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1 Emma Rundle captured Metro Conference championship medallist honors in Karen Stupples won the individual championship of the 1995 Lady Gator Invitational. Endowed Scholarships James C. McRoberts George Trapper Maggie Allesee Anne and Galen Kilburn, Sr. Don Veller Florida State s 1981 AIAW National Championship Team. This is Florida State Women s Golf The Seminole women s golf program has a long tradition of success. Since the spring of 1990, the Seminoles have won nine team championships an average of nearly one a year. Equally as impressive as the nearly 60 top-five individual finishes the squad has compiled is just over 100 tournaments. The Seminoles claimed the championship of the Ryder/Florida State championship during the Spring of During the event, All-America candidate Kristin Tamulis finished second in the individual standings to mark her third top-five finish of the season. Many Seminole golfers have made their mark on the Seminole record book during their careers. Led by two-time All-ACC selection Karen Stupples, who won two individual tournament championships during her career, a total of six Florida State golfers have earned individual medallist honors at six different tournaments. Stupples earned All-America second-team honors in Since the beginning of the 1990 season, 14 Seminole golfers have posted top-five individual finishes. Current Seminole assistant coach Amy Bond, who completed her career in 1999, captured medallist honors at the Ryder/Florida championships and led Florida State to the team title in the event. Bond earned All-ACC honors that season. Tamulis finished second at the Ryder/Florida Championship in leading the Seminoles to the team title in Florida State has played in the NCAA Regionals in each of the last two seasons and made eight NCAA appearances from including seven straight from Florida State played in the NCAA Tournament and made eight regional appearances during the decade of the 1990 s. TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL TITLES SINCE 1990 Team Titles FIU-Pat Bradley Invitational (Fall 1990) Metro Conference Championship (Spring 1991) Lady Seminole Invitational (Fall 1991) Ryder/Florida State Championship (spring 1992) Lady Seminole Invitational (Fall 1993) Spalding/Peggy Kirk Bell (Spring 1994) Beacon Woods Invitational (Fall 1994) Lady Gator Invitational (Spring 1995) Ryder/Florida State Championship (1999) Ryder/Florida State Championship (2002) Individual Titles Kathy Grant, Metro Conference Championship (Spring 1990) Emma Rundle, Metro Conference Championship (Spring 1991) Mary Lee Cobick, Beacon Woods Invitational (Fall 1991) Eric Finehaber, Lady Seminole Invitational (Fall 1991) Karen Stupples, Spalding/Peggy Kirk Bell (Spring 1994) Karen Stupples, Lady Gator Invitational (Spring 1995) Amy Bond, Ryder/Florida State Championship (Spring 1998) 26 This is Florida State Women s Golf 1981 National Championship Team The Florida State women s golf team won the 1981 AIAW National Championship with a three-stroke victory over the University of Georgia. The Seminoles finished the tournament with a 1,220 four-round score to best the Lady Bulldogs who finished the event with a 1,223 score. Florida State entered the final round of the championship with a one-stroke lead over Georgia but had to rally to win the event. The Seminoles stumbled on the front nine during the final day and fell behind by a mere two strokes. The turn, however, proved to be Florida State s turn of fortunes as four of the five Seminole golfers birdied the 17th hole and Florida State was on its way to its first national championship. The Seminoles national championship team featured three of the top all-time golfers in Florida State history. Lisa Young, Florida State s finisher during the 1981 national championship, earned All-America honors that season along with Michele Guilbault. Barb Bunkowsky, who earned All- America honors in 1982, finished 14th in the national championship field as she birdied the final five holes of event to help lead the Seminoles to the title. Florida State Individual In the Final Standings Player Total Lisa Young Barb Bunkowsky Jane Geddes Michele Guilbault Marla Anderson Seminole Golf Hall of Fame In order to qualify as a member of the Seminole Golf Hall of Fame, Seminole golfers must have either won a PGA or LPGA event, won an NCAA Individual championship or won a USGA Amateur Championship. Current Florida State Women s Golf Hall of Fame Members Year Players 1949 Mary Lena Faulk 1978 Colleen Walker 1982 Barb Bunkowsky 1982 Jane Geddes 1982 Lisa Walters 1981 A.I.A.W NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP LEADERBOARD Place School Total 1. Florida State , Georgia , Southern Methodist , Tulsa , UCLA , Texas Christian , Texas , Florida ,241 Texas A&M ,241 Miami ,241

