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Elise Bradley Sydney Cavin Claudia De Antonio Nadine Dreher Kathleen Gallagher Carly Ray Goldstein Marina Hedlund Lana Hodge Caroline Nistrup
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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) Greenwood, Miss. (Pillow Academy) Coral Springs, Fla. (Coral Glades HS) Leksand, Sweeden (Filborn Skolan) Monroe, La. (Ouachita, Christian HS/UM) Dragoer, Denmark (Taarnby Gymnasium)
HEAD COACH: Karen Bahnsen (LSU ‘84), 32nd year at LSU ASSISTANT COACH: Alexis Rather (LSU ’08), 6th year at LSU
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Elise Bradley Nadine Dreher Claudia De Antonio Carly Goldstein Lana Hodge Kathleen Gallagher Marina Hedlund Caroline Nistrup Sydney Cavin
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SENIORS Elise Bradley Nadine Drehr
SOPHOMORES Sydney Cavin Claudia De Antonio
JUNIORS` Carly Goldstein Lana Hodge Caroline Nistrup
FRESHMAN Kathleen Gallagher Marina Hedlund
UNITED STATES Sidney Cavin - LA Elise Bradley - LA Kathleen Gallagher - MS Carly Goldstein - FL Lana Hodge - LA
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DENMARK Caroline Nistrup SWEDEN Marina Hedlund VENEZUELA Claudia De Antonio
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Lady Tiger Roster Table of Contents/Quick Facts Schedule/Tournament Teams Season Preview LSU Head Coach Karen Bahnsen Assistant Coach Alexis Rather Golfer Profiles Season Review 2014-15 Tournament Results/Statistics
26 SEC Championship 29 NCAA Championships 33 Year-by-Year Results 39 School Records 42 Team/Individual Tournament Wins 43 All-Americans/Scholar Athletes 44 League Honors 45 LSU Players in the Pros 46 Letterwinners
47 The Univeristy Club 48 Bilyeu Golf Practice Facility 51 LSU Golf Classic 53 University Club Records 54 LSU President/Chancellor 55 LSU Vice-Chancellor, AD 56 LSUsports.net
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Location: .....................................................Baton Rouge, La. Founded: ...............................................................................1860 Enrollment: ...................................................................... 31,076 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
Associate AD/Communications:...Michael Bonnette Sr. Associate SID/Women’s Golf: .......... C. Kent Lowe Sr. Associate SID: ......................................... Bill Franques Sr. Associate SID:...............................Jennifer Rodriques Associate SID: ...................................................Clyde Verdin Associate SID:....................................................Will Stafford Associate SID: ....................................................... Jake Terry Administrative Specailist: ........................ Pam LeBlanc
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Vice-Chancellor/AD: ............................................. Joe Alleva Deputy Director of Athletics............... Verge Ausberry Deputy Director of Athletics......................Eddie Nunez Sr. Assoc. AD/Compliance & Planning: ..Bo Bahnsen Sr. Associate AD/Business:.......................... Mark Ewing Sr. Assoc. AD/Student Services, SWA:.Miriam Segar Sr. Assoc. AD/Facility & Grounds: .Ronnie Haliburton Associate AD/SID.................................Michael Bonnette Associate AD/Facilities & Project Development: ................................................................................. Emmitt David Associate AD/Ticket Manager: ....... Brian Broussard Assistant AD/Marketing: ................Matthew Shanklin Assistant AD/Fiscal Operations: ........Neal Lamonica Assistant AD/Game Management: ........ David Taylor Assistant AD/Compliance....................Blair Napolitano
Executive Director......................................Jason Feirman Creative Services Manager.................................PJ Odom Graphic Design Coorinator.....................Amanda Qubty Graphic Design Coorinator.................................Clint Self Graphic Design Coorinator..................Stephanie Lyles Photography Coordinator: ...........................Steve Franz Photography Assistant:................................Chris Parent
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Head Coach: ..................................................Karen Bahnsen Alma Mater:................................................................... LSU, ‘84 Year at LSU: ........................................................................32nd Assistant Coach: ............................................Alexis Rather Year at LSU: ........................................................................... 6th
head coach Karen Bahnsen or one of the studentathletes, please contact Kent Lowe in the LSU Sports Information Office at 225-578-8226.
MAILING ADDRESS LSU Sports Information Athletics Administration Building Baton Rouge, LA 70803
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CONTACT INFORMATIONN(Area Code 225) LSU Athletics Department: ..............................578-8001 Sports Information Department: ................578-8226 Kent Lowe cell: ........................................................241-4360 Email Address: ...........................................clowe@LSU.edu Women’s Golf Office:.............................................578-3947 University Club Pro Shop:..................................819-0080
Athletic Administration Building 5th Floor, Room 501 Corner of North Stadium Drive and Nicholson Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70803
CREDITS The 2015-16 LSU Women’s Golf Media Guide is a production of the LSU Athletics Communications and Creative Services. Editors: C. Kent Lowe, Brandon Berrio Layout and Design: .Brandon Berrio, Jason Feirman, Amanda Qubty 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.
The 2015-16 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
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2015 Fall Results/2016 Spring Schedule
Mason Rudolph Championships Franklin, Tenn. – Sept. 18-20 Final Team Results 1. Alabama 282-280-286 – 848 -16; 2. Northwestern 283-281-285 – 849 -15; 3. Georgia 286-275-293 – 854 -10; t4. LSU 288-287-298 – 873 +9; t4. Virginia 286-289-296 – 873 +9; 6. Houston 288-287-292 – 875 +11; 7. Vanderbilt 296-286-294 – 876 +12; 8. Auburn 287-288-305 – 880 +16; 9. GRU Augusta 294-291-298 – 883 +19; 10. Louisville 288-292-304 – 884 +20; 11. Michigan State 295-299-293 – 887 +23; t12. Middle Tennessee 295-295296 – 888 +24; t12. South Carolina 302-291-295 – 888 +24; t12. Baylor 298293-297 – 888 +24; 15. UCF 293-301-295 – 889 +25; 16. Tulane 299-296-300 – 895 +31; 17. Yale 310-313-327 – 950 +86 LSU Scores T17. Caroline Nistrup 69-72-75 – 216 E T31. Elise Bradley 73-70-77 – 220 +4 T31. Nadine Dreher 70-74-76 – 220 +4 T36. Marina Hedlund 76-71-74 – 221 +5 T60 Kathleen Gallagher 79-75-73 – 227 +11
ANNIKA Intercollegiate Orlando, Florida – September 27-29 Final Team Results (Par 288-864) 1. Southern California 276-271-281 – 828 -36; 2. Arizona 286-281-284 – 851 –13; 3. Arkansas 284-286-284 – 854 -10; 4. Duke 277-291-288 – 856 -8; 5. Texas A&M 278-286-295 – 859 -5; 6. UCLA 286-292-284 – 862 -2; 7. Tennessee 284-288-291 – 863 -1; 8. Washington 291-290-284 – 865 +1; 9. South Carolina 286-293-293 – 872 +8; 10. Stanford 289-287-297 –- 873 +9; 11. LSU 291-292-297 – 880 +16; 12. UCF 2902-94-302 – 886 +22 LSU Scores T28. Nadine Dreher 71-73-73 – 217 +1 T34. Elise Bradley 73-72-74 – 219 +3 T38. Kathleen Gallagher 69-74-77 – 220 +4 T47. Caroline Nistrup 78-73-73 – 224 +8 60. Marina Hedlund 80-75-85 – 240 +24
Ruth’s Chris Lady Tar Heel Chapel Hill, N.C. -- Oct. 9-11 Final Team Results (Par 288-864) 1. Duke 285-293-289 – 867 +3; 2. Arkansas 302-287-291 – 880 +16; 3. Louisville 292-297-293 – 882 +18; 4. Michigan State 293-299-291 – 883 +19; 5. NC State 292-30-292 – 884 +20; 6. Alabama 289-304-293 – 886 +22; 7. Tennessee 299-295-293 – 887 +23; 8. North Carolina 295-303-290 – 888 +24; 9. Virginia 297-306-295 – 898 +34; 10. LSU 302-303-298 – 903 +39; 11. South Carolina 299-310-295 – 904 +40; 12. Auburn 298-304-303 – 905 +41; T13. Oregon 302-306-300; Wake Forest 305-307-296 – 908 +44; 15. Baylor 306-314-296 – 916 +52; 16. Rollins 307-311-311 – 929 +65; 17. UNCW 305-320-307 – 932 +68; 18. Kentucky 308-319-306 – 933 +69 LSU Scores T11. Kathleen Gallagher 72-74-73 – 219 +3 T29. Elise Bradley 72-73-79 – 224 +8 T39. Claudia De Antonio 76-78-72 – 226 +10 T47. Sydney Cavin 77-75-75 – 227 +11 T71. Nadine Dreher 82-78-74 – 234 +18 WD. Caroline Nistrup
The Alamo Invitational San Antonio, Texas – Oct. 25-27 Final Team Results (Par 288-864) 1. Florida 293-286-279 – 858 -6; 2. Arkansas 294-291-285 – 870 +6; 3. Texas Tech 297-294-2988 –879 +15; 4. SMU 304-295-283 – 882 +18; 5. UTSA 305293-286 – 884 +20; 6. TCU 297-291-298 – 886 +22; 7. Mississippi State 299296-294 – 889 +25; 8. Texas State 298-296-298 – 890 +26; 9. Wisconsin 303-290-298 – 891 +27; 10. Baylor 303-294-296 – 893 +29; 11. Texas A&M 305-302-287 – 894 +30; 12. Houston 305-297-294 – 896 +32; 13. Oklahoma 303-296-298 – 897 +33; 14. Tulane 307-302-292 – 901 +37; 15. LSU 307306-291 – 904 +40 LSU Scores T29. Nadine Dreher 74-75-73 – 222 +6 T38. Kathleen Gallagher 76-76-71 – 225 +9
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T50. Elise Bradley T64. Sydney Cavin T70. Marina Hedlund
77-76-74 – 227 +11 81-78-73 – 232 +16 80-77-78 – 235 +19
2016 SPRING SCHEDULE Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate Hosted by Tulane English Turn Golf & Country Club, New Orleans, Louisiana Feb. 21-23, 2016 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 4-6, 2016 Field: Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona State, Auburn, Duke, Furman, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, North Carolina, Mississippi State, South Carolina, Southern Cal, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Virginia, Wake Forest and Oklahoma State. LSU has appeared in this event the last three years with a tie for second in 2013 and 2015 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 awardwinning country artist sponsors this event in Hilton Head.
LSU Tiger Golf Classic Hosted by LSU The University Club, Baton Rouge, Louisiana March 20-22, 2016 Field: LSU, Duke, Arkansas, Tulane, Wake Forest, North Carolina, Houston, Tennessee, Mississippi State, Kentucky, Notre Dame, UNCW, North Carolina State, Ole Miss, Auburn, Denver and Oklahoma. This will mark the 34th-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. LSU is the defending champion and has won the event as a team eight teams. The Lady Tigers have had nine individual winners. Elise Bradley won the tournament last season in a playoff.
Silverado Showdown Hosted by the University of Colorado and University of Oregon Silverado Resort North Course, Napa, California April 15-17, 2016 Field: Colorado, Oregon, California, Gonzaga; Long Beach State, Louisville, LSU, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Ohio State, Pepperdine, San Diego State, San Jose State, San Francisco, Stanford, UC Davis and Wisconsin. This marks the third annual Silverado Showdown hosted by the University of Oregon and University of Colorado. It’s the first time that the Lady Tigers have competed in the Napa, California event. Oregon is the defending champion of the Silverado Showdown as the Ducks edged out Oregon State by one stroke a year ago to claim the title.
Southeastern Conference Championships Hosted by the SEC Greystone Country Club, Hoover, Alabama April 15-17, 2016 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 fourth 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.
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PREVIEW The Lady Tigers entered the 2015-16 season with a case of golfers that featured strong returnees and talented newcomers that would hopefully put the program back in position to make back-to-back NCAA Championship appearances. Despite the loss of SEC Player of the Year Madelene Sagstrom, the Tigers will be looking to put things together at the right part of the season.
Fall 2015 Update The Lady Tigers had their best tournament to open the season when they were at full strength, finishing fourth in the Mason Rudolph Championships, with a score of 9-over par 873. Junior All-America Caroline Nistrup posted an even par score of 216 (69-72-75) to finish at even par and a tie for 17th. Elise Bradley and Nadine Dreher were both +4, 220 and Marina Hedlund in her first tournament, posted 5-over 221. Dreher had the low score in the ANNIKA Intercollegiate at 1-over 217 (71-7373) with Bradley at 3-over 219 (73-72-74). In the Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel, Nistrup injured her wrist early in the competition and had to withdraw and that injury would lead to season ending surgery. But in that event freshman Kathleen Gallagher would have her best fall finish of T11 at 3-over par 219 (72-74-73). Dreher +6 (222) and Gallagher +7 (223) would have the best scores to lead the Lady Tigers in the finally at The Alamo Invitational.
Returning Golfers Leading the way for LSU was junior Caroline Nistrup who was coming off a First-Team All-America and First-Team All-SEC season that was only overshadowed in the league by teammate Madelene Sagstrom. Nistrup averaged 72.41 for the season with five top 10 finishes. She finished T12 at 8-over par 296 from an original field of 132. She won her first collegiate tournament when she tied with Sagstrom at the Allstate Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. The seniors on the 2015-16 team are Nadine Dreher and Elise Bradley. Drerer, from Austria, played in nine events a year ago, averaging 79.19 for the season and was part of the 2015 NCAA Championship lineup. Bradley, who is from Mandeville, had one of the biggest turnarounds in college golf in 2015 and Golfweek recognized that with an article about Bradley’s play a year ago. She improved her average some six shots from her sophomore season, posting 73.70 for 33 rounds as a junior. Bradley won her first collegiate event when she won the LSU Tiger Golf Classic on second hole of sudden death after posting a 2-under 214 (74-68-72). She also had top 10s at the Mason Rudolph, The Alamo and the Lady Puerto Rico. Bradley finished with 18 rounds of par or under and was named Honorable Mention All-America by Golfweek. Release: 07/16/2015 Carly Goldstein is back for her third season after playing in all 11 events for the Lady Tigers, averaging 77.70 for 33 rounds, including an appearance
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as part of the team lineup in the NCAA Championships. Her best event was the Mason Rudolph Championships finishing at T16 at 6-over par 222 (74-76-72). Baton Rouge is represented on the team by sophomore Sydney Cavin of The Dunham School. Cavin learned the ropes of college golf as a freshman, taking part in four events … As shown that year of experience paid off with a win early in the 2016 portion of the schedule. Claudia De Antonio, a sophomore from Venezuela who prepped in Florida, has been slowed by injuries both years but was able to get on the course for three spring events, including being in the lineup for the Southeastern Conference Championships. Her best finish was in the Tiger Golf Classic and in her first conference tournament she improved each day posting 80-78-75. She posted five-of-nine rounds in the 70s.
Newcomers The coaching staff brought in three new players for the 2015-16 season – junior transfer Lana Hodge and freshmen Kathleen Gallagher and Marina Hedlund. Hodge transferred to LSU after playing both as a freshman and sophomore at ULM. She played in four tournaments as a freshman and in five
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fall tournaments as a sophomore lowered her stroke average almost two strokes to 77.38, second on the ULM team. The 2012 individual state high school champion in 2012 had finishes of T13 and T14 during her sophomore campaign. Gallagher has the unique distinction of being the first Lady Tiger whose mom also played for the Lady Tigers – Cissye Meeks-Gallagher. He father is the multiple PGA titlist and Golf Channel analyst Jim Gallagher, Jr. Gallagher was part of four golf championships at Pillow Academy and was the Mississippi Women’s State Amateur Champ in 2013 and runner-up in 2014. Hedlund’s arrival as a freshman continues the years of Swedish representation on the team. She was part of the team that won the Swedish Golf School Team Championship in 2014 and was POY in Dalarna province (2011-2015). In 2014, she was also part of the Swedish girls’ national team.
Regional in Baton Rouge The highlight of the 2016 portion of the schedule will be the Lady Tigers and the University Club hosting an NCAA Regional event that will send six teams to the 2016 NCAA Championships in Oregon. The regional is a threeday event that will bring 18 teams to Baton Rouge, one of four locations to host regionals around the country, May 5-7.
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BAHNSEN HEAD COACH • 32ND 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 32nd 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 has now seen the sport she loves advance into the television age as the Golf Channel documents 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 31 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 37th 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. 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 – 1995-98, 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
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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 All-American … 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. Madelene Sagstrom -- 2015 SEC Player of the Year, runnerup for the ANNIKA Award. FirstTeam All-America, Three-time First Team All-SEC. 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 13 times, 12 under Coach Bahnsen. Now in the 2015-16 season, the Lady Tigers have a group of returnees and some talent newcomers that are trying to blend together to advance again to NCAA play despite some injuries to players like returning All-American Caroline Nistrup. 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 –
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the NCAA Women’s Championship Tournament. She will ask her team to work hard and respond to the challenge, but it would 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 eighthyear as an assistant and her sixth 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. In 2010, Bahnsen’s golf team was recog-
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nized 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. This past year mother and daugher were united again as Karen Bahnsen was honored as an inductee into the Mobile Sports Hall of Fame. Bahnsen is married to LSU Senior Associate Athletic Director David “Bo” Bahnsen. They have two children, son Darren (27, an LSU graduate, a former member of state championship golf and basketball teams at University High in Baton Rouge) and daughter, Devin, 24.
