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. Her top finish was a tie for 34th place at last fall’s Mercedes=Benz Collegiate Championship in Knoxville, Tenn. She also played in the Tar Heel Invitational last fall and the SJSU Spartan Invitational in San Jose, Calif. this spring. Caniff tied for 24th place at the 2006 ACC Championship played at Pinehurst #8. She also tied for 21st at the 2005 ACC Championship played at Carmel Country Club in Charlotte, N.C.

••• Head Coach Sally Austin ••• 15th year Sally Austin is in her 15th year as head coach of the Tar Heels and it is also her 15th year of leading Carolina in the ACC Championship. One Tar Heel under Austin’s tutelage captured the conference individual championship – Meaghan Francella in 2003. Under Austin, the Tar Heels were the runners-up once, in 1994, her first season, and have finished third on seven occasions – 1995 (tie), 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003 and 2004. Eight of Austin’s players have been named to the All-ACC team on 15 occasions and Marcy Newton was select - ed ACC freshman of the year in 1997. Sydney Crane was selected to the inaugural 2006 All-ACC Academic Women’s Golf Team while Crane, Ann Laney and Katie Miller were selected to the 2007 squad. With Austin’s at the helm, Carolina has finished in the top 25 at the NCAA Championship five times. Her teams have won six tournament titles and six players have captured 13 individual championships. Austin has coached four All-Americas who have been named to the team on six occasions. A native of Raeford, N.C., Austin graduated from Carolina in 1977. She played on the 1974-77 Tar Heel golf teams. Austin played on the LPGA Tour in 1987. She also played for five years on mini tours across the country (1980-85), two years on the Asian Tour (1984-85) and one year on the WPGA European Tour (1986). At the 2007 SkyCaddie LPGA Teaching and Club Professional Championship, she was the runner-up, losing by just a single stroke in the senior division. ••• Assistant Head Coach Patricia Martinson ••• 5th year Patricia Martinson is in her fifth year as assistant coach of the Tar Heels and it is also her fifth year of assist - ing Coach Austin during the ACC Championship. A native of Marion, Iowa, Martinson played collegiate golf at Charleston Southern (1997-2001). She won four tournament titles during her four-year career as a Buccaneer, was the Big South Champion and Player of the Year in 1999 and 2000 and was named the 2001 Charleston Southern Female Athlete of the Year. Martinson excelled academically as well at Charleston Southern as she was three-time Big South Scholar Athlete of the Year for Golf (1999, 2000 and 2001). She graduated from Charleston Southern in 2001 with a degree in biology and a minor in business administration. Martinson played on the Futures Golf Tour in 2002 and 2003. She tied for eighth place at the 2007 SkyCaddie LPGA Teaching and Club Professional Championship after tying for ninth at the 2006 event.

ALL-ACC SELECTIONS FOLLOW THE ACC ALL-ACC ACADEMIC TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP 2005-06 ...... Sydney Crane 1984-85 ...... Page Marsh Fans can follow the ACC 2006-07 . . . . . Sydney Crane, Ann Laney, Katie Miller ...... Dot Gunnells (ACC Coach of the Year) Championship on ACC Select, a 1991-92 ...... Kimberly Byham live and on-demand online ...... Debbie Doniger video stream, which can be found on TarHeelBlue.com and TAR HEELS ON THE ACC 1992-93 ...... Kimberly Byham 50th ANNIVERSARY TEAM ...... Jessica Wood ACCSelect.com. 1995-96 ...... Kelly McCall Exclusive coverage from Player Years Played LPGA International will be Donna Andrews ...... 1986-89 1996-97 ...... Kelly McCall available Saturday and Sunday...... Marcy Newton Coverage at the 18th green will Kimberly Byham ...... 1990-93 ...... Marcy Newton (ACC Rookie of the Year) begin at 1:30 both days. Debbie Doniger ...... 1989-92 1997-98 ...... Megan Morgan Fans can also follow hole-by- Kandi Kessler ...... 1984-86 1998-99 ...... Marcy Newton hole scoring throughout the 1999-00 ...... Marcy Newton Championship on Golfstat.com Stephanie Kornegay ...... 1977-80 2001-02 ...... Ashley Prange which will also be available on Page Marsh ...... 1982-85 2002-03 ...... Meaghan Francella TarHeelBlue.com. Kelly McCall ...... 1994-97 ...... Ashley Prange Linda Mescan ...... 1980-82, 84 2003-04 ...... Meaghan Francella ...... Ashley Prange Megan Morgan ...... 1995-98 2004-05 ...... Katie Miller Marcy Newton ...... 1997-00 2005-06 ...... Ann Laney Katie Peterson ...... 1986-89 2006-07 ...... Lauren Hunt, Katie Miller Jessica Wood ...... 1990-93 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WOMEN’S GOLF TEAM

RESULTS Fall 2007 Date Event Finish Strokes +/-Par Site Sept. 9-11 Cougar Classic T6 of 20 889 +25 Hanahan, S.C. Oct. 5-7 Tar Heel Invitational 11 of 18 900 +36 Chapel Hill, N.C. Oct. 12-14 Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship 13 of 17 897 +45 Knoxville, Tenn. Oct. 26-28 The Landfall Tradition 8 of 12 926 +62 Wilmington, N.C. Spring 2008 Feb. 22-24 SunTrust Lady Gator Invitational 5 of 15 898 +58 Gainesville, Fla. Mar. 3-4 SJSU Spartan Invitational 6 of 15 915 +51 San Jose, Calif. Mar. 14-16 LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic T8 of 17 906 +42 Baton Rouge, La. Mar. 28-30 Bryan National Collegiate 9 of 18 934 +70 Browns Summit, N.C.

