Carolina Women's Golf Program Thrives in Its Fourth Decade
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ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS: CAROLINA WOMEN’S GOLF The UNC women’s golf team awards 19 endowed scholarships Chapel Hill from Connecticut. Hudson is a director of Franklin Street made possible by the gifts of Fred B. Abernathy, Jr., the J.H. Austin Partners. family, Mr. and Mrs. Harry M. Bryant, Sr., the family of Anne Dr. David R. Kuhn and his wife, Barbara, reside in Aberdeen, Wortham Cone, Ronald G. Copland, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Faulkner, Jr., J. N.C. Their daughter, Mandy, played golf at Carolina, 1992-95, and Alston Gardner, Mr. and Mrs. Andy Hacskaylo, Dr. and Mrs. Donald graduated in 1995 with a B.S. in business administration. Henson, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hudson, Jr., Dr. and Mrs. David Kuhn, The Norman McCaskill scholarship was made possible by a gift Mildred McCaskill, Mr. and Mrs. Sam McConkey, Jr., the R.E. from his sister, Mildred McCaskill. Norman, a 1933 Carolina gradu- Morrissett family, Dr. and Mrs. J.R. Patterson, Southern Aggregates ate, was a former Educational Foundation president and Davie Award and the Justice family, J. Melvin Tillman, Jr. and family, Meade H. winner, one of the University’s most prestigious honors. Norman Willis, Jr., and a memorial in the name of Julian L. Dempsey. passed away in March 2003. His wife, Carol, resides in Chapel Hill. Fred B. Abernathy, Jr., of Hampstead, N.C., was a long-time The McConkey Foundation scholarship is made possible by Mr. Chapel Hill resident and is semi-retired. He and his son, Fred III, and Mrs. Sam McConkey, Jr. Sam is a 1967 graduate from UNC and endowed the Abernathy Scholarship. a partner in the law firm of Bennett McConkey & Thompson. He and Jake and the late Doris Austin are the parents of Carolina his wife, Kim, reside in Morehead City. women’s golf coach, Sally Austin. Jake is a 1936 UNC graduate and R.E. Morrissett Jr. is a 1959 B.S.B.A. graduate of Carolina. He retired owner of an insurance company. Sally played golf at UNC and his wife, Betty, reside in Chapel Hill. Their son also graduated while the Austin’s son, Tony, played lacrosse. from UNC. Bryant, a 1943 graduate of Carolina, is the President/CEO of Patterson is a 1954 graduate and a 1958 graduate from the UNC Bryant Supply Co. He and his wife, Ruby, reside in Lowell, N.C. School of Medicine. He and his wife, Anne, reside in Danville, Va., Bryant is a former member of the Educational Foundation’s where he is a physician. Executive Committee. John and Donna Justice endowed the Justice Family Scholarship Anne Cone Liptzin, Ben Cone, Jr. and Jeanette Cone Kimmel, through Southern Aggregates of Shelby, N.C. John is an avid golfer endowed a scholarship in honor of their mother, Anne Wortham and a 1978 Wofford graduate. Cone, who was a long-time resident of Greensboro and whose hus- Tillman, a 1954 UNC graduate who resides in Durham, endowed band, Ben Cone, Sr., a 1920 UNC graduate, founded Cone Mills. a scholarship in memory of his wife, Janet Kirkland Tillman, who Copland is a 1966 Carolina graduate and runs a family-owned passed away several years ago. He also established one in honor of business, Copland Fabrics, Inc. He is an avid golfer who resides in his children: Jesse Melvin III, Janet Sue, Jeffrey Kirkland and Joseph Burlington. Laurance. Faulkner graduated from Carolina in 1948 and is a retired Union Willis, a 1931 Carolina graduate from Winston-Salem, was a Camp Corporation regional general manger. He and his wife, Marie, long-time supporter of the golf program at UNC prior to his death. reside in Greensboro. The Julian L. Dempsey Memorial is made possible by his wife, Gardner is a 1977 Carolina graduate and an avid supporter of Mary Helen Dempsey; his mother, Tassie; and a number of his Carolina athletics. He resides in Carbondale, Col. friends. Julian Dempsey, a 1974 graduate of Carolina, was a tax prac- Hacskaylo and his wife, Ernestine, are in the hosiery business in titioner and part-owner of Bradley’s Tax Service until his death in Star, N.C. Hacskaylo is a former member of the Educational January 2000. Foundation’s Executive Committee. The Carolina women’s golf program is truly appreciative of all the Henson is a 1945 graduate from UNC. He and his wife, Sandra, support received by the endowed scholarship donors. moved