WOMEN S GOLF South Carolina Athletic Media Relations Golf Contact: Justin Holt jnholt@mailbox.sc.edu Rice Athletics Center, 1304 Heyward Street, Columbia, S.C. 29208 Office: 803-777-7872 Cell: 803-447-9959 2012-13 SCHEDULE/RESULTS September 9-11 Cougar Classic 16 of 24 Yeamans Hall Club (Hanahan, S.C.) October 5-7 NCAA Fall Preview 18 of 18 Georgia Golf Course (Athens, Ga.) 12-14 Tar Heel Invitational T12 of 18 UNC Finley Golf Course (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 26-28 The Landfall Tradition 13 of 17 Country Club of Landfall (Wilmington, N.C.) February 10-12 UCF Challenge 7 of 18 RedTail Golf Club (Sorrento, Fla.) March 8-10 Darius Rucker Intercollegiate Long Cove Club (Hilton Head Island, S.C.) 29-31 Bryan National Collegiate Bryan Park Golf Course (Greensboro, N.C.) April 12-14 Ping ASU Invitational ASU Karsten Golf Course (Tempe, Ariz.) 19-21 SEC Championship Greystone Golf Club (Birmingham, Ala.) May 9-11 NCAA Regionals TBA 21-24 NCAA Championship Georgia Golf Course (Athens, Ga.) darius rucker intercollegiate Gamecocks Host Darius Rucker Intercollegiate The South Carolina women s golf team is set to host the second annual Darius Rucker Intercollegiate. The 54-hole event will be contested on Long Cove Club s par-71, 6,211-yard Pete Dye course in Hilton Head Island, S.C. The Lineup The Gamecocks will tee off on Friday with their third different lineup this season. Senior Meredith Swanson, junior Suzie Lee, sophomore Justine Dreher and freshmen Sarah Schmelzel and Mary Fran Hillow are set to compete this weekend. Junior Samantha Swinehart and freshman Chelsey Couch will also be playing as individuals. What They ve Done So Far Swanson is making her fifth appearance this season and has a stroke average of 78.30 in the four previous events. Lee, who is in the lineup for the sixth time this season, has a season average of 76.33. Dreher, who ranks fourth on the team with a 75.46 stroke average, has a team-high two top-20 finishes this season, including a tie for 12th showing at the UCF Challenge to open the spring. Schmelzel leads the team and ranks 26th in the conference with an average of 74.38 and has one top-20 finish on the season. Hillow is coming off a strong collegiate debut as she tied for 18th as an individual at the UCF Challenge. History At The Darius Rucker Intercollegiate South Carolina finished eighth at the inaugural Darius Rucker Intercollegiate last spring. The Gamecocks posted rounds of 303-301=604 (+36) at the rain-shortened event. Katie Burnett led the way with a sixth-place finish with rounds of 72-71=143. Justine Dreher was the next best finisher as she tied for 20th for her first career top-20 finish. Breaking Down the Field Last year s field was recognized as the sixth best in women s collegiate golf by Golfweek Magazine, and this year s could be even better. Of the 15 teams competing, 13 are ranked in the Golfstat Top 50, including defending national champion Alabama. The field also has a strong SEC flavor, as No. 8 Arkansas, No. 37 Auburn, No. 14 Georgia, No. 35 LSU, No. 29 Tennessee and No. 11 Vanderbilt join the Gamecocks and Crimson Tide. No. 3 North Carolina, No. 19 Virginia and No. 44 Wake Forest make up a strong ACC contingent. No. 17 Arizona State, No. 42 Central Florida, Furman and TCU round out the field. South Carolina has competed against 12 teams from the field already this season and has a 6-24 head-to-head record against those schools. About The Course Long Cove Club is consistently ranked as one of the top golf courses in the country and will provide the golfers with an extremely challenging par-71, 6,211-yard setup this weekend. The course, which was designed by nationally-renowned golf course architect Pete Dye, proved difficult to put up low numbers during last year s Darius Rucker Intercollegiate, as only six rounds under par were recorded. To show how popular the course is, below is a list of recent accolades: Friday, March 8 - Sunday, March 10 Long Cove Club Hilton Head Island, S.C. Par 71 6,211 Yards Live Scoring: Carolina Tee Times: Host Institution: No. 8 Best Residential Golf Courses (Golfweek) No. 35 Top 100 Modern Courses (Golfweek) golfstatresults.com/golfgamebook.com Friday: 8:30 a.m. --Paired with Tennessee and Wake Forest Saturday: 8:30 a.m. --Pairing based on team standing Sunday: 9:30 a.m. (Shotgun Start) --Pairing based on team standing South Carolina TOURNAMENT FIELD (Golfstat Top 50 Ranking) (4) Alabama (17) Arizona State (8) Arkansas (37) Auburn (42) Central Florida Furman (14) Georgia (35) LSU (3) North Carolina (46) South Carolina TCU (29) Tennessee (11) Vanderbilt (19) Virginia (44) Wake Forest
