TABLE OF CONTENTS 2008-09 BRUINS 9 UCLA QUICK FACTS Season Outlook ......................................................2 Alphabetical Roster ................................................4 Location .........J.D. Morgan Center, PO Box 24044 Team Photo ............................................................5 ..................................Los Angeles, CA 90024-0044 Portrait Roster .........................Inside Front Cover. 5 Athletics Phone ..............................(310) 825-8699 2008-09 Schedule .................................. Back Cover Ticket Offi ce .............................(310) UCLA-WIN Chancellor ............................................ Gene Block THE COACHING AND SUPPORT STAFFS Director of Athletics .................Daniel G. Guerrero Head Coach Carrie Forsyth ....................................6 Faculty Athletic Rep. ................... Donald Morrison Assistant Coach Alicia Um .....................................8 Enrollment ...................................................37,500 Key Administrators and Support Staff ..................37 Founded ..........................................................1919 Colors ..............................................Blue and Gold THE PLAYERS Nickname..................................................... Bruins Player Biographies ................................................10 Conference .............................................. Pacifi c-10 THE 2007-2008 SEASON Conference Phone ..........................(925) 932-4411 Season in Review ..................................................20 Conference Fax...............................(925) 932-4601 2007-08 Individual Scores and Statistics...............22 National Affi liation ..................... NCAA Division I Head Coach ....Carrie (Leary) Forsyth (UCLA ’94) UCLA WOMEN’S GOLF HISTORY Head Coach’s Phone ......................(310)-206-6799 Th e History of UCLA Women’s Golf ...................24 E-mail [email protected] 1991 NCAA Championship Summary .................24 Career Tournament Victories (Years) ..25, 10th year 2004 NCAA Championship Summary .................25 Assistant Coach ........Alicia Um (UCLA ’02),3rd yr. UCLA Women’s Golf Letterwinners .....................26 Golf Offi ce Phone ..........................(310) 794-6678 Where Are Th ey Now ...........................................28 Golf Conditioning Coach ........................John Farr UCLA in the Pac-10.............................................29 35 Women’s Golf Athletic Trainer ...... Anthony Venute UCLA’s All-Pac-10 Players ...................................30 2008 PAC-10 Finish ........................................ 2nd UCLA’s All-Pac-10 Academic Team Members ......30 2008 NCAA Regional Finish ..............................1st UCLA’s National Championship Results ..............31 2007 NCAA Finish .......................................... 2nd UCLA’s NCAA Regional Finishes .........................32 Letterwinners Returning/Lost............................ 7/0 Th e Jackie Steinmann Award ................................10 National Championships Th ree (1971, 1991, 2004) UCLA Women’s Golf Records ..............................33 Sports Information Director ...............Marc Dellins Bruin Professionals ...............................................35 Golf Contact ...................................Rich Bertolucci UCLA’s Academic All-Americans .........................34 Golf Contact’s E-mail [email protected] UCLA’s All-Americans..........................................34 Golf Contact’s Offi ce Phone ...........(310) 206-8141 UCLA’s Distinguished Amateurs ..........................34 SID FAX ........................................(310) 825-8664 UCLA’s NGCA Hall of Famers ............................34 SID e-mail [email protected] Website .................................. www.uclabruins.com GENERAL INFORMATION UCLA Fanfone (24-hour Results) ..(310) 825-8575 UCLA Facilities ....................................................19 UCLA’s Home Courses ........................................36 ON THE COVER A Note of Gratitude .............................................39 UCLA seniors Tiff any Joh, Ryann O’Toole and Friends of Golf .....................................................39 Maiya Tanaka. Group photo by Don Liebig, Th e UCLA Experience ............................................I ASUCLA Photography. CREDITS The 2008-09 UCLA women’s golf media guide was written and edited by Rich Bertolucci, Associate Sports Information Director. Cover design by Alex Timiraos. Printed by Marina Graphics of Hawthorne, CA, Ed Chernoff , President. Special thanks to Tony Avelar, Getty Images, ASUCLA Photography, the Los Angeles Visitors and Convention Bureau, the USGA, the LPGA, David Gonzales, Alicia Um and Don Liebig for their photos. Purchase: Copies of the women’s golf media guide can be purchased in person at UCLA’s Sports Information Offi ce for $7.00. By mail, make checks payable for $8.00 to UC Regents and mail to UCLA Sports Information Offi ce, PO Box 24044, Los Angeles, CA 90024-0044. 