2009-10 LSU Women's Golf Media Guide

1 Table of Contents/Quick Facts 2 2009-10 Schedule 3 Season Preview 5 Head Coach Karen Bahnsen 9 NGCA Hall of Fame induction 10 Assistant Coach Golda Johansson Borst 11 Support Staff 12 Lady Tiger Roster 13 Player Profiles 30 Season Review/Statistics 34 SEC Championships/Results

36 SEC Schools 37 NCAA Championships 40 Year-by-Year Results 45 Team/Individual Victories 46 School Records 48 LSU All-Americans/All-Scholars 49 Letterwinners 50 All-Time Honors/Coaches 51 LSU Players in LPGA 52 LSU Golf House 53 The University Club

54 LSU Classic/Tiger-Wave Classic 56 Campus Life 57 On-Campus Housing 58 Strength/Conditioning Program 59 Athletic Training 60 Cox Communications Academic Center 62 LSU Lady TIgers In The Community 63 LSU President/Chancellor 64 LSU Vice-Chancellor, AD

UniversityLocation: ................................................Baton Rouge, La.Founded: .................................................................... 1860Enrollment: ..............................................................29.317Nickname: .............................Fighting Tigers, Lady TigersColors: ......................Purple (PMS 268), Gold (PMS 123)Mascot: ...................................Mike VI (live Bengal tiger)President: ........................................Dr. John V. LombardiChancellor: ...................................... Dr. Michael V. MartinFaculty Representative: ........................... Dydia DeLyser

Athletics DepArtmentVice-Chancellor/AD: ......................................... Joe AllevaAssoc. Vice-Chancellor/Sr. Assoc. AD: ..... Herb VincentSr. Associate AD/Operations: ..................Verge AusberrySr. Associate AD/Business: ..........................Mark EwingSr. Associate AD/SWA: .............................. Judy SouthardSr. Associate AD/Compliance: .....................Bo BahnsenAssociate AD/SID: ...............................Michael BonnetteAssociate AD/Operations: ..........................Eddie NunezAssociate AD/Student Services: ............... Miriam SegarAsst. AD/Facility Services: ................Ronnie HaliburtonAssistant AD/Ticket Manager: .............Brian Broussard

Women’s GolfHead Coach: .............................................. Karen BahnsenAlma Mater: ..........................................................LSU, ‘84Year at LSU: ................................................................26thAssistant Coach: .........................Golda Johansson Borst

sports informAtionAssoc AD/Sports Info. Director: ........Michael BonnetteSr. Associate SID/Golf: ...............................C. Kent LoweSr. Associate SID: ........................................Bill FranquesAssociate SID: .................................................. Bill MartinAssociate SID: ............................................... Will StaffordAssociate SID: ...........................................Matt DunawayPublications Director: ...............................Jason FeirmanGraphic Design Coordinator: ..................Krystal BennettGraphic Design Coordinator: .............. Courtney WilburnPhotography Coordinator: ........................... Steve FranzAdministrative Secretary: ........................Pat Fredericks

contAct informAtion (Area Code 225)LSU Athletics Department: .............................578-8001Sports Information Department: ...................578-8226Sports Information Fax: ...................................578-1861Kent Lowe Home: .............................................. 761-1734Email Address: ........................................ [email protected]’s Golf Office: ......................................... 578-1281University Club Pro Shop: ............................... 819-0080

meDiA informAtionThe 2009-10 LSU Women’s Golf Media Guide has been written to provide members of the media with statistics and information needed to adequately cover the LSU women’s golf team. If you need further information on

the team, pictures, or wish to set up interviews with either head coach Karen Bahnsen or one of the student-athletes, please contact Kent Lowe in the LSU Sports Information Office at 225-578-8226.

meDiA informAtionCredentials for the LSU Tiger-Wave Classic in March, 2010 at English Turn can be obtained through golf contact Kent Lowe.

meDiA.lsUsports.netMedia can now access images for all LSU athletics teams, including action shots, headshots, logos, etc. To gain access to the high-resolution pictures email Kent Lowe. You will be assigned a login and password that will enable you to retrieve pictures. This service is for media use only. Resale of these pictures is strictly prohibited.

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The 2009-10 LSU Women’s Golf Media Guide is a production of the LSU Sports Information Office:

Editor: ..........................................................C. Kent LoweLayout and Design: .................................Krystal BennettProduction Assistance: ............................Jason FeirmanPhotography: ..Steve Franz, Ann Trappey, Chris ParentPrinting: ...................................................... EBSCO Media Birmingham, Ala.

Special thanks to the LPGA, NGCA and Getty Images for their assistance in providing information and pictures for this book.

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hooter’s collegiate match play championshipDates: ............................................................................................................................................ Sept 6-8Host: ..................................................................................................National Golf Coaches AssociationLocation: ................................................................................................................... Daytona Beach, Fla.Course: .......................................................................................................LPGA International (Legends)Format:...............................................................................................................36 medal, 54 match playPar: ..........................................................................................................................................................72Defending Champ: .............................................................................................................................DukeLast LSU Finish: .......................................................................................................................6th (2006)

Field: Alabama, Auburn, Central Florida, Chattanooga, Colorado, Duke, Florida, Georgia, Georgia State, Kent State, LSU, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, TCU, Virginia.

mason rudolph championshipDates: ...................................................................................................................................... Sept. 25-27Host: ...........................................................................................................................................VanderbiltLocation: ............................................................................................................................Franklin, Tenn.Course: ................................................................................................ Vanderbilt Legends North CourseFormat: .....................................................................................................................54 holes medal playPar: ..........................................................................................................................................................72Defending Team Champ: ................................................................................................................. UCLADefending Individual Champ: ...........................................................................Sydnee Michaels, UCLALast LSU Finish: .................................................................................................................... 16th (2007)

Field: Alabama, Arizona, Arizona State, Auburn, Duke, Florida, Georgia, LSU Oklahoma State, Southern California, Stanford, Texas, Tulane, UCLA, Vanderbilt, Virginia.

mercedes benz championshipDates: ......................................................................................................................................... Oct. 16-18Host: .......................................................................................................................................... TennesseeLocation: .......................................................................................................................... Knoxville, Tenn.Course: .....................................................................................................................Fox Den Country ClubFormat: .....................................................................................................................54 holes medal playPar: ..........................................................................................................................................................72Defending Team Champ: ....................................................................................................................LSUDefending Individual Champ: ..................................................................... Lauren Doughtie, NC StateLast LSU Finish: .......................................................................................................................1st (2008)

Field: Arkansas, Central Florida, UT Chattanooga, Furman, Kent State, Kentucky, Louisville, LSU, North Carolina, NC State, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Ole Miss, UT San Antonio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Tulane, Wake Forest.

landfall traditionDates: ........................................................................................................................................ Oct. 23-25Host: ................................................................................................................................UNC WilmingtonLocation: ........................................................................................................................ Wilmington, N.C.Course: ........................................................................................ Country Club of Landfall (Dye Course)Par: ..........................................................................................................................................................72Last LSU Finish: ................................................................................................................1st appearance

Field: Alabama, Arizona State, Auburn, Denver, Duke, Georgia, LSU, Michigan State, New Mexico, UNC-Chapel Hill, Oklahoma State, Pepperdine, Purdue, Southern California, UCLA, UNCW, Virginia, Wake Forest.

central District invitationalDates: ........................................................................................................................................Feb. 22-23Host: ...................................................................................................................................Michigan StateLocation: .................................................................................................................................Parrish, Fla.Course: .....................................................................................................................River Wilderness C.C.Format: .....................................................................................................................54 holes medal playPar: ..........................................................................................................................................................72Defending Team Champ: ..............................................................................................................AuburnDefending Individual Champ: ........................................................................... Megan McChrystal, LSULast LSU Finish: ..................................................................................................................... 2nd (2009)

Field: Michigan State, Notre Dame, Kent State, Arkansas, Ohio State, Purdue, Michigan, Florida, Texas, LSU, Texas A&M, Sourth Carolina, TCU, Missouri, Northwestern.

