General Information Supporting UNC Women's Golf
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General Information The University of North Carolina Inside The Guide Location: Chapel Hill, N.C. Quick Facts, Table of Contents ................................................Page 1 Chartered: 1789 2008-09 Schedule & Roster .....................................................Page 2 Enrollment: 28.000 Tar Heel Invitational ................................................................Page 3 Chancellor: Holden Thorp UNC Finley Golf Course .........................................................Page 4 Director of Athletics: Dick Baddour Athletic Heritage ......................................................................Page 5 Senior Women’s Administrator: Dr. Beth Miller 2008-09 Preview ...................................................................Page 6-7 Affiliation: NCAA Division I Player Profiles .....................................................................Page 8-13 Conference: Atlantic Coast Head Coach Sally Austin .......................................................Page 14 Nickname: Tar Heels Assistant Head Coach Patricia Earley ....................................Page 15 Mascot: Rameses the ram Support Staff ..........................................................................Page 16 School Colors: Carolina Blue & White 2007-08 Review ................................................................Page 17-19 Athletic Department Web Site: www.TarHeelBlue.com University Profile ..............................................................Page 20-23 Academic Excellence & Leadership Academy .................Page 24-25 Carolina Women’s Golf History...............................................................................Page 26-28 Head Coach: Sally Austin (North Carolina, ‘77) Atlantic Coast Conference .....................................................Page 29 Season at UNC: 16th Team Records ........................................................................Page 30 Office phone: (919) 962-4273 Tar Heels on the LPGA Tour .................................................Page 31 Office fax: (919) 843-4062 Order of Merit & Executive Cup ......................................Page 32-33 Assistant Head Coach: Patricia Earley (Charleston Southern, ‘01) Letterwinners .........................................................................Page 34 Season at UNC: 6th Endowed Scholarships .......................................................... Page 35 Office Phone: (919) 843-4063 Secretary: Alisa Rawls Home Course: UNC Finley Golf Course Carolina’s Two Seniors: Sydney Crane & Lauren Hunt Holes/Par/Yardage: 18/72/6,285 NCAA appearances: 15, most recent in 2008 ACC Championships: One, 1992 2007-08 ACC Championship Finish: 5th place Starters returning/lost: 3/2 Letterwinners returning/lost: 5/3 UNC Athletic Communications Associate A.D. for Athletic Communications: Steve Kirschner Women’s Golf contact: Lee Snyder Email Address: [email protected] Snyder’s Phone: (919) 962-8095 Office Phones: (919) 962-2123/962-1376 Office Fax: (919) 962-0612 www.TarHeelBlue.com Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2126, Chapel Hill, NC 27515 Media and fans can follow the Carolina women’s golf team and the rest of the UNC athletic program from anywhere in the world on the official site of North Carolina athletics. For more information on UNC Women’s Golf TarHeelBlue.com offers schedules, rosters, results and more for all 28 Members of the media seeking further information on the North of Carolina’s varsity sports. Carolina women’s golf program or wishing to conduct interviews with the coaches or players should contact Lee Snyder at (919) 962-8095 or [email protected]. Supporting UNC Women’s Golf The University of North Carolina has a long-term agreement with 2008-09 UNC Women’s Golf Guide Nike, which provides UNC teams with shoes, apparel, equipment bags The 2008-09 North Carolina women’s golf media and other products. The contract, signed in 1994 and again in 1997, guide was designed and edited by Lee Snyder, Athletic was extended for a period of eight more years beginning in July 2002. Communications Administrative Assistant, with In addition to Nike products, the agreement provides $100,000 annually assistance from student assistants Helen Buchanan to the Chancellor’s Academic Enhancement Fund for undergraduate and Courtney Stern and the Athletic Communications teaching and $100,000 annually to the UNC athletic department to staff. reward Olympic sport programs and coaches for academic and athletic The front, inside front and back and covers were excellence. designed by Dana Gelin. The player pictures on the front and inside front covers, pictures of this year’s team and the photos of UNC Finley Golf Course on the back cover and on page four were photographed by Jeff Camarati. The campus pictures on pages 20-23 were photographed by Dan Sears. Allsport/ Getty Images provided some of the pictures on page five. Special thanks to UNC Printing for their assistance in printing this media guide. Page 1 • 2008-09 UNC Women’s Golf Media Guide Fall Schedule Sun.