2007-2008 USC Women‘s Golf Schedule Date Event Site Sept. 14-16 Mason Rudolph Championship Nashville, Tenn. Sept. 24-26 2007 Fall Preview Albuquerque, N.M. Oct. 8-10 Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational Sammamish, Wash. Oct. 30-31 Kent Youel Invitational Kapolei, Hawaii Feb. 11-13 Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge Palos Verdes, Calif. Feb. 25-27 Wildcat Invitational Tucson, Ariz. March 9-11 Central Florida Challenge Sorrento, Fla. April 4-6 Ping/ASU Invitational Phoenix, Ariz. April 21-23 Pacific-10 Conference Championships (USC Host) Palos Verdes, Calif. May 8-10 NCAA Regional Championships TBD May 20-23 NCAA Championships Albuquerque, N.M.
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2007-08 Women of Troy Media Guide — PAGE USC Women‘s Golf Media Guide TABLE OF CONTENTS
Pages 4-5...... 2007-2008 Outlook and Rosters
Pages 6-9...... Coach Andrea Gaston
Pages 10-11...... Women of Troy Golf Staff
Pages 14-29...... Athlete Bios
Pages 30-37...... 2006-2007 Season in Review / Final Stats
PAGE — University of Southern California Pages 38...... Four Days in May
Pages 39...... Women of Troy visit White House
Pages 40-41...... It's Great To Be A Trojan
Pages 42-53...... Women of Troy History
Page 54...... Where Are They Now?
Page 55-56...... Trojans in the LPGA
Pages 57...... Past Rosters
Pages 58-59...... Golf Facilities
Pages 60-63...... Trojan Golf Events
2007-08 Women of Troy Media Guide — PAGE Senior Paola Moreno * 2006-07 NCAA Runner-up and All-American * 2006-07 All-Pac-10 first team * 10 Career Top 10 Finishes
The wisps of sound reverberating through the hallways of the USC golf team’s in each of the past 10 seasons, finishing among the top 7 teams seven times. new offices inside Heritage Hall are faint but recognizable, like echoes from a Gone from the 2006-2007 team are former seniors and major contributors very fond memory. Catalina Marin and Veronica Felibert, but that shouldn’t stop Gaston’s current It has been close to five years since the Women of Troy golf team won the team from maintaining its elite standing in NCAA women’s golf. program’s first NCAA team title, but the momentum the championship run provided In addition to Schreefel, Moreno and Mozo, USC returns redshirt senior has not ebbed. In fact, it only grows stronger as 12th-year Head Coach Andrea Stephanie Hickerson, junior Shelcie Takenouchi and sophomore Caroline Kim, Gaston annually fashions one of the NCAA’s top teams. all key contributors for the Trojans. The foundation of the 2002-2003 title team whose players hoisted the NCAA’s The addition of freshmen Joanne Lee and Lizette Salas, two of the top prep hardwood trophy above their heads was built on a pair of returning All-Americans recruits in the country last year, as well as sophomore transfer Stefanie Endstrasser as well as a group of inexperienced but talented newcomers. and junior college transfer Victoria Alimonda have softened the blow of losing That model for success resonates with Gaston as she considers her 2007-2008 Marin and Felibert. Women of Troy, a team that returns three players who have earned All-American Lee comes to USC from Carlmont High in Belmont, Calif., where she became honors as well as group of first-year Trojans who show the talent and grit to make a two-time U.S. Women’s Open qualifier and was named an AJGA All-American major contributions. honorable mention pick. Salas, who prepped at Azusa (Calif.) High, was the 2006 Gaston knows simply resembling a former NCAA title team isn’t enough. California State CIF champion and an AJGA All-American second teamer and But it’s not a bad place to start. was one of three Americans to represent the U.S. at the 2006 Honda International “I have that same special feeling that I had back in 2003 when both our Junior Championships in Japan. This fall, Lee and Salas have provided immediate football and women’s volleyball teams won championships,” Gaston said. “This contributions. Salas tied for fourth at the Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational while lee year, our football team won the Rose Bowl and our women’s soccer team won its tied for third with Mozo at the Kent Youel Invitational. first NCAA Championship. Once again, it is our opportunity to feed off of their Endstrasser, an Austraian who transferred from Purdue, was part of Purdue’s success and bring home another national championship.” second-place finish at the 2007 NCAA Championships and brings with her a “There is no better time than now for our team to win. This season, we are deeper wealth of international playing experience. Alimonda, a Brazil native who came with talent and experience than we’ve ever been. I’ve told my players that this is to USC via Santa Barbara City College, led SBCC to its first Community College the year to ‘believe in the dream.’” Women’s State golf title as a sophomore last year. Looking to help make that dream a reality are a trio of All-Americans in The backbone of the Women of Troy will be its returning All-Americans, each seniors Dewi Claire Schreefel and Paola Moreno and sophomore Belen Mozo. of whom has had tremendous success during their Trojan careers. Schreefel is a two-time All-American who earned first team honors after Moreno, from Colombia, is coming off one of the top seasons in Women of winning the 2006 NCAA Championships individual title as a sophomore. She Troy history when she became USC’s eighth All-American first teamer. In addition also nabbed second team honors as a freshman in 2005. to tying for second at the NCAA Championships, Moreno posted her first career Moreno and Mozo both received All-American recognition in 2007. Moreno win at the Texas A&M “Mo” Morial, one of six top 10 finishes on the season. En earned first team notice after tying for second at the 2007 NCAA Championships route to a second-place at the NCAA Championships Central Regional, she fired while Mozo received honorable mention honors after tying for 17th. a personal collegiate best 66 in the second round, tying for the fourth lowest The trio spearheads a formidable 2007-2008 USC women’s golf team for round in Troy’s history. Her 73.18 stroke average led the team. a program that has three top 5 finishes in the last five NCAA Championships, Schreefel, who has 11 career top 10 finishes, sported USC’s third lowest including the 2003 team title, a second-place in 2006 and a fourth in 2007. stroke average (75.25) last year and was ranked among the nation’s top 50 In fact, Gaston has taken the Women of Troy to the NCAA Championships all season. The Netherlands native posted a season-best tie for second at the
PAGE — University of Southern California 2007-2008 Women of Troy Golf Roster Name Height Year Hometown (High School/JC/College) Victoria Alimonda 5-3 Junior Sao Paola, Brazil (Dos Pueblos/Santa BarbaraCity) Stefanie Endstrasser 5-9 Sophomore Waidring, Austria (Federal Commercial College Kitzbuhel / Purdue) Stephanie Hickerson 5-7 Senior (RS) Dallas, Tex. (J.J. Pearce) Caroline Kim 5-8 Sophomore Port Coquitlam, Canada (Terry Fox Secondary School) Joanne Lee 5-3 Freshman San Carlos, Calif. (Carlmont) Paola Moreno 5-6 Senior Cali, Colombia (Colegio Colombo Britanico) Belén Mozo 5-6 Sophomore Cadiz, Spain (Instituto Ortega y Gassets) Lizette Salas 5-5 Freshman Azusa, Calif. (Azusa) Dewi Claire Schreefel 5-4 Senior Deventer, The Netherlands (Etty Hillesum Lyceum) Shelcie Takenouchi 5-4 Junior Lihue, Hawaii (Kauai)
Head Coach: Andrea Gaston Director of Golf: Kurt Schuette; Assistant Coach: David Wright, Ph.D., PGA
Arizona Wildcat Invitational and also, during a break from the season, played as in three top 2 finishes in four events during the 2007 Fall slate of events, including an amateur in the 2007 Kraft Nabisco Championship on the LPGA Tour. At the a title at the Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational. USC, which enters the 2008 Spring 2007 Fall Preview, Schreefel turned in USC’s second-lowest 54-hole score ever ranked No. 4, also finished second at the Margaret Branch Fall Preview and at with a 204 en route to the individual title, her 15-under finish a Trojan record. the Kent Youel Invitational. Mozo, from Spain, was a spring semester addition last season and immediately became one of Troy’s top players. She was second on the team in stroke average The faint echo inside Heritage hall is now booming with energy from recent (74.82) and finished among the top 20 in six of her seven outings, including a victories and the prospect of new ones. The Spirit of Troy is in the air and the season-best tie for third at the NCAA Championships Central Regional. This fall, Women’s Golf team has taken it in. This team has something every team strives she already has one win to her credit and three Top 5 finishes. for….unity. Each player brings something different, be it talent, personality or Among USC’s other returners, Kim saw the most action, competing in passion. The real magic happens when they come together. Together they are a seven events as a 2007 freshman. She finished a season-best tied for 16th at force to be reckoned with. In words that pay tribute and complete this reflection The Topy Cup, firing a season-best 73 there. Hickerson saw action twice last are spoken by Coach Gaston: season, Takenouchi once. Thus far this season, all three have competed once “This is truly a special team. What I love most about our team is their attitude and as individuals at the Kent Youel Invitational in Hawaii. their work ethic. As far as I’m concerned, they already act as if they’re champions, The mix of USC’s returning All-Americans and talented newcomers resulted and I feel like they are really hungry to win.”
Senior Dewi Claire Schreefel
Sophomore Belén Mozo
2007-08 Women of Troy Media Guide — PAGE andrea gaston head coach • 12th SEason
Many coaches can only dream about winning a national title. A BLUEPRINT FOR SUCCESS For Andrea Gaston, it became a reality. In 1998, Gaston outlined her "Blueprint for Sucess" strategy. The With a wire-to-wire 15-shot strategy emphasized the need for each player to commit them- victory in the NCAA Championships selves to a six-pronged approach that went beyond traditional to her credit and three top 5 NCAA team goals. Championships finishes in the past "The Blueprint for Success that I presented set the framework for five years, Gaston has become a champion not only as a player, but the future and has steadily paid dividends over the past six years," also as a coach. Very few coaches in any sport anywhere can claim that said Gaston. "It is not just about golfing skill, but also the need distinction. for self improvement in conjunction with a vision for a team spirit It was just a matter of time until the two-time California State Amateur in a very idividual sport." champion (1993-94) transferred her playing success at the highest level of amateur golf to blazing achievements at the collegiate coaching ranks. The USC Women's Golf Team's Blueprint for Success includes: Her Women of Troy golf teams have finished in the top seven at the NCAAs seven times since 1998. In May 2003, Gaston’s team reached • Unity (esprit de Corps, camaraderie, respect and the pinnacle of collegiate golf, officially placing her name amongst the trust) top collegiate golf coaches in the country. Gaston was no fly-by-night in terms of playing success. Her track • Skill (talent, ability, expertise and proficiency) record prior to her state amateur achievements in 1993-1994 stands out on its own. Prior to those triumphs, Gaston was one of the top players • Commitment (resolution, perseverance, determina on the San Jose State University women’s golf team in the late 1970s. tion, tenacity and sacrifice) Her best individual finish was a third-place showing at the University of New Mexico’s Tucker Invitational, but her biggest collegiate highlight was • Willpower (drive, desire, control, self-mastery, finishing tenth individually at the NCAA Championships. At that time, discipline and dignity) she competed with many of the LPGA Tour’s all-time greats, including Nancy Lopez, Patty Sheehan, Beth Daniel and Betsy King. At the age of • Goals (purpose, objectives and vision) 19, Gaston also qualified to play in the 1977 U.S. Women’s Open. Gaston, after a 14-year hiatus to pursue a business career, came • Teamwork (coordination, communication, back to competitive golf in 1992. She was a 1993 USGA Women’s collaboration and continuity) Mid-Amateur semifinalist, a top qualifier for the 1994 U.S. Women’s Open along with the ‘93 and ‘94 U.S. Amateurs, and had back-to-back victories in the 1994 Los Angeles and Long Beach City Championships. To top that off, she even went toe-to-toe with former USC and LPGA standout Jill McGill in the 1994 Colorado Broadmoor Invitational, losing have now stepped into an even bigger dream and a bigger vision,” to her in a 36-hole championship match. said Gaston, who knows of no greater opportunity than to be involved She then won her two consecutive State Amateur championships in the shaping and development of young players and to help them (becoming one of the top ten amateurs in America in less than two prepare for their futures. years). At that point, Gaston decided to give the professional ranks one Gaston obviously made the right decision. While her playing era more shot. But the opportunity to coach at USC came to Gaston while has come and gone, the Gaston coaching era is in full swing. And with she was competing on the Futures Tour in 1996. Even while at San Jose the players that have come through central Los Angeles lately, Gaston State, USC had always beckoned to her. The chance to be apart of the is creating a recruiting legacy that will forever be remembered as the Trojan Family was too good for her to pass up. start of a golden era in Women of Troy golf. First, there was 1998 Gaston wanted to return USC women’s golf to the forefront of NCAA champion and Collegiate Player of the Year Jennifer Rosales, collegiate programs and make them a consistent top 10 team. She also who won the title in only her sixth collegiate tournament. Next, in 2000 knew this was a great opportunity to be a part of the outstanding tradition there was two-time All-American selection Candie Kung, who after at USC and be associated with the strong Trojan alumni base. departing USC won three times on tour in 2003, finishing sixth on the “I may have walked away from my own dreams as a player, but I LPGA tour money list. In 2003, she coached another NCAA individual
PAGE — University of Southern California champion--Swedish sensation Mikaela Parmlid, who also took home that year’s Honda Award winner for women’s golf. Not done yet, in Andrea Gaston Has Coached: 2006, she helped guide Irene Cho to possibly the greatest individual season in Women of Troy golf history while her teammate, Dewi Claire Schreefel, came away with Troy’s third NCAA individual championship. * Eight LPGA Players Both were nominated for the Honda Award with Cho, who won four * One two-time Futures Tour Winner individual titles on the season, taking home the award. In 2007, Troy finished fourth at the NCAA Championships and Paola Moreno tied * Seven Futures Tour Players for second to earn All-American first team honors. * 14 Division I All-American selections That makes three national players of the year and three NCAA individual singles titles under Gaston, unparalleled among the rest of * 35 All-Pac-10 Conference selections the country, and like USC football coach Pete Carroll and his national * Three NCAA Individual Champions championship program--she’s just getting started. “Golf is a great avenue for our players’ development,” said Gaston, * One NCAA Player of the Year who directed seven Top 10 NCAA finishes. “Whether they choose golf * Two Honda Award Winner for Women's Golf as a career path or not, their experience while they’re here-- along with their degree from USC--will take them far in life no matter what * One Pac-10 Player of the Year choice they make. We also have even bigger plans for the future so I * One Pac-10 Conference Champion know there’s no better time than now to be a part of our program. We are totally committed to the kind of achievement that makes the USC * 21 Division I Tournament Medalists women’s golf program one of the best in the country.” * One U.S. Women's Amateur Champion She had it for a year; now, she’s planning on making it last for a decade. * One AJGA Player of the Year Gaston completed her education at California State University, * 10 World Amateur Participants ?? Northridge, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in physical education in 1980. * Seven Teams to Top-10 NCAA Finishes Gaston is also an active participant in the collegiate golf coaching * Four NCAA Regional Championship squads community as a member of the National Golf Coaches’ Association, where she is currently serving on the Awards Committee. Gaston also * One NCAA Championship Team served on the NCAA Certification Committee and was appointed to * One British Ladies Open Amateur Champion the subcommittee focusing on equity, welfare and sporting conduct. She also served on the Collegiate Golf Foundation Coaches Council, * One Girls' British Open Amateur Champion the National Tour Committee and the MasterCard Collegiate Golf Rankings Committee.