Kinderlou forest challengeDates: ......................................................................................................................................... March 1-2Hosts: .......................................................................................................Kentucky and Kennesaw StateLocation: ...............................................................................................................................Valdosta, Ga.Course: ............................................................................................................Kinderlou Forest Golf ClubFormat: .....................................................................................................................54 holes medal playPar: ...........................................................................................................................................................72Defending Team Champ: ...............................................................................................First Time EventLast LSU Finish: ........................................................................................................................ First Time

Field: Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Kennesaw State, Kentucky, LSU, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, North Carolina, Ohio State, South Carolina, Tennessee, Chattanooga, Tulsa, Virginia.

tiger-Wave classicDates: ..................................................................................................................................... March 12-14Hosts: .......................................................................................................................................LSU-TulaneLocation: .........................................................................................................................New Orleans, La.Course: ............................................................................................................ English Turn Country ClubFormat:.......................................................................................................................54 holes medal playPar: ..........................................................................................................................................................72Defending Team Champ: ............................................................................................................. VirginiaDefending Individual Champ: ................................................................................Lucy Nunn, ArkansasLast LSU Finish: ...................................................................................................................... 3rd (2009)

Field: Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Charleston, Florida, Furman, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisville, LSU, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, North Carolina, North Carolina State, North Carolina Wilmington, Notre Dame, TCU, Tennessee, Tulane, UCF, Vanderbilt, Virginia, Wake Forest.

bryan park national collegiateDates: ........................................................................................................................................... April 2-4Hosts: ................................................................................................Wake Forest and UNC-GreensboroLocation: ................................................................................................................. Browns Summit, N.C.Course: .............................................................................................................................. Bryan Park G.C.Format: .....................................................................................................................54 holes medal playPar: ..........................................................................................................................................................72Defending Team Champ: .....................................................................................................................LSUDefending Individual Champ: .......................................................................... Megan McChrystal, LSULast LSU Finish: ........................................................................................................................1st (2009)

Field: Auburn, Arkansas, Duke, North Carolina, North Carolina Greensboro, North Carolina State, North Carolina Wilmington, Northwestern, Ohio State, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Virginia, Wake Forest.

sec Women’s championshipDates: ........................................................................................................................................April 16-18Host: .............................................................................................................................................AlabamaLocation: ..........................................................................................................................Tuscaloosa, Ala.Course: .................................................................................................................North River Yacht ClubFormat: .....................................................................................................................54 holes medal playPar: ..........................................................................................................................................................72Defending Team Champ: ..............................................................................................................AuburnDefending Individual Champ: .................................................................................Marta Silva, GeorgiaLast LSU Finish: ......................................................................................................................5th (2009)

Field: Alabama, Arkansas Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vanderbilt.

ncAA regional Qualifying tournamentsDates: ........................................................................................................................................... May 6-8Host: East: ................................................................ East Carolina (Ironwood Country Club) Central: .......................................................Indiana University (Otter Creek Golf Club) West: ........................................................ Stanford University (Stanford Golf Course)Format:...................................................................................................................... 54 holes medal playLast LSU Finish: ............................................................................................ 3rd (West Regional), 2009

Field: TBA in late April by the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Committee at the conclusion of regular season play. 23 teams are selected for each regional.

ncAA Div. i Women’s championshipDates: .........................................................................................................................................May 18-21Host: ................................................................................................................................UNC WilmingtonLocation: ........................................................................................................................ Wilmington, N.C.Course: ............................................................................................................... Country Club of LandfallFormat: ............................................................................................................................... 72 medal playPar: ..........................................................................................................................................................72Defending Team Champ: ................................................................................................... Arizona StateDefending Individual Champ: .......................................................................Maria Hernandez, PurdueLast LSU Finish: .................................................................................................................... 12th (2009)

Field: The top eight teams from each of the three regionals will advance to the Division I Women’s Championships.

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The members of the 2009-10 LSU women’s golf team know that the 2008-09 season was a success. As four starters and 90 percent of the roster returns for another year, they all know they have the talent and the potential for it to be that much better. In 2009, the season credentials showed two team wins, two individual wins, a third place finish in the NCAA Regional and an improvement to 12th in the NCAA Division I Women’s Championship. Put that with a No. 7 final ranking and the feeling of the team is let’s do it again and let’s do it even better in 2010. Coach Karen bahnsen enters her 26th season with a group that has a lot of experience and an ability to be better than the year before and that’s where the goals start for this Lady Tiger squad.

retUrnees There are no seniors on the 2009-10 roster after the graduation of the team’s lone senior, Caroline Martens. The team will be led by junior megan mcchrystal

who is coming off one of the best single seasons in the first 30 years of the program. The Stuart, Fla., native became the first LSU women’s golfer to finish the season averaging under 73 strokes per round, 72.7. She also won two individual titles, the first LSU women’s golfer since 2002 to win a title, and earned first-team SEC and second-team All-American honors. McChrystal was near the top of the league in stroke average and finished 11th in the Golfweek/Sagarin performance rankings, an improvement of 44 spots from the end of her freshman season. McChrystal shot 68 in the final round to win the Central District Invitational to finish at three-under 213 and 69 in the final round at Bryan Park to win that tournament with a one-under 215. She also finished in a tie for fourth at Mercedes-Benz with a three-under 213. Jacqueline hedwall of Sweden showed in her freshman season that she is every

bit as good as her more famous twin sister who also debuted in college last season. Hedwall was a valuable member of the LSU team, playing the most rounds (32) and was second in stroke average at 74.7. Hedwall had three top 10s and six top 20s, finishing seventh at the LSU Golf Classic with a four-under 212 and a tie for ninth at the important NCAA West Regional with a one-under total of 215. Junior Amalie valle will be the lone Norwegian on the team after Martens departure, but she also provided some good rounds with three top 20s and a 75.2

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average. Valle was one-under (215) at the UCF Classic and posted a 54-hole even par total at the NCAA West Regional. Another junior, nicole crochet, played in four events as a sophomore and posted a seventh place finish at one-under 215 in LSU’s team win at the Mercedes-Benz. She averaged 75.2 for her season. tessa teachman came to LSU with outstanding prep credentials and proved to be a big part of LSU’s success in 2009, playing in 28 rounds with a 75.5 stroke average. Teachman had four top 20s including a tie for ninth finish at seven-over 223 when LSU won the Bryan Park Collegiate in wire-to-wire fashion. Teachman’s ninth place finish was part of a three-tournament swing in which the ninth was sandwiched by two 13th place finishes. LSU also has plenty of depth to rely on with juniors Abby oberthier (75.7 for three rounds) and lindy labauve (75.8 for nine rounds) and sophomore mary michael burns. LaBauve was in the lineup for LSU’s win at the Mercedes Benz and although she finished out of the top 20, she posted a three-over 219 score in the season opening Cougar Classic.

neWcomer The Lady Tigers added one player to the roster this year, mary michael maggio of Conway, Ark. At the time of her signing with LSU in the fall of 2008, she was ranked 23rd in the nation in the Golfweek/Sagarin performance rankings and ninth in the Class of 2009 in the American Junior Golf Association Polo rankings. The AJGA All-American was medalist 37 times in 42 high school matches and was runnerup the other five times.