No. 71 Best Course in the Nation (Golf Digest) No. 23 Courses Built in the last 45 Years (Golf Magazine) No. 68 Top 100 Courses in the Nation (Golf Magazine) No. 2 Top 40 Real Estate Courses (Golf and Travel Magazine) Gaining Confidence After not finishing higher than a tie for 45th in her first three tournaments of the season, sophomore Justine Dreher has turned things around drastically as she has finished in the top 20 in her last two tournaments, including a tie for 12th showing at the UCF Challenge to open the spring. Dreher, who will play a key role for the Gamecocks in the postseason, has recorded five top-20 finishes in 13 career tournaments. UCF Challenge Recap The South Carolina women s golf team posted a final-round 293 (+5) to finish in seventh place in the UCF Challenge at RedTail Golf Club. The Gamecocks wrapped up the week with a 54-hole total of 883 (+19), which was one stroke shy of cracking the top 10 in school history. South Carolina had two golfers finish in the top 20, as sophomore Justine Dreher matched her career best with a tie for 12th finish and freshman Mary Fran Hillow tied for 18th in her first collegiate appearance. Dreher carded a 2-over 74 in the final round to close out the event with a career-best total of 218 (+2). Hillow, who played as an individual and did not count toward the team score, continued her steady play with a 1-over 73. A native of Orlando, Fla., Hillow turned in a 54-hole total of 219 (+3). Junior Samantha Swinehart narrowly missed a top 20 finish as she shot a 74 (+2) to tie for 21st with a total of 221 (+5). On the afternoon, Swinehart tallied two birdies, two bogeys, a double bogey and 13 pars. Junior Suzie Lee had the best round of the day for the Gamecocks as she turned in an even-par 72, recording three birdies, a bogey, a double bogey and 13 pars. Lee finished the tournament tied for 36th with a total of 224 (+8). Freshman Chelsey Couch also tied for 36th after shooting a final-round 73 (+1) that included three birdies, four bogeys and 11 pars. Rounding out the lineup for South Carolina, freshman Sarah Schmelzel shot a 77 (+5) to finish tied for 54th with a score of 228 (+12). Landfall Tradition Recap The South Carolina women s golf team finished 13th at the Landfall Tradition, as the second and third rounds were canceled due to heavy overnight rain from Hurricane Sandy. The Gamecocks played through extremely tough conditions in the second round at the Country Club of Landfall and made it through eight to 11 holes before play was suspended because of the weather. South Carolina had moved up to 10th place, but with the cancelation of the final two rounds, it finished 13th with its first-round score of 304 (+16). Sophomore Justine Dreher finished tied for 15th with her first-round score of 73 (+3). It is the fourth top-20 finish of her career. Senior Meredith Swanson, who played as an individual, juniors Samantha Swinehart and Suzie Lee and freshman Sarah Schmelzel all finished tied for 43rd with scores of 77 (+5). Freshman Chelsey Couch tied for 65th with a score of 79 (+7). Tar Heel Invitational Recap The Gamecocks posted a final-round 311 (+23) to wrap up the Tar Heel Invitational in a tie for 12th place at the UNC Finley Golf Course. South Carolina finished the tournament with a three-round total of 910 (+46). Junior Samantha Swinehart led South Carolina with her second round of even-par 72 of the weekend. A native of Lancaster, Ohio, Swinehart recorded her first top-20 finish of the season and fifth of her career as she tied for 12th with a three-day total of 220 (+4). The finish is the second best