2007-08 Women of Troy Media Guide — PAGE UP CLOSE WITH ANDREA GASTON
Along the road to the championship, I learned a very important lesson ... Talent alone can make you a contender ... But it will not make you a champion ... It takes individual maturity, character ... Plus team cohe- sion to bring the trophy home. And bring it home we did! Andrea Gaston, 2003
PAGE — University of Southern California Along the road to the championship, I learned a very important lesson ... Talent alone can make you a contender ... But it will not make you a champion ... It takes individual maturity, character ... Plus team cohe- sion to bring the trophy home. And bring it home we did! Andrea Gaston, 2003
2007-08 Women of Troy Media Guide — PAGE Coaching Staff Kurt Schuette USC Director of golf • 14th SEASON
This year marks Kurt Schuette’s 14th year guaranteed place to play and practice both during scheduled practice, with Trojan Golf. He came to USC to and on weekends and holidays. These facility improvements will enable coach the men’s golf team, however, upon players to refine their skills as often as they desire. arriving he had a much broader vision that encompassed the whole golf program. He Schuette believes in having a highly supportive and cohesive family hired Head Women’s Golf Coach, Andrea environment for the men’s and women’s teams. This is perhaps one of Gaston in 1996, Sports Psychologist, Dr. David Wright in 1999, and the most unique features of the Trojan Golf program. The teams work Coach Chris Zambri in 2006 to share his vision and help develop a together in fundraising activities to provide the greatest opportunities program unlike any other. to current and future student-athletes. Through these fundraisers, the teams are able to meet and interact with the people who have helped Currently, Schuette is the Director of Golf for both the men’s and women’s provide such a wonderful environment for them. teams. His top priority is for Trojan Golf to provide a comprehensive package of the best competitive, academic, and social opportunities Schuette has laid a great foundation for Trojan Golf. However, he for student-athletes on both the men’s and women’s teams. views it as just that- a foundation. Schuette feels that the opportunities for Trojan Golf are limitless, and that both the men’s and women’s In order to provide such opportunities, Schuette has made some programs will continue to grow stronger every year. By maintaining an tremendous enhancements to the program. First, he established broad environment that fosters learning and development for team members support base for Trojan and coaches, Trojan Golf Golf. He planned an annual will become the program fundraiser tournament, the by which all others are Trojan Golf Classic and measured. organized a Trojan Golf Booster Club. He also The growth of Trojan Golf developed a Coaches during the Kurt Schuette Council, a select group era: of donors who focus on - Created an on two primary objectives: campus practice green and to enhance practice and chipping area for exclusive playing opportunities for use by golf team members both teams and to support - Secured sponsorships student-athletes both during which enabled Trojan Golf their years at USC and in to purchase memberships their career endeavors after for team members at Riviera graduating college. Next, Country Club and Wilshire he focused on improving Country Club, two of Los the practice and playing Angeles’ finest private golf opportunities for the teams. clubs He collaborated with well- - Started the Trojan renowned golf course Golf Club (Booster Club) architect Ted Robinson, Jr. - Organized an annual to create an on-campus, fundraiser, the Verizon Trojan night-lit short game area Golf Classic that is maintained daily. - D e v e l o p e d t h e It is a private area, used ‘Coaches Council’ exclusively by the USC golf - Facilitated the growth teams. Furthermore, Schuette, along with the fabulous support of Senior of the Trojan Golf Fantasy, a tournament in which donors get an Associate Athletic Directors Steve Lopes and Don Winston, Athletic opportunity to play with current team members and former USC Golf Director Mike Garrett, and the Coaches Council, secured memberships Team Members who are now competing on LPGA, PGA, and Champions for team members at two of Los Angeles’ finest private clubs: Riviera Tours. This event is also fantastic for team members to spend time with Country Club and Wilshire Country Club. With these memberships, both our major donors and tour players. This gives them an opportunity players are able to utilize these facilities to the utmost. They have a to gain valuable insight that can provide guidance for their futures.
PAGE 10 — University of Southern California Dr. David Wright, Ph.D. Assistant Coach
Dr. David Wright, in his eighth year on the Trojan Golf Staff, is a PGA Member Teaching Profes- sional, a PGA Tour Instructor and a psychologist.
His peers elected him the 1998 PGA Teacher of the Year for the Southern California Section and he was the recipient of the 1999 Southern California Section Horton Smith Trophy. He is the author of the book Mind Under Par, and three books in his Focus for Success Series: Relaxation, Concentration, and Visualization.
He is the Founder of the Wright Balance Golf Schools at Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club in Mission Viejo, Calif., where he teaches (his schools are ranked third in Golf Magazines Top 25 Golf Schools in America.) He is also a Golf Magazine Top 100 Teacher and a Golf Digest Top 10 Teacher in California. He holds two doctorates, both in psychology. His specialties are Learning and Psychophysiology. Dr. Wright recently founded the Wright Balance Research Institute, a non-profit biomechanics research and education facility.
Dr. Wright is also a Senior Instruction Editor for Golf Tips Magazine. Wright, who hails from Charleston, W.V., earned his first Doctorate from USC in 1974. He has been a member of the Clinical Faculty of the USC School of Medicine since 1974. He has two sons from his first marriage, Alex, 30, and Peter. 26. He and his wife Patricia have one son, Colby, 7.
Women's Golf Support Staff
Bryan Bailey Susie Cognetta Paul Goldberg Allie Rowe Sue Lerner Strength and Academic Advisor Golf SID Director of Golf Athletic Trainer Conditioning Operations
2007-08 Women of Troy Media Guide — PAGE 11 The 2007-2008 Women of Troy
PAGE 12 — University of Southern California The 2007-2008 Women of Troy
2007-08 Women of Troy Media Guide — PAGE 13 STEPHANIE HICKERSON RS Senior • 5-5 • Dallas, Texas (J.J. Pearce)
Andrea Gaston On Stephanie Hickerson "Stephanie is returning for her fifth season after redshirting her freshman year and is excited to be playing an integral role on this year’s team. Her maturity and experience provide a steadfast perspective. She will be a voice of reason and will be a player we can count on to keep the team on course towards winning another championship."
THIS SEASON: Redshirt senior Stephanie Hickerson PERSONAL: Born on Oct. 22, 1985, Stephanie is a provides depth and a strong work ethic in her final year communications major at USC ... At home, Hickerson with the Women of Troy in 2007-2008. 2006-07 enjoys helping out with the First Tee of Dallas. Through this program, she is able to help children learn the 2006-2007: Hickerson played in two events as a 2007 Results basics of golf and how golf relates to life. Moreover, the junior, finishing 49th in the Edean Ihlanfeldt and tied for program teaches the children about integrity and being Tournaments: 2 64th in the Northrop Grumman Challenge. respectful of others ... She is the daughter of Neale and Rounds Played: 6 Dane, both Trojans. Stroke Average: 80.67 2005-2006: Hickerson played two rounds in the Low Round: 74 Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge as a redshirt Best Finish: 49th tie PERSONAL NOTES sophomore in 2006. Because she had to withdraw from * Most thrilling moment in sports: When Boston beat the second round of the tournament, she did not have Edean Ihlanfeldt New York for the 2004 American League Penant. an official finish ... She was tabbed a 2006 Pac-10 Invitational * Favorite pastime: Sailing, swimming and skiing. All-Academic honorable mention selection. 82-80-79--241 (49th tie) * Biggest sports hero: Lance Armstrong. * Favorite band/music: Anything acoustic. 2004-2005: Hickerson saw action in the Anteater Northrop Grumman * Favorite food: Strawberries. Invitational in her first season of play, tying for 27th Challenge * Dream Foursome: Me, my dad, Byron Nelson, Tiger with a round of 239. 85-74-84--243 (64th tie) Woods. * My favorite thing about USC: Everything. 2003-2004: Hickerson was slowed by injuries in her * Post-college ambition: Sports Marketing. first year and ended up redshirting... She appeared in * Biggest lesson golf has taught me: Live in the one tournament--the Edean Ihlanfeldt--where she shot moment. 244 to finish 55th. CAREER NOTES HIGH SCHOOL: Hickerson was one of the top prep golfers in Texas as a 2002 senior at J.J. Pearce High Lowest 54-Hole Score: 241 in Dallas ... She led her team to the school's first-ever women's golf appearance at the state tournament as she Lowest Round: 74 finished sixth individually ... She won the 2002 Dallas City Junior Championship in a playoff. Highest Finish: 27th tie
PAGE 14 — University of Southern California "I decided to come to USC because of its great athletic and academic programs and it was just an all-around good fit for everything that I wanted to do. USC has first-class academics and athletics along with amazing opportunities for students after graduation through alumni connections, which is everything that I could ask for."
Stephanie Hickerson
2007-08 Women of Troy Media Guide — PAGE 15 Caroline Kim Sophomore • 5-8 • Port Coquitlam, Canada (Terry Fox Secondary School)
Andrea Gaston On Caroline Kim "Caroline has made some very positive changes to her swing and continues to work extremely hard to develop her self-confidence and lower her scoring average. I definitely see her making improvements to her game and it’s only a matter of time until we will see her more consistently in the lineup. I appreciate her enthusiastic nature and how she is always willing to go the extra mile to learn and become a better player. She is also extremely supportive of her teammates."
THIS SEASON: Caroline Kim is a 2007-08 sophomore PERSONAL: Kim was born on Feb. 8, 1988 ... She is who looks to build on her solid freshman campaign, one the daghter of Seog Bu and Gyung Hee and they reside in which she played in more than half of Troy's events. 2006-07 in Port Coquitlam, Canada.
2006-2007: Kim competed in seven events as a 2006- Results PERSONAL NOTES 07 freshman, finishing with a stroke average of 78.25 ... * Most thrilling moment in sports: When I hit a tough Tournaments: 7 She finished a season-best 16th (tied) at the Topy Cup, shot the way I intended to hit it. Rounds Played: 20 her final round 73 there a season-low ... A regular in the * Favorite pastime: Watching movies. Stroke Average: 78.25 fall of 2006, she had two other top 50 finishes. Low Round: 73 * Favorite band/music: Disney songs. Best Finish: 16th * Favorite food: Korean barbeque. SUMMER OF 2006: Kim, a member of the Canadian * Dream foursome: Me, John Daly, Tiger Woods, National Amateur Team, competed as an amateur on The Topy Cup Annika Sorenstam the Canadian Women's tour ... She tied for third at the 78-76-73--227 (16th) * Post-college ambition: Professional golf. 2006 British Columbia Golf Association Girls Junior * My favorite thing about USC: Meeting people from Championship and played at the British Open Amateur Daytona Beach all over the world. Championships. Fall Preview * Biggest lesson golf has taught me: Not to think 80-77-79--236 (71st tie) ahead. BEFORE USC: Though Kim began playing golf only in 2001, she has already accumulated an impressive Edean Ihlanfeldt CAREER NOTES golf resumé ... In 2005, Kim, who prepped at Terry Invitational Lowest 54-Hole Score: 227 Fox Secondary School, was the second-highest scorer 80-87-74--241 (49th tie) Lowest Round: 73 in Canada's Future Links Junior Girls Order of Merit Highest Finish: 16th Las Vegas Collegiate (designed to target Canada's top juniors) ... She won Showdown the British Columbia Golf Association Zone 3 & 4 80-77-74--231 (64th tie) Championship and was fourth at the BCGA Junior Girls Championship ... She was second at the Girls Junior Northrop Grumman America's Cup, fourth at the Canadian National Amateur Challenge Junior Championship, tied for eighth at the Callaway NA-81-75--156 (NA) * Junior and was 11th at the Canadian National Girls' Junior Championship ... Also in 2005, she competed Wildcat Invitational at the USGA Junior Girl’s Amateur and the Junior 77-84-73--234 (49th tie) World Championship ... Kim also competed at the 2005 Spirit International Amateur Golf Championship Ping/ASU Invitational in Trinity, Texas. 81-83-76--240 (78th tie)
PAGE 16 — University of Southern California "I chose to be a Trojan for a variety of reasons. I love how USC cares about student-athletes’ academic success and provides so much academic support. I also picked USC because of the accessibility to many different types of golf courses, awesome coaches, and support from the Trojan Family."
Caroline Kim
2007-08 Women of Troy Media Guide — PAGE 17 PAOLA MORENO Senior • 5-6 • Cali, Colombia (Colegio Colombo Britanico)
Andrea Gaston On Paola Moreno "Paola has really matured as a person and player. I anticipate her following up her junior year with another great season. She has learned how to handle the pressure of being a top player and I truly believe her maturity and experience will make her a steady force for our team this season. I know I can count on her and it has been exciting for me to watch how well she has learned to manage her game and her emotions on the course."
THIS SEASON: Paola Moreno, a 2007-2008 senior, looks best 54-hole score, which she matched at the Guadalajara to follow her first All-American campaign as a junior with Invitational (finishing tied for 12th). Her other top 10 finish an equally successful final season at Troy. 2006-07 was a tie for ninth at the NCAA Central Regional (224) ... She tied for 19th at the Pac-10 Championships (227) and SUMMER OF 2007: Moreno qualified for the 2007 Results tied for 38th at the NCAA Championships (301). U.S. Women's Open by finishing as the top amateur at the Rockville, Md., sectional qualifying site. At the qualifying Tournaments: 11 SUMMER OF 2005: Moreno played in two summer event, she finished with a 141 at the Woodmont and Old Rounds Played: 34 tourneys, winning the Colombian Open and taking third South Country Clubs in Rockville, Md., to earn her berth Stroke Average: 73.18 at the Torneo de Las Americas. ... At the U.S. Open, Moreno did not make the cut, but did Low Round: 66 fire a second-round 1-over 72. Best Finish: 1st 2004-2005: After joining the team in January of 2005, Moreno saw action in four tournaments as a freshman, 2006-2007: Moreno earned National Golf Coaches The Topy Cup turning in a 76.92 stroke average ... She had a season-best Association All-American first team honors after 75-76-75--226 (11th tie) fourth-place tie at the Anteater Invitational with a 225, her tying for second at the 2007 NCAA Championships. She final round 72 a low for the year. also was named to the 2007 NGCA All-Central Daytona Beach Regional team and was a 2007 All-Pac-10 first Fall Preview BEFORE USC: Besides winning the 2002 Junior World teamer ... Only USC's eighth first-team All-American, 73-74-70--217 (7th tie) Championship held at Torrey Pines, Calif., Moreno also Moreno fired a final-round 1-under 71 at the NCAA represented Colombia at the World Amateur Championships Championships to finish 2-under overall with a 286 (73- Edean Ihlanfeldt held in Malaysia in 2002 and in Puerto Rico in 2004 ... She 72-70-71), four shots back of first. Moreno’s effort helped Invitational finished third at the 2003 Mexican Amateur behind former USC to fourth overall, its third top five finish in the last five 76-71-75--222 (7th) USC golfer Becky Lucidi and current Women of Troy golfer seasons ... The only Trojans to finish better than Moreno Tanya Dergal ... She has been a key contributor to seven in team history were NCAA individual title winners Jennifer Las Vegas Collegiate Colombian team championships ... Most recently, she Rosales (1998), Mikaela Parmlid (2003) and Dewi Claire Showdown won the 2004 Colombian Open and Colombian National Schreefel (2006). In fact, Moreno’s 286 was the same 76-69-73--218 (17th tie) Championship. score Schreefel had in 2006 and was 11 better than Parmlid’s 2003 total. Rosales won her title with a 279, the Northrop Grumman PERSONAL: Moreno was born on August 22, 1985 only NCAA Championship total better than Moreno’s and Challenge ... Moreno is the daughter of Sofia Perez and Manuel Scheefel’s at USC ... Moreno’s NCAA tie for second was 76-71-77--224 (11th tie) Moreno. her third top 2 finish in USC’s final five outings, her fifth top 7 finish, sixth top 10 finish and 10th in the top 17 in 11 Wildcat Invitational PERSONAL NOTES outings ... Moreno, who led USC with a team-best 73.18 73-75-71--219 (11th tie) * Favorite pastime: Music. stroke average, won her first individual title at the Texas * Biggest sports hero: Phil Mickelson. A&M “Mo”Morial. She was seventh at the Edean Ihlanfeldt Texas A&M "Mo"Morial * Favorite food: Italian. Invitational and tied for seventh at both the Daytona Beach 74-70-72--216 (1st) * Dream foursome: Me, Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Fall Preview and the 2007 Pac-10 Championships ... Moreno Adam Scott fired a personal collegiate best 66 in the second round of Ping/ASU Invitational * Favorite TV show: Grey's Anatomy/Lost. the NCAA Championships Central Regional en route to a 78-74-70--222 (25th tie) * Favorite movie: Fever Pitch second-place. The 66 tied her for the fourth-lowest round in * My favorite thing about USC: My team. USC history and her three-day 212 tied for the sixth-lowest Pac-10 Championships * Biggest lesson golf has taught me: If you work for it, 54-hole score. Moreno’s previous low on the season was 72-77-78--226 (7th tie) you can get it. a 69 in the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown. NCAA Central Regionals CAREER NOTES SUMMER OF 2006: Moreno won the 2006 Colombian 70-66-76--212 (2nd) Lowest 54-Hole Score: 212 Open and was also the individual South American champion Lowest Round: 66 at an event in Ecuador. NCAA Championships Top 10 Finishes: 10 73-72-70-71--282 (2nd tie) Highest Finish: 1st 2005-2006: Moreno finished third on the team in stroke Rounds in 60s: 2 average (75.03) as a 2006 sophomore and posted two top 10 finishes and six in the top 20 ... She finished a season-best tied for fourth at the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge with a 220. That total tied her season
PAGE 18 — University of Southern California "I chose to come to USC because I really liked the team, coaches, and atmosphere. I felt that USC offered the perfect combination of golf and academics. Also, Coach Gaston has a great reputation, and I was sure I would have four wonderful years playing for her."
