GAMECOCKS 2011-2012 WOMEN’s GOLF MEDIA GUIDE SOUTH CAROLINA WOMEN’S GOLF Schedule/Quick Facts/CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS THE TEAM 2010-11 IN REVIEW Conference History ...............................27-28 Schedule/Quick Facts................................... 2 2010-11 Results......................................... 14 Year-by-Year Results .............................29-31 Roster........................................................... 3 Tournament-by-Tournament ..................15-20 All-Americans ............................................ 32 Head Coach Kalen Anderson .....................4-5 2011 NCAA Championship ........................ 21 All-Conference ........................................... 33 Director of Golf Puggy Blackmon ................. 6 Statistical Breakdown ................................. 21 Academic Honors ..................................34-35 Katie Burnett................................................. 7 Individual Results....................................... 22 Team Records ........................................36-37 Amanda Strang............................................. 8 2010 NCAA Regional Champions .............. 23 Individual Records ................................38-39 Meredith Swanson ....................................... 9 All-Time Individual Stats .......................40-44 Katie Rose Higgins ..................................... 10 HISTORY & RECORDS Gamecocks in the Pros............................... 45 Suzie Lee.................................................... 11 NCAA Regional History .............................. 24 Samantha Swinehart................................... 12 NCAA Championship History ..................... 25 Justine Dreher ............................................ 13 2002 SEC Champions ................................ 26 2011-12 SCHEDULE QUICK FACTS Dates Event Course (Location) Location ............................................Columbia, S.C. Enrollment .....................................................29,957 Sept. 11-13 Cougar Classic Yeamans Hall Club Founded ...........................................................1801 (Hanahan, S.C.) Team Name .............................................Gamecocks Oct. 7-9 Tar Heel Invitational UNC Finley Golf Course President .................................... Dr. Harris Pastides (Chapel Hill, N.C.) Faculty Representative ........................Dr. Zach Kelehear Oct. 21-23 SEC/Pac-12 Challenge Fox Den Country Club Athletics Director ....................................Eric Hyman (Knoxville, Tenn.) Deputy A.D. .........................................Marcy Girton Oct. 28-30 The Landfall Tradition Country Club of Landfall Colors .............................Garnet (PMS 202C), Black Conference ..........................................Southeastern Dye Course Home Course ................................Cobblestone Park (Wilmington, N.C.) Feb. 12-14 UCF Challenge RedTail Golf Club COACHING STAFF (Sorrento, Fla.) Head Coach .......................................... Kalen Harris March 2-4 Darius Rucker Intercollegiate Long Cove Club 5th Year (Duke, 2001) (Hilton Head Island, S.C.) Dir. of Golf/Asst. Coach .......................Puggy Blackmon March 30-April 1 Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic UGA Golf Course 17th Year (Carson-Newman, 1973) (Athens, Ga.) April 6-8 Bryan National Collegiate Bryan Park PROGRAM HISTORY First Year of Women’s Golf ................................1980 Golf & Conference Center NCAA Champ. Appearances .................................11 (Greensboro, N.C.) NCAA Regional Appearances ................................18 April 20-22 SEC Championship Blessings Club All-Americans .........................................................4 (Fayetteville, Ark.) All-Conference ......................................................16 May 10-12 NCAA Regional* TBA* SEC Championships ...................................1 (2002) May 23-26 NCAA Championship Vanderbilt Legends Club TEAM INFORMATION (Franklin, Tenn.) 2011 SEC Finish ............................................ 5th/12 2011 NCAA Regional Finish .......................... 6th/24 2011 NCAA Champ. Finish .......................... 18th/24 *NCAA Regional Sites and Hosts: Letterwinners R/L................................................ 3/4 • Penn State Golf Course; State College, Pa. (Penn State University) Newcomers .............................................................3 • Ohio State University Golf Club (Scarlet); Columbus, Ohio (Ohio State University) • Colorado National Golf Club; Erie, Colo. (University of Colorado) MEDIA RELATIONS Media Relations Director ......................... Steve Fink Asst. SID/Golf Contact .............................Justin Holt E-mail ...............................................................N/A Office ...............................................803-777-7872 Cell ..................................................865-765-5335 Media Relations Fax ..........................803-777-2967 Official Website .................... GamecocksOnline.com Twitter .........................................