree in human resource education and leadership development.
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PLAYER PROFILES
ELISE
BRADLEY
JUNIOR • 2L • MANDEVILLE, LA. • MANDEVILLE HS 2014 SEC ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2013-14) Saw action in six tournaments, 17 rounds, averaging 79.76 for the season … Best event was the NCAA Regional when she led the team with a 51st-place finish and rounds of 78-81-74 … Best aggregate score of 155 for the 36-hole SMU/ DAC Invitational came in the final tournament of the regular season as she finished at 11-over par and tied for 36th … In two seasons has played 43 rounds with a stroke average of 78.23 … Best round was 73 in the middle of the LSU Tiger Golf Classic at the University Club ... Won the 2014 Baton Rouge stop on the Collegiate Players Tour at Santa Maria with rounds of 71-70-72 for 3-under 213 ... Won her second Louisiana Women’s Amateur title with a 2 and 1 title victory ... Made it to the Round of 64 in the North-South Amateur at Pinehurst, N.C.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2012-13) Bradley played in all but one tournament in her first year at LSU, 26 rounds … Averaged 77.23 strokes per round with two rounds of par or under … Posted a 71 in the AllState Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate and 70 in the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate.
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COLLEGIATE FINISHES
2013-14 Cougar Classic Schooner Fall Classic Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate LSU Tiger Golf Classic SMU/DAC Invitational NCAA Central Regional 2012-13 Liz Murphey NCAA Fall Preview Ruth’s Chris Lady Tar Heel The Alamo Invitational Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate Darius Rucker Intercollegiate LSU Tiger Golf Classic Rebel Intercollegiate SEC Women’s Championships NCAA West Regional
82-79-71 – 242 80-86-75 – 251 80-80-80 – 240 88-73-76 – 237 80-75 – 155 76-81-74 – 231
t101 76 89 t57 t36 t51
81-80-79 – 240 77-82-74 – 233 75-78-80 – 233 71-75 – 146 79-70-73 – 222 77-85-76 – 238 73-75-76 – 224 80-74-81 – 235 78-77-82 – 237
t85 t63 t59 t13 t14 t50 t28 t37 t103
MORE ABOUT ELISE MY FAVORITE GOLF COURSE I HAVE EVER PLAYED
THE THING PEOPLE DON’T KNOW ABOUT ME
Pinehurst (N.C.)
I can juggle.
MY FAVORITE GOLF HOLE I HAVE EVER PLAYED
FAVORITE FOOD
Pinehurst No. 8, Hole 17.
MY GOLF SUPERSTITIONS ARE I have to wear a certain necklace.
WHAT DO YOU LOVE MOST ABOUT LSU
Peanut Butter.
WHAT WOULD YOU BRING TO A DESERTED ISLAND My dog and a volleyball.
My friends.
THE TOP THREE SONGS ON YOUR IPOD ARE
MY BEST NON-ATHLETIC TALENT
Blown Away - Carrie Underwood; Georgia Clay - Josh Kelley; E.T. - Katy Perry.
Organizing.
MY BIGGEST THRILL IN SPORTS The feeling of winning.
IF YOU COULD PICK THREE PEOPLE TO PLAY GOLF WITH FOR ONE ROUND Paula Creamer, Katy Perry, Channing Tatum.
SOMEDAY I’M GOING TO Learn to surf.
Had two top 15 finishes – tied for 13th in the Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate at 2-over 146 (71-75) and tied for 14th at 9-over par 222 (79-70-73) at Darius Rucker Intercollegiate.
PRIOR TO LSU Four-year letterman in golf for Coach Calvin Smith at Mandeville High ... Team won threestate championships ... Louisiana High School State Champion in 2009, 2010 and 2012 ... Also won the Louisiana Girls Junior Amateur each of the last three years and in 2010 won the Louisiana Women’s Amateur ... Finished 7th in the national “Big I” event ... Won the 2012 high school individual championship by 10 strokes and shot 1-under 71 to win her third straight Louisiana Girls Junior championship in a rain shortened event ... Qualified for the 2012 USGA Women’s Amateur.
PERSONAL Born in Lakeview, La. ... Birthday is Feb. 22, 1994 ... Right handed ... Honor Roll Graduate at Mandeville High ... Parents are Blake Bradley and Marilyn Sewell ... Brother, Jonathan; sister, Katie ... Came to LSU because “it is a good school academically along with the golf program and people involved” ... Major at LSU is biology ... Likes to watch TV and eat to relax ... Hobbies include working out, playing basketball, spending time with friends and shopping ... Favorite TV show is Friends and Favorite Celebrity is country star Carrie Underwood ... Favorite Pro Golfer is Paula Creamer.
BRADLEY CAREER STATS Low Year Rds Strokes 54 2012-13 26 2008 222 2013-14 17 1356 231 Totals 43 3364 222
Low 18 Par/ 70 2 155 -- 146 2
Top 5 -- -- --
Top 10 -- -- --
Avg. 77.23 79.76 78.23
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NADINE
DREHER
JUNIOR • 2L • VIENNA, AUSTRIA • DE LA SALLE STREBERSDORF
2013 SEC FRESHMAN ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL 2013 WGCA ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL 2014 SEC ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2013-14) Played in four events during the 2013-14 season, 12 rounds and averaged 77.83 … Posted two rounds of par or under, four for her first two seasons … Posted best round in middle of The Alamo Invitational and best tournament at 2-over 218 (7571-72) in the same event, the final event of the fall season (T29) … Career average after two years of 77.32 for 41 career rounds ... Again participated for Austria in the European Women’s Amateur Team Championship, finishing in 15th place .... Fifth in International Austrian Amateur Championships with rounds of 68-75-73 -- 216 (E)... Member of Austria’s 2014 World Women’s Amateur team.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2012-13) Played in all 29 rounds, averaging 77.10 for her first season at LSU … Had two rounds of par or under – 71 at The Alamo Invitational; and, 71 at the Rebel Intercollegiate … Best finish was the tie for 16th place finish in the Rebel Intercollegiate at 5-over 221 (76-71-74) … Also had 5-over 221 in The Alamo Invitational (71-77-73) … Was on the Austria team in the European Women’s Amateur Team Championship that finished runnerup in the event.
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COLLEGIATE FINISHES 2013-14 Schooner Fall Classic The Alamo Invitational Darius Rucker Intercollegiate LSU Tiger Golf Classic
79-79-82 -240 75-71-72 - 218 82-75-74 -231 84-81-80 -243
74 t29 t62 t72
2012-13 Liz Murphey NCAA Fall Preview Ruth’s Chris Lady Tar Heel The Alamo Invitational Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate Darius Rucker Intercollegiate LSU Tiger Golf Classic Rebel Intercollegiate SEC Women’s Championships NCAA West Regional
79-74-78– 231 75-81-82 - 238 71-77-73 - 221 76-78 - 154 74-76-80 - 230 79-83-81 - 243 76-71-74 - 221 79-76-81 - 236 75-76-81 - 232
t67 t82 t30 t60 t44 t55 t16 t43 t85
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MORE ABOUT NADINE MY FAVORITE GOLF HOLE I HAVE EVER PLAYED Pinehurst No. 8, Hole 17.
Shrimp; also any kind of dessert.
WHAT WOULD YOU BRING TO A DESERTED ISLAND
MY FAVORITE GOLF COURSE I HAVE EVER PLAYED
Good food, bikini, ipod and golf clubs.
Diamond Country Club, Austria.
WHAT DO YOU LOVE MOST ABOUT LSU Golf training facilities.
FAVORITE FOOD
FAVORITE THINGS YOU COOK Kaiseeschmarm (an Austrian sweet food).
Eating huge amounts of food.
IF YOU COULD PICK THREE PEOPLE TO PLAY GOLF WITH FOR ONE ROUND
SOMEDAY I’M GOING TO
Woods.
MY BEST NON-ATHLETIC TALENT
Rory McIlroy, Suzann Pettersen, Tiger
Travel to Hawaii.
THE THING PEOPLE DON’T KNOW ABOUT ME
FAVORITE PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE OTHER THAN A GOLFER Usain Bolt.
I seem to be shy, but I’m not.
FAVORITE PROFESSIONAL TEAM FC Barcelona.
PRIOR TO LSU Member of the Austrian National team who competed in the European Girls Championship in 2011 ... Participated in the international field that gathered in Miami in 2011 for the Doral-Publix championship as part of the First Tee Program ... Caddied for pro golfer Caroline Hedwall, sister of former LSU player Jacqueline Hedwall, when Caroline won her third Ladies European Tour event in Austria in September 2011.
PERSONAL Born on Dec. 24, 1993 in Vienna ... Right handed ... Mother is Anna Maria Dreher ... Chose LSU because of “good golf team, climate, good school” ... Major at LSU is sports administration ...Likes to watch movies or listen to music to relax ... Figures then that hobbies would include “going to the cinema” as well as running and golf .... Favorite professional golfer is Rory McIlroy.
DREHER CAREER STATS Year Rds Strokes 2012-13 29 2236 2013-14 13 934 Totals 42 3170
Low 54 221 218 218
Low 18 Par/ 71 2 71 2 71 4
Top 5 -- -- --
Top 10 -- -- --
Avg. 77.10 77.83 77.32
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CARLY RAY
GOLDSTEIN
SOPHOMORE • 1L • CORAL SPRINGS, FLA. • CORAL GLADES HS
FRESHMAN SEASON (2013-14) Played in four events, averaging 78.18 a round for LSU … Best finish was a strong second in the SMU/DAC Invitational, posting rounds of 73-73 for a 146 total … Best 54-hole total was her first event at the TarHeel Invitational when she posted 232 … Was a summer winner of qualifying events for the Women’s Amateur Public Links (course-record 68) and sectional qualifying for the U.S. Women’s Amateur (70) … In the WAPL, advanced thru qualifying to match play before falling in the round of 64 ... Again in the national amateur championship, showed her ability by getting through a field of 156 to advance to the round of 64 before falling late 2 & 1 to a Curtis Cup first-team All-American.
PRIOR TO LSU One of the more decorated junior golfers to come to LSU as far as pre-college wins, having recorded 100 junior wins … Three-year letter winner at Coral Glades under coach Kimberly Krawczyk … 2012 Class 2A Individual State Girls High
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2013-14 COLLEGIATE FINISHES Ruth Chris Tar Heel Invitational LSU Tiger Golf Classic SMU/DAC Invitational SEC Women’s Golf Championship
81-75-76 -232 82-73-78 -233 73-73 - 146 86-85-78 -249
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MORE ABOUT CARLY RAY MY FAVORITE GOLF COURSE I HAVE EVER PLAYED
SOMEDAY I’M GOING TO
Pebble Beach
and sightseeing.
MY FAVORITE GOLF HOLE I HAVE EVER PLAYED
WHAT WOULD YOU BRING TO A DESERTED ISLAND
No. 7 at Pebblie Beach.
My IPod.
MY GOLF SUPERSTITIONS ARE
FAVORITE THINGS YOUR COOK
I always tie my left shoe first ... only use
Pasta, only because that’s all I can really
white tees.
cook..
WHAT DO YOU LOVE MOST ABOUT LSU The atmosphere-everyone is so proud to
FAVORITE THING YOUR PARENTS COOK
be a Tiger!
Chicken Parm cutlets and pasta.
MY BEST NON-ATHLETIC TALENT I am a fast reader.
IF YOU COULD PICK THREE PEOPLE TO PLAY GOLF WITH FOR ONE ROUND
MY BIGGEST THRILL IN SPORTS
Natalie Gulbis, My Dad and Arnold Palmer.
Travel the world playing great golf courses
Shooting 33 on the back nine when I was 2 strokes behind to end up winning the state high school title by four strokes my senior year.
FAVORITE PROFESSIONAL TEAM Miami Marlins.
School champion … Player of the Year in both Broward and Dade County; Miss Florida Golf 2012 … Featured in a November 2012 issue of Sports Illustrated in its “Faces In The Crowd” feature after shooting her 4-under 140 to win the high school title … Has been playing tournament golf since she was eight … Won Future Collegians World Tour Under 14 National Championship and reached the quarterfinals as a 12-year-old in the internationally known Doherty Cup, where she was the youngest in an 80-year-old tournament at that time to reach match play … Also played in the Champions Tour’s First Tee Open with Nick Price and Andy North.
PERSONAL Born on April 6, 1995 … Right handed … Father is Barry Goldstein, a professional golf instructor for many years … Has one sister, Aubrey … Major at LSU is mass communications … Likes to swim, shop or “hang with friends” for relaxation … On deciding to come to LSU, she said, “I really liked the coaches and the big-school atmosphere; great golf program and facilities” … Member of the Straight A Honor Roll in High School and was named Scholar Athlete of the Year … Favorite foods are lobster and steak and, “anything chocolate” for dessert … Favorite pro golfers are Natalie Gulbis and Adam Scott.
GOLDSTEIN CAREER STATS Year Rds Strokes 2013-14 11 860 Totals 11 860
Low 54 232 232
Low 18 Par/ 73 -- 73 --
Top 5 1 1
Top 10 1 1
Avg. 78.18 78.18
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CAROLINE
NISTRUP
SOPHOMORE • 1L • DRAGOER, DENMARK • TAARNBY GYMNASIUM 2014 ALL-SEC FIRST TEAM 2014 ALL-SEC FRESHMAN TEAM 2014 LOUISIANA FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
FRESHMAN SEASON (2013-14) Second on the team in stroke average at 73.55, earning All-SEC First Team and AllSEC Freshman team honors, while being named Freshman of the Year on the state’s women’s golf team … Played in all 29 rounds … Had best aggregate round of the year of 65 in middle round of Schooner Fall Classic, finishing fourth at even par 210 … Shot -4 212 (73-67-72) to finished T3 at Tar Heel Invitational and finished three tourney run by going -3 213 (71-71-71) at The Alamo Invitational to finish T7 … Home country finished in 11th in 2014 European Women’s Amateur Team event in Slovenia ... Earned a berth on the Denmark team for the World Amateur Team Championships in September 2014 in Japan, which finished fourth.
PRIOR TO LSU Caroline has been a member of the Danish National Team since 2007 and was ranked No. 3 in Denmark when she came to LSU … Captured one international tournament title in 2012 with three second places and 10 top 10 placements … Won the Harder German Junior event in 2012 with rounds of 69-66-70 foran 11-under score, while
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2013-14 COLLEGIATE FINISHES Cougar Classic Schooner Fall Classic Ruth Chris Tar Heel Invitational The Alamo Invitational Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate Darius Rucker Intercollegiate LSU Tiger Golf Classic SMU/DAC Invitational SEC Women’s Golf Championship NCAA Central Regional
73-72-72 -217 73-65-72 -210 73-67-72 - 212 71-71-71 - 213 73-77-69 -291 71-69-71 -211 78-77-77 - 232 76-79 - 155 76-73-78 80-80-77
t13 4 t3 t7 t32 2 t41 t36 24 t87
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GOLFERS
MORE ABOUT CAROLINE MY FAVORITE GOLF COURSE I HAVE EVER PLAYED
SOMEDAY I’M GOING TO ...
Evian Course ... The surroundings are just so beautiful with the view over Lake Geneva.
MY FAVORITE GOLF HOLE I HAVE EVER PLAYED
Have a two-week vacation in the Maldives where I’m doing nothing but relaxing on the beach..
FAVORITE PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE OTHER THAN A GOLFER Serena Williams.
TPC Sawgrass No. 17.
FAVORITE THINGS YOUR COOK MY GOLF SUPERSTITIONS ARE I’ve actually got rid of my superstitions, but before I had to use a special marker every time I played.
Pancakes with Nutella.
FAVORITE THING YOUR PARENTS COOK Grilled salmon with grilled vegetables.
MY BEST NON-ATHLETIC TALENT I don’t think I have a non-athletic talent ... can’t sing or dance or cook, so the plan is to stick with golf.
IF YOU COULD PICK THREE PEOPLE TO PLAY GOLF WITH FOR ONE ROUND Tiger Woods, Annika Soenstam and Suzann Pettersen.
MY BIGGEST THRILL IN SPORTS The feeling you get when you succeed. It can be a victory, a good round or succeeding in practice.
2013 was first in the DGU Elite Tournament posting rounds of 64-74-67 for a 12-under score … Third in the 2013 Danish International Ladies Amateur Championship … Has played five times on Denmark’s team in the European Team Championships with 2013 team placing fifth … Also in 2012, played at the World Amateur Team Championship.
PERSONAL Born on August 3, 1994 … Nicknames are “Caro” and “Nitten” … Right handed … Born in Copenhagen … Decided to come to LSU “because of the great team, the fantastic atmosphere and the warm weather” … Parents are Marianne and Peter Nistrup … One brother, Gustav … Grandfather, Finn, played cricket on the Danish National Team … Major at LSU is international business trade and finance … Favorite food is “steak frites with béarnaise sauce” … Favorite TV show is the classic “Friends” and favorite professional golfer Suzann Pettersen.
NISTRUP CAREER STATS Year Rds Strokes 2013-14 29 2133 Totals 29 2133
Low 54 210 210
Low 18 Par/ 65 12 65 12
Top 5 3 3
Top 10 4 4
Avg. 73.55 73.55
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MADELENE
SAGSTROM
SENIOR • 3L • ENKOPING, SWEDEN • LJUNGBYHEDS GYMNASLESKOLA 2014 FIRST TEAM ALL-SEC 2014 FIRST TEAM ALL-LOUISIANA 2014 SEC ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL 2013 FIRST TEAM ALL-SEC 2013 FIRST TEAM ALL-LOUISIANA 2013 SEC ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL 2012 FRESHMAN ALL-SEC 2012 ALL-LOUISIANA FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR 2012 SEC FRESHMAN ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL
JUNIOR SEASON (2013 - 14) Earned First Team All-SEC honors for the second-straight season … Won her first collegiate tournament in The Schooner Invitational in the fall, posting rounds of 70-70-66 for a 4-under 206 in the field of 78 … For the year, had the school best and personal career average low of 73.28 with 2 top 5 finishes … Had a chance to get the win on her home course at The University Club in the LSU Tiger Golf Classic, posting a 54-hole total of 3-under 213 (72-72-69), but lost on the first hole of sudden death … Had 14th place finishes in the SMU/DAC Invitational (+6, 150) and SEC Women’s Golf Championship (+8, 224) … 14 rounds of par or under, 40 for her career … 10 career top 10 finishes, 8 in the top five … Career low 54-hole total of 206 and lowest LSU single round of 66 … Career stroke average of 73.48 for 92 rounds ... Over the summer, represented Sweden in the European Women’s Team Amateur competition, winning three singles matches as her country finished sixth in the 20-team event ... Also qualified to play for Sweden in the World Amateur Team competition in Japan, and helped her country to a fifth-place finish.
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COLLEGIATE FINISHES 2013-14 Cougar Classic Schooner Fall Classic Ruth Chris Tar Heel Invitational The Alamo Invitational Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate Darius Rucker Intercollegiate LSU Tiger Golf Classic SMU/DAC Invitational SEC Women’s Golf Championship NCAA Central Regional
75-71-74- 220 70-70-66- 206 72-80-71- 223 76-69-72- 217 71-71-75 217 75-75-71- 221 72-72-69- 213 77-73- 150 73-74-77- 224 77-74-83- 234
t30 1 t38 t24 t22 t21 t2 t14 14 73
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GOLFERS
MORE ABOUT MADELENE MY FAVORITE GOLF COURSE I HAVE EVER PLAYED
SOMEDAY I’M GOING TO Buy a big house for my parents in the U.S.
Gray Hawk Golf Club in Arizona.
WHAT WOULD YOU BRING TO A DESERTED ISLAND
MY FAVORITE GOLF HOLE I HAVE EVER PLAYED
My lob wedge, juggling balls, and my Mac Book.
And hardest! No. 18 at Frosoker Golf and Country Club in Sweden.
FAVORITE THINGS YOUR COOK
MY GOLF SUPERSTITIONS ARE
My Spaghetti Bolognese and pasta with salmon.
Bad at practice, good at competitions.
WHAT DO YOU LOVE MOST ABOUT LSU
IF YOU COULD PICK THREE PEOPLE TO PLAY GOLF WITH FOR ONE ROUND
The atmosphere, how much everyone loves their college.
My Dad, Tom Watson, Annika Sorenstam.
MY BEST NON-ATHLETIC TALENT Used to be good at Rubik’s cube and some juggling..
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2012 - 13) Sagstrom followed up her freshman season with an almost identical season in which she earned first team All-Louisiana and All-SEC honors … Sagstrom averaged 73.59 for 29 rounds, just .03 up over her freshman average of 73.56 for 34 rounds … Had four top- five finishes … Had back-to-back runnerup finishes in the spring, taking solo second at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate with an even par score of 213 (71-67-75) and then tying for second at LSU’s own Tiger Golf Classic with +5 221 (78-68-75) … Also finished seventh at the fall Lady Tar Heel with 2-over 218 (74-72-72) and fifth at The Alamo Invitational at 3-under 213 (73-72-68) … In two years had 26 rounds of par or under, including a 67, two 68s and a 69 this past year … Was a member of the Swedish team in the European Women’s Amateur Team Championship, this summer, finishing in eighth place.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2011 - 12) Played in all 34 rounds, averaging a strong 73.6 for the season (third on the team) ... Four top 10s, three top 5s - tied for fifth at Tar Heel Invitational at 7-under 209 (68-70-71), third at the LSU Tiger Golf Classic (even par 216 - 71-71-74) and fourth in her first SEC Women’s Championships at 7-over 223 (72-73-78) ... Also tied for eighth in getting LSU to the national championships at the NCAA Regional (+1, 76-70-71) ... Helped LSU to a thirdplace NCAA team finish and had three strong rounds in the event of 70-72-74 ... 14 rounds of par or under.
COLLEGIATE FINISHES 2012-13 Cougar Classic Liz Murphey NCAA Fall Preview Ruth’s Chris Lady Tar Heel The Alamo Invitational Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate Darius Rucker Intercollegiate LSU Tiger Golf Classic SMU/DAC Invitational SEC Women’s Championships NCAA Central Regional
74-69-78- 221 73-74-72- 219 72-80-71- 223 76-69-72- 217 71-71-75- 217 75-75-71- 221 72-72-69- 213 77-73- 150 73-74-77- 224 77-74-83- 234
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COLLEGIATE FINISHES 2011-12 Cougar Classic Mason Rudolph Fall Preview Tar Heel Invitational Mercedes-Benz SEC-Pac 12 Lady Puerto Rico Classic Central District Invitational LSU Tiger Golf Classic PING/ASU Invitational SEC Women’s Championships NCAA West Regional NCAA Women’s Championships
74-76-70- 220 75-76-70- 221 68-70-71- 209 76-73-77- 226 75-73-75- 223 77-70-75- 222 71-71-74- 216 71-73-81- 225 72-73-78- 223 76-70-71- 217 70-72-83-74- 299
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MORE ABOUT MADELENE
PRIOR TO LSU Posted 11 wins with 10 second-place finishes and 21 top 10s ... Ranked seventh overall in the Swedish Ladies rankings and second on the girl’s rankings list ... Voted Athlete of the Year in 2010 at her school ... Was first in the 2011 Ladies Team Amateur Championship ... 11th in the 2011 French International Lady Junior’s Amateur Championship and in 1999 won the Swedish Junior Championship ... High School Coach was Hans Larsson ... Wins in 2010 in the Skandia Tour Elit Flickor with an even par 216 and at the Alex Noren Junior Open ... Five wins in 2009 and three wins in 2008 including the Skandia Cup National Championship ... In 2010 finished second in the Swedish Junior Masters and 17th in the Girls British Open Amateur Championship ... Member of the Swedish National team.
PERSONAL Born in Uppsala, Sweden on Nov. 13, 1992 ... Full name is Madelene Maria Sagstrom ... Parents are Per and Lena Sagstrom ... Young brother, Jesper ... Major at LSU is Psychology ... Favorite Pro Golfer is Annika Sorenstam ... Hobbies include (besides golf) listening to music and reading books ... Chose LSU because of “the friendly atmosphere.”
SAGSTROM’S CAREER STATS Year Rds Strokes 2011-12 34 2501 2012-13 29 2134 2013-14 29 2125 Totals 92 6760
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Low 18 Par/ 68 14 67 12 66 14 66 40
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SYDNEY
CAVIN
FRESHMAN • HS • BATON ROUGE, LA. • THE DUNHAM SCHOOL
PRIOR TO LSU Played golf from eighth grade through senior season at Dunham and was a point guard for the basketball team during her freshman season … The Dunham School team won the 2014 Girls LHSAA Regional Tournament … All-Metro Team all four years of high school (2011-2014), All-State Team in 2013 and 2014 … 2014 Metro Champion, shooting 70, winning by one shot … 2014 Regional Champion (70, win by four shots) … 2014 State LHSAA Runnerup … 2014 Louisiana Champion’s Invitational winner with a 10-shot win, shooting 74 … Named 2014 MVP by The Advocate, 2014 Most Improved by The Advocate … Was 2013 Tommy Moore Invitational Champion and a member of the Louisiana Junior Cup Team in 2012 and 2013.
