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TAR HEEL GOLF NOTES •CAROLINA IN THE ACC TOURNAMENT : Carolina has captured the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship once in the tournament’s 18 years of existence. The Tar Heels won the title in 1992 at Bermuda Run Country Club in Advance, N.C., when the Heels posted a 921 total and defeated Florida State by two strokes. Carolina has been the runner-up on four occasions -- in 1984, 1985, 1993 and 1994. Two Tar Heels have captured the ACC Individual Championship as Meaghan Francella won the title in 2003 and Debbie Doniger captured the championship in 1992 when she led Carolina to the team title as well. In 2003, Francella carded a two- over-par 215 total posting a one-stroke victory over Duke’s Elizabeth Janangelo and Wake Forest’s Nuria Clau while in ‘92 Doniger carded a 220 total to post a three-stroke victory over Florida State’s Mary-Lee Cobick. Rachel Poston tied for run - ner-up honors in the 1995 ACC Tournament. An ACC champion has been crowned in women’s golf in each of the following years: 1984, 1985, 1986, and 1992 through 2007. Duke has won the most titles, taking home 15 championships. Teams participating in this year’s conference championship are Boston College, Duke, Florida State, Maryland, Miami, North Carolina, NC State, Virginia and Wake Forest. •THIS YEAR’S ACC TOURNAMENT : This year’s ACC Championship will be played at the LPGA International Legends Course, which features a par 72, 6,315-yard layout. This is the third time the conference championship has been played in Florida. The 1995 ACC Championship was played at Killearn Country Club in Talahassee while the 2001 championship took place at Disney’s Palm Course in Lake Buena Vista. The conference championship has been played in North Carolina 16 times and was played in Georgia once (1997, Stockbridge). Tee times begin at 8:00 a.m. on Friday and Saturday and at 7:30 on Sunday. On Friday, the first wave of teams will be NC State, Miami and Boston College. The second wave of teams, which will begin teeing off at 8:50, will be North Carolina, Virginia and Maryland; and the third wave, teeing off at 9:40, will consist of Florida State, Wake Forest and Duke. •CAROLINA’S SPRING CAMPAIGN : Carolina’s top finish this spring was a fifth-place finish at the SunTrust Lady Gator Invitational. Lauren Hunt led the Tar Heels with a sixth-place finish while Sydney Crane tied for 21st. Carolina finished sixth at the SJSU Spartan Invitational in San Jose, Calif., as Crane tied for fifth place, Kate Thomas tied for ninth and Ann Laney tied for 12th. In their last two tournaments, the Tar Heels tied for eighth place at the LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic in Baton Rouge and placed ninth at the Bryan National Collegiate in Browns Summit, N.C. At LSU, Laney tied for eighth place while Hunt tied for 22nd. At the Bryan Collegiate, Crane was the low Tar Heel, tying for fifth place. •CAROLINA’S FALL CAMPAIGN : Carolina top finish in the fall was a tie for sixth place at the Cougar Classic in Hanahan, S.C., the first event of the year. Lauren Hunt tied for 20th place while Kate Thomas tied for 22nd. In the last event of the fall, Carolina finished eighth at The Landfall Tradition in Wilmington, N.C., as both Hunt and Ann Laney tied for 22nd place. Carolina finished 11th in its own Tar Heel Invitational and placed 13th at the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship in Knoxville, Tenn. Kate Thomas led Carolina in the Tar Heel, tying for 10th place while Hunt tied for 19th. At the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate, Hunt tied for 21st and Laura Caniff tied for 34th. •CARLYLE CUP POINT ON THE LINE: One Carlyle Cup point will be awarded to either Carolina or Duke, whichever finishes higher, in the ACC Championship. The Carlyle Cup is a competition between the two schools. Carolina currently leads Duke 16-5 going into this weekend’s compeition (men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s track and women’s rowing). Carolina has already clinched a win in this year’s competition. The results and point breakdown can be found on TarHeelBlue.com. TAR HEEL GOLF NOTES -- page 2 ••• Sydney Crane ••• Junior ••• Jamestown, N.C. (Ragsdale) Sydney Crane broke into the lineup her freshman year and this spring has been her most successful semester as a Tar Heel. She has carded three top-25 finishes, including two ties for fifth place, her top collegiate finish. Crane posted scores of 224 to tie for fifth place in both the SJSU Spartan Invitational in San Jose, Calif., and the Bryan National