2008-09 UCLA WOMEN’S GOLF 1 SEASON OUTLOOK ith four stroke-play victories in four starts this fall, the In 2004, when the Bruins won the NCAA title as decided underdogs, 2008-09 UCLA Women’s Golf Team will be considered their desire to win was fueled by momentum and an us-against-them Wone of the favorites for the NCAA championship in 2009. attitude. Th is year, as one of the nation’s clear favorites, they’ll rely on At the beginning of the fall season, the Bruins received the nation’s top the painful memories of fi nishing as a runner-up to an arch-rival last ranking from GolfWeek and by early November they were the country’s season and the knowledge that underdogs have nothing to lose. consensus No.1 team. Following are capsule summaries of the Bruins’ personnel for the Part of the reason is experience. UCLA returned its entire lineup 2008-09 season. from last year’s squad, which was the runner-up to for the title in 2008. Th at lineup represents 268 career rounds entering the 2008-09 season. THE SENIORS Another reason is the nation’s No.1 recruiting class, which features a pair Th e heart and soul of this team is its three seniors — Tiff any Joh, of AJGA All-Americans. Finally, Carrie Forsyth enters her 10th season Ryann O’Toole and Maiya Tanaka — and each brings something dif- as one of the country’s best head coaches, having guided the Bruins to ferent to it. Th e failure to win a team title and the subsequent individual eight straight NCAA Championship berths, a national championship, crown, motivated Joh to accelerate her academic calendar for a March four NCAA Regional crowns and three Pac-10 titles. She has established graduation. And a well-practiced and prepared Tiff any Joh during the her reputation as a championship coach. “championship season” spells danger for the collegiate fi eld. Th e three- To win a national championship, a team needs three compo- year letterwinner captured her second USWAPL title last June after nents: experience, talent and depth, and the Bruins possess all three in leading the Bruins in every statistical category in her junior year. She abundance. UCLA’s three seniors have each played under the pressure became just the second UCLA golfer in history to earn All-America of a championship schedule. Th e Bruins also boast a pair of regional honors for the third time. championship winners, a Pac-10 champion and a player who tied for “I know she defi nitely wants to be a part of a team that wins a the NCAA title last season. Top to bottom, the Bruins boast talent in national championship,” said Forsyth. “It has motivated her [to lead] excess: four All-Americans, one additional all-conference player, and this team. She is a leader by example. She has a ton of talent.” a pair of veteran freshmen, who already have made an impact on the In addition to her USWAPL title, Joh also played on the victorious roster. Th e depth on this team is such that last year’s NCAA runner-up U.S. Curtis Cup team and boasted a record of 2-1-1, and represented fi vesome, may not return intact to this year’s championship. As for some the United States in the Women’s World Amateur Championship. intangibles like trust, accountability, team chemistry and work ethic, O’Toole boasts 56 career starts, including the 2007 championship the Bruins, according to Forsyth, have no problems with those issues; segment. Following a challenging season last year, she has rededicated they even boast an additional characteristic: the desire to improve which herself to improving her game. Th e results are apparent: a Top 10 will combat any complacency. fi nish at the Stanford Invitational in October and a FUTURES Tour 2 2008-09 UCLA WOMEN’S GOLF SEASON OUTLOOK qualifi cation in November. one of the best short games in the country.” “More competition [among players] has improved Ryann’s game,” Yang started her sophomore season with a victory at the Topy Cup. said Forsyth. “She knows that in order to make the travel lineup, she She also tied for 10th at the Mason Rudolph event. She’s played nine must improve and that starts with more consistency.” rounds this season in even par. At the Stanford event, she fi red a second round fi ve-under par 66 and tied for fi fth at 212 (-1). At Lakeland, Fla., in the FUTURES Tour THE FRESHMEN qualifying, she posted rounds of 77-72-71-72—276 (+4) and tied for Judged by GolfWeek to be the best recruiting class in the country, 32nd. Th rough the