-Tues. Sept. 14-16 Cougar Classic (3 of 22 teams) Hanahan, S.C. (Yeamans Hall Golf Club, Par 72, 6,159 yards) Fri.-Sun. Oct. 3-5 Tar Heel Invitational (2 of 28 teams) Chapel Hill, N.C. (UNC Finley Golf Course, Par 72, 6,285 yards) Fri.-Sun. Oct. 10-12 Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship (T2 of 18 teams) Knoxville, Tenn. (Fox Den Country Club, Par 72, 6,000 yards) Fri.-Sun. Oct. 24-26 The Landfall Tradition (T3 of 12 teams) Wilmington, N.C. (Country Club of Landfall, Jack Nicklaus Course, Par 72, 6,070 yards) 2008-09 Schedule & Roster Spring Schedule Sun.-Tues. Mar. 8-10 UCF Challenge Sorrento, Fla. (RedTail Golf Club, Par 72, 6,356 yards) Fri.-Sun. Mar. 13-15 LSU Invitational Baton Rouge, La. (University Club, Par 72, 6,100 yards) Fri.-Sun. Mar. 27-29 Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic Athens, Ga. (University of Georgia Golf Course, Par 72, 6,335 yards) Fri.-Sun. Apr. 3-5 Bryan National Collegiate Browns Summit, N.C. (Bryan Park Players Course, Par 72, 6,323 yards) Fri.-Sun. Apr. 18-20 ACC Championship Greensboro, N.C. (Sedgefield Country Club) Thur.-Sat. May NCAA Regionals TBA Tues.-Fri. May NCAA Championship Owings Mills, Md. (Caves Valley Golf Club) 2008-09 Women’s Golf Roster Pronunciation Guide Allyne: a-LEAN Name Ht. Yr. Hometown (High School) Pentrak: PENN-track Jordan Allyne 5-8 So. Bellevue, Wash. (International) Bellevue: BELL-view Sydney Crane 5-7 Sr. Jamestown, N.C. (Ragsdale) Murwillumbah: MUR-wool-um-bar Lauren Hunt 5-4 Sr. Little River, S.C. (North Myrtle Beach) Catherine O’Donnell 5-8 Fr. Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. (Nease) Margaret Pentrack 5-9 So. Pittsburgh, Pa. (Shady Side Academy) Kate Thomas 5-3 Jr. Murwillumbah, Australia (MacKillop College) Allie White 5-6 Fr. Lancaster, Ohio (Lancaster) HEAD COACH: Sally Austin (16th year) ASSISTANT HEAD COACH: Patricia Earley (6th year) Directions To UNC Finley Golf Course From Eastern North Carolina and/or Raleigh/Durham International Airport: Take I-40 West to Chapel Hill. Stay to the left and follow I-40 West to Exit 273-A. Follow NC 54 West for approximately three miles. There will be a Finley sign on your left at the sixth stoplight. Go left and the club house is approximately 1/2 mile away. From North of Chapel Hill: Take I-85 South to Durham. Exit to the left at exit 174 onto 15-501 South. Stay to the left on 15-501 Bypass. You will make a left turn onto Old Mason Farm Road – there is a sign for both Finley and the N.C. Botanical Garden. The club house will be approximately one mile away. From Charlotte and West of Chapel Hill: Take I-85 North to I-40 East. 85 and 40 split at Hillsborough, just west of Chapel Hill. Take I-40 to exit 270 and exit onto Highway 15-501 South. Stay to the left on 15-501 Bypass. You will make a left turn onto Old Mason Farm Road – there is a sign for both Finley and the N.C. Botanical Garden. The club house will be approximately one mile away. From South of Chapel Hill: Take I-77 North to I-85 and then follow the same directions as from Charlotte. Or take I-95 North to I-40 West. 95 and 40 converge just north of Benson, N.C. Then take I-40 all the way to Chapel Hill and follow the directions from the airport (see above). Page 2 • 2008-09 UNC Women’s Golf Media Guide Tar Heel Invitational One of the top collegiate women’s golf tournaments in the nation, medalist honors with a seven-under-par 209 total. the Tar Heel Invitational, is an annual event that takes place each fall at The Tar Heel Invitational will be played at UNC Finley Golf Course UNC Finley Golf Course. Since its inception in 1976, the tournament on October 3-5. Finley, designed by internationally renowned architect has brought some of the nation’s premier women’s golf programs to Tom Fazio, features a par 72, 6,285-yard layout. The Tar Heels would Chapel Hill to compete in the three-day intercollegiate event. For five like to thank the UNC Finley Golf Course staff, especially Golf Course years (2000-2004), the event was known as the Franklin Street Partners Superintendent Ross Fowler and Director of Golf Johnny Cake. The Tar Invitational. The women’s golf program is sincerely appreciative of Heels would also like to thank Michael Beale of the sports marketing Franklin Street Partners’ continued support and superb sponsorship office and Kathy Duffy of UNC Finley Golf Course. during those years. In addition to host North Carolina, this year’s participants include Carolina got the tournament off to a roaring start by winning the Auburn, Central Florida, Florida State, Furman, Kent State, Kentucky, inaugural Lady Tar Heel