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THE BAHNSEN FILE Date of Birth Husband Children High School College
Oct. 11, 1960 David “Bo” Bahnsen, LSU Sr. Associate AD Darren 27, Devin 24 McGill Toolen, Mobile, Ala. BA, LSU, 1984
1979 High School All-American; National High School Champion 1980-83 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 1994 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. 2015 Team finished 20th at the NCAA Division I Championships; Inducted Mobile Sports Hall of Fame; 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 2014-15 126 47 0 .728 3 20th in NCAA Championships Totals 3005 1647 43 .644 39 SEC Title; 12 NCAA Championship and 21 NCAA Reg. Appearances
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RATHER ASSISTANT COACH • 6TH SEASON
She doesn’t quite walk and talk like her mentor just yet, but Alexis Rather has been the perfect combination to work with Karen Bahnsen. But the two of them together do have the same goals, aspirations and work ethic that keep LSU women’s golf in the national spotlight yearafter-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. She was part of the staff that brought in and helped Madelene Sagstrom earn SEC Player of the Year last year and first-team All-America honors, along with Caroline Nistrup who finished T12 in the NCAA Championships a year ago and also earned first-team A-A citation. 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 sudden death 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 season. Over the course of her career, Rather played in all but three
THE RATHER FILE Date of Birth: Hometown: College:
March 2, 1985 Tupelo, Miss. LSU BA, Communications, 2007 MA, Sports Management, 2008
tournaments. She posted three top 10s and six top 20 performances and her 128 career rounds played is among the most rounds played in a career 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 school’s 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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ELISE
BRADLEY SENIOR • 3L • MANDEVILLE, LA. • MANDEVILLE HS 2015 SEC ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL 2015 HONORABLE MENTION ALL-AMERICA 2015 ALL-SEC SECOND TEAM 2015 ALL-LOUISIANA FIRST TEAM 2014 SEC ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL
FALL SENIOR SEASON (2015)
FRESHMAN SEASON (2012-13)
Played in all four fall events with best finish of T29 in the Ruth’s Chris Lady Tar Heel ... Best aggregate score for 54 holes was +3 219 in the ANNIKA Intercollegiate, finishing in at T34 ... She shot 2-under par 70 in the Mason Rudolph Championships, finished at +4 220 for the event, T34 .... Three total rounds of par or under in the fall, averaging 74.17.
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 … 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.
JUNIOR SEASON (2014-15) Had one of the most improved seasons in college golf in the national performance ranks as she improved her average from six shots from her sophomore season … Averaged 73.70 for 33 rounds as a junior, now at 76.26 for 76 career rounds … Won her first collegiate event when she won the LSU Tiger Golf Classic on second hole of sudden death … Posted 2-under 214 (74-68-72) … Three other top 10s … T9 at Mason Rudolph (+3, 219); T4 at The Alamo (T6, 210); T3 at Lady Puerto Rico (-1, 215) … 18 rounds of par or under, 20 for her three years … Named Honorable Mention All-America by Golfweek … Finished No. 47 on the Golfweek performance chart, after finishing last year well into triple digits … 68 at Tiger Classic her career low round.
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.
PRIOR TO LSU Four-year letterman in golf for Coach Calvin Smith at Mandeville High ... Team won three-state 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 2012 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” ... Anticipated 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 Season Rounds 2012-13 26 2013-14 17 2014-15 33 Totals 76
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Strokes 2,008 1,356 2,432 5,796
Avg. Par/Under 77.23 2 79.76 0 73.70 18 76.26 20
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Low 54 222 231 209 209
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COLLEGIATE FINISHES 2012-13 Liz Murphey NCAA Fall Preview 81-80-79 – 240 Ruth’s Chris Lady Tar Heel 77-82-74 – 233 The Alamo Invitational 75-78-80 – 233 Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate 71-75 – 146 Darius Rucker Intercollegiate 79-70-73 – 222 LSU Tiger Golf Classic 77-85-76 – 238 Rebel Intercollegiate 73-75-76 – 224 SEC Women’s Championships 80-74-81 – 235 NCAA West Regional 78-77-82 – 237
t85 t63 t59 t13 t14 t50 t28 t37 t103
2013-14 Cougar Classic 82-79-71 – 242 Schooner Fall Classic 80-86-75 – 251 Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate 80-80-80 – 240 LSU Tiger Golf Classic 88-73-76 – 237 SMU/DAC Invitational 80-75 – 155 NCAA Central Regional 76-81-74 – 231
t101 76 89 t57 t36 t51
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82-70-77 – 219 70-70-69 -- 209 72-72-73 – 217 71-69-70 – 210 71-72-72 – 215 72-83-70 – 225 74-74-81 – 229 74-68-72 – 214 78-82-79 – 229 74-76-76 – 226 82-82-75 – 239
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SYDNEY
CAVIN
SOPHOMORE •1L • BATON ROUGE, LA. • THE DUNHAM SCHOOL
SOPHOMORE FALL SEASON (2015) Cavin played in two fall events, posting +11 227 in the Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel for a T47 finish for best showing .... Had best round of 73 in the final round of The Alamo in San Antonio ... Averaged 76.50 in the fall for the Lady Tigers.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2014-15) Cavin in her first season appeared in four events, averaging 81.67 for her 12 rounds … Appeared in the Schooner Fall Classic, Tar Heel Invitational, Lady Puerto Rico and the LSU Tiger Golf Classic … Best aggregate scored came at 24-over par in the Tiger Classic, finishing T64.
PRIOR TO LSU Played golf from the 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.
COLLEGIATE FINISHES 2014-15 Schooner Fall Classic Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Lady Puerto Rico LSU Tiger Golf Classic
84-80-86 – 250 79-82-80 – 241 81-81-87 – 249 80-79-81 – 240
90 88 79 T64
CAVIN’S CAREER STATS Season Rounds Strokes Avg. Par/Under 2014-15 12 980 81.67 0 Totals 12 980 81.67 0
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CLAUDIA
DE ANTONIO
SOPHOMORE • 1L • CARACAS, VENEZUELA • AMERICAN HERITAGE SCHOOL 2015 SEC ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL
SOPHOMORE FALL SEASON (2015) Played in one fall event before having to have surgery that ended her campaign ... Played in the Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel, posting 10-over par 226 (76-78-72). Placed T39.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2014-15) Participated in three spring events, including the Southeastern Conference Championships … Finished 56th in the LSU Tiger Golf Classic for best finish of the year and best score came in the SEC at 17-over par (80-78-75) to finish T58 … Averaged 79.33 for her nine rounds. Five rounds in the 70s.
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.
COLLEGIATE FINISHES 2014-15 Allstate Sugar Bowl LSU Tiger Golf Classic SEC Championships
85-77-82 – 244 77-81-79 – 237 80-78-75 – 233
T76 56 T58
DE ANTONIO’S CAREER STATS Season Rounds Strokes Avg. Par/Under 2014-15 9 714 79.33 0 Totals 9 714 79.33 0
Low 18 Low 54 Top 10 75 233 0 75 233 0
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DREHER
SENIOR • 3L • VIENNA, AUSTRIA • DE LA SALLE STREBERSDORF 2015 WGCA ACADEMIC SCHOLAR TEAM 2015 SEC ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL 2014 SEC ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL
2013 SEC FRESHMAN ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL 2013 WGCA ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL
FALL SENIOR SEASON (2015) Was in all four fall events, with steady performances in the Mason Rudolph Championship at 4-over 220 (70-74-76), the ANNIKA Intercolegiate at 1-over 217 (7173-73) and The Alamo Invitational at 6-over 222 (74-75-73) ... Finished T31 at Mason Rudolph, T28 at the ANNIKA and T29 at The Alamo ... Averaged 74.42 for the fall portion of the scchedule with two rounds of par or under.
JUNIOR SEASON (2014-15) Played in nine events, averaging 79.19 for the season and 78.06 for 68 career rounds … Best tournament was the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate, posting 12-over 225 and finishing T30 (75-74-76) … Was part of NCAA Championship lineup … Named to the Academic Honor Roll by the league for the third straight year and for the second time was a WGCA Scholar Athlete … Competed for Austria in the European Women’s Amateur Team Championship … Had career low round of 69 at The Alamo in the final event of the fall for the Lady Tigers.
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 (75-71-72) 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).
FRESHMAN SEASON (2012-13) COLLEGIATE FINISHES 2012-13 Liz Murphey NCAA Fall Preview 79-74-78 – 231 Ruth’s Chris Lady Tar Heel 75-81-82 – 238 The Alamo Invitational 71-77-73 – 221 Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate 76-78 – 154 Darius Rucker Intercollegiate 74-76-80 – 230 LSU Tiger Golf Classic 79-83-81 – 243 Rebel Intercollegiate 76-71-74 – 221 SEC Women’s Championships 79-76-81 – 236 NCAA West Regional 75-76-81 – 232
t67 t82 t30 t60 t44 t55 t16 t43 t85
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
80-77-76 – 233 80-78-77 – 235 86-81-69 – 236 83-78-77 – 238 75-81-83 – 239 75-74-76 – 225 84-74-88 – 246 75-85-80 – 240 80-81-85 – 246
T58 84 T74 T65 T63 T30 T79 T86 T114
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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 (76-7174) … 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.
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 Season Rounds 2012-13 29 2013-14 12 2014-15 27 Totals 68
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Strokes Avg. Par/Under 2,236 77.10 2 934 77.83 2 2,138 79.19 1 5,308 78.05 5
Low 18 Low 54 Top 10 Best 71 221 0 T13 71 218 0 T29 69 225 0 T30 69 218 0 T13
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KATHLEEN
GALLAGHER
FRESHMAN • HS • GREENWOOD, MS. • PILLOW ACADEMY
FRESHMAN FALL SEASON (2015) Just missed getting her first college top 10 at the Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel with a 3-over 219 (72-74-73), tying for 11th place ... Posted 4-over 200 with 3-under 69 in opening round of the ANNIKA Intercollegiate (69-74-77), finishing T38 ... Averaged 74.09 in the four fall events wtih four rounds of par or under.
PRIOR TO LSU Played both basketball and golf at Pillow Academy … Part of four golf championships in the MAIS – Girl’s and Boy’s State Team Champions as a ninth graders, as well as individual girl’s state champion that season … Was Boy’s North State Champion as an 11th grader … School winner and state finalist for the Wendy’s High School Heisman in golf … All-Conference and All-Commonwealth in prep hoops … 2013 Mississippi Women’s State Amateur Champion and 2014 Runnerup in State AM … Future Tour Championship Medalist, 2012-14; Advanced to match play in 2012 at USGA Girl’s Junior and from 2012-14 participated in the Junior PGA Championship, best finish T23 (2013) … Graduated with honors and made the Headmaster’s list (all A’s) all four years in high school … Member National Honor Society, Math, Science Club.
PERSONAL Born on July 20, 1996 … Right handed … Parents are Jim and Cissye Gallagher … Mother (Cissye Meeks) played at LSU for Coach Bahnsen (1985-88) and on the LPGA Tour … Dad played on both the PGA and Champion Tour with five PGA wins; he is now serving as an analyst on Golf Channel … aunt, Jackie Gallagher Smith is a former Lady Tiger, who won on the LPGA Tour; and, Uncle Jeff is a member of the PGA Tour … Two sisters: Mary Langdon and Elizabeth; one brother: Thomas … On coming to LSU wrote: “Both my mom and aunt played golf at LSU, so I have been a fan my whole life. I have always dreamed of playing college golf at LSU, but never really knew if that would be possible” … Anticipated major at LSU is communications … Likes to “hang out with friends and family to relax” … Favorite foods are Italian and seafood and favorite dessert is “all things ice cream” … An easy choice for favorite professional golfer “my daddy”.
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CARLY
GOLDSTEIN
JUNIOR • 2L • CORAL SPRINGS, FLA. • CORAL GLADES HS SOPHOMORE SEASON (2014-15) Played in all 11 events for the Lady Tigers, averaging 77.70 for 33 rounds, including an appearance as part of the team lineup in the NCAA Championships … Best event was Mason Rudolph Championships, finishing T16 at 6-over par 222 (74-76-72) … Also posted aggregate 222 at par 70 Schooner Classic (+12, 76-73-73) … Shot 1-under 70 in the second round of the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate.
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 Tar heel 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 … Also advanced through match play in the U.S. Women’s Amateur before losing in the opening round of match play.
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 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-yearold 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 … One sister, Aubrey … Major at LSU is interdisciplinary studies … 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.
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COLLEGIATE FINISHES 2013-14 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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74-76-72 – 222 76-73-73 – 222 73-79-75 – 227 73-74-81 – 228 79-78-75 – 232 73-80-74 – 227 78-70-75 – 223 75-76-78 – 229 79-77-79 – 235 81-89-80 – 250 91-93-85 – 269
T16 T70 T46 T64 T49 T24 T23 T27 63 92 130
2014-15 Mason Rudolph Championships Schooner Fall Classic Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel The Alamo invitational Lady Puerto Rico Allstate Sugar Bowl Darius Rucker Intercollegiate LSU Tiger Golf Classic SEC Championships NCAA Raleigh Regional NCAA Championships
GOLDSTEIN’S CAREER STATS Season Rounds 2013-14 11 2014-15 33 Totals 44
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Strokes Avg. Par/Under 860 78.18 0 2,564 77.70 2 3,424 77.82 2
Low 18 Low 54 Top 10 Best 73 232 1 T2 70 222 0 T16 70 222 1 T2
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MARINA
HEDLUND FRESHMAN • HS • LEKSAND, SWEDEN • FILBORN SKOLAN FRESHMAN FALL SEASON (2015) Was in the lineup for three regular season events with her best performance in the opening tournament, the Mason Rudolph Championship, posting a 5-over score of 221 (76-71-74) ... Finished T36 in the event ... Averaged 77.33 for the fall semester.
PRIOR TO LSU Team won the Swedish Golf School Team Championship in 2014 … Was the player of the year in Dalarna (province she lives in Sweden), 2011-2015. Played with the Swedish girls’ national team in 2014 … Was an outstanding Alpine Skier before choosing to focus all her energy on golf and attend a golf high school … 2nd in the 2013 Irish Open Under 18 Championship (72-76-74) and 3rd in the 2014 Irish Open (73-73-76) … Winner of the 2015
Callaway Cup (69-74), the Juniorslaget in 2014 (70-75), the Osterlen Junior Open 78-76 and four more first places on the Skandia Tour, including one in a 2012 match play event.
PERSONAL Born on Oct. 25, 1996 … Right handed … Parents are Jan and Ulrika Hedlund … Older sister, Emelie … Anticipated Major at LSU: Business … Likes to spend time with family, and, read books … Hobbies include physical training … On what influenced her to come to LSU, she wrote: “Their friendly atmosphere, they are aiming for high results and the coaches” … Favorite food is tacos and for dessert: ice cream … Favorite celebrity is Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn … Favorite pro golfers: Jordan Spieth and Stacy Lewis.
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LANA
HODGE
JUNIOR • TR • MONROE, LA • OUACHITA CHRISTIAN HS/ULM PRIOR TO LSU Transferred to LSU after playing as both a freshman and sophomore at ULM … As a freshman, played in four tournaments, averaging 79.18 … Season low round (75) and tournament score (244) came at the HBU Women’s Intercollegiate (T9) … T53 at LSU Golf Classic (+20, 236) in 2014 …. Competed in all five fall tournaments as a sophomore, averaging 77.38, second on the ULM team … Two rounds at or under par … Second low of 71 at “Mo” Morial and also had lowest 54 hole total of 230, finishing T34 … 13th at the Fred Marx Invitational (231) and 14th at Lady Red Wolf Classic (155) … Brandon McQuillin was prep coach … Was the individual state champion in 2012 … Earned seven letters in high school golf … All-state honors six times … Helped lead her team to a second place finish in 2009 … Won the AJGA Preseason Junior at Brookhaven in 2012 … Member of the National Honor Society, Spanish Club and FCA Officer.
PERSONAL Born on April 25, 1995 … Right handed … Parents are Glen and Valarie Hodge … One sister: Laura-Taylor Hodge … Her uncle, Rudy Niswanger, is well known to Tiger fans as a former member of the football team and the NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs … On LSU, Hodge wrote: “The golf program, along with the coaches, players and facilities are great. My uncle playing football at LSU made me fall in love with the school at an early age” … Anticipated major at LSU is business management … To relax likes to watch “Netflix marathons” … Favorite food is lasagna and favorite dessert ice cream … Favorite celebrity Sam Hunt … Favorite pro golfer is Jordan Spieth.