@GamecockWGolf 2011-12 MEDIA GUIDE 2 GamecocksOnline.com SOUTH CAROLINA WOMEN’S GOLF Roster/Team Photo 2011-2012 SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKS Kneeling: Katie Burnett, Katie Rose Higgins, Meredith Swanson, Suzie Lee. Standing: Director of Golf Puggy Blackmon, Amanda Strang, Justine Dreher, Samantha Swinehart, Head Coach Kalen Harris. 2011-12 ROSTER Name Class Hometown Last School Katie Burnett Senior Brunswick, Ga. Brunswick HS Justine Dreher Freshman Valbonne, France Lycée Audiberti Katie Rose Higgins Sophomore Charleston, S.C. First Baptist Church School Suzie Lee Sophomore East Northport, N.Y. Commack HS Amanda Strang Junior Jonstorp, Sweden -- Meredith Swanson Junior Roanoke, Va. Hidden Valley HS Samantha Swinehart Sophomore Lancaster, Ohio Lancaster HS Head Coach: Kalen Harris - 5th year at South Carolina (Duke, 2001) Director of Golf: Puggy Blackmon - 17th year at South Carolina (Carson-Newman, 1973) 2011-12 MEDIA GUIDE 3 GamecocksOnline.com SOUTH CAROLINA WOMEN’S GOLF COACHING STAFF Kalen Harris Head Coach :: Duke, 2001 :: 5th year at South Carolina Kalen Harris enters her fifth year as the head coach of the South Carolina “I am dedicated to building a championship program women’s golf team on a high note - as at the University of South Carolina. The Gamecock the defending NCAA East Regional women’s golf team is committed to achieving short- Champion. game and scoring game excellence, and our much Harris led the Gamecocks to their first regional title in 2010 as the of our practice time reflects this goal. I also place a team posted an even-par total of 864, strong emphasis on building individual relationships holding off Tennessee by two strokes and finding what motivates players on an individual to earn a second NCAA Championship level. I focus on individual skill development within berth in three years - not a bad start for a competitive, supportive team environment. I bring the 2001 Duke graduate in her initial head coaching position. intensity to practices and training, while also creating Harris earned that job when South Carolina tabbed her to mentor its program a structure that allows players to lead a balanced life in January 2008. She joined the Gamecocks after two years as an assistant at Duke, where she had an All-American career as a player, and a four-year stint as as a student-athlete. ” a professional on the FUTURES Tour. And her philosophy on coaching has led to –– Kalen Harris immediate success for the Carolina program. “I am dedicated to building a championship program at the University of South Carolina,” Harris said. “The Gamecock women’s golf team is committed to achieving short-game and scoring game excellence, and our much of our practice time reflects this goal. I also place a strong emphasis on building individual relationships and finding what motivates players on an individual level. I focus on individual skill development within a competitive, supportive team environment. I bring intensity to practices and training, while also creating a structure that allows players to lead a balanced life as a student-athlete.” In four seasons at South Carolina, Harris has overseen a seamless, successful transition from the previous coaching staff, highlighted by the program’s first tournament title in five years at the 2010 NCAA East Regional. In addition, two players have earned All-America accolades, equaling the number of All-Americans in program history prior to her arrival. Under Harris, the Gamecocks have advanced to three NCAA Championships in four seasons; the program had appeared in the NCAA Championship a total of eight times since The Harris File Coaching Career 2008-present: Head Coach, University of South Carolina 2006-07: Assistant Coach, Duke University Instructional Background 2001-present: Instructor, Private clients and various clinics Playing Career 2001-05: FUTURES Tour, LPGA Qualifying School 2000: Competed in U.S. Women’s Open 1997-2001: Duke women’s golf team Playing Accolades NGCA Second-Team All-American (2000) All-Atlantic Coast Conference (1999, 2000, 2001) ACC Co-Rookie of the Year (1998) Academic All-America (1999, 2000, 2001) Liz Murphey Intercollegiate Individual Champion (2001) NCAA Team National Champion (1999) ACC Team Champion (2001, 2000, 1999, 1998) Education Bachelor of arts in psychology, certificate in markets and management, Duke University, 2001 Personal Given Name: Kalen Marie Anderson Born: August 8, 1978 in St. Paul, Minn. High School: Edina