PERSONAL Born on December 7, 1995 … Right handed … Parents are Todd and Shelley Cavin … Two older brothers – Chas and Connor … On coming to LSU, she said, “I wanted to represent my hometown/team. The coaches, team, and facilities are great” … Anticipated major at LSU is sports commerce … Hobbies include golf, duck hunting and wakeboarding … Favorite professional golfers -- Stacy Lewis, Jordan Spieth and Brandt Snedeker.
MORE ABOUT SYDNEY MY FAVORITE GOLF COURSE I HAVE EVER PLAYED Teeth of the Dog (Dominican Republic)
MY FAVORITE GOLF HOLE I HAVE EVER PLAYED #15 at Steelwood CC (Loxley, AL)
MY GOLF SUPERSTITIONS ARE Always have something representing America in my bag and I have to listen to a certain song before I play.
FAVORITE FOOD Sushi (the food that makes my world go round) and I love steak.
FAVORITE THING YOU COOK Steak
MY BIGGEST THRILL IN SPORTS The feeling of success and hearing a crowd cheer for you.
THE THING PEOPLE DON’T KNOW ABOUT ME I love Gymnastics and anything explosive.
WHAT DO YOU LOVE MOST ABOUT LSU The passion, traditions and pure excitement the fans have for LSU.
IF YOU COULD PICK THREE POEPLE TO PLAY GOLF WITH FOR ONE ROUND Stacy Lewis, Jordan Spieth, Jack Nicklaus
MY BEST NON-ATHLETIC TALENT Hmm… I guess eating, if that’s considered a talent?
FAVORITE PROFESIONAL ATHLETE OTHER THAN GOLFER Gabby Douglas
SOMEDAY I’M GOING TO Help make kids dreams come true.
FAVORITE PROFESSIONAL TEAM The Saints of course.
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CLAUDIA
DE ANTONIO
FRESHMAN • HS •CARACAS, VENEZUELA • AMERICAN HERITAGE SCHOOL (PLANTATION, FLORIDA)
PRIOR TO LSU Attended school in Plantation, Florida … Team won district championship in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 … Regional Championships in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 … State Championship 2013 … Named first team all-county in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and first team all-state in 2011, 2012, 2013 … 2012 AJGA Florida junior champion … District individual champion in 2012 … Fifth in state championships (2011, 2012), third in 2013 … South Florida PGA Player of the Year (2011, 2012).
PERSONAL Born on December 7, 1995 … Nickname is “Clau” … Parents are Jose and Ana De Antonio … Younger sister, Lorena … Anticipated major is international trade and finance … Likes to relax by watching TV, hanging out with friends … Came to LSU because “I fell in love with the campus, the coaches and all of the girls on the team” … Favorite golfer is Tiger Woods.
MORE ABOUT CLAUDIA MY FAVORITE GOLF COURSE I EVER PLAYED
FAVORITE FOOD Venezuelan dish “Pabellon Criollo”
Beavercreek Golf Club (Ohio)
MY FAVORITE GOLF HOLE I HAVE EVER PLAYED
THE THING PEOPLE DON’T KNOW ABOUT ME I love watching soccer.
Hole 18 at Dalhousie Golf Club (Cape Girardeau, Missouri)
IF YOU COULD PICK THREE PEOPLE TO PLAY GOLF WITH FOR ONE ROUND
MY GOLF SUPERSTITION
Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Gary Player
I cross myself with a piece of grass after I hit my first shot.
FAVORITE PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE OTHER THAN GOLFER
WHAT DO YOU LOVE MOST ABOUT LSU
Messi
The love for LSU football.
FAVORITE PROFESSIONAL TEAM MY BEST NON-ATHLETIC TALENT
Futbol Club Barcelona.
Singing and dancing
SOMEDAY I’M GOING TO Play golf with Tiger Woods
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REVIEW The 2013-14 women’s golf season was one that saw LSU have two individual victories and some of the best scoring rounds in program history. Here are some of the highlights:
championship with a 3-under 213 (72-72-69) before losing to Gaby Lopez of Arkansas on the first extra hole. It was the second straight year that Sagstrom would finish second. LSU and Carly Ray Goldstein both finished second in the SMU/DAC THE FALL Invitational that was rain-shortened to 36 holes. LSU posted 18-over par and Goldstein had back-to-back rounds of 1-over 148. LSU junior Madelene Sagstrom won her first collegiate tournament in LSU was fifth in the SEC Championships as Gahm would take home a the Schooner Fall Classic and had the trophy presented by tournament second place finish at 1-under par and earned another bid to the NCAA sponsor country star Toby Keith. Sagstrom shot 4-under 68 in the final regional tournament. round to finish at 4-under par 208 (70-70-68). LSU was third in the team event. In the Alamo Invitational, LSU posted some great rounds of 287-279- HONORS 284 for an 18-under score of 848 to finish second. Senior Lindsay Gahm put together her own record breaking event to get her first college win Sagstrom, for the second straight year, and Nistrup both earned Allwith an 11-under par 205 (68-68-69). SEC first-team honors and Nistrup also was named to the all-league freshman team. THE SPRING She became the sixth LSU women’s golfer to earn two first-team AllSEC honors and it was the first time since the 2001 season that LSU LSU just missed out a couple of time from having more winners, has placed two golfers on the SEC first team. taking third as a team in the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate. Caroline Nistrup posted 2-under 211 (71-69-71), but lost in a playoff for the individual title. The LSU Tiger Golf Classic turned out to be another tremendous event with Arkansas scoring the win to successfully defend their title. LSU was fourth with a 41-over 905 total. Madelene Sagstrom was right there knocking on the door for another title, tying for the individual
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LOW TEAM ROUNDS
1. 65 (-5) - Nistrup, Caroline, Schooner Fall Classic, 10/05-07/2013 (2nd round) 67 (-5) - Nistrup, Caroline, Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational, 10/11-13/2013 (2nd round) 3. 66 (-4) - Sagstrom, Madelene, Schooner Fall Classic, 10/05-07/2013 (3rd round) 68 (-4) - Gahm, Lindsay, The Alamo Invitational, 10/27-29/2013 (1st round) 68 (-4) - Gahm, Lindsay, The Alamo Invitational, 10/27-29/2013 (2nd round) 6. 69 (-3) - Sagstrom, Madelene, The Alamo Invitational, 10/27-29/2013 (2nd round) 69 (-3) - Gahm, Lindsay, The Alamo Invitational, 10/27-29/2013 (3rd round) 69 (-3) - Gahm, Lindsay, Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate, 2/24-25/2014 (3rd round) 69 (-3) - Nistrup, Caroline, Allstate Sugar Bowl, 2/24-25/2014 (3rd round) 69 (-3) - Sagstrom, Madelene, LSU Tiger Golf Classic, 3/21-22/2014 (3rd round) 69 (-3) - Gahm, Lindsay, SMU/DAC Invitational, 4/4-5/2014 (2nd round) 12. 69 (-2) - Nistrup, Caroline, Darius Rucker Intercollegiate, 3/7-9/2014 (2nd round)
1. 279 (-9) - The Alamo Invitational, 10/27-29/2013 (2nd round) 2. 284 (-4) - The Alamo Invitational, 10/27-29/2013 (3rd round) 3. 285 (-3) - The Alamo Invitational, 10/27-29/2013 (1st round) 4. 288 (E) - Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate, 2/24-25/2014 (3rd round) 5. 291 (+3) - Cougar Classic, 9/08-10/2013 (2nd round) 291 (+3) - Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate, 2/24-25/2014 (1st round) 7. 293 (+5) - Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate, 2/24-25/2014 (2nd round) 8. 294 (+6) - Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational, 10/11-13/2013 (3rd round) 294 (+6) - SMU/DAC Invitational, 4/4-5/2014 (2nd round) 10. + 7 - 3 times
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T60. Lindsay Gahm T74. Ali Lucas T80. Carly Ray Goldstein
Cougar Challenge Charleston, South Carolina -- September 8-10, 2013 Yeamans Hall Course -- Par 72
LSU Results T13. Caroline Nistrup T30. Madelene Sagstrom T37. Ali Lucas T69. Lindsay Gahm T101. Elise Bradley
291-287-281 -- 859 285-282-293 -- 860 289-285-287 -- 861 287-287-289 -- 863 282-291-298 -- 871 295-291-301 -- 887
73-72-72 -- 217 75-71-74 -- 220 71-73-77 -- 221 76-75-78 -- 229 82-79-81 -- 242
-5 -4 -3 -1 +7 +23
+1 +4 +5 +13 +26
Schooner Fall Classic Norman, Oklahoma -- October 5-7, 2013 Belmar Golf Club -- Par 70 Junior Madelene Sagstrom won her first collegiate tournament with a 54-hole total of 4-under 206 in LSU’s first appearance in this event, sponsored in part by country singer Toby Keith ... Sagstrom shot 4-under 66 in the final round ... Nistrup had her second strong tourney with an even par 210 (4th) .... LSU as a team had a good showing, tying for third at 36-over 876. Top Teams 1. Oklahoma State 2. Oklahoma 3. LSU 3. Arizona State 5. Kentucky
293-296-279 -- 868 307-286-281 -- 874 295-291-290 -- 876 293-295-288 -- 876 300-296-283 -- 879
+28 +34 +36 +36 +39
LSU Results 1. Madelene Sagstrom 4. Caroline Nistrup T22. Ali Lucas 74. Nadine Dreher 76. Elise Bradley
70-70-66 -- 206 73-65-72 -- 210 73-77-70 -- 220 79-79-82 -- 240 80-86-85 -- 251
-4 E +10 +30 +41
Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational Chapel Hill, N.C. -- October 11-13, 2013 UNC Finley Golf Course -- Par 72 LSU had consistent rounds each day of the tournament but finished 11th at 23-over 887 ... Freshman Caroline Nistrup continued to impress with her best 54-hole total of the season a 4-under 212 to finish in a tie for third with rounds of 73-67-72. Top Teams 1. Duke 2. Vanderbilt 3. Oklahoma 4. Arkansas 5. Alabama 5. South Carolina 5. Clemson 11. LSU
286-282-289 -- 857 285-299-284 -- 868 292-290-289 -- 871 296-291-287 -- 874 299-281-298 -- 878 299-291-298 -- 878 297-287-294 -- 878 295-298-294 -- 887
LSU Results T3. Caroline Nistrup T38. Madelene Sagstrom
73-67-72 -- 212 72-80-71 -- 223
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This has been the opening event of the Lady Tigers season for many years as many of the top teams gather here every year. LSU finished the event in 11th place in the field of 20 teams wtih a 23-over par 887. Scoring was low with freshman Caroline Nistrup opening her LSU career with a 1-over 217, Madelene Sagstrom 4-over 220 and Ali Lucas 5-over 221. Top 5 Teams 1. Florida 2. Clemson 3. Charleston 4. NC State 5. Miss. State 11. LSU
75-76-76 -- 227 75-80-75 -- 230 81-75-76 -- 232
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San Antonio, Texas -- October 27-29, 2013 Briggs Ranch Golf Course -- Par 72 The fall season came to a strong, positive end as Lindsay Gahm posted three straight rounds in the 60s to win with a 54-hole total of 11-under par 205 for the senior’s first collegiate title. Gahm had rounds of 68-68-69 ... The total for the one-shot win tied for the second lowest 54-hole individual score in LSU women’s golf history ... Caroline Nistrup also posted three under par rounds of 71-71-71 for 3-under 213 and a T7 finish ... The Lady Tiger team was buoyed by those two scores and finished second with an amazing total of 16-under par 848 (285-279-284). That equaled the lowest 54-hole aggregate score ever posted by LSU. Top Teams 1. Oklahoma 2. LSU 3. Arkansas 4. Florida 5. Texas A&M
278-286-276 -- 840 285-279-284 -- 848 279-283-289 -- 851 280-292-283 -- 855 281-286-293 -- 860
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LSU Results 1. Lindsay Gahm T7 Caroline Nistrup T24. Madelene Sagstrom T29. Nadine Dreher T42. Ali Lucas
68-68-69 -- 205 71-71-71 -- 213 76-69-72 -- 217 75-71-72 -- 218 71-73-77 -- 221
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SPRING SEASON Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate New Orleans, La. -- February 24-25, 2013 English Turn Golf and Country Club -- Par 72 For the second straight year, the tournament schedule was altered after the first scheduled day of play was rained out, forcing a 36-18 setup for the tournament ... LSU started the spring with a good effort on the difficult English Turn layout with rounds of 291-293-288 for an 8-over 872, good enough for eighth place ... There were lots of low scores but Lindsay Gahm opened the spring with even par 216 and Madelene Sagstrom notched 1-over 217 ... Also Caroline Nistrup posted 3-over 219 and Ali Lucas 4-over 220. Top Teams 1. UCLA 2. Southern Cal 3. Florida 4. Denver 5. Clemson 5. Alabama 8. LSU
285-277-281 -- 843 285-281-283 -- 849 283-289-286 -- 858 296-285-285 -- 866 295-284-289 -- 868 289-288-291 -- 868 291-293-288 -- 872
-21 -15 -6 +2 +4 +4 +8
LSU Results T17. Lindsay Gahm T22. Madelene Sagstrom T32. Caroline Nistrup T37. Ali Lucas 89. Elise Bradley
74-73-69 -- 216 71-71-75 -- 217 73-77-69 -- 219 73-72-75 -- 220 80-80-80 -- 240
E +1 +3 +4 +24
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Darius Rucker Intercollegiate Hilton Head, S.C. -- March 7-9, 2014 Long Cove Club -- Par 71 For the second straight year, the Lady Tigers were in the hunt for the title of this event named and sponored by the country singer ... LSU tied for third, with improving rounds each day, posting 297-296-292 for a 33-over par 885 ... Freshman Caroline Nistrup posted a 54-hole score of 2-under 211 (71-69-71), tying for the individual medalist honor, but fell on the first hole of sudden death ... Madelene Sagstrom finished at +8. Top Teams 1. Duke 2. Vanderbilt 3. LSU 3. Oklahoma 4. South Carolina
284-291-287 -- 862 293-290-289 -- 872 297-296-292 -- 885 298-296-291 -- 885 294-296-296 -- 886
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LSU Results 2. Caroline Nistrup T21. Madelene Sagstrom T62. Nadine Dreher T62. Lindsay Gahm T62. Ali Lucas
71-69-71 -- 211 (lost in playoff) 75-75-71 -- 221 82-75-74 -- 231 73-82-76 -- 231 78-77-76 -- 231
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LSU Tiger Golf Classic Baton Rouge, La. -- March 21-22, 2014 The University Club -- Par 72 One thing that has been consistent with the LSU-hosted event in the spring each year at the University Club is that the tournament has been able to be played to its 54-hole conclusion. With an ominous forecast being given for the final day on Sunday, the staff decided to play 36 holes on Saturday to finish the event. Arkansas was able to come from behind in the final 36 holes to successfully defend their title in the event and also score their third win in the last four years in the LSU Classic. Arkansas posted an 18-over 882 score to win the event ... LSU posted its best round of the event (299) in the final round on Saturday, to finish fourth at 41-over par 905. Three golfers posted the tournament record for 54-holes on the renovated layout of the U-Club, posting -3 213 (Madelene Sagstrom of LSU, Gaby Lopez of Arkansas and Ashley Holder of Central Florida). Lopez won the championship on the first extra hole with a par on the 10th hole ... It was the second straight year Sagstrom took home second. Top Teams 1. Arkansas 2. Central Florida 3. Kentucky 4. LSU 5. Purdue LSU Results T2. Madelene Sagstrom T25. Lindsay Gahm T41. Ali Lucas T41. Caroline Nistrup T45. Carly Ray Goldstein (I) T57. Elise Bradley (I) T72. Nadine Dreher
302-292-288 -- 882 303-299-288 -- 890 302-298-299 -- 899 304-302-299 -- 905 297-305-304 -- 906
72-72-69 -- 213 (lost in playoff) 76-77-75 -- 228 78-76-78 -- 232 78-77-77 -- 232 82-73-78 -- 233 88-73-76 -- 237 84-81-80 -- 245
+18 +26 +35 +41 +42
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SMU/DAC Invitational Dallas, Texas -- April 4-5, 2014 Dallas Athletic Club -- Par 72 LSU’s chance for a tournament win as a team and individually was probably hurt when the final round of the event was rained out on Sunday. LSU posted rounds of 301 and 294 for 595 (+19) and a second place finish ... The Lady Tigers finished four shots behind Baylor ... Freshman Carly Ray Goldstein had her best tournament of the year with back-to-back rounds of 73 to finish in a tie for second place.
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294-297 -- 591 301-294 -- 595 307-290 -- 597 307-297 -- 604 306-299 -- 605
LSU Results T2. Carly Ray Goldstein T11. Lindsay Gahm T14. Madelene Sagstrom T36. Elise Bradley (I) T36. Caroline Nistrup T49. Ali Lucas
73-73 -- 146 80-69 -- 149 77-73 -- 150 80-75 -- 155 76-79 -- 155 75-82 -- 157
+15 +19 +21 +28 +29
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Birmingham, Ala. -- April 19-21, 2014 Greystone Founders Club -- Par 72 Lindsay Gahm, in her final conference championship, finished in second place with a strong performance of 1-over 217 (73-71-73) as LSU finished fifth in the league championship in its second year at the Founder’s Course at Greystone CC in Birmingham. Top Teams 1. Vanderbilt 2. South Carolina 3. Arkansas 4. Alabama 5. LSU
298-287-294 -- 879 301-299-290 -- 890 294-297-301 -- 892 302-293-301 -- 896 295-297-306 -- 898
+15 +26 +28 +32 +34
LSU Results 2. Lindsay Gahm 14. Madelene Sagstrom 24. Caroline Nistrup 44. Ali Lucas 69. Carly Ray Goldstein
73-71-73 -- 217 73-74-77 -- 224 76-73-78 -- 227 73-79-80 -- 232 86-85-78 -- 249
+1 +8 +11 +16 +33
NCAA Central Regional Stillwater, Okla. -- May 8-10, 2014 Karsten Creek Golf Club -- Par 72 The 2013-14 LSU women’s golf season came to an end in the NCAA Central Regional golf tournament as LSU finished in a tie for 20th and out of the qualifying spots for advancement to the NCAA Championships. Elise Bradley had the best score for LSU of +15 231.
Top Teams 1. UCLA 2. Alabama 3. Mississippi State 4. California 5. Ohio State 5. Kansas 20. LSU
299-289-287 -- 875 295-297-300 -- 892 302-294-297 -- 893 295-294-305 -- 894 305-288-306 -- 899 309-290-300 -- 899 309-313-314 -- 936
+11 +28 +29 +30 +35 +35 +72
LSU Results T51. Elise Bradley T73. Madelene Sagstrom T79. Lindsay Gahm T87. Caroline Nistrup 119. Ali Lucas
76-81-74 -- 231 77-74-83 -- 234 76-79-80 -- 235 80-80-77 -- 237 85-80-89 -- 254
+15 +18 +19 +21 +38
SEASON STATS TEAM Cougar Classic Schooner Fall Classic Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational The Alamo Invitational Allstate Sugar Bowl Darius Rucker Intercollegiate LSU Tiger Golf Classic SMU/DAC Invitational SEC Women’s Championships NCAA Women’s Central Regional
CAROLINE NISTRUP 295-291-301 -- 887 +23 295-291-290 -- 876 +36 295-298-294 -- 887 +23 285-279-284 -- 848 -16 291-293-288 -- 872 +8 297-296-292 -- 885 +33 304-302-299 -- 905 +41 301-294 -- 595 +19 295-297-306 -- 898 309-313-314 -- 936
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ELISE BRADLEY Cougar Classic Schooner Fall Classic Allstate Sugar Bowl LSU Tiger Golf Classic SMU/DAC Invitational NCAA Central Regional TOTALS
82-79-81 -- 242 80-86-85 -- 251 80-80-80 -- 240 88-73-76 -- 237 80-75 -- 155 76-81-74 -- 231 17 rounds --79.76
T101 76 89 T57 T36 T51
79-79-82 -- 240 75-71-72 -- 218 82-75-74 -- 231 84-81-80 -- 245 12 rounds -- 77.83
74 T29 T62 T72
76-75-78 -- 229 75-76-76 -- 227 68-68-69 -- 205 74-73-69 -- 216 73-82-76 -- 231 76-77-75 -- 228 80-69 -- 149 73-71-73 -- 217 76-79-80 -- 235 26 rounds -- 74.50
T69 T60 1 T17 T62 T25 T11 2 79
NADINE DREHER Schooner Fall Classic The Alamo Invitational Darius Rucker Intercollegiate LSU Tiger Golf Classic TOTALS
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73-72-72 -- 217 73-65-72 -- 210 73-67-72 -- 212 71-71-71 -- 213 73-77-69 -- 219 71-69-71 -- 211 78-77-77 -- 232 76-79 -- 155 76-73-78 -- 227 80-80-77 -- 237 29 rounds -- 73.55
T13 4 T3 T7 T32 2 T41 T36 24 T87
MADELENE SAGSTROM Cougar Classic Schooner Fall Classic Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational The Alamo Invitational Allstate Sugar Bowl Darius Rucker Intercollegiate LSU Tiger Golf Classic SMU/DAC Invitational SEC Women’s Championship NCAA Women’s Central Regional TOTALS
75-71-74 -- 220 70-70-66 -- 206 72-80-71 -- 223 76-69-72 -- 217 71-71-75 -- 217 75-75-71 -- 221 72-72-69 -- 213 77-73 -- 150 73-74-77 -- 224 77-74-83 -- 234 29 rounds -- 73.28
T30 1 T38 T24 T22 T21 T2 T14 14 T73
LINDSAY GAHM Cougar Classic Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational The Alamo Invitational Allstate Sugar Bowl Darius Rucker Intercollegiate LSU Tiger Golf Classic SMU/DAC Invitational SEC Women’s Championships NCAA Central Regional TOTALS
CARLY RAY GOLDSTEIN Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational LSU Tiger Golf Classic SMU/DAC invitational SEC Women’s Championships TOTALS
81-75-76 -- 232 82-73-78 -- 233 73-73 -- 146 86-75-78 -- 249 11 rounds -- 78.18
T80 T45 T2 69
71-73-77 -- 221 73-77-70 -- 220 75-80-75 -- 230 71-73-77 -- 221 73-72-75 -- 220 78-77-76 -- 231 78-76-78 -- 232 75-82 -- 157 73-79-80 -- 232 85-80-89 -- 254 29 rounds -- 76.48
T37 T22 T74 T42 T37 T62 T41 T49 44 119
2013-14 TEAM STATISTICS Low Player Rds. Strokes Rd. Madelene Sagstrom 29 2125 66 Caroline Nistrup 29 2133 65 Lindsay Gahm 26 1937 68 Ali Lucas 29 2218 70 Nadine Dreher 12 934 71 Carly Ray Goldstein 11 860 73 Elise Bradley 17 1356 73
Top 5 2 3 2 -- -- 1 --
Top 10 Avg. 2 73.28 4 73.55 2 74.50 -- 76.48 -- 77.83 1 78.18 -- 79.76
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CHAMPIONSHIPS The Southeastern Conference has continuted to show its leadership in the intergration of athletic competition and higher education. Since its formation in 1933, the SEC has achieved both stature and stability by designating governing/voting power to the presidents of the member institutions. They have determined the policies of the conference and through the years this involvement has been the principal source of strength in the evolution of the SEC. Intercollegiate athletics encountered many challenges in the 1990’s and the SEC provided guidance. In 1993, the member institutions adopted “The Principles of Gender Equity.” Committed to increasing the quantity and quality of women’s athletic opportunities, each school provides at least two more
Year
Site
Winner
1981 Opelika, Ala. 1982 Pine Mountain, Ga. 1983 Pine Mountain, Ga. 1984 Pine Mountain, Ga. 1985 Pine Mountain, Ga. 1986 Pine Mountain, Ga. 1987 Pine Mountain, Ga. 1988 Gulf Breeze, Fla. 1989 Ponte Vedre, Fla. 1990* Greensboro, Ga. 1991 Lexington, Ky. 1992 Baton Rouge, La. 1993* Jackson, Miss 1994 West Point, Miss. 1995 Franklin, Tenn. 1996* Knoxville, Tenn. 1997 Columbia, S.C.