of her career. Freshman Sarah Schmelzel carded a 6-over 78 on Sunday as she just missed out on her second consecutive top-20 finish. She closed out the tournament in a tie for 25th with a total of 223 (+7). Freshman Chelsey Couch, who played the weekend as an individual, was the next Gamecock on the leaderboard as she tied for 47th with a total of 229 (+13) after shooting her second straight round of 75 (+3). Junior Suzie Lee tied for 67th with a total of 234 (+18) after carding a final-round 81 (+9). Sophomore Justine Dreher shot an 8-over 80 to wrap up the tournament in a tie for 73rd with a score of 235 (+19), and senior Meredith Swanson turned in an 82 (+10) on Sunday to tie for 82nd with a score of 238 (+22). NCAA Fall Preview Recap South Carolina wrapped up play at the NCAA Fall Preview, posting a final-round 309 (+47) at the University of Georgia Golf Course. Competing against one of the most elite fields in collegiate golf this season with 15 teams in the Golfstat Top 50, the Gamecocks finished 18th with a three-day total of 911 (+47). The tournament served as a preview of the 2013 NCAA Championship, as the top 10 teams from last year s championship and eight more teams with high rankings made the trip to Athens. The Gamecocks played one golfer short, as junior Suzie Lee withdrew prior to the round with an injury. Freshman Sarah Schmelzel 2012-13 ROSTER quick facts Location...Columbia, S.C. Enrollment...29,957 Founded...1801 Team Name...Gamecocks President... Dr. Harris Pastides Faculty Representative... Dr. Zach Kelehear Athletics Director... Ray Tanner Colors...Garnet (PMS 202C), Black Conference...Southeastern Home Course...Cobblestone Park COACHING STAFF Head Coach... Kalen Harris... 6th Year (Duke, 2001) Director of Golf/Asst. Coach...Puggy Blackmon Program history First Year of Women s Golf...1980 NCAA Champ. Appearances...12 NCAA Regional Appearances...19 All-Americans...4 All-Conference...17 SEC Championships...1 (2002) TEAM INFORMATION 2012 SEC Finish... 5th/12 2012 NCAA Regional Finish...1st/24 2012 NCAA Champ. Finish... 5th/24 Letterwinners R/L... 4/3 Newcomers...5 MEDIA RELATIONS Media Relations Director... Steve Fink Asst. SID/Golf Contact...Justin Holt E-mail... jnholt@mailbox.sc.edu Office...803-777-7872 Cell...803-447-9959 Media Relations Fax...803-777-2967 Official Website... GamecocksOnline.com Twitter...@GamecockWGolf Name Class Hometown Last School Chelsey Couch Freshman Ware Shoals, S.C. Ware Shoals HS Justine Dreher Sophomre Valbonne, France Lycée Audiberti Mary Fran Hillow Freshman Orlando, Fla. Lake Highland Prep Suzie Lee Junior East Northport, N.Y. Commack HS Kaitlin Matheson Freshman Easley, S.C. Wren HS Sarah Schmelzel Freshman Phoenix, Ariz. Xavier Prep Meredith Swanson Senior Roanoke, Va. Hidden Valley HS Samantha Swinehart Junior Lancaster, Ohio Lancaster HS Karoline Woie Freshman Stavanger, Norway Wang Toppidrett HS Head Coach: Kalen Harris - 6th year at South Carolina (Duke, 2001) Director of Golf: Puggy Blackmon - 18th year at South Carolina (Carson-Newman, 1973)
carded the low round for South Carolina for the third straight day with a 2-over 74. A native of Phoenix, Ariz., Schmelzel recorded her first career top-20 finish as she tied for 20th with a total of 220 (+4). Sophomore Justine Dreher turned in a final-round 76 (+4) to finish the tournament in a tie for 45th with a score of 227 (+11). Junior Samantha Swinehart was the next Gamecock on the leaderboard as she shot a 78 (+6) to tie for 61st with a total of 230 (+14). Senior Meredith Swanson placed 79th with a score of 236 (+20) after shooting an 81 (+9) on Sunday. Cougar Classic Recap The South Carolina women s golf team put together its best round of the Cougar Classic, posting a final-round 294 (+6) at Yeamans Hall Club. The Gamecocks wrapped up the event with a three-round total of 899 (+35) as they moved six spots up the leaderboard to finish in 16th place. After shooting only one round of par or better the first two days, Carolina finished strong, recording two rounds of even par and narrowly missing on a third 72. Freshman Sarah Schmelzel helped lead the way with her