Maggio was the 2004, 2005 and 2006 Arkansas Women’s Golf Association Player of the Year, winning the state junior match play twice and the state junior stroke championship twice. Again, Maggio is another quality signee for Bahnsen and assistant coach Golda Johansson Borst that keep the Tigers moving forward in their quest to remain in the top echelon of women’s college golf.

scheDUle The Lady Tigers will play some familiar events during the 2009-10 season but with their top 12 finish of a year ago, LSU will also get to take part in two of the more important events of the fall - the NGCA Hooter’s National Match Play championship and the Landfall Tradition in Wilmington, N.C. that will serve as the NCAA preview event. The match play is the most unique event in college golf as 16 teams will play two rounds of medal play to determine the championship and the consolation bracket and then those will square off in separate tournaments using the match play format seen in the Solheim Cup or the amateur Curtis Cup. Also in the fall, LSU will return to the Vanderbilt Legends Course for the first time in a couple of years for the Mason Rudolph Championships before heading to Knoxville in mid-October to attempt to defend its crown in the Mercedes Benz. The Tradition concludes the fall season one week later.

In the spring, after opening with the Central District Invitational, the Lady Tigers will make their first appearance in the Kindelou Forest Challenge in Valdosta, Ga. March 12-14 will be the dates for the LSU tournament that will have a bit of a twist this year while the home University Club course is being remodeled. The Tigers will join with the Tulane Green Wave to host the Tiger-Wave Classic at English Turn Country Club in New Orleans, the former site of the Zurich Classic. The event has drawn the interest of some of the top teams in the region as the long-time LSU hosted event continues to be one of the top tournaments of the spring season. The regular season will conclude in April as LSU will defend its other tournament title at Bryan Park before the SEC Championships at Tuscaloosa, Ala.

nUmbers With eight returning players, four starters back and two others who have played in significant tournament spots for LSU, Coach Bahnsen and the team knows they can make a good season a year ago even better in 2010. But the main goal is still the same - adding to the list of appearances in the NCAA Division I Women’s Championship. Once there for the 11th time, the next goal comes in focus improving again on last year’s finish and that would mean getting back into the top 10 in the season’s final tournament.

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Karen Bahnsen starts her 26th year as the LSU women’s golf coach, loving her job as much as she did the day former coach Buddy Alexander asked her to take the job. With the way her team has played of late, advancing to the NCAA Division I National Championship three of the last four years, there are a lot of things to love about the LSU golf program. One of the things to love is the way Bahnsen coaches her team with a drive and determination and a willingness to do whatever is necessary to succeed. But she has had the drive, the determination and a willingness to succeed ever since she was a player at LSU in the early 1980s, joining the fledgling program as its first signee. One can also say that those who have succeeded in this program are those that understand that same drive, that determination and a willingness to do whatever is necessary that Bahnsen preaches. Bahnsen knows what it takes to get to the pinnacle of women’s collegiate golf - the NCAA

Division I Women’s Championship Tournament. She will ask her team to work hard and respond to the challenge, but it will be nothing less than she ever asked of herself as a player. If the players accept and understand, success usually follows. Bahnsen has come up with a simple philosophy that she followed as a player. It’s so simple, but so amazingly effective when put into play. She wants her team to play each shot as a separate event. If something bad happens, forget it and move on. Don’t let it carry on for four or five holes. Most of all, she wants her players to have fun. When her players believe in it as much as Bahnsen does, they usually a) play strong team rounds or b) grind out a potentially disastrous round and turn it into a score the team can use. Both are important ingredients in a successful golf season. Bahnsen’s love and desire for a program she has devoted over half her life to is what also gives her the smiling satisfaction about a program she has virtually helped

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design from scratch. Plus, all these years of coaching has done nothing to slow her down. In fact, she is more energized than ever to make the program a continuing player in the national spotlight. Just think about it for a minute. How many programs are there in any sport in Division I intercollegiate athletics where the program’s first recruit goes on to become the head coach of the program and stays long enough to not only be the dean of league coaches in the sport, but also one of the longest tenured coaches in school history? Seems impossible, but when it comes to LSU women’s golf there is one special lady who can recite the history of the program from day one. Suffice it to say, in college golf circles, she is one of the most respected individuals in the game today. That is why she was inducted in December 2008 in the National Golf Coaches Association Hall of

Fame. From first recruit, to four-year player, to student assistant to head coach, it was a rapid but very successful transition from signing in 1979 to taking over as head coach prior to the 1984-85 season. She has also done a fabulous job of changing as women’s college golf changed. Since her arrival at LSU in 1979, the sport of women’s golf has risen in talent and stature to the point that SEC championships and national championships are decided by mere strokes instead of one or two teams dominating a field. The list of stars from the SEC who have gone on to success in the sport continues to grow each year. Bahnsen and assistant Golda Johansson Borst, a former SEC star golfer, have combined to tenaciously recruit to find the best around for the LSU program and the results are showing with great success. Bahnsen has contributed her share of

names to that list over her years as head coach. There was the nation’s No. 1 player, Jenny Lidback, in the mid-1980s, who led LSU to the NCAA Championship Tournament and then went on to become a major tournament winner on the LPGA Tour. Also, from the 1980s, came Jackie Gallagher, a steady player who continues a long, successful career on the women’s tour. The “Three Amigas” signaled a new era in LSU women’s golf in the mid-1990s when the highly recruited trio of Ashley Winn, Michelle Louviere and Laura Moore led LSU to a succession of NCAA appearances (including a program best fifth place finish in 1998), a No. 1 ranking and nine tournament titles. Katy Wilkinson Harris ended the 1990s with bookend All-American performances in her freshman and senior year. The 2000s opened with Shreveport’s Meredith Duncan bringing LSU more national recognition by winning the U.S. Women’s Amateur title

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Year-by-Year Coaching Record

YeaR Won LoST Tied PCT. Team TiTLeS1984-85 60 80 1 .441 11985-86 131 15 0 .897 5 (9th in NCAA Championships)1986-87 67 45 0 .598 11987-88 94 49 1 .653 11988-89 55 60 3 .479 01989-90 86 39 4 .682 11990-91 98 28 1 .772 21991-92 73 50 0 .593 2 (SEC Champions)1992-93 55 80 0 .407 0 (NCAA Regional Participant)1993-94 61 65 1 .480 11994-95 89 59 2 .593 2 (NCAA Regional Participant)1995-96 138 33 1 .805 3 (8th in NCAA Championships)1996-97 120 31 0 .795 3 (NCAA Regional Participant)1997-98 137 34 3 .796 1 (5th in NCAA Championships)1998-99 110 62 0 .639 0 (10th in NCAA Championships)1999-2000 129 38 0 .772 1 (10th in NCAA Championships)2000-01 110 50 4 .683 1 (12th in NCAA Championships)2001-02 89 67 1 .587 0 (NCAA Regional Participant)2002-03 24 95 3 .209 02003-04 98 37 2 .715 1 (NCAA Regional Participant)2004-05 118 32 2 .776 2 (NCAA Regional Participant)2005-06 91 77 0 .542 0 (23rd in NCAA Championships)2006-07 87 83 3 .511 0 (NCAA Regional Participant)2007-08 119 81 0 .595 0 (15th in NCAA Championships)2008-09 149 41 0 .784 2 (12th in NCAA Championships)Totals 2388 1359 32 .636 30 (1 SeC title; 9 nCaa appearances 15 Regional appearances)

1979 High School All-American National High School Champion1980-83 Four-year letter winner at LSU, first golf signee AIAW Tournament participant, 1980-81 NCAA Tournament participant, 19821986 SEC Coach of the Year NGCA South Region Coach of the Year Team finished ninth at the NCAA Division I Championships1992 Team won Southeastern Conference Championship Tournament1994 Member, La. Team, SE Women’s Amateur Championships1995 Member, La. Team, SEC Women’s Amateur Championships SEC Coach of the Year Winning Co-Coach, East-West All-Star NCAA Match1996 Team finished eighth at the NCAA Division I Championships1997 NGCA South Region Coach of the Year1998 Team finished fifth at the NCAA Division I Championships1999 Team finished 10th at the NCAA Division I Championships2000 Team finished 10th at the NCAA Division I Championships2001 Team finished 12th at the NCAA Division I Championships2006 Team finished 23rd at the NCAA Division I Championships LSWA Louisiana Women’s Golf Coach of the Year2007 LSWA Louisiana Women’s Golf Coach of the Year2008 Team finished 15th at the NCAA Division I Championships LSWA Louisiana Women’s Golf Coach of the Year Inducted into NGCA Hall of Fame2009 Team finished 12th at the NCAA Division I Championships