to Chapel Hill from Kinston where Henson practiced den- tistry. He is a former president of the Educational Foundation Board Did You Know??? of Directors and former member of the Executive Committee. Hudson is a 1946 Carolina graduate and retired as a partner with Since 1938, the Rams Club has provided more than 7,000 student- an international accounting firm. He and his wife, Mary, moved to athletes with scholarship assistance. Fred Abernathy Jake & Doris Harry & Ruby Anne Wortham Julian Ed & Marie Alston Gardner Andy & Austin Bryant Cone Dempsey Faulkner Ernestine Hacskaylo The R.E. Morrissett Jr. Family Donald & Tom & Mary Mildred J. Richard & Melvin Meade Sandra Henson Hudson McCaskill Anne Patterson Tillman, Jr. Willis 2005-06 CAROLINA WOMEN’S GOLF MEDIA GUIDE: PAGE 13 CAROLINA WOMEN’S GOLF: 2004-05 REVIEW Fall 2004 Date Event Finish Strokes +/-Par Site Sept. 13-14 Cougar Classic at Yeamans 6 of 16 897 +33 Hanahan, S.C. Oct. 1-3 Mason Rudolph Championship T17 of 18 924 +60 Franklin, Tenn. Oct. 8-10 Franklin Street Partners Invitational 6 of 9 930 +66 Chapel Hill, N.C. Oct. 29-31 ACC/SEC Challenge T8 of 16 905 +53 Sandestin, Fla. Nov. 14-16 Hooters Collegiate Match Play Championship Howey-In-The-Hills, Fla. Oklahoma State def. UNC 3-1-1; New Mexico def. UNC 4-1 Spring 2005 Date Event Finish Strokes +/-Par Site Feb. 28-Mar. 1 Texas A&M “Mo”morial Invitational 8 of 15 976 +112 College Station, Tex. Mar. 11-13 Lady Gamecock Classic 9 of 12 980 +116 Blythewood, S.C. Mar. 18-20 LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic 13 of 16 927 +63 Bation Rouge, La. Apr. 1-3 Bryan National Collegiate T12 of 17 952 +88 Browns Summit, N.C. Apr. 14-17 ACC Championship 7 of 8 963 +99 Charlotte, N.C. INDIVIDUAL AVERAGES – FALL 2004 TN RDS RDS CT/PCT PAR -PAR 60s LOW HIGH STROKES AVG Katie Miller 4 12 12/100.0 1 0 0 72 78 903 75.25 Ann Laney 4 12 11/91.7 0 1 0 70 84 908 75.67 Beth Marushak 3 7# 7/100/0 1 0 0 72 82 533 76.14 Laura Caniff 3 9* 5/83.3 0 0 0 72 91 688 76.44 Romi Irons 3 9 7/77.8 0 0 0 74 83 698 77.56 Shannon Boyle 3 12 5/41.7 0 0 0 76 88 982 81.83 *Competed 3 rounds as an individual INDIVIDUAL AVERAGES – SPRING 2005 TN RDS RDS CT/PCT PAR -PAR 60s LOW HIGH STROKES AVG Katie Miller 5 13 13/100.0 0 1 0 71 84 1014 78.00 Ann Laney 5 15 10/83.3 2 0 0 72 86 1174 78.27 Beth Marushak 3 9 7/77.8 0 0 0 79 85 732 81.33 Laura Caniff 5 15 13/86.7 0 0 0 77 92 1223 81.53 Colette Lowe 1 3 3/100.0 0 0 0 79 84 246 82.00 Romi Irons 3 9 7/77.8 0 0 0 81 86 749 83.22 Shannon Boyle 2 6 6/100.0 0 0 0 84 91 513 85.50 Bittany Walker 1 3 0/00.0 0 0 0 86 99 272 91.67 2004-05 HIGHLIGHTS •Katie Miller, a sophomore from Jeannette, Pa., was selected to the All-ACC team. Miller was one of 12 members named to the 2004-05 squad. •Carolina carded three top-10 finishes during the spring campaign. The Tar Heels finished seventh at the ACC Championship played at Carmel Country Club in Charlotte, N.C. They posted an eighth-place finish at the Texas A&M “Mo”morial Tournament, the first event of the spring sea- son, and tallied a ninth-place finish at the Lady Gamecock Classic. In their other spring events, the Tar Heels tied for 12th place at the Bryan National Collegiate and finished 13th at the LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic. •The Tar Heels posted two sixth-place finishes in the fall – at the Cougar Classic at Yeamans in Hanahan, S.C., and the Franklin Street Partners Invitational in Chapel Hill. Carolina tied for eighth place at the ACC/SEC Challenge in Sandestin, Fla., and tied for 17th place at the Mason Rudolph Championship in Franklin, Tenn. The Tar Heels also competed in the Hooters Collegiate Match Play Championship in Howey-in-the- Hills, Fla. They were defeated by Oklahoma State and New Mexico in the double elimination event. •All-ACC performer Katie Miller carded five top-20 finishes and three top 15 finishes. Her low finish was a tie for sixth place at the LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic. In addition, Miller tied for 11th place in the Franklin Street Partners Invitational, tied for 14th at the Bryan National Collegiate, tied for 16th at the Cougar Classic at Yeamans and tied for 19th place at the Lady Gamecock Classic. •Ann Laney, from Charlotte, N.C., broke into the starting lineup in just her first year as a Tar Heel and carded five top-25 finishes. Her low per- formance came in the ACC Championship where she finished sixth.