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CAROLINE
NISTRUP
JUNIOR • 2L • DRAGOER, DENMARK • TAARNBY GYMNASIUM 2015 FIRST-TEAM ALL-AMERICA 2015 ALL-SEC FIRST TEAM 2015 FIRST-TEAM ALL LOUISIANA 2015 SEC ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL
FALL JUNIOR SEASON (2015) Nistrup played in the first two events of the fall before injuring her wrist, requiring surgery ... Shot 69 in her opening round and finished in T17 in the opening Mason Rudolph Championships with an even par 216 (69-72-75) ... Posted 8-over 224 (78-73-73) in the ANNIKA Intercollegiate ... Had to withdraw in the first round of the Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel with the injury ... Averaged 73.33 in the six rounds.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2014-15) Second on the team in stroke average at 72.41 and has the best career average after two years (63 rounds of 72.94) … Improved her stroke average by over one stroke from her freshman season … Five top 10 finishes, nine for her career … Advanced through to the final round of the individual competition in the NCAA Championships, finishing T12 at 8-over par 296 form a field of 132 … Won her first collegiate tournament when she tied with teammate Madelene Sagstrom at the Allstate Sugar Bowl in New Orleans … Shot 4-under 212 (71-70-71) … Finished second in The Alamo Invitational at 11-under 205 (66-70-69) and T2 at the NCAA Raleigh Regional at 2-under 214 (71-73-70) … Only two rounds of 34 over 76 and posted 17 rounds of par or under (29 in two seasons) … Home country finished seventh in the 2015 European Ladies Amateur Team Championship.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2013-14) Second on the team in stroke average at 73.55, earning All-SEC First Team and All-SEC 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
2014 ALL-SEC FIRST TEAM 2014 ALL-SEC FRESHMAN TEAM 2014 LOUISIANA FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
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.
PRIOR TO LSU Caroline has been a member of the Danish National Team since 2007 and is currently ranked No. 3 in Denmark as she comes to LSU … Captured one international tournament title in 2012 with three second places and 10 top 10 placements … Won the Harder German Junior events in 2012 with rounds of 69-66-70 for an 11-under score, while this year 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 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.
COLLEGIATE FINISHES 2013-14 Cougar Classic 73-72-72 – 217 Schooner Fall Classic 73-65-72 – 210 Ruth Chris Tar Heel Invitational 73-67-72 – 212 The Alamo Invitational 71-71-71 – 213 Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate 73-77-69 – 291 Darius Rucker Intercollegiate 71-69-71 – 211 LSU Tiger Golf Classic 78-77-77 – 232 SMU/DAC Invitational 76-79 – 155 SEC Women’s Golf Championship 76-73-78 NCAA Central Regional 80-80-77
t13 4 t3 t7 t32 2 t41 t36 24 t87
2014-15 Mason Rudolph Championships 71-69-77 – 217 Schooner Fall Classic 68-70-75 – 213 Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel 77-72-69 – 218 The Alamo Invitational 66-70-69 – 205 Lady Puerto Rico 75-69-78 – 222 Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate 71-70-71 – 212 Darius Rucker Intercollegiate 71-75-71 – 217 LSU Tiger Golf Classic 75-71-76 – 222 SEC Championships 70-74-74 – 218 NCAA Raleigh Regional 71-73-70 – 214 NCAA Championships 72-74-76-74 – 296
T6 T30 T15 2 T20 T1 T7 13 T12 T2 T12
GOLDSTEIN’S CAREER STATS Season Rounds 2013-14 29 2014-15 34 Totals 63
Strokes 2,133 2,462 4,595
Avg. Par/Under 73.55 12 72.41 17 72.94 29
Low 18 65 66 65
Low 54 210 205 205
Top 10 4 5 9
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Multiple team wins. Multiple individual wins. Another trip to the NCAA Championships. It was all part of a very successful 2014-15 season for Coach Karen Bahnsen and the LSU Lady Tigers. The team posted three multiple team victories as The Alamo Invitational in the fall. The Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate and the LSU Tiger Golf Classic were the team wins in the spring to go with two other second place finishes. The Tigers finished T4 in the NCAA Raleigh Regional and advanced back to the NCAA Championships. Individually, the Lady Tigers had three different players score victories, two sharing the titles in the Allstate Sugar Bowl tournament (Caroline Nistrup and Madelene Sagstrom). Sagstrom would also take the title at the NCAA Raleigh Regional and Nistrup would finish T12 in the NCAA Championship. Here are some of the highlights from the 2014-15 season:
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THE LADY TIGERS The Alamo is knows as a low-scoring tournament and the Lady Tigers were up for the challenge in the final event of the fall, posting rounds of 279-284-278 for a 23-under par winning score of 841 as three players posted under par numbers for the 54 holes. LSU had six individual rounds of 70 or lower during the tournament. That tournament started a five-tournament streak that carried through the end of the regular season win which LSU was either first or second in the team standings. LSU was second in Puerto Rico, won the Sugar Bowl with a 10-over score of 874, was t2 in the Darius Rucker event and then posted a 15-over 879 to win its own tournament, the LSU Tiger Golf Classic at the University Club.
MADELENE SAGSTROM The Swedish Senior had a breakout year becoming the third LSU women’s golfer to win SEC Player of the Year as well as the fourth Lady Tigers to earn three All-SEC first team honors in their careers. She was the runner-up for the ANNIKA Award and was the first LSU golfer to average under 72 strokes a round at 71.48 for 33 rounds. The first-team All-America tied for the title at the Allstate Sugar Bowl at 4-under 212 (68-73-71), was second at the Darius Rucker at 6-under 207, was third at the SECs at 5-under 211 and then captured the Raleigh Regional title at 8-under 208 (68-70-70). She finished with seven top five finishes and for her 125 career rounds posted an average of 72.95.
CAROLINE NISTRUP Nistrup also earned a boatload of honors in her sophomore year, including first-team All-SEC and first-team All-America after her strong season highlighted by her T12 finish in the national championship at the Concession Golf Club in Florida (72-74-76-74 – 296, +8). Nistrup tied her teammate Sagstrom for the title at the Allstate Sugar Bowl at 4-under 212, posting consistent rounds of 71-70-71 to share the award. Nistrup, who had six top 10 finishes on the year and a 72.41 stroke average, also finished in T2 in the Raleigh Regional behind Sagstrom at 2-under par 714 with rounds of 71-73-70. She finished the year with 17 rounds of par or better.
ELISE BRADLEY Bradley may have been one of the most improved player in American in 2014-15 and that’s certainly what Golfweek was proclaiming after a season that saw her go from ranked as a sophomore several hundred deep to top 30 in the 2014-15 season. Bradley averaged 73.70 for her 33 rounds with 18 rounds of par or under and four top 10s. The Mandeville junior improved her stroke average almost four shots from a year ago and won her first tournament on the second hole of sudden death at the LSU Tiger Golf Classic at the University Club. She posted a 2-under 214 (74-68-72) to get to extra holes and parred the 10th and eventually the winning 11th hole to capture the title. She also tied for fourth at The Alamo and was T3 at the Puerto Rico event.
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CAROLINE
NISTRUP MADELENE SAGSTROM
CAROLINE NISTRUP
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CARLY GOLDSTEIN
LOW INDIVIDUAL ROUNDS
LOW TEAM ROUNDS
1. 66 (-6) -- Caroline Nistrup, The Alamo, 1st rd. 2. 67 (-5) -- Madelene Sagstrom, LSU Classic, 2nd rd. 3. 68 (-4) -- Caroline Nistrup, Mason Rudolph, 1st rd. 4. 68 (-4) -- Madelene Sagstrom, Allstate Sugar Bowl, 1st rd. 5. 68 (-4) -- Elise Bradley, LSU Classic, 2nd rd. 6. 68 (-4) -- Madelene Sagstrom, NCAA Raleigh Regional, 1st rd. 7. 68 (-3) -- Madelene Sagstrom, Darius Rucker, 2nd rd. 8. 68 (-3) -- Madelene Sagstrom, Darius Rucker, 3rd rd. 9. 69 (-3) -- 8 times (4 Sagstrom, 2 Nistrup, 1 Bradley & Dreher)
1. 278 (-10) -- The Alamo Invitational, 3rd rd. 2. 279 (-9) -- The Alamo Invitational, 1st rd. 3. 280 (-8) -- LSU Tiger Golf Classic, 2nd rd. 4. 284 (-4) -- The Alamo Invitational, 2nd rd. 4. 284 (-4) -- Allstate Sugar Bowl, 1st rd. 6. 285 (-3) -- Mason Rudolph Championships, 1st rd. 7. 286 (-2) -- Allstate Sugar Bowl, 3rd rd. 8. 288 (E) -- NCAA Raleigh Regional, 1st rd. 9. 286 (+2) -- Darius Rucker Inter., 2nd rd. 10. 283 (+3) -- Schooner Fall Classic, 1st rd.
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84. Nadine Dreher 88. Sydney Cavin
Fanklin, Tenn. -- September 19-21, 2014 Vanderbilt Legends Club -- Par 72 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 second place with a five-shot lead over third-place Mississippi State. A remarkable three Lady Tigers finished in the top 10 and four in the top 17 of individual competition. Senior Madelene Sagstrom led the way with a seventh-place showing of 1-over 217. Else Bradley and Caroline Nistrup rounded out with 10th place finishes at 3-over 219.
Alamo Invitational
Mason Rudolph Championships
Top 5 Teams 1. Vanderbilt 2. LSU 3. Mississippi State 4. Auburn 4. GRU-Augusta
288-283-293 -- 864 285-292-298 -- 875 292-292-296 -- 880 298-292-295 -- 885 295-291-299 -- 885
E +11 +16 +21 +21
LSU Results T6. Madelene Sagstrom T9. Elise Bradley T9. Caroline Nistrup T16. Carly Goldstein T58. Nadine Dreher
71-69-77 -- 217 72-70-77 -- 219 68-78-73 -- 219 74-76-72 -- 222 80-77-76 -- 233
+1 +3 +3 +6 +17
Schooner Fall Classic Norman, Oklahoma -- October 4-6, 2014 Belmar Golf Club -- Par 70 LSU continued its fall season at the Schooner Fall Classic in Norman, Oklahoma. Elise Bradley led the team with a 1-under 209 for a tie for 12th. Caroline Nistrup posted a 2-under 68 on the final day to finish in a tie for 24th at 2-over 212.
80-78-77 -- 235 79-82-80 -- 241
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San Antonio, Texas -- October 26-28, 2014 Briggs Ranch Golf Course -- Par 72 The Lady Tigers closed out the fall season with a tournament title at the Alamo Invitational. The win marked the first tournament title since the 2012 NCAA Regional and the 37th under head coach Karen Bahnsen. LSU set a school record score of 279-284-278 – 841 with a 23-under par for the lowest-54 aggregate total in the history of the program. The mark topped the 843 team shot in the 2010 Mason Rudolph Classic. Three top-five performances by LSU’s Caroline Nistrup, Madelene Sagstrom and Elise Bradley paced the team to the top finish. Nistrup shot an 11-under 205 for the second-lowest 54 total in LSU women’s golf history. Sagstrom and Bradley both finished the tournament under par in every round and finished in a group tied for fourth at 6-under 210. Top Teams 1. LSU 2. Arkansas 3. Auburn 4. Texas A&M 5. Florida State
279-284-278 -- 841 275-292-281 -- 848 275-295-280 -- 850 283-294-285 -- 852 286-289-283 -- 858
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LSU Results 2. Caroline Nistrup T4. Elise Bradley T4. Madelene Sagstrom T64. Carly Goldstein T74. Nadine Dreher
66-70-69 -- 205 71-69-70 -- 210 69-71-70 -- 210 73-74-81 -- 228 86-81-69 -- 236
-11 -6 -6 +12 +20
SPRING SEASON Lady Puerto Rico
Top Teams 1. Mississippi State 2. Arkansas 3. Texas A&M 4. Kent State 5. UCF 11. LSU
277-273-268 -- 818 290-272-274 -- 836 283-281-274 -- 838 287-274-281 -- 842 292-280-271 -- 843 283-288-285 -- 856
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Rio Grande, Puerto Rico -- February 15-17, 2014 River Course -- Par 72 LSU opened the spring season in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico for the first time since the 2012 season. The Lady Tigers finished in second place at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic, just outlasting Iowa State by a stroke. The team posted a team score of 19-over 883 on the river course. Sagstrom and Bradley once again led the way for the team in a tie for third at 1-under 215.