Paola Moreno
2007-08 Women of Troy Media Guide — PAGE 19 Belén Mozo Sophomore • 5-6 • Cadiz, Spain (Instituto Ortega y Gassets)
Andrea Gaston On Belén Mozo "Belén is already off to a great start this season with one victory under her belt. She is an aggressive, smart and intuitive young player, and I anticipate that we are going to be hearing a lot from her this season. She has a special presence on the course, and I consider her to be one of those players who has a tremendous mindset for competition, and can always step it up a notch when it really counts."
THIS SEASON: Sophomore Belén Mozo is a returning the 2005 PING Junior Solheim Cup Team hosted in All-American honorable mention pick who has blossomed Carmel, Ind., and the 2003 European Girls Team into one of the nation's top collegiate players. The 2006-07 Championships ... Mozo also finished first at the 2005 Spanish native figures to again challenge for All-American Results Junior International Championship of Spain ... In 2004, honors and finished a strong fall in which she won her Mozo represented Europe in the Junior Ryder Cup, won first career collegiate event and finished no lower than Tournaments: 7 the AJGA Thunderbird Invitational against some of the 11th in four events. Rounds Played: 22 world's top juniors, won the Doral-Publix Junior Classic Stroke Average: 74.82 and played at both the European Young Masters and SUMMER OF 2007: Mozo made the cut at the 2007 Low Round: 68 the European Under 16 Team Championships for the British Open, finishing tied for 55th with a 13-over 305 Best Finish: 3rd tie second consecutive time. (75-72-82-76). She also played at the European Team Championship and at the Vagliano Trophy. Northrop Grumman PERSONAL: Mozo was born Sept. 25, 1988 in Cadiz, Challenge Spain ... She is the daughter of Jesus and Isabel. 2006-2007: Mozo earned National Golf Coaches 75-72-74--221 (8th tie) Association All-American honorable mention PERSONAL NOTES honors as a 2006-07 freshman after tying for 17th Wildcat Invitational * Most thrilling moment in sports: Winning the British at the 2007 NCAA Championships. She also was 75-73-76--224 (20th tie) Amateur. named to the 2007 NGCA All-Central Regional * Favorite pastime: Going to the beach, tennis. Texas A&M "Mo"Morial team and was a 2007 All-Pac-10 honorable * Biggest sports hero: Tiger Woods. 76-75-78--229 (12th tie) mention pick ... Mozo, who enrolled at USC in the * Favorite band/music: Simple Plan, Busted. 2007 spring semester, finished second on the team in * Favorite food: Korean. stroke average (74.82) and posted top 20 finishes in six Ping/ASU Invitational 73-73-72--219 (19th tie) * Dream foursome: Me, Josh Hartnett, Adam Brody, of seven events ... Ranked among the nation's top 30 Mischa Barton. players by Golfweek.com, Mozo posted a season-best tie Pac-10 Championships * My favorite thing about USC: My teammates and for third at the NCAA Championships Central Regional. 78-84-79--241 (30th tie) the experience. Her opening round 68 tied her for 16th on USC’s single * Post-college ambition: Professional golf. round list and her 213 tied her for ninth on the 54-hole NCAA Central Regionals * Biggest lesson golf has taught me: Fight until the chart ... Her next highest finish was a tie for eighth in 68-74-71--213 (3rd tie) last shot of the round. her USC debut at the Northrop Grumman Challenge, where she finished with a 221 (75-72-74). NCAA Championships CAREER NOTES 75-80-74-70--299 (17th tie) Lowest 54-Hole Score: 213 BEFORE USC: Mozo came to USC as an accomplished Lowest Round: 68 junior amateur golfer who has experience competing in Top 10 Finishes: 5 both Europe and the United States ... Her 2006 summer Highest Finish: 1st was highlighted by a six-round match-play title at the Rounds in 60s: 2 British Ladies Open Amateur Championships at Royal County Down G.C. and a win at the 2006 Girls' British Open Amateur Championship at Portstewart, making her the first woman to win both titles in the same year since 1972. The win at Royal County gave her an exemption into the Ladies British Open and into the U.S. Women's Open Amateur Championship ... She also won the International European Ladies Amateur Championships and competed on behalf of her native Spain at the 2006 World Amateur Team Championships ... She has competed for Spain at numerous team events, including winning efforts at the 2005 European Ladies Team Championship hosted in Karlstad, Sweden,
PAGE 20 — University of Southern California "One of the reasons I chose to attend USC is because of the great environment and spirit of the team. The renowned reputation and the support from the Tro- jan Family and the athletic department helped me to make the final decision. I believe that becoming a Trojan is one of the best decisions I have ever made and I feel that this oppor- tunity will open many doors for me in the future."
Belén Mozo
2007-08 Women of Troy Media Guide — PAGE 21 DEWI CLAIRE SCHREEFEL Senior • 5-4 • Deventer, The Netherlands (Etty Hillesum Lyceum)
Andrea Gaston On Dewi Claire Schreefel "Dewi Claire returns for her senior year, committed to win a team championship her final season for the Women of Troy. She has learned a lot about herself and understands what she needs to do to bring out her best this season. She has already demonstrated what she is capable of with her remarkable 15-under par performance at the Fall Preview. I truly believe we are going to see Dewi finish the year with a bang and she will definitely be a key factor in helping us win our second championship."
THIS SEASON: Senior Dewi Claire Schreefel, the 2006 2004-2005: Schreefel joined the Women of Troy in NCAA individual champion, is a two-time All-American the spring of 2005 and led the team in stroke average seeking to become just USC's third three-time All-American. 2006-07 (74.23) after playing in seven tournaments , earning 2005 She is coming off a solid fall season in which she posted All-American second team honors ... Schreefel, who three top 16 finishes, including a title at the Margaret Branch Results was USC's highest finisher in its final four tourneys, posted Fall Preview in which she won with a three-round 204, good a season-best tie for third at the NCAA West Regional for a school-record 15-under par. Tournaments: 9 Championships (218) ... Her low 54-hole score was a 217 Rounds Played: 28 at the Pac-10 Championships, where she finished sixth ... SUMMER OF 2007: Schreefel was fourth at the Women's Stroke Average: 75.25 She finished 10th at the NCAA Championships. British Strokeplay and 14th at the Ladies European Strokeplay Low Round: 69 ... She also played in the European Team Championship. Best Finish: 2nd tie BEFORE USC: Schreefel has dominated the Dutch Junior Championships, winning four consecutive years from 2001- 2006-2007: As a 2006-2007 junior, Schreefel sported the The Topy Cup 2004 ... She is also a three-time World Amateur participant third highest stroke average (75.25) on the squad and was 75-79-75--229 (17th tie) ... She won the Italian Women's Amateur and the Dutch a 2007 All-Pac-10 honorable mention selection ... Ranked Match Play Championship in 2004 ... She was a two-time among the top 50 players in the country last season, she Daytona Beach national stroke play champion, with her first win coming finished a season-high tied for second at the Arizona Wildcat Fall Preview at the age of 14 in 2000--making her the youngest golfer Invitational with a 214 (72-72-70) while her next best finish 76-77-76--229 (49th tie) ever to win that title in The Netherlands ... She had three was a tie for seventh at the Pac-10 Championships with a top 13 finishes at the European Championships, with her 226 (75-77-74) ... She played well at the NCAA Central Las Vegas Collegiate best showing a second-place in 2002 ... She was also Regional, tying for 14th with a first-round 69, a season-best Showdown second at the French Ladies Amateur in 2004. .. At just 17 ... She also had two other top 20 finishes ... In October she 72-73-73--218 (17th tie) years old, she shot a career-low 7-under par (65) in the represented The Netherlands at the 2006 World Amateur Dutch Jr. International. Team Championships in Stellenbosch, South Africa ... In Northrop Grumman March, Schreefel played as an amateur in the 2007 Kraft Challenge PERSONAL: Dewi Claire--pronounced DAVIE-CLAIRE-- Nabisco Championship on the LPGA Tour at the Mission 76-78-77--231 (34th tie) was born on Nov. 12, 1985 ... She is a sociology major Hills C.C. in Rancho Mirage, Calif. She posted a 155 (79- ... Her mother, Toos, was born in The Netherlands, while 76, +11) but did not make the cut. Wildcat Invitational her father, Frank, was born in Jakarta, Indonesia. 72-72-70--214 (2nd tie) SUMMER OF 2006: Schreefel qualified for match play PERSONAL NOTES rounds at both the 2006 Ladies British Amateur and at the Texas A&M "Mo"Morial * Superstitions: Playing with the same ball marker for the U.S. Women's Amateur and also finished second at the 82-74-77--233 (23rd tie) entire tournament and not playing with a No. 3 ball. Riverwoods Junior Open (71-72-70-69, -6). * Favorite pastime: Sailing, field hockey, beach. Pac-10 Championships * Biggest sports hero: Tiger Woods and Roger Federer. 2005-2006: Schreefel became USC's third NCAA 75-77-74--226 (7th tie) * Favorite music: Everything except for rock and punk. individual title winner when she came from * Favorite food: Sushi. behind to win the title as a sophomore in 2005- NCAA Central Regionals * Dream foursome: Me, Tiger Woods, Lorena Ochoa and 2006 with a four-day 286, earning 2006 All-American 69-76-76--221 (14th) one of my best friends. first team honors ... Schreefel had four top 10 finishes * Favorite TV show: Everything on Bravo. while playing in all 12 of USC's tournaments. Two of those NCAA Championships * Favorite movie: Gladiator, Derailed. came in the final two events, a tie for sixth at the NCAA 76-78-80-72--306 (50th tie) * My favorite thing about USC: The spirit. Central Regional that set the stage for her national title ... * Post-college amibition: Become a top 30 player on the She was second on the team in stroke average (74.78) LPGA and play in the Solheim Cup. ... In addition to her strong NCAA Championship play, * Biggest lesson golf has taught me: Be patient and keep she tied for sixth at the Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire focused on your goal. tournament with a 217 and took seventh at the Kent Youel Invitational with a 225. CAREER NOTES Lowest 54-Hole Score: 204 SUMMER OF 2005: Schreefel had an active summer in Lowest Round: 67 2005, playing in nine tournaments, all in Europe ... She Top 10 Finishes: 11 won two of them, taking the NK Strokeplays Ladies and Highest Finish: 1st the Dutch Junior International ... She was also fourth at Rounds in 60s: 6 the Swiss Amateur.
PAGE 22 — University of Southern California "I chose to be a Trojan because Tro- jans make me feel at home. My visit to USC was amazing. After meeting the girls on the team and touring the cam- pus, I knew right away that USC would be the place to go. It would be a place where both my personality and golf game could grow. In addition, USC and the Trojan family give me assurance of my future in golf or any other career I choose to pursue. I’m a proud Trojan and I know I made the right decision 3 years ago."
Dewi Claire Schreefel
2007-08 Women of Troy Media Guide — PAGE 23 SHELCIE TAKENOUCHI Junior • 5-4 • Lihue, Hawaii (Kauai)
Andrea Gaston On Shelcie Takenouchi "It’s nice to have Shelcie on our team. She is a wonderful example in that she works hard and really has the passion and desire to do well in school and in golf. She is always fighting for playing time and even when she doesn’t perform at her best, I admire her positive attitude in that she knows she will always learn something valuable from each experience."
THIS SEASON: Shelcie Takenouchi, a 2007-2008 PERSONAL: Shelcie Takenouchi was born on June 16, junior, is working hard to provide depth to an already 1987. She is majoring in communications ... She is the strong lineup. 2006-07 daughter of Glen and Karen.
SUMMER OF 2007: Takenouchi finished among the Results PERSONAL NOTES top 15 in the Lakewood Women's City Championship * Most thrilling moment in sports: Watching every home Tournaments: 1 and among the top 20 in the Long Beach Women's City football game in the student section! Rounds Played: 3 Championship. * Favorite pastime: Having picnics on the beach with family Stroke Average: 82.67 and friends back home in Kauai. Low Round: 78 * Favorite music: Hawaiian, R&B, pop, rap. 2006-2007: Takenouchi competed in one event as a Best Finish: 64th * Favorite food: Asian cuisine and "local" food from 2007 sophomore, taking 64th at the Edean Ihlanfeldt Hawaii. Invitational. Edean Ihlanfeldt * Dream foursome: Me, my dad, my mom and my Invitational brother. SUMMER OF 2006: Takenouchi placed 10th at the 78-84-86--248 (64th) * My favorite thing about USC: The awesome school Long Beach Women's City Championship. spirit. * Post-college amibition: To work in public relations for the 2005-2006: Takenouchi competed in three events as LPGA/PGA or for a well-established golf resort. a 2006 freshman, posting a season-best tie for 57th at * Biggest lesson golf has taught me: Don't dwell on small the Northrop Grumman Challenge. disappointments; A winner isn't determined by how often you win, but by how well you handle defeat. BEFORE USC: Shelcie Takenouchi came to USC from Kauai High in Lihue, Hawaii ... In the summer before CAREER NOTES joining the Women of Troy, she was second in the Lowest 54-Hole Score: 239 Hawaii State Women's Golf Association Match Play Lowest Round: 77 ... She was sixth at the Hawaii High School Athletic Association championships in 2005 and was second in the boys' flight of the Kauai Junior Golf Association Summer Challenge.
PAGE 24 — University of Southern California "As soon as I stepped onto the campus, I could sense the spirit and respect for tradition, and knew this was something I wanted to be a part of. In addition to the excellent academics and high- ranking golf team, I was convinced that I would be challenged most here at USC both as a student and as an athlete. After meeting Coach Gaston, I could tell she really loves her job, loves her players, and loves USC, and that she would be my support away from home."
Shelcie Takenouchi
2007-08 Women of Troy Media Guide — PAGE 25 2007-2008 Newcomers Victoria Alimonda Junior • 5-3 • Sao Paola, Brazil
Andrea Gaston On Victoria Alimonda "As a junior transfer, Victoria brings a positive energy and work ethic that sets a fine example for our team. She has that sense of urgency and realizes that everything we do, whether it be practice, workouts or a team gathering, all have a sense of purpose and are important to the overall success of our program. While she has tremendous ambition to earn a place in our lineup, she also plays a significant role of being a voice of encouragement to all her teammates."
THIS SEASON: Victoria Alimonda, a 2007-2008 junior college transfer and Brazilian native, will challenge for a spot in USC's regular lineup.
SUMMER OF 2007: Alimonda took second at the 2007 Los Angeles City Championship and competed in the California State and Santa Barbara City Championships.
SANTA BARBARA C.C.: Alimonda led SBCC to its first Community College Women's State Golf title as a 2006-07 sophomore and earned Western State Conference Player of the Year honors. Alimonda was second in the state event with a 145 ... She also helped SBCC to a the 2005 and 2006 WSC titles, earning team MVP honors both years.