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Florida 875 LSU-3rd 910 Florida 880 LSU-4th 946 Georgia 890 LSU-5th 946 Florida 906 LSU-5th 933 Georgia 900 LSU-6th 940 Florida 898 LSU-5th 940 Florida 910 LSU-5th 943 Georgia 864 LSU-3rd 890 Auburn 902 LSU-6th 949 Georgia 607 LSU-3rd 624 Florida 936 LSU-5th 951 LSU-1st 892 Georgia 605 LSU-8th 634 Georgia 890 LSU-8th 938 Florida 892 LSU-3rd 938 Auburn 604 LSU-2nd 607 Georgia 899 LSU-2nd 905
women’s intercollegiate programs than the number of men’s. In the 1979-80 academic year, SEC championships for women were recognized in basketball, tennis and volleyball. The following year golf, gymnastics, swimming and track and field were added. The administration of women’s athletics officially came under the auspices of the conference office in 1984. The SEC currently regulates nine men’s sports and 12 women’s sports. The women’s sports are equestrian, golf, gymnastics, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track (cross country, indoor, outdoor) and volleyball.
Ind. Champ
Score
Year
Lynn Connelly, Fla.
217
Deb Richard, Fla.
216
Deb Richard, Fla.
217
Deb Richard, Fla.
218
Cindy Schreyer, Ga.
216
Karen Davies, Fla.
221
1998 Birmingham, Ala. 1999 Opelika, Ala. 2000 Rogers, Ark. 2001 Gainesville, Fla. 2002 Athens, Ga. 2003 Lexington, Ky. 2004 Baton Rouge, La. 2005 Tunica, Miss. 2006 Franklin, Tenn 2007 West Point, Miss. 2008 Loudon, Tenn. 2009 Blytheville, S.C. 2010 Tuscaloosa, Ala. 2011 Auburn, Ala. 2012 Fayetteville, Ark. 2013 Birmingham, Ala. 2014 Birmingham, Ala. *shortened by rain
Margaret Platt, Auburn 222 Cheryl Morley, Fla.
211
Diana Rama, Auburn
223
Anne Cain, Ga.
144
Kristi Coats, LSU
224
Carri Wood, Miss. State 217 Sara Miley, Ga. 147 Katharina Larrson, Tenn. 209 Dina Taylor, Fla.
217
Marci Clemons, Auburn 144 Shauna Estes, Ga.
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Site
Winner
Score
Georgia 894 LSU-2nd 899 Georgia 887 LSU-4th 918 Auburn 917 LSU-2nd 919 Georgia 872 LSU-2nd 877 S. Carolina 861 LSU-8th 921 Auburn 903 LSU-10th 975 Vanderbilt 877 LSU-2nd 881 Auburn 904 LSU-4th 906 Auburn 875 LSU-7th 900 Georgia 865 LSU-7th 899 Florida 874 LSU-6th 920 Auburn 870 LSU-5th 886 Alabama 848 LSU-6th 866 Auburn 864 LSU-3rd 887 Auburn 916 LSU-6th 937 Alabama 899 LSU-7th 923 Vanderbilt 879 LSU-5th 898
Ind. Champ
Score
Reilley Rankin, Ga.
218
Shauna Estes, Ga.
210
Danielle Downey, Auburn 224 Kristy McPherson, USC 207 Kristy McPherson, USC 209 Aimee Cho, Florida
216
May Wood, Vandy
213
Stacy Lewis, Arkansas
214
Maria Martinez, Auburn 211 Taylor Leon, Georgia
208
Stacy Lewis, Arkansas
214
Marta Silva, Ga.
210
Marina Alex, Vanderbilt 208 Erica Popson, Tennessee 210 Patricia Sanz, Auburn
219
Stephanie Meadox, Ala. 216 Simin Feng, Vandy
209
SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS
SEC
ELISE
BRADLEY
CAROLINE
NISTRUP
2014 SEC CHAMPIONSHIP
RESULTS TEAM RESULTS
INDIVIDUAL TOP 10
1. Vanderbilt 2. South Carolina 3. Arkansas 4. Alabama 5. LSU 6. Auburn 7. Texas A&M 8. Georgia 8. Kentucky 10. Missouri 10. Florida 12.. Mississippi State 13.. Tennessee 14. Mississippi
1. Simin Feng, Vanderbilt 2. Lindsay Gahm, LSU 2. Gaby Lopez, Arkansas 4. Justine Dreher, S. Carolina 5. Janie Jackson, Alabama 5. Stephanie Meadow, Ala. 5. Maria Torres, Florida 8. Marta Sanz, Auburn 9. Jenny Hahn, Vanderbilt 10. Jess Meek, Missouri 10. Sarah Schmelzel, SC 10. Emily Tubert, Arkansas
298-287-294 -- 879 +15 301-299-290 -- 890 +26 294-297-301 -- 892 +28 302-293-301 -- 896 +32 295-297-306 -- 898 +34 296-298-306 -- 900 +36 305-302-301 -- 908 +44 302-303-304 -- 909 +45 313-296-300 -- 909 +45 303-303-307 -- 913 +49 304-299-310 -- 913 +49 321-301-296 -- 918 +54 314-293-314 -- 921 +57 313-305-307 -- 925 +61
2014 SEC HONORS SEC COACH OF THE YEAR Shauna Estes-Taylor
SECOND TEAM ALL-SEC Arkansas
GOLFER OF THE YEAR Stephanie Meadow
Alabama
SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Stephanie Meadow
Alabama
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR Simin Feng
Vanderbilt
FIRST TEAM ALL-SEC Simin Feng Allynson McDonald Gabriela Lopez Stephanie Meadow Emily Tubert Caroline Nistrup Madelene Sagstrom Justine Dreher
73-70-66 -- 209 -7 73-71-73 -- 217 +1 73-72-72 -- 217 +1 73-74-71 -- 218 +2 68-75-76 -- 219 +3 75-71-73 -- 219 +3 72-73-74 -- 219 +3 74-73-73 -- 220 +4 71-72-78 -- 221 +5 75-73-74 -- 222 +6 74-75-73 -- 222 +6 73-73-76 -- 222 +6
Vanderbilt Mississippi State Arkansas Alabama Arkansas LSU LSU South Carolina
Samantha Swinehart Marta Sanz Katerina Ruzickova Emma Talley Jennifer Hahn Regina Plasencia Katelyn Dambaugh Chessey Thomas
South Carolina Auburn Texas A&M Alabama Vanderbilt Arkansas South Carolina Tennessee
MADELENE
SAGSTROM
ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM Maria Torres Caroline Nistrup Simin Feng Katelyn Dambaugh Haley Mills Jessica Peng Antonia Scherer Marijosse Navarro
Florida LSU Vanderbilt South Carolina Kentucky Mississippi State Vanderbilt Texas A&M
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1981 1 Florida 2 Georgia 3 LSU 4 Auburn 5 Kentucky 6 Mississippi State 1982 1 Florida 2 Georgia 3 Mississippi State 4 LSU 5 Alabama 6 Kentucky
875 882 910 924 935 990
880 901 941 946 951 965
1983 1 Georgia 890 2 Florida 906 3 Kentucky 915 4 Mississippi State 944 5 LSU 946 •Alabama had a three-player team due to an auto accident involving two players on the day of the practice round. 1984 1 Florida 2 Georgia 3 Mississippi State 4 Kentucky 5 LSU
906 912 924 932 933
A. Marchand 74-80-76 -- 230 M. Michanowicz 75-77-79 -- 231 Robin Gamester 79-77-76 -- 232 Missy Parker 85-83-77 -- 245 Lisa Breaux 89-79-78 -- 246
5 Alabama 6 LSU 7 Mississippi State 8 Ole Miss 9 Vanderbilt
937 949 961 1004 1068
1990 1 Georgia 2 Auburn 3 LSU 4 Kentucky 5 Florida 6 Alabama 7 Mississippi State 8 Ole Miss 9 Vanderbilt
607 613 624 624 625 644 663 671 711
1991 1 Florida 2 Alabama 3 Georgia 4 Kentucky 5 LSU
936 942 942 944 951
1 Kristi Coats 72-75-77 -- 224 T11 L. Robbins 85-79-74 -- 238 Marjory Bloem 85-79-81 -- 245 Julie Rigazio 84-80-81 -- 245 Kathy Moore 85-79-93 -- 257 1992 1 LSU 2 Georgia 3 South Carolina
892 899 912
1986 1 Florida 2 Kentucky 3 Alabama 4 Georgia 5 LSU 6 Auburn 7 Mississippi State
898 928 930 936 940 961 984
T3 Franca Fehlauer 74-75 -- 149 T21 J. Vernon 80-78 -- 158 Casey Scott 80-80 -- 160 Page Oeser 85-80 -- 165 Shannon Hanson 87-82 -- 169
864 869 890
7 B. V. Strien 70-73-76 -- 219 9 C. Meeks 75-71-75 -- 221 T13 J. Gallagher 72-78-74 -- 224 18 Kathy Moore 77-74-76 -- 227 Marjory Bloem 78-77-84 -- 239 1989 1 Auburn 2 Florida 3 Kentucky 4 Georgia
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902 910 926 935
899 905
T9 L. Moore 77-76-73 -- 226 T9 L. Lee 79-73-74 -- 226 T9 M.Louviere78-74-74 -- 226 T17 A. Winn 80-72-78 -- 230 T25 C. Roper 81-76-75 -- 232 1998 1. Georgia 2. LSU
894 899
1994 1 Georgia 2 Alabama 3 Auburn 4 Tennessee 5 South Carolina 8 LSU T25 S. Hanson Casey Scott J. Hagman Page Oeser C. Roper
605 611 616 618 629 634
890 900 901 902 904 938
77-77-78 -- 232 82-76-78 -- 236 82-80-77 -- 239 86-74-79 -- 239 81-77-86 -- 244
1995 1 Florida 2 South Carolina 3 Georgia 4 LSU
892 921 938 938
7 A. Winn 75-79-75 -- 229 T15 L. Moore 77-80-78 -- 235 T20 C. Scott 79-76-83 -- 238 S. Hanson 76-83-83 -- 242 M. Lovuiere 84-79-81 -- 244
T22 V. Meyer Devon Day B. Shelton I. Dornellas R. Overstreet
76-83-75 -- 234 81-81-78 -- 240 83-75-85 -- 243 84-87-87 -- 258 95-90-99 -- 284
2004 1 Vanderbilt 2 Auburn 3 LSU
877 881 881
T11 Vicky Meyer 75-72-74 -- 221 T14 B. Shelton 80-71-71 -- 222 T18 N. Eaton 73-80-70 -- 223 T20 A. Rather 75-75-74 -- 224 Melissa Eaton 76-75-78 -- 229 2005 1 Auburn 2 Georgia 3 Arkansas 4 LSU
904 904 905 906
T2 A. Winn 74-73-71 -- 218 T7 K.Wilkinson74-79-72 -- 225 T7 L. Moore 76-74-75 -- 225 23 Lisette Lee 78-76-77 -- 231 M. Louviere 82-79-78 -- 239
T5 M. Eaton 77-73-75 -- 225 T7 B. Shelton 75-74-77 -- 226 T7 K. Meck 73-75-78 -- 226 T19 R. Kuhn 78-71-80 -- 229 Vicky Meyer 82-81-80 -- 243
1999 1 Georgia 2 Tennessee 3 Ole Miss 4 LSU
2006 1 Auburn 2 Tennessee 3 Georgia 4 Vanderbilt 5 Arkansas 7 LSU
887 905 913 918
2000 1 Auburn 2 LSU
1993 1 Georgia 2 Tennessee 3 South Carolina 4 Florida 5 Kentucky 8 LSU
1988 1 Georgia 2 Florida 3 LSU
1997 1 Georgia 2 LSU
77-71 -- 148 75-78 -- 153 76-78 -- 154 80-75 -- 155 85-76 -- 161
T5 Lisette Lee 73-78-74 -- 225 T14 M. Duncan 77-74-80 -- 231 T14 Tina Howard 76-82-73 -- 231 Leslie McClurg 82-78-77 -- 237 Katy Wilkinson 82-81-75 -- 238
900 903 927 932 934 940
910 912 916 942 943 946 994 1140
4 Ashley Winn T8 Laura Moore T11 M. Lovuiere T17 Casey Scott Shannon Hanson
604 608
2 K. Coats 75-72-71 -- 218 3 L. Robbins 72-76-72 -- 220 T8 J. Rigazio 71-80-73 -- 224 T22 Page Oeser 77-79-79 -- 235 J. Vernon 78-75-83 -- 236
1985 1 Georgia 2 Florida 3 Mississippi State 4 Kentucky 5 Alabama 6 LSU
1987 1 Florida 2 Georgia 3 Alabama 4 Auburn 5 LSU 6 Kentucky 7 Mississippi State 8 Ole Miss
1. Auburn 2. LSU
919 921
T6 T. Howard 77-75-75 -- 227 T9 M. Duncan 78-77-74 -- 229 T12 Lisette Lee 80-77-74 -- 231 T17 K. Wilkinson 86-73-75 -- 234 L. Hitdlebaugh 91-77-80 -- 248 2001 1 Georgia 2 LSU
872 877
2 Katy Harris 74-65-71 -- 210 T6 M. Duncan 71-72-75 -- 218 T14 I. Dornellas 73-75-75 -- 223 Lesley McClurg 69-81-84 -- 234 L. Hitdlebaugh 78-77-80 -- 235 2002 1 South Carolina 2 Auburn 3 Tennessee 4 Vanderbilt 5 Georgia 8 LSU
861 864 866 875 888 921
T5 M. Duncan 69-75-71 -- 215 L. Hitdlebaugh 75-79-77 -- 231 I. Dornellas 78-80-80 -- 238 Brooke Shelton 82-81-77 -- 240 Devon Day 81-79-88 -- 248 2003 1 Auburn 2 Tennessee 3 South Carolina 4 Vanderbilt 5 Arkansas 10 LSU
1996
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905 911 914 919 925 975
875 876 885 887 897 900
T5 M. Eaton 76-76-68 -- 220 T21 A. Rather 72-75-78 -- 225 C. M.-Larsen 72-77-79 -- 228 Kimberly Meck 82-79-73 -- 234 Rebecca Kuhn 83-72-80 -- 235 2007 1 Georgia 2 Florida 3 Tennessee 4 South Carolina 5 Alabama 7 LSU T11 R. Kuhn T14 A. Rather T25 K. Meck Melissa Eaton C.M.-Larsen
865 881 886 887 893 899
72-74-75 -- 221 72-74-76 -- 222 76-77-74 -- 227 74-79-79 -- 232 82-78-77 -- 237
2008 1 Florida 2 Arkansas 3 Georgia 4 Auburn 5 South Carolina 6 LSU
874 891 903 910 915 920
T17 C M-Larsen 77-76-75 -- 228 T20 McChrystal 75-75-81 -- 231 T23 Amalie Valle 79-79-74 -- 232 T23 R. Kuhn 80-80-72 -- 232 Alexis Rather 79-80-79 -- 238 2009 1 Auburn 2 Arkansas 3 Alabama 4 Tennessee 5 LSU
870 878 878 881 886
T13 T. Teachman 75-71-74 -- 220 T17 McChrystal 76-70-75 -- 221 T23 J. Hedwall 73-74-75 -- 222 Amalie Valle 77-73-75 -- 225 C.M.-Larsen 79-72-76 -- 227
2010 1 Alabama 2 Vanderbilt 3 Arkansas 4 Georgia 5 Auburn 6 LSU
848 852 859 860 861 866
McChrystal 72-72-69 -- 213 T21 Amalie Valle 70-71-77 -- 218 T21 J. Hedwall 72-75-71 -- 218 T24 T. Teachman 70-72-77 -- 219 MM Maggio 82-79-75 -- 236 2011 1 Auburn 2 Alabama 3 LSU
864 875 887
T9 A. Ernst 73-71-75 -- 219 16 J. Hedwall 72-77-74 -- 223 T19 A. Valle 75-74-76 -- 225 T19 McChrystal 72-78-75 -- 225 T. Teachman 70-84-76 -- 230 2012 1 Auburn 916 2 Arkansas 917 3Alabama 922 4 Florida 925 5 Georgia 933 6 LSU 937 M. Sagstrom 72-73-78 -- 223 T. Teachman 80-80-77 -- 237 Austin Ernst 78-83-79 -- 240 Lindsay Gahm 80-80-86 -- 246 J. Hedwall 89-76-84 -- 249 2013 1 Alabama 899 2 Georgia 913 3 South Carolina 918 4 Vanderbilt 919 5 Kentucky 922 7 LSU 923 T11 L. Gahm 74-78-77 -- 229 Ali Lucas 74-84-76 -- 234 M. Sagstrom 76-83-75 -- 234 Elise Bradley 80-74-81 -- 235 Nadine Dreher 79-76-81 -- 236 2014 1 Vanderbilt 2 South Carolina 3 Arkansas 4 Alabama 5 LSU
879 890 892 896 898
T2 L. Gahm 73-71-73 -- 217 T14 Sagstrom 73-74-77 -- 224 24 C. Nistrup 76-73-78 -- 227 Ali Lucas 73-79-80 -- 232 C. Goldstein 86-85-78 -- 249 SEC CHAMPIONSHIP TOTALS: Georgia (11); Auburn (9): Florida (8): Alabama (2): Vanderbilt (2); LSU (1): South Carolina (1)
SEC SCHOOLS ALABAMA Location: Colors: Athletics Director: Nickname: Head Coach: 2014 SEC Finish: 2014 NCAA Finish: Golf SID: SID Phone:
Tuscaloosa, Ala. Crimson and White Bill Battle Crimson Tide Mic Potter, 10th year 4th 9th Josh Maxon 205-348-6084
Location: Athens, Ga. Colors: Red and Black Athletics Director: Greg McGarity Nickname: Bulldogs Head Coach: Josh Brewer, 3rd year 2014 SEC Finish: T8th Golf SID: Mike Mobley SID Phone: 706-542-1621
Fayetteville, Ark. Cardinal and White John Long Lady Backs Shauna Estes, 7th year 3rd T11th Jeri Thorpe 479-575-5037
AUBURN Location: Auburn, Ala. Colors: Burnt Orange and Navy Blue Athletics Director: Jay Jacobs Nickname: Tigers Head Coach: Kim Evans, 21st year 2014 SEC Finish: 6th Golf SID: Wes Todd SID Office Phone: 334-844-9800
Location: Gainesville, Fla. Colors: Orange and Blue Athletics Director: Jeremy Foley Nickname: Gators Head Coach: Emily Glazer 2014 SEC Finish: T10 2014 NCAA Finish: T18 Golf SID: Lisa Gallo SID Phone: 352-375-4683, ext. 6100
Location: Columbia, Mo. Colors: Black and Old Gold Athletics Director: Mike Alden Nickname: Tigers Head Coach: Stephanie Prietmeyer, 14th year 2014 SEC Finish: T10 Golf SID: Jenny Dewar SID Phone: 573-884-9486
Location: Lexington, Ky. Colors: Blue and White Athletics Director: Mitch Barnhart Nickname: Wildcats Head Coach: Golda Borst, 5th year 2014 SEC Finish: T8 Golf SID: Eric Lindsey SID Phone: 859-257-3838
Location: Columbia, S.C. Colors: Garnet and Black Athletics Director: Eric Hyman Nickname: Gamecocks Head Coach: Kalen Harris, 8th year 2014 SEC Finish: 2nd 2014 NCAA Finish: 13th Golf SID: Megan Hartsell SID Phone: 803-777-5204
OLE MISS
TENNESSEE
Location: Oxford, Miss. Colors: Cardinal Red and Navy Blue Athletics Director: Ross Bjork Nickname: Rebels Head Coach: Michelle Drinkard, 7th year 2014 SEC Finish: 14th Golf SID: Jessica Poole SID Phone: 662-915-7522
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Knoxville, Tenn. Orange and White David Hart Lady Vols Judi Pavon, 15th year 13th Jessie Butler 865-974-1294
TEXAS A&M
MISSISSIPPI STATE FLORIDA
MISSOURI
SOUTH CAROLINA
KENTUCKY
ARKANSAS Location: Colors: Athletics Director: Nickname: Head Coach: 2014 SEC Finish: 2014 NCAA Finish: Golf SID: SID Phone:
GEORGIA
SEC
Starkville, Miss. Maroon and White Scott Stricklin Lady Bulldogs Ginger Brown-Lemm, 5th year 12th 6th Tate Johnson 662-325-2703
Location: College Station, Texas Colors: Maroon and White Athletics Director: Eric Hyman Nickname: Aggies Head Coach: Trelle McCombs, 7th year 2014 SEC Finish: 7th Golf SID: David Waxman SID Phone: 979-845-5725
VANDERBILT Location: Nashville, Tenn. Colors: Black and Gold Vice Chancellor: David Williams II Nickname: Commodores Head Coach: Greg Allen, 8th year 2014 SEC Finish: 1st 2014 NCAA Finish: 10th Golf SID: Andy Boggs SID Phone: 615-322-4121
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NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
TESSA
TEACHMAN
(3RD PLACE IND., 2012)
2015 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP
LSU POSTED BACK-TO-BACK THIRD PLACE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP FINISHES IN 2011 (TOP) AND 2012 (BOTTOM).
NEW FORMAT, TV AWAITS After years as a 72-hole event, the NCAA Women’s Golf Championship enters a brave new world with a longer format and national television coverage of the finals courtesy of The Golf Channel. The format involves a cut after 54 holes to the top-15 teams and nine individuals not on those 15 teams. They will play a final stroke play round to determine the national individual champion and the eight teams that will advance to match play. To win the national championship, a team will then have to win three best-offive player matches over the course of two days. Also this year’s championship will be held on the same course that the men’s championship will be contested for the first-time ever -- the Concession Golf CLub in Bradenton, Fla. The women’s championship will be contested May 22-27 wtih the men’s to start two days later over the same venue. The LSU Lady Tigers will look to go back to the NCAA Championship event in 2015 for the first time since 2012. LSU had its best national championship finishes in 2011 and 2012 taking home third place both years. In 2012, the Lady Tigers were just two shots out of the title. Also, for the first time in 2015, there will be four regionals to qualify teams from instead of the three that have been contested for the last several years. This year’s regionals are to be held in events hosted by North Carolina State, Notre Dame, Texas-San Antonio and BYU. Those regionals are May 7-9. LSU has made 12 team appearances in the NCAA Championships since they began in 1982. The Lady Tigers were in that first event in Palo Alto, Calif., when LSU finished 16th. The Lady Tigers would return in 1986 when LSU, led by Player of the Year Jenny Lidback, helped the Tigers to a ninth-place finish. Lidback finished tied for 17th. LSU’s longest championship run started in 1986, when the Three Amigas (Ashley Winn, Laura Moore and Michelle Louviere) took the Lady Tigers to top 10-finishes in 1996 (8th) and 1998 (5th). Louviere finished tied for 19th in 1986 and Winn tied for 15th. The Tigers posted 10th-place finishes in 1999 and 2000 and a 12th-place finish
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in 2001 on teams led by Katy Harris and Meredith Duncan. Duncan played the last 54 holes in 2-under par after opening with a 10-over 82 to finish in a tie for seventh place in 2000 and Harris shot a 1-under 287 to finish in a tie for third in LSU’s appearance in 2001. Harris, Duncan and Megan McChrystal are the three LSU players who played in the championships all four years of their careers. Harris made it on four teams from 1998 to 2001, while Duncan qualified on three teams and once individually from 1999-2002. McChrystal’s four years (2008-11) included three team appearances, including assisting in the 2011 team’s first of back-to-back third place finishes. Tessa Teachman (2009, 2011, 2012), Jacqueline Hedwall (2009, 2011, 2012), Kristi Coats (1990, 1991, 1992), Caroline Martens (2006, 2008, 2009) and Amalie Valle (2008, 2009, 2011) are the golfers with three NCAA Championships appearances. The individual highlight came from freshman Austin Ernst in 2011 when she closed with a 6-under 66 that included a hole-in -one to win the title. Since 1993, to get to the NCAA Division I Championships, teams and individuals must go through the NCAA Regional Tournaments. LSU has hosted the regional on three occasions (1993, 2002, 2007). LSU has advanced to the regional round of NCAA post-season play since that first tournament in 1993 every year but 1994 and 2003. Regionals are make-or-break tournaments that reward the teams playing the best over those 54 holes. In 2009, LSU used a chip-in birdie by Alexis Rather on the first hole of sudden death to go to the Championships, but in 2010, one shot meant the difference between eighth and ninth place as LSU missed a chance to go back again. LSU won its first regional title in 2012, capturing the West Regional in Erie, Colo., en route to its second-consecutive third-place finish at the Championships.