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The Bahnsen filename: Karen Mayson Bahnsendate of Birth: Oct. 11, 1960Husband: David “Bo” Bahnsen, LSU Sr. Associate ADChildren: Darren 20, Devin 18High School: McGill Toolen, Mobile, Ala.College: BA, LSU, 1984

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and helping her country keep the Curtis Cup in matches with Great Britain and Ireland. In 2005, senior Brooke Shelton became the fourth LSU golfer to finish in the top 10 at the NCAA Championships, finishing a strong eighth in the individual competition. Seniors Rebecca Kuhn and Alexis Rather, along with junior Caroline Martens helped LSU to two NCAA Championships in both 2006 and 2008 and now another LSU golfer, Megan McChrystal has added All-American status to her name after a 2009 season in which she became the first Lady Tiger to average under 73 for an entire season. The Lady Tigers are again roaring on the national scene as a team. A team that was struggling to hang in the top 50 is back in the top tier after its latest appearance in the NCAA Championships this past. So Bahnsen takes the LSU program into its 31st season with the same dogged determination she has shown throughout her days as a player and through her years as head coach. The numbers show her success: 16 All-Americans, 34 All-SEC, 30 tournament titles, 30 individual titles, 10 top three finishes in the SEC championships, 15 appearances in the NCAA regionals, nine appearances in the NCAA Division I Championships and five top-10 finishes in those eight events. She has coached two winners of the prestigious LPGA Diana Shore Award (Lisette Lee in 2000 and Meredith Duncan in 2002)

and the 1986 College Player of the Year (Jenny Lidback). But let’s talk off the course as well. There have been 72 Academic All-SEC honorees, 22 National Golf Coaches Association Academic Scholars, and for many years, the women’s golf team has had one of the highest GPAs for an athletic team at the school. Throughout her years as coach and player, Bahnsen has looked at the big picture of her involvement in women’s collegiate golf and life as well. She knows nothing on the LPGA or Futures tour is guaranteed for any golfer. She knows what it is like to have a husband, a family and the need to divide time between the coaching job and the family job. Her values on balancing both are what make her a special person and a coach players want to play for. Every year has brought new challenges and each time Bahnsen has answered that call. Every year the desire to succeed is that much greater and that is what seems to continue to light the fire of the lady who knows LSU golf inside and outside, backwards and forwards. Bahnsen’s teams learn a lot about golf during their LSU days, but they also learn a lot about the ups and downs of sports. She doesn’t just go through the motions of being a coach. Bahnsen knows what the girls are going through with each shot they take and she feels their excitement and disappointments. She is there to congratulate, offer a tip when

necessary and provide the consoling hands of sympathy when things done go the right way. It’s that style which has earned her the respect of her peers throughout the league and country. Bahnsen came to LSU with credentials that were excellent, lettering in golf at McGill Toolen High School in Mobile, Ala. She led McGill Toolen High School to two state titles and in 1979 won the state individual championship and the National High School Tournament. It seems obvious this lady was meant to be a top golfer and later a great golf coach. Bahnsen’s mother was an LPGA teaching professional, a four-time Alabama state women’s champion, and a Mobile Sports Hall of Fame inductee. These days Bahnsen is doing what needs to be done to keep her program in the forefront of women’s college golf. She hosts one of the spring’s top collegiate golf tournaments and while the program has a very recognized and successful past, she is working hard to add new memories to the history of the program. Bahnsen is married to LSU Senior Associate Athletic Director David “Bo” Bahnsen. They have two children, son, Darren, 20 (a junior at LSU, a former member of state championship basketball and golf teams at University High in Baton Rouge and a manager for the LSU men’s basketball team) and daughter Devin, 18.

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LSU women’s golf Coach Karen Bahnsen accepted the pinnacle award of her 25-year coaching career at LSU in December 2008 as she was inducted into the National Golf Coaches Association Hall of Fame. The event came at the concluding banquet of the group’s annual convention in Las Vegas at Harrah’s Hotel and Casino. Bahnsen, the dean of SEC women’s golf coaches, has 30 wins both for her team and for her players and this past year took her ninth team to the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championships. “I wish to thank the NGCA and I am honored to join such a great group of former inductees,” Bahnsen said in her remarks. The Mobile, Ala., native was the first recruit of the LSU program back in 1979 and

took over as head coach of the team follow-ing the 1984-85 season from Buddy Alexan-der who had served for a couple of years as both the men’s and women’s head coach at LSU. In her career she has coached 16 All-Americans, 34 All-SEC players with 10 top three finishes in the SEC championship and five top-10 finishes in the NCAA Champion-ships. There have been 72 Academic All-SEC honorees and 22 National Golf Coaches As-sociation Academic Scholars. “When it comes to the history of LSU’s 30-years of women’s golf, there is no person who understands it more than Karen Bahn-sen,” said LSU Senior Associate Sports Infor-mation Director Kent Lowe, who presented Bahnsen for induction at the banquet. “Karen is not only a coach, but a person who understands what every shot means to these collegiate players because she has lived it. “It’s the legacy you leave with your players that is most important,” said Lowe, “and it is the constant calls, emails and visits that she gets from former players that shows me how much she is respected and revered for the time she has given to collegiate golf-ers who have passed through Baton Rouge.” “This is an opportunity to be a role model in life for these girls,” Bahnsen said. “You can do it all. Being a wife-mother and coach requires a balancing act, but I always believe in keeping family first. Once a recruit comes to LSU, the girls become a part of my family. I am competitive -- we all want to win -- but it is all about making a difference in players’ lives. So to me, this award is not about me, it’s about the team.” Among the players who have starred for Bahnsen as coach are Jenny Lidback, who was the number one college player in the

nation in 1986 and an LPGA major winner; LPGA winner Jackie Gallagher-Smith, the three Amigas in the mid-1990s (Ashley Winn, Michelle Louviere and Laura Moore) who won nine team titles; Diana Shore Trophy win-ners Lisette Lee (2000) and U.S. Women’s Amateur Champion Meredith Duncan (2001), double All-American Katy Harris in the early 2000s to current All-American Megan McChrystal. “To all the girls I’ve had the privilege to coach over the past 25 years, hopefully I have been able to touch their lives in some way,” Bahnsen said of her teams. Among those Bahnsen thanked and on hand for the event were her Mom, June, and long-time husband LSU Senior Associate Athletic Director Bo Bahnsen. Bahnsen became the 42nd member of the NGCA Coaches Hall of Fame.

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The results continue to show that LSU has a winning combination in head coach Karen Bahnsen and assistant coach Golda Johansson Borst. The former Tennessee Lady Vol golf star, Johansson Borst has turned from star golfer to outstanding coach and recruiter as she enters her third season at LSU. The matching of veteran coach and former SEC star with an engaging personality that makes her a favorite to all, has proven to be a perfect pairing as Borst has joined Bahnsen in her quest that is keeping LSU in the national spotlight. Her knowledge of the sport, her ability to relate to what the student-athletes are going through and her recruiting ability has

made her an important addition to the LSU women’s golf program. Johansson Borst came to LSU from the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in Sarasota, Fla., where she served as an outside service professional. Johansson Borst graduated from Tennessee in December 2006 with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication and a Bachelor of Science in Political Science. She was a four-year letter winner at UT, earning second-team All-SEC honors in 2006 and she was a three-time member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll. Johansson Borst was a member of the Swedish National Golf Team for seven years and won first place in the 2002

Girls Team European Championship in Stockholm, Sweden. She was part of the Swedish team that won silver in the Girls European Championship in 2003 in Porto, Portugal and bronze in the Ladies European Championship in 2004 in Moscow, Russia. “Golda has been a wonderful addition to our golf family and the program here at LSU,” said LSU Bahnsen. “She is a big help to us in all aspects of the program and has the skills and the recent success in the sport to relate to our players what must be done to be successful.” Johansson Borst is married to Steve Borst.