INDIVIDUAL AVERAGES

TN RDS RDS CT/PCT PAR -PAR 60s LOW HIGH STROKES AVG Sydney Crane 6 18 17/94.4 0 2 1 66 80 1352 75.11 Lauren Hunt 8 24 24/100.0 2 1 1 68 83 1804 75.16 Kate Thomas 8 24 23/95.8 2 1 1 69 82 1826 76.08 Ann Laney 8 24 19/79.2 0 0 0 73 83 1844 76.83 Laura Caniff 3 9 6/66.7 0 0 0 73 85 701 77.89 Colette Lowe 5 15 9/60.0 0 0 0 74 84 1185 79.00 Margaret Pentrack 1 3 1/33.3 0 0 0 76 93 250 83.33 Jordan Allyne 1 3 0/00.0 0 0 0 84 88 256 85.33

TOURNAMENT RESULTS

FALL 2007 SPRING 2008 Cougar Classic SunTrust Lady Gator Invitational Yeamans Hall (Par 72, 6,159 yards) Univ. of Florida Golf Course, Mark Bostick Course Hanahan, S.C. (Sept. 9-11) (Par 70, 5,907 yards) Lauren Hunt ...... 73-73-74—220 (T20) Gainesville, Fla. (Feb. 22-24) Kate Thomas ...... 72-73-76—221 (T22) Lauren Hunt...... 72-74-70–216 (6) Ann Laney...... 74-77-74—225 (T42) Sydney Crane...... 66-79-77–222 (T21) Sydney Crane ...... 76-71-80—227 (T48) Ann Laney ...... 77-78-77–232 (T45) Colette Lowe ...... 77-74-79—230 (T60) Kate Thomas...... 82-79-72–233 (T50) Team Totals...... 295-291-303—889 (T6 of 20 teams) Colette Lowe ...... 77-79-84–240 (T67) Team Totals ...... 292-310-296–898 (5 of 15 teams) Tar Heel Invitational UNC Finley Golf Course (Par 72, 6,285 yards) SJSU Spartan Invitational Chapel Hill, N.C. (Oct. 5-7, 2007) Almaden Country Club (Par 72, 6,179 yards) Kate Thomas ...... 78-69-72–219 (T10) San Jose, Calif. (Mar. 3-4) Lauren Hunt ...... 78-76-68–222 (T19) Sydney Crane...... 75-76-73–224 (T5) Ann Laney...... 73-83-74–230 (T57) Kate Thomas...... 76-76-74–226 (T9) Laura Caniff ...... 77-80-78–235 (T71) Ann Laney ...... 78-74-76–228 (T12) Colette Lowe ...... 82-78-77–237 (T76) Lauren Hunt...... 76-78-73–237 (T42) Team Totals...... 306-303-291–900 (11 of 18 teams) Laura Caniff...... 80-78-85–243 (T54) Competed as an individual: Team Totals...... 305-304-306–915 (6 of 15 teams) Margaret Pentrack ...... 78-78-71–227 (T44) Sydney Crane ...... 78-73-77–228 (T50) LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic Jordan Allyne ...... 81-82-84–247 (T91) The University Course (Par 72, 6,511 yards) Baton Rouge, La. (Mar. 14-16) Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship Ann Laney ...... 74-74-74–222 (T8) Cherokee Country Club (Par 71, 5,932 yards) Lauren Hunt...... 76-73-77–226 (T22) Knoxville, Tenn. (Oct. 12-14) Sydney Crane...... 75-79-77–231 (T46) Lauren Hunt ...... 76-73-72–221 (T21) Kate Thomas...... 77-79-75–231 (T46) Laura Caniff ...... 77-73-73–223 (T34) Colette Lowe ...... 81-75-81–237 (T70) Kate Thomas ...... 73-77-74–224 (T37) Team Totals ...... 302-301-303–906 (T8 of 17 teams) Sydney Crane ...... 79-76-74–229 (T61) Ann Laney...... 82-80-81–243 (93) Bryan National Collegiate Team Totals...... 305-299-293–897 (13 of 17 teams) Bryan Park Players Course (Par 72, 6,323 yards) Competed as an individual: Browns Summit, N.C. (Mar. 28-30) Margaret Pentrack ...... 81-74-80–235 (T79) Sydney Crane...... 74-75-75–224 (T5) Kate Thomas...... 74-81-79–234 (T37) The Landfall Tradition Lauren Hunt...... 74-79-82–235 (T45) Country Club of Landfall, Pines Ocean Course Ann Laney ...... 78-79-80–237 (T52) (Par 72, 6,072 yards) Jordan Allyne...... 84-88-84–256 (86) Wilmington, N.C. (Oct. 26-28) Team Totals ...... 300-314-316–930 (9 of 18 teams) Ann Laney...... 75-76-76–227 (T22) Lauren Hunt ...... 75-75-77–227 (T22) Kate Thomas ...... 80-82-76–238 (T46) Colette Lowe ...... 80-78-83–241 (T50) Margaret Pentrack ...... 81-93-76–250 (T57) Team Totals...... 310-311-305–926 (8 of 12 teams)