LSU Results T13. Elise Bradley T24. Caroline Nistrup T30. Madelene Sagstrom T70. Carley Goldstein 90. Sidney Cavin
70-70-69 -- 209 69-75-68 -- 212 68-70-75 -- 213 76-73-73 -- 222 84-80-86 -- 250
-1 +2 +3 +12 +40
Top Teams 1. Arkansas 2. LSU 3. Iowa State 4. Northwestern 5. Purdue
290-295-291 -- 876 296-292-295 -- 883 293-294-297 -- 884 296-299-291 -- 866 300-300-290 -- 890
+12 +19 +20 +22 +26
LSU Results T3. Elise Bradley T3. Madelene Sagstrom T32. Caroline Nistrup T49. Carly Goldstein T65. Nadine Dreher 79. 81-81-87 -- 249
71-72-72 -- 215 71-73-71 -- 215 75-69-78 -- 222 79-78-75 -- 232 83-78-77 -- 238 Sydney Cavin +33
-1 -1 +6 +16 +22
Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational Chapel Hill, N.C. -- October 10-12, 2014 UNC Finley Golf Course -- Par 72 Another consistent performance, led by Madelene Sagstrom and Elise Bradley helped LSU to a seventh-place finish at the Ruth’s Chris Lady Tar Heel. Sagstrom posted a 3-under 69 and Bradley posted a 1-over 73 as both completed top 15 finishes. Top Teams 1. Duke 2. South Carolina 3. North Carolina State 4. Wake Forest 5. Arkansas 7. LSU
286-286-288 -- 862 287-288-289 -- 864 289-293-296 -- 878 288-291-301 -- 880 298-291-293 -- 822 296-295-294 -- 885
-2 E +14 +16 +18 +21
LSU Results T11. Elise Bradley T15. Madlene Sagstrom T35. Caroline Nistrup T46. Carley Goldstein
72-72-73 -- 217 77-72-69 -- 217 74-73-78 -- 225 73-79-75 -- 227
+1 +2 +9 +11
Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate New Orleans, La. -- February 22-24, 2015 English Turn Golf and Country Club -- Par 72 The 17th-ranked LSU women’s golf team posted the only under par round on the final day of the AllState Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate to win by 12 strokes and secure its second team title of the 2014-15 season. In addition the team win, Madelene Sagstrom and Caroline Nistrup tied for the individual title with a 1-under 71 and a 54-hole total of 212. The team victory was the 39th in the history of the program and the 38th under head coach Karen Bahnsen. Sagstrom won her second career LSU title and posted her 14th top-10 finish of her career. Nistrup earned her first tournament title at LSU and her seventh top-10 finish as a Lady Tiger. Elise Bradley had the best final round for the team with four birdies in a 2-under
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70 round. She finished the week with a 9-over 225 to move into a tie for 17th. Top Teams 1. LSU 2. Florida 2. UCLA 4. Arizona 4. Tulane
284-304-286 -- 874 297-301-288 -- 886 292-297-297 -- 886 301-295-296 -- 892 291-293-303 -- 892
LSU Results T1. Caroline Nistrup T1. Madelene Sagstrom T17. Elise Bradley T24. Carly Goldstein T63. Nadine Dreher T76 Claudio De Antonio
71-70-71 -- 212 68-73-71 -- 212 72-83-70 -- 225 73-80-74 -- 227 75-81-83 -- 239 85-87-82 -- 224
+10 +22 +22 +28 +28
-4 -4 +9 +11 +23 +28
Darius Rucker Intercollegiate Hilton Head, S.C. -- March 6-8, 2015 Long Cove Club -- Par 71 After a team title at the AllState Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate, the Lady Tigers jumped up to No. 7 in the Golfweek/Sagarin performance rankings. With a top-10 ranking, LSU finished in a tie for second in the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate. Madelene Sagstrom finished tied for second after falling in the playoff to Duke’s Leona Maguire. Sagstrom finished the event with a 6-under 207. Caroline Nistrup posted yet another top 10-finish in a tie for seventh place at 4-over 217. Top Teams 1. Duke 2. LSU 2. Southern California 4. Tennessee 5. South Carolina
293-283-282 -- 858 +6 291-286-290 -- 867 +15 285-296-286 -- 867 +15 300-294-295 -- 889 +37 299-293-298 -- 890 +38
LSU Results 2. Madelene Sagstrom T7. Caroline Nistrup T23. Carley Goldstein T30. Nadine Dreher T54. Elise Bradley
71-68-68 -- 207 71-75-71 -- 217 78-70-75 -- 223 75-74-76 -- 225 74-74-81 -- 229
-6 +4 +10 +12 +16
LSU Tiger Golf Classic Baton Rouge, La. -- March 27-29, 2015 The University Club -- Par 72 Sixth-ranked LSU finished with a 15-over 879 to win the LSU Tiger Golf Classic for the first time since 2005. It was a great home tournament for the Lady Tigers as Elise Bradley scored her first collegiate victory in sudden death after posting a par on the par-5 11th hole. The tournament title marked the third of the season for the Lady Tigers and the 40th in the 30-plus year history of the program. Bradley became the 18th golfer in the history of the program to win a tournament as a member of the Lady Tier squad and the 10th Lady Tiger to capture an LSU sponsored spring tournament dating back to 1982. LSU won its tournament for the eighth time and fourth time at the University Club. Adding to the record books, LSU also posted a post-renovation course single record of 8-under 280 on the second day of the tournament. In addition to Bradley’s tournament win, Madelene Sagstrom also finished even at 216 for third place. Caroline Nistrup rounded out LSU’s top-15 performances in a tie for 13th at 6-over 226. Top Teams 1. LSU 2. Mississippi State 3. TCU 4. Tulane 5. Wake Forest
297-280-302 -- 879 306-285-293 -- 884 300-298-297 -- 895 302-288-307 -- 897 317-297-293 -- 907
+15 +20 +31 +33 +43
LSU Results 1. Elise Bradley
74-68-72 -- 214
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73-67-76 -- 216 E 75-71-76 -- 222 +6 75-76-78 -- 229 +13 77-81-79 -- 237 +21 80-79-81 -- 240 +24
SEC Championship Birmingham, Ala. -- April 19-21, 2015 Greystone Legacy Course -- Par 72 LSU’s Madelene Sagstrom opened postseason with a final score of 5-under 211 for third place at the 2015 SEC Championships at the Greystone Country Club’s Legacy Course. Sagstrom earned her second top-10 performance at the league championships. Caroline Nistrup finished tied for 12th with a score of 2-over 218. The team finished in seventh place at 25-over 889. Top Teams 1. Texas A&M 2. South Carolina 3. Vanderbilt 4. Tennessee 5. Alabama 7. LSU
293-277-281 -- 851 -13 299-280-284 -- 863 -1 293-292-282 -- 867 +3 293-291-294 -- 878 +14 300-288-296 -- 844 +20 299-293-297 -- 889 +25
LSU Results 3. Madelene Sagstrom T12. Caroline Nistrup T47. Elise Bradley T58. Claudia De Antonio 64. Carly Goldstein
72-70-69 -- 211 -5 70-74-74 -- 218 +2 78-72-79 -- 229 +13 80-78-75 -- 233 +17 79-77-79 -- 235 +19
NCAA Raleigh Regional Raleigh, N.C. -- May 7-9, 2015 Loonie Pool Golf Course -- Par 72 At the NCAA Raleigh Regional, Madelne Sagstrom won her second title of the season and Caroline Nistrup finished second to propel the LSU women’s golf team to the NCAA Championship Tournament. The Lady Tigers finished with a score of 24-over 288 for a tie for fourth place. LSU advanced to the championship event for the 13th time in school history and the 12th time under Karen Bahnsen. Sagstrom finished the tournament at 8-under par 208 and Nistrup finished 2-under par 214. Top Teams 1. South Carolina 295-286-296 -- 877 2. Northwestern 302-292-291 - 885 3. NC State 290-306-291 -- 887 T4. LSU 288-304-296 -- 888 T4. Alabama 295-299 -- 888 LSU Results 1. Madelene Sagstrom T2. Caroline Nistrup T35. Elise Bradley T86. Nadine Dreher 92. Carly Goldstein
+13 +21 +23 +24 294+24
68-70-70 -- 208 -8 71-73-70 -- 214 -2 74-76-76 -- 226 +10 75-85-80 -- 240 +24 81-89-80 -- 250 +34
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Nadine Dreher
Concession, Fla. -- May 22-24, 2015 Concession Golf Club -- Par 72 Caroline Nistrup advanced to the final round of NCAA Championships at Concession Golf Club after posting a score of 6-over 222 in the three rounds of team competition. In the final round of the individual stroke play championship, Nistrup posted a score of 2-over par to complete a four-round score of 9-over par 296. As a team, LSU finished at 75-over 938 for a tie for 20th place. Final Match Play Standings 1. Baylor 2. Duke 3. Stanford 4. USC LSU Results T12. Caroline Nistrup 72-74-76-74--296 T53. Madelene Sagstrom 76-79-77--232 T89. Elise Bradley 82-82-75--239 T114. Nadine Dreher 80-81-85--246 +30 T130. Carly Goldstein 91-93-85--269 +53
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Mason Rudolph Championships 285-292-298 -- 875 +11 2 Schooner Fall Classic 283-288-285 -- 856 +16 11 Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational 296-295-294 -- 885 +1 7 The Alamo Invitational 279-284-278 -- 841 -23 1 Lady Puerto Rico 296-292-295 -- 883 +19 2 Allstate Sugar Bowl 284-304-286 -- 874 +10 1 Darius Rucker Intercollegiate 291-286-290 -- 867 +15 2 LSU Tiger Golf Classic 297-280-302 -- 879 +15 1 SEC Women’s Championships 299-293-297 -- 889 +25 7 NCAA Raleigh Regional 288-304-296 -- 888 +24 T4 NCAA Championships 309-316-313 -- 938 +74 t-20th
Elise Bradley T9 T13 T11 T4 T3 T17 T54 1 T47 T35 T89
Sydney Cavin Schooner Fall Classic 84-80-86=250 Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational 79-82-80=241 Lady Puerto Rico 81-81-87=249 LSU Tiger Golf Classic 80-79-81=240 TOTALS 12 rounds -- 81.67
90 88 79 T64
Claudia De Antonio Allstate Sugar Bowl LSU Tiger Golf Classic SEC Championships TOTALS
85-77-82=244 77-81-79=237 80-78-75=233 9 rounds -- 79.33
Mason Rudolph Championships 80-77-76=233 Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational 80-78-77=235 The Alamo Invitational 86-81-69=236 Lady Puerto Rico 83-78-77=238 Allstate Sugar Bowl 75-81-83=239 Darius Rucker Intercollegiate 75-74-76=225 LSU Tiger Golf Classic 84-74-88=246 NCAA Raleigh Regional 75-85-80=240 NCAA Championships 80-81-85=246 TOTALS 27 rounds -- 79.19
T58 84 T74 T65 T63 T30 T79 T86 T114
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Mason Rudolph Championships 72-70-77 -- 219 Schooner Fall Classic 70-70-69=209 Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational 72-72-73=217 The Alamo Invitational 71-69-70=210 Lady Puerto Rico 71-72-72=215 Allstate Sugar Bowl 72-83-70=225 Darius Rucker Intercollegiate 74-74-81=229 LSU Tiger Golf Classic 74-68-72=214 SEC Championships 78-72-79=229 NCAA Raleigh Regional 74-76-76=226 NCAA Championships 82-82-75=239 TOTALS 33 rounds -- 73.70
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T76 56 T58
Mason Rudolph Championships 74-76-72=222 Schooner Fall Classic 76-73-73=222 Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational 73-79-75=227 The Alamo Invitational 73-74-81=228 Lady Puerto Rico 79-78-75=232 Allstate Sugar Bowl 73-80-74=227 Darius Rucker Intercollegiate 78-70-75=223 LSU Tiger Golf Classic 75-76-78=229 SEC Championships 79-77-79=235 NCAA Raleigh Regional 81-89-80=250 NCAA Championships 91-93-85=269 TOTALS 33 rounds -- 77.70
T16 T70 T46 T64 T49 T24 T23 T27 63 92 130
Caroline Nistrup Mason Rudolph Championships 68-78-73=219 Schooner Fall Classic 69-75-68=212 Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational 74-73-78=225 The Alamo Invitational 66-70-69=205 Lady Puerto Rico 75-69-78=222 Allstate Sugar Bowl 71-70-71=212 Darius Rucker Intercollegiate 71-75-71=217 LSU Tiger Golf Classic 75-71-76=222 SEC Championships 70-74-74=218 NCAA Raleigh Regional 71-73-70=214 NCAA Championships 72-74-76-74=296 TOTALS 34 rounds -- 72.41
T9 T24 T35 2 T20 T1 T7 13 T12 T2 T12
Madelene Sagstrom Mason Rudolph Championships 71-69-77=217 Schooner Fall Classic 68-70-75=213 Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational 77-72-69=218 The Alamo Invitational 69-71-70=210 Lady Puerto Rico 71-73-71=215 Allstate Sugar Bowl 68-73-71=212 Darius Rucker Intercollegiate 71-68-68=207 LSU Tiger Golf Classic 73-67-76=216 SEC Championships 72-70-69=211 NCAA Raleigh Regional 68-70-70=208 NCAA Championships 76-79-77=232 TOTALS 33 rounds -- 71.48
T6 T30 T15 T4 T3 T1 2 3 3 1 T53
2014-15 Team Statistics Low Player Rds. Strokes Rd. Elise Bradley 33 2432 68 Sydney Cavin 12 980 79 Claudia De Antonio 9 714 75 Nadine Dreher 27 2138 69 Carly Goldstein 33 2564 70 Caroline Nistrup 34 2462 66 Madelene Sagstrom 33 2359 68
Top 5 3 - - - - 3 7
Top 10 Avg. 4 73.70 - 81.67 - 79.33 - 79.19 - 77.0 6 72.41 8 71.48
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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 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.
1992 SEC CHAMPIONS YEAR SITE WINNER SCORE IND. CHAMP SCORE 1981 Opelika, Ala. Florida 875 Lynn Connelly, Fla. 217 LSU-3rd 910 1982 Pine Mountain, Ga. Florida 880 Deb Richard, Fla. 216 LSU-4th 946 1983 Pine Mountain, Ga. Georgia 890 Deb Richard, Fla. 217 LSU-5th 946 1984 Pine Mountain, Ga. Florida 906 Deb Richard, Fla. 218 LSU-5th 933 1985 Pine Mountain, Ga. Georgia 900 Cindy Schreyer, Ga. 216 LSU-6th 940 1986 Pine Mountain, Ga. Florida 898 Karen Davies, Fla. 221 LSU-5th 940 1987 Pine Mountain, Ga. Florida 910 Margaret Platt, Auburn 222 LSU-5th 943 1988 Gulf Breeze, Fla. Georgia 864 Cheryl Morley, Fla. 211 LSU-3rd 890 1989 Ponte Vedre, Fla. Auburn 902 Diana Rama, Auburn 223 LSU-6th 949 1990* Greensboro, Ga. Georgia 607 Anne Cain, Ga. 144 LSU-3rd 624 1991 Lexington, Ky. Florida 936 Kristi Coats, LSU 224 LSU-5th 951 1992 Baton Rouge LSU-1st 892 Carri Wood, Miss. State 217 1993* Jackson, Miss Georgia 605 Sara Miley, Ga. 147 LSU-8th 634 1994 West Point, Miss. Georgia 890 Katharina Larrson, Tenn. 209 LSU-8th 938 1995 Franklin, Tenn. Florida 892 Dina Taylor, Fla. 217 LSU-3rd 938 1996* Knoxville, Tenn. Auburn 604 Marci Clemons, Auburn 144 LSU-2nd 607 1997 Columbia, S.C. Georgia 899 Shauna Estes, Ga. 215 LSU-2nd 905 1998 Birmingham, Ala. Georgia 894 Reilley Rankin, Ga. 218 LSU-2nd 899 1999 Opelika, Ala. Georgia 887 Shauna Estes, Ga. 210 LSU-4th 918 YEAR SITE WINNER SCORE IND. CHAMP SCORE
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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 Texas A&M 851 LSU-7th 889
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
Bianca Fabrizio, A&M
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2015 SEC Championship Results INDIVIDUAL TOP 10
TEAM RESULTS 1. Texas A&M 2. South Carolina 3. Vanderbilt 4. Tennessee 5. Alabama 6. Florida 7. LSU 8. Arkansas 9. Auburn 10. Georgia 11. Kentucky 12. Miss. State 13. Missouri 14. Mississippi
293-277-281 – 851 -13 299-280-284 – 863 -1 293-292-282 – 867 +3 293-291-294 – 878 +14 300-288-296 – 844 +20 299-295-292 – 886 +22 299-293-297 – 889 +25 300-293-287 – 891 +27 307-295-290 – 892 +28 306-289-298 – 893 +29 307-297-290 – 894 +30 308-291-298 – 897 +33 307-302-306 – 915 +51 310-307-308 – 925 +61
1. Bianca Fabrizio, Texas A&M 70-67-70 – 207 -9 2. Maddie Szeryk, Texas A&M 73-67-79 – 209 -7 3. Madelene Sagstrom, LSU 72-70-69 – 211 -5 4. Katelyn Dambaugh, South Carolina 73-65-74 -4 4. Justine Dreher, South Carolina 70-72-70 – 212 -4 6. Emma Talley, Alabama 75-68-70 – 213 -3 7. Gaby Lopez, Arkansas 71-70-73 -3 7. Lucia Polo, Tennessee 71-73-70 -3 7. Kendall Martindale, Vandy 72-75-67 – 214 -2 10. Jenny Hahn, Vanderbilt 67-72-77 E 10. Anna Newell, Tennessee 73-70-73 – 216 E 10. Emily Tubert, Arkansas 73-73-76 -- 222 +6
2015 SEC Honors SEC COACH OF THE YEAR
SECOND TEAM ALL-SEC
Kalen Anderson
Emma Talley Chieh Jessica Peng Anna Newell Jennifer Hahn Lucia Polo Elise Bradley Regina Plasencia Katelyn Dambaugh
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GOLFER OF THE YEAR Madelene Sagstrom
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SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Justine Dreher Lucia Polo
South Carolina Tennessee
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR Maddie Szeryk
Texas A&M
FIRST TEAM ALL-SEC Bianca Fabrizio Maddie Szeryk Marijosse Navarro Gabriela Lopez Madelene Sagstrom Justine Dreher Allyson McDonald Caroline Nistrup
Texas A&M Texas A&M Texas A&M Arkansas LSU South Carolina Mississippi State LSU
Alabama Mississippi State Tennessee Vanderbilt Tennessee LSU Arkansas South Carolina
ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM Maddie Szeryk Anna Newell Cindy Ha Sophia Schubert Lakareber Abe Taylor Tomlinson Kelli Murphy
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1981 1 Florida 2 Georgia 3 LSU 4 Auburn 5 Kentucky 6 Mississippi State
875 882 910 924 935 990
1982 1 Florida 2 Georgia 3 Mississippi State 4 LSU 5 Alabama 6 Kentucky
880 901 941 946 951 965
1983 1 Georgia 2 Florida 3 Kentucky 4 Mississippi State 5 LSU
890 906 915 944 946
•Alabama had a three-player team due to an auto accident involving two players on the day of the practice round.
1984 1 Florida 906 2 Georgia 912 3 Mississippi State 924 4 Kentucky 932 5 LSU 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 1985 1 Georgia 2 Florida 3 Mississippi State 4 Kentucky 5 Alabama 6 LSU
900 903 927 932 934 940
1986 1 Florida 2 Kentucky 3 Alabama 4 Georgia 5 LSU 6 Auburn 7 Mississippi State
898 928 930 936 940 961 984
1987 1 Florida 2 Georgia 3 Alabama 4 Auburn 5 LSU 6 Kentucky 7 Mississippi State 8 Ole Miss
910 912 916 942 943 946 994 1140
1988 1 Georgia 864 2 Florida 869 3 LSU 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 5 Alabama 6 LSU 7 Mississippi State 8 Ole Miss 9 Vanderbilt
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902 910 926 935 937 949 961 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 936 2 Alabama 942 3 Georgia 942 4 Kentucky 944 5 LSU 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 892 2 Georgia 899 3 South Carolina 912 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 1993 1 Georgia 605 2 Tennessee 611 3 South Carolina 616 4 Florida 618 5 Kentucky 629 8 LSU 634 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 1994 1 Georgia 2 Alabama 3 Auburn 4 Tennessee 5 South Carolina 8 LSU
890 900 901 902 904 938
T25 S. Hanson 77-77-78 -- 232 Casey Scott 82-76-78 -- 236 J. Hagman 82-80-77 -- 239 Page Oeser 86-74-79 -- 239 C. Roper 81-77-86 -- 244 1995 1 Florida 892 2 South Carolina 921 3 Georgia 938 4 LSU 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 1996 1. Auburn 604 2. LSU 608 4 Ashley Winn 77-71 -- 148 T8 Laura Moore 75-78 -- 153 T11 M. Lovuiere 76-78 -- 154 T17 Casey Scott 80-75 -- 155 Shannon Hanson 85-76 -- 161
1997 1 Georgia 899 2 LSU 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 894 2. LSU 899 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 1999 1 Georgia 887 2 Tennessee 905 3 Ole Miss 913 4 LSU 918 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 2000 1 Auburn 919 2 LSU 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 872 2 LSU 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 861 2 Auburn 864 3 Tennessee 866 4 Vanderbilt 875 5 Georgia 888 8 LSU 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 905 2 Tennessee 911 3 South Carolina 914 4 Vanderbilt 919 5 Arkansas 925 10 LSU 975 T22 V. Meyer 76-83-75 -- 234 Devon Day 81-81-78 -- 240 B. Shelton 83-75-85 -- 243 I. Dornellas 84-87-87 -- 258 R. Overstreet 95-90-99 -- 284 2004 1 Vanderbilt 877 2 Auburn 881 3 LSU 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
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904 904 905 906 77-73-75 -- 225 75-74-77 -- 226 73-75-78 -- 226 78-71-80 -- 229 82-81-80 -- 243
2006 1 Auburn 875 2 Tennessee 876 3 Georgia 885 4 Vanderbilt 887 5 Arkansas 897 7 LSU 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 865 2 Florida 881 3 Tennessee 886 4 South Carolina 887 5 Alabama 893 7 LSU 899 T11 R. Kuhn 72-74-75 -- 221 T14 A. Rather 72-74-76 -- 222 T25 K. Meck 76-77-74 -- 227 Melissa Eaton 74-79-79 -- 232 C.M.-Larsen 82-78-77 -- 237 2008 1 Florida 874 2 Arkansas 891 3 Georgia 903 4 Auburn 910 5 South Carolina 915 6 LSU 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 870 2 Arkansas 878 3 Alabama 878 4 Tennessee 881 5 LSU 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 848 2 Vanderbilt 852 3 Arkansas 859 4 Georgia 860 5 Auburn 861 6 LSU 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 864 2 Alabama 875 3 LSU 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 879 2 South Carolina 890 3 Arkansas 892 4 Alabama 896 5 LSU 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 2015 1. Texas A&M 851 2. South Carolina 863 3. Vanderbilt 867 4. Tennessee 878 5. Alabama 844 7. LSU 889 3 M. Sagstrom 72-70-69 -- 211 T12 C. Nistrup 70-74-74 -- 218 T47 E. Bradley 78-72-79 -- 229 T58 C. Antonio 80-78-75 -- 233 64 C. Goldstein79-77-79 -- 235 SEC CHAMPIONSHIP TOTALS: Georgia (11); Auburn (9): Florida (8): Alabama (2): Vanderbilt (2); LSU (1): South Carolina (1); Texas A&M (1)
NCAA Championships
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One year after a major format change, the NCAA Women’s Golf Championship has shown that it can play on a nationallyteleivised platform. 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-of-five player matches over the course of two days. For the second straight year, the championships will be held on the same course that the men’s championship will be contested on -- Eugene Country Club in Eugene, Ore. The women’s championship will be contested May 20-25. The LSU Lady Tigers will look to return to the NCAA Championship event in 2016 after finishing tied for 20th last season. 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. Baton Rouge is also one of four regional sites in 2016. In addition to the Baton Rouge site, this year’s regionals are to be held May 5-7 in Stanford, Calif., Bryan, Texas and Shoal Creek, Ala. LSU has made 13 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 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.