HIGH SCHOOL: Alimonda prepped one year at Dos Pueblos High in Goleta, Calif., as an exchange student where she helped the girls' golf team to 2003 Channel League and CIF-Southern Section titles ... She was second in the California State High School Championships. "My decision to come to USC was made after my BRAZIL: Alimonda was second at the 2002 Brazilian Junior first visit to campus where Championships and helped Brazil to the 2001 Peugeot Challenge Cup I met my coach and the ... She was fourth at the 2003 Brazilian Amateur Championships. Academic department. I was PERSONAL: Alimonda was born on Nov. 29, 1986 ... She is the convinced that everything daughter of Paulo Alimonda and Silvia Curti. I heard about USC's repu- tation about athletics and PERSONAL NOTES academics was true. I loved * Most thrilling moment in sports: Last moments of a desicive finish. * Favorite pastime: Playing guitar, singing, music composition, going to the student atmosphere, the the beach, hanging out with friends. campus and the sincere love * Biggest sports hero: Ayrton Senna. most people have for the * Favorite music: All kinds. school." * Favorite food: Love all kinds, especially Japanese, home-cooked Brazilian, Arabic. * My favorite thing about USC: The great support for its student-athletes, Victoria Alimonda the high level of competition -- it feels like home. * Post-college amibition: LPGA; Film, music or golf industry. * Biggest lesson golf has taught me: Self control, patience, acceptance, perseverance, self trust.
PAGE 26 — University of Southern California Stefanie endstrasser Sophomore • 5-9 • Waidring, Austria
Andrea Gaston On Stefanie Endstrasser: "I’m excited to have Stefanie joining us this spring. Even though she will be coming off of a cold winter in Austria, it won’t take her very long to find her swing and kick it into cruise control. She is extremely athletic and brings a calm enthusiasm and energy that compliments our team and I anticipate that she will make a significant impact this season. Her athleticism, talent and experience as a seasoned international competitor will assure her ability to acclimate quickly."
THIS SEASON: Sophomore Stefanie Endstrasser sat out the 2007 fall semester after transferring from Purdue. A talented golfer, she should have an immediate impact this year for the Trojans.
SUMMER OF 2007: Endstrasser won her fourth Austrian Under 21 title in 2007, was second at the 2007 International Swiss Amateur, finished ninth in the 2007 European Individual Championships and won her fifth Austrian Champion Strokeplay title.
PURDUE: Endstrasser competed in nine events as a freshman at Purdue in 2006-2007, finishing a season-high 10th at the Big Ten Championships ... Other top 20 finishes included a 12th at the Betsy Rawls Longhorn, a tie for 12th at the Bryan National Collegiate, a tie for 14th at the NCAA Championships (where she helped the Boilermakers finish second), a tie for 18th at the Lady Buckeye Invitational and a tie for 20th at the UCF Challenge, which included a season-best 69 in the second round.
HIGH SCHOOL: Endstrasser attended Federal Commercial College Kitzbuhel in Kitzbuehel, Austria ... Her amateur titles prior to college included four at the Austrian Champion Strokeplay (2002, 2003, "USC offers everything 2004, 2006), two at the Austrian Champion Matchplay (2003, 2004), I am looking for. It's a the 2006 International Czech Amateur, the 2005 International Swiss combination of excellent Amateur, the 2005 Sherry Cup and the 2004 International Austrian academic and athletic Amateur ... She also won the Austrian Under 21 three times (2002, programs supported by 2004, 2006), the Austrian Under 18 in 2002 and the Austrian Under 16 in 2001 ... Endstrasser was fifth at the 2005 European Individual great staff and an out- Championships and 15th at the 2004 European Ladies Hungarian standing coach. Coach Open. Gaston provides me with the feeling of being part PERSONAL: Endstrasser was born on Nov. 25, 1986 ... She is the of a family although I'm daughter of Andreas and Erika Endstrasser. far away from home." PERSONAL NOTES * Most thrilling moment in sports: A hole in one at the 2004 National Stefanie Endstrasser Open Championships. * Favorite pastime: Playing other sports, cinema, friends. * Biggest sports hero: Tiger Woods. * Favorite musicians: Jack Johnson, Colbie Callait, James Blunt. * Favorite food: Italian and all kinds of salads. * Favorite TV show: Dr. House. * My favorite thing about USC: Perfect location, great team, outstanding coach. * Post-college amibition: Professional golf and after, it would be great to combine sports with business. * Biggest lesson golf has taught me: Being patient.
2007-08 Women of Troy Media Guide — PAGE 27 joanne lee Freshman • 5-3 • San Carlos, Calif.
Andrea Gaston On Joanne Lee: "What impresses me most about Joanne is her quiet determination to achieve at the highest level and her work ethic to do whatever it takes to become a better all-around player. She is very passionate about what she wants and she is more than willing to work hard to help our team win another championship. For her size, she is a very powerful and aggressive player and there is no doubt in my mind that she will be a major impact player on our team this season and in years to come."
THIS SEASON: Freshman Joanne Lee has became an immediate contributor to the Women of Troy during the 2007 fall schedule and figures to provide a solid option for Coach Gaston throughout the 2008 spring season. Her fall highlight was a tie for third at the Kent Youel Invitational.
SUMMER OF 2007: Lee competed as an amateur at the 2007 U.S. Women's Open, but did not make the cut. Her first round was a 3-over 75 ... She qualified for it by posting a 151 at Lake Merced C.C. in Daly City, Calif. ... She represented the West at the Canon Cup and competed in the U.S. Women's Amateur.
HIGH SCHOOL: Lee prepped at Carlmont High in Belmont, Calif. As a senior, she competed in the 2006 U.S. Women's Open and after graduating she played in the 2007 U.S. Women's Open ... During her high school career, she competed in the U.S. Women's Amateur Championships five straight years (2003-07) and in the U.S. Girls' Junior Championships four straight years (2003-06) ... Lee was the leader in the clubhouse after the first stroke play round at the 2006 U.S. Girls', firing a 3-under 69 in a field of 156 players and was a semi-finalist the previous year ... Lee won the 2006 AJGA Fidelity Investments Junior Open at Ruby Hill and has been a consistent top- finisher in her 10 2006 AJGA events, earning Rolex Junior All-American honorable mention recognition ... She broke the course record at "I chose USC because Malvern C.C. in Pennsylvania, firing a 67 during her second round of the student body is the AJGA McDonald's Betsy Rawls Girls' Championship ... She was the 2005 NCGA Junior Girls' and the 2004 California State High School very diverse. Everyone Girls' Champion and she won the Girls' High School Central Coast has so much school Sectionals three years in a row (2003-2005) ... Lee is the recipient of pride. I also love the the High School Sports Focus "Driven to make a difference" award. support given to and She was also the 2005 and 2006 Carlmont High Female Athlete of from the athletic the Year, 2005 JGANC Player of the Year and has been the San Jose program." Mercury News Golfer of the Year for the past three years.
PERSONAL: Lee was born on April 29, 1989 ... She is the daughter Joanne Lee of Sung J. Lee and Boo Y. Lee.
PERSONAL NOTES * Most thrilling moment in sports: Chip-in at the 2006 U.S. Open. * Favorite pastime: Playing soccer, going to movies, shopping. * Biggest sports hero: Mi Hyun Kim. * Favorite music: Hyphy. * Favorite food: Korean barbecue. * Favorite food: Adam Scott, Justin Timberlake, Christina Kim, Mi Hyun Kim. * My favorite thing about USC: The school spirit. * Post-college amibition: Becoming an LPGA golfer. * Biggest lesson golf has taught me: Never to give up and to keep a positive attitude.
PAGE 28 — University of Southern California LIZETTE SALAS Freshman • 5-5 • San Carlos, Calif.
Andrea Gaston On Lizette Salas: "I appreciate the attributes that Lizette brings to our team. She has a calm presence on the course, but inside, I know she is a fierce competitor. She will be key in our quest to win a second championship and is more than determined to get the job done! She possesses impressive leadership qualities even as a fresh- man and I’m confident she will have a tremendous career here at USC. Lizette is extremely coachable. Her discerning and well-grounded nature, along with her common sense and discipline to do what is right and to do what is best for the team, are her most important attributes."
THIS SEASON: Freshman Lizette Salas appears to be an immediate contributor for the 2007-2008 Women of Troy. She appeared in all four of the squad's fall events, posting a pair of top 11 finishes, including a tie for fourth at the Edean Ihlanfeldt.
SUMMER OF 2007: Salas made the round of 16 at the 2007 U.S. Women's Amateur and posted seven top 10 finishes in other events.
HIGH SCHOOL: Salas, who prepped at Azusa (Calif.) High, made eight AJGA appearances this year as a 2006 senior, placing seventh or better in each, including three runner-up finishes ... She was ranked 14th on the AJGA Polo Golf Rankings with a 74.33 scoring average and was selected as a Rolex Junior All-American second teamer ... Salas was one of only three girls chosen to represent the United States at the 2006 Honda International Junior Championship in Japan ... She dominated Southern California golf in 2006, placing first in the three SCPGA Toyota Tour Cup events, making her the top candidate for the SCPGA Tour Cup Girls' Player of the Year Award ... She also helped the Southern California team secure its victory at the 2006 Girls' Junior America's Cup Team Matches, finishing fourth individually ... At the Southern Section-CIF Regional Championships, she shot an 8-under 64 to set a course record en route to an individual championship ... Salas also won the 2006 California state championship at Red Hill C.C. in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
PERSONAL: Salas was born on July 17, 1989 ... She is the daughter "I chose to attend USC because of Ramon and Martha Salas. of the golf program, coaching staff, team, location, traditions PERSONAL NOTES * Most thrilling moment in sports: Shooting a course record 62 and and reputation. Also, because only winning by three strokes. its academics are amazing." * Favorite pastime: Basketball. * Biggest sports hero: Lorena Ochoa. Lizette Salas * Favorite band: The Cure. * Favorite food: Mexican. * Dream foursome: Me, Lorena Ochoa, Sergio Garcia, Adam Scott. * My favorite thing about USC: Our team is so diverse, every player is either from a different country or state. * Post-college amibition: Golf course management, LPGA. * Biggest lesson golf has taught me: It has taught me what the words "work", "determination", "sacrifice", and "self-discipline" really mean.
2007-08 Women of Troy Media Guide — PAGE 29 2006-2007 SEASON IN REVIEW
USC posted its second consecutive NCAA Top 4 finish and third in the past five years with a fourth-place at the 2007 NCAA Championships. Above (left to right): Veronica Felibert, Paola Moreno, Belén Mozo, Catalina Marin, Dewi Claire Schreefel, Head Coach Andrea Gaston, Assistant Coach David Wright and Volunteer As- sistant Coach Mary Carrido.
PAGE 30 — University of Southern California 2006-2007 USC Tournament Results
TOPY CUP DAYTONA BEACH FALL PREVIEW
Sept. 5-7, 2006 Sept. 22-24, 2006 Tanagura C.C. LPGA International Legends Course Fukushima-ken, Japan Daytona Beach, FL Par 72; 6,315 Yards
1. usc 301 300 291 892 1 Georgia 289 295 285 869 2. Stanford 308 290 296 894 2 Duke 306 288 284 878 3t. Chukyo Gakuin 306 301 303 910 3 UCLA 304 298 283 885 3t. Tohoku Fukushi 308 300 302 910 4 Auburn 298 290 300 888 5. Nagoya Commerce 311 302 308 921 5 Vanderbilt 302 297 291 890 6 Arizona State 300 298 293 891 Top Four Individuals 7 Wake Forest 307 291 295 893 veronica Felibert 75 72 70 217 T8 Florida 305 300 290 895 T2 J. Tangtiphaiboontan, Stanford 75 71 73 219 T8 Tennessee 299 302 294 895 T2 Satoko Kawahara, K. Tokai 72 69 72 219 10 Virginia 303 295 298 896 4 Miyari Honda, Chukyo Gakuin 70 72 73 219 T11 Oklahoma State 305 303 294 902 T usc 304 301 297 902 USC Individuals 13 Arkansas 307 297 301 905 1 Veronica Felibert 75 72 70 217 14 Purdue 311 304 293 908 T9 Catalina Marin 76 76 73 225 15 Texas A&M 314 298 309 921 T11 Paola Moreno 75 76 75 226 16 UNLV 315 304 304 923 T16 Caroline Kim 78 76 73 227 17 California 320 302 307 929 T17 Dewi Claire Schreefel 75 79 75 229 18 UCF 331 326 307 964
Top Four Individuals 1 Nicole Smith, Tennessee 67 75 69 211 T2 Leah Wigger, Virginia 71 73 71 215 T2 Mallory Hetzel, Georgia 73 72 70 215 T4 Anna Nordqvist, Arizona State 73 74 69 216 T4 Jacqui Concolino, Vanderbilt 70 75 71 216 T4 Taylor Leon, Georgia 72 73 71 216
USC Individuals T7 Paola Moreno 73 74 70 217 USC won the Topy Cup in Japan to kick off the 2006- T29 Catalina Marin 75 73 76 224 2007 season. (Pictured from left to right): Caroline Kim, T49 Dewi Claire Schreefel 76 77 76 229 Head Coach Andrea Gaston, Catalina Marin, Paola T71 Caroline Kim 80 77 79 236 Moreno, Dewi Claire Schreefel, Veronica Felibert. T71 Veronica Felibert 81 80 75 236
2007-08 Women of Troy Media Guide — PAGE 31 EDEAN IHLANFELDT INVITATIONAL LAS VEGAS COLLEGIATE SHOWDOWN
Oct. 9-11, 2006 Oct. 31- Nov. 1, 2006 Sahalee CC Anthem CC Sammamish, Wash. Las Vegas, Nev. Par 72; 6,130 Yards Par 72; 6,175 Yards
1 Stanford 303 297 296 896 1 Oklahoma State 292 280 283 855 2 New Mexico 301 300 301 902 2 Arizona State 292 289 284 865 3 Arizona State 299 306 299 904 3 Pepperdine 293 292 286 871 4 Pepperdine 302 307 303 912 4 usc 294 294 308 896 5 usc 310 308 304 922 5 UCLA 297 303 284 884 6 Arizona 301 313 310 924 6 Texas A&M 304 291 293 885 7 Washington 305 313 307 925 7 Kent State 302 291 293 886 8 Oregon 311 310 308 929 8 BYU 296 303 289 888 9 BYU 305 312 316 933 9 Arizona 295 296 298 889 10 UNLV 318 311 312 941 10 UNLV 300 298 298 896 11 San Francisco 324 312 313 949 T11 TCU 303 300 294 297 12 California 317 320 313 950 T11 UC Irvine 300 299 298 897 13 Washington State 312 320 322 954 13 Colorado State 299 301 300 900 14 Long Beach State 313 321 322 956 14 Missouri 297 311 301 909 15 Oregon State 321 331 314 966 15 Oregon State 304 305 302 311 16 Washington 302 310 307 919 Top Four Individuals 17 Eastern Washington 320 308 313 341 1 Mari Chun, Stanford 68 72 75 215 2 Jodi Ewart, New Mexico 71 75 71 217 Top Four Individuals 3 Jennifer Osborn, Arizona State 77 73 68 218 1 Ashley Knoll, Texas A&M 71 68 70 209 4 Misun Cho, Pepperdine 75 74 70 219 T2 Asahara Munoz, Arizona State 72 67 72 211 T2 Pernilla Lindberg, Okla. St. 74 69 68 211 USC Individuals 4 Tiffany Joh, UCLA 75 69 68 212 7 Paola Moreno 76 71 75 222 T10 Catalina Marin 76 73 76 225 USC Individuals T49 Caroline Kim 80 87 74 241 T17 Dewi Claire Schreefel 72 73 73 218 T49 Stephanie Hickerson 82 80 79 241 T17 Paola Moreno 76 69 73 218 64 Shelcie Takenouchi 78 84 86 248 T17 Veronica Felibert 71 77 70 218 T32 Catalina Marin 74 73 76 223 T64 Caroline Kim 80 77 74 231
At the Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational (Pictured left to right): Paola Moreno, Catalina Marin, Stephanie Hickerson, Shelcie Tak- enouchi and Caroline Kim.