The Johansson Borst filename: Golda Johansson BorstHometown: Karlshamn, SwedenHusband: Steve Borstdate of Birth: March 7, 1983College: Tennessee, 2006, BA, Communications; BS, Political Science

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Support Staff

earl ChevalierStrength and Conditioning Coach

Earl Chevalier has worked in the LSU weight room since the spring of 2001, starting first as an intern under Strength and Conditioning Coach Tommy Moffitt, before being promoted to full-time assistant coach in the department following

his graduation. The New Orleans native graduated from LSU in May of 2004 with a degree in Kinesiology. As an intern, Chevalier worked with the LSU football program during their national title year in 2003 and assisted with the men’s and women’s basketball teams. He is currently the head strength coach for the nationally-ranked women’s gymnastics and golf teams.

Shawn eddyHead Basketball/Women’s Golf Trainer Shawn Eddy enters his 14th year at LSU and among his many duties is overseeing the health of the nationally-ranked women’s golf team. Eddy is entering his fifth year as the head trainer for the LSU

men’s basketball program. Prior to joining the basketball program, he served nine years as the head baseball trainer at Alex Box Stadium for the LSU baseball Tigers. Eddy arrived in July of 1996 from Vanderbilt University, where he worked as a graduate assistant trainer for two years. He was promoted to senior associate athletic trainer at LSU in 2005 in the athletic department and also oversees training activities for the soccer program. He also is the supervisor for the daily training activities in the Dr. Martin J. Broussard training center, LSU’s state-of-the-art training facility attached to Tiger Stadium. Eddy earned a bachelor’s degree in exercise physiology in 1994 from the University of West Virginia. He also earned a master’s degree from Vanderbilt in health promotion and education. The 38-year-old Eddy was born on Nov. 23, 1971.

Kent LoweSr. associate SId/Women’s Golf SId A member of the LSU Sports Information staff since August 1988, Kent Lowe was appointed senior associate SID in August 2000. He serves as the primary media contact for the LSU men’s basketball team and women’s golf team.

He has teamed with Graphic Design Coordinator Krystal Bennett the last three years to edit one of the top five best women’s golf media guide in the country as determined by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). His voice is also well known as the color analyst on softball broadcasts on the LSU Sports Radio Network and for the past 16 years has written a bowling column for The (Baton Rouge) Advocate that was honored earlier this summer with a national award from the Bowling Proprietors Association of Amerca. Lowe, 51, came to LSU from Louisiana Downs where he served as publicity director for the Bossier City, La., racetrack. Lowe is a member of CoSIDA and its prestigious Academic All-American committee and is a past president and now treasurer of the Louisiana Sports Writers Association. Lowe, a native of Shreveport, is a 1979 graduate of LSU-Shreveport. He earned his master’s degree at LSU in 1982.

Jason Shawacademic advisor/Tutorial Coordinatoracademic Center for athletes

Shaw serves as the women’s golf team liaison for the Cox Communications Center for Student-Athletes. The responsibility of the academic center is to oversee the educational

development and progress toward graduation of all student-athletes through tutoring, career counseling and development, time management and study skills. Shaw is in his second year at LSU counseling the men’s and women’s golf team. He also acts as the Tutorial Coordinator at the Cox Academic Center. Prior to coming to LSU Shaw worked in Student Services for Intercollegiate Athletics this past year and a graduate assistant in athletic operations at Kansas State University. Shaw, originally from Rolla, Mo., earned his bachelor’s in education from Central Missouri in 2006 and his master’s in college student personnel and athletics administration from Kansas State in 2007.


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LSU Women’S goLf RoSTeRname Cl. exp. Hometown (High School/Previous School) Mary-Michael Burns So. 1L Baton Rouge, La. (University HS) Nicole Crochet Jr. 2L Harahan, La. (Mt. Carmel Academy) Jacqueline Hedwall So. 1L Löddeköpinge, Sweden (ProCivitas Privata Gymnasium) Lindy LaBauve Jr. 2L Scottsdale, Ariz. (Desert Mountain HS) Mary Michael Maggio Fr. HS Conway, Ark. (Conway HS)Megan McChrystal Jr. 2L Stuart, Fla. (Jensen Beach HS) Abby Oberthier Jr. 2L Montgomery, Texas (Montgomery HS) Tessa Teachman So. 1L Baton Rouge, La. (University HS) Amalie Valle Jr. 2L Fredrikstad, Norway (Norges Toppidrettsgymnas)

Head Coach: Karen Bahnsen (LSU’ 84), 26th year at LSUassistant Coach: Golda Johansson Borst (Tennessee, ’06), 3rd year at LSU

Tessa Teachman 5-9Jacqueline Hedwall 5-7Amalie Valle 5-7Megan McChrystal 5-6Lindy LaBauve 5-5Abby Oberthier 5-5Mary Michael Maggio 5-4Nicole Crochet 5-2Mary Michael Burns 5-2

LoUiSiana (3)HarahanNicole Crochet

Baton RougeTessa TeachmanMary-Michael Burns

aRkanSaS (1)ConwayMary Michael Maggio

aRizona (1)ScottsdaleLindy LaBauve

fLoRida (1)StuartMegan McChrystal

TexaS (1)MontgomeryAbby Oberthier

noRWay (1)FredrikstadAmalie Valle

SWeden (1)LöddeköpingeJacqueline Hedwall

LSU goLfeRS By HeigHT LSU goLfeRS By yeaRJUnioRSNicole CrochetLindy LaBauveMegan McChrystalAbby OberthierAmalie Valle

SoPHomoReSMary-Michael BurnsJacqueline HedwallTessa Teachman

fReSHmanMary Michael Maggio

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Mary Michael

RedshiRt FReshMan season (2008-09)• Played in one event, the LSU Golf Classic, averaging

84.3 for the event (87-81-85). • In the summer Collegiate Players Tour event in

Cypress, Texas, finished in 12th place.

FReshMan season (2007-08)• Did not participate in any events.• Received redshirt.• In the summer, finished seventh at the Collegiate

Players Tour event at Pelican Point.

PRioR to LsU• Member of four Division II Louisiana state golf

championships in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 at U-High, the LSU Lab School.

• Two-time state player of the year.• Division II 2005 and 2006 girls state champion;

second place in 2007.• AJGT Player of the Year.• Finished fourth in a Collegiate Players Tour event

at Pelican Point in nearby Gonzales with a five-over score of 221.

• Awarded high grade point average at school her senior year.

PeRsonaL• Born on July 2, 1989, in Seoul, South Korea.• Right handed.• Parents are Lori and Tom Burns. Two brothers -

Peter (30), Paul (25).• Father an LSU alum.• Major is mass communications• Favorite professional golfer is Phil Mickelson.

BURns YeaR-BY-YeaR Par or Low Low top Bestseason Rds strokes avg. Under 18 54 10s Finish2008-09 3 253 84.3 --- 81 253 --- 93rdTotals 3 253 84.3 --- 81 253 --- 93rd

CoLLegiate Finishes2008-09LSU Golf Classic 87-81-75 - 253 t93

BURnSSophomore • Baton Rouge, La. • University High School

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moRe aBoUT...my favorite golf course i’ve played …Kelly Plantation in Destin, Fla.

my golf superstitions …I am very superstitious playing a competitive round of golf. If I have a good hole, I’ll stick to the routine that I started with, however, if I have a bad hole, I’ll change my routine up a little bit.

my favorite Lady Tiger moment…I have so many moments that I can’t just pick one. I just love being a Lady Tiger golfer and love the closeness of people around me. I love being able to go to all the football games with my team and other athletes! I think just being a Lady Tiger is my favorite moment.