LSU posted back-to-back third place NCAA Championship finishes in 2011 (top) and 2012 (bottom).
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.
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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
t106. Lindy Hitdlebaugh
2012 TEAM-FINISH/SCORE SITE LSU-3rd (1173) Vanderbilt Legends Club Alabama-1st (1171) Franklin, Tenn. T3. Tessa Teachman 69-74-70-74 -- 287 T29. Austin Ernst 78-75-74-68 -- 295 T51. Madelene Sagstrom 70-72-83-74 -- 299 T59. Lindsay Gahm 76-73-77-74 -- 300 T93. Jacqueline Hedwall 83-75-76-73 -- 307
2011 NCAA Regional Appearances 2015 Raleigh 2014 Central 2013 West 2012 West 2011 Central 2010 West 2009 West 2008 Central 2007 East 2006 East
LSU-T4th (888) Loonie Pool Golf Course South Carolina (877) Raleigh, N.C. LSU-20th (936) Karsten Creek UCLA (875) Stillwater, Okla. LSU-t12th (897) Stanford Golf Course Southern California (859) Palo Alto, Calif. LSU-t1st (873) Colorado National 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 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. 2005 LSU - 10th (917) Rawls Course Central Auburn - 1st (896) Lubbock, Texas 2004 LSU - 12th (930) El Campeon Course East Duke - 1st (869) Howey-In-The-Hills, Fla. 2002 LSU - 12th (898) University Club East Duke - 1st (859) Baton Rouge, La. 2001 LSU - 6th (928) Birch Boilermaker Central Tulsa - 1st (904) West Lafayette, Ind. 2000 LSU - 5th (903) Scarlet Course East Duke - 1st (897) Columbus, Ohio 1999 LSU - 3rd (893) University Club East Georgia - 1st (884) Columbia, S.C. 1998 LSU - 3rd (904) Duke Golf Club East Georgia - 1st (882) Durham, N.C. 1997 LSU - 12th (967) Prairie Vista East Ohio St. - 1st (937) Bloomington, Ill. 1996 LSU - 7th (925) Grand National Lakes East Duke - 1st (905) Opelika, Ala. 1995 LSU - 17th (938) Quail Ridge East Wake Forest -1st (890) Bartlett, Tenn. 1993 LSU - 15th (946) Santa Maria East Georgia - 1st (897) Baton Rouge, La.
LSU AIAW Appearances 1981 1982
LSU Team Karen Mayson (Ind.)
21st N/A
TEAM-FINISH/SCORE SITE LSU-3rd (1181) Traditions Club UCLA-1st (1173) Bryan, Texas 1. Austin Ernst 72-66-77-66 -- 281 T26. Jacqueline Hedwall 72-76-73-76 -- 297 T43. Megan McChrystal 72-77-76-75 -- 300 T80. Tessa Teachman 81-77-77-73 -- 308 T102. Amalie Valle 76-77-80-80 -- 313
2009 TEAM-FINISH/SCORE SITE LSU-12th (1219) Caves Valley Golf Club Arizona St-1st (1182) Owings Mills, Md. t25. Caroline Martens 78-74-74-74 -- 300 t32. Megan McChrystal 74-77-77-74 -- 302 t75. Jacqueline Hedwall 74-80-83-75 -- 312 t86. Tessa Teachman 78-73-79-84 -- 314 t96. Amalie Valle 76-80-79-81 -- 316
2008 TEAM-FINISH/SCORE SITE LSU-15th (1222) UNM Golf Course USC-1st (1168) Albuquerque, N.M. t55. Megan McChrystal 73-78-83-70 -- 304 t55. Amalie Valle 74-79-75-76 -- 304 t63. Rebecca Kuhn 76-75-80-74 -- 305 t93. Alexis Rather 77-83-79-75 -- 314 t118. Caroline Martens 81-85-78-80 -- 324
2006 TEAM-FINISH/SCORE SITE LSU-23rd (1232) The Scarlet Course Duke-1st (1167) Columbus, Ohio t53. Melissa Eaton 75-78-76-73 -- 302 t64. Kim Meck 75-75-78-78 -- 306 t66. Rebecca Kuhn 73-76-81-77 -- 307 t98. Caroline Martens 75-78-84-78 -- 315 WD Alexis Rather 78-81-WD-78 -- WD
2001 TEAM-FINISH/SCORE SITE LSU-12th (1210) El Campeon Course Georgia-1st (1176) Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla. t3. Katy Harris 72-70-70-75 - 287 t44. Meredith Duncan 79-73-77-74 - 30 t60. Isabel Dornellas 75-79-75-77 - 306 t98. Lesley McClurg 80-81-76-79 - 316
LSU NCAA Team Appearances 2015 TEAM-FINISH/SCORE SITE LSU-20th (938) Concession Golf Club Stanford-1st Bradenton, Fla. T12. Caroline Nistrup 72-74-76-74--296 T. 53 Madelene Sagstrom 76-79-77--232 T.89 Elise Bradley 82-82-75--239 T. 114 Nadine Dreher 80-81-85--246 T. 130 Carly Goldstein 91-93-85--269
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2000 TEAM-FINISH/SCORE SITE LSU-10th (1216) Crosswater Country Club Arizona-1st (1175) Sunriver, Ore. t7. Meredith Duncan 82-72-70-72 - 296 t54. Lisette Lee 77-75-79-75 - 306 t59. Tina Howard 78-76-77-76 - 307 t87. Katy Wilkinson 78-79-76-81 - 314 t94. Lindy Hitdlebaugh 80-75-81-80 - 316
1999 TEAM-FINISH/SCORE SITE LSU-10th (923) Tulsa Country Club Duke-1st (895) Tulsa, Okla. t24. Meredith Duncan 75-77-77 - 229 t35. Lisette Lee 75-80-76 - 231 t43. Katy Wilkinson 76-80-76 - 232 t57. Lesley McClurg 77-82-77 - 236 t63. Tina Howard 79-77-81 - 237
1998 TEAM-FINISH/SCORE SITE LSU-5th (1187) University Ridge Arizona State-1st (1155) Madison, Wis. t15. Ashley Winn 72-77-76-70 - 295 t23. Michelle Louviere 73-72-76-76 - 297 t34. Laura Moore 79-77-73-72 - 301 t67. Lisette Lee 75-75-76-83 - 309 t71. Katy Wilkinson 71-83-80-76 - 310
1996 TEAM-FINISH/SCORE SITE LSU-8th (1262) LaQuinta Resort Arizona-1st (1240) Palm Springs, Calif. t19. Michelle Louvierre 75-78-83-77 - 313 24. Laura Moore 83-76-75-80 - 314 t36. Shannon Hanson 83-82-74-80 - 31 t39. Ashley Winn 80-79-80-81 - 320 t86. Casey Scott 82-88-81-79 - 340
1986 TEAM-FINISH/SCORE SITE LSU-9th (1217) Scarlet Course - Ohio St. Florida-1st (1180) Columbus, Ohio t17. Jenny Lidback 75-73-74-77 - 299 t38. Wendy Lawson 76-77-78-74 - 305 t38. Cissye Meeks 80-74-74-77 - 305 t53. Barbara Van Strien 69-79-80-80 - 308 t94. Lisa Breaux 81-80-81-81 - 323
1982 TEAM-FINISH/SCORE SITE LSU-16th (1276) Stanford University Palo Alto, Ca
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
78-81-81-80 - 320
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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 hole-in-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 (292-296-303290), 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 305-296-296293 - 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 3rd Place Team
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 secondconsecutive 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 JaoJavanil of Oklahoma was the individual winner at 6-under 282 (69-73-7070). 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
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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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Year-By-Year Results
YEAR-BY-YEAR
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1979-1980 LSU’s First Women’s Golf Team
RESULTS 1979-80
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. 8th–307-311-317–935 Lady Seminole Invitational, Tallahassee, Fla. 7th–303-305-307–915 Taylor Made Women’s Invitational, Memphis, Tenn. 2nd–298-312-302–912 Lamar Women’s Invitational, Beaumont, Texas 5th–312-158-310–780 Florida Lady Gator, Gainesville, Fla. 7th–308-320–628 LSU-Fairwood Invitational, Baton Rouge, La. t3rd–309-318–627 Rollins-Peggy Kirk Bell Inv., Winter Park, Fla. 3rd–319-309-304–932 Women’s Southern Intercollegiate, Athens, Ga. 10th–321-317-316–954 SEC Championships, Pine Mountain, Ga. 5th–315-313-318–946
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.
11th 4th 1st 5th 7th 4th–310 4th–946 16th–1276
Susie Maxwell Berning Classic, Okla. City, Okla. Lady Seminole Invitational, Tallahassee, Fla. Memphis Women’s Intercollegiate, Memphis, Tenn. Alabama Seascape Invitational, Destin, Fla. Lady Cardinal Invitational, Wildwood, Texas LSU-Lou Besson Invitational, Baton Rouge, La. Lady Troy Invitational, Eufala, Ala. Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational, Orlando, Fla. Fall Creek Falls Classic, Pikeville, Tenn. Women’s Southern Intercollegiate, Athens, Ga. SEC Championships, Pine Mountain, Ga.
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11th–959 8th–928 t13th–946 4th–944 12th–1003 3rd–953 5th–958 4th–932 7th–977 13th–985 5th–933
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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.
4th–956 13th–940 t12th–666 12th–644 8th–978 9th–932 1st–602 12th–948 2nd–945 12th–957 6th–940
1985-86 Lady Seminole Invitational, Tallahassee, Fla. 2nd–306-291-297–894 Memphis Women’s Inter., Memphis, Tenn. 1st–305-306-301–912 Alabama-Seascape Invitational, Destin, Fla. 2nd–302-309–611 Lamar Lady Cardinal Inv., Wildwood, Texas 1st–298-299–597 Lady Gator Invitational, Gainesville, Fla. 6th–308-306-308–922 LSU-Fairwood Invitational, Baton Rouge, La. 1st–311-309-304–924 Hudson Industries Invitational, Eufala, Ala. 3rd–305-308-314–929 SMU Lady Mustang, Dallas, Texas 3rd–301-298-311–910 Peggy Kirk Bell Inv., Winter Springs, Fla. 1st–299-310-310–919 Women’s Southern Intercollegiate, Athens, Ga. 1st–310-296-300–906 SEC Championships, Calloway Gardens, Ga. 5th–307-314-329–940 NCAA Championships, Columbus, Ohio 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
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.
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 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
1989-90 Beacon Woods Invitational, Bayonet Point, Fla. Tiger-Tide Invitational, Destin, Fla. Lamar Lady Cardinal Invitational, Wildwood, Texas Pat Bradley Invitational, Miami, Fla.
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1985-1986 9th Place NCAA Championships
Year-By-Year Results
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1995-1996 8th Place NCAA Championships
1992-93 Lady Seminole Invitational, Tallahassee, Fla. 4th–317-308-304–929 NCAA Preview, Athens, Ga. 18th–331-328-320–979 UCLA Invitational, Temecula, Calif. 10th–316-338-324–978 Carolyn Cudone Intercollegiate, Myrtle Beach, SC 8th–327-323-327–977 Betsy Rawls Classic, Austin, Texas 17th–351-345–696 LSU-Fairwood Invitational, Baton Rouge, La. 7th–319-320–639 Ping-ASU Women’s Invitational, Tempe, Ariz. t14th–317-315-325–957 South Alabama Invitational, Gulf Shores, Ala. 3rd–317-305-316–938 SEC Championships, Oxford, Miss. 8th–319-315–634 NCAA East Regionals, Baton Rouge, La. 15th–317-317-312–946
1993-94 Lady Seminole Invitational, Tallahassee, Fla. 6th–312-305-312–929 Beacon Woods Invitational, Bayonet Point, Fla. 5th–311-308-304–923 Tiger-Tide Women’s Intercollegiate, Destin, Fla. 1st–305-313–618 Carolyn Cudone Intercollegiate, Myrtle Beach, SC 12th–326-324-331–981 Lady Gator Invitational, Gainesville, Fla. 8th–319-314-315–948 Betsy Rawls Classic, Austin, Texas 13th–344-331-327–1002 LSU-Fairwood Invitational, Baton Rouge t6th–314-317-319–950 Ping-ASU Women’s Invitational, Tempe, Ariz. 15th–326-316-314–956 SEC Championships, West Point, Miss. 8th–322-304-312–938
1994-95 Lady Seminole Invitational, Tallahassee, Fla. 1st–309-300–609 Beacon Woods Invitational, Bayonet Point, Fla. 6th–307-309-312–928 Carolyn Cudone Intercollegiate, Myrtle Beach, SC 3rd–306-296-301–903 NCAA Preview, Wilmington, N.C. t7th–325-319-306–950 Lady Gator Invitational, Gainesville, Fla. 6th–318-317-311–946 LSU-Fairwood Invitational, Baton Rouge, La. 1st–299-299-302–900 Ping-ASU Women’s Invitational, Tempe, Ariz. 12th–326-309-306–941 Liz Murphey Collegiate, Athens, Ga. 5th–319-310-315–944 SEC Championships, Franklin, Tenn. 3rd–307-314-317–938 NCAA East Regional, Bartlett, Tenn. 17th–313-320-309–942
1995-96 Rolex Fall Preview, La Quinta, Calif. 11th–318-310-297–925 Auburn Lady Tiger Intercollegiate, Auburn, Ala. 1st–302-298–600 Lady Seminole Invitational, Tallahassee, Fla. 1st–306-293-305–904
Carolyn Cudone Intercollegiate, Myrtle Beach, SC 1st–306-301-306–913 Arizona Invitational, Tucson, Ariz. 7th–306-304-298–908 Lady Gator Invitational, Gainesville, Fla. 2nd–295-290-299–884 LSU-Fairwood Invitational, Baton Rouge, La. 2nd–295-302-296–893 Liz Murphey Collegiate, Athens, Ga. 2nd–315-304-300–919 SEC Championships, Knoxville, Tenn. 2nd–308-300–608 NCAA East Regional, Auburn, Ala. 7th–308-319-298–925 NCAA Championships, La Quinta, Calif. 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. 6th–308-302-307–917 Auburn Tiger Invitational, Opelika, Ala. 2nd–296-290-293–879 Mercedes-Benz Championships, Knoxville, Tenn. 2nd–306-305-298–909 Stanford Intercollegiate, Palo Alto, Calif. 5th–299-292-302–893 Rolex National Match Play, Vero Beach. Fla. 3rd–def. UCLA, 4.5-0.5 lost to Duke, 3-2 def. Tulsa, 3-2 Golf World Invitational, Hilton Head, S.C. t6th–307-312-302–921 SunTrust Lady Gator Inv., Gainesville, Fla. 4th–296-289-300–885 LSU-Fairwood Invitational, Baton Rouge, La. 1st–302-294-294–890 Rainbow Wahine Invitational, Honolulu, Haw. 3rd–302-295-310–907 Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic, Athens, Ga. 9th–316-316-311–943 SEC Women’s Championship, Birmingham, Ala. 2nd–302-302-295–899 NCAA East Reg. Championships, Durham, N.C. 3rd–297-296-311–904 NCAA Division I Championships, Madison, Wisc. 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. lost to Duke 5-0; 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 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. Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic, Athens, Ga.