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
NCAA
Most NCAA Championships Appearances 4 - Katy Wilkinson Harris 4 - Meredith Duncan 4 - Megan McChrystal 3 - Kristi Coats 3 - Caroline Martens 3 - Amalie Valle 3 - Tessa Teachman 3 - Jacqueline Hedwall
TESSA TEACHMAN
1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 1990, 1991, 1992 2006, 2008, 2009 2008, 2009, 2011 2009, 2011, 2012 2009, 2011, 2012
(3RD 2012)
Individual NCAA Qualifiers 2010 2005 2002 1995 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988
Megan McChrystal Brooke Shelton Meredith Duncan Ashley Winn Kristi Coats Kristi Coats Kristi Coats Jackie Gallagher Jackie Gallagher Cissye Meeks
5th/213 t8th/291 t19th/292 t38th/304 t29th/299 t3rd/293 t20/306 t48th/315 t22nd/305 t23rd/298
LSU-20th (936) Karsten Creek Golf Course UCLA (875) Stillwater, Okla. LSU-t12th (897) Stanford Golf Course Southern California (859) Palo Alto, Calif. LSU-t1st (873) Colorado National Golf Club UCLA-t1st (873) Erie, Colo. LSU - 2nd (894) Warren Golf Course UCLA - 1st (890) South Bend, Ind. LSU - 9th (903) Stanford Golf Course Arizona - 1st (876) Palo Alto, Cal. LSU - 3rd (868) ASU Karsten Course Arizona State - 1st (842) Tempe, Ariz. LSU - 8th (902) wins playoff UT Golf Course UCLA - 1st (861) Austin, Texas LSU - 14th (881) University Club Duke - 1st (844) Baton Rouge, La. LSU - 2nd (870) Bryan National Tennessee - 1st (864) Browns Summitt, N.C. LSU - 10th (917) Rawls Course Auburn - 1st (896) Lubbock, Texas LSU - 12th (930) El Campeon Course Duke - 1st (869) Howey-In-The-Hills, Fla. LSU - 12th (898) University Club Duke - 1st (859) Baton Rouge, La. LSU - 6th (928) Birch Boilermaker Tulsa - 1st (904) West Lafayette, Ind. LSU - 5th (903) Scarlet Course Duke - 1st (897) Columbus, Ohio LSU - 3rd (893) University Club Georgia - 1st (884) Columbia, S.C. LSU - 3rd (904) Duke Golf Club Georgia - 1st (882) Durham, N.C. LSU - 12th (967) Prairie Vista Ohio St. - 1st (937) Bloomington, Ill. LSU - 7th (925) Grand National Lakes Duke - 1st (905) Opelika, Ala. LSU - 17th (938) Quail Ridge Wake Forest -1st (890) Bartlett, Tenn. LSU - 15th (946) Santa Maria Georgia - 1st (897) Baton Rouge, La.
LSU AIAW Appearances 1981 1982
LSU Team Karen Mayson (Ind.)
TEAM-FINISH/SCORE LSU-3rd (1173) Alabama-1st (1171) T3. Tessa Teachman T29. Austin Ernst T51. Madelene Sagstrom T59. Lindsay Gahm T93. Jacqueline Hedwall
SITE Vanderbilt Legends Club Franklin, Tenn. 69-74-70-74 -- 287 78-75-74-68 -- 295 70-72-83-74 -- 299 76-73-77-74 -- 300 83-75-76-73 -- 307
2011
NCAA Regional Appearances 2014 Central 2013 West 2012 West 2011 Central 2010 West 2009 West 2008 Central 2007 East 2006 East 2005 Central 2004 East 2002 East 2001 Central 2000 East 1999 East 1998 East 1997 East 1996 East 1995 East 1993 East
LSU NCAA Team Appearances 2012
21st N/A
TEAM-FINISH/SCORE LSU-3rd (1181) UCLA-1st (1173) 1. Austin Ernst T26. Jacqueline Hedwall T43. Megan McChrystal T80. Tessa Teachman T102. Amalie Valle
SITE Traditions Club Bryan, Texas 72-66-77-66 -- 281 72-76-73-76 -- 297 72-77-76-75 -- 300 81-77-77-73 -- 308 76-77-80-80 -- 313
2009 TEAM-FINISH/SCORE LSU-12th (1219) Arizona St-1st (1182) t25. Caroline Martens t32. Megan McChrystal t75. Jacqueline Hedwall t86. Tessa Teachman t96. Amalie Valle
SITE Caves Valley Golf Club Owings Mills, Md. 78-74-74-74 -- 300 74-77-77-74 -- 302 74-80-83-75 -- 312 78-73-79-84 -- 314 76-80-79-81 -- 316
2008 TEAM-FINISH/SCORE LSU-15th (1222) USC-1st (1168) t55. Megan McChrystal t55. Amalie Valle t63. Rebecca Kuhn t93. Alexis Rather t118. Caroline Martens
SITE UNM Golf Course Albuquerque, N.M. 73-78-83-70 -- 304 74-79-75-76 -- 304 76-75-80-74 -- 305 77-83-79-75 -- 314 81-85-78-80 -- 324
2006 TEAM-FINISH/SCORE LSU-23rd (1232) Duke-1st (1167) t53. Melissa Eaton t64. Kim Meck t66. Rebecca Kuhn t98. Caroline Martens WD Alexis Rather
SITE The Scarlet Course Columbus, Ohio 75-78-76-73 -- 302 75-75-78-78 -- 306 73-76-81-77 -- 307 75-78-84-78 -- 315 78-81-WD-78 -- WD
TEAM-FINISH/SCORE LSU-10th (1216) Arizona-1st (1175) t7. Meredith Duncan t54. Lisette Lee t59. Tina Howard t87. Katy Wilkinson t94. Lindy Hitdlebaugh
SITE Crosswater Country Club Sunriver, Ore. 82-72-70-72 - 296 77-75-79-75 - 306 78-76-77-76 - 307 78-79-76-81 - 314 80-75-81-80 - 316
1999 TEAM-FINISH/SCORE LSU-10th (923) Duke-1st (895) t24. Meredith Duncan t35. Lisette Lee t43. Katy Wilkinson t57. Lesley McClurg t63. Tina Howard
SITE Tulsa Country Club Tulsa, Okla. 75-77-77 - 229 75-80-76 - 231 76-80-76 - 232 77-82-77 - 236 79-77-81 - 237
1998 TEAM-FINISH/SCORE LSU-5th (1187) Arizona State-1st (1155) t15. Ashley Winn t23. Michelle Louviere t34. Laura Moore t67. Lisette Lee t71. Katy Wilkinson
SITE University Ridge Madison, Wis. 72-77-76-70 - 295 73-72-76-76 - 297 79-77-73-72 - 301 75-75-76-83 - 309 71-83-80-76 - 310
1996 TEAM-FINISH/SCORE LSU-8th (1262) Arizona-1st (1240) t19. Michelle Louvierre 24. Laura Moore t36. Shannon Hanson t39. Ashley Winn t86. Casey Scott
SITE LaQuinta Resort Palm Springs, Calif. 75-78-83-77 - 313 83-76-75-80 - 314 83-82-74-80 - 319 80-79-80-81 - 320 82-88-81-79 - 340
1986 TEAM-FINISH/SCORE LSU-9th (1217) Florida-1st (1180) t17. Jenny Lidback t38. Wendy Lawson t38. Cissye Meeks t53. Barbara Van Strien t94. Lisa Breaux
SITE Scarlet Course - Ohio St. Columbus, Ohio 75-73-74-77 - 299 76-77-78-74 - 305 80-74-74-77 - 305 69-79-80-80 - 308 81-80-81-81 - 323
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2001 TEAM-FINISH/SCORE LSU-12th (1210) Georgia-1st (1176) t3. Katy Harris t44. Meredith Duncan t60. Isabel Dornellas t98. Lesley McClurg t106. Lindy Hitdlebaugh
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SITE El Campeon Course Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla. 72-70-70-75 - 287 79-73-77-74 - 30 75-79-75-77 - 306 80-81-76-79 - 316 78-81-81-80 - 320
TEAM-FINISH/SCORE LSU-16th (1276)
SITE Stanford University Palo Alto, Ca
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LSU BEST EVER THIRD AS A TEAM; AUSTIN ERNST WINS TITLE BRYAN, Texas - Freshman Austin Ernst became the first LSU women’s golfer in the 32-year history of the program to win the NCAA Women’s Championship, firing a final round of 6-under 66 to win the championship by three shots at The Traditions Club. Ernst, from Seneca, S.C., becomes the first freshman to win the women’s national championship since Jennifer Rosales of USC in 1998. It was also a historic day for the LSU women’s program as they rallied in the final round to easily finish the highest they have ever finished in their 11 Championship appearances, taking third behind champion UCLA and runnerup Purdue. The best previous finish for a women’s team was in 1998 in Madison, Wisc., when LSU finished fifth. After losing the lead in the third round, Ernst came right back on the second hole of the day with a hole-in-one and then a 60-foot birdie on the next hole put her in the lead to stay. “I had 162 (yards). It was a solid eight iron and it was going right at the pin,” Ernst told the media afterwards. “I looked down and looked back up and begin to hear the roar because it got really, really loud and I looked up and the ball was gone. Everyone was going crazy. I don’t remember exactly what I did, but I went crazy. It was my first hole-in-one ever.” Ernst, showing maturity beyond her freshman status, won by three shots over Arkansas’ Kelli Shean. Ernst posted rounds of 72-66-77-66 for a 72-hole score of seven-under 281, the lowest score ever shot for 72 holes by an LSU women’s golfer. “I was very confident coming in,” Ernst said. “Coming down the stretch my nerves were really good which I was little surprised about. I was just trusting my shots. (Coach Karen Bahnsen) kept telling me one shot at a time. Stay in the now not yesterday. Don’t focus on results.” In fact, Ernst told Bahnsen on the seventh hole she didn’t want to know her place in the standings during the round and the scoreboards on the course were only showing team results. “For Austin to come in here and handle all this shows how poised she is,” said LSU Coach Karen Bahnsen. “She handled everything so well …” Ernst played the par 3s in two-under, the par fours in two-under and the par fives in three-under. She tied with runnerup Shean with 19 birdies and her holein-one was one of an amazing five over the last two rounds of the event. The Lady Tiger team played the final 10 combined holes early Saturday in one-over par to fall to a tie for fourth and Bahnsen knew her team had one final kick left. “When we got done we talked about how the girls are the tops in the country in final round average and that’s a fact,” she said. “I told them they just have to play like that and be confident. I’m proud of them. It was a total team effort. I said it was going to take that. Finishing third is tremendous. They fought really hard. It feels awesome. I’ve been doing this a long time and I’m so proud of the girls. They tried so hard the entire week.” Besides Ernst’s 66, junior Tessa Teachman came out big for the team with a one-over 73, senior Megan McChrystal closed her record-breaking career at LSU before turning pro with a 75, Jacqueline Hedwall had a 76 and LSU’s other senior in the lineup, Amalie Valle, posted 80. Hedwall (who led the team in pars
with 50) finished in a tie for 26th place, while McChrystal finished in a tie for 43rd. LSU finished with a school record 72 hole total of 1,181 (292-296-303-290), topping the 1,187 total they recorded in 1998.
NCAA DIVISION I WOMEN’S GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP The Traditions Club - Bryan, Texas Final Team Top 5 (Par 288-1152) 1. UCLA 289-295-294-295 - 1173 +21; 2. Purdue 292-295-298-292 - 1177 +25; 3. LSU 292-296-303-290 - 1181 +29; 4. Virginia 291-300-299-296 - 1186 +34; 5. Southern Cal 302-302-292-294 - 1190+38; 5. Arkansas 305-296-296-293 - 1190 +38; 5. Arkansas 305-296-296-293 - 1990 +38. LSU Scores 1. Austin Ernst T26. Jacqueline Hedwall T43. Megan McChrystal T80. Tessa Teachman T102. Amalie Valle
72-66-77-66 - 281 -7 72-76-73-76 - 297 +9 72-77-76-75 - 300 +12 81-77-77-73 - 308 +20 76-77-80-80 - 313 +25
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2012 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS LSU EQUALS THIRD PLACE FINISH FRANKLIN, Tenn. - Coach Karen Bahnsen said it all season long and emphasized it all week at the Vanderbilt Legends Club and the NCAA Women’s Championships about how her Lady Tigers “were such fighters.” Struggling a bit at 26-over par and about to fall out of the top 10 for the first time all week, the Lady Tigers fight showed on the final three holes in Thursday’s third round, as the team counted six birdies on the 7th, 8th and 9th holes to suddenly move to 20-over par and in fifth place entering Friday’s final round of the 72-hole marathon. The Lady Tigers took the Legends Club and its sun-baked double rolled greens to its knees with a 1-over par round of 289, its best of the tournament, as LSU finished a program-best third place for the second-consecutive year. LSU played the last 21 holes of the tournament in 5-under par and posted a number at 21-over par 1,173 (293-294-297-289) that was almost good enough to win the title. After finishing eight shots behind UCLA last year, the Tigers watched the final wave and top two, Alabama and Southern California, come in with Southern Cal on two occasions dropping back to 21-over to give LSU a potential second-place tie before a late birdie set up even more drama. With USC in the clubhouse at plus-20 and its last player not counting, it was up to Alabama’s Brooke Pancake to two putt to win the title by a shot. Pancake closed out the Tide’s first NCAA title at 19-over par 1,171. USC finished at 20-over 1,172, one shot ahead of LSU. LSU’s 1,173 marks the lowest 72-hole score in school history, eight shots better than the third-place score of a season ago. “They came in here and really wanted to get in a position to win it,” said LSU Coach Bahnsen. “They did and went out and posted a great number and it was just a couple short. We felt like we were good enough to compete and we showed we were. They did it as a total team. I’m very proud of them. Yea, they are a little disappointed but I’m so proud of them.” The repeat of the third-place finish came on the heels of four team wins, the most team wins since the 1985-86 season. Senior Tessa Teachman, in her final collegiate tournament, finished with a birdie to tie for third at 1-under 287 (69-74-70-74). Chirapat Jao-Javanil of Oklahoma was the individual winner at 6-under 282 (69-73-70-70). Teachman, is the fourth LSU golfer to finish in the top three in the history of the NCAA Championships joining Austin Ernst, who won last year. Katy Harris in 2001 and Kristi Coats in 1991 who both finished third. “It is bittersweet,” said Teachman after the verdict was sealed and LSU had finished third. “It is also my last year to give it a try. I know we can all think of shots we left here and there. It’s a four-day tournament. It’s how they declare the champion whoever plays best over four days. So it is bittersweet and frustrating but in retrospect you have to say third means not what we wanted but it’s not bad when you look at the great competition that’s out there.” In posting its 1-over par round, LSU really took advantage of the par-5 ninth on the front side and the more difficult back nine that had caused teams problems all week. All five players birdied the ninth, giving LSU a counting four total of 2-over after struggling early before a nine-birdie surge on holes 5-9. On the final nine holes, LSU would card a 1-under side, again getting three birdies
and an Ernst eagle on the more difficult par-5 18th hole. NCAA Women’s Championship Vanderbilt Legends Club-Franklin, Tenn. Final Team Top 5 (Par 288-1152) 1. Alabama 286-285-306-294 - 1171 +19; 2. Southern Cal 297-288-294-293 -1172 +20; 3. LSU 293-294-297-289 - 1173 +21; 4. Virginia 288-294-301-292 - 1175 +23; 5. South Carolina 302-281-300-293 - 1176 +24. LSU Scores T3. Tessa Teachman 69-74-70-74 - 287 -1 T29. Austin Ernst 78-75-74-68 - 295 +7 T51. Madelene Sagstrom 70-72-83-74 - 299 +11 T59. Lindsay Gahm 76-73-77-74 - 300 +12 T93. Jacqueline Hedwall 83-75-76-73 - 307 +19
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FALL 1984 – Coach Buddy Alexander, coach of both teams at LSU, relinquishes control of the women’s team and Karen Bahnsen, the first recruit of the program in 1979, is named the head coach.
SPRING 1985 – Coach Bahnsen records her first team win at the LSU-Lou Besson Invitational in Baton Rouge.
1985-86 – The Lady Tigers win five times as a team, still the best single season team-wise for wins. Jenny Lidback transfers to LSU for her senior season, wins seven tournaments and is named POY … LSU earns its second NCAA berth, the first under Coach Bahnsen, finishing ninth.
1991 – Kristi Coats captures the school’s first individual SEC title in women’s golf, winning at Lexington, Ky., with a score of 224 … She would go on to make the NCAA Championships as an individual player and finish third with a 5-over score of 293. Coats would win six titles for LSU between 1990 & 1993, still the second most wins in school history.
1992 – Karen Bahnsen hosts the SEC Women’s Golf Championships for the first time at Santa Maria and LSU would win its first ever league championship, posting a score of 892 … The members of the winning team included: Coats, Jennifer Vernon, Julie Rigazio, Page Oeser and Laurie Robbins.
1994-98 – Prior to the 1994-95 season, Coach Bahnsen pulled off a recruiting coup that brought top recruits Ashley Winn of West Monroe, Michelle Louviere of Lafayette and Laura Moore of Diamondhead, Miss. … They would combine to get LSU nine team wins over four years, two runnerup SEC finishes and two top eight finishes in the NCAA Championships … Winn would win three titles over her career and Moore would score one title ... Then New Orleans Times-Picayune golf writer Dave LeGarde nicknamed the trio “The Three Amigas.”
1999 – LSU was back in the NCAA Championships for the first time in back-toback years, finishing 10th.
2000 – LSU finished second in the SECs and easily advanced to another championship round, this time in Sunriver, Ore. … LSU would finish 10th again … Sophomore Meredith Duncan rallied from 82 in the first round to play the last 38 holes in 2-under par to finish in a tie for seventh place … Senior Lisette Lee would become LSU’s first winner of the prestigious LPGA Diana Shore Award.
2001-02 – The Tigers in 2001 would again finish second in the SEC championships and advanced to the NCAA Championships where they finished 12th … Katy Harris became the second LSU golfer to finish third in the national championships shooting 1-under for 72 holes … In the summer, Meredith Duncan, won the United States Women’s Amateur … She would earn three All-American honors, the 1992 Diana Shore Award and Duncan and Harris would finish their careers as the only LSU players to play in the NCAA Championships all four years.
2002 – Since 1998, the Lady Tigers had the luxury of their own home course at the University Club. Now in 2002, the Golf House opened on the team practice range providing both teams at LSU dressing room, coaches’ offices, meeting space and added all-weather practice facilities that would greatly benefit the programs.
2006, 2008, 2009 – LSU makes appearances in the NCAA Women’s Championships.
2008- Coach Bahnsen inducted in NGCA Hall of Fame. 2011 – LSU freshman Austin Ernst wins the first individual championship for LSU in women’s golf the first by any LSU golfer, male or female, in 70 years … Ernst has a hole-in-one early in her final round en route to a 6-under 66 … LSU with Ernst, Megan McChrystal, Jacqueline Hedwall, Tessa Teachman and Amalie Valle, finished third in the team event, the Lady Tigers best ever finish.
2012 – LSU would make it back-to-back third place team finishes, missing by just two strokes as Tessa Teachman finishes her career with a strong third place finish … Teachman, Austin Ernst, Madelene Sagstrom, Lindsay Gahm and Jacqueline Hedwall made up the lineup for this finish.
2014- Junior Madelene Sagstrom becomes just the sixth LSU golfer to earn two first-team All-SEC honors.
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BATON ROUGE LSU’s home course, The University Club, will again be the site of post-season NCAA golf for both the LSU men’s and women’s golf teams in 2016 and 2017. The Club, which opened in October 1988, will host one of the four NCAA Women’s Regional tournaments in 2016 and will also host one of the six NCAA Men’s Regional events one year later in 2017. The course underwent a nine-month renovation in 2009-10 giving the home of LSU’s national-ranked golf programs a renowned par72 layout that has been praised nationally for its challenges for golfers of all levels. The course at the University Club was re-designed under the guidance of LSU legend and PGA Tour pro David Toms and noted golf course architect Jim Lipe, who designed the original University Club layout in 1988. The course is carved into nearly 300 acres of land just seven miles south of the LSU campus on Nicholson Drive. The course was built on land donated to the Tiger Athletic Foundation and subsequently leased to The University Club. For the LSU women, the 2016 tournament will mark the fourth time the Lady Tigers and LSU have hosted the regionals in Baton Rouge. LSU
hosted the first ever women’s regional in 1993 at Santa Maria and hosted the regional at the U-Club in 2002 and 2007. LSU also has hosted a Southeastern Conference championship event on the layout in 2004. For the LSU men, their first chance to host post season came in 2013 as they advanced to the NCAA Championships. Both the 2016 and 2017 events will advance teams to their respective national championships which are now played at both stroke play and match play with the finals televised by The Golf Channel.
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1979-1980 LSU’s First Women’s Golf Team
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1982-83
TOURNAMENT FINAL-SCORE Susie Maxwell Berning Inv., Okla. City, Okla. 16th–970 Lady Seminole Invitational, Tallahassee, Fla. 9th–977 Lady Tar Heel Invitational, Chapel Hill, N.C. t15th–1027 Tiger-Tide Invitational, Meridian, Miss. 6th–664 LSU-Alabama-Okla. Triangular, Baton Rouge, La. 2nd–333 Betsy Rawls Invitational, Austin, Texas 18th–993 Lamar Invitational, Beaumont, Texas –972 Women’s Southern Intercollegiate, Athens, Ga. 17th–665
Susie Maxwell Berning Classic, Okla. City, Okla. Lady Seminole Invitational, Tallahassee, Fla. Taylor Made Women’s Invitational, Memphis, Tenn. Lamar Women’s Invitational, Beaumont, Texas Florida Lady Gator, Gainesville, Fla. LSU-Fairwood Invitational, Baton Rouge, La. Rollins-Peggy Kirk Bell Inv., Winter Park, Fla. Women’s Southern Intercollegiate, Athens, Ga. SEC Championships, Pine Mountain, Ga.
1980-81
1983-84
Susie Maxwell Berning Classic, Okla. City, Okla. Lady Seminole Invitational, Tallahassee, Fla. Lady Tar Heel Invitational, Chapel Hill, N.C. Houston Baptist Invitational, Houston, Texas SEC Championships, Auburn, Ala. AIAW Championships, Athens, Ga.
10th–959 5th–909 t8th–963 9th–956 3rd–910 21st–969
1981-82 Susie Maxwell Berning Classic, Okla. City, Okla. Lady Seminole, Tallahassee, Fla. Eagle Scoremaster, Memphis, Tenn. Lady Gator Invitational, Gainesville, Fla. Monterrey Invitational, Monterrey, Mexico LSU-Fairwood Invitational, Baton Rouge, La. SEC Championships, Pine Mountain, Ga. NCAA Championships, Stanford, Calif.
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8th–307-311-317–935 7th–303-305-307–915 2nd–298-312-302–912 5th–312-158-310–780 7th–308-320–628 t3rd–309-318–627 3rd–319-309-304–932 10th–321-317-316–954 5th–315-313-318–946
11th–959 8th–928 t13th–946 4th–944 12th–1003 3rd–953 5th–958 4th–932 7th–977 13th–985 5th–933
YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 1984-85 Susie Maxwell Berning Classic, Norman, Okla. Lady Seminole Invitational, Tallahassee, Fla. Memphis State Tournament, Memphis, Tenn. Alabama-Seascape Invitational, Destin, Fla. Lamar Lady Cardinal, Wildwood, Texas Lady Gator Invitational, Gainesville, Fla. LSU-Lou Besson Invitational, Baton Rouge Hudson Industries Invitational, Eufala, Ala. Fall Creek Falls Classic, Pikeville, Tenn. Women’s Southern Intercollegiate, Athens, Ga. SEC Championships, Pine Mountain, Ga.
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1989-90 4th–956 13th–940 t12th–666 12th–644 8th–978 9th–932 1st–602 12th–948 2nd–945 12th–957 6th–940
Beacon Woods Invitational, Bayonet Point, Fla. Tiger-Tide Invitational, Destin, Fla. Lamar Lady Cardinal Invitational, Wildwood, Texas Pat Bradley Invitational, Miami, Fla. OSU-Guadalajara Inter., Guadalajara, Mexico Lady Gator Invitational, Gainesville, Fla. LSU-Fairwood Invitational, Baton Rouge, La. Earl Stewart Lady Mustang, Dallas, Texas Lady Jaguar Invitational, Mobile, Ala. SEC Championships, Greensboro, Ga.