What do you love the most about LSU …I love the competitiveness with all the sports at LSU. As athletes, we are all very close to each other and cheer one another on, but the competitive spirits between all the sports is awesome!

my best non-athletic talent…I love to write stories or poetry. Writing is a great way of expressing emotions and memories.

Someday i’m going to …Skydive out of an airplane holding Johnny Depp’s hand. I will make a lot of money, have a great big family, and move to California.

The thing people don’t know about me …I love watching thunderstorms. I love the way the sky, clouds, and rain look from a distance and watching the rain fall down from the clouds is amazing. my hobbies…Exercising, playing golf, and being silly!!

if you could pick 3 people to play golf with … Johnny Depp, Sarah Jessica Parker, George Bush


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SoPHomoRe SeaSon (2008-09)• Played in four events, including in the lineup for the LSU win in the Mercedes-

Benz Collegiate in Knoxville • Averaged 75.2 for her 12 rounds. • Shot one-under par 215 to finish seventh to help LSU in the Mercedes Benz win

(75-70-70) … Had a solid effort of five-over 221 (74-75-72) in the LSU Golf Classic.

• Three rounds of par or under, five total for her career.

RedSHiRT fReSHman SeaSon (2007-08)• Played in three events for LSU.• Recorded her best finish at the LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic where she tied for 41st.• Had two even-par rounds of 72 carded during the first round of the Cougar

Classic and the third round of the LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic.• Finished as the runner up in the Collegiate Players Tour National Championship

event at Euliss, Texas … Was second in a CPT event in San Antonio.

fReSHman SeaSon (2006-07)• Did not participate in any events.• Received redshirt.• During the summer of 2007, Crochet had a first and two seconds in the

Collegiate Players Tour series of events … Was first in the Cypress, Texas event

with a score of five-over 221 (78-70-73) … Finished second in the event at Pelican Point in Gonzales, at one-over 217 (76-69-72) … Also second in Austin at nine-over 225 (72-74-79).

PRioR To LSU• Mount Carmel with Crochet on the team had great success in Louisiana High

School Athletic Association competition.• Mt. Carmel won the state girls top division golf championship all four years

(2003, 2004, 2005, 2006)• In those four years, Crochet was the individual champion in 2003, 2004 and

2005 before finishing second in 2006.• Second in the 2006 Arrowhead Junior Golf Tour championship event, after

winning in 2005.• Tour points leader.• Golf Team MVP three times.• Outstanding spring athlete in 2004 and 2005.

PeRSonaL• Born on Jan. 11, 1988 in Metairie.• Full name is Nicole Marie Crochet.• Parents are Lloyd and Marie Crochet.• Three older sisters - Raquel, Michelle, Jeanne.• Father and two of her sisters are LSU alums.

CRoCHeTJunior • Harahan, La. • Mount Carmel High School

2007 freshman SeC academic Honor Roll

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moRe aBoUT...my favorite golf course i have ever played…Westfield Group South Course in Westfield, Ohio

my favorite Lady Tiger moment so far …Coming from behind to win the Mercedes Benz championship in 2008.”

What do you most about LSU … The people and football season.

my best non-athletic talent … Handy woman. I’m pretty good at fixing things especially changing tires.

my favorite athlete … Shawn White.

Someday i’m going to … Sky dive and ride as many roller coasters I possibly can.

if you could bring three things from home with you to Baton Rouge …My friends, my Dad’s TV and the French Quarter.

my biggest thrill in sports … Being at the national championship game where LSU beat Ohio State.

The thing people don’t know about me … I secretly want to be a blonde.”

my hobbies are … Playing sports, listening to music, dancing even though I can’t, and sleeping.”

if you could pick three people to play golf with for one round … Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan, Ken Block.

What would you bring to a deserted island …My friends, iPod with speakers and a swimsuit.

CRoCHeT yeaR-By-yeaR Par or Low Low top Bestseason Rds strokes avg. Under 18 54 10s Finish2007-08 9 699 77.7 2 72 227 --- 41st 2008-09 12 902 75.2 3 70 215 1 7thTotals 21 1601 76.2 5 70 215 1 7th

CoLLegiaTe finiSHeS2007-08Cougar Classic 72-79-76 - 227 t48Mason Rudolph Championship 82-76-84 - 242 88LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic 78-80-72 - 230 t41

2008-09Cougar Classic 76-76-75 - 227 t47Mercedes Benz Collegiate 75-70-70 - 215 7Auburn Derby Invitational 84-77-78 - 239 t67LSU Golf Classic 74-75-72 - 221 t37

CRoCHeTJunior • Harahan, La. • Mount Carmel High School


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fReSHman SeaSon (2008-09)• Had a solid debut season as a Lady Tiger, participating in every tournament

during the season, averaging 74.7 strokes for the 32 rounds. • Named state Freshman of the Year and was named to the SEC All-Freshman

team.• Three top 10s in her first year - seventh in the LSU Golf Classic at four-under 212

(68-74-70); ninth in the Bryan Park National Collegiate at seven-over 223 (75-74-74) and ninth in the NCAA West Regional with a one-under 215 (72-72-71).

• Nine rounds of par or under highlighted by a co-team low of four-under 68 in the first round of the LSU Golf Classic.

• In the lineup for LSU’s two team wins during the year at the Mercedes-Benz and Bryan Park National Collegiate.

PRioR To LSU• Former member of the Swedish Junior National Team.• Played in the European Ladies Team Championship as part of the winning

Swedish National Team in 2008.• Finished third in the 2008 Ladies British Amateur Championship.• Finished second in the Helen Holm Scottish Ladies Open at Royal Troon in 2008.• Played in the Scandinavian TPC professional event hosted by Annika Sorenstam

in 2007 and 2008.• Played for the European Team in the Junior Solheim Cup in 2007.

PeRSonaL• Born on May 13, 1989.• Parents are Claes and Yvonne Hedwall.• One twin sister, Caroline Hedwall, who also was on the Swedish Junior National

Team with Jacqueline.• Undecided on a major. HedWaLL yeaR-By-yeaR Par or Low Low top Bestseason Rds strokes avg. Under 18 54 10s Finish2008-09 32 2389 74.7 9 68 212 3 7thTotals 32 2389 74.7 9 68 212 3 7th

HedWaLLSophomore • Löddeköpinge, Sweden ProCivitas Privata gymnasium

2009 LSWa all-Louisiana first Team2009 LSWa freshman of the year2009 ngCa all-West Regional Team2009 SeC all-freshman Team

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Jacqueline

moRe aBoUT...my favorite golf course i have ever played … Caves Valley G.C. in Maryland.

my golf superstitions are … I have had quite many but I’m trying to get away from it.

my favorite Lady Tiger moment so far … Regionals 2009

What do you Love most about LSU … It’s so much I love but especially the team and the football games.

my Best non-athletic Talent … Eating ice cream.

Someday i’m going to … Play on the LPGA Tour.

if you could bring three things from home with you to Baton Rouge … My bed would be the only thing I needed.

my biggest thrill in sports … Making the winning putt for Europe in Junior Solheim Cup 2007.

The thing people don’t know about me … That I have the low score record on Royal Troon women’s course in Scotland.

my hobbies are … Working out, watching movies and sleep! if you could pick three people to play golf with for one round … Tiger Woods, Ben Crenshaw and Dr. Bob Rotella.

i never miss an episode of … Grey’s Anatomy.