PAGE 32 — University of Southern California NORTHROP GRUMMAN ARIZONA WILDCAT INVITATIONAL REGIONAL CHALLENGE Feb. 26-27, 2007 Feb. 12-14, 2007 Arizona National G.C. Palos Verdes G.C. Tucson, Ariz. Palos Verdes, Calif. Par 71; 6166 Yards Par 71; 5,912 Yards
1 Pepperdine 297 297 288 882 1 Arizona State 300 277 291 868 2 Arizona State 300 298 293 891 2 Duke 296 292 288 876 3 Florida 299 304 298 901 3 USC 296 294 291 881 4 Oklahoma State 307 308 289 904 4 BYU 296 311 288 895 5 Arizona 301 307 299 907 T5 New Mexico 299 297 301 897 T6 USC 304 302 302 908 T5 Pepperdine 295 302 300 897 T6 Texas A&M 300 308 300 908 7 Tennessee 307 304 292 903 8 Stanford 305 307 303 915 8 Arizona 305 301 301 907 9 Wake Forest 307 306 303 916 9 UCLA 296 316 300 912 10 UCLA 315 307 299 921 T10 Stanford 299 309 306 914 11 Michigan State 314 313 306 933 T10 Vanderbilt 303 297 314 914 12 Kent State 320 314 303 937 12 UNLV 300 311 320 931 13 Ohio State 316 316 308 940 13 California 313 306 315 934 14 California 318 314 312 944 14 Virginia 314 316 305 935 15 Florida State 322 327 300 949 15 Washington 301 319 317 937
Top Four Individuals Top Four Individuals 1 Misun Cho, Pepperdine 76 73 69 218 1 Amanda Blemenherst, Duke 70 69 71 210 T2 Azahara Munoz, Arizona State 72 76 71 219 T2 Anna Nordqvist, Arizona State 77 67 70 214 T2 Christa Spedding, Texas A&M 71 75 73 219 T2 Dewi Claire Schreefel 72 72 70 214 T2 Jayvie Agojo, Pepperdine 69 76 77 219 (five tied for fourth) T2 Pernilla Lindberg, Okla. St. 78 73 68 219 T2 Sandra Gal, Florida 76 74 69 219 USC Individuals T2 Dewi Claire Schreefel 72 72 70 214 USC Individuals T11 Paola Moreno 73 75 71 219 T8 Belén Mozo 75 72 74 221 T20 Belén Mozo 75 73 76 224 T16 Paola Moreno 76 71 77 224 T29 Catalina Marin 78 74 74 226 T34 Dewi Claire Schreefel 76 78 77 231 T49 Caroline Kim* 77 84 73 234 T45 Catalina Marin 80 82 74 236 T54 Veronica Felibert 76 83 77 236 T59 Veronica Felibert 77 81 82 240 T64 Stephanie Hickerson * 85 74 84 243 * competed individually DNF Caroline Kim ** -- 81 75 156
*competed individually ** competed as individual, but did not play first round
(Pictured from top left at the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge): Catalina Marin, Paola Moreno, Head Coach Andrea Gaston, Belén Mozo, Dewi Claire Schreefel, Veronica Felibert.
2007-08 Women of Troy Media Guide — PAGE 33 TEXAS A&M "MO"Morial Invitational ASU/PING INVITATIONAL
March 9-11, 2007 March 30-April 1, 2007 The Traditions Club Karsten G.C. Bryan, Texas Tempe, Ariz. Par 72; 6,272 Yards Par 72; 6,230 Yards
1 Arizona State 303 296 294 893 1 Arizona State 285 280 286 851 2 USC 307 293 304 904 2 UCLA 301 283 289 873 T3 Oklahoma State 307 309 301 917 3 Texas A&M 294 289 291 874 T3 UCLA 304 305 308 917 4 Vanderbilt 291 290 294 875 5 Denver 308 300 314 922 5 Pepperdine 290 301 286 877 6 Texas A&M 306 314 306 926 T6 Arizona 297 297 294 888 T7 Missouri 316 320 317 953 T6 Oklahoma State 290 301 297 888 T7 Oklahoma 322 324 307 953 T6 Stanford 298 291 299 888 T7 South Carolina 319 312 322 953 T9 USC 306 298 291 895 10 Princeton 318 323 317 958 T9 New Mexico 299 297 299 895 11 Texas 331 307 322 960 11 UNLV 300 306 311 917 12 Kansas State 326 322 318 966 12 Tulsa 305 305 310 920 13 Texas - El Paso 324 309 334 967 13 Oregon 307 309 305 921 14 Iowa State 323 323 328 974 14 Washington 307 313 307 327 15 Tulsa 324 320 334 978 T15 California 308 312 308 928 16 Redlands CC 334 339 328 1001 T15 Missouri 310 309 309 928 17 Long Beach State 314 320 317 951 Top Four Individuals 1 Paola Moreno, USC 74 70 72 216 Top Four Individuals 2 Anna Nordqvist, Arizona State 73 73 72 218 1 Anna Nordqvist, Arizona State 69 68 69 206 3 Jennifer Osborn, Arizona State 76 73 71 220 2 Mari Chun, Stanford 71 66 71 208 4 Hannah Jun, UCLA 70 77 77 224 3 Pernilla Lindberg, Okla. St. 68 71 70 209 T4 Jacqui Concolino, Vanderbilt 69 71 71 211 USC Individuals T4 Jennifer Osborn, Arizona State 70 66 75 211 1 Paola Moreno 74 70 72 216 T12 Belén Mozo 76 75 78 229 USC Individuals T23 Dewi Claire Schreefel 82 74 77 233 T19 Belén Mozo 74 73 72 219 T23 Veronica Felibert 80 76 77 233 T25 Paola Moreno 78 74 70 222 T29 Catalina Marin 77 74 84 235 T33 Catalina Marin 75 76 73 224 59 Veronica Felibert 79 75 78 232 T79 Caroline Kim 81 83 76 240
Paola Moreno won the Texas A&M "Mo" Morial Invitational for her first title at USC.
PAGE 34 — University of Southern California PAC-10 CHAMPIONSHIPS NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS CENTRAL REGIONAL April 23-25, 2007 May 10-12, 2007 Broadmoor G.C. University of Michigan G.C. Seattle, Wash. Ann Arbor, Mich. Par 72; 6,196 Yards Par 71; 6,116 Yards
1 Arizona State 297 300 300 897 1 USC 283 288 298 869 2 UCLA 305 299 311 915 2 Georgia 292 296 292 880 3 USC 303 311 307 921 3 TCU 289 291 303 883 4 Arizona 309 304 310 923 4 Indiana 289 295 300 884 5 California 312 311 303 926 5 Arizona 297 295 293 885 6 Stanford 309 315 311 935 6 Vanderbilt 290 295 301 886 7 Washington 313 308 317 938 7 Tennessee 294 293 306 893 8 Washington State 317 318 309 944 8 Michigan State 295 295 311 901 9 Oregon 324 316 332 972 9 Arkansas 291 301 314 906 10 Oregon State 329 323 330 982 10 Kent State 297 298 313 908 11 Ohio State 300 307 305 912 Top Four Individuals 12 Northwestern 308 305 306 919 T1 Anna Nordqvist, Arizona State 68 72 78 218 13 Michigan 311 305 310 926 T1 Tiffany Joh, UCLA 74 70 74 218 14 Baylor 312 306 315 933 3 Mari Chun, Stanford 71 73 75 219 15 SMU 303 308 323 934 4 Juliana Murcia, Arizona State 76 73 71 220 16 North Carolina - Wilmington 309 309 318 936 17 Missouri 310 304 325 939 USC Individuals 18 Maryland 313 307 320 940 T7 Dewi Claire Schreefel 75 77 74 226 19 Oral Roberts 311 309 329 949 T7 Paola Moreno 72 77 77 226 20 Southern Illinois 314 318 324 956 T21 Catalina Marin 83 75 77 235 21 St. Francis 342 338 356 1036 T30 Belén Mozo 78 84 79 241 T32 Veronica Felibert 78 82 82 242 Top Four Individuals 1 Jacqui Concolino, Vanderbilt 67 68 73 208 2 Paola Moreno, USC 70 66 76 212 T3 Belén Mozo, USC 68 74 71 213 T3 Stacy Lewis, Arkansas 70 72 71 213
USC Individuals 2 Paola Moreno 70 66 76 212 T3 Belén Mozo 68 74 71 213 14 Dewi Claire Schreefel 69 76 76 221 T33 Catalina Marin 76 76 75 227 62 Veronica Felibert 78 72 83 233
USC won its second consecutive NCAA Regional title in 2007. (Pictured from left to right): Belén Mozo, Dewi Claire Schreefel, Head Coach Andrea Gaston, Paola Moreno Catalina Marin, Veronica Felibert, Athletic Trainer Sue Lerner and Assistant Coach David Wright. 2007-08 Women of Troy Media Guide — PAGE 35 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS Top Four Individuals 1 Stacy Lewis, Arkansas 71 71 74 66 282 T2 Paola Moreno, USC 73 72 70 71 286 May 22-25, 2007 T2 Christian Boeljon, Purdue 72 69 69 76 286 LPGA International 4 Amanda Blumenherst, Duke 70 73 74 72 289 Daytona Beach, Fla. USC Individuals Par 72; 6,351 Yards T2 Paola Moreno, USC 73 72 70 71 286 T17 Belén Mozo 75 80 74 70 299 T50 Dewi Claire Schreefel 76 78 80 72 306 1 Duke 300 287 293 290 1170 T76 Catalina Marin 77 76 80 79 312 2 Purdue 303 294 291 297 1185 T76 Veronica Felibert 71 81 82 78 312 3 UCLA 303 291 299 293 1186 4 USC 295 306 304 291 1196 5 Stanford 299 300 304 294 1197 6 Vanderbilt 303 302 298 297 1200 7 Pepperdine 306 299 300 297 1202 8 Georgia 303 299 300 303 1205 9 Auburn 309 304 300 300 1213 Paola Moreno finished 10 Louisville 297 306 307 304 1214 second at the 2007 11 TCU 307 299 300 309 1215 NCAA Championships 12 Wake Forest 306 300 306 305 1217 13 Arizona State 307 298 311 305 1221 T14 Arizona 304 314 298 310 1226 T14 Oklahoma State 312 299 310 305 1226 16 Michigan State 310 307 312 303 1232 T17 BYU 309 306 315 306 1236 T17 Tennessee 311 313 308 304 1236 19 UC Irvine 303 314 316 308 1241 20 Denver 302 324 311 307 1244 21 North Carolina 297 321 311 319 1248 22 New Mexico 305 314 320 315 1254 23 Alabama 314 319 319 311 1263 24 Indiana 320 318 323 310 1271
USC finished fourth at the 2007 NCAA Championships, its third top 5 finish in the last five seasons. (Pictured left to right): Head Coach Andrea Gaston, Assistant Coach David Wright, Volunteer Assistant coach Mary Carrido, Paola Moreno, Dewi Claire Schreefel, Belén Mozo, Veronica Felibert and Catalina Marin.
PAGE 36 — University of Southern California Final 2006-2007 Women’s Golf Stats
Rounds Stroke Low Best Tournaments Played Average Round Finish Paola Moreno 11 34 73.18 66 1st Belén Mozo 7 22 74.82 68 3rd tie Dewi Claire Schreefel 9 28 75.25 69 2nd tie Catalina Marin 11 34 76.24 73 5th Veronica Felibert 10 31 77.39 70 1st Caroline Kim 7 20 78.25 73 7th Stephanie Hickerson 2 6 80.67 74 49th tie Shelcie Takenouchi 1 3 82.67 78 64th USC TEAM 11 34 298.97 283 1st
USC at the 2007 NCAA Championships Awards Banquet, where Paola Moreno was named an All-American first teamer and Belén Mozo was tabbed an All-American honorable mention. (Pictured left to right): Paola Moreno, Catalina Marin, Head Coach Andrea Gaston, Dewi Claire Schreefel, Veronica Felibert and Belén Mozo.
2007-08 Women of Troy Media Guide — PAGE 37 FOUR DAYS IN MAY The Story of the 2003 National Champions
The adage says, “It’s all in the timing.” Many Trojan supporters over winner for 2003, given to the top player of the year in women’s golf. She the years would say that the 2003 wire-to-wire national championship might have won it even if she had lost the playoff to Florida’s Andrea Vander victory in golf was, in fact, a long time coming. Lende for the individual title. But she pulled through, sealing her fate as the To the USC golf program, 2003 was as good of a time as ever. The Honda winner. perfect blend of seasoned veterans, gritty youth and outstanding physical The scores weren’t that low—the course definitely won the battle on and mental coaching culminated in the ultimate team achievement—a these couple of days. This was especially true on day three, where there national championship trophy, and the first in all Trojan golf history. were only six scores under par all day, and one round in the sixties. Parmlid Jennifer Rosales’ 1998 NCAA individual championship in Andrea and Vander Lende struggled during their final round 77’s. In the end, Gaston’s second year as coach should have told people what was ahead. though, it was enough to hold off All-America selection Erica Blasberg by But nobody could have predicted an individual NCAA champion (Mikaela one stroke. Parmlid) and a team championship in the same year! What really put the Women of Troy over the top was how close another It surely was a banner year for Trojan athletics, as four national Trojan was to winning the tournament. And it wasn’t 2002 U.S. Women’s championship trophies were brought into Heritage Hall in 2003 alone. Amateur champion Becky Lucidi as most would have thought. Instead, it And it started in May, at the picturesque yet brutal Pete Dye-designed came from freshman Irene Cho. Cho tied for third and missed out on the Kampen course at the University of Purdue. One of America’s toughest playoff by only one shot. Her solid even-par round of 72 helped keep USC campus-side courses was made even tougher during tournament week, ahead the whole final round. as heavy rough, lightning fast greens and occasionally blustery conditions If Cho’s round was the fullback in a successful football running play, greeted the top 24 teams in America. Australian Anna Rawson’s final round was definitely was the tailback scoring The Women of Troy were ranked third heading into the event and had to a touchdown. After a disappointing 40 on the front nine, Rawson single- defeat top-ranked Pepperdine, along with a host of other worthy contenders, handedly clinched the championship for the Women of Troy on the back to take home the title. But Pepperdine was the ultimate challenge, as the side, firing a three-under 33. Women of Troy had already been runner-up to the Waves three times during While the aforementioned three ladies’ performances were exceptional, the season. it would be unfair to leave out the efforts of Becky Lucidi in the victory. Lucidi But the team effort of USC that week and during the NCAA West shot a pair of 74’s over the weekend, which were about two-and-a-half Regionals, was virtually impossible to beat. strokes below the day’s averages on both Saturday and Sunday. Lucidi also After winning the Regional by shooting an all-time team record in the was a motivating figure whose grit and determination was an inspiration first round in Tempe, Ariz., no one expected USC’s efforts at the NCAAs to the rest of the squad. would top it. It would also be unfair to not mention the efforts of 2003 Mexican But everybody knew that “Swedish Sensation” Mikaela Parmlid would Amateur runner-up (to Lucidi), Tanya Dergal. The freshman native of Mexico come with her ‘A-game’ that week. Heck, the worst she had finished all spearheaded the Trojan charge in Arizona, tying for second in the regional, year was in a tie for seventeenth place. It wasn’t against a weak schedule, and shot a pair of 76’s in the tournament that definitely helped the team’s either. She won three times during that span to become the Honda Award chances at victory. She and Lucidi finished in the top five in the Regionals, while Parmlid, Cho and Rawson finished in the NCAA final’s top 11. That defines what a team is all about. And this team will forever be remembered in Trojan golfing lore as the first champions in the school’s history. They certainly won’t be the last.
The CBS camera catches Anna Rawson, Irene Cho and Coach Gaston in celebration
Mikaela Parmlid with her first-place trophy
PAGE 38 — University of Southern California The Victory Lap National Champion Women of Troy Visit White House and President Bush
(Clockwise From Top Left): Beneath the Presidential Seal; Congratulatory letter from the White House; Mikaela Parmlid with President George W. Bush as she presents him with a 'Traveler' golf head cover; With the Washington Monument in the background; Group shot in the Red Room.
2007-08 Women of Troy Media Guide — PAGE 39 It's Great To Be A Trojan!
PAGE 40 — University of Southern California 2007-08 Women of Troy Media Guide — PAGE 41 Women of Troy Golf
History......
Marta Figueras-Dotti USC's First All-American in Women's Golf
PAGE 42 — University of Southern California ....Tradition
Jill McGill and Becky Lucidi U.S. Women's Amateur Champions
Fight On!