second straight 72. Junior Samantha Swinehart also carded a 72, and sophomore Justine Dreher turned in a 1-over 73. Schmelzel proved to be the Gamecocks most steady player at the event, shooting rounds of 75-72-72=219 (+3). She climbed 12 spots up the leaderboard to finish in a tie for 30th. For the third straight day, Schmelzel did not make worse than a bogey as she produced four birdies, four bogeys and 10 pars. Swinehart bounced back from consecutive rounds of 77 with a 72 on the final day. A native of Lancaster, Ohio, Swinehart tied for 65th with a total of 226 (+10). After recording just one birdie in the first two rounds, she tallied five in the final round to go along with five bogeys and eight pars. Dreher finished in a tie for 78th with a score of 228 (+12), recording three birdies, four bogeys and 11 pars for her round. Junior Suzie Lee and senior Meredith Swanson each carded a 5-over 77. Lee tied for 71st with a total of 227 (+11), and Swanson concluded the tournament in a tie for 100th with a score of 232 (+16). Among the Elite South Carolina head coach Kalen Harris has built a force to be reckoned with in both the SEC and on a national level. Under her guidance, the Gamecocks have won two NCAA East Regional titles and advanced to four NCAA Championships. Last season Carolina finished fifth at the NCAA Championship, which is the best ever by a Gamecock squad at the event. Busy Summer The Gamecocks had yet another successful summer in 2012 with several golfers performing at a high level in events across the country. Senior Meredith Swanson and junior Samantha Swinehart teamed up to take second place at the Pure Silk Collegiate Team Championship. Swinehart and freshman Sarah Schmelzel played at the U.S. Amateur, and Swinehart advanced to the match play portion. Sophomore Justine Dreher advanced to match play at the British Ladies Amateur Championship. Getting to Know the Newcomers The Gamecocks added five student-athletes in their 2012 signing class. Below are their profiles. Chelsey Couch Ware Shoals, S.C./Ware Shoals HS Had a stellar career at Ware Shoals High School in Ware Shoals, S.C....A six-time South Carolina Coaches Association for Women s Sports Class 1A Player of the Year...Competed in the 2010 U.S. Junior Girls Championship...Claimed the 2010 and 2011 South Carolina Junior Golf Association Jimmy Self Invitational...Winner of the 2011 Carolina Golf Association Vicki DiSantis Junior Girls Championship...Also a standout in the classroom, being named Valedictorian, a honor student and a South Carolina Junior Scholar. Mary Fran Hillow Orlando, Fla./Lake Highland Prep Standout at Lake Highland Preparatory in Orland, Fla....Earned first team All-Central Florida honors in 2011...Named second team All-Central Florida in 2009 and 2010...As a freshman in 2008, played at Visitation Academy in St. Louis and helped lead team to the Missouri state title...compiled 11 top-10 finishes in 2011-12 in the junior ranks, including two wins and eight top-five showings...won the Future Collegians World Tour Plantation Championship...Claimed medalist honors at the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour Mid-season Championship...Member of the National Junior Honor Society, the National Honor Society and the National Spanish Society. 2012-13 SEASON SUPERLATIVES Low 18-Hole Round - Individual 68 - Justine Dreher UCF Challenge, 1st Rd., 2/10/13 Low 18-Hole Round - Team 284 - Dreher, Lee, Schmelzel, Swinehart, Couch UCF Challenge, 1st Rd., 2/10/13 Low 54-Hole Total - Individual 218 - Justine Dreher (68-76-74) UCF Challenge, 2/10/13-2/12/13 Low 54-Hole Total - Team 883 - Dreher, Lee, Schmelzel, Swinehart, Couch UCF Challenge, 2/10/13-2/12/13 Low First Round 68 - Justine Dreher UCF Challenge, 2/10/13 Low Second Round 71 - Sarah Schmelzel NCAA Fall Preview, 10/6/12 Low Third Round 72 - Sarah Schmelzel, Samantha Swinehart Cougar Classic, 9/11/12 72 - Suzie Lee UCF Challenge, 2/12/13 ROUNDS OF PAR OR BETTER 72 Sarah Schmelzel, Cougar Classic (2) Samantha Swinehart, Cougar Classic (1) Samantha Swinehart, Tar Heel Invitational (2) Sarah Schmelzel, Tar Heel Invitational (1) Mary Fran Hillow, UCF Challenge (1) Suzie Lee, UCF Challenge (1) 71 Sarah Schmelzel, NCAA Fall Preview (1) Samantha Swinehart, UCF Challenge (1) Sarah Schmelzel, UCF Challenge (1) 68 Justine Dreher, UCF Challenge (1) Kaitlin Matheson Easley, S.C./Wren HS Product of Wren High School in Piedmont, S.C....Four-time MVP at Wren...Helped lead the Hurricanes to five straight region championships and the 2011 South Carolina Class 4A state title...won the individual Class 4A state title in 2010...Boasts an impressive junior record...compiled four tournament wins (Orange Jacket Classic, Robert Trent Jones, Patriot s Point, Waterford Classic) and two top 10 American Junior Golf Association finishes (seventh at the Burgett H. Mooney Jr. Rome Classic and 10th at the Golf Pride Junior Classic)...Ranked as high as No. 2 in the South Carolina Junior Golf Association rankings...member of the National Society of High School Scholars, the National Honor Society and the Beta Club. Sarah Schmelzel Phoenix, Ariz./Xavier Prep Standout at Xavier Prep in Phoenix, Ariz....Highly ranked in both the National Junior Golf board rankings and the Golfweek junior rankings...won medalist honors at the 2011 Arizona State High School Championship...Led Xavier Prep to its third team state title in four years...carded rounds of 71-66 at the state championship to tie the Arizona state high school record with Amanda Blumenhurst, who was a three-time national collegiate player of the year at Duke...Won the Junior Golf Association Bass Pro Shops/Payne Stewart Championship by 12 strokes with rounds of 69-71-70. Karoline Woie Stavanger, Norway/Wang Toppidrett HS Graduated from Wang Toppidrett High School in Stavanger, Norway...Became a member of the Norwegian national team in 2006 and has been ranked as high as No. 6 in the Norwegian Ladies rankings...has also been ranked among the top 10 junior girls (13-19 years old) in 2011...Finished third in both the 2011 Norwegian Cup Borregaard Open and the 2011 Norwegian Girls team
2012-13 SOUTH CAROLINA WOMEN S GOLF - Statistics/Results TEAM Results Date Tournament Team Finish Low Individual Low Individual Finish Sept. 9-11 Cougar Classic 306-299-294=899 (+35) 16th/24 Sarah Schmelzel 75-72-72=219 (+3) T-30th Oct. 5-7 NCAA Fall Preview 305-297-309=911 (+47) 18th/18 Sarah Schmelzel 75-71-74=220 (+4) T-20th Oct. 12-14 Tar Heel Invitational 298-301-311=910 (+46) T-12th/18 Samantha Swinehart 72-76-72=220 (+4) T-12th Oct. 26-28 The Landfall Tradition 304 (+16) 13th/17 Justine Dreher 73 (+1) T-15th Feb. 10-12 UCF Challenge 284-306-293=883 (+19) 7th/18 Justine Dreher 68-76-74=218 (+2) T-12th March 8-10 Darius Rucker Intercollegiate March 29-31 Bryan National Collegiate April 12-14 Ping ASU Invitational April 19-21 SEC Championship INDIVIDUAL Tournament-By-Tournament Results Cougar Classic (Par 72) Sarah Schmelzel 75-72-72=219 T30 Samantha Swinehart 77-77-72=226 T65 Suzie Lee 75-75-77=227 T71 Justine Dreher 79-76-73=228 T78 Meredith Swanson 79-76-77=232 T100 NCAA Fall Preview (Par 72) Sarah Schmelzel 75-71-74=220 T20 Justine Dreher 77-74-76=227 T45 Samantha Swinehart 77-75-78=230 T61 Meredith Swanson 76-79-81=236 79 Suzie Lee 77-77-WD=154 WD Tar Heel Invitational (Par 72) Samantha Swinehart 72-76-72=220 T12 Sarah Schmelzel 72-73-78=223 T25 Suzie Lee 78-75-81=234 T67 Justine Dreher 78-77-80=235 T73 Meredith Swanson 76-80-82=238 T82 *Chelsey Couch 79-75-75=229 T47 The Landfall Tradition (Par 72) Justine Dreher 73 T15 Samantha Swinehart 77 T43 Sarah Schmelzel 77 T43 Suzie Lee 77 T43 Chelsey Couch 79 T65 *Meredith Swanson 77 T43 UCF Challenge (Par 72) Justine Dreher 68-76-74=218 T12 Samantha Swinehart 71-76-74=221 T21 Suzie Lee 74-78-72=224 T36 Chelsey Couch 75-76-73=224 T36 Sarah Schmelzel 71-80-77=228 T54 *Mary Fran Hillow 72-74-73=219 T18 RECORDS vs. OPPONENTS Alabama 0-2 Arizona 0-1 Arkansas 0-1 Auburn 1-2 Augusta State 1-0 Baylor 0-1 California 0-1 Charleston Southern 1-0 Coastal Carolina 1-0 College of Charleston 2-0 Colorado 1-0 Denver 0-1 Duke 0-4 East Carolina 0-1 Florida 0-2 Florida State 1-0 Furman 1-0 Georgia 0-2 Georgia State 1-0 Iowa State 0-1 Kennesaw State 1-0 Kentucky 0-0-1 Louisville 1-1 LSU 1-2 Maryland 1-0 Miami 1-1 Michigan 1-0 Michigan State 0-2 Mississippi 2-2 Missouri 1-0 North Carolina 0-4 North Carolina State 0-3 Northwestern 0-1 Notre Dame 0-1 Ohio State 1-0 Oklahoma 0-1 Oklahoma State 0-1 Oregon State 1-0 Penn State 0-1 Purdue 0-2 South Florida 1-0 Southern Cal 0-2 Tennessee 0-2 Texas A&M 0-1 Texas State 1-0 Texas Tech 0-1 Tulane 0-2 UCF 1-2 UCLA 0-1 UNC Greensboro 1-1 UNC Wilmington 0-1 Vanderbilt 0-2 Virginia 0-4 Wake Forest 2-1 Wisconsin 0-1 OVERALL 28-61-1 *played as individual; does not count towards team total