The top three songs on my playlist are …Anywhere But Here - SafetySuit; Give Me Your Eyes - Brandon Heath; - Sunday Best - Augustana What would you bring to a deserted island … A boat so I can get away from there whenever I want to!

CoLLegiaTe finiSHeS2008-09Cougar Classic 71-71-75 - 217 t14Mercedes-Benz Collegiate 74-76-70 - 220 t19Auburn Derby Invitational 80-79-73 - 232 t36Central District Invitational 74-77-79 - 230 t14UCF Challenge 74-74-71 - 219 t28LSU Golf Classic 68-74-70 - 212 t7Liz Murphey Collegiate 87 t94Bryan Park National Collegiate 75-74-74 - 223 t9SEC Women’s Golf Championships 73-74-75 - 222 t23NCAA West Regional 72-72-71 - 215 t9NCAA D1 Women’s Championship 74-80-83-75 - 312 t75

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Lindy

SoPHomoRe SeaSon (2008-09)• Played in three events for the Lady Tigers, including in the lineup for the LSU win

in the Mercedes Benz Collegiate in the fall. • Averaged 75.8 for her nine rounds.• Best tournament was the opening Cougar Classic when she finished three-over

219 to finish in a tie for 21st in a field of 112 …. Had rounds of 76-73-70. • Finished at nine-over 225 in the LSU Golf Classic at the University Club (77-72-

76).

fReSHman SeaSon (2007-08)• Played in six events for the Lady Tigers and averaged 76.56 strokes per round.• Earned her first top 10 at the Crimson Tide Classic after recovering rounds of

78-74-73 - 225 (nine over, tying for ninth).• Recorded three rounds of par or better, best round a first round of 69 in the

Mason Rudolph Championships in Nashville.• As part of a strong summer for LSU women’s golfers, LaBauve advanced to the

finals of both the Women’s Southern Amateur and the Women’s Trans National Golf Association Amateur.

PRioR To LSU• Team won the 2005 and 2006 regional and state titles• Won the coaches award in both 2006 and 2007.• Won the regional championship in 2007 with rounds of 70 and 67.

• Several top finishes in the AJGA, including second in the Las Vegas AJGA event and second in the Big I Classic.

• Member of the National Honor Society.

PeRSonaL• Born on Jan. 12, 1989• Right handed• Parents are Sandy and Mike LaBauve … one younger sister, also a golfer, Kristi

(17)• Dad played on the LSU golf team• Parents operate the LaBauve Golf Academy and are listed as two of the top 100

golf instructors in America. Sandy is the founder of the LPGA-USGA Girls Golf Program and serves as its national consultant.

• Major at LSU is kinesiology.• Hobbies include snowboarding and skiing.• Favorite golfer is Lorena Ochoa.

LaBaUve yeaR-By-yeaR Par or Low Low top Bestseason Rds strokes avg. Under 18 54 10s Finish2007-08 18 1378 76.6 3 69 222 1 9th2008-09 9 682 75.8 2 70 219 -- 21stTotals 27 2060 76.3 5 69 219 1 9th

LaBaUveJunior • Scottsdale, Ariz. • Desert Mountain HS

2009 SeC academic Honor Roll2008 ngCa academic Scholar2008 freshman SeC academic Honor Roll

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my favorite golf course i have ever played … Sea Side at Sea Island.

my golf superstitions are … I don’t like to use the same ribbons for my hair twice.

my favorite Lady Tiger moment so far … Shooting 69 the first round of my first collegiate tournament.

What do you love most about LSU … The football games, the food, and the great people I have met.

my best non-athletic talent … Drawing.

my favorite athlete … Roger Federer.

Someday i’m going to … Own a house on the beach.

if you could bring three things from home with you to Baton Rouge … My sister, my dog, and Oregano’s Italian Restaurant.

my biggest thrill in sports … Getting to the finals of the Southern Am and the Trans Am during the summer of 2008.

The thing people don’t know about me … When I was young, all I wanted to do was dig up dinosaurs.

if you could pick three people to play golf with for one round … Lindy Miller, who is partially responsible for my name and one of Oklahoma State’s greats, in addition to Ben Hogan and Seve Ballesteros. It would be fun to watch two men who became famous playing the game completely different. The top three songs on my playlist are … Don’t Worry, Be Happy-Bobby McFerrin, Give Me Up Again-Jonny Lang, Dream Girl-Dave Mathews Band.

What would you bring to a deserted island … Lots of water, some snacks, a cell phone, a solar powered generator for when the battery ran out, a long book, a swim suit and a lounge chair.

CoLLegiaTe finiSHeS2007-08Mason Rudolph Championship 69-83-79 - 231 t70Mercedes-Benz Championship 71-76-76 - 222 t27UA-Ann Rhodes Intercollegiate 81-75-81 - 237 t70LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic 75-82-70 - 227 t26Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic 80-75-81 - 236 t43Crimson Tide Classic 78-74-73 - 225 t9

2008-09Cougar Classic 76-73-70 - 219 t21Mercedes Benz Collegiate 78-81-79 - 238 t83LSU Golf Classic 77-72-76 - 225 t51

LaBaUveJunior • Scottsdale, Ariz. • Desert Mountain HS

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Megan

2009 ngCa Second-Team all-american

2009 SeC first-Team

2009 first Team all-Louisiana

2009 SeC Honor Roll

2008 ngCa academic all-Scholar

2008 freshman SeC Honor Roll

2008 LSWa Women’s golfer of the year

2008 LSWa freshman of the year

2008 first-Team all-Louisiana

2008 Second Team all-SeC

2008 SeC all-freshman Team

SoPHomoRe SeaSon (2008-09)• For the second year, participated in all but one event for LSU and was first on

the team in stroke average• Set a school record for single season stroke average, averaging 72.69 for 29

rounds to become the first LSU women’s golfer to average below 73 for a single season.

• Won two tournaments - the Central District Invitational (Feb. 16-17) with a three-under 213 (71-74-68) and the Bryan Park National Collegiate (April 3-5) with one-under 215 (73-73-69).

• Five finishes of sixth or better, eight career top 10 finishes … Besides the two wins -- finished fourth at three-under in the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate; sixth at two-over in the Auburn Derby; and, sixth in the NCAA West Regional at four-under 212 (74-69-69).

• Became the first LSU women’s golfer to win two tournaments in a year since Meredith Duncan in 2002.

• First golfer to earn first-team All-SEC honors since 2005; First All-American golfing honor for LSU since 2005.

• 12 rounds of par or under, 21 in her first two years - Shot 68 twice, 69 three times.

mcCHRySTaLJunior • Stuart, Fla. • Jensen Beach HS

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my favorite golf Course i Have ever Played … Eugene (Ore.) Country Club and Setting Down Creek in Roswell, Ga. my golf Superstitions are … Have to have my purple flower ball marker when I play, and I always bring the purple teddy bear my mom gave me to every tournament. my favorite Lady Tiger moment so far … Final round of the regionals (2009) when we came from 12th after the first round to finish third as a team and make it to nationals easily; and, not having to putt on the 18th green during the final round, when I eagled the hole. What do you love most about LSU … I love the people, my team and my coaches, the atmosphere here in Baton Rouge, and of course the football. There’s just something about LSU you can’t put into words, but I love it! my favorite athlete …Tiger Woods.

Someday i’m going to … Take a vacation and leave my golf clubs at home.

if you could bring three things from home with you to Baton Rouge … The warm weather in the winter months, the palm trees and the beach. my biggest thrill in sports … Would have to be my finish at the Central District Invitational, when I chipped in for birdie to win my first college individual title by one stroke. my hobbies are … Golf, reading, going to the beach. if you could pick three people to play golf with for one round … Ben Hogan, Mickey Wright, Tiger Woods. What would you bring to a deserted island … Bottled water, tanning oil, my iPod, my sand wedge.