2 W o m e n s G o l f M e d i a G u i d e Seminole All-Americans Michelle Guibault Earned A.I.A.W All-America honors in leading the Seminoles to the national championship in 1981 member of Florida State s A.I.A.W national championship team and won six individual tournament titles during her career as a Seminole. Barb Bunkowsky Earned All-America honors in 1982 finished 14th in the A.I. A.W. national championship in 1981 as the Seminoles won the national championship. Seminole Pros Tiffany Faucette Three-year captain of the Seminole women s golf team who is currently a member of the Ladies European Tour won the 1997 McDonald s Open Championship and was the runner-up at the 1995 Canadian Women s Amateur Championship. LPGA Victories (1): 1997 McDonald s Open. Jane Geddes A member of Florida State s 1981 A.I.A.W National championship team has won five LPGA events including the 1986 U.S. Women s Open. Nadia Ste-Marie Earned All-America first-team honors in 1989 won five individual tournament titles and earned 14 top 10 finishes during her collegiate career considered to be the most successful women s golfer in Seminole history. Lisa Young Walters Earned All-America honors in 1981 Florida State s top golfer during the 1981 A.I.A.W national championship season finished third in the national championship to lead the Seminoles to the three stroke victory over Georgia. Karen Stupples All-American in 1995 threeyear letter winner at Florida State led Florida State to a regional championship appearance as a senior in 1995 also helped Florida State to regional appearances in 1994 and 1996 and into the NCAA Championship in 1996 Florida State finished 18th in the nation in 1996 one of only two players in school history to earn All-ACC honors multiple times during her career earned All-ACC honors in 1994 and 1995 earned eight top-10 finishes as a senior including medalist honors at the Lady Gator Invitational. LPGA Tour Victories (11): 1986 U.S. Women s Open, Boston Five Classic Women s Kemper Open, GNA/Glendale Federal Classic, Mazda LPGA Championship, Jamie Farr Toledo Classic, Boston Five Classic The Jamaica Classic, Atlantic City Classic Oldsmobile Classic Chicago Challenge. Leigh Ann Mills Currently a touring LPGA pro, she has also competed on the European and Asian tours earned 15 top10 finishes as a member of the Seminole women s golf team. Karen Stupples Won two tournaments during her collegiate career as a Seminole qualified for the LPGA Tour on her first attempt and was a member of Great Britain s 1996 and 1998 Curtis Cup teams. Colleen Walker Florida State s most valuable player in 1987 and 1988, she has won seven tournaments as a member of the LPGA she won her first major in 1997, the du Maurier Classic. LPGA Tour Victories (9): 1987 Mayflower Classic Boston Five Classic Circle K Tucson Open Lady Keystone Open Oldsmobile LPGA Classic, Corning Classic, SAFECO Classic du Maurier Classic, Star Bank LPGA Classic. Lisa Young Walters 1981 All-America at Florida State, she has earned three LPGA Tour victories her most recent win was the 1998 Oldsmobile Classic. LPGA Victories (3): 1992 Itoki Hawaiian Ladies Open Itoki Hawaiian Ladies Open Oldsmobile Classic. Seminoles in the Pros/All Americans 27

3 Celest Troche accepts the individual champion s trophy at the inaugural ACC/SEC Challenge. ACC/SEC Challenge Florida State will host the third annual ACC/SEC Challenge Sept at the Raven Course at the Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort in Destin, Fla. In only its two short years of existence, the ACC/SAEC Challenge has become one of the top fall events on the women s collegiate schedule. Florida State will host three of the top 10 teams in the 2002 NCAA Championship, Auburn and Florida in the high-powered 13-team event. Nestled between the white, sandy beaches of the Gulf and the sheltered inlets of the Choctawhatchee Bay, Sandestin Beach and Gold Resort is a paradise unto itself. Sandestin has emerged as the premier golf destination on the Gulf Coast. It features four championship courses with its jewel the Raven Course hosting one of the tournament jewels in women s collegiate Golf the ACC/SEC Challenge. The Raven Course weaves its way though the resort s thick pine trees as one of the most picturesque courses in the Southeast according to course designer Robert Trent Jones, Jr. Marked by lush landscaping, dramatic water features and varying bunker patterns providing each hole with a personality all its own. The Raven Golf Club is unique for the way it maximizes the landscape the course looks different from morning to late afternoon. The Raven measures 6,900 yards from the championship tees, play to a par 71 and features water on 11 of the 18 holes ACC/SEC CHALLENGE PARTICIPANTS ACC Florida State,, Maryland, North Carolina, NC State, SEC Auburn, Alabama, Mississippi State, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Furman Seminole