Collegiate in Browns Summit, N.C. Crane fired a four-under-par 66, her low round as a Tar Heel, at the SunTrust Lady Gator Invitational where she tied for 21st place. Crane was slowed last fall by wrist surgery. Crane, who was selected to the 2006 and 2007 All-ACC Academic Women’s Golf Teams, tied for 15th at last year’s ACC Championship played at Carmel Country Club in Charlotte, N.C. She tied for 26th place at the 2006 ACC Championship played at Pinehurst #8. ••• Kate Thomas ••• Sophomore ••• Murwillumbah, Australia (MacKillop College) Kate Thomas, a starter since her freshman year, has posted three top-25 finishes this year. Her top finish came this spring at the SJSU Spartan Invitational in San Jose, Calif., where she tied for ninth place. Last fall, Thomas led Carolina at the Tar Heel Invitational as she tied for 10th place after firing a three-under-par 68 and an even par 72 in the fnal two rounds. Also last fall, Thomas tied for 22nd at the Cougar Classic. Thomas tied for 35th place at the 2007 ACC Championship played at Carmel Country Club in Charlotte, N.C. ••• Lauren Hunt ••• Junior ••• Little River, S.C. (North Myrtle Beach) Lauren Hunt, a starter since her freshman year, has carded six top-25 finishes this year for the Tar Heels. Her top finish was a sixth-place finish at the SunTrust Lady Gator Invitational, the first event of the spring campaign, where she fired an even par 216. Hunt tied for 22nd at the LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic. In the fall, Hunt carded four top-25 finishes. She tied for 19th at the Tar Heel Invitational after firing a four-under-par 68 in the final round. Hunt tied for 20th at the Cougar Classic, tied for 21st at the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship and tied for 22nd at The Landfall Tradition. Hunt, an All-ACC selection in 2007, tied for 22nd place at the last two ACC Championships – the 2007 Championship played at Carmel Country Club in Charlotte, N.C., and the 2006 event played at Pinehurst #8. ••• Ann Laney ••• Senior ••• Charlotte, N.C. (Myers Park) Ann Laney, an All-ACC performer in 2005-06, has carded three top-25 finishes this year. Her top finish was a tie for eighth place at the LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic in Baton Rouge this spring. Earlier this spring, Laney tied for 12th place at the SJSU Spartan Invitational in San Jose, Calif. She tied for 22nd place at The Landfall Tradition played in Wilmington, N.C., the final event of the fall campaign. Laney, who is a four-year starter and was selected to the 2007 All-ACC Academic Women’s Golf Team, tied for 18th place at last year’s ACC Championship played at Carmel Country Club in Charlotte. She tied for 26th place at the 2006 ACC Championship played at Pinehurst #8 and finished sixth at the 2005 ACC Championship, also played at Carmel Country Club, her home course. ACC Tournament Results Year Team Head Coach Low UNC Individual Tournament Site 1984 Duke Ron Schmid Page Marsh, 227, 3rd Duke Golf Course, Durham, N.C. 1985 Duke Dan Brooks Page Marsh, 225, 4th Keith Hills CC, Buies Creek, N.C. 1986 Wake Forest Mary Beth McGirr Katie Peterson, 228, 5th Keith Hills CC, Buies Creek, N.C. 1992 North Carolina Dot Gunnells Debbie Doniger, 220, 1st Bermuda Run CC, Advance, N.C. 1993 Duke Dan Brooks Kimberly Byham, 223, 3rd Bryan Park, Greensboro, N.C. 1994 Wake Forest Dianne Dailey Staci Aber, 228, 3rd Uwharrie Point, New London, N.C. 1995 Wake Forest Dianne Dailey Rachel Poston, 222, Tie 2nd Killearn CC, Tallahassee, Fla. 1996 Duke Dan Brooks Kelly McCall, 227, 7th Grandover CC, Greensboro, N.C. 1997 Duke Dan Brooks Kelly McCall, 224, Tie 3rd Eagles Landing, Stockbridge, Ga. 1998 Duke Dan Brooks Lee Shirley, 231, Tie 6th Grandover East GC, Greensboro, N.C. 1999 Duke Dan Brooks Marcy Newton, 227, 9th Grandover East GC, Greensboro, N.C. 2000 Duke Dan Brooks Abby Spector, 224, Tie 6th Salem Glen CC, Clemmons, N.C. 2001 Duke Dan Brooks Ashley Prange, 229, 8th Disney’s Palm Course, Lake Buena Vista, Fla. 2002 Duke Dan Brooks Ashley Prange, 222, Tie 7th Salem Glen CC, Clemmons, N.C. 2003 Duke Dan Brooks Meaghan Francella, 215, 1st Salem Glen CC, Clemmons, N.C. 2004 Duke Dan Brooks Meaghan Francella, 206, 2nd Salem Glen CC, Clemmons, N.C. 2005 Duke Dan Brooks Ann Laney, 227, 6th Carmel Country Club, Charlotte, N.C. 2006 Duke Dan Brooks Katie Miller, 232, T19th Pinehurst #8, Pinehurst, N.C. 2007 Duke Dan Brooks Katie Miller, 223, 7th Carmel Country Club, Charlotte, N.C. TAR HEEL GOLF NOTES -- page 3 ••• Laura Caniff ••• Seniot ••• Russell, Ky. (Russell) Laura Caniff has played in three tournaments this year.