2012-13 Individual season STATISTICS Name Tourn. Rounds Low 54 Low 18 Par/Better Top 5 Top 10 Top 20 Strokes Avg. Chelsey Couch 3 7 224 73 0 0 0 0 532 76.00 Justine Dreher 5 13 218 68 1 0 0 2 981 75.46 Mary Fran Hillow 1 3 219 72 1 0 0 1 219 73.00 Suzie Lee 5 12 224 72 1 0 0 0 916 76.33 Kaitlin Matheson -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Sarah Schmelzel 5 13 219 71 5 0 0 1 967 74.38 Meredith Swanson 4 10 232 76 0 0 0 0 783 78.30 Samantha Swinehart 5 13 220 71 4 0 0 1 974 74.92 Karoline Woie -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- TEAM 5 13 883 284 12 0 0 5 3907 300.54 Individual CAREER STATISTICS Name Tourn. Rounds Low 54 Low 18 Par/Better Top 5 Top 10 Top 20 Strokes Avg. Chelsey Couch 3 7 224 73 0 0 0 0 532 76.00 Justine Dreher 13 37 218 68 3 0 0 5 2793 75.49 Mary Fran Hillow 1 3 219 72 1 0 0 1 219 73.00 Suzie Lee 20 58 216 68 9 0 1 3 4402 75.89 Kaitlin Matheson -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Sarah Schmelzel 5 13 219 71 5 0 0 1 967 74.38 Meredith Swanson 25 70 214 68 10 0 1 3 5406 77.23 Samantha Swinehart 24 70 217 68 10 0 0 5 5331 76.16 Karoline Woie -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Chelsey Couch (Fr., Ware Shoals, S.C.) *Tar Heel Invitational 79-75-75=229 (+13) T47 The Landfall Tradition 79 (+7) T65 UCF Challenge 75-76-73=224 (+8) T36 2012-13 INDIVIDUAL RESULTS The Landfall Tradition 77 (+5) T43 UCF Challenge 71-76-74=221 (+5) T21 Karoline Woie (Fr., Stavanger, Norway) Justine Dreher (Fr., Valbonne, France) Cougar Classic 79-76-73=228 (+12) T78 NCAA Fall Preview 77-74-76=227 (+11) T45 Tar Heel Invitational 78-77-80=235 (+19) T73 The Landfall Tradition 73 (+1) T15 UCF Challenge 68-76-74=218 (+2) T12 * Played as an individual; does not count toward team total Mary Fran Hillow (Fr., Orlando, Fla.) *UCF Challenge 72-74-73=219 (+3) T18 Suzie Lee (So., East Northport, N.Y.) Cougar Classic 75-75-77=227 (+11) T71 NCAA Fall Preview 77-77-WD=154 (+10) WD Tar Heel Invitational 78-75-81=234 (+18) T67 The Landfall tradition 77 (+5) T43 UCF Challenge 74-78-72=224 (+8) T36 Kaitlin Matheson (Fr., Easley, S.C.) Sarah Schmelzel (Fr., Phoenix, Ariz.) Cougar Classic 75-72-72=219 (+3) T30 NCAA Fall Preview 75-71-74=220 (+4) T20 Tar Heel Invitational 72-73-78=223 (+7) T25 The Landfall Tradition 77 (+5) T43 UCF Challenge 71-80-77=228 (+12) T54 Meredith Swanson (Jr., Roanoke, Va.) Cougar Classic 79-76-77=232 (+16) T100 NCAA Fall Preview 76-79-81=236 (+20) 79 Tar Heel Invitational 76-80-82=238 (+22) T82 *The Landfall Tradition 77 (+5) T43 Samantha Swinehart (So., Lancaster, Ohio) Cougar Classic 77-77-72=226 (+10) T65 NCAA Fall Preview 77-75-78=230 (+14) T61 Tar Heel Invitational 72-76-72=220 (+4) T12
Sept. 9-11 Cougar Classic Yeamans Hall Club Hanahan, S.C. Par 72 6,210 Yards 306-299-294=899 16 of 24 2012-13 TOURNAMENT-BY-TOURNAMENT Oct. 5-7 NCAA Fall Preview University of Georgia Golf Club Athens, Ga. Par 72 6,335 Yards 305-297-309=911 18 of 18 Oct. 12-14 Tar Heel Invitational UNC Finley Golf Course Chapel Hill, N.C. Par 72 6,285 Yards 298-301-311=910 T12 of 18 1. Florida 286-279-287=852-12 2. Duke 286-291-281=858-6 3. Southern Cal 285-283-295=863-1 4. Vanderbilt 289-285-290=864 E 5. Georgia 287-290-290=867 +3 6. Auburn 288-288-294=870 +6 7. NC State 290-291-290=871 +7 8. Alabama 289-294-294=877 +13 T9. North Carolina 299-287-292=878 +14 T9. Tennessee 296-288-294=878 +14 11. Virginia 286-290-304=880 +16 12. Wisconsin 292-305-285=882 +18 13. Penn State 293-296-296=885 +21 T14. Mississippi 299-293-300=892 +28 T14. UCF 294-294-304=892 +28 16. South