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 2nd–297-294-301–892
LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic, Baton Rouge, La. 1st–304-310-304–918 SEC Women’s Championships, Rogers, Ark. 2nd–321-302-298–921 NCAA East Regional, Columbus, Ohio 5th–303-298-302–903 NCAA Division I Championships, Sunriver, Ore. 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
2001-02 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.
1999-2000 10th Place NCAA Championships
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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
Year-By-Year Results
2007-2008 15th Place NCAA Championships
2005-2006 23rd Place NCAA Championships
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
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
2005-06 Cougar Classic 7th--306--297--294-- 897 Lady Tar Heel, Chapel HIll, N.C. t12th--316-298-310 -- 924 Chrysler Challenge, Destin, Fla. 4th--309-303-304 -- 916 Auburn “The Derby”, Auburn, Ala. 10th--308-310-299 -- 917 Central District Invitational, Parrish, Fla. 6th--304-309-308 -- 921 LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic, Baton Rouge 2nd--298-290-287 -- 875 Dr. Donnis Thompson Inv., Honolulu, Hawaii 3rd--294-318-293 -- 905 Bryan Park Golf Course, Browns Summitt, N.C. 16th--314-324-300 -- 938 SEC Women’s Championships, Nashville, Tenn. 7th--302-300-298 --900 Lady Buckeye Spring Invite, Dublin, Ohio 7th--293-300-301 -- 894 NCAA East Regional, Browns Summitt, N.C. 2nd--288-288-294 -- 870 NCAA Div. I Championships, Columbus, Ohio 23rd--298-307-319-308 -- 1232
2006-07 Cougar Classic, Hanahan, S. C. 4th -- 295-284-299 -- 878 Mason Rudolph Championship, Nashville, Tenn. 11th -- 298-296-302 -- 896 Lady Tar Heel, Chapel Hill, N.C. 13th -- 319-310-301 -- 930 Auburn “The Derby”, Auburn, Ala. 5th -- 305-305 -- 610 National Match Play, Orlando, Fla. d. Wake Forest, 4-1; lost to Vanderbilt, 3.5-1.5; d. Arkansas, 4-1; lost to Auburn, 4-1 Central District Invitational, Parrish, Fla. 6th -- 310-298-301 -- 909 UCF Challenge, Orlando, Fla. 7th -- 312-300-309 -- 921 LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic, Baton Rouge 8th -- 307-305-294 -- 906
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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.
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. 5th -- 286-299-298 -- 883 Mason Rudolph Championships, Franklin, Tenn. 16th -- 293-308-306 -- 907 Mercedes-Benz Championship, Knoxville, Tenn. 9th -- 295-299-294 -- 888 UA-Ann Rhodes Intercollegiate, Tuscaloosa, Ala. 10th -- 304-304-304 -- 912 Lady Puerto Rico Classic, San Juan, Puerto Rico 2nd -- 297-290-296 -- 883 UCF Challenge, Sorrento, Fla. 9th -- 290-294-294 -- 878 LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic, Baton Rouge, La. 2nd -- 300-300-290 -- 890 Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic, Athens, Ga. 9th -- 297-316-315 -- 928 Crimson Tide Classic, Tuscaloosa, Ala. 2nd -- 312-296-295 -- 903 SEC Women’s Championships, Loudon, Tenn 6th -- 310-310-300 -- 920 NCAA Central Regional Tournament, Austin Texas 8th -- 300-302-300 -- 902 NCAA Div.I Championship, Albuquerque, N.M15th -- 300-315-312-295 --1222
2008-09 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 Nat. 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
2009-10 NGCA Match PLay Championship
3rd (qual) 299-291 -- 590
QF -- def. Georgia, 4-1 SF -- def. Florida, 3-2 Finals -- def. Auburn, 3.5-1.5 Mason Rudolph Women’s Championship 6th -- 286-283 -- 569 Mercedes Benz Collegiate, Knoxville, Ten.. t11th -- 306-301-303 -- 910 Landfall Tradition/NCAA Preview t11th -- 307-298-307 -- 912 Central District Invitational, Parrish, Fla. 5th -- 295-303-300 -- 898 Kinderlou Forest Challenge, Valdosta, Ga. 9th -- 299-308-308 -- 915 Tiger-Wave Golf Classic, New Orleans, La. 4th -- 294-307-300 -- 901 Bryan National Collegiate, Greensboro, N.C. 8th -- 306-295-289 -- 890 SEC Women’s Golf Championship, Blytheville, S.C. 6th -- 284-290-292 -- 866 NCAA West Regional, Tempe, Ariz. 9th -- 302-295-307 -- 904
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2010-2011 3rd Place NCAA Championships
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
2011-2012 Cougar Classic, Charleston, S.C. 1st -- 280-291-277--848 Mason Rudolph Fall Preview, Franklin, Tenn. 11th -- 303-300-293 -- 896 Tar Heel Invitational, Chapel Hill, N.C. 1st -- 284-285-287 -- 856 Mercedes-Benz SEC/Pac 10, Knoxville, Tenn. 15th -- 307-295-298 -- 900 Lady Puerto Rico Classic, Rio Grandre, PR 1st -- 294-292-298 -- 884 Central District Invitational, Parrish, Fla. 4th -- 291-301-293 -- 885 LSU Tiger Golf Classic, Baton Rouge, La. 2nd -- 295-292-295 -- 882 PING/ASU Invitational 9th -- 294-285-306 -- 885 SEC Women’s Golf Championship, Fayetteville, Ark. 7th -- 310-309-318 -- 937 NCAA West Regional, Erie, Colo. t1st -- 290-296-287 -- 873 NCAA Championships, Franklin, Tenn. 3rd -- 293-294-297-289 -- 1173
2011-2012 3rd Place NCAA Championships LSU Tiger Golf Classic, Baton Rouge, La. SMU/DAC Invitational, Dallas, Texas SEC Women’s Championships, Birmingham, Ala. NCAA Central Regional, Stillwater, Okla.
4th – 304-302-299 – 905 2nd – 301-294 – 595 5th – 295-297-306 – 898 20th – 309-313-314 – 936
2014-15 Mason Rudolph Championships Schooner Fall Classic Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational The Alamo Invitational Lady Puerto Rico Allstate Sugar Bowl Darius Rucker Intercollegiate LSU Tiger Golf Classic SEC Women’s Championships NCAA Raleigh Regional NCAA Championships
2nd - 285-292-298 -- 875 11th - 283-288-285 -- 856 7th - 296-295-294 -- 885 1st - 279-284-278 -- 841 2nd 296-292-295 -- 883 1st - 284-304-286 -- 874 15th - 291-286-290 -- 867 1st - 297-280-302 -- 879 7th - 299-293-297 -- 889 T4th - 288-304-296 -- 888 T20th - 309-316-213 -- 938
2012-13 Cougar Classic, Hanahan, S.C. 18th -- 303-292-307 -- 902 Liz Murphey NCAA Fall Preview, Athens, Ga. t14th -- 305-300-298 -- 903 Ruth’s Chris Lady Tar Heel, Chapel Hill, N.C. 8th -- 294-302-297 -- 893 The Alamo Invitational, San Antonio, Texas 8th -- 291-297-293 -- 881 Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate, New Orleans, La. 6th -- 291-301 -- 592 Darius Rucker Intercollegiate t2nd -- 295-286-299 -- 880 LSU Tiger Golf Classic, Baton Rouge, La. 3rd -- 306-294-312 -- 912 Rebel Intercollegiate, Oxford, Miss. t6th -- 291-294-303 -- 888 SEC Women’s CHampionships, Birmingham, Ala. t7th -- 303-311-309 -- 923 NCAA Women’s West Regional, Stanford, Calif. t2th -- 301-300-296 -- 897
2013-14 Cougar Classic, Hanahan, S. C. 11th – 295-291-301 – 887 Schooner Fall Classic, Norman, Okla. T3rd – 295-291-290 – 876 Tar Heel Invitational, Chapel Hill, N. C. 11th – 295-298-294 – 887 The Alamo Invitational, San Antonio, Texas 2nd – 285-279-284 –848 Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate, New Orleans, La. 8th – 291-293-288 – 872 Darius Rucker Intercollegiate, Hilton Head, S.C. T3rd – 297-296-292 – 885
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MELISA EATON Team Low 18-Hole Rounds (Top 50) 1. 277 - Cougar Classic, 9/11-13/11 (3rd round) 2. 278 - The Alamo Invitational, 10/26-28/14 (3rd round) 278 - Mason Rudolph Championship, 9/24-26/10 (1st round) 278 - Tar Heel Invitational, 10/08-10/10 (3rd round) 5. 279 - The Alamo Invitational, 10/26-28/14 (1st round) 279 - The Alamo Invitational, 10/27-29/13 (2nd round) 7. 280 - LSU Golf Classic 3/27-29/15 (2nd round) 280 - Cougar Classic, 9/11-13/11 (1st round) 280 - NCAA Fall Preview, 9/13-15/10 (3rd round) 10. 281 - Mercedes Benz Collegiate, 10/10-12/08 (3rd round) 11. 282 - Mason Rudolph Championship, 9/24-26/10 (2nd round) 12. 283 - Schooner Fall Classic, 10/4-6/14 (1st round) 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, 9/25-27/09 (2nd round) 283 - LSU Golf Classic, 3/13-15/09 (3rd round) 283 - LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic, 4/4-6/01 (3rd round) 18. 284 - The Alamo Invitational, (10/26-28/14 (2nd round) 284 - Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate, 2/22-24/15 (1st round) 284 - Tar Heel Invitational, 10/7-9/11 (1st round) 284 - The Alamo Invitational, 10/27-29/13 (3rd round) 284 - SEC Women’s Championships, 4/16-18/10 (1st round) 284 - Cougar Classic, College of Charleston, 9/20/06 (2nd round) 24. 285 - Mason Rudolph Championship, 9/19-21/14 (1st round) 285 - Schooner Fall Classic, 10/4-6/14 (3rd round) 285 - The Alamo Invitational, 10/27-29/13 (1st round) 285 - Tar Heel Invitational, 10/7-9/11 (2nd round) 285 - PING/ASU Invitational, 3/30-4/1/12 (2nd round) 285 - Tar Heel Invitational, 10/08-10/10 (1st round) 285 - Tar Heel Invitational, 10/08-10/10 (2nd round) 285 - NCAA West Regional, 5/7-9/09 (3rd round) 32. 286 - Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate, 2/22-24/15 (3rd round) 286 - Darius RuckerIntercollegiate 3/6-8/15 (2nd round) 286 - UCF Challenge, 3/9-10/09 (1st round) 286 - SEC Women’s Golf Championships, 4/20/09 (2nd round) 286 - Darius Rucker Intercollegiate, 3/08-10/13 (2nd round) 286 - Mason Rudolph Women’s Championship, 9/25-27/09 (1st round) 286 - Cougar Classic, 9/09-11/07 (1st round) 286 - LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic, 4/4-6/01 (2nd round) 40. 287 - Tar Heel Invitational, 10/7-9/11 (3rd round) 287 - NCAA West Regional, 5/10-12/12 (3rd round) 287 - NCAA Fall Preview, 9/13-15/10 (1st round) 287 - SEC Women’s Golf Championship, 4/15-17/11 (1st round) 287 - LSU Golf Classic, 3/13-15/09 (1st round) 287 - NCAA East Regional, 5/14/07 (1st round) 287 - LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic, 3/3-5/06 (3rd round) 287 - SEC Championships, 4/20-22/01 (1st round) 48. 288 - NCAA Raleigh Regional 5/7-9/15 (1st round) 288 - Schooner Fall Classic 10/4-6/14 (2nd round) 288 - NCAA West Regional, 5/7-9/09 (2nd round) 288 - Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate, 2/24-25/14 (3rd round) 288 - NCAA East Regional, 5/11-13/06 (1st round) 288 - NCAA East Regional, 5/11-13/06 (2nd round) 288 - Cougar Classic, 9/13-14/04 (1st round) 288 - SunTrust Lady Gator, 2/23-25/01 (2nd round)
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Team Low 54 Score Individual Top 50 Low Rounds (Based on strokes under par) 1. 64(-8) -Megan McChrystal, NCAA D1 Champ., 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 Champ., 4/20-22/01 (2nd round) 4. 66 (-6) - Carline Nistrup, The Alamo Invitational, 10/26-28/14 (1st round) 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, 10/8-10/10 (3rd round) 8. 67 (-5) - Madelene Sagstrom, LSU Tiger Classic, 3/27-29/15 (2nd round) 65 (-5) - Caroline Nistrup, Schooner 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 Inv., 10/08-10/10 (1st round) 17. 68 (-4) - Caroline Nistrup, Mason Rudolph, 9/19-21/14 (1st round) 68 (-4) - Madelene Sagstromk, Sugar Bowl, 2/22-24/15 (1st round) 68 (-4) - Elise Bradley, LSU Tiger Golf Classic, 3/27-29/15 (2nd round) 68 (-4) - Madelene Sagstrom, NCAA Regional, 5/7-9/15 (1st round) 66 (-4) - Madelene Sagstrom, Schooner Classic, 10/05-07/13 (3rd round) 67 (-4) - Madelene Sagstrom, Rucker Inter., 3/8-10/13 (2nd round) 68 (-4) - Madelene Sagstrom, LSU Tiger 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 Inv., 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, 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) – Caroline Martens, NCAA East Reg., 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 48. 68 (-3) -Madelene Sagstrom, Darius Rucker, 3/6-8/2015 (2nd round) 68 (-3) - Madelene Sagstrom, Darius Rucker, 3/6-8/2015 (3rd round) 69 (-3) - Madelene Sagstrom Mason Rudolph, 9/19-21/14 (2nd round) 69 (-3) - Madelene Sagstrom Tar Heel, 10/10-12/14 (3rd round) 69 (-3) - Madelene Sagstrom The Alamo Invite, 10/26-28/14 (1st round) 69 (-3) - Elise Bradley,The Alamo Invitational, 10/26-28/14 (2nd round) 69 (-3) - Nadine Dreher The Alamo Invitational, 10/26-28/14 (3rd round) 69 (-3) - Caroline Nistrup The Alamo Inv., 10/26-28/14 (3rd round) 69 (-3) - Caroline Nistrup, Lady Puerto Rico, 2/15-17/15 (2nd round) 69 (-3) - Madelene Sagstrom SEC Champ., 4/17-19/15 (3rd round) 69 (-3) - Lindsey Gahm, Sugar Bowl Inter., 2/24-25/14 (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)
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69 (-3) - Lindsay Gahm, SMU/DAC Invitational, 4/4-5/2014 69 (-3) - Madelene Sagstrom, The Alamo, 10/27-29/2013 69 (-3) - Lindsay Gahm, The Alamo Invitational, 10/27-29/2013 69 (-3) - Madelene Sagstrom, Cougar Classic, 10/30/2012 69 (-3) - Tessa Teachman, District Invitational, 2/20-21/2012 69 (-3) - Tessa Teachman, PING/ASU Invitational, 3/30-4/1/2012 69 (-3) - Austin Ernst, NCAA West Regional, 5/10-12/2012 69 (-3) - Tessa Teachman, NCAA Championships, 5/22-25/2012 69 (-3) - Austin Ernst, Cougar Classic, 9/11-13/2011 69 (-3) - Tessa Teachman, Cougar Classic, 9/11-13/2011 69 (-3) - Austin Ernst, District Invitational, 2/21-22/2011 69 (-3) - Jacqueline Hedwall, Allstate Sugar Bowl, 2/28-3/1/2011 69 (-3) - M. McChrystal, Allstate Sugar Bowl, 2/28-3/1/2011 69 (-3) - Tessa Teachman, NCAA Fall Preview, 9/13-15/10 69 (-3) - M. Michael Maggio, Mason Rudolph, 9/24-26/10 69 (-3) - Jacqueline Hedwall, Mason Rudolph, 9/24-26/10 69 (-3) - Tessa Teachman, Mason Rudolph, 9/25-27/2009 69 (-3) - Megan McChrystal, Tiger-Wave, 3/12-14/2010 69 (-3) - M. McChrystal, SEC Championships, 4/16-18/2010 69 (-3) - Amalie Valle, UCF Challenge, 3/9-10/2009 69 (-3) - Megan McChrystal, Bryan Park National, 4/3-5/2009 69 (-3) - Megan McChrystal, NCAA Regional, 5/7-9/2009 69 (-3) - Megan McChrystal, NCAA Regional, 5/7-9/2009 69 (-3) - Megan McChrystal, Puerto Rico, 2/24-26/2008 69 (-3) - Alexis Rather, Puerto Rico, 2/24-26/2008 69 (-3) - Megan McChrystal, Liz Murphey, 3/21-23/2008 69 (-3) - Amalie Valle, Cougar Classic, 9/09-11/2007 69 (-3) - Lindy LaBauve, Mason Rudolph, 9/14-16/2007 69 (-3) - Melissa Eaton, UCF Challenge, 3/5-6/2007 69 (-3) - Melissa Eaton, Cougar Classic, 9/20/2006 69 (-3) - Melissa Eaton, SEC/ACC Challenge, Oct. 29-31/2004 69 (-3) - Brooke Shelton, SEC/ACC Challenge, Oct. 29-31/2004 69 (-3) - Lesley McClurg, SEC Championships, 4/20-22/2001 69 (-3) - Lesley McClurg, SunTrust Lady Gator, 2/23-25/2001 69 (-3) – Katy Harris, Mercedez Benz, 10/13-15/2000 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 2. 205 (-11) – Lindsey Gahm Alamo Invitational 205 (-11) – Megan McChrystal Tar Heel 4. 206 (-10) – Megan McChrystal NCAA Fall Preview 206 (-4) - Madelene Sagstrom Schooner Classic 6. 208 (-8) – Tessa Teachman Cougar Classic 7. 209 (-7) – Madelene Sagstrom Tar Heel 209 (-7) – Megan McChrystal Mason Rudolph 9. 210 (-6) – Austin Ernst NCAA West 210 (-6) – Katy Harris SEC Championships Individual Low 72 hole totals (aggregate total) 1. 281 (-7) – Austin Ernst NCAA Championships 2. 283 (-5) – Megan McChrystal NCAA Championships 3 287 (-1) – Tessa Teachman NCAA Championships 3. 287 (-1) – Katy Harris NCAA Championships 5. 291 (+3) – Brooke Shelton NCAA Championships 6. 292 (+4) – Meredith Duncan NCAA Championships 7. 293 (+5) – Kristi Coats NCAA Championships 8. 295 (+7) – Austin Ernst NCAA Championships 8. 295 (+7) – Ashley Winn NCAA Championships 10. 296 (+8) - Caroline Nistrup NCAA Championships 296 (+8) – Meredith Duncan NCAA Championships 12. 297 (+9) – Jacqueline Hedwall NCAA Championships 297 (+9) – Michelle Louviere NCAA Championships 14. 298 (+10) – Cissye Meeks NCAA Championships
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CAREER STROKE AVERAGE (MIN. 40 ROUNDS) 2005-06 1997-98 1997-98 1997-98 1997-98 1987-88 1985-86 1985-86 1985-86 2014-15 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. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 6. 6. 8. 9. 9.