head coach Debbie Dillman with 2000 ACC/SEC Challenge runner-up Anna Gertsson and Mississippi State head coach Christi Sanders. ACC/SEC CHALLENGE TOURNAMENT HISTORY Year Team Champion Individual Medalist Conference Champion 2000 Auburn Celeste Troche, Auburn SEC 2001 Florida Kristy McPherson, South Carolina SEC BEST INDIVIDUAL SCORES (PAR 70, 213) Celeste Troche (Auburn, 2000) =212 (-1) Anna Gertsson (Mississippi State, 2000) =215 (+2) Kristy McPherson (South Carolina, 2001) =217 (+4) Sarah Johnston (Alabama, 2001) =218 (+5) Anna Gertsson (Mississippi St., 2001) =218 (+5) Jennifer Perri (Furman, 2000) =220 (+7) Adrienne Gautreaux (South Carolina, 2001) =222 (+9) Whitney Code (Florida, 2001) =222 (+9) Paula Carter (Alabama, 2000) =223 (+10) Brandi Jackson (Furman, 2001) =223 (+10) Sarah Johnston (Alabama, 2000) =224 (+11) (, 2001) =224 (+11) Ashley Prange (North Carolina, 2001) =224 (+11) Shelley McKevitt (North Carolina, 2001) =224 (+11) Amanda Dick (Florida, 2001) =224 (+11) Deborah Means (, 2001) =225 (+12) BEST TEAM SCORES (PAR 284, 852) Florida (2001) =892 (+40) Mississippi State (2001) =904 (+52) Auburn (2000) =908 (+56) Mississippi State (2000) =909 (+57) (2001) =909 (+57) South Carolina (2001) =917 (+65) Alabama (2000) =919 (+67) Furman (2001) =921 (+69) North Carolina (2001) =922 (+70) Alabama (2001) =929 (+77) 28 Seminole Women s Golf Endowments

4 W o m e n s G o l f M e d i a G u i d e 2002 Seminole Summer Golf Women s Western Open Seminole senior Kristin Tamulis and juniors Alison Curdt, Carrie Sordel and Katie Quinney played in the 102nd Women s Western Amateur Championship June 19-22, The Women s Western Golf Association is one of the oldest and most revered golf organizations in the United States. Tamulis, a contestant in the championship flight, also enjoyed an outstanding tournament as she advanced to the round of 32. Curdt was the top seed in the first flight and lost in a playoff to get to the championship flight. She won three of four matches during the tournament and was a finalist in her flight. Sordel and Quinney both played well in stroke play during the tournament. Women s North and South Championship Seminole senior Kristin Tamulis and junior Carrie Sordel competed in the 100th Women s North and South Amateur Championship at Pinehurst, June The North and South Amateur Championship is the longest consecutive-running amateur golf tournament in the United States. Originally named the United North and South Men s Championship, it was designed to draw golfers to a five-year old resort named Pinehurst, as well as foster relations between two regions still recovering from the Civil War. U.S. Open Seminole senior Kristin Tamulis played in the 57th United States Women s Open Championship at Prairie Dunes Country Club July 4-5, Tamulis was one of 15 amateurs (of 149 total players) who participated in the event. She earned her way into the field during a local qualifying tournament at the Naples (Fla.) Beach Hotel Golf Course and in two sectional qualifying rounds at the Country Club at Heathrow (Fla.). Tamulis recorded a three-over par 75 in the local qualifying tournament and shot a two-round total of 149 at the sectional qualifying tournament. The U.S Women s Open began in 1946 and is the longest running event currently on the LPGA Tour. It is one of the LPGA s four major championships. Tamulis realized the third best stroke improvement in the field during the second round of the event but did not make the cut as the field was pared down for the final two rounds of the most prestigious tournament in women s golf. Tamulis carded a five-over par 75 in the second round and finished in a tie for 135th with a two-round score of 158. She missed the cut by a mere 10 strokes. Tamulis played well in round two as she improved on her first round score by eight strokes. Only one other golfer, Emilee Klein of the United States, improved her second-round score by more than Tamulis. Klein shot a second round 71 after finishing with a score of 80 in Thursday s first round. Tamulis carded a first round 83. Tamulis finished the first major event of her career two strokes ahead of Hall-of-Famer Nancy Lopez. Lopez finished with a two-day total of 160. U.S. Amateur Open Senior Kristin Tamulis and juniors Alison Curdt and Katie Quinney played in the 2002 U.S. Women s Amateur Golf Championship at Sleepy Hollow Golf and Country Club in Scarborough, N.Y. Aug All three golfers earned the right to play in the event during sectional qualifying and will be playing in the event for the first time during their careers. The trio of Seminoles represented three of the 147 golfers in the combination stroke (36 holes) and match (six rounds) play format championship. Tamulis qualified July 19 at the Tequesta Country Club in Tequesta, Fla. She shot a 73 and finished in a tie for fourth place along with Quinney (Atlantic Beach, Fla.). Tamulis