• After two seasons, career average for 63 rounds is 73.70, more than one shot better than old school mark of 75.01 in 128 rounds by Meredith Duncan (1999-02).

• Made SEC Honor Roll for the second straight year.• Made her fourth appearance in the U.S. Women’s Amateur, again advancing to

match play.

fReSHman SeaSon (2007-08)• Participated in all but one event for the Lady Tigers and was first on the team in

stroke average.• Her average of 74.6 strokes per round places her fourth in LSU’s all-time single

season stroke average category.• Had nine rounds of par or better, including a 68 in the third round of the UCF

Challenge and two 69s.• Shot two-under par 70 in the final round of the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf

Championship.• Earned three top 10 finishes: a tie for 10th at the Mercedes-Benz Championship

with even par 216; 4th at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic with one-under 215; and, 7th at the LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic at five-over 221.

• Qualified for the U. S. Women’s Amateur in Oregon for the third time and then advanced through the two rounds of tournament qualifying with rounds of 73-74 to make it to the 64 field for match play, winning two matches before losing the round of 16.

PRioR To LSU• Finished third in the Florida Junior Tour in 2007 at Disney World• Had two wins and a second on the FJT in 2006.• Lost out in match play in the United States Girls Junior Championships in 2004.• Had two appearances in the U.S. Women’s Amateur and also in the Public Links

Championship.• In 2007, was second at the Florida High School state championships, shooting a

65 in regionals.• Team won 2003 Florida High School Class 2A State Championship.• Principal’s Honor Roll.

mcCHRySTaLJunior • Stuart, Fla. • Jensen Beach HS

moRe aBoUT...megan

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PeRSonaL• Born on May 6, 1988• Right handed•Parents are Frank and Karyn McChrystal … One brother, Frank (18)• Relaxes by reading, watching TV or going to the beach.• Favorite food is Italian• On coming to LSU, said “Coach Karen Bahnsen influenced me the most, along

with the golfing facilities of LSU.”

mCCHRySTaL yeaR-By-yeaR Par or Low Low top Bestseason Rds strokes avg. Under 18 54 10s Finish2007-08 34 2535 74.6 9 68 215 3 4th2008-09 29 2108 72.7 12 68 212 5 1st (twice)Totals 63 4643 73.7 21 68 212 8 1st (twice)

CoLLegiaTe finiSHeS2007-08Cougar Classic 73-70-75 - 218 t12Mason Rudolph Championship 74-81-74 - 229 t61Mercedes-Benz Championship 72-73-71 - 216 t10UA-Ann Rhodes Intercollegiate 80-80-74 - 234 t54Lady Puerto Rico Classic 75-69-71 - 215 4UCF Challenge 76-71-68 - 215 t12LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic 76-74-71 - 221 7Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic 69-87-76 - 232 t24SEC Women’s Championship 75-75-81 - 231 t20NCAA Central Regional 73-73-74 - 220 t14NCAA DI Championship 73-88-73-70 - 304 t55

2008-09Cougar Classic 74-71-72 - 217 t14Mercedes Benz Collegiate 71-74-68 - 213 t4Auburn Derby Invitational 74-73-71 - 218 t6Central district invitational 71-74-68 - 213 1UCF Challenge 71-76-74 - 221 t43Liz Murphey Collegiate 76 t19Bryan Park national Collegiate 73-73-69 - 215 1SEC Women’s Championships 76-70-75 - 221 t17NCAA West Regional 74-69-69 - 212 t6NCAA DI Championships 74-77-77-74 - 302 t32

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McChrystal receiving the Central District Invitational trophy.

McChrystal with PGA’s Justin Rose at the Zurich Classic.

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soPhoMoRe season (2008-09)• Played in one event, the LSU Golf Classic, averaging

75.7 for the event (78-77-72). • Won a summer Collegiate Players Tour event in

Cypress, Texas … Posted rounds of 71-73-75 to finish at three-over 219 and record a three-stroke victory.

FReshMan season (2007-08)• Played in two events in her first season at LSU.• Best finish was a tied for 52nd at the LSU/

Cleveland Golf Classic where she fired rounds of 78-76-78 - 232.

• Finished sixth at the Collegiate Players Tour event at Pelican Point and qualified for the Championship bracket at the Women’s Trans National Golf Association Amateur in the summer.

PRioR to LsU• Earned National Honor Society and Who’s Who

among high school students.• Played setter in volleyball for her high school team

for one year, besides her high school golf career.• Four-time first-team all-district, twice second team

all-region, twice first team all-region.

PeRsonaL• Born on May 8, 1989, in Conroe, Texas• Right handed.• Parents are Cindy and Ed Oberthier … Only child.• Majoring in marketing.• To relax enjoys listening to music or running.• Hobbies include making blankets, photography.• Favorite professional golfer is Vijay Singh.

oBeRtheiR YeaR-BY-YeaR Par or Low Low top Bestseason Rds strokes avg. Under 18 54 10s Finish2007-08 6 475 79.2 --- 76 232 --- 52nd2008-09 3 227 75.7 1 72 227 --- 61stTotals 9 702 78.0 1 72 227 --- 52nd

CoLLegiate Finishes2007-08LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic 78-76-78 - 232 t52Crimson Tide Classic 81-80-82 - 243 t54

2008-09LSU Golf Classic 78-77-72 - 227 t61

oBeRTHieRJunior • Montgomery, Texas • Montgomery HS

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moRe aBoUT...my favorite golf course i have ever played …Pebble Beach.

my golf superstitions … Eating a Snickers at the turn and when I putt lining up the line of the pro v golf ball with the line on which I intend to putt.

my favorite Lady Tiger moment so far … Of course LSU football game! I am a huge football buff, but also trips to The Bluffs jamming to our favorite song of the week, laughing and joking the entire way!

What do you love most about LSU … The way you feel when you step on campus. People here are not only passionate about LSU, but they really do LOVE this school as I have come to! My love for LSU will never fade!

my favorite athlete … Paul Pierce from the Boston Celtics and Vijay Singh.

if you could bring three things from home with you to Baton Rouge … Lake Conroe, best lake to wake board, ski, and tube on! The small town feeling that Montgomery has no matter if it is your home or not, it is just has a homey feeling. Sparkling Donuts, my favorite donut place.

Biggest thrill in sports … The putt I made my senior year at state on the final hole the final day to shoot 68. It was a triple breaking putt down the hill about 30 feet away to save a par. It was also my birthday which was the icing on the cake.


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fReSHman SeaSon (2008-09)• Played 28 rounds, 10 events, averaging 75.5 strokes per round … Was in the

lineup for the important spring semester through the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championship.

• Named to the All-SEC Freshman team.• Earned recognition for academic work in association with golf being named to

the National Golf Coaches Association All-Scholar team. • One top 10 in her first season - a ninth-place finish at the Bryan Park National

Collegiate, an event won by the Lady Tigers … Teachman had rounds of 66-77-78 for a seven-over 223.

• Had to withdrawn from second round of NCAA West Regional with an illness, but came back the next day and shot a counting round of three-over 75 to help LSU qualify for the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championship.

• Four rounds of par or under in her first year.

PRioR To LSU• Played in the LPGA Corning Classic in 2005 and 2008. • Played for the East Team in the 2008 Cannon Cup.• Won the Louisiana Girls High School State Tournament for Class 3A while playing

at University High in 2007.• Ranked 15th in Golfweek rankings at the time of her signing.• Won the 2003 New York State Amateur at age 13.• Selected to the 2004 Junior Ryder Cup team.

PeRSonaL• Full name is Tessa Nicole Teachman• Parents are John and Gloria Teachman … One brother, John Vinci.• Major is mass communications. • School honor roll; Who’s Who Among High School Students.

TeaCHmanSophomore • Baton Rouge, La. • University