136 -- Cissye Meeks 131 -- Katy Harris 130 -- Ashley Winn 128 -- Meredith Duncan 127 -- Laura Moore 125 -- Alexis Rather 125 -- Lisette Lee 125 -- Caroline Nistrup 124 -- Michelle Louviere 123 -- Megan McChrystal 123 -- Melissa Eaton
1985-88 1998-01 1995-98 1999-02 1995-98 2004-08 1997-00 ACTIVE 1995-98 2008-11 2004-07
CAREER TOP-10 FINISHES 1. 2. 3. 4. 4. 6. 6 8. 8.
25 -- Kristi Coats 22 -- Ashley Winn 21 -- Meredith Duncan 20 -- Megan McChrystal 20 -- Katy Harris 18 -- Madelene Sagstrom 18 -- Jackie Gallagher 16 -- Cissye Meeks 16 -- Laura Moore
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Rds. Avg. 1. Caroline Nistrup 63 72.94 2. Madelene Sagstrom 92 72.95 3. Megan McChrystal 123 73.15 4. Austin Ernst 59 73.30 5. Tessa Teachman 110 74.57 6. Meredith Duncan 128 75.01 7. Lindsay Gahm 89 75.10 8. Jacqueline Hedwall 122 75.14 9. Mary Michael Maggio 40 75.37 10. Katy Harris 131 75.48 11. Melissa Eaton 123 75.58 12. Rebecca Kuhn 124 75.80 13. Ashley Winn 130 75.83 14. Amalie Valle 110 75.89 15. Tina Howard 48 75.92
Year ACTIVE 12-15 08-11 10-12 09-12 99-02 12-14 09-12 10-11 98-01 04-07 05-08 95-98 08-11 99-00
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 14-15 Madelene Sagstrom
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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 33
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 71.48
SINGLE SEASON STROKE AVERAGE (MIN. 20 ROUNDS) Rds. Avg. 1. Madelene Sagstrom 33 71.48 2. Megan McChrystal 31 72.35 3. Caroline Nistrup 34 72.41 4. Megan McChrystal 29 72.69 5. Megan McChrystal 29 72.83 6. Meredith Duncan 33 73.12 7. Austin Ernst 28 73.21 8. Katy Harris 33 73.25 9. Madelene Sagstrom 29 73.28 10. Austin Ernst 31 73.39 11. Jenny Lidback 35 73.51 12. Tessa Teachman 34 73.53 13. Caroline Nistrup 29 73.55 14. Madelene Sagstrom 29 73.59 14. Madelene Sagstrom 29 73.59 16. Lindsay Gahm 29 74.34 17. Lindsay Gahm 26 74.50 18. Megan McChystal 34 74.56 19 Jacqueline Hedwall 32 74.66 20. Mary Michael Maggio 24 74.67
Year 14-15 10-11 14-15 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 13-14 07-08 08-09 10-11
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1981-82 Memphis State Women’s Intercollegiate First win in program history in third year
1991-92 South Alabama Gulf Shores Invitational Southeastern Conference Championship
1984-85 LSU Lou Besson Invitational First win under Coach Karen Bahnsen
1993-94 Tide-Tide Invitational
1985-86 Memphis State Women’s Intercollegiate Lamar Lady Cardinal Invitational LSU-Fairwood Invitational Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational Women’s Southern Intercollegiate 1986-87 South Alabama Gulf Shores Invitational 1987-88 Lamar Lady Cardinal Invitational 1989-90 South Alabama Gulf Shores Invitational
1994-95 Lady Seminole Invitational LSU-Fairwood Invitational 1995-96 Auburn Lady Tiger Invitational Lady Seminole Invitational Carolyn Cudone Intercollegiate
2003-04 Central District Regional 2004-05 Charleston Cougar Classic LSU-Cleveland Golf Classic 2008-09 Mercedes Benz Championship Bryan Park National Collegiate 2009-10 NGCA National Match Play Championship 2010-11 Mason Rudolph Championship
1996-97 Auburn Lady Tiger Invitational Texas A&M Bookstore/Welsh Memorial Sun Trust Lady Gator Invitational
2011-12 Cougar Classic Lady Tar Heel Lady Puerto Rico Classic NCAA West Regional
1997-98 LSU-Fairwood Invitational
2014-15 The Alamo Invitational AllState Sugar Bowl Classic LSU Tiger Golf Classic
1999-00 LSU-Cleveland Golf Classic
40 Team Wins in Program History 1990-91 Neva McCall Invitational South Alabama Gulf Shores Invite
MEGAN MCCHRYSTAL
2000-01 LSU-Cleveland Golf Classic
LSU INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS (18 PLAYERS, 43 EVENTS) JENNY LIDBACK – 7 217 Memphis Women’s Intercollegiate 143 Alabama-Seascape Invitational (rain-shortened) 146 Lamar Lady Cardinal Invitational (rain-shortened) 213 Lady Seminole Invitational 219 Hudson Industries Intercollegiate 223 Peggy Kirk Bell Intercollegiate 226 LSU-Fairwood Invitational
ASHLEY WINN – 3 1985 1985
1985 1986 1986 1986
1990 1990 1990 1991 1992 1993
Central District Invitational Bryan Park National Collegiate LSU-Tiger Wave Golf Classic NCAA Fall Preview NCAA Central Regional
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153 Gulf Shores Invitational (Rain-shortened)
1995
ELISE BRADLEY - 1 MEREDITH DUNCAN – 3
MEGAN MCCHRYSTAL -- 5 213 215 213 206 218
LISA BREAUX – 1 1995 1996 1998
1985
KRISTI COATS – 6 224 Tiger-Tide Invitational 223 Florida International/Pat Bradley Intercollegiate 224 Lady Gator Invitational 224 SEC Championships 221 South Alabama Intercollegiate 145 LSU-Fairwood Invitational (rain-shortened)
218 LSU-Fairwood Invitational 222 Liz Murphey Collegiate 212 Rainbow Wahine Intercollegiate
216 Lady Paladin Invitational 214 SunTrust Lady Gator 215 LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic
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LINDSAY GAHM – 1 215 The Alamo Invitational
AUSTIN ERNST - 3
TINA HOWARD – 1
213 Central District Invitational 2011 281 NCAA Division I Women’s Championships 2011 203 Cougar Classic 2011
225 LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic
MADELENE SAGSTROM – 3
ANDRE MARCHAND – 1
206 Schooner Fall Classic 212 Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate 208 NCAA Raleigh Regional
2013 2015 2015
2013
2000
CAROLINE NISTRUP - 1 212
Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate
221 Eagle Scoremaster - Women’s Intercollegiate
2015
1981
CISSYE MEEKS – 1
JACKIE GALLAGHER – 2 223 LSU-Fairwood Invitational 221 Gulf Shores Invitational
2015
219 USA/Gulf Shores Invitational 1988 1989
1988
LAURA MOORE – 1 218 Sun Trust Lady Gator Invitational
1998
LISETTE LEE – 2 218 LSU-Fairwood Invitational 222 Lady Gamecock Invitational
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JULIE RIGAZIO – 1 221 South Alabama Intercollegiate
1992
WGCA All-Americans
JENNY LIDBACK
JACKIE GALLAGHER
BROOKE SHELTON
KRISTI COATS
MEGAN MCCHRYSTAL
ASHLEY WINN
TESSA TEACHMAN
KATY HARRIS
AUSTIN ERNST
LISETTE LEE
MADELENE SAGSTROM
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MEREDITH DUNCAN
CAROLINE NISTRUP
WGCA SCHOLAR-ATHLETES
KATHY MOORE
MICHELLE LOUVIERE
LINDY LABAUVE
JENNY LIDBACK 1986 First-Team Player of the Year
ASHLEY WINN 1995 Honorable Mention 1996 Honorable Mention 1998 Honorable Mention
JACKIE GALLAGHER 1989 Honorable Mention KATHY MOORE 1990 NGCA Academic KRISTI COATS 1991 First-Team 1990 Honorable Mention 1992 Honorable Mention LISETTE LEE 1998 NGCA Academic 1999 NGCA Academic 2000 NGCA Academic 2000 Honorable Mention
MICHELLE LOUVIERE 1998 NGCA Academic KATY HARRIS 1998 Second-Team 2000 NGCA Academic 2001 NGCA Academic 2001 First Team MEREDITH DUNCAN 2000 Honorable Mention 2001 Second-Team 2002 First-Team 2001 NGCA Academic 2002 NGCA Academic
DEVON DAY
KIMBERLY MECK
NADINE DREHER
ALEXIS RATHER
ALI LUCAS
DEVON DAY 2002 NGCA Academic 2003 NGCA Academic 2004 NGCA Academic 2003 CoSIDA At-Large Academic Second Team 2003 CoSIDA At-Large Academic First Team BROOKE SHELTON 2005 Honorable Mention
KIMBERLY MECK 2005 NGCA Academic 2006 NGCA Academic 2007 NGCA Academic MEGAN MCCHRYSTAL 2008 NGCA Academic 2009 Second Team 2010 Second Team 2011 First Team LINDY LABAUVE 2008 NGCA Academic
ALEXIS RATHER 2004 NGCA Academic 2006 NGCA Academic 2007 NGCA Academic 2008 NGCA Academic NADINE DREHER 2013 NGCA Academic 2015 NGCA AAcademic
AUSTIN ERNST 2011 First Team 2012 Honorable Mention 2011 NGCA Academic 2012 NGCA Academic ALI LUCAS 2013 NGCA Academic MADLENE SAGSTROM 2015 First Team CAROLINE NISTRUP 2015 First team
TESSA TEACHMAN 2012 Honorable Mention 2009 NGCA Academic 2010 NGCA Academic 2011 NGCA Academic 2012 NGCA Academic
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Southeastern Conference Awards
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 2015 Madelene Sagstrom 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 2010-11 Abby Oberthier 2010-11-12 Tessa Teachman 2011-12 Jacqueline Hedwall 2012 Austin Ernst 2012-13-14 Lindsay Gahm 2012 Katrina Hegge 2013-14 Ali Lucas 2013-14-15 Madelene Sagstrom 2014-15 Elise Bradley 2014-15 Nadine Dreher 2015 Carly Goldstein 2015 Caroline Nistrup
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 2015 Claudia DeAntonio 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 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 2015 Madlene Sagstrom First Team Caroline Nistrup First Team Elise Bradley Second Team
Madelene Sagstrom 3-time All-SEC SEC Player of the Year
Ashley Winn 4-time All-SEC
Megan McChrystal 4-time All-SEC
Meredith Duncan 3-time All-SEC
Katy Wilkinson Harris 3-time All-SEC
Michelle Louviere 3-time All-SEC
Kristi Coats SEC Player of the Year
Jenny Lidback SEC Player of the Year
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MARY REHLING HOLMES
BUDDY ALEXANDER
KAREN BAHNSEN
1979-82 •1 Team Title •1 Individual Title •1 NCAA Appearance
1983-84
1984-Present •39 Team Titles •38 Individual Titles •1 SEC Title •21 NCAA Regional Appearances •12 NCAA Championship Appearances (3rd, 2011, 2012)
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Professional Golfers
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JACKIE GALLAGHER-SMITH LPGA TOUR WINNER CAREER EARNINGS -- $1.23 MILLION
JENNY LIDBACK LPGA MAJOR CHAMPION (1995) CAREER EARNINGS -- $1.77 MILLION
SYMETRA FUTURES TOUR Melissa Eaton -Symetra Tour Winner Shannon Hanson Lindsay Gahm Caroline Martens Madelene Sagstrom LPGA PLAYERS Becky Larson Kristi Coats Michelle Louviere Cissye Meeks-Gallagher Ashley Winn PGA PROFESSIONAL Jennifer Vernon Becky Larson Celeste Roper
KARY HARRIS MEGAN MCCHRYSTAL 2-TIME SYMERTA TOUR WINNER (2013) LPGA MEMBER
MEREDITH DUNCAN 2001 U.S. WOMEN’S AMATEUR CHAMPION
SYMERTA TOUR WINNER (2013) LPGA MEMBER PARTICIPANT “BIG BREAK-MYRTLE BEACH”
EUROPEAN WOMEN’S TOUR Barbara Van Strien Jacqueline Hedwall Caroline Martens Tessa Teachman Melissa Eaton
TESSA TEACHMAN
AUSTIN ERNST
SYMETRA TOUR PARTICIPANT “BIG BREAK-MYRTLE BEACH”
LPGA TOUR WINNER (2014) CAREER EARNINGS (12/31/15) -- $1.08 MILLION
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Letterwinners
TESSA TEACHMAN
KATY HARRIS
BROOKE SHELTON
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Abernathy, Jennifer (1996-97-98)
Gahm, Lindsay (2012-13-14-15) Gallagher, Jackie (1987-88-89-90) Gamester, Robin (1984) Goldstein, Carly (2014-15)
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)
Rather, Alexis (2004-06-07-08) Rigazio, Julie (1989-90-91-92) Robbins, Laurie (1991-92) Roper, Celeste (1994-95-97-98) Rose, Aly (1995)
B Ballew, Missy (2000) Bloem, Marjory (1988-89-90-91) Bradley, Elise (2013-14-15) 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) DeAntonio, Claudia (2015) Dreher, Nadine (2013-14-15) Duncan, Meredith (1999-00-01-02) Dornellas, Isabel (2001-02-03-04)
E Eaton, Melissa (2004-05-06-07) Eaton, Nicola (2004-05-06-07) Ernst, Austin (2011-12)
F Fancher, Kelli (1989) Fehlauer, Franca (1993)
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H Hagman, Jenny (1994) Hannon, Shannon (1993-94-95-96) Harris, Katy Wilkinson (1998-9900-01) 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)
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N Newman, Krista (1989) Nistrup, Caroline (2014-15)
O Oberthier, Abby (2008-09-10-11) Oeser, Page (1991-92-93-94) Overstreet, Rachel (2003)
P Parker, Kristin (1987) Parker, Missy (1984-85-86-87)
S Sagstrom, Madelene (2012-13-1415) 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 (1985-86-8788) Vernon, Jennifer (1989-91-92-93)
W Winn, Ashley (1995-96-97-98)
The University Club
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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 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.
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Bilyeu Golf Practice Facility
BILYEU GOLF
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
TrackMan
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.
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.
An inside view of the luxorious meeting and conference room.
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WEDGE GAME 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 finetune 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.
PUTTING GREEN 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.
TEE BOX 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.
Club Repair
SAM PuttLab
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.
The SAM (Science and Motion) PuttLab uses the same basic principles as TrackMan technology, but with putting. The Tigers are able to fine-tune their putting stroke from the feedback SAM provides about the angle of the putter face at set up, impact and through the stroke.