and Quinney were two of eight golfers that qualified for the U.S. Amateur from that site. Curdt (St. Louis, Mo.) was the first Seminole to qualify for the event as she shot a 74 and won a playoff against two other players at Blue Hills Country Club in Kansas City, Mo. July 15. Curdt finished the event in a tie for fourth and won the playoff round to earn one of the four spots from that site. Quinney has also enjoyed a successful season with a recent strong outing at the First Coast Women s Championship at the Raddison Ponce de Leon Golf and Conference Resort in St. Augustine, Fla. She led the event after the first round, was second after 36 holes and finished in second with a 54- hole total of 221. Quinney fell to Ellen Port in the first round of match play at the 102nd U.S. Women s Open at Sleepy Hollow Country Club. Quinney had advanced through the first two rounds of stroke play but was defeated 2-up by Port. Seminole teammates Kristin Tamulis and Alison Curdt weren t as fortunate as Quinney and did not survive the 64- player cut after two rounds of stroke play. Alison Curdt played in the 2002 U.S. Women s Amateur. Katie Quinney advances to match play at the 2002 U.S. Women s Amateur. Summer 2002 Florida State Women s Golf 29

5 Kristin Tamulis begins the 2003 season looking to become the first women s golfer in Seminole history to earn All-ACC honors three times. Louise Wright earned All-ACC honors in 2001 during her senior season. A Closer Look The Atlantic Coast Conference The Atlantic Coast Conference boasts a rich tradition of success in women s golf. Each of the six teams in the ACC is considered to be among the best in the nation and together form the top women s golf conference in the nation. Florida State joined the ACC and began competing for the conference championship in The Seminoles have been one of the most successful women s golf teams in the league since their arrival. The Seminoles have finished second in the league championship three times (1992, 1995 and 1999) and finished third in Debbie Dillman was named the ACC Coach of the Year in Current senior Kristin Tamulis begins the 2003 season bidding to become the first women s golfer in Seminole history to earn All-ACC honors three times during her career. She is one of only two players in school history to earn All-ACC honors twice as she was voted one of the leagues best in both 2001 and Florida State University finished in fourth place at the 14th annual Atlantic Coast Conference championship tournament at the Salem Glen Country Club in Clemmons, N.C. in Tamulis finished in a tie for fourth place in the individual standings marking the second consecutive season she has finished in the top four in the ACC championship. She finished in third place in last year s event. The Seminoles finished fourth in the team standings as they finished with a 911 team score. Their 911 score was their third best tournament score of the spring season. Florida State has finished in the top four in each of their last four events. FLORIDA STATE S ACC CHAMPIONSHIP FINISHES nd Advance, N.C th Greensboro, N.C th Uwharrie Point, N.C nd Tallahassee, Fla th Greensboro, N.C th Stockbridge, Ga th Greensboro, N.C nd Greensboro, N.C th Clemmons, N.C rd Lake Buena Vista, Fla th Clemmons, N.C. FLORIDA STATE S ALL-ACC SELECTIONS Tamulis Earns All-ACC Honors for Second Consecutive Season Kristin Tamulis earned All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors for the second consecutive season in 2002 as selected by a vote of the league s six head coaches. It marked the second consecutive season Tamulis had earned the honor making her only the second women s golfer in Seminole history to earn All-ACC honors twice during her career. She is joined by only former Seminole Karen Stupples who was named All- ACC in 1994 and Eric Finehaber 1993 Marie Josee-Rouleau 1994 Karen Stupples 30 Women s Golf in the ACC 1995 Karen Stupples 1998 Amy Bond 2001 Kristin Tamulis Louise Wright 2002 Kristin Tamulis 2002 ACC CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS ACC Championship Results Team Results Place Score NC State Florida State North Carolina Maryland Individual Results Individual, School Place Score, 1 216, T2 217 Virada Nirapathpongporn, T2 217 Kristin Tamulis, Florida State T4 220 Kristina Engstrom, T4 220 Florida State Results 4/6 Florida State T4 Kristin Tamulis Alison Zimmer T18 Carrie Sordel T23 Alison Curdt T28 Katie Quinney All-ACC Team Kristin Tamulis Florida State Leigh Ann Hardin Virada Nirapathpongporn Niloufar Aazam-Zangameh Ashley Prange North Carolina Player of the Year Virada Nirapathpongporn Rookie of the Year Niloufar Aazam-Zangameh Coach of the Year Page Marsh NC State NGCA All-America First Team Virada Nirapathpongporn NGCA All-America Second Team Leigh Ann Hardin NGCA All-America Honorable Mention NGCA Academic All-America Virada Nirapathpongporn