2007-08 Women of Troy Media Guide — PAGE 43 USC WOMEN'S GOLF AT THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
All-Time Team Results
Year Host Finish Score Strokes Back Top Individual 1982 Stanford 9th 1,253 62 Marta Dotti, 14th (303) 1986 Ohio State 3rd 1,202 22 Kim Cathrein, 17th (299) 1987 New Mexico 4th 1,191 14 Kim Saiki, 12th tie (296) 1988 New Mexico State 16th 1,230 55 Kim Saiki, 50th tie (303) 1989 Stanford 9th 1,238 30 Terri Thompson, 27th tie (309) 1990 South Carolina 12th 1,256 50 Dana Arnold, 3rd tie (298) 1992 Arizona State 15th tie 1,239 68 Jill McGill, 9th (294) 1993 Georgia 5th 1,212 25 Heidi Voorhees, 12th (298) 1994 Oregon 2nd 1,205 11 Jill McGill, 4th ( 291) 1995 UNC Wilmington 14th 1,231 76 Jennifer Biehn, 23rd tie (299) 1998 Wisconsin 7th 1,193 38 Jennifer Rosales, 1st (279) 1999 Tulsa 7th 914 19 Jennifer Rosales, 4th tie (221) 2000 Oregon State 4th 1,199 24 Leila Chartrand, 5th tie (295) 2001 Stetson 7th 1,196 20 Candie Kung, 3rd tie (287) 2002 Washington 14th 1,192 28 Mikaela Parmlid, 19th tie (292) 2003 Purdue 1st 1,197 – Mikaela Parmlid, 1st (297) 2004 Auburn 12th tie 1,195 47 Irene Cho, 33rd tie (295) 2005 Oregon 11th tie 1,197 27 Dewi Claire Schreefel, 10th tie (292) 2006 Ohio State 2nd 1,177 10 Dewi Claire Schreefel, 1st (286) 2007 Central Florida 4th 1,196 26 Paola Moreno, 2nd tie (282)
NCAA Records Held By Women of Troy Golfers Score after three rounds – 207, Jennifer Rosales, 1998 (tied with two others)
Top USC Individual Finishes at the NCAA Tournament Dewi Claire Schreefel, So. 1st, 2006 Mikaela Parmlid, Sr. 1st, 2003 Jennifer Rosales, Fr. 1st, 1998 Paola Moreno, Jr. 2nd tie, 2007 Irene Cho, Fr. 3rd tie, 2003 Candie Kung, So. 3rd tie, 2001 Dana Arnold, Sr. 3rd tie, 1990 Jill McGill, Sr. 4th, 1994 Jennifer Rosales, So. 4th tie, 1999 Leila Chartrand, So. 5th tie, 2000
Celebrating the 2003 NCAA team championship.
PAGE 44 — University of Southern California Women of Troy All-Americans
Paola Moreno Belén Mozo Dewi Claire Irene Cho 2007 1st Team 2007 H.M. Schreefel 2006 1st Team 2006 1st Team 2004 2nd Team 2005 2nd Team 2003 H.M.
Mikaela Parmlid Becky Lucidi Candie Kung Jennifer Rosales 2003 1st Team 2002 Honorable 2001 1st Team 1999 1st Team 2002 1st Team Mention 2000 1st Team 1998 1st Team
Jennifer Biehn Jill McGill Tracy Nakamura Dana Arnold 1995 2nd Team 1994 1st Team 1990 1st Team 1990 2nd Team 1994 3rd Team 1992 2nd Team 1988 2nd Team 1987 2nd Team
Terri Thompson Kim Saiki Flori Prono Marta 1988 Honorable 1987 3rd Team 1986 Honorable Figueras-Dotti Mention Mention 1980 2nd Team
2007-08 Women of Troy Media Guide — PAGE 45 USC Records all-time Low Single Round Scores Career Tournament Wins 64 68 Irene Cho Irene Cho Dewi Claire Schreefel 2006 NCAA Central Regionals Irene Cho, 5 2006 Guadalajara Invitational 2007 Margaret Branch Fall Preview The Traditions G.C. Mikaela Parmlid, 5 Guadalajara C.C. Univ. New Mexico Champ. Course 2006 Guadalajara Invitational Denise Strebig, 4 Guadalajara C.C. 65 Belén Mozo 2003 Arizona Invitational Season Becky Lucidi 2007 NCAA Central Regionals Tucson G.C. 2002 Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational Univ. of Michigan G.C. Tournament Wins Sahalee C.C. Catalina Marin Irene Cho, 4 Irene Cho 2005 Stanford Pepsi Intercollegiate Mikaela Parmlid, 4 Candie Kung 2006 Wildcat Invitational Stanford G.C. 2000 NCAA West Regionals Arizona National G.C. Lowest Stroke Karsten G.C. 2006 Northrop Grumman Reg. Chal. Veronica Felibert Palos Verdes G.C. 2004 Lady Puerto Rico Classic Average, Season 66 2005 Stanford Pepsi Intercollegiate Dorado Del Mar C.C. Irene Cho, 72.06 Paola Moreno Stanford G.C. 2007 NCAA Central Regionals 2004 Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown Becky Lucidi Lowest Stroke Univ. of Michigan G.C. Anthem C.C. 2003 NCAA West Regional Average, Career Karsten G.C. Mikaela Parmlid Veronica Felibert (minimum two seasons) 2003 Arizona Invitational 2004 Mason Rudolph Championships Mikaela Parmlid Candie Kung, 72.7 Tucson, G.C. Legends C.C. 2003 Arizona Invitational Tucson G.C Most Rounds In 60s Jennifer Rosales Tanya Dergal 2002 Spartan Invitational Career – Irene Cho, 12 1998 NCAA Championships 2003 NCAA West Regionals San Jose G.C. University Ridge G.C. Karsten G.C. 2001 NCAA Championships Season – Irene Cho, 8 Howey-in-the-Hills C.C. (2006) 67 Mikaela Parmlid 1999 Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational Irene Cho 2002 Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational Sahalee C.C. 2006 Peg Barnard California Coll. Sahalee C.C. Stanford G.C. 2002 NCAA West Regionals Anna Rawson 2005 Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational Stanford G.C. 2002 Arizona Invitational Sahalee C.C. Tucson G.C. Candie Kung Dewi Claire Schreefel 2001 Ping/ASU Invitational Jennifer Rosales 2007 Margaret Branch Fall Preview Karsten G.C. 1999 NCAA West Regional Univ. New Mexico Champ. Course Pine Forest C.C. 2005 Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational Nicole Dalkas 1998 Dick McGuire Invitational Sahalee C.C. 1999 TRW Regional Challenge University of New Mexico G.C. Palos Verdes G.C. Veronica Felibert Candie Kung 2004 Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown Jennifer Rosales 1999 Oregon State Preview Anthem C.C. 1998 NCAA Championships Sun River G.C. (2nd round) University Ridge G.C. 1999 Oregon State Preview Mikaela Parmlid Sun River G.C. (3rd round) 2003 NCAA West Regionals Heidi Voorhees Karsten G.C. 1991 Pac-10 Championships Leila Chartrand 2001 Stanford Women's Invitational Eugene C.C. 1999 Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational Stanford G.C. Sahalee C.C. 69 Anna Rawson Belén Mozo Camie Hoshino 2001 Pac-10 Championships 2007 Margaret Branch Fall Preview 1991 Chris Johnson Invitational Karsten G.C. Univ. New Mexico Champ. Course Randolph Park G.C. 2007 Mason Rudolph Championships Two-Time All-American Candie Kung Vanderbilt Legends Course Jill McGill Candie Kung 2000 Stanford Women's Intercollegiate 1994 NCAA Championships Stanford G.C. Paola Moreno Oregon Golf Club 2000 Golf World Classic 2006 Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown 1992 Chris Johnson Invitational Arthur Hills G.C. Anthem C.C. Randolph Park G.C. 1991 Lady Sun Devil Invitational Terri Thompson Dewi Claire Schreefel Karsten G.C. 1988 Desert Classic 2007 Margaret Branch Fall Preview Mission Hills G.C. Univ. New Mexico Champ. Course Jennifer Biehn 2007 NCAA Central Regionals 1994 Chris Johnson Invitational Univ. of Michigan G.C. Randolph Park G.C. 2006 NCAA Championships Ohio State Scarlet Course
PAGE 46 — University of Southern California all-time Low 54-Hole sCORES all-time Best Team Rounds (Low four of five)
203 Candie Kung 279 Ohio State Scarlet Course Irene Cho 1999 Oregon State Preview 2003 NCAA West Regionals 2001 Stanford Women's Intercollegiate 2006 Guadalajara Invitational Crosswater G.C. Karsten G.C. Stanford G.C. Guadalajara C.C. 1999 Golf World Invitational Hilton Head S.C. 281 289 204 1993 NCAA West Regional 2004 Ping/ASU Invitational Dewi Claire Schreefel Leila Chartrand Randolph North G.C. Karsten G.C. 2007 Margaret Branch Fall Preview 2000 Stanford Women's Intercollegiate 2003 NCAA West Regionals Univ. New Mexico Champ. Course Stanford G.C. 283 Karsten G.C. 2007 NCAA Central Regionals 1999 Oregon State Preview 207 Mikaela Parmlid Univ. of Michigan G.C. Crosswater G.C. Jennifer Rosales 2002 Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational 2006 Guadalajara Invitational 1999 Oregon State Preview 1998 NCAA Championships Sahalee C.C. Guadalajara C.C. Crosswater G.C. University Ridge G.C. 2005 Stanford Pepsi Intercollegiate 1991 Bruin Desert Classic Mikaela Parmlid Stanford G.C. Mission Hills Resort 208 2003 Arizona Invitational Becky Lucidi Tucson G.C. 284 290 2007 Margaret Branch Preview 2007 Kent Youel Invitational 2001 Stanford Women's Invitational Univ. New Mexico Champ. Course Kapolei G.C. Stanford G.C. 215 2004 Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown 2006 Las Vegas Showdown Belén Mozo Anthem C.C. Anthem C.C. 211 2007 Margaret Branch Fall Preview 2006 Peg Barnard California Collegiate Irene Cho Univ. New Mexico Champ. Course 285 Stanford G.C. 2005 Stanford Pepsi Intercollegiate 2007 Margaret Branch Preview 2005 UNLV Spring Invitational Stanford G.C. Irene Cho Univ. New Mexico Champ. Course Black Mountain C.C. 2006 Wildcat Invitational 2006 Wildcat Invitational 2001 Stanford Women's Intercollegiate Candie Kung Arizona National G.C. Arizona National G.C. Stanford G.C. 2000 NCAA West Regionals 2000 NCAA West Regional Karsten G.C. Catalina Marin Karsten G.C. 291 2005 Stanford Pepsi Intercollegiate 2000 Golf World Invitational 2007 Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational 212 Stanford G.C. Arthur Hills G.C. Sahalee C.C. Paola Moreno 2007 Mason Rudolph Champ. (twice) 2007 NCAA Central Regional Jill McGill 286 Vanderbilt Legends Course Univ. of Michigan G.C. 1991 Bruin Desert Classic 2006 NCAA Central Regionals 2006 The Topy Cup Desert Dunes C.C. The Traditions G.C. Tanagura C.C. Jill McGill 1992 Chris Johnson Invitational 2004 NCAA Championships 2007 Arizona Wildcat Invitational 1993 NCAA West Regional Randolph Park G.C.. Grand National C.C. Tucson C.C. Randolph North G.C. 2003 Arizona Invitational 2007 Ping/ASU Invitational Candie Kung Tucson G.C. Karsten G.C. Heidi Voorhees 2000 Stanford Women's Intercollegiate 2001 Ping Invitational 2007 NCAA Championships 1993 NCAA West Regional Stanford G.C. Karsten G.C. LPGA International Randolph North G.C. 2000 TRW Regional Challenge 2006 NCAA Championships Leila Chartrand Palos Verdes G.C. Ohio State Scarlet Course 213 2000 Golf World Invitational 2000 Stanford Women's Intercollegiate 2006 Wildcat Invitational Belén Mozo Arthur Hills G.C. Stanford G.C. Arizona National G.C. 2007 NCAA Central Regional 1999 NCAA West Regional 2000 NCAA Championships Univ. of Michigan G.C. Mikaela Parmlid Pine Forest C.C. Crosswater G.C. 2002 NCAA West Regional 1999 Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational Veronica Felibert Stanford G.C. 287 Sahalee C.C. 2004 Lady Puerto Rico Classic 2005 Stanford Pepsi Intercollegiate 1999 Peg Barnard Collegiate Dorado Del Mar C.C. Becky Lucidi Stanford G.C. Stanford G.C. 2002 Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational 2003 Ping/ASU Invitational 1998 NCAA Championships Tanya Dergal Sahalee C.C. Karsten G.C. University Ridge G.C. 2003 NCAA West Regional 2000 Arizona Invitational 1994 Chris Johnson Invitational Karsten G.C. 216 Tucson G.C. Randolph Park G.C. Belén Mozo 1993 NCAA West Regional 1988 Bruin Desert Classic Randolph North G.C. Mission Hills Resort Mikaela Parmlid 2007 Mason Rudolph Championship 1986 NCAA Championships 2002 Spartan Invitational Vanderbilt Legends Course 288 Ohio State Scarlet Course Corral de Tierra C.C. 2007 NCAA Central Regionals Paola Moreno Univ. of Michigan G.C. 2006 NCAA Cham- Candie Kung 2007 Texas "Mo"Morial pionships 1999 TRW Regional Challenge The Traditions Club Palos Verdes G.C. 2000 Golf World Invitational Catalina Marin Arthur Hills G.C. 2006 Wildcat Invitational Arizona National G.C. Jennifer Biehn 1993 NCAA West Regional Terri Thompson Randolph North G.C. 1989 Bruin Desert Classic Mission Hills Resort 214 Dewi Claire Schreefel Jennifer Rosales 2007 Arizona Wildcat Invitational 1998 Dick McGuire Invitational Tucson C.C. Univ. N. Mexico G.C. 1999 TRW Regional Challenge Irene Cho Palos Verdes G.C. 2006 NCAA Central Regional The Traditions G.C. Nicole Dalkas 2006 Northrop Grumman Regional 2000 TRW Regional Challenge Challenge, Stanford G.C. Palos Verdes G.C.
Jennifer Rosales 1998 Golf World Invitational Arthur Hills G.C. The Women of Troy shot a school-record 279 in the first round of the 2003 NCAA West Regional
2007-08 Women of Troy Media Guide — PAGE 47 Women of Troy Tournament Champions
U.S. Women’s Amateur U.S. Women’s Pub Links 2002 2001 Becky Lucidi (champion) Candie Kung (champion)
1993 1994 Jill McGill (champion) Jill McGill (champion) Heidi Voorhees (medalist)
NCAA Individual Champions
Jennifer Rosales Mikaela Parmlid Dewi Claire Schreefel 1998 NCAA Individual Champion 2003 NCAA Individual Champion 2006 NCAA Individual Champion
Jennifer Rosales made her presence known Mikaela Parmlid left behind a legacy at USC An All-American as a freshman, Dewi Claire in her 1998 freshman season by walking that will be tough to surpass. Besides winning Schreefel fought to find her top form as a away with the individual title at the NCAA the 2003 NCAA individual title at Purdue's sophomore until late into the 2006 season. Championships in Madison, Wisc., where she Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex, the "Swedish A sixth-place tie at the NCAA Central Re- shot a record-breaking 9-under par. In her Sensation" was also a two-time All-American gional catapulted Schreefel into the NCAA sophomore season, Jennifer Rosales was the first-team selection and USC's first-ever winner Championships. Solid first and second top Trojan golfer in all 10 tournaments for the of the Honda Award given to the nation's fin- rounds kept her within reach of the leaders season on her way to being named collegiate est female collegiate golfer. Her other feats and a third-round 70 brought her to within "Player of the Year." She is now one of the include Women of Troy standards for most three strokes. She took the lead halfway top players on the LPGA circuit. wins in a season (4) and career (5). She has through the final round and held off a host now moved on to the LPGA tour. of challengers for the NCAA title.