Carolina 306-299-294=899 +35 17. Wake Forest 297-301-302=900 +36 18. LSU 303-292-307=902 +38 T19. Coll. of Charleston 300-296-310=906 +42 T19. Miami 300-301-305=906 +42 21. Maryland 309-295-308=912 +48 22. UNCG 300-301-312=913 +49 23. Furman 307-300-312=919 +55 24. Charleston Southern 299-313-322=934 +70 1. Camilla Hedberg (Florida) 69-66-68=203-13 2. Lindy Duncan (Duke) 69-70-68=207-9 T30. Sarah Schmelzel (SC) 75-72-72=219 +3 T65. Sam Swinehart (SC) 77-77-72=226 +10 Oct. 26-28 The Landfall Tradition Country Club of Landfall Wilmington, N.C. Par 72 6,138 Yards 304 13 of 17 1. Oklahoma State 292 +4 2. Duke 293 +5 T3. Purdue 294 +6 T3. Texas Tech 294 +6 5. Notre Dame 296 +8 6. Michigan State 297 +9 T7. NC State 300 +12 T7. Wake Forest 300 +12 T7. UNC Wilmington 300 +12 T10. Iowa State 301 +13 T10. Northwestern 301 +13 12. 3 Arizona 302 +14 13. South Carolina 304 +16 14. Florida State 307 +19 15. Mississippi 309 +21 16. Ohio State 311 +23 17. UNCG 325 +37 1. Kimberly Kaufman (Texas Tech) 67-5 2. Kelsey Vines (Okla. St.) 69-3 T3. Johanna Bjoerk (UNCW) 70-2 T3. Lindsey Weaver (Notre Dame) 70-2 T5. Allison Emrey (Wk. Forest) 71-1 T5. Beverly Mendoza (Texas Tech) 71-1 T5. Caroline Powers (Mich. St.) 71-1 T5. Celine Boutier (Duke) 71-1 T5. Kishi Sinha (Purdue) 71-1 T5. Lori Beth Adams (UNCW) 71-1 T15. Justine Dreher (SC) 73 +1 1. North Carolina 297-289-290=876 +12 2. Alabama 296-289-295=880 +16 T3. Auburn 287-293-303=883 +19 T3. Southern Cal 295-297-291=883 +19 5. Georgia 296-299-292=887 +23 T6. Oklahoma 299-297-292=888 +24 T6. Duke 302-295-291=888 +24 T8. Texas A&M 299-296-298=893 +29 T8. UCLA 294-305-294=893 +29 10. Denver 295-302-298=895 +31 11. Tennessee 302-295-302=899 +35 12. Virginia 298-302-300=900 +36 13. Purdue 300-301-301=902 +38 T14. Tulane 300-300-303=903 +39 T14. LSU 305-300-298=903 +39 16. Vanderbilt 297-305-303=905 +41 17. California 306-300-304=910 +46 18. South Carolina 305-297-309=911 +47 1. Mary Maggio (Texas A&M) 72-74-67=213-3 2. Casey Grice (UNC) 73-70-71=214-2 T3. Brittany Altomare (Virginia) 70-73-72=215-1 T3. Marta Sanz (Auburn) 71-69-75=215-1 T20. Sarah Schmelzel (SC) 75-71-74=220 +4 T45. Justine Dreher (SC) 77-74-76=227 +11 Feb. 10-12 UCF Challenge RedTail Golf Club Sorrento, Fla. Par 72 6,374 Yards 284-306-293=883 7 of 18 1. North Carolina 287-278-289=854-10 2. Tulane 288-293-290=871 +7 3. UCF 287-294-295=876 +12 4. Miami 293-295-289=877 +13 5. Virginia 296-292-291=879 +15 6. East Carolina 289-298-295=882 +18 7. South Carolina 284-306-293=883 +19 8. Texas State 293-298-298=889 +25 9. Augusta State 287-300-303=890 +26 10. Mississippi 296-295-301=892 +28 11. Louisville 299-302-300=901 +37 12. Coastal Carolina 302-300-301=903 +39 T13. Missouri 300-308-298=906 +42 T13. Kennesaw State 292-314-300=906 +42 15. College of Charleston 299-308-300=907 +43 16. South Florida 297-301-314=912 +48 17. Georgia State 304-311-308=923 +59 18. Oregon State 305-312-311=928 +64 1. Briana Mao (Virginia) 70-69-73=212-4 2. F. Gustafsson Spang (ECU) 70-74-69=213-3 T3. Elizabeth Mallett (UNC) 73-69-72=214-2 T3. Katherine Perry (UNC) 76-69-69=214-2 T5. Casey Grice (UNC) 72-68-75=215-1 T5. Krista Puisite (TX State) 72-69-74=215-1 T5. Natalie Wille (Augusta St) 67-72-76=215-1 T12. Justine Dreher (SC) 68-76-74=218 +2 1. North Carolina 288-293-291=872 +8 T2. Mississippi 299-297-289=885 +21 T2. Baylor 288-303-294=885 +21 4. Duke 296-301-290=887 +23 T5. Virginia 286-309-293=888 +24 T5. Arkansas 301-297-290=888 +24 7. NC State 300-295-294=889 +25 8. LSU 294-302-297=893 +29 9. Florida 301-292-302=895 +31 10. Michigan State 302-298-300=900 +36 11. Louisville 304-297-301=902 +38 T12. South Carolina 298-301-311=910 +46 T12. Kentucky 305-305-300=910 +46 14. Auburn 311-308-302=921 +57 15. UCF 307-314-303=924 +60 16. Wake Forest 304-310-312=926 +62 17. Colorado 311-312-307=930 +66 18. Michigan 319-304-324=947 +83 1. Isabelle Lendl (Florida) 70-71-69=210-6 2. Hayley Davis (Baylor) 67-73-73=213-3 3. Brittany Altomare (Virginia) 69-75-70=214-2 T4. Haley Sanders (Ole Miss) 75-69-71=215-1 T4. Lauren Taylor (Baylor) 72-73-70=215-1 T12. S. Swinehart (SC) 72-76-72=220 +4 T25. Sarah Schmelzel (SC) 72-73-78=223 +7