3rd–302-303-310–915 5th–306-312-298–916 t5th–313-312-316–941 4th–313-323-309–945 10th–334-318-314–966 8th–318-317-321–956 6th–322-306–628 t4th–344-315-325–984 1st–303-317-306–926 t3rd–313-311–624
1990-91 1985-86 Lady Seminole Invitational, Tallahassee, Fla. Memphis Women’s Inter., Memphis, Tenn. Alabama-Seascape Invitational, Destin, Fla. Lamar Lady Cardinal Inv., Wildwood, Texas Lady Gator Invitational, Gainesville, Fla. LSU-Fairwood Invitational, Baton Rouge, La. Hudson Industries Invitational, Eufala, Ala. SMU Lady Mustang, Dallas, Texas Peggy Kirk Bell Inv., Winter Springs, Fla. Women’s Southern Intercollegiate, Athens, Ga. SEC Championships, Calloway Gardens, Ga. NCAA Championships, Columbus, Ohio
2nd–306-291-297–894 1st–305-306-301–912 2nd–302-309–611 1st–298-299–597 6th–308-306-308–922 1st–311-309-304–924 3rd–305-308-314–929 3rd–301-298-311–910 1st–299-310-310–919 1st–310-296-300–906 5th–307-314-329–940 9th–300-303-306-308–1217
1986-87 Roadrunner Invitational, Las Cruces, N.M. Lady Seminole Invitational, Tallahassee, Fla. Memphis State Invitational, Memphis, Tenn. Tiger-Tide Invitational, Destin, Fla. Lady Cardinal Invitational, Wildwood, Texas Lady Gator Invitational, Gainesville, Fla. LSU-Fairwood Invitational, Baton Rouge, La. Lady Mustang Invitational, Dallas, Texas Gulf Shores Invitational, Gulf Shores, Ala. Lady Paladin Invitational, Greenville, S.C. Women’s Southern Intercollegiate, Athens, Ga. SEC Championships, Callaway Gardens, Ga.
4th–310-311-315–936 3rd–314-304-315–933 2nd–313-303-302–918 3rd–315-303-304–922 2nd–310-305-309–924 11th–323 5th–309-323–632 10th–326-336-313–975 1st–308-308–616 2nd–306-307-302–915 9th–319-322-318–959 5th–323-313-307–943
Neva McCall Intercollegiate, Tuscaloosa, Ala. Beacon Woods Invitational, Bayonet Point, Fla. Tiger-Tide Intercollegiate, Destin, Fla. FIU-Pat Bradley, Miami, Fla. Lady Gator Invitational, Gainesville, Fla. McDonald’s UCF Rotary Classic, Orlando, Fla. LSU-Fairwood Invitational, Baton Rouge, La. Earl Stewart Lady Mustang, Dallas, Texas South Ala. Intercollegiate, Gulf Shores, Ala. SEC Championship, Lexington, Ky.
1st–316-326-318–960 4th–300-303-303–906 10th–331-313-313–957 3rd–319-306-308–933 3rd–326-318-312–956 t4th–321-315–636 3rd–307-324-300–931 4th–309-309-311–929 1st–298-310-310–918 5th–326-312-313–951
1991-92 Roadrunner Invitational, Las Cruces, N.M. Ping Lady Sun Devil, Tempe, Ariz. Beacon Woods Invitational, Bayonet Point, Fla. Tiger-Tide Invitational, Destin, Fla. Betsy Rawls Invitational, Austin, Texas LSU-Fairwood Invitational, Baton Rouge, La. SMU Round Up, Dallas, Texas South Ala. Intercollegiate, Gulf Shores, Ala. SEC Championships, Baton Rouge, La.
8th–316-319-312–947 10th–317-312-305–934 9th–326-325-317–968 3rd–310-327-330–967 16th–332-326-328–986 3rd–315-309-301–925 8th–315-325-325–965 1st–290-300-296–886 1st–295-302-295–892
1987-88 Roadrunner/Diet Coke, Las Cruces, N. M. Dick McGuire Invitational, Albuquerque, N. M. Beacon Woods Invitational, Tarpon Springs, Fla. Tiger-Tide Invitational, Destin, Fla. Lamar Lady Cardinal Inv., Wildwood, Texas Lady Gator Invitational, Gainesville, Fla. LSU-Fairwood Invitational, Baton Rouge, La. SMU Lady Mustang, Dallas, Texas USA-Gulf Shores Invitational, Gulf Shores, Ala. Women’s Southern Intercollegiate, Athens, Ga. SEC Championships, Gulf Breeze, Fla.
12th–317-308-302–927 t9th–310-328-311–949 7th –312-303-318–933 5th –325-311-322–958 1st –302-309-321–932 4th –317-318–635 3rd –315-315-309–939 10th–314-312-358–984 2nd –309-303-308–920 4th –319-305-315–939 3rd –294-295-301–890
1988-89 Roadrunner/Diet Coke, Las Cruces, N. M. Dick McGuire Invitational, Albuquerque, N. M. South Florida/Beacon Woods, Bayonet Point, Fla.t Pat Bradley Invitational, Miami, Fla. Lamar Lady Cardinal Invitational, Wildwood, Texas Lady Gator Invitational, Gainesville, Fla. LSU-Fairwood Invitational, Baton Rouge, La. Lady Mustang, Dallas, Texas South Alabama-Gulf Shores Inv., Gulf Shores, Ala. SEC Championship, Ponte Vedra, Fla.
6th–976 13th–974 7th–939 t7th–953 6th–945 11th–981 8th–934 6th–986 3rd–923 6th–949
1985-1986 9th Place NCAA Championships
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1995-1996 8th Place NCAA Championships
1992-93 Lady Seminole Invitational, Tallahassee, Fla. NCAA Preview, Athens, Ga. UCLA Invitational, Temecula, Calif. Carolyn Cudone Intercollegiate, Myrtle Beach, SC Betsy Rawls Classic, Austin, Texas LSU-Fairwood Invitational, Baton Rouge, La. Ping-ASU Women’s Invitational, Tempe, Ariz. South Alabama Invitational, Gulf Shores, Ala. SEC Championships, Oxford, Miss. NCAA East Regionals, Baton Rouge, La.
4th–317-308-304–929 18th–331-328-320–979 10th–316-338-324–978 8th–327-323-327–977 17th–351-345–696 7th–319-320–639 t14th–317-315-325–957 3rd–317-305-316–938 8th–319-315–634 15th–317-317-312–946
1993-94 Lady Seminole Invitational, Tallahassee, Fla. Beacon Woods Invitational, Bayonet Point, Fla. Tiger-Tide Women’s Intercollegiate, Destin, Fla. Carolyn Cudone Intercollegiate, Myrtle Beach, SC Lady Gator Invitational, Gainesville, Fla. Betsy Rawls Classic, Austin, Texas LSU-Fairwood Invitational, Baton Rouge Ping-ASU Women’s Invitational, Tempe, Ariz. SEC Championships, West Point, Miss.
6th–312-305-312–929 5th–311-308-304–923 1st–305-313–618 12th–326-324-331–981 8th–319-314-315–948 13th–344-331-327–1002 t6th–314-317-319–950 15th–326-316-314–956 8th–322-304-312–938
1994-95 Lady Seminole Invitational, Tallahassee, Fla. Beacon Woods Invitational, Bayonet Point, Fla. Carolyn Cudone Intercollegiate, Myrtle Beach, SC NCAA Preview, Wilmington, N.C. Lady Gator Invitational, Gainesville, Fla. LSU-Fairwood Invitational, Baton Rouge, La. Ping-ASU Women’s Invitational, Tempe, Ariz. Liz Murphey Collegiate, Athens, Ga. SEC Championships, Franklin, Tenn. NCAA East Regional, Bartlett, Tenn.
1st–309-300–609 6th–307-309-312–928 3rd–306-296-301–903 t7th–325-319-306–950 6th–318-317-311–946 1st–299-299-302–900 12th–326-309-306–941 5th–319-310-315–944 3rd–307-314-317–938 17th–313-320-309–942
1995-96 Rolex Fall Preview, La Quinta, Calif. Auburn Lady Tiger Intercollegiate, Auburn, Ala.
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Lady Seminole Invitational, Tallahassee, Fla. Carolyn Cudone Intercollegiate, Myrtle Beach, SC Arizona Invitational, Tucson, Ariz. Lady Gator Invitational, Gainesville, Fla. LSU-Fairwood Invitational, Baton Rouge, La. Liz Murphey Collegiate, Athens, Ga. SEC Championships, Knoxville, Tenn. NCAA East Regional, Auburn, Ala. NCAA Championships, La Quinta, Calif.
1st–306-293-305–904 1st–306-301-306–913 7th–306-304-298–908 2nd–295-290-299–884 2nd–295-302-296–893 2nd–315-304-300–919 2nd–308-300–608 7th–308-319-298–925 8th–321-315-310-316–1262
1996-97 Auburn Tiger Invitational, Auburn, Ala. Lady Tar Heel Invitational, Chapel Hill, N.C. Rolex NCAA Fall Preview Golf World/Palmetto Dunes, Hilton Head, S.C. Texas A&M Classic, College Station, Texas SunTrust/Lady Gator, Gainesville, Fla. LSU-Fairwood Invitational, Baton Rouge, La. Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic, Athens, Ga. SEC Championships, Columbia, S.C. NCAA East Regional, Bloomington, Ill.
1st–297-298–595 4th–305-303-305–913 11th–333-321-311–965 2nd–301-308-309–918 1st–316-301-313–930 1st–295-298-296–889 2nd–297-301-306–904 4th–308-300-313–921 2nd–314-295-296–905 12th–321-337-309–96
1997-98 NCAA Rolex Fall Preview, Madison, Wisc. Auburn Tiger Invitational, Opelika, Ala. Mercedes-Benz Championships, Knoxville, Tenn. Stanford Intercollegiate, Palo Alto, Calif. Rolex National Match Play, Vero Beach. Fla. Golf World Invitational, Hilton Head, S.C. SunTrust Lady Gator Inv., Gainesville, Fla. LSU-Fairwood Invitational, Baton Rouge, La. Rainbow Wahine Invitational, Honolulu, Haw. Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic, Athens, Ga. SEC Women’s Championship, Birmingham, Ala. NCAA East Reg. Championships, Durham, N.C. NCAA Division I Championships, Madison, Wisc.
6th–308-302-307–917 2nd–296-290-293–879 2nd–306-305-298–909 5th–299-292-302–893 3rd–def. UCLA, 4.5-0.5 lost to Duke, 3-2 def. Tulsa, 3-2 t6th–307-312-302–921 4th–296-289-300–885 1st–302-294-294–890 3rd–302-295-310–907 9th–316-316-311–943 2nd–302-302-295–899 3rd–297-296-311–904 5th–291-301-301-294–1187
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1997-1998 5th Place NCAA Championships
1998-1999 Auburn Tiger Invitational, Opelika., Ala. Bama NCAA Fall Preview, Tulsa, Okla. Mercedes-Benz Championships, Knoxville, Tenn. Rolex National Match Play, Vero Beach, Fla. Golf World/Palmetto Dunes, Hilton Head, SC SunTrust Lady Gator Inv., Gainesville, Fla. LSU-Fairwood Invitational, Baton Rouge, La. Lady Gamecock Classic, Columbia, S.C. Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic, Athens, Ga. SEC Women’s Championship, Opelika, Ala. NCAA East Regional, Columbia, S.C. NCAA Division I Championships, Tulsa, Okla.
5th–298-300–598 15th–317-314–631 11th–304-305-320–929 5th–def. Texas, 3.5-1.5; lost to Duke 5-0; lost to Arizona 10th–316-311-303–930 4th–307-309–616 3rd–315-311–626 4th–313-298–611 2nd–308-308-300–916 4th–308-311-299–918 3rd–299-292-302–893 10th–303-314-306–923
1999-2000 NCAA Fall Preview, Sunriver, Ore. Lady Buckeye Fall Invitational, Columbus, Ohio Mercedes-Benz Championship, Knoxville, Tenn. Golf World/Palmetto Dunes Invit., Hilton Head, SC SunTrust Lady Gator, Gainesville, Fla. Lady Gamecock Classic, Columbia, S.C.
9th–314-303-300–917 4th–313-310-308–931 6th–302-308-331–921 5th–290-303-299–892 3rd–312-304-304–920 2nd–310-305-304–919
1999-2000 10th Place NCAA Championships
Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic, Athens, Ga. LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic, Baton Rouge, La. SEC Women’s Championships, Rogers, Ark. NCAA East Regional, Columbus, Ohio NCAA Division I Championships, Sunriver, Ore.
2nd–297-294-301–892 1st–304-310-304–918 2nd–321-302-298–921 5th–303-298-302–903 10th–313-298-302-303–1216
2000-01 Auburn Tiger-Derby Invitational, Auburn, Ala. 4th–303-309-301–913 NCAA Fall Preview, Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla. 8th–307-310–617 Mercedes-Benz Championships, Knoxville, Tenn. 4th–304-305-311–920 GolfWorld/Palmetto Dunes, Hilton Head, S.C. 11th–307-293-306–906 CGF Match Play, Estero, Fla. 5th–Lost to Southern Cal, 4-1; won over Pepperdine on tiebreaker; lost to Auburn on tiebreaker SunTrust Lady Gator, Gainesville, Fla. 5th–305-288-305–898 Lady Gamecock Classic, Columbia, S.C. 3rd–301-300-312–913 Dr. Thompson Rainbow Wahine, Honolulu 3rd–304-301-295–900 LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic, Baton Rouge, La. 1st–295-286-283–864 SEC Women’s Championship, Athens, Ga. 2nd–287-289-301–877 NCAA Central Regional, West Lafayette, Ind. 6th–305-305-318–928 NCAA Div. I Championships, Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla. 12th–304-303-298-305–1210
2000-2001 12th Place NCAA Championships
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2007-2008 15th Place NCAA Championships
2005-2006 23rd Place NCAA Championships
2001-02
2005-06
Mason Rudolph Championships, Nashville, Tenn. NCAA Fall Preview, Auburn, Wash. Mercedes-Benz Women’s, Knoxville, Tenn. Lady Paladin Invitational, Greenville, S. C. SunTrust Lady Gator, Gainesville, Fla. Lady Gamecock Classic, Columbia, S. C. Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic, Athens, Ga. LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic, Baton Rouge, La. SEC Women’s Championships, Athens, Ga. NCAA East Regional, Baton Rouge, La.
7th–313-301-303–917 T6th–302-300–602 8th–299-306-323–928 3rd–302-306-301–909 5th–298-316-311–925 12th–302-319-310–931 14th–311-320-310–941 2nd–297-293-305–895 8th–303-313-305–921 12th–297-303-301–898
2002-03 Mason Rudolph Champ., Nashville, Tenn. Mercedes-Benz Women’s Knoxville, Tenn. Furman Lady Paladin, Greenville, S. C. Auburn “The Derby”, Auburn, Ala. Lady Puerto Rico Classic, San Juan Lady Gamecock Classic, Columbia, S. C. Bryan National, Browns Summit, N. C. LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic, Baton Rouge, La. SEC Women’s Championship, Lexington, Ky.
14th–328-319-316–963 T14th–327 326-328–981 11th–307-305-308–920 13th–311 322-319–952 13th–309-310-313–932 T11th–320–320 15th–314-311–625 4th–300-299-308–907 10th–324-326-325–975
2003-04 UA-Rhoads Intercollegiate, Tuscaloosa, Ala. Price’s Intercollegiate, Las Cruces, N.M. Mercedes-Benz Women’s, Knoxville, Tenn. Furman Lady Paladin, Greenville, S. C. Tulane Nokia Sugar Bowl Inv., New Orleans Central District Regional, Parrish, Fla. LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic, Baton Rouge Lady Gamecock Classic, Columbia, S. C. SEC Women’s Championship, Baton Rouge NCAA East Regional, Howey-In-The-Hills, Fla.
3rd–305-311–617 3rd–301-303-286–890 t10th–301-309-309–919 4th–304-293-303–900 2nd–303-306-320–929 1st–295-298-310–903 3rd–301-306-306–913 7th–311-317-311–939 t2nd–299-293-289–881 12th–319-305-306–930
2004-05 Cougar Classic, Hanahan, S.C. Mason Rudolph Champ., Nashville, Tenn. Mercedes-Benz Women’s, Knoxville, Tenn. SEC/ACC Challenge, Destin, Fla. Central District Regional, Parrish, Fla. Lady Gamecock Classic, Columbia, S.C. LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic, Baton Rouge Liz Murphey Collegiate, Athens, Ga. SEC Women’s Championships, Tunica, Miss. NCAA Central Regional, Lubbock, Texas
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1st–288-295-290–873 7th–296-300-297–893 5th–302-297-299–898 3rd–299-290-290–879 4th–303-296-298–897 t4th–309-316-322–947 1st–296-290-293–879 2nd–300-300-305–905 t4th–303-293-310–906 10th–298-316-303–917
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Cougar Classic Lady Tar Heel, Chapel HIll, N.C. Chrysler Challenge, Destin, Fla. Auburn “The Derby”, Auburn, Ala. Central District Invitational, Parrish, Fla. LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic, Baton Rouge Dr. Donnis Thompson Inv., Honolulu, Hawaii Bryan Park Golf Course, Browns Summitt, N.C. SEC Women’s Championships, Nashville, Tenn. Lady Buckeye Spring Invite, Dublin, Ohio NCAA East Regional, Browns Summitt, N.C. NCAA Div. I Championships, Columbus, Ohio
7th--306--297--294-- 897 t12th--316-298-310 -- 924 4th--309-303-304 -- 916 10th--308-310-299 -- 917 6th--304-309-308 -- 921 2nd--298-290-287 -- 875 3rd--294-318-293 -- 905 16th--314-324-300 -- 938 7th--302-300-298 --900 7th--293-300-301 -- 894 2nd--288-288-294 -- 870 23rd--298-307-319-308 -- 1232
2006-07 Cougar Classic, Hanahan, S. C. Mason Rudolph Championship, Nashville, Tenn. Lady Tar Heel, Chapel Hill, N.C. Auburn “The Derby”, Auburn, Ala. National Match Play, Orlando, Fla. Central District Invitational, Parrish, Fla. UCF Challenge, Orlando, Fla. LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic, Baton Rouge Liz Murphey Collegiate, Athens, Ga. Bryan National Collegiate, Browns Summitt, N.C. SEC Women’s Championships, West Point, Miss. NCAA East Regionals, Baton Rouge, La.
4th -- 295-284-299 -- 878 11th -- 298-296-302 -- 896 13th -- 319-310-301 -- 930 5th -- 305-305 -- 610 d. Wake Forest, 4-1; lost to Vanderbilt, 3.5-1.5; d. Arkansas, 4-1; lost to Auburn, 4-1 6th -- 310-298-301 -- 909 7th -- 312-300-309 -- 921 8th -- 307-305-294 -- 906 11th -- 301-306-304 -- 911 12th -- 311-314-304 -- 940 7th -- 294-303-302 -- 899 14th -- 287-295-299 -- 881
2007-08 Cougar Classic, Hanahan, S.C. Mason Rudolph Championships, Franklin, Tenn. Mercedes-Benz Championship, Knoxville, Tenn. UA-Ann Rhodes Intercollegiate, Tuscaloosa, Ala. Lady Puerto Rico Classic, San Juan, Puerto Rico UCF Challenge, Sorrento, Fla. LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic, Baton Rouge, La. Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic, Athens, Ga. Crimson Tide Classic, Tuscaloosa, Ala. SEC Women’s Championships, Loudon, Tenn NCAA Central Regional Tournament, Austin Texas NCAA Division I Championship, Albuquerque, N.M.
5th -- 286-299-298 -- 883 16th -- 293-308-306 -- 907 9th -- 295-299-294 -- 888 10th -- 304-304-304 -- 912 2nd -- 297-290-296 -- 883 9th -- 290-294-294 -- 878 2nd -- 300-300-290 -- 890 9th -- 297-316-315 -- 928 2nd -- 312-296-295 -- 903 6th -- 310-310-300 -- 920 8th -- 300-302-300 -- 902 15th -- 300-315-312-295 -- 1222
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2010-2011 3rd Place NCAA Championships
2011-2012 3rd Place NCAA Championships
2008-09
2011-2012
Cougar Classic, Hanahan. S.C. 5th -- 297-290-291 -- 878 Mercedes Benz Collegiate, Knoxville, Ten.. 1st -- 291-293-281 -- 865 Auburn Derby Invitational, Auburn, Ala. 7th -- 314-300-297 -- 911 Central District Invitational, Parrish, Fla. 2nd -- 292-297-296 -- 885 UCF Challenge, Sorrento, Fla. 6th -- 286-302-289 -- 877 LSU Golf Classic, Baton Rouge, La. 3rd -- 287-297-283 -- 867 Liz Murphey Collegiate, Athens, Ga. 6th -- 305 -- 305 Bryan Park National Collegiate, Browns Summitt, N.C. 1st -- 290-302-295 -- 887 SEC Women’s Golf Championship, Blytheville, S.C. 5th -- 301-286-299 -- 886 NCAA West Regional, Tempe, Ariz. 3rd -- 295-288-285 -- 868 NCAA Division I Championship, Owings Mills, Md. 12th -- 302-304-309-304 -- 1219
Cougar Classic, Charleston, S.C. Mason Rudolph Fall Preview, Franklin, Tenn. Tar Heel Invitational, Chapel Hill, N.C. Mercedes-Benz SEC/Pac 10, Knoxville, Tenn. Lady Puerto Rico Classic, Rio Grandre, PR Central District Invitational, Parrish, Fla. LSU Tiger Golf Classic, Baton Rouge, La. PING/ASU Invitational SEC Women’s Golf Championship, Fayetteville, Ark. NCAA West Regional, Erie, Colo. NCAA Championships, Franklin, Tenn.
2009-10
2012-13
NGCA Match PLay Championship Mason Rudolph Women’s Championship Mercedes Benz Collegiate, Knoxville, Ten.. Landfall Tradition/NCAA Preview Central District Invitational, Parrish, Fla. Kinderlou Forest Challenge, Valdosta, Ga. Tiger-Wave Golf Classic, New Orleans, La. Bryan National Collegiate, Greensboro, N.C. SEC Women’s Golf Championship, Blytheville, S.C. NCAA West Regional, Tempe, Ariz.
HISTORY
3rd (qual) 299-291 -- 590 QF -- def. Georgia, 4-1 SF -- def. Florida, 3-2 Finals -- def. Auburn, 3.5-1.5 6th -- 286-283 -- 569 t11th -- 306-301-303 -- 910 t11th -- 307-298-307 -- 912 5th -- 295-303-300 -- 898 9th -- 299-308-308 -- 915 4th -- 294-307-300 -- 901 8th -- 306-295-289 -- 890 6th -- 284-290-292 -- 866 9th -- 302-295-307 -- 904
2010-11 NCAA Fall Preview, Bryan, Texas 2nd -- 287-283-280 -- 850 Mason Rudolph Championship, Franklin, Tenn. 1st -- 278-282-283 -- 843 Tar Heel Invitational, Chapel Hill, N.C. 2nd -- 285-285-278 -- 848 Pac 10-SEC Challenge, Palo Alto, Calif. 13th -- 316-293-298 -- 907 Central District Invitational, Parrish, Fla. 2nd -- 293-290-294 -- 877 Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate -- New Orleans, La. 9th -- 291-302-294 -- 887 LSU Tiger Golf Classic, Baton Rouge, La. 6th -- 300-305-297 -- 902 Liz Murphey Collegiate, Athens, Ga. t13th -- 315-309-290 -- 914 SEC Women’s Golf Championship, Auburn, Ala. 3rd -- 287-300-300 -- 887 NCAA Central Regional, Notre Dame, Ind. 2nd -- 295-303-296 -- 894 NCAA Championships, Bryan, Texas 3rd -- 292-296-303-290 -- 1181
Cougar Classic, Hanahan, S.C. Liz Murphey NCAA Fall Preview, Athens, Ga. Ruth’s Chris Lady Tar Heel, Chapel Hill, N.C. The Alamo Invitational, San Antonio, Texas Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate, New Orleans, La. Darius Rucker Intercollegiate LSU Tiger Golf Classic, Baton Rouge, La. Rebel Intercollegiate, Oxford, Miss. SEC Women’s CHampionships, Birmingham, Ala. NCAA Women’s West Regional, Stanford, Calif.
1st -- 280-291-277--848 11th -- 303-300-293 -- 896 1st -- 284-285-287 -- 856 15th -- 307-295-298 -- 900 1st -- 294-292-298 -- 884 4th -- 291-301-293 -- 885 2nd -- 295-292-295 -- 882 9th -- 294-285-306 -- 885 7th -- 310-309-318 -- 937 t1st -- 290-296-287 -- 873 3rd -- 293-294-297-289 -- 1173
18th -- 303-292-307 -- 902 t14th -- 305-300-298 -- 903 8th -- 294-302-297 -- 893 8th -- 291-297-293 -- 881 6th -- 291-301 -- 592 t2nd -- 295-286-299 -- 880 3rd -- 306-294-312 -- 912 t6th -- 291-294-303 -- 888 t7th -- 303-311-309 -- 923 t2th -- 301-300-296 -- 897
2013-14 Cougar Classic, Hanahan, S. C. Schooner Fall Classic, Norman, Okla. Tar Heel Invitational, Chapel Hill, N. C. The Alamo Invitational, San Antonio, Texas Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate, New Orleans, La. Darius Rucker Intercollegiate, Hilton Head, S.C. LSU Tiger Golf Classic, Baton Rouge, La. SMU/DAC Invitational, Dallas, Texas SEC Women’s Championships, Birmingham, Ala. NCAA Central Regional, Stillwater, Okla.