PAGE 48 — University of Southern California Women of Troy Honda Award Winners
Mikaela Parmlid Irene Cho 2003 2006
2007-08 Women of Troy Media Guide — PAGE 49 All-Pacific-10 Conference Selections
2007 — Paola Moreno (first team) 2001 — Candie Kung (first team) 1992 — Jill McGill (second team) Catalina Marin (HM) Mikaela Parmlid (second team) Belén Mozo (HM) Leila Chartrand (second team) 1990 — Dana Arnold (second team) Dewi Claire Schreefel (HM) Anna Rawson (HM) 1989 — Dana Arnold (first team) 2006 — Irene Cho (first team) 2000 — Candie Kung (first team) Tracy Nakamura (second team) Catalina Marin (HM) Mikaela Parmlid (second team) Kim Cathrein (second team) Paola Moreno (HM) Linda Ishii (HM) Terri Thompson (second team) Dewi Claire Schreefel (HM) Leila Chartrand (HM) Nicole Dalkas (HM) 1987 — Tracy Nakamura (first team) 2005 — Irene Cho (HM) Kim Saiki (second team) Tanya Dergal (HM) 1999 — Jennifer Rosales (first team) Catalina Marin (HM) 1986 — Kim Saiki (first team) Dewi Claire Schreefel (HM) 1998 — Nicole Dalkas (second team) Florio Prono (HM)
2004 — Irene Cho (first team) 1997 — Johanna Josefsson (HM) 1985 — Kim Saiki (second team) Veronica Felibert (second team) Tanya Dergal (HM) 1996 — Jill Hamasaki (HM) 1984 — Jacqui Nicoletti (second team)
2003 — Mikaela Parmlid (first team) 1995 — Jennifer Biehn (first team) 1982 — Marta Figueras-Dotti (first team) Becky Lucidi (second team) Ida Danielsson (HM) Nathalie Jeanson (second team) Irene Cho (HM) Federica Dassu (second team) Tanya Dergal (HM) 1994 — Jennifer Biehn (first team) Jill McGill (2) 1981 — Marta Figueras-Dotti (first team) 2002 — Mikaela Parmlid (first team) Heidi Voorhees (second team) Becky Lucidi (first team) 1980 — Marta Figueras-Dotti (first team) Anna Rawson (HM) 1993 — Jill McGill (second team) Nathalie Jeanson (second team) Camie Hoshino (second team) Heidi Voorhees (second team)
Pac-10 Conference Individual Champions
Candie Kung Jennifer Biehn 2000 Pac-10 Champion 1994 Pac-10 Champion
PAGE 50 — University of Southern California USC at the Pac-10 Championships
Year Finish Score Strokes Back Top USC Individual, Place (Score) 2007 3rd 921 24...... Paola Moreno and Dewi Claire Schreefel, seventh tie (226) 2006 3rd 891 12...... Irene Cho, fifth (219) 2005 3rd 880 6...... Dewi Claire Schreefel, sixth tie (217) 2004 4th 928 26...... Irene Cho, seventh tie (226) 2003 4th 903 11...... Mikaela Parmlid, second (217) 2002 5th 909 18...... Mikaela Parmlid, third (218) 2001 4th 886 13...... Anna Rawson, 10th tie (221) 2000 5th 906 23...... Candie Kung, first (218) 1999 5th 901 25...... Jennifer Rosales, third tie (218) 1998 3rd 899 34...... Jennifer Rosales, seventh tie (222) 1997 6th 921 54...... Ida Danielsson, 20th tie (230) 1996 7th 917 42...... Holly Carriker, 16th tie (226) 1995 7th 905 47...... Jennifer Biehn, 11th tie (223) 1994 2nd 924 4...... Jennifer Biehn, first (224) 1993 3rd 930 25...... Camie Hoshino, second (220) 1992 6th 935 60...... Jill McGill, sixth (224) 1991 7th 967 73...... Jill McGill, 12th tie (236) 1990 7th 942 NA...... Dana Arnold, sixth tie (225) 1989 1st 911 --...... Dana Arnold, second (224) 1988 4th 1245 72...... Kim Cathrein, 10th (307) 1987 2nd 1200 NA...... Tracy Nakamura (296) 1986* 1st 903 --...... Kim Lasken, sixth tie (227)
Western Collegiate Athletic Association Championships 1985 4th 938 NA...... Kim Saiki (229) 1984 3rd 923 7...... Jacqui Nicoletti, second (225) 1983 NA 663 NA...... Kim Lasken (161) 1982 4th 930 18...... Federica Dassu (230) 1981 4th 952 28...... Marta Figueras-Doti (228) 1980 3rd 961 38...... Marta Figueras-Doti (231) 1979 4th 669 58...... Denise Streibig, fifth (154)
* Pacific West Conference
Dewi Claire Schreefel tied for seventh with teammate Paola Moreno at the 2007 Pac-10 Championships. 2007-08 Women of Troy Media Guide — PAGE 51 Academic Awards
1998 Academic Academic All-Americans All-American 2005 Jackie Desmond Danielle La Voie 1998 Danielle La Voie 1992 Erin Haney 1991 Erin Haney 1990 Erin Haney
Marta Figueras-Dotti Academic Excellence Award (Highest GPA on the USC women’s golf team)
Year Player 2006-07 Veronica Felibert 2005-06 Veronica Felibert 2004-05 Jackie Desmond 2003-04 Veronica Felibert 2002-03 Anna Rawson 2001-02 Anna Rawson 2000-01 Leila Chartrand, Mikaela Parmlid 1999-00 Leila Chartrand 1998-99 Alison Czetli 1997-98 Danielle La Voie 1996-97 Danielle La Voie 1995-96 Danielle La Voie 1994-95 Danielle La Voie 1993-94 Jill McGill 1992-93 Jill McGill 1990-91 Erin Haney 1989-90 Erin Haney 1988-89 Erin Haney 1987-88 Gemma Reyne 1986-87 Renee Mack 1985-86 Caroline Craddock 1984-85 Stacy Colborne 1983-84 Diane Earley 1982-83 Caroline Craddock Taylor Wood, Senior Associate Athletic Director Carol Dougherty, Veronica Felibert 1981-82 Marta Figueras-Dotti and Senior Associate Athletic Director Steve Lopes after the 2006 Marks Luncheon honoring USC's student-athlete standouts.
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USC Team Captains MVP Award
Year Player Year Player 2008 Dewi Claire Schreefel 2007 Paola Moreno 2007 Catalina Marin 2006 Irene Cho Dewi Claire Schreefel 2005 Dewi Claire Schreefel 2006 no captain 2004 Irene Cho 2005 no captain 2003 Mikaela Parmlid 2004 no captain 2002 Mikaela Parmlid 2003 Anna Rawson 2001 Candie Kung 2002 no captain 2000 Candie Kung 2001 Leila Chartrand 1999 Jennifer Rosales 2000 Nicole Dalkas 1998 Jennifer Rosales 1999 Linda Ishii 1997 Johanna Josefsson 1998 Alison Czetli 1996 Jill Hamasaki 1997 Danielle La Voie 1996 Jill Hamasaki 1995 Jennifer Biehn 1994 Jill McGill Most Improved Award Heidi Voorhees Paola Moreno 2007 USC MVP 1993 Jill McGill Year Player 1992 Erin Haney 2007 Paola Moreno 1991 Laura Saiki Trojan Spirit Award 2006 Paola Moreno 1990 Laura Saiki 2005 Catalina Marin 1989 Tracy Nakamura 2004 Rachel Bell 1988 Tracy Nakamura Year Player 2003 Irene Cho 1987 Kim Saiki 2007 Catalina Marin 2002 Becky Lucidi 1986 Kim Lasken 2006 Catalina Marin 2001 Nicole Dalkas 1985 Renee Mack 2005 Allison Schauppner 2000 Linda Ishii 1984 Stacy Colborne 2004 Seiko Onoue 1999 Linda Ishii 1983 Jacqui Nicoletti 2003 Becky Lucidi 1998 Johanna Josefsson 1982 Denise Strebig 2002 Allison Schauppner 1997 Linda Ishii 1981 Denise Strebig 2001 Anna Rawson 1996 Johanna Josefsson 1980 Peggy Curry 2000 Nicole Dalkas Denise Strebig 1999 Leila Chartrand 1979 Peggy Curry Nicole Dalkas 1998 Alison Czetli Jill Mann 1997 Leanne Wong 1996 Jill Mann 1995 Jill Mann 1994 Camie Hoshino 1993 Jill McGill 1992 Jennifer Biehn 1991 Laura Saiki 1990 Gemme Reyne 1989 Kim Cathrein 1988 Kim Saiki 1987 Tracy Nakamura 1986 Kim Lasken 1985 Libby La Bella 1984 Jacqui Nicoletti 1983 Flori Prono 1982 Denise Strebig 1981 Marta Figueras-Dotti 1980 Denise Strebig 1979 Peggy Curry Catalina Marin 2007 USC Trojan Spirit Award Paola Moreno 2007 USC Most Improved Award 2007-08 Women of Troy Media Guide — PAGE 53 Where Are They Now? USC has not only established itself with an outstanding tradition of golf success, while several former Trojans have continued their golf careers on the professional ranks, others have become successful in the business world. Either way, the Women of Troy have continued to represent themselves, and their university, with pride and distinction.
Athlete USC MAJOR Profession Connie Abdun-Nur Public relations/Journalism Owns public relations firm Rachel Bell International Relations Ladies European Tour Jennifer Biehn Communications Paragon Sports Entertainment Kim Cathrein Communications LPGA Teaching Professional Irene Cho Communications LPGA Tour Nicole Dalkas-Castrale Economics LPGA Tour Diane Early Communications Sales representative Marta Figueras-Dotti Humanities Spanish Federation Coach/LPGA Tour Jill Hamasaki Economics Golf Professional Erin Haney Business Assistant Vice President of Imperial Bank Linda Ishii International Relations Golf Channel Judy Kase Geology Account executive Candie Kung Liberal Arts LPGA Tour Kim Lasken Communications LPGA Teaching Professional Danielle LaVoie Education/Italian Financial Planner Becky Lucidi Communications LPGA Tour Renee (Mack) Baumgartner Sports Information Sr. Associate Athletic Director, Univ. of Oregon Jill Mann Journalism Golf Sales Manager/PGA Apprentice Jill McGill Communications LPGA Tour Tracy Nakamura Communications LPGA Assistant Jacqui Nicoletti-McSorley Sports information LPGA Teaching Professional Mikaela Parmlid Economics LPGA Tour Anna Rawson Communications Ladies European Tour/LPGA Jennifer Rosales Liberal Arts LPGA Tour Kim Saiki Public administration LPGA Tour Denise Strebig Communications Former LPGA Tour Cynthia Towery Communications Owns own business Heidi Voorhees-Walter Communications Legal Services
(Left to right) Former Trojans Anna Rawson, Becky Lucidi, Irene Cho and Mikaela Parmlid with Head Coach Andrea Gaston. All were members of USC's 2003 NCAA championship team. Lucidi, Cho and Parmlid are also now playing on the LPGA Tour while Rawson competes on both the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA.
PAGE 54 — University of Southern California Women of Troy on the LPGA Tour
CANDIE KUNG The three-time AJGA All-America selection wasted no time in her short two-year stay at USC. She was a two-time All-America selection at Troy and 2000 Pac-10 champion. She left to join the Futures Tour in August of 2001 after winning the U.S. Women’s Public Links Championship. Kung made an impact as a professional within three months, winning the SBC Futures Tour Championship--the final event of the year--which allowed her to try out for the tour via the LPGA qualifying tournament. On her first try, Kung tied for 15th to earn non-exempt status for the 2002 tour season--a rare achievement for a young lady’s first try. She was the top player on the non-exempt list. Kung made an immediate splash, earning $261,044 as a rookie and finishing 36th on the money list with five top 10 finishes and only three missed cuts in 22 events. She had a huge 2003 season, winning three times on tour with five more top 10 performances, finishing sixth on the money list ($938,079). After recording 10 top 10 finishes in 2004, she had seven in 2005, including a second-place at the Chick-fil-A Charity Championship, earning $753,959. In 2006, she posted three top 10 finishes, highlighted by a tie for third at the Honda LPGA Thailand, and earned $396,973. In 2007, she crossed the $3 million mark in career earnings at the Wegmans LPGA and recorded a pair of top 20 finishes.
JENNIFER ROSALES Nicknamed “J-Ro” on tour, Rosales will always be remembered for winning the NCAA individual championship as a 1998 freshman for Troy at University Ridge on the Wisconsin campus. Only 5-foot-5 and hailing from Manila in the Philippines, the 1999 NCAA Player of the Year qualified for the tour on her first attempt. In 2002, she had her best showing at one of the LPGA’s four majors--the Weetabix British Open, where Rosales carded a sparkling 65 in the third round and was tied with leader Carin Koch heading into the final round. She also tied for seventh in the U.S. Women’s Open. She had six top 10 finishes in 2003, a year highlighted in the tour’s Giant Eagle Classic, where she lost in a four-way playoff. In 2004, she made a memorable run at the U.S. Open title (finishing fourth) and earned a career-high $693,625. In 2005, she won her second career title at the SBS Open in Turtle Bay. It was among eight top-20 finishes en route to $514,258 on the season. She struggled in 2006, but re-tooled her swing for the 2007 season.
ANNA RAWSON Anna Rawson, a member of USC's first women's golf NCAA Championships in 2003, will be a 2008 LPGA rookie after tying for 18th at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn non-exempt status. In 2007, she competed on the Ladies European Tour and finished second at the Deutsche Bank Ladies Swiss Open, where she lost to Bettina Hauert on the fourth hole of a sudden-death playoff. In 2006, she competed on the LET and finished 10th at the Deutsche Bank Ladies Swiss Open. In 2005, competed on the Duramed Futures Tour, where she recorded two top-10 finishes in 17 events. Rawson turned pro in 2004 after her career as a Trojan, which included the 2003 NCAA title run as well as a 2001 All-Pac-10 honorable mention nod.
BECKY LUCIDI A two-time All-American who helped IRENE CHO USC to its first NCAA team title in Only USC's second three-time All-American, Irene Cho began 2003, Becky Lucidi was a 2007 LPGA her first year on the LPGA Tour in 2007, playing in 19 events. rookie. In 2006, she competed on She earned her exempt status in her first try in December of the Duramed Futures Tour and won 2006 and now is competing in 2008 on non-exempt status. two events on the Cactus Tour. She Cho became USC's second Honda Award winner, given to joined the Futures Tour in 2004. She the NCAA's top women's golfer, in 2006 after winning four earned her non-exempt status after tournaments (tying former teammate Mikaela Parmlid school tying for 53rd at the 2006 LPGA record). She also set school records for lowest stroke average Final Qualifying Tournament and in a season (72.06), lowest round (64) and lowest 54-hole just earned exempt status in 2008 by score (203). Cho also holds USC’s career record (12) and tying for ninth at the LPGA Qualifying season record (eight) for rounds in the 60s. School in December of 2007.
2007-08 Women of Troy Media Guide — PAGE 55 MIKAELA PARMLID Mikaela Parmlid’s senior season at USC was one of the greatest individual performances in school history. A back-to-back first-team All-America selection, the Swedish sensation won an unprecedented four tournament titles en route to receiving the Honda Award, given to the country’s best women's golfer. Parmlid was the school's second NCAA individual champion, defeating Florida’s Andrea JILL MCGILL Vander Lende in a playoff at Purdue's Kampen G.C. She was the main catalyst behind USC’s first McGill has an impressive amateur record that includes winning team national championship that year. She qualified for top non-exempt status for the 2004 LPGA the 1993 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship and the 1993 Tour season and made 11 cuts in 18 tries. In 2005, she qualified for the LPGA Takefuji Classic, U.S. Public Links Championship. She was a member of the 1994 where she proceeded to notch a career-best tie for 10th. In 2006, she posted career bests for U.S. Curtis Cup team. As a collegiate player at USC, McGill earnings ($104,297) and cuts made (14) while in 2007, she recorded a season-best tie for 13th was a two-time All-American. Prior to joining the LPGA Tour, at the SemGroup Championship. She has career earnings of $333,536. she competed on the Futures Tour and the WPGET. McGill qualified for the LPGA Tour on her second attempt. At the top of her game in 2001, McGill tied for second at the Michelob Light Classic and fired a career-low final round 63. She also posted six top-10 finishes en route to her then-best financial season ($340,991) and highest finish on the season money list (31). Her 2004 was highlighted by a tie for third at the Wachovia LPGA Classic, setting up a 2005 that saw her earn a career-best $364,340. She's had 23 top 10 finishes in her career and earned a shade under $2 million.