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2016 Golf Classic/2015 Results
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THE 2016 LSU TIGER
GOLF CLASSIC THE HISTORY This year’s LSU Golf Classic will mark the 34th-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. Arkansas has won three-of-the-last-five events and both teams are back on the course this year. 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 20-22, 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 34th year the Lady Tigers have hosted a tournament, the 33rd 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 17 teams as the Lady Tigers will host Arkansas, Auburn, Denver, Duke, Houston, Kentucky, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, North Carolina, NC State, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Tulane, UNCW 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 2015 2012 LSU CLASSIC TEAM RESULTS Team Scores 1. LSU 280-302-297 -- 879 +15 2. Mississippi State 285-293-306 -- 884 +20 3. TCU 298-297-300 -- 895 +31 4. Tulane 288-307-302 -- 897 +33 5. Wake Forest 297-293-317 -- 907 +43 6. Colorado 291-303-216 -- 910 +46 7. North Carolina 294-306-313 -- 913 +49 8. Notre Dame 292-310-312 -- 914 +50 T9. UCF 311-299-307 -- 917 +53 T9. Denver 308-306-303 -- 917 +53 11. Oklahoma 308-306-315 -- 929 +65 12. NC State 309-311-314 -- 934 +70 13. Kentucky 306-313-316 -- 935 +71 14. Missouri 308-309-321 -- 938 +74 15. UNC-Wilmington 309-319-325 -- 953 +89 16. UTSA 321-314-324 -- 959 +95
TOP 15 INDIVIDUAL SCORES Player Scores 1. Elise Bradley, LSU (won on 2nd playoff hole) 74-68-72 -- 214 -2 2. Rica Tse, Mississippi State 76-69-69 -- 214 -2 3. Madelene Sagstrom, LSU 73-67-76 -- 216 E T4. Ally McDonald, Mississippi State 78-69-71 -- 218 +2 T4. Leslie Cloots, North Carolina 72-71-75 -- 218 +2 T4. Kortnie Maxoutopoulis, TCU 75-71-72 -- 218 +2 T7. Emily Penttila, Tulane 74-70-75 -- 219 +3 T7. Chieh Jessica Peng, Mississippi State 73-71-75 -- 219 +3 T7. Allison Emery, Wake Forest 76-70-73 -- 219 +3 T10. Gemma Dryburgh, Tulane 75-69-77 -- 221 +5 T10. Esther Lee, Colorado 76-71-74 -- 221 +5 T10. Kelly McGovern, TCU 72-73-76 -- 221 +5 13. Caroline Nistrup, LSU 75-71-76 -- 222 +6 T14. Brittany Fan, Colorado 81-70-72 -- 223 +7 T14. Alexandra Bonetti, TCU 74-75-74 -- 223 +7
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Lady Tigers that Won the LSU Golf Classic
JENNY LIDBACK 1986-226 (won in playoff)
JACKIE GALLAGHER 1988-223
TINA HOWARD 2000-225
KRISTI COATS 1993-145
MEREDITH DUNCAN 2002-215
ASHLEY WINN 1995-218
MEGAN MCCHRYSTAL 2010-213
Past LSU-Fairwood, LSU Golf Classic Winners Year
Holes
Team Champion/Score
LISETTE LEE 1997-218 (won in playoff)
ELISE BRADLEY 2015-214 (won in playoff)
Individual Champion/Score
location
1982 18 Texas Christian/311 Penny Hammel, Miami/72* Fairwood Country Club 1983 36 Texas Christian/599 Christian Whelan, NTSU/147* Fairwood Country Club 1984 54 Houston Baptist/932 Carolina Pierce, HBU/227 Fairwood Country Club 1985 36 LSU/602 Lorraine Elder, Fla. St./145 Fairwood Country Club 1986 54 LSU/924 Jenny Lidback, LSU/226* Fairwood Country Club 1987 36 Florida State/618 Sofia Gronberg, Alabama/150 Fairwood Country Club 1988 54 Florida State/936 Jackie Gallagher, LSU/223 Fairwood Country Club 1989 54 Florida State/912 Margarett Platt, Auburn/216 Fairwood Country Club 1990 36 Indiana/611 Laurie Kleinman, Texas Tech/149 Fairwood Country Club 1991 54 South Florida/898 Carrie Wood, Miss. State/212 Fairwood Country Club 1992 54 San Jose State/888 Tracy Hanson, San Jose State/208 Fairwood Country Club 1993 36 Texas Tech/611 Kristi Coats, LSU/145 Fairwood Country Club 1994 54 Texas Tech/912 Nicole Cooper, Texas/220 Fairwood Country Club 1995 54 LSU/900 Ashley Winn, LSU/218 Fairwood Country Club 1996 54 Arizona/884 Marisa Baena, Arizona/211 Fairwood Country Club 1997 54 Arizona/891 Lisette Lee, LSU/218* Fairwood Country Club 1998 54 LSU/890 Amandine Vincent, UCLA/220 Fairwood Country Club 1999 36 Duke/620 Anna Jonsson, Texas A&M/145 Fairwood Country Club 2000 54 LSU/918 Tina Howard, LSU/228 University Club 2001 54 LSU/864 Reilley Rankin, Georgia/211 University Club 2002 54 Auburn/883 Meredith Duncan, LSU/215 University Club 2003 54 UNC-Wilmington/889 Amelie Farrah, UNCW/217 University Club 2004 54 UNC/903 Ashley Prange, UNC/215 University Club 2005 54 LSU/879 Chris Brady, Vandy/211 University Club 2006 54 Auburn/873 Jacqui Concolino, Vandy/210 University Club 2007 54 Duke/872 Amanda Blumenherst, Duke/207 University Club 2008 54 Florida State/884 Caroline Westrup, Fla. State/208 University Club 2009 54 Virginia/856 Lucy Nunn, Arkansas/209* University Club 2010 54 Auburn/889 Megan McChrystal, LSU/213 English Turn (N.O.) 2011 54 Arkansas/888 Lindy Duncan, Duke/218* University Club 2012 54 Tennessee/880 CatherineO’Donnell, UNC/214 University Club Erica Popson, Tennessee/214 2013 54 Arkansas/899 Emily Tubert, Arkansas/216 University Club 2014 54 Arkansas/882 Gaby Lopez, Arkansas/213* University Club 2015 54 LSU/879 Elise Bradley, LSU/214* University Club *denotes playoff Team winners of the Classic More Than Once: LSU 8 (last 2015); 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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University Club Women’s Records
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UNIVERSITY CLUB
WOMEN’S RECORDS U-CLUB WOMEN’S RECORDS (2000-09)
U-CLUB WOMEN’S RECORDS (2011-14)
U-CLUB WOMEN’S INDIVIDUAL RECORDS
Team Low 18-hole score 1. 272 Duke, 2007 NCAA East Regional (3rd round) 2. 278 Tulane, 2009 LSU Golf Classic (3rd round) 3. 279 Vanderbilt, 2006 LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic (3rd round) 4. 280 Duke, 2002 NCAA East Regional (2nd round)
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. 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 Madelene Sagstrom, LSU, 2012 LSU Golf Classic 2. 143 Ashley Holder, UCF, 2014 LSU Golf Classic 2. 143 Catherine O’Donnell, UNC, 2012 LSU Golf Classic 4. 144 Madelene Sagstrom, LSU, 2014 LSU Golf Classic 4. 144 Emily Tubert, Arkansas, 2013 LSU Golf Classic 4. 144 Ericka Schneider, Ole Miss, 2013 LSU Golf Classic 4. 144 Erica Popson, Tennessee, 2013 LSU Golf Classic 4. 144 Lindsay Gahm, LSU, 2013 LSU Golf Classic 4. 144 Stephanie Meadow, Ala, 2011 LSU Golf Classic 10. 145 6 times, twice in 2014, 2013 & 2012
Team Low 36-Hole Score 1. 564 UCLA, 2007 NCAA East Regional 2. 566 Wake Forest, 2007 NCAA East Regional 3. 571 Duke, 2002 NCAA East Regional 4. 572 Virginia, 2009 LSU Golf Classic 4. 572 Duke, 2007 NCAA East Regional Team Low 54-Hole Score 1. 844 Duke, 2007 NCAA East Regional 2. 846 UCLA, 2007 NCAA East Regional 3. 856 Virginia, 2009 LSU Golf Classic 4. 858 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. 134 Sydnee Michaels, UCLA, 2007 NCAA East Regional 2. 137 Amanda Blumenherst, Duke, 2007 NCAA East Regional 3. 138 Calle Nielson, Virginia, 2009 LSU Golf Classic 3. 138 Tiffany Joh, UCLA, 2007 NCAA East Regional 3. 138 Nicole Hage, Auburn, 2007 NCAA East Regional 3. 138 Caroline Westrup, Fla. St., 2007 East Regional 3. 138 Kathleen Ekey, Furman, 2007 East Regional 3. 138 Aruka Felueroso, C. Carolina, 2007 East Regional 3. 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. 587 LSU, 2012 LSU Golf Classic 1. 587 Tennessee, 2012 LSU Golf Classic 3. 590 Arkansas, 2013 LSU Golf Classic 4. 594 Arkansas, 2014 LSU Golf Classic 5. 600 Kentucky, 2014 LSU Golf Classic 5. 600 LSU, 2013 LSU Golf Classic 5. 600 Tulane, 2013 LSU Golf Classic Team Low 54-Hole Score 1. 880 Tennessee, 2012 LSU Golf Classic 2. 882 Arkansas, 2014 LSU Golf Classic 2. 882 LSU, 2012 LSU Golf Classic 4. 888 Arkansas, 2011 LSU Golf Classic 5. 889 North Carolina, 2012 LSU Golf Classic 6. 890 UCF, 2014 LSU Golf Classic 7. 895 Virginia, 2011 LSU Golf Classic 8. 899 Kentucky, 2014 LSU Golf Classic 8. 899 Arkansas, 2013 LSU Golf Classic 10. 900 three times in 2011
Low 54-Hole Score 1. 213 Gaby Lopez, Arkansas, 2014 LSU Golf Classic 1. 213 Madelene Sagstrom, LSU, 2014 LSU Golf Classic 1. 213 Ashley Holder, LSU, 2014 LSU Golf Classic 4. 214 Catherine O’Donnell, UNC, 2012 LSU Golf Classic 4. 214 Erica Popson, Tennessee, 2012 LSU Golf Classic 6. 216 Emily Tubert, Arkansas, 2013 LSU Golf Classic 6. 216 Madelene Sagstrom, LSU, 2012 LSU Golf Classic 8. 217 Aurora Kan, Purdue, 2014 LSU Golf Classic 9. 218 5 times
Individual Low 54-Hole Score 1. 203 Sydnee Michaels, UCLA, 2007 East Regional 2. 206 Amanda Blumenherst, Duke, 2007 East Regional 2. 206 Tiffany Joh, UCLA, 2007 NCAA East Regional 4. 207 Nicole Hage, Auburn, 2007 NCAA East Regional 4. 207 Amanda Blumenherst, Duke, 2007 LSU Cleveland Golf Classic
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Dr. F. King Alexander was named 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 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 (20012005) and was a faculty member at the University of Illinois, ChampaignUrbana, 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). 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 specialization in 20th-Century American and British Drama. He earned his masters in English in June 1979 from the Univeristy 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
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Associate 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; 2005-06). 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, he was named the Harry Ransom Summer Fellowship recipient by the University of Texas.
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Joe Alleva 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 sixth year at LSU, Alleva is dedicated to athletic and academic excellence, and 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, reinforcing his position as one of the most respected athletic administrators in the country. 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 program. The central mission of the plan is to create an environment for student-athletes to reach their ultimate potential, prepare them to be champions in life and to set out goals and values for the entire athletics program. Alleva’s vision will keep LSU among the nation’s leaders in athletic facilities. He launched an aggressive fund-raising campaign to replace several hundred windows in Tiger Stadium that were in disrepair, and a new coating to the facade of the structure has given the old stadium new life. A renovated gating system on the west side of the stadium debuted in the fall of 2012 to include a plaza that celebrates LSU’s football national championships and recognition walls that honor Tiger All-Americans. A new plaza opened on the north end of the stadium in the fall of 2013, further enriching the experience of visitors to the LSU campus. A new lighting system was installed prior to last season that turns the upper archways of the north end of the stadium purple and gold and lights the iconic “LSU” on the stadium’s north scoreboard. In addition, “Tiger Stadium” in 10-foot tall illuminated letters sits just below the west upper deck facing Nicholson Drive. Also in the fall of 2012, LSU began construction on an expansion of the South End Zone of the stadium -- a project that will add premium seating, general public seating and two state-of-the-art video boards -continuing an effort to augment one of the most iconic venues in all of college sports. The project will be completed in time for the start of the 2014 football season. Under Alleva’s direction, LSU’s worldrenowned track and field program received a state-of the-art running surface in 2010 when a new track was installed in Bernie Moore Stadium and extensive renovations to the Tiger soccer facility were completed in the fall of 2011. 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. The renovated course helped prepare Tiger golfers John Peterson and Austin Ernst, respectively, to win 2011 NCAA men’s and women’s individual championships, marking the first time both titles were claimed by players from the same school. The LSU men’s team in 2013 played host to an NCAA Regional for the first time in the school’s illustrious golf history. Future plans include a new gymnastics practice facility, a new tennis complex featuring indoor and outdoor courts, and a state-of-the-art 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. LSU’s prominence was evident in the final 2012-13 Learfield Sports Director’s Cup standings that recognize the nation’s best athletic programs, as the Tigers finished in the Top 20 for the eighth consecutive year. The year was highlighted by another 10-win season and bowl appearance for the Fighting Tiger football team, which recorded a double-digit victory total for the sixth time in eight years. The men’s basketball program was rejuvenated by first-year coach Johnny Jones, who directed the Tigers to a 19-12 mark while placing LSU back into consideration for a postseason berth. Women’s basketball continued its rise under second-year coach Nikki Caldwell, who guided the Lady Tigers to LSU’s first Sweet 16 berth in five years. The 2013 Fighting Tiger baseball team established a school record for victories with 57 and earned the school’s 16th College World Series appearance while capturing SEC Western Division and SEC Tournament titles. The softball squad won the SEC West and played host to an NCAA Regional in Tiger Park before record crowds. The LSU gymnastics team reached the prestigious Super Six for the third time in six seasons, and the women’s track team, led by Bowerman Award winner and national sprint champion Kimberlyn Duncan, placed fourth in the final NCAA outdoor standings. But the 2012-13 year was about more than just athletic success. Living up to Alleva’s mantra of “competition, classroom, community,” LSU student-athletes logged more than 4,475 hours in community service work across 20 sports through LSU’s Geaux Givers program. And a total of 89 proud Tigers received their degrees from the university during LSU commencement ceremonies in December and May. 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. Eighteen of the Tigers’ 20 varsity sports participated in NCAA postseason competition in 2011-12. The year was highlighted by the football team’s undefeated regular season, an SEC championship and an appearance in the BCS National Championship Game. The Lady Tiger track and field team captured the SEC championship while the LSU softball squad advanced to the Women’s College World Series. The Fighting Tiger baseball team won the 2012 SEC championship, and LSU led the nation in attendance for the 17th straight season. The 2011-12 season marked the first time in school history that LSU won both the SEC title in both football and baseball in the same athletic year. Outstanding performances of the 2010-11 athletic season included the exploits of the Fighting Tiger football squad that posted an 11-2 mark – including a Cotton Bowl victory – and finished the season ranked No. 8 in the nation. The year also featured Top 5 national finishes both indoors and outdoors by the men’s and women’s track and field teams. In 2008-09, all 20 LSU sports competed in NCAA postseason play for the first time in school history and the Tiger baseball team won the national championship. LSU ranked second among Southeastern Conference teams in the Learfield Director’s Cup AllSports standings and finished in the Top 20 for the sixth year in a row. With a strong commitment to academics, Alleva ensures that the Cox Communications Academic Center for Student-Athletes is a first-class facility that provides studentathletes the resources necessary for success in the classroom and personal development. The facility was recently enhanced by the addition of a media training center that gives student-athletes valuable assistance in improving their communications skills. And with a strong emphasis on community service and outreach programs, the implementation under Alleva’s direction of the “Geaux Givers” program fosters a relationship between the local community and LSU student-athletes, who regularly participate in philanthropic events. In addition, Alleva has bolstered the department’s L-Club program to reach out and connect with former student-athletes. Alleva oversees a staff of outstanding
coaches and he has made critical additions to LSU’s coaching staff in recent years. He hired former LSU guard Johnny Jones in April 2012 to breathe new life and enthusiasm into the men’s basketball program and last year added Julia Sell as the new women’s tennis coach. In 2011, he lured the dynamic Nikki Caldwell to LSU to coach the Lady Tiger basketball team and then hired Beth Torina to direct the Tiger softball program, both of whom immediately returned their respective programs to NCAA postseason success. 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 nearly 100,000 visitors to the LSU campus and makes a tremendous economic impact upon the local community. Alleva has served on 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. He 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. Joe and Annie recently welcomed their first grandchild, Harper, the daughter of Jenny and husband Kyle Young.
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