11th – 295-291-301 – 887 T3rd – 295-291-290 – 876 11th – 295-298-294 – 887 2nd – 285-279-284 –848 8th – 291-293-288 – 872 T3rd – 297-296-292 – 885 4th – 304-302-299 – 905 2nd – 301-294 – 595 5th – 295-297-306 – 898 20th – 309-313-314 – 936
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ERNST Team Low 18-Hole Rounds (Top 50) 1. 277 - Cougar Classic, 9/11-13/2011 (3rd round) 2. 278 - Mason Rudolph Championship, 9/24-26/10 (1st round) 278 - Tar Heel Invitational, 10/08-10/2010 (3rd round) 4. 279 - The Alamo Invitational, 10/27-29/2013 (2nd round) 5. 280 - Cougar Classic, 9/11-13/2011 (1st round) 280 - NCAA Fall Preview, 9/13-15/10 (3rd round) 7. 281 - Mercedes Benz Collegiate, 10/10-12/2008 (3rd round) 8. 282 - Mason Rudolph Championship, 9/24-26/10 (2nd round) 9. 283 - NCAA Fall Preview, 9/13-15/10 (2nd round) 283 - Mason Rudolph Championship, 9/24-26/10 (3rd round) 283 - Mason Rudolph Women’s Championship, 9/25-27/2009 (2nd round) 283 - LSU Golf Classic, 3/13-15/09 (3rd round) 283 – LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic, 4/4-6/01 (3rd round) 14. 284 - Tar Heel Invitational, 10/7-9/11 (1st round) 284 - The Alamo Invitational, 10/27-29/2013 (3rd round) 284 - SEC Women’s Championships, 4/16-18/2010 (1st round) 284 - Cougar Classic, College of Charleston, 9/20/2006 (2nd round) 18. 285 - The Alamo Invitational, 10/27-29/2013 (1st round) 285 - Tar Heel Invitational, 10/7-9/11 (2nd round) 285 - PING/ASU Invitational, 3/30-4/1/2012 (2nd round) 285 - Tar Heel Invitational, 10/08-10/2010 (1st round) 285 - Tar Heel Invitational, 10/08-10/2010 (2nd round) 285 - NCAA West Regional, 5/7-9/2009 (3rd round) 24. 286 - UCF Challenge, 3/9-10/2009 (1st round) 286 - SEC Women’s Golf Championships, 4/20/2009 (2nd round) 286 - Darius Rucker Intercollegiate, 3/08-10/2013 (2nd round) 286 - Mason Rudolph Women’s Championship, 9/25-27/2009 (1st round) 286 - Cougar Classic, 9/09-11/2007 (1st round) 286 – LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic, 4/4-6/01 (2nd round) 30. 287 - Tar Heel Invitational, 10/7-9/11 (3rd round) 287 - NCAA West Regional, 5/10-12/2012 (3rd round) 287 - NCAA Fall Preview, 9/13-15/10 (1st round) 287 - SEC Women’s Golf Championship, 4/15-17/2011 (1st round) 287 - LSU Golf Classic, 3/13-15/09 (1st round) 287 - NCAA East Regional, 5/14/2007 (1st round) 287 - LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic, 3/3-5/2006 (3rd round) 287 – SEC Championships, 4/20-22/01 (1st round) 38. 288 - NCAA West Regional, 5/7-9/2009 (2nd round) 288 - Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate, 2/24-25/2014 (3rd round) 288 - NCAA East Regional, 5/11-13/2006 (1st round) 288 - NCAA East Regional, 5/11-13/2006 (2nd round) 288 – Cougar Classic, 9/13-14/2004 (1st round) 288 – SunTrust Lady Gator, 2/23-25/01 (2nd round) 44. 289 - NCAA Women’s Championships, 5/22-25/2012 (4th round) 289 - Bryan National Collegiate, 4/2-4/2010 (3rd round) 289 - UCF Challenge, 3/9-10/2009 (3rd round) 289 – SEC Championships, 4/19-21/04 (3rd round) 289 – SEC Championships, 4/20-22/01 (2nd round) 49. 290 - 11 times Team Low 54 Score 1. 843 (278-282-283) Mason Rudolph Championship 2. 848 (280-291-277) Cougar Classic 2. 848 (285-285-278) Tar Heel Invitational 4. 850 (287-283-280) NCAA Fall Preview 5. 856 (284-285-287) Lady Tar Heel 6. 864 (295-286-283) LSU/Cleveland Golf 7. 865 (291-293-281), Mercedes Benz Championship 8. 866 (284-290-292), SEC Women’s Championship 9. 867 (287-293-283), LSU Golf Classic 10. 868 (295-288-285), NCAA West Regionals 11. 870 (288-288-294) NCAA East Regionals 12. 873 (290-296-287) NCAA West Regionals 13. 873 (288-295-290), Cougar Classic 14. 875 (298-290-287), LSU/Cleveland Golf
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Team Low 72 Score 1. 1173 (293-294-297-289) NCAA Champs. (Franklin, Tenn.) 2. 1181 (292-296-303-290) NCAA Champs. (Bryan, Texas) 3. 1187 (291-301-301-294), NCAA Champs. (Madison, Wisc) 4. 1210 (304-303-298-305), NCAA Champs. (Howey-in-Hills, Fla.) 5. 1216 (313-298-302-303), NCAA Champs. (Sunriver, Ore.) 6. 1217 (300-303-306-308), NCAA Champs. (Columbus, Ohio) 7. 1219 (302-304-309-304), NCAA Champs. (Owings Mill, Md.) 8. 1222 (300-315-312-295), NCAA Champs. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 9. 1232 (298-307-319-308), NCAA Champs. (Columbus, Ohio) 10. 1262 (321-315-310-316), NCAA Champs. (LaQuinta, Calif.) 11. 1276, NCAA Championships (Stanford, Calif.)
2012 2011 1998 2001 2000 1986 2009 2008 2006 1996 1982
Individual Top 50 Low Rounds (Based on strokes under par) 1. 64 (-8) - Megan McChrystal, NCAA D1 Championship, 5/18-21/10 (4th round) 2. 65 (-7) - Megan McChrystal, NCAA Fall Preview, 9/13-15/10 (3rd round) 65 (-7) - Katy Harris, SEC Women’s Championships, 4/20-22/01 (2nd round) 4. 66 (-6) - Austin Ernst, NCAA Championships, 5/18-21/11 (2nd round) 66 (-6) - Austin Ernst, NCAA Championships, 5/18-21/11 (4th round) 66 (-6) - Megan McChrystal, Tar Heel Invitational, 10/08-10/10 (3rd round) 7. 65 (-5) - Caroline Nistrup, Schooner Fall Classic, 10/05-07/13 (2nd round) 67 (-5) - Caroline Nistrup, Tar Heel Invitational, 10/11-13/13 (2nd round) 67 (-5) - Austin Ernst, Cougar Classic, 9/11-13/11 (1st round) 67 (-5) - Tessa Teachman, Cougar Classic, 9/11-13/11 (1st round) 67 (-5) - Austin Ernst, Cougar Classic, 9/11-13/11 (3rd round) 67 (-5) - Mary Michael Maggio, NCAA Fall Preview, 9/13-15/10 (2nd round) 67 (-5) - Tessa Teachman, M. Rudolph, 9/24-26/10 (1st round) 67 (-5) - Megan McChrystal, Tar Heel Invitational, 10/08-10/10 (1st round) 15. 66 (-4) - Madelene Sagstrom, Schooner Classic, 10/05-07/2013 (3rd round) 67 (-4) - Madelene Sagstrom, Rucker Intercollegiate, 3/08-10/2013 (2nd round) 68 (-4) - Madelene Sagstrom, LSU Tiger Golf Classic, 3/26/2013 (2nd round) 68 (-4) - Lindsay Gahm, The Alamo Invitational, 10/27-29/2013 (1st round) 68 (-4) - Lindsay Gahm, The Alamo Invitational, 10/27-29/2013 (2nd round) 68 (-4) - Madelene Sagstrom, The Alamo, 10/30/2012 (3rd round) 68 (-4) - Austin Ernst, NCAA Championships, 5/22-25/2012 (4th round) 68 (-4) - Austin Ernst, Central District Invitational, 2/20-21/2012 (1st round) 68 (-4) - Madelene Sagstrom, Tar Heel Invitational, 10/7-9/11 (1st round) 68 (-4) - Austin Ernst, Tar Heel Invitational, 10/08-10/2010 (3rd round) 68 (-4) - Megan McChrystal, Mason Rudolph, 9/24-26/10 (3rd round) 68 (-4) - Megan McChrystal, NCAA Fall Preview, 9/13-15/10 (1st round) 68 (-4) - Jacqueline Hedwall, M. Rudolph, 9/25-27/2009 (2nd round) 68 (-4) - M. McChrystal, District Invitational, 2/16-17/2009 (3rd round) 68 (-4) - Jacqueline Hedwall, LSU Golf Classic, 3/13-15/09 (1st round) 68 (-4) - Tessa Teachman, Bryan Park Collegiate, 4/3-5/2009 (1st round) 68 (-4) - Megan McChrystal, Mercedes Benz, 10/10-12/2008 (3rd round) 68 (-4) - Megan McChrystal, UCF Challenge, 3/9-11/08 (3rd round) 68 (-4) - Rebecca Kuhn, Crimson Tide Classic, 4/4-6/2008 (3rd round) 68 (-4) - Melissa Eaton, NCAA East Regional, 5/14/2007 (1st round) 68 (-4) – aroline Martens, NCAA East Regional, 5/11-13/2006 (2nd round) 68 (-4) – Katy Harris, LSU-Fairwood, 1998 68 (-4) – Ashley Winn, Rainbow Wahine, 1998 68 (-4) – Katy Harris, Auburn Tiger Invitational, 1997 68 (-4) – Michelle Louviere, Lady Gator Invitational, 1996 68 (-4) – Kristi Coats, Tiger-Tide Invitational, 1989 70 (-4) – Jenny Lidback, Women’s Southern Intercollegiate, 1986 42. 69 (-3) - Lindsey Gahm, Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate, 2/24-25/2014 (3rd round) 69 (-3) - Caroline Nistrup, Allstate Sugar Bow, 2/24-25/2014 (3rd round) 69 (-3) - Madelene Sagstrom, LSU Golf Classic, 3/21-22/2014 (3rd round) 69 (-3) - Lindsay Gahm, SMU/DAC Invitational, 4/4-5/2014 (2nd round) 69 (-3) - Madelene Sagstrom, The Alamo, 10/27-29/2013 (2nd round) 69 (-3) - Lindsay Gahm, The Alamo Invitational, 10/27-29/2013 (3rd round) 69 (-3) - Madelene Sagstrom, Cougar Classic, 10/30/2012 (2nd round) 69 (-3) - Tessa Teachman, District Invitational, 2/20-21/2012 (1st round) 69 (-3) - Tessa Teachman, PING/ASU Invitational, 3/30-4/1/2012 (2nd round) 69 (-3) - Austin Ernst, NCAA West Regional, 5/10-12/2012 (2nd round) 69 (-3) - Tessa Teachman, NCAA Championships, 5/22-25/2012 (1st round)
SCHOOL RECORDS 69 (-3) - Austin Ernst, Cougar Classic, 9/11-13/2011 (2nd round) 69 (-3) - Tessa Teachman, Cougar Classic, 9/11-13/2011 (3rd round) 69 (-3) - Austin Ernst, District Invitational, 2/21-22/2011 (2nd round) 69 (-3) - Jacqueline Hedwall, Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate, 2/28-3/1/2011 (1st round) 69 (-3) - M. McChrystal, Allstate Sugar Bowl, 2/28-3/1/2011 (1st round) 69 (-3) - Tessa Teachman, NCAA Fall Preview, 9/13-15/10 (2nd round) 69 (-3) - M. Michael Maggio, Mason Rudolph, 9/24-26/10 (1st round) 69 (-3) - Jacqueline Hedwall, Mason Rudolph, 9/24-26/10 (2nd round) 69 (-3) - Tessa Teachman, Mason Rudolph, 9/25-27/2009 (2nd round) 69 (-3) - Megan McChrystal, Tiger-Wave, 3/12-14/2010 (3rd round) 69 (-3) - M. McChrystal, SEC Championships, 4/16-18/2010 (3rd round) 69 (-3) - Amalie Valle, UCF Challenge, 3/9-10/2009 (1st round) 69 (-3) - Megan McChrystal, Bryan Park National, 4/3-5/2009 (3rd round) 69 (-3) - Megan McChrystal, NCAA Regional, 5/7-9/2009 (2nd round) 69 (-3) - Megan McChrystal, NCAA Regional, 5/7-9/2009 (3rd round) 69 (-3) - Megan McChrystal, Puerto Rico, 2/24-26/2008 (2nd round) 69 (-3) - Alexis Rather, Puerto Rico, 2/24-26/2008 (2nd round) 69 (-3) - Megan McChrystal, Liz Murphey, 3/21-23/2008 (1st round) 69 (-3) - Amalie Valle, Cougar Classic, 9/09-11/2007 (1st round) 69 (-3) - Lindy LaBauve, Mason Rudolph, 9/14-16/2007 (1st round) 69 (-3) - Melissa Eaton, UCF Challenge, 3/5-6/2007 (2nd round) 69 (-3) - Melissa Eaton, Cougar Classic, 9/20/2006 (2nd round) 69 (-3) - Melissa Eaton, SEC/ACC Challenge, Oct. 29-31/2004 (2nd round) 69 (-3) - Brooke Shelton, SEC/ACC Challenge, Oct. 29-31/2004 (3rd round) 69 (-3) - Lesley McClurg, SEC Championships, 4/20-22/2001 (1st round) 69 (-3) - Lesley McClurg, SunTrust Lady Gator, 2/23-25/2001 (2nd round) 69 (-3) – Katy Harris, Mercedez Benz, 10/13-15/2000 (3rd round) 69 (-3) – Katy Harris, Auburn Tiger Invitational, 1997 69 (-3) - Lisette Lee, Stanford, Invitational, 1997 70 (-3) - Lisette Lee, Liz Murphey Invitational, 2000 Individual Low 54 hole totals (aggregate total) 1. 203 (-13) – Austin Ernst, Cougar Classic, 2011 2. 205 (-11) – Lindsey Gahm, Alamo Invitational, 2013 205 (-11) – Megan McChrystal, Tar Heel, 2010 4. 206 (-10) – Megan McChrystal, NCAA Fall Preview, 2010 206 (-4) - Madelene Sagstrom, Schooner Classic, 2013 6. 208 (-8) – Tessa Teachman, Cougar Classic, 2011 7. 209 (-7) – Madelene Sagstrom, Tar Heel, 2011 209 (-7) – Megan McChrystal, Mason Rudolph, 2010 9. 210 (-6) – Austin Ernst, NCAA West, 2012 210 (-6) – Katy Harris, SEC Championships, 2001 11. 211 (-5) – Austin Ernst, Tar Heel Invitational, 2010 211 (-5) – Tessa Teachman, NCAA Fall Preview, 2010 211 (-5) – Melissa Eaton, LSU/Cleveland Classic, 2006 14. 212 (-4) – Caroline Nistrup, Tar Heel Invitational, 2013 212 (-4) – Jacqueline Hedwall, Mason Rudolph, 2010 212 (-4) – Mary Michael Maggio, Mason Rudolph, 2010 212 (-4) – Megan McChrystal, Allstate Sugar Bowl, 2011 212 (-4) – Jacqueline Hedwall, LSU Tiger Classic, 2009 212 (-4) – Megan McChrystal, NCAA Regional, 2009 212 (-4) – Ashley Winn, 1998 Individual Low 72 hole totals (aggregate total) 1. 281 (-7) – Austin Ernst, NCAA Championships, 2011 2. 283 (-5) – Megan McChrystal, NCAA Championships, 2010 3 287 (-1) – Tessa Teachman, NCAA Championships, 2012 3. 287 (-1) – Katy Harris, NCAA Championships, 2001 5. 291 (+3) – Brooke Shelton, NCAA Championships, 2001 6. 292 (+4) – Meredith Duncan, NCAA Championships, 2002 7. 293 (+5) – Kristi Coats, NCAA Championships, 1991 8. 295 (+7) – Austin Ernst, NCAA Championships, 2012 295 (+7) – Ashley Winn, NCAA Championships, 1998 10. 296 (+8) – Meredith Duncan, NCAA Championships, 2000 11. 297 (+9) – Jacqueline Hedwall, NCAA Championships, 2011 297 (+9) – Michelle Louviere, NCAA Championships, 1998 13. 298 (+10) – Cissye Meeks, NCAA Championships, 1988 14. 299 (+11) – Kristi Coats, NCAA Championships, 1992 299 (+11) – Madelene Sagstrom, NCAA Championships, 1992 299 (+11) – Jenny Lidback, NCAA Championships, 1986
HISTORY
CAROLINE
NISTRUP
MADELENE
SAGSTROM
LINDSEY
GAHM
JACQUELINE
HEDWALL
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SCHOOL RECORDS SINGLE SEASON STROKE AVERAGE (MIN. 20 ROUNDS) TESSA
TEACHMAN
KATY
HARRIS
SEASON ROUNDS PLAYED 1. 37 -- Melissa Eaton 1. 37 -- Michelle Louviere 1. 37 -- Laura Moore 1. 37 -- Katy Harris 1. 37 -- Ashley Winn 6. 36 -- Cissye Meeks 7. 35 -- Jenny Lidback 7. 35 -- Wendy Lawson 7. 35 -- Cissye Meeks 10. 34 -- Tessa Teachman 10. 34 -- Madelene Sagstrom 10.. 34 -- Lindsay Gahm 10. 34 -- Jacqueline Hedwall 10. 34 -- Megan McChrystal 10. 34 -- Amalie Valle 10. 34 -- Rebecca Kuhn 10. 34 -- Kim Meck 10. 34 -- Brooke Shelton 10. 34 -- Lisette Lee 10. 34 -- Katy Harris 10. 34 -- Meredith Duncan 10. 34 -- Lisette Lee 10. 34 -- Jackie Gallagher
2005-06 1997-98 1997-98 1997-98 1997-98 1987-88 1985-86 1985-86 1985-86 2011-12 2011-12 2011-12 2010-11 2007-08 2007-08 2005-06 2005-06 2004-05 1999-00 1999-00 1999-00 1997-98 1988-89
CAREER ROUNDS PLAYED 1. 136 -- Cissye Meeks 2. 131 -- Katy Harris 3. 130 -- Ashley Winn 4. 128 -- Meredith Duncan 5. 127 -- Laura Moore 6. 125 -- Alexis Rather 6. 125 -- Lisette Lee 8. 124 -- Michelle Louviere 9. 123 -- Megan McChrystal 9. 123 -- Melissa Eaton
1985-88 1998-01 1995-98 1999-02 1995-98 2004-08 1997-00 1995-98 2008-11 2004-07
CAREER TOP-10 FINISHES 1. 25 -- Kristi Coats 2. 22 -- Ashley Winn 3. 21 -- Meredith Duncan 4. 20 -- Megan McChrystal 4. 20 -- Katy Harris 6. 18 -- Jackie Gallagher 7. 16 -- Cissye Meeks 7. 16 -- Laura Moore 9. 15 -- Michelle Louviere 10. 12 -- Wendy Lawson 10. 12 -- Lisette Lee 10. 12 -- Brooke Shelton
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1. Megan McChrystal 2. Megan McChrystal 3. Megan McChrystal 4. Meredith Duncan 5. Austin Ernst 6. Katy Harris 7. Madelene Sagstrom 8. Austin Ernst 9. Jenny Lidback 10. Tessa Teachman 11. Caroline Nistrup 12. Madelene Sagstrom 13. Madelene Sagstrom 14. Lindsay Gahm 15. Megan McChystal 16. Lindsay Gahm 17. Jacqueline Hedwall 18. Mary Michael Maggio
Rds. 31 29 29 33 28 33 29 31 35 34 29 29 29 29 34 26 32 24
Avg. 72.35 72.69 72.83 73.12 73.21 73.25 73.28 73.39 73.51 73.53 73.55 73.59 73.59 74.34 74.56 74.50 74.66 74.67
Year 10-11 08-09 09-10 01-02 10-11 00-01 13-14 11-12 85-86 11-12 13-14 12-13 12-13 12-13 07-08 13-14 08-09 10-11
CAREER STROKE AVERAGE (MIN. 40 ROUNDS) 1. Megan McChrystal 2. Austin Ernst 3. Madelene Sagstrom 4. Tessa Teachman 5. Meredith Duncan 6. Lindsay Gahm 7. Jacqueline Hedwall 8. Mary Michael Maggio 9. Katy Harris 10. Melissa Eaton 11. Rebecca Kuhn 12. Ashley Winn 13. Amalie Valle 14. Tina Howard 15. Kristi Coats
Rds. 123 59 92 110 128 89 122 40 131 123 124 130 110 48 110
Avg. 73.15 73.30 73.48 74.57 75.01 75.10 75.14 75.37 75.48 75.58 75.80 75.83 75.89 75.92 76.37
Year 08-11 10-12 active 09-12 99-02 12-14 09-12 10-11 98-01 04-07 05-08 95-98 08-11 99-00 90-93
YEAR-BY-YEAR STROKE AVERAGE LEADER Year Name 80-81 Unavailable 81-82 Unavailable 82-83 Karen Mayson 83-84 M. Michanowicz 84-85 Wendy Lawson 85-86 Jenny Lidback 86-87 Cissye Meeks 87-88 Cissye Meeks 88-89 Jackie Gallagher 89-90 Jackie Gallagher 90-91 Kristi Coats 91-92 Kristi Coats 92-93 Franca Fehlauer 93-94 Shannon Hanson 94-95 Ashley Winn 95-96 Ashley Winn 96-97 Lisette Lee 97-98 Katy Harris 98-99 Tina Howard 99-00 Meredith Duncan 00-01 Katy Harris 01-02 Meredith Duncan 02-03 Vicky Meyer 03-04 Brooke Shelton 04-05 Brooke Shelton 05-06 Melissa Eaton 06-07 Melissa Eaton 07-08 Megan McChrystal 08-09 Megan McChrystal 09-10 Megan McChrystal 10-11 Megan McChrystal 11-12 Austin Ernst 12-13 Madelene Sagstrom 13-14 Madelene Sagstrom
Rds. Average 21.5 33 31 35 32 36 34 32 33 31 24 26 33 32 29 37 26 34 33 33 12 29 34 37 32 34 29 29 31 31 29 29
78.40 78.61 77.42 73.51 77.53 76.61 76.52 77.18 75.51 76.16 77.96 78.92 75.45 75.81 76.45 74.57 76.00 75.32 73.25 73.12 76.50 75.93 74.88 75.00 75.37 74.60 72.69 72.83 72.35 73.39 73.59 73.28
ALL-TIME TOURNAMENT TITLES 1981-82
1990-91
Memphis State Women’s Intercollegiate First win in program history in third year
Neva McCall Invitational South Alabama Gulf Shores Invitational
1999-00 LSU-Cleveland Golf Classic
2000-01
1991-92
1984-85
LSU-Cleveland Golf Classic
LSU Lou Besson Invitational First win under Coach Karen Bahnsen
South Alabama Gulf Shores Invitational Southeastern Conference Championship
1985-86
1993-94
Memphis State Women’s Intercollegiate Lamar Lady Cardinal Invitational LSU-Fairwood Invitational Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational Women’s Southern Intercollegiate
Tide-Tide Invitational
Charleston Cougar Classic LSU-Cleveland Golf Classic
1994-95
2008-09
1986-87 South Alabama Gulf Shores Invitational
Lamar Lady Cardinal Invitational
1989-90 South Alabama Gulf Shores Invitational
2003-04 Central District Regional
2004-05
Lady Seminole Invitational LSU-Fairwood Invitational
1995-96 Auburn Lady Tiger Invitational Lady Seminole Invitational Carolyn Cudone Intercollegiate
Mercedes Benz Championship Bryan Park National Collegiate
MEGAN
2009-10 NGCA National Match Play Championship
MCCHRYSTAL
2010-11
1996-97
1987-88
HISTORY
Auburn Lady Tiger Invitational Texas A&M Bookstore/Welsh Memorial Sun Trust Lady Gator Invitational
1997-98 LSU-Fairwood Invitational
Mason Rudolph Championship
2011-12 Cougar Classic Lady Tar Heel Lady Puerto Rico Classic NCAA West Regional 37 Team Wins in Program History
LSU INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS (16 PLAYERS, 39 EVENTS) JENNY LIDBACK – 7 217 143 146 213 219 223 226
Memphis Women’s Intercollegiate Alabama-Seascape Invitational Lamar Lady Cardinal Invitational Lady Seminole Invitational Hudson Industries Intercollegiate Peggy Kirk Bell Intercollegiate LSU-Fairwood Invitational
AUSTIN ERNST - 3 1985 1985 (rain-shortened) 1985 (rain-shortened) 1985 1986 1986 1986
KRISTI COATS – 6 224 223 224 224 221 145
Tiger-Tide Invitational 1990 Florida International/Pat Bradley Intercollegiate 1990 Lady Gator Invitational 1990 SEC Championships 1991 South Alabama Intercollegiate 1992 LSU-Fairwood Invitational 1993 (rain-shortened)
Central District Invitational Bryan Park National Collegiate LSU-Tiger Wave Golf Classic NCAA Fall Preview NCAA Central Regional
2009 2009 2010 2010 2011
LSU-Fairwood Invitational Liz Murphey Collegiate Rainbow Wahine Intercollegiate
1995 1996 1998
Lady Paladin Invitational SunTrust Lady Gator LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic
223 221
LSU-Fairwood Invitational Gulf Shores Invitational
1988 1989
LISETTE LEE – 2 218 222
LSU-Fairwood Invitational Lady Gamecock Invitational
1997 2000
LISA BREAUX – 1 153
Gulf Shores Invitational
1995 (Rain-shortened)
221
Eagle Scoremaster - Women’s Intercollegiate
1981
CISSYE MEEKS – 1 219
USA/Gulf Shores Invitational
1988
JULIE RIGAZIO – 1 South Alabama Intercollegiate
1992
LAURA MOORE – 1 218
Sun Trust Lady Gator Invitational
1998
TINA HOWARD – 1
MEREDITH DUNCAN – 3 216 214 215
2011 2011 2011
JACKIE GALLAGHER – 2
221
ASHLEY WINN – 3 218 222 212
Central District Invitational NCAA Division I Women’s Championships Cougar Classic
ANDRE MARCHAND – 1
MEGAN MCCHRYSTAL -- 5 213 215 213 206 218
213 281 203
2001 2002 2002
225
LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic
2000
MADELENE SAGSTROM – 1 206
Schooner Fall Classic
2013
LINDSAY GAHM – 1 215
The Alamo Invitational
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WGCA ALL-AMERICANS
HISTORY
JENNY LIDBACK
JACKIE GALLAGHER
MEREDITH DUNCAN
KRISTI COATS
BROOKE SHELTON
ASHLEY WINN
MEGAN MCCHRYSTAL
KATY HARRIS
TESSA TEACHMAN
LISETTE LEE
AUSTIN ERNST
WGCA SCHOLAR-ATHLETES
KATHY MOORE
MICHELLE LOUVIERE
DEVON DAY
KIMBERLY MECK
LINDY LABAUVE
NADINE DREHER
ALI LUCAS
ALEXIS RATHER
JENNY LIDBACK
ASHLEY WINN
MEREDITH DUNCAN
KIMBERLY MECK
TESSA TEACHMAN
1986 First-Team Player of the Year
1995 Honorable Mention 1996 Honorable Mention 1998 Honorable Mention
2000 Honorable Mention 2001 Second-Team 2002 First-Team 2001 NGCA Academic 2002 NGCA Academic
2005 NGCA Academic 2006 NGCA Academic 2007 NGCA Academic
2012 Honorable Mention 2009 NGCA Academic 2010 NGCA Academic 2011 NGCA Academic 2012 NGCA Academic
JACKIE GALLAGHER 1989 Honorable Mention
MICHELLE LOUVIERE 1998 NGCA Academic
KATHY MOORE
DEVON DAY
1990 NGCA Academic
KRISTI COATS 1991 First-Team 1990 Honorable Mention 1992 Honorable Mention
KATY HARRIS 1998 Second-Team 2000 NGCA Academic 2001 NGCA Academic 2001 First Team
LISETTE LEE 1998 NGCA Academic 1999 NGCA Academic 2000 NGCA Academic 2000 Honorable Mention
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2002 NGCA Academic 2003 NGCA Academic 2004 NGCA Academic 2003 CoSIDA At-Large Academic Second Team 2003 CoSIDA At-Large Academic First Team
ALEXIS RATHER 2004 NGCA Academic 2006 NGCA Academic 2007 NGCA Academic 2008 NGCA Academic
MEGAN MCCHRYSTAL 2008 NGCA Academic 2009 Second Team 2010 Second Team 2011 First Team
BROOKE SHELTON 2005 Honorable Mention
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AUSTIN ERNST 2011 First Team 2012 Honorable Mention 2011 NGCA Academic 2012 NGCA Academic
NADINE DREHER 2013 NGCA Academic
ALI LUCAS LINDY LABAUVE 2008 NGCA Academic