NICOLE CASTRALE Nicole Castrale (formerly Nicole Dalkas) put together back-to-back monster seasons on the LPGA Tour in 2006 and 2007. In 2007, she finished 15th on the money list ($854,292) to bring her career earnings to $1,263,759. The season included her first LPGA win at the Ginn Tribute Hosted by ANNIKA as well as six other Top 10 finishes. Her strong play earned her a spot on the 2007 U.S. Solheim Cup Team. In 2006, she posted four top 10 finishes, including a tie for third at the Honda LPGA Thailand and a tie for fourth at the Fields Open in Hawaii. Her 2006 earnings of KIM SAIKI $375,106 were more than 10 times her career LPGA earnings entering the season. In 2005, she Kim Saiki lettered at USC from 1984-1988 and was a 1997 won back-to-back tournaments on the Futures Tour—the Northwest Indiana FUTURES Golf Classic All-American third teamer. She has been one of the hottest and the Quality Concepts Kankakee FUTURES Golf Classic—en route to a fourth-place finish players on the LPGA tour in recent years, posting nine top 10 on the season-ending money list. In 2004, she competed on the Futures Tour and recorded two finishes (including a win at the Rochester LPGA) and earning top 10 finishes. In 2003, she recorded her then-career-best finish at the Wachovia LPGA Classic more than $1.4 million since 2002. She has earned more than hosted by Betsy King (29th). In 2002, she recorded a then-career-low 67 in the first round of the $2.3 million in her LPGA career and has 23 top 10 finishes. She LPGA Takefuji Classic. A four-year star at USC, she was a three-time All-Pac-10 team performer won the Wegmans Rochester LPGA in 2004 and was second (1998-99, 2000) before turning pro in 2001. at the 2006 Safeway Classic.
PAGE 56 — University of Southern California USC Women's Golf Rosters 1978-2007
2006-2007 2001-2002 1995-1996 1989-1990 1983-1984 Jackie Desmond Leila Chartrand Holly Carriker Dana Arnold Stacy Colborne Veronica Felibert Kelsey Durkin Alison Czetli Erin Haney Caroline Craddock Stephanie Hickerson Fleming Helmstadter Ida Danielsson Tracy Nakamura Diane Earley Caroline Kim Anna Lee Jill Hamasaki Gemma Reyne Judy Kase Catalina Marin Becky Lucidi Johanna Josefsson Laura Saiki Libby Labella Paola Moreno Mikaela Parmlid Danielle La Voie Kim Scott Kim Lasken Belén Mozo Anna Rawson Jill Mann Cathy Bright – Coach Renee Mack Dewi Claire Schreefel Allison Schauppner Carrie Vaughan Jacqui Nicolletti Shelcie Takenouchi Yon Yim Leanne Wong 1988-1989 Lori Peardon Andrea Gaston – Coach Andrea Gaston – Coach Cherie Zaun – Coach Dana Arnold Cathy Bright – Coach Kim Cathrein 2005-2006 2000-2001 1994-1995 Shannon Deary 1982-1983 Irene Cho Leila Chartrand Jennifer Biehn Erin Haney Stacy Colborne Tanya Dergal Nicole Dalkas Holly Carriker Chris Lagow Caroline Craddock Jackie Desmond Kelsey Durkin Ida Danielsson Tracy Nakamura Julia Fairchild Veronica Felibert Candie Kung Jill Hamasaki Gemma Reyne Kim Lasken Stephanie Hickerson Anna Lee Luticia Hansche Laura Saiki Jacqui Nicoletti Catalina Marin Becky Lucidi Danielle La Voie Terri Thompson Lori Peardon Paola Moreno Mikaela Parmlid Jill Mann Cathy Bright – Coach Flori Prono Seiko Onoue Anna Rawson Colleen McGough Judy Kase Allison Schauppner Yon Yim Carrie Vaughan 1987-1988 Cathy Bright – Coach Dewi Claire Schreefel Andrea Gaston – Coach Leanne Wong Kim Cathrein Shelcie Takenouchi Renee Baumgartner – Coach Diane Earley 1981-1982 Andrea Gaston – Coach 1999-2000 Cathy Mockett Connie Jean Abdun-Nur Leila Chartrand 1993-1994 Tracy Nakamura Federica Dassu 2004-2005 Nicole Dalkas Jennifer Biehn Gemma Reyne Marta Figueras-Dotti Irene Cho Linda Ishii Kris Derdenger Kim Saiki Nathalie Jeanson Tanya Dergal Candie Kung Luticia Hansche Laura Saiki Jacqui Nicoletti Jackie Desmond Mikaela Parmlid Jill Hamasaki Cathy Bright – Coach Lori Peardon Veronica Felibert Yon Yim Camie Hoshino Denise Strebig Stephanie Hickerson Andrea Gaston – Coach Jill McGill 1986-1987 Emilie Yanagi Catalina Marin Carrie Vaughan Kim Saiki Cathy Bright – Coach Paola Moreno 1998-1999 Heidi Voorhees Flori Prono Seiko Onoue Leila Chartrand Leanne Wong Diane Earley 1980-1981 Allison Schauppner Alison Czetli Renee Baumgartner – Coach Tracy Nakamura Marta Figueras-Dotti Dewi Claire Schreefel Nicole Dalkas Kim Cathrein Nathalie Jeanson Andrea Gaston – Coach Linda Ishii 1992-1993 Cathy Mockett Emilie Yanagi Johanna Josefsson Jennifer Biehn Cathy Bright – Coach Denise Strebig 2003-2004 Jennifer Rosales Kalaya Bhaedhayajibh Jacqui Nicoletti Rachel Bell Andrea Gaston – Coach Jill Hamasaki 1985-1986 Lou Bastanchury – Coach Irene Cho Camie Hoshino Blackney Boggs Tanya Dergal 1997-1998 Jill McGill Kim Cathrein 1979-1980 Kelsey Durkin Alison Czetli Luticia Hansche Stacy Colborne Peggy Sue Curry Veronica Felibert Nicole Dalkas Kim Scott Caroline Craddock Marta Figueras-Dotti Becky Lucidi Ida Danielsson Heidi Voorhees Shannon Deary Nathalie Jeanson Catalina Marin Linda Ishii Cathy Bright – Coach Diane Earley Young-Ran Kim Seiko Onoue Johanna Josefsson Judy Kase Denise Strebig Mikaela Parmlid Danielle La Voie 1991-1992 Kim Lasken Debbie Weldon Anna Rawson Jill Mann Jennifer Biehn Renee Mack Lou Bastanchury – Coach Allison Schauppner Jennifer Rosales Kalaya Bhaedhayajibh Flori Prono Andrea Gaston – Coach Andrea Gaston – Coach Erin Haney Kim Saiki 1978-1979 Camie Hoshina Cindy Towery Peggy Sue Curry 2002-2003 1996-1997 Jill McGill Cathy Bright – Coach Denise Strebig Rachel Bell Alison Czetli Luticia Hansche Kelly Bunyard Irene Cho Ida Danielsson Jennifer Mason 1984-1985 Lisa Gabriel Tanya Dergal Linda Ishii Kim Scott Elizabeth LaBella Clarrisa Hooper Kelsey Durkin Johanna Josefsson Heidi Voorhees Lori Jo Peardon Lou Bastanchury – Coach Becky Lucidi Danielle La Voie Cathy Bright – Coach Stacy Colborne Mikaela Parmlid Jill Mann Caroline Craddock Anna Rawson Carrie Vaughan 1990-1991 Judith Kase Allison Schauppner Leanne Wong Kalaya Bhaedhayajibh Kim Lasken Andrea Gaston – Coach Andrea Gaston – Coach Erin Haney Diane Earley Camie Hoshina Renee Mack Jill McGill Flori Prono Hideko Mishima Cindy Towers Laura Saiki Blakney Boggs Kim Scott Shannon Deary Heidi Voorhees Kim Saiki Cathy Bright – Coach Cathy Bright – Coach
2007-08 Women of Troy Media Guide — PAGE 57 Women of Troy Home Courses
Annandale has served as a qualifying site for the L.A. Open, and its narrow fairways and ANNANDALE GOLF CLUB quick greens present a strong challenge. The facility boasts an outstanding short game est: 1906 yards: 6,163 par: 73 rating: 74.0 practice area and golf legends Bobby Jones and Walter Hagen were frequent visitors. Host course designer: Bill Bell, Sr. pro: Wade Berzas, PGA.
One of the oldest clubs in the metropolitan Los Angeles area, Hillcrest hosted the 1932 and HILLCREST COUNTRY CLUB 1942 men’s Los Angeles Opens, won by MacDonald Smith and Ben Hogan. Leo Diegel won est: 1920 yards: 6,068 par: 73 rating: 70.5 the PGA Championship at Hillcrest in 1929. Host pro: Paul Wise, PGA.
Located in North Hollywood, the course has long been one of the top clubs in Southern LAKESIDE GOLF CLUB California. Lakeside has been an L.A. Open qualifying course, and lists celebrities Kevin est: 1924 yards: 6,300 par: 71 rating: 71.9 Costner, Joe Pesci, Bob Hope, Sylvester Stallone, the late Bing Crosby and W.C. Fields among course designer: Max Behr its members. Host pro: Rick Stegall, PGA.
Featuring 36 holes, The Los Angeles Country Club, one of the most prestigious locations in LOS ANGELES COUNTRY CLUB the country, has been voted by Golf Magazine as one of the top courses in the world. The est: 1897 yards: 6,200 par: 74 rating: 77.0 club, which has one of the most demanding layouts in the golf world, has also hosted the course designer: George C. Thomas Pac-10 Championships. Host pro: Jim Schaeffer, PGA.
Located in Glendale, this long (6,100) and tough par-74 course has a rating of 75.0 and OAKMONT COUNTRY CLUB played host to the LPGA Los Angeles Open tournament event. Host pro: Greg Frederick, est: 1922 yards: 6,100 par: 74 rating: 75.0 PGA. course designer: Max Baer
Located in Palos Verdes Estates, this par-71, 6,100-yard course is rated 73.3. The scenic PALOS VERDES GOLF CLUB course overlooks the Pacific Ocean and its fast greens are especially challenging to a golfer’s est: 1924 yards: 6,100 par: 71 rating: 73.3 skills. Palos Verdes also is the host course for the TRW Regional Challenge in February. course designer: George C. Thomas Host pro: Jim Gormley, PGA.
Located in Pacific Palisades, Riviera is among Golf Digest’s “Top 20” courses in the United RIVIERA COUNTRY CLUB States. Riviera has hosted numerous L.A. Opens and was the site of the 1983 and 1995 PGA est: 1926 yards: 6,300 par: 73 rating: 75.5 Championships. Ben Hogan won the 1948 U.S. Open here. Golf Digest also ranks Riviera course designer: George C. Thomas among the 50 best courses in the world. Host pro: Todd Yoshitake, PGA.
Located in Long Beach. Has outstanding practice facilities, 18 holes and is considered to be VIRGINIA COUNTRY CLUB one of the best-maintained golf courses. The layout requires the player to be able to work est: 1909 yards: 6250 par: 72 rating: 71.1 the ball both ways off the tee, and provides the player with challenging rough and hilly lies. course designer: William P. Bell Both the greens and the clubhouse were recently renovated. Virginia CC has played host to numerous SCGA tournaments and USGA qualifiers. Host pro: Jamie Mulligan, PGA.
Located on the luxurious Palos Verdes Peninsula just thirty minutes from downtown Los TRUMP NATIONAL GOLF CLUB Angeles, Trump National provides a challenging layout that demands accuracy. Besides its est: 1999 yards: 6291 par: 72 rating: 72.1 incredible ocean views throughout the whole golf course, Trump National has outstanding course designer: Donald J. Trump Signature Design practice facilities. Everything from its practice putting green, short game area and driving range provide a stimulating environment. Host pro: David Conforti, PGA.
A beautiful course located in Los Angeles’ mid-Wilshire district, Wilshire Country Club has WILSHIRE COUNTRY CLUB played host to the L.A. Open and has hosted the Ralph’s Senior PGA Tour and the LPGA est: 1919 yards: 6,295 par: 74 rating: 74.7 Office Depot event. The challenging course layout requires the golfer to have the ability to course designer: Norman MacBeth work the ball both ways off the tee. Host pro: Rick Reilly, PGA.
PAGE 58 — University of Southern California THE BURELL C. JOHNSON FAMILY SHORT GAME PRACTICE FACILITY
The Burell C. Johnson Family Short Game Practice Facility was made possible by a generous gift from Burell C. Johnson and family, as well as donations from numerous other friends of Trojan golf. It was dedicated on Nov. 25 of 2000. The beautiful facility, designed by Ted Robinson Jr., is located behind Dedeaux Baseball Field on the campus of USC, is night-lighted and provides the Trojan golf teams with a convenient opportunity to practice chipping, putting and bunker play year-round.
This facility was also made possible by the generous contributions of the following companies and individuals:
AA-1 Services, Inc.--Rex Johnson The Davis Family Jones Lumber Company, Inc.--Rod M. Jones Robinson Development and Landscaping Inc.--Ted Robinson, Jr. Southwest Growers and Landscaping, Inc.--John Lamrock West Coast Turf--John Foster Russ and Joan Burkett Robert and Joy Foote Jaime and Susan Gesundheit Randy Hecht and Family Richard Meyers Bernie and Rena Shapiro Gary Shemano and Family The Siam Family
2007-08 Women of Troy Media Guide — PAGE 59 Trojan Golf Classic
The Trojan Golf Classic is an annual fundraiser held at Lakeside Golf Club. It raises much of the operational expenses to run the USC men's and women's programs. Net proceeds average $75,000 annually.
Current and former Trojans joined USC staff and supporters at the Trojan Golf Classic.
The 2007-08 men's and women's golf teams.
PAGE 60 — University of Southern California Trojan Golf Fantasy
(L-R Top Row) Kurt Schuette, Jamie Lovemark, Joshua Wooding, Steve Sear, Andrea Gaston, Mark Pfeil, Irene Cho, Paola Moreno, Gavin Reid, Alan Tapie, Brian Henninger, Scott Simpson. (L-R Middle Row): Joanne Lee, Victoria Alimonda, Stephanie Hickerson, Allie Rowe, Catalina Marin, Shelcie Takenouchi, Belén Mozo, Dewi Claire Schreefel, Mikaela Parmlid, Caroline Kim, Tim Sluiter, Rory Hie, Ryan Linton. (L-R Front Row): Veronica Felibert, Bo DeHuff, Roger Tambellini, Brad Shaw, Al Geiberger, David Oh, Nick Jones, Sam Randolph, Tom Glissmeyer Chris Zambri.
(L-R) Jim York, Mikaela Parmlid, Sal Cimbolo
(L-R) Shelcie Takenouchi, Gavin Reid, Belén Mozo, Bo DeHuff, Victoria Alimonda
The Trojan Golf Fantasy is a one-of-a kind event: a collection of some of the biggest names in the world of golf coming together with dedicated alumni and friends to form one of Former Trojans and current LPGA the most prestigious fundraisers in collegiate golf. Tour members Irene Cho and Becky Lucidi The Trojan Golf Fantasy is just that – a day of private golf instruction, scramble play, socializing and gourmet meals that provide an experience they will never forget. George DeHuff and Mark Pfeil
2007-08 Women of Troy Media Guide — PAGE 61 (L-R Back Row): Stephanie Hickerson, Paola Moreno, Lizette Salas, Allie Rowe, Shelcie Takenouchi, Joanne Lee, Irene Cho, Catalina Marin. (L-R Front Row): Veronica Felibert, Belén Mozo, Victoria Alimonda.
Mikaela Parmlid Brian Henninger and Scott Simpson and Don Winston
(L-R): Madi Kleiner, Andrea Gaston, Allie Rowe, Harley Williams
Catalina Marin, Mary Carrido, Veronica Felibert
PAGE 62 — University of Southern California (L-R): Mikaela Parmlid, Mary Carrido, Tim Floyd, Andrea Gaston, Brian Kennedy
Willa Morehart and Marty Maitino
Belén Mozo and Caroline Kim
Dewi Claire Schreefel, Paola Moreno, Stephanie Hickerson
Thank you to our Coaches Council and Boosters for their continued Max Anthony and Jack Garner support of Trojan Golf!
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