GOLF WORLD/WGCA TOP 25 As of 2/27/13 1. Southern California 2. Alabama 3. Duke 4. North Carolina 5. Florida 6. Oklahoma 7. Washington 8. Arkansas 9. Arizona 10. Vanderbilt 11. Stanford 12. Georgia 13. UCLA 14. Arizona State 15. UC Davis 16. Purdue 17. Baylor 18. Texas Tech 19. Oklahoma State 20. Virginia 21. NC State 22. Texas 23. Michigan State 24. Texas A&M 25. Notre Dame golfstat TOP 25 As of 3/6/13 1. Southern California 2. Duke 3. North Carolina 4. Alabama 5. Oklahoma 6. Florida 7. Arizona 8. Arkansas 9. Washington 10. UCLA 11. Vanderbilt 12. Stanford 13. UC Davis 14. Georgia 15. Purdue 16. Texas Tech 17. Arizona State 18. Baylor 19. Virginia 20. NC State 21. Oklahoma State 22. Notre Dame 23. Texas 24. Texas A&M 25. Tulane SOUTH CAROLINA HISTORY AND RECORDS TEAM Season Scoring Average (18+ Rds) Year Rds. Strokes Avg. 1. 2011-12 33 9,828 297.82 2. 2009-10 34 10,128 297.88 3. 2010-11 34 10,262 301.82 4. 2002-03 31 9,380 302.58 5. 2006-07 29 8,775 302.59 6. 2008-09 30 9,090 303.00 7. 2005-06 30 9,107 303.57 8. 2001-02 34 10,326 303.71 9. 2007-08 34 10,376 305.18 10. 1986-87 33 10,116 306.55 Low 18-Hole Tournament Rd. 1. Cougar Classic, 9/13/11 3 279 2. NCAA Championship, 5/23/12 2 281 3. SEC Championship, 4/20/02 2 282 4. NCAA East Regional, 5/6/10 1 283 5. UCF Challenge, 2/10/13 1 284 UCF Challenge, 2/14/11 2 284 7. Liz Murphey Classic, 3/30/12 1 285 Liz Murphey Classic, 4/3/11 3 *285 9. SEC Championship, 4/17/11 3 287 NCAA East Regional, 5/9/03 2 287 Low 54-Hole Tournament 1. SEC Championship, 2002 861 2. NCAA East Regional, 2010 864 3. SEC Championship, 2010 867 4. Cougar Classic, 2011 869 5. NCAA East Regional, 2012 873 Cougar Classic, 2010 873 7. NCAA East Regional, 2007 874 8. Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic, 2012 875 9. Tar Heel Invitational, 2010 878 10. UCF Challenge, 2011 882 Cougar Classic, 2008 882 Low 72-Hole Tournament 1. NCAA Championship, 2012 1176 2. NCAA Championship, 2010 1186 3. NCAA Championship, 1995 1204 4. NCAA Championship, 2011 1211 5. NCAA Championship, 2002 1217 6. NCAA Championship, 1987 1225 7. NCAA Championship, 2008 1235 INDIVIDUAL Career Scoring Average (Min. 55 Rounds) 1. Katie Burnett (2008-2012) 74.18 2. Kristy McPherson (1999-03) 74.42 3. Bénédicte Toumpsin (2006-10) 74.59 4. Adrienne Gautreaux (2001-04) 75.75 5. Suzie Lee (2010-Pres.) 75.89 6. Amanda Strang (2009-2012) 76.07 7. Samantha Swinehart (2010-Pres.) 76.16 8. Siew Ai Lim (1992-96) 76.23 9. Corrine Carr (2008-10) 76.39 10. Jenna Pearson (2003-07) 76.52 Single-Season Scoring Avg. (Min. 18 Rounds) 1. Katie Burnett (2012) 72.94 2. Kristy McPherson (2003) 73.42 3. Katie Burnett (2010) 73.59 Kristy McPherson (2002) 73.59 5. Kristy McPherson (2001) 73.82 6. Bénédicte Toumpsin (2009) 73.90 7. Bénédicte Toumpsin (2008) 74.03 8. Siew Ai Lim (1995) 74.35 9. Adrienne Gautreaux (2004) 74.44 10. Jenna Pearson (2007) 74.79 Low 18-Hole Player/Tournament 1. Katie Burnett, 2011 Cougar Classic (2) 66 Jenna Pearson, 2007 SEC Champ. (2) 66 3. Katie Burnett, 2012 NCAA Championship (2) 67 Katie Rose Higgins 2011 Cougar Classic (3) 67 Katie Burnett, 2011 UCF Challenge (2) 67 Katie Burnett, 2010 NCAA Regional (1) 67 Corrine Carr, 2010 SEC Champ. (3) 67 Jenna Pearson, 2006 Dick McGuire (2) 67 Kristy McPherson, 2001 SEC Champ. (1) 67 10. Justine Dreher, 2013 UCF Challenge (1) 68 Suzie Lee, 2012 NCAA East Regional (3) 68 Meredith Swanson, 2011 Cougar Classic (3) 68 Samantha Swinehart, 2011 UCF Challenge (2) 68 Justine Dreher, 2011 Tar Heel Invitational (2) 68 Benedicte Toumpsin, 2010 SEC Champ. (1) 68 Benedicte Toumpsin, 2009 LSU Classic (3) 68 Benedicte Toumpsin, 2008 NCAA Regional (1) 68 (Six other occurrences) Low 54-Hole Player/Tournament 1. Kristy McPherson, 2001 SEC Championship 207 2. Benedicte Toumpsin, 2009 LSU Classic 209 Kristy McPherson, 2003 NCAA Regional 209 Kristy McPherson, 2002 SEC Championship 209 5. Katie Burnett, 2010 NCAA Regional 210 Siew-Ai Lim, 1994 Carolyn Cudone 210 7. Kristy McPherson, 2002 Spartan Invitational 211 8. Katie Burnett, 2012 Liz Murphey Classic 212 9. Katie Burnett, 2011 Cougar Classic 213 Katie Burnett, 2008 Cougar Classic 213