2013 NGCA Academic
ALL SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE SEC FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR Year Golfer 1987 Kristin Parker 1990 Kristi Coats
SEC PLAYER OF THE YEAR Year Golfer 1986 Jenny Lidback 1991 Kristi Coats
ACADEMIC ALL-SEC Year Golfer 1989-90-91-92 Kathy Moore 1992 Kristi Coats 1992 Laurie Robbins 1996-98 Ashley Winn 1996-97-98 Michelle Louviere 1996-97-98 Jennifer Abernathy 1998-99-00 Lisette Lee 2000-01-02 Katy Wilkinson Harris 2000-01-02 Missy Ballew 2000-01-02 Lesley McClurg 2000-01-02 Meredith Duncan 2000-01-02 Erin Sarver 2002 Lindy Hitdlebaugh 2003-04 Isabel Dornellas 2003-04 Devon Day 2004-05 Brooke Shelton 2004-05-06 Vicky Meyer 2004-05-06 Rebecca Struthers 2005-06-07 Nicola Eaton 2005-06-07 Melissa Eaton 2005-06-07-08 Alexis Rather 2006 Heather Hoffman 2006-07-08 Rebecca Kuhn 2006-07-08 Kim Meck 2007-08-09 Caroline Martens 2009-10-11 Megan McChrystal 2009-10-11 Amalie Valle 2009-10-11 Lindy LaBauve 2010 Nicole Crochet
Megan McChrystal 4-time All-SEC
Ashley Winn 4-time All-SEC
2010-11 2010-11-12 2011-12 2012 2012-13-14 2012 2013-14 2013-14 2014 2014
Abby Oberthier Tessa Teachman Jacqueline Hedwall Austin Ernst Lindsay Gahm Katrina Hegge Ali Lucas Madelene Sagstrom Elise Bradley Nadine Dreher
FRESHMAN ACADEMIC ALL-SEC Year Golfer 2004 Melissa Eaton 2004 Nicola Eaton 2004 Alexis Rather 2005 Rebecca Kuhn 2005 Kim Meck 2006 Caroline Martens 2007 Nicole Crochet 2008 Lindy LaBauve 2008 Abby Oberthier 2008 Amalie Valle 2008 Megan McChrystal 2009 Tessa Teachman 2011 Austin Ernst 2012 Madelene Sagstrom 2013 Nadine Dreher 2013 Elise Bradley 2014 Carly Ray Goldstein 2014 Caroline Nistrup
ALL-SEC SELECTIONS Year Golfer Selection 1986 Jenny Lidback First Team Player of the Year 1990 Jackie Gallagher First Team 1991 Kristi Coats First Team Player of the Year 1992 Kristi Coats First Team Julie Rigazio First Team 1993 Franca Fehlauer Second Team
Meredith Duncan 3-time All-SEC
Katy Wilkinson Harris 3-time All-SEC
HISTORY
1994 Jenny Hagman Second Team Shannon Hanson Second Team 1995 Ashley Winn First Team Shannon Hanson Second Team 1996 Michelle Louviere First Team Laura Moore First Team Ashley Winn First Team Shannon Hanson Second Team 1997 Lisette Lee First Team Laura Moore First Team Michelle Louviere Second Team Ashley Winn Second Team 1998 Katy Wilkinson First Team Ashley Winn First Team Michelle Louviere Second Team 1999 Tina Howard Second Tam Katy Wilkinson Second Team 2000 Lisette Lee First Team Meredith Duncan First Team 2001 Katy Harris First Team Meredith Duncan First Team 2002 Meredith Duncan First Team 2005 Melissa Eaton First Team Rebecca Kuhn Second Team Brooke Shelton Second Team 2008 Megan McChrystal Second Team 2009 Megan McChrystal First Team 2010 Megan McChrystal First Team Tessa Teachman Second Team 2011 Megan McChrystal First Team Austin Ernst Second Team, Freshman 2012 Austin Ernst Second Team Tessa Teachman Second Team Madelene Sagstrom Freshman 2013 Madelene Sagstrom First Team 2014 Madelene Sagstrom First Team Caroline Nistrup First Team, All-Freshman
Michelle Louviere 3-time All-SEC
Jenny Lidback Kristi Coats SEC Player of the Year SEC Player of the Year
LSU COACHES HISTORY KAREN BAHNSEN
MARY REHLING HOLMES 1979-82 •1 Team Title •1 Individual Title •1 NCAA Appearance
BUDDY ALEXANDER 1983-84
1984-Present •36 Team Titles •36 Individual Titles •1 SEC Title •20 NCAA Regional Appearances •11 NCAA Championship Appearances (3rd, 2011, 2012)
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LPGA/PRO PLAYERS
U CLUB
LPGA
LADIES PROFESSIONAL GOLF ASSOCIATION
JACKIE GALLAGHER-SMITH LPGA TOUR WINNER CAREER EARNINGS -- $1.23 MILLION
KARY HARRIS SYMERTA TOUR WINNER (2013) LPGA MEMBER PARTICIPANT “BIG BREAKMYRTLE BEACH”
SYMETRA FUTURES TOUR Melissa Eaton -Symetra Tour Winner Shannon Hanson Lindsay Gahm
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AUSTIN ERNST LPGA TOUR WINNER (2014) CAREER EARNINGS (11/1/14) $561,908
MEREDITH DUNCAN 2001 U.S. WOMEN’S AMATEUR CHAMPION
LPGA PLAYERS Becky Larson Kristi Coats Michelle Louviere Cissye Meeks-Gallagher Ashley Winn
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JENNY LIDBACK LPGA MAJOR CHAMPION (1995) CAREER EARNINGS -- $1.77 MILLION
TESSA TEACHMAN
MEGAN MCCHRYSTAL
L.E.T MEMBER PARTICIPANT “BIG BREAKMYRTLE BEACH”
2-TIME SYMERTA TOUR WINNER (2013) LPGA MEMBER
PGA PROFESSIONAL Jennifer Vernon Becky Larson Celeste Roper
EUROPEAN WOMEN’S TOUR Barbara Van Strien Jacqueline Hedwall Caroline Martens Tessa Teachman Melissa Eaton
LETTERWINNERS
UINTRO CLUB
BROOKE
SHELTON TESSA
TEACHMAN
LETTER
WINNERS KATY
HARRIS
E
Eaton, Melissa (2004-05-06-07) Eaton, Nicola (2004-05-06-07) Ernst, Austin (2011-12)
F
Fancher, Kelli (1989) Fehlauer, Franca (1993)
G
Gahm, Lindsay (2012-13-14) Gallagher, Jackie (1987-88-89-90) Gamester, Robin (1984) Goldstein, Carly (2014)
H A
Abernathy, Jennifer (1996-97-98)
B
Ballew, Missy (2000) Bloem, Marjory (1988-89-90-91) Bradley, Elise (2013-14) Breaux, Lisa (1984-85-86-87) Burns, Mary-Michael (2009)
C
Clark, Karen (1984) Coats, Kristi (1990-91-92) Crochet, Nicole (2008-09-10)
D
Day, Devon (2001-02-03-04) Dreher, Nadine (2013-14) Duncan, Meredith (1999-00-01-02) Dornellas, Isabel (2001-02-03-04)
Hagman, Jenny (1994) Hannon, Shannon (1993-94-95-96) Harris, Katy Wilkinson (1998-99-00-01) Hedwall, Jacqueline (2009-10-11-12) Hegge, Katrina (2012-13) Hession, Mary (1980-81-82-83) Hitdlebaugh, Lindy (1999-00-01-02) Hoffman, Heather (2006-07) Howard, Tina (1999-00)
K
Kuhn, Rebecca (2005-06-07-08)
L
Larson, Becky (1980-81-82-83) LaBauve, Lindy (2008-09-10-11) Lawson, Wendy (1983-84-85-86) Lee, Lisette (1997-98-99-00) Lemus, Analia (2003) Lidback, Jenny (1986) Louviere, Mitchell (1995-96-97-98) Ali Lucas (2013-14)
M
Main, Kristi (1980) Malloy, Pam (1984-85) Maggio, Mary Michasel (2010-11) Marchand, Andre (1981-82-83-84) Martens, Caroline (2006-07-08-09) Mayson, Karen (1980-81-82-83) McChrystal, Megan (2008-09-10-11) McClurg, Lesley (1999-01) Meck, Kimberly (2005-06-07-08) Meeks, Cissye (1985-86-87-88) Meyer, Vicky (2003-04-05-06) Michanowics, Michelle (1984) Moore, Kathy (1988-89-90-91) Moore, Laura (1995-96-97-98) Murray, Jennifer (1991)
N
Newman, Krista (1989) Nistrup, Caroline (2014)
S
Sagstrom, Madelene (2012-13-14) Sarver, Erin (2000-01-02-03) Scott, Casey (1993-94-95-96) Shelton, Brooke (2002-03-04-05) Skalicky, Kelly (1982) Stets, Mary (1980) Struthers, Rebecca (2003-05-06)
T
Teachman, Tessa (2009-10-11-12) Thompson, Patricia (1980-81-82-83)
V
Valle, Amalie (2008-09-10-11) Van Strien, Barbara (1985-86-87-88) Vernon, Jennifer (1989-91-92-93)
W
Winn, Ashley (1995-96-97-98)
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The LSU men’s and women’s golf teams have had the privilege of calling the University Club home for some 15 years. After undergoing a nine-month renovation in 2009-10, the home of LSU’s nationally-ranked programs features a renown par-72 layout that serves as an impressive showpiece for generations to come. The course at the University Club was re-designed under the guidance of LSU legend and PGA Tour pro David Toms and noted golf course architect Jim Lipe, who designed the original University Club in 1998. The course is carved into nearly 300 acres of land just seven miles south of the LSU campus on Nicholson Drive. The club most recently received rave reviews as the host of the 2013 NCAA Men’s Golf Regional, marking the first time in the illustrious history of the LSU men’s golf program that the Tigers served as hosts to an NCAA men’s postseason tournament on its home course. Overall, it was the third regional (2 women) to have been played on the LSU home course. The challenging 18-hole course at University Club can play to 7,700 yards from its championship tees and feature wide fairways bordered by pine hammocks and native grasses, in addition to 2,000 feet of bulkhead. Four additional sets of tees are also available for players of all ages and skill levels. In addition, the lake areas have been increased by 110,000 cubic yards in total and more than 500 trees were added throughout the course to provide a challenging test of golf for anyone playing the University Club. Not only that, but the course now has one of the most impressive finishing holes in golf as the 18th hole features a new championship “Tiger” tee with a beautiful six-foot high wood bulkhead. The lake was expanded near the green, where an additional 180 feet of bulkhead was also added. In the summer of 2011, the members of the University Club voted the 18th hole as the course’s “Signature Hole.” The course was built on land donated to the Tiger Athletic Foundation and subsequently leased to The University Club. The original vision that drove
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University Club’s development was having a premier course that would provide a place for TAF members to play, as well as a home for the men’s and women’s golf teams at LSU. The course opened for members on Oct. 22, 1998. The swimming and tennis facility adjacent to the course opened in the summer of 2000. The surrounding housing development continues to grow, adding to the beauty of the area surrounding the golf course. The Tiger Athletic Foundation is a private, non-profit corporation that serves as the fund-raising and development arm of the LSU athletics department. Each year, the TAF underwrites scholarship and academics awards, as well as capital development projects for LSU athletics.
BILYEU GOLF PRACTICE FACILITY
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PRACTICE FACILITY In April 2011, the LSU Golf House was given a well deserved renaming to the Mary and Woody Bilyeu Golf Practice Facility. The Tiger Athletic Foundation paid tribute to the couple for their generous donation that helped redo the University Club, making the course more challenging for collegiate golfers. Playing on the course helped the LSU women to their best ever third place finishes in both the 2011 and 2012 NCAA Championships. “The generosity of the Bilyeu’s has been tremendous, and they are going to make people’s dreams come true for years and years to come,” TAF Senior Vice President Rick Perry said. “There will be young people with the opportunity to chase their dream, not only to be professional golfers but to get the opportunity to come to LSU and get an education. The facility features office and storage areas for both teams, indoor hitting bays, computer analysis stations and meeting and locker room space for both teams as well as graphic displays of the history of both golf programs through the years. The outdoor hitting area is expansive where players can work on all facets of their game.
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Practice FACILITIES
CONFERENCE ROOM u The lavish conference room at the LSU Golf House enables the LSU coaching staff and players to meet in a quiet, spacious area.
LOCKER ROOM q The new Tiger locker room includes space for all the players to dress and store their equipment.
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LSU utilizes TrackMan technology to improve each player’s game with properly-fitted equipment tailored to their specific needs. Each player is able to obtain exact yardages for each club in his bag while measuring various aspects of his swing, such as launch angle, spin rate, attack angle, clubhead speed, ball speed and much more.
An inside view of the luxorious meeting and conference room.
WEDGE GAME
PUTTING GREEN
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The practice facilities at the Bilyeu Golf Practice Facility feature a wedge game area with three target greens, each measuring 2,000 square feet. Players can fine-tune their wedge game by hitting shots from all lies and angles up to 120 yards as the greens are guarded by rough and five bunkers. The project, designed by LSU alumni David Toms, Jim Lipe and Chuck Winstead, was completed in the summer of 2007.
In addition to building a new wedge game area, recent renovations to the practice facilities at The Bilyeu Golf Practice Facility saw the completion of a brand new putting green measuring 10,000 square feet along with an existing putting green measuring 14,000 square feet that has been overseeded with bent grass. In all, the improvements to the practice facilities at the Bilyeu Golf Practice Facility are estimated at $150,000.
Members of the LSU men’s and women’s golf teams have the opportunity to practice in a spacious environment as the Bilyeu Golf Practice Facility features a large tee box measuring 100 yards in length.
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Club Repair The Bilyeu Golf Practice Facility is blessed with a state-of-the-art club repair room that allows the players to re-grip clubs, re-shaft clubs and check and change the lies and lofts of each club, including woods and putters, to ensure your set is where you want it.
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Tiger Tee .......3892-3808 – 7700 Scratch............3648-3586 – 7234 Member ..........3377-3225 – 6602 Senior..............3043-2935 – 5978 Ladies/Jrs. .....2660-2643 -- 5303
HOLE-BY-HOLE In its original state, through the summer of 2009, the U-Club played at just over 7,200 yards from its Tiger Tees and just over 6,000 yards for the early LSU Women’s Golf Classics. Now the course measures out at a hefty 7,700 yards from the Tiger Tees and an impressive 6,602 yards from member tees. Here are some characteristics of the course and pictures of the holes (tees are listed in the following order: Tiger-Scratch-Member-Senior-Ladies/Jrs.)
No. 1 – Par 4 – 456-402-385-349-274 A championship tee lengthened the hole some 50 yards. The former waste bunker on the left side was replaced by an area of pine hammock and several trees planted in the right rough. On the approach shot, players have to watch for a grass hollow that replaced greenside bunkers.
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No. 2 – Par 4 – 447-435-382-324-312 A good hole that didn’t need a lot of change. Two bunkers tempt those looking to carry a drive and the raised left side of the green creates a top shelf pin placement.
No. 3 – Par 5 – 673-632-578-542-496 Can you say long? The No.1 handicap hole on the course had 53 yards added to its Tiger distance and features native grass areas down both sides of a fairway that was much easier to hit. The water has been expanded off the tee, replacing the old fairway bunker. The elevated green makes a more demanding approach.
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No. 4 – Par 4 – 375-341-315-288-231 This was a short par 4 that some long hitters could put the ball at the edge of the green with an accurate drive. That task is a little tougher as the left side water now extends into the fairway. The green has been extended back for an addition hole location.
No. 5 – Par 3 – 189-172-155-137-96 This picturesque par 3 loses the wide bail-out area on the right as you look from the tee. The lake extends closer to the green making accuracy everything from the tee box.
No. 6 – Par 5 – 573-554-522-478-450 This hole has a whole new identity with a new lake down the entire length of the hole. A creek also crosses the fairway, directly in the landing zone of most hitters. The creek extends into a pond at the green making the approach shot more demanding.
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No. 7 – Par 4 – 471-457-431-401-349 The beginning of a tough stretch of three holes to close the front nine. Native grasses replaced the wetlands in front of the tee box. A fairway bunker has been added and a grass hollow is now left of the green.
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No. 8 – Par 3 – 222-188-166-130-107 The long par-3 eighth has undergone a complete renovation. The tee box has been reshaped and elevated some seven feet. The water on the hole has expanded to the front left of the green. The putting surface has been reshaped with three new bunkers.
No. 9 – par 4 – 486-467-443-394-345 The second longest par 4 on the course has several trees down the right side. Waste bunkers have been replaced by pine hammock areas and native grass comes into play on the left side. The result is a tighter landing area to try to place a drive.
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No. 10 – Par 4 – 484-444-402-354-327 Golfers will notice the trees down the left side that give the hole definition. The approach shot will have to avoid pine hammocks short and right of the green.
No. 11 – Par 5 – 567-557-516-484-429 This long par 5 has native dunes on the left side. A fairway bunker in the middle of the fairway that is 110 yards out from the green will cause approach problems. The water down the right has been expended close to the newly-elevated green, placing a premium on getting the ball to the hole.
No. 12 – Par 4 – 422-410-368-350-307 Several trees will cause problem with errant drives on both sides of the hole. A new sand bunker has replaced a grass bunker in front of the green. An accurate tee shot is a must.
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No. 13 – Par 3 – 209-179-151-141-119 This has always been one of the best holes on the course. Some trees have been added and the green expanded to add hole locations. A straightforward tee shot is necessary with severe bunkers on the left side of the green.
No. 14 – Par 4 – 460-448-404-351-317 One of the more intimidating holes on the course with an uncompromising dogleg left leaving little room for error off the tee. Water has been extended into the fairway on the left side and pine hammocks down the right. The green has been expanded to the back and to the right.
No. 15 – Par 4 – 365-347-327-287-244 This hole probably had some of the biggest changes on the golf course. There is a new elevated tee box and the right side of the hole features mounding with native grasses. The fairway has been reshaped and bunkers added on the left. The hole has the potential to be played as a drivable par 4.
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No. 16 – Par 3 – 253-215-167-144-117 This hole now could play 250 yards over water from the Tiger tee as opposed to the old distance of 188 yards. The existing green has been expanded to the right to allow more hole locations. Water has been added to the right of the green.
No. 17 – Par 5 – 551-528-501-452-443 The hole has several trees down the right side of the entire hole. The water on the left expands toward the fairway approaching the hole. A lake at the green makes an accurate approach imperative. Long hitters can reach the green in two.
No. 18 – Par 4 – 497-458-389-372-340 The U-Club’s signature hole is one of the best finishing holes in the state. Native grasses are both right and left on this dogleg left hole. The lake which has always been in play off the tee has been expanded near the green, replacing the left greenside bunker. There is 180 feet of bulkhead bordering the left side of the green.
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GOLF CLASSIC THE HISTORY This year’s LSU Golf Classic will mark the 33rd-consecutive spring that the LSU women’s golf team has hosted a tournament that has grown to be one of the most prestigious events of the women’s golf schedule. The Classic moved to the LSU University Club in 2000 and has been played there every year except 2010 when U-Club renovations moved the event to English Turn in New Orleans, where the Lady Tigers hosted the event with Tulane. But the tournament roots go back to the local Fairwood Country Club and its unique membership that not only hosted and ran the tournament, but served as uncles and aunts for many of the teams that came each year. Club members hosted teams at their houses every year, allowing teams to save money in the days when women’s college golf wasn’t funded as it is today. Dinners were provided by the club along with member entertainment and some of the nation’s top golf teams and players came to participate. Jenny Lidback, who would go on to win a major championship on the LPGA tour, lost the tournament title in a playoff while at TCU and in 1986 would win the title as an LSU Lady Tiger. Arizona’s Marisa Baena had her coming-out party as a freshman dominating the competition. In the final LSU-Fairwood event in 1999, Duke put on the course a lineup that would become one of the most dominating in the nation. Dan Brooks brought his Duke team back to Baton Rouge to win the 2007 renewal on the way to winning the East Regional at the U-Club, leading to a third-straight NCAA Championship. Now Arkansas enters the 2015 Classic, having won three-of-the-last-four events. LSU’s annual golf tournament has not only proven to be an important event on the women’s collegiate circuit, but it has proven to be a community event as seen by the hundreds of volunteers who take part each year. It’s those volunteers that the LSU golf program salutes for their tireless efforts that make the LSU event the success it is. Also thanks to the University Club for being a special home for LSU Golf and to the TAF for their work to continue to make the U-Club a strong test of golf.
THE RITE OF SPRING AT LSU’S U-CLUB The rite of spring known as the LSU Golf Classic returns to the redesigned University Club, March 27-29, 2015. The Lady Tigers and the tournament returned in 2011 to their home University Club after a year away to allow a complete renovation of the course. This will mark the 33rd year the Lady Tigers have hosted a tournament, the 32nd in Baton Rouge. LSU has played the tournament (with the exception of 2010) at the U-Club every year since 2000 as well as hosting two NCAA regionals and an SEC Championship in that time. This year’s LSU Golf Classic has drawn another strong field of 16 teams as the Lady Tigers will host UCF, Colorado, Denver, Kentucky, Mississippi State, Missouri, North Carolina State, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, TCU,
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UNCW, UTSA, Tulane and Wake Forest. Arkansas (2011, 2013,2014), TCU (1982, 1983) and UNCW (2003) are previous winners of LSU women’s golf events. LSU has won its tournament seven times (1985, ‘86, ‘95, ‘98, 2000, ‘01, 05)
LSUTIGER TIGERGOLF GOLF CLASSIC RESULTS 2014 2012 LSU CLASSIC TEAM RESULTS Team Scores 1.Arkansas 302-292-288 -- 882 +18 2. UCF 303-299-288 -- 890 +26 3. Kentucky 302-298-299 -- 899 +35 4. LSU 302-302-299 -- 905 +41 5. Purdue 297-305-304 -- 906 +42 6. Tulane 308-299-300 -- 907 +43 7. UTSA 316-297-296 -- 909 +45 8. Baylor 306-298-309 -- 913 +49 9. Denver 318-302-295 -- 915 +51 10. SMU 299-307-311 -- 917 +53 11. Notre Dame 318-306-295 -- 919 +55 12. Missouri 312-315-304 -- 931 +67 13. TCU 323-312-297 -- 932 +68 14. UNCW 315-318-305 -- 938 +74 15. ULM 317-312-320 -- 949 +85
TOP 15 INDIVIDUAL SCORES Player Scores 1. Gabby Lopez, ARK. (won 1st playoff hole) 74-71-68 -- 213 -3 2. Madelene Sagstrom, LSU 72-72-69 -- 213 -3 2. Ashley Holder, UCT 73-70-70 -- 213 -3 4. Aurora Kan, Purdue 71-74-72 -- 217 +1 5. Tonje Daffinrud, Denver 76-72-70 -- 218 +2 5. Emily Tubert 73-75-70 -- 218 +2 7. Haley Mills, Kentucky 73-73-74 -- 220 +4 8. Sanna Nuutinen, TCU 77-73-71 -- 211 +5 8. Alison Knowles, ULM 79-71-71 -- 211 +5 8. Elyse Smidinger, Denver 72-78-71 -- 221 +5 8. Taylor Newlin, UTSA 79-71-71 -- 221 +5 12. Monifa Sealy, UCF 77-74-72 -- 223 +7 13. Lori Beth Adams, UNCW 74-80-70 -- 224 +8 13. Kristina Nhim, Notre Dame 81-74-69 -- 224 +8 13. Liz Breed, Kentucky 77-73-74 -- 224 +8
Past Champions
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JENNY LIDBACK 1986-226 (won in playoff)
JACKIE GALLAGHER 1988-223
KRISTI COATS 1993-145
ASHLEY WINN 1995-218
LISETTE LEE 1997-218 (won in playoff)
TINA HOWARD 2000-225
MEREDITH DUNCAN 2002-215
MEGAN MCCHRYSTAL 2010-213
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1982 18 1983 36 1984 54 1985 36 1986 54 1987 36 1988 54 1989 54 1990 36 1991 54 1992 54 1993 36 1994 54 1995 54 1996 54 1997 54 1998 54 1999 36 2000 54 2001 54 2002 54 2003 54
Team Champion/Score
Individual Champion/Score
Texas Christian/311 Texas Christian/599 Houston Baptist/932 LSU/602 LSU/924 Florida State/618 Florida State/936 Florida State/912 Indiana/611 South Florida/898 San Jose State/888 Texas Tech/611 Texas Tech/912 LSU/900 Arizona/884 Arizona/891 LSU/890 Duke/620 LSU/918 LSU/864 Auburn/883 UNC-Wilmington/889
Penny Hammel, Miami/72* Christian Whelan, NTSU/147* Carolina Pierce, HBU/227 Lorraine Elder, Fla. St./145 Jenny Lidback, LSU/226* Sofia Gronberg, Alabama/150 Jackie Gallagher, LSU/223 Margarett Platt, Auburn/216 Laurie Kleinman, Texas Tech/149 Carrie Wood, Miss. State/212 Tracy Hanson, San Jose State/208 Kristi Coats, LSU/145 Nicole Cooper, Texas/220 Ashley Winn, LSU/218 Marisa Baena, Arizona/211 Lisette Lee, LSU/218* Amandine Vincent, UCLA/220 Anna Jonsson, Texas A&M/145 Tina Howard, LSU/228 Reilley Rankin, Georgia/211 Meredith Duncan, LSU/215 Amelie Farrah, UNCW/217
2004 54 UNC/903 2005 54 LSU/879 2006 54 Auburn/873 2007 54 Duke/872 2008 54 Florida State/884 2009 54 Virginia/856 2010 54 Auburn/889 2011 54 Arkansas/888 2012 54 Tennessee/880 2013 54 Arkansas/899 2014 54 Arkansas/882
Ashley Prange, UNC/215 Chris Brady, Vandy/211 Jacqui Concolino, Vandy/210 Amanda Blumenherst, Duke/207 Caroline Westrup, Fla. State/208 Lucy Nunn, Arkansas/209* Megan McChrystal, LSU/213 Lindy Duncan, Duke/218* CatherineO’Donnell, UNC/214 Erica Popson, Tennessee/214 Emily Tubert, Arkansas/216 Gaby Lopez, Arkansas/213*
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*denotes playoff Team winners of the Classic More Than Once: LSU 7 (last 2005); Florida State 4 (last 2008); Arkansas 3 (last 2014); Auburn 3 (last 2010); Texas Christian 2 (1983); Texas Tech 2 (last 1994); Arizona 2 (last 1997); Duke 2 (last 2007)
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RECORDS U-CLUB WOMEN’S RECORDS (2000-09)
U-CLUB WOMEN’S RECORDS (2011-14)
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Team Low 18-hole score
Note: Records for women’s tournaments at The University Club following renovation of course in 2010 that changed the layout of the course and the greens.
Low 18-Hole Score
1. 272 2. 278 3. 279 4. 280
Duke, 2007 NCAA East Regional (3rd round) Tulane, 2009 LSU Golf Classic (3rd round) Vanderbilt, 2006 LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic (3rd round) Duke, 2002 NCAA East Regional (2nd round)
Team Low 36-Hole Score 1. 2. 3. 4. 4.
564 566 571 572 572
UCLA, 2007 NCAA East Regional Wake Forest, 2007 NCAA East Regional Duke, 2002 NCAA East Regional Virginia, 2009 LSU Golf Classic Duke, 2007 NCAA East Regional
Team Low 54-Hole Score 1. 2. 3. 4.
844 846 856 858
Duke, 2007 NCAA East Regional UCLA, 2007 NCAA East Regional Virginia, 2009 LSU Golf Classic Wake Forest, 2007 NCAA East Regional
Individual Low 18-Hole Score 1. 63 Amanda Blumenherst, Duke, 2007 NCAA EastRegional 2. 66 Prisela Campbell, TCU, 2009 LSU Golf Classic 2. 66 Sydnee Michaels, UCLA, 2007 NCAA East Regional 2. 66 Adrienne White, Louisville, 007 NCAA East Regional 2. 66 Nannette Hill, Wake Forest, 2007 NCAA East Regional 2. 66 Melissa Eaton, LSU, 2006 LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic 2. 66 Chris Brady, Vanderbilt, 2006 LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic
Individual Low 36-Hole Score 1. 2. 3. 3. 3. 3. 3. 3. 3.
134 Sydnee Michaels, UCLA, 2007 NCAA East Regional 137 Amanda Blumenherst, Duke, 2007 NCAA East Regional 138 Calle Nielson, Virginia, 2009 LSU Golf Classic 138 Tiffany Joh, UCLA, 2007 NCAA East Regional 138 Nicole Hage, Auburn, 2007 NCAA East Regional 138 Caroline Westrup, Fla. St., 2007 East Regional 138 Kathleen Ekey, Furman, 2007 East Regional 138 Aruka Felueroso, C. Carolina, 2007 East Regional 138 Leigh Anne Hardin, Duke, 2002 East Regional
Team Low 18-hole score 1. 287 Arkansas, 2011 LSU Golf Classic (3rd round) 2. 288 Arkansas, 2014 LSU Golf Classic (3rd round) 2. 288 UCF, 2014 LSU Golf Classic (3rd round) 2. 288 North Carolina, 2012, LSU Golf Classic (3rd round) 5. 289 Tennessee, 2012, LSU Golf Classic (2nd round) 6. 292 Arkansas, 2014 LSU Golf Classic (2nd round) 6. 292 LSU, 2012, LSU Golf Classic (2nd round) 8. 293 Tennessee, 2012 LSU Golf Classic (3rd round) 8. 293 Arkansas, 2013 LSU Golf Classic (1st round)
Team Low 36-Hole Score 1. 1. 3. 4. 5. 5. 5.
587 587 590 594 600 600 600
Team Low 54-Hole Score 1. 880 2. 882 2. 882 4. 888 5. 889 6. 890 7. 895 8. 899 8. 899 10. 900
Individual Low 54-Hole Score 1. 203 2. 206 2. 206 4. 207 4. 207
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Sydnee Michaels, UCLA, 2007 East Regional Amanda Blumenherst, Duke, 2007 East Regional Tiffany Joh, UCLA, 2007 NCAA East Regional Nicole Hage, Auburn, 2007 NCAA East Regional Amanda Blumenherst, Duke, 2007 LSU Cleveland Golf Classic
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Tennessee, 2012 LSU Golf Classic Arkansas, 2014 LSU Golf Classic LSU, 2012 LSU Golf Classic Arkansas, 2011 LSU Golf Classic North Carolina, 2012 LSU Golf Classic UCF, 2014 LSU Golf Classic Virginia, 2011 LSU Golf Classic Kentucky, 2014 LSU Golf Classic Arkansas, 2013 LSU Golf Classic three times in 2011
1. 67 Kailey Walsh, UGA, 2013 LSU Classic (2nd rd) 2. 68 Gaby Lopez, Ark., 2014 LSU Classic (3rd rd) 2. 68 Madelene Sagstrom, LSU, 2013 LSU Classic (2nd rd) 4. 69 Madelene Sagstrom, LSU, 2014 LSU Classic (3rd rd) 4. 69 Kristina Nhim, ND, 2014 LSU Classic (3rd rd) 4. 69 Erica Schneider, Ole Miss, 2013 LSU Classic (3rd rd) 4. 69 Erica Popson, Tenn., 2012 LSU Classic (3rd rd) 4. 69 AnnaKarin Ljungstrom, L’ville, 2011 LSU Classic (3rd rd) 9. 70 Ashley Holder, UCF, 2014 LSU Classic (2nd rd) 9. 70 Ashley Holder, UCF, 2014 LSU Classic (3rd rd) 9. 70 Tonje Daffinrud, Denver, 2014 LSU Classic (3rd rd) 9. 70 Emily Tubert, Ark., 2014 LSU Classic (3rd rd) 9. 70 Erika Popson, Tenn. 2012 LSU Classic (2nd rd) 9. 70 Augusta James, N.C. St., 2012 LSU Classic (3rd rd) 9. 70 Marina Alex, Vandy, 2012 LSU Classic (1st rd) 9. 70 Maribel Porras, Tulane, 2011 LSU Classic (3rd rd) 9. 70 Emily Tubert, Ark., 2011 LSU Classic (2nd rd)
Low 36-Hole Score 1. 142 2. 143 2. 143 4. 144 4. 144 4. 144 4. 144 4. 144 4. 144 10. 145
Madelene Sagstrom, LSU, 2012 LSU Golf Classic Ashley Holder, UCF, 2014 LSU Golf Classic Catherine O’Donnell, UNC, 2012 LSU Golf Classic Madelene Sagstrom, LSU, 2014 LSU Golf Classic Emily Tubert, Arkansas, 2013 LSU Golf Classic Ericka Schneider, Ole Miss, 2013 LSU Golf Classic Erica Popson, Tennessee, 2013 LSU Golf Classic Lindsay Gahm, LSU, 2013 LSU Golf Classic Stephanie Meadow, Ala, 2011 LSU Golf Classic 6 times, twice in 2014, 2013 & 2012
Low 54-Hole Score 1. 1. 1. 4. 4. 6. 6. 8. 9.
213 213 213 214 214 216 216 217 218
Gaby Lopez, Arkansas, 2014 LSU Golf Classic Madelene Sagstrom, LSU, 2014 LSU Golf Classic Ashley Holder, LSU, 2014 LSU Golf Classic Catherine O’Donnell, UNC, 2012 LSU Golf Classic Erica Popson, Tennessee, 2012 LSU Golf Classic Emily Tubert, Arkansas, 2013 LSU Golf Classic Madelene Sagstrom, LSU, 2012 LSU Golf Classic Aurora Kan, Purdue, 2014 LSU Golf Classic 5 times
Cox Academic Center
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Jacqueline Hedwall revieves her diploma at May 2012 graduation ceremony.
COX COMMUNICATIONS ACADEMIC CENTER
FOR STUDENT ATHLETES
Vision To be the premier provider of transformative student-athlete support services.
Mission The Cox Communications Academic Center’s team is committed to challenging student-athletes to acheive their highest level of intellectual and personal development.
Values Accountability • Commitment • Success Integrity • Diversity • Teamwork • Service • Education
ENTER TO LEARN, LEAVE TO SERVE.
BO CAMPBELL AUDITORIUM The 1,000-seat auditorium is used throughout the year as a classroom and lecture hall.
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COMPUTER STATIONS Throughout the Academic Center are 75 computer stations, providing student-athletes with a quiet working environment for research, writing and studying.
ACADEMIC CENTER A $15 million renovation to the Gym Armory in 2002 not only made it among the nation’s premier academic centers, but put it at the forefront. Improvements to the existing center give LSU student-athletes the best opportunity for success by providing access to the latest technology, as well as an array of expanded services.
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Tigers Home Away From Home
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AMENITIES Dining Halls • Weekly Housekeeping • Cable Television • High-Speed Internet • Mail Service • Card Access • Facility Repairs • Security • Telephone Services • Furnished • Washer/Dryer • Microwave
THE TIGERS’ HOME AWAY FROM HOME LSU has 18 residence halls with architectural styles ranging from a Renaissance style typical of the older core of the campus to modern high-rise buildings. Above is the newest addition, the highly popular East Campus and West Campus apartments, co-ed dormitories that include furnished rooms with connecting suites and e-mail workstations in the lobby, all within a short walk from the dining hall.
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LSU President/ Chancellor
Dr. F. King
Alexander President/Chancellor
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Dr. F. King Alexander is the president and chancellor of Louisiana State University, which has an annual budget of $3.4 billion and more than 54,000 students. He was appointed to the position by the LSU Board of Supervisors in March 2013 and assumed the position on July 1.
Prior to being named the LSU president, Dr. Alexander was president of California State University, Long Beach (2006-2013) one of the nation’s largest public universities located in southern California. During his more than seven-year tenure at California State University, Long Beach, Dr. Alexander was twice named the California State University Student Association (CSSA) “President of the Year,” which represents all 23 California State Universities and its over 440,000 students. Prior to becoming president of California State University, Long Beach, Dr. Alexander was president of Murray State University in Kentucky (2001-2005) and was a faculty member at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, where he was the director of the graduate higher education program. A Kentucky native who grew up in north Florida, Dr. Alexander received his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in higher education administration with a focus on finance and educational policy analysis, and a Master of Science degree from the University of Oxford, Oxford, England in comparative educational studies. As a teacher and administrator, Dr. Alexander has received many honors, including the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Education Alumni
Achievement Award (2002) and has research university faculty affiliations at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for the Study of Postsecondary Education (WISCAPE) and Cornell University Higher Education Research Institute (CHERI). Dr. Alexander is an internationally-respected expert in higher education finance and public policy and frequently publishes in national journals and for organizations in this field. He has served as a reviewer, an editorial board member, and a university instructor and faculty member, teaching courses in higher education finance, law, history and current events. Dr. Alexander also has been asked to represent public higher education colleges and universities on numerous occasions to the United States Congress on issues of college affordability, student indebtedness, and institutional efficiency and effectiveness in efforts to address many of the growing challenges facing American higher education. Due to his national recognition and involvement on higher education issues, Dr. Alexander has served on numerous U.S. higher education and statewide organizational leadership boards where he remains very active.
Dr. Bill Demastes Faculty Athletics Representative Dr. Bill DeMastes, a professor of English at LSU, is in his second year as Faculty Athletics Representative. Dr. Demastes earned his Ph.D. in English in 1986 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a Field of Study of Drama as Genre and a speciailization in 20th-Century American and British Drama. He earned his master’s in English in June 1979 from the University of Georgia in Athens where he specialized in 19th-Century American Literature. At LSU, he served as Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences from 2001-2004 and Director of Undergraduate Studies for the Department of English from 1999-2001 and 2010-11. He has also served as Associate
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Chair of the Department of English (1998-99); Director of the Master of Arts in Liberal Arts Program (1996-2004); and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of English (1992-94; 2006-06). He was honored with the LSU Alumni Association Faculty Excellence Award in 2000 and in 2002 won the LSU Distinguished Faculty Award. He was named in 2009 an LSU Rainmaker, which is given to the top 100 LSU Faculty. In 2010 he received the Tiger Athletic Foundation Undergraduate Teaching Award and in the summer of 2011 was named the Harry Ransom Summer Fellowship recipient by the University of Texas.
LSU VC-Director of Athletics Joe Alleva
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LSU Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics Joe Alleva continues to bring unprecedented national recognition to LSU as Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics. Under Alleva’s leadership, LSU enjoys one of the country’s premier athletics programs with success on and off the field of competition. Now in his seventh year at LSU, Alleva is dedicated to athletic and academic excellence, and he is committed to providing the opportunities and the resources necessary for student-athletes to excel in competition, in the classroom and in the community. Alleva joined the LSU family on April 4, 2008 after a highly successful tenure as director of athletics at Duke University for 10 years. Alleva’s role at LSU was further expanded in August of 2009 when vice chancellor was added to his title by the LSU Board of Supervisors. It is the first time in school history that the director of athletics has also held a vice chancellor position. Alleva is currently serving a five-year term on the prestigious NCAA Men’s Basketball Committee, enhancing his reputation as one of the most respected athletic administrators in the country. Alleva has been appointed to numerous national committees throughout his career, including the Football Bowl Certification Committee, the NCAA Division I Championships/Competition Cabinet and several Southeastern Conference and Atlantic Coast Conference committees. Upon his arrival at LSU, Alleva unveiled a strategic master plan for the LSU athletics program -- “LSU: Thru and True” -- to ensure the advancement and future of LSU Athletics as an exemplary enterprise. The central mission of the plan is to create an environment for studentathletes to reach their ultimate potential, prepare them to be champions in life and to set out goals and values for the entire athletics program. Living up to Alleva’s mantra of “competition, classroom, community,” LSU student-athletes in 2013-14 logged more than 4,732 hours in community service work across 21 sports through LSU’s “Geaux Givers” program. And a total of 88 proud Tigers received their degrees from the university during LSU commencement ceremonies in December and May. LSU’s overall graduation success rate for all student-athletes has grown from 69 percent in 2008 to 81 percent in 2013. With a strong commitment to academics, Alleva ensures that the Cox Communications Academic Center for Student-Athletes is a first-class facility that provides student-athletes the resources necessary for success in the classroom and personal development. And with an emphasis on community service and outreach programs, the implementation under Alleva’s direction of the “Geaux Givers” fosters a relationship between the local community and LSU studentathletes, who regularly participate in philanthropic events. Alleva has bolstered the athletic department’s L-Club program to reach out and connect with former student-athletes, and he has supervised the thriving “Project Graduation” program in which many former student-athletes have returned to LSU to earn their degrees. Alleva’s tenure has been distinguished by a number of significant athletic achievements, including four straight 10-win seasons by the football team, a
baseball national championship and two College World Series berths, two consecutive women’s basketball Sweet 16 appearances, three gymnastics Super Six berths, a softball College World Series appearance and 15 NCAA Top 5 finishes indoors and outdoors by the men’s and women’s track and field teams. LSU under Alleva’s leadership claimed the 2009 baseball College World Series title, and the Tigers have earned 30 individual NCAA championships in the sports of men and women’s track and field, gymnastics, men’s golf and women’s golf. LSU has captured 12 Southeastern Conference team championships, including the 2011 football crown, and the Tigers have won 80 individual SEC titles during Alleva’s term. The Tigers in 2011-12 finished fourth in both the men’s and women’s Capital One Cup competition that identifies athletic excellence. LSU was one of only two schools in the country – and the only one in the SEC -- to rank in the top four in both categories. LSU’s prominence was evident again in the final 2013-14 Learfield Sports Director’s Cup standings that recognize the nation’s best athletic programs, as the Tigers finished in the Top 25 for the ninth consecutive year. LSU was the only school in the Southeastern Conference to post a 10 win-season (10-3) in football, a 20-win season (20-14) in men’s basketball and a 40-win season (4616-1) in baseball. The 2013 LSU football team recorded its seventh 10-win season in nine years and defeated Iowa in the Outback Bowl; the men’s basketball team earned 20 victories for the first time since 2009; and the baseball team won its fifth SEC Tournament title in seven years and was an NCAA Tournament National Seed for the third straight season. The Lady Tiger basketball team earned his second consecutive Sweet 16 berth, and LSU gymnastics, led by National Coach of the Year D-D Breaux, enjoyed the
finest season in its illustrious history, finishing No. 3 in the nation. The LSU men’s golf team recorded its highest national finish since 1967, as the Tigers placed third at the NCAA Championships. The men’s track and field team placed fourth and the women’s team sixth at the NCAA outdoor meet. The softball, volleyball, swimming and diving, women’s tennis and women’s golf teams each participated in NCAA postseason competition. The year was also highlighted by the inaugural season of the sand volleyball program, which gives more LSU female studentathletes the opportunity to compete at the intercollegiate level. Alleva’s vision will keep LSU among the nation’s leaders in athletic facilities. In the fall of 2014, LSU opens the expansion of the South End Zone of Tiger Stadium -- a project that adds premium seating, general public seating and two state-of-theart video boards -- continuing an effort to augment one of the most iconic venues in all of college sports. Since 2010, Alleva has directed an aggressive campaign to preserve and enhance the appearance of Tiger Stadium that has included the installation new windows, lighting systems, gating systems, and championship plazas. Under Alleva’s direction, LSU’s world-renowned track and field program in 2010 received a new running surface in Bernie Moore Stadium, and extensive renovations to the Maddox Field House in the spring of 2014 give the Tigers a firstclass indoor track and field venue. Alleva directed a major renovation to the University Club golf course that was completed in September 2010 and allows the LSU men’s and women’s golf teams to compete on one of the most challenging courses in the country. An overhaul of the LSU soccer facility was completed in the fall of 2011, converting the venue into fan-friendly venue that has attracted record-breaking crowds. Future plans include a new gymnastics practice facility, a new
tennis complex featuring indoor and outdoor courts, and a modern Nutrition Center for Student-Athletes, a facility that will house full-time chefs and nutritionists and provide the best dietary selections for all Fighting Tiger competitors. Alleva is an innovator with bold ideas that benefit not only LSU but all of Greater Baton Rouge. He has been instrumental in the planning of the Bayou Country Superfest, a three-day country music concert and festival held in Tiger Stadium each spring. The event attracts over 100,000 visitors to the LSU campus and makes a tremendous economic impact upon the local community. Alleva became director of athletics at Duke in 1998 and his impressive tenure there propelled the university into the ranks of America’s top all-around collegiate programs. Among his outstanding list of accomplishments includes the greatest 10-year period in Duke Athletics, winning more ACC and NCAA championships than in any other decade in school history. Alleva, whose hometown is Suffern, N.Y., majored in Finance at Lehigh University and received his bachelor’s degree in 1975. While at Lehigh, Alleva was the quarterback of the football team and team captain in 1974. Alleva also played on the Lehigh baseball team. He served as a graduate assistant football coach and earned an MBA in 1976. While at Duke, Alleva played a key role in Durham’s community sports scene. He started Little League Baseball in Durham over 20 years ago, and also began the American Legion baseball program. He is a member of the North Carolina American Legion Hall of Fame, Suffern High School Hall of Fame and the Rockland County Hall of Fame. Alleva and his wife, Annie, have three children, J.D., Jeff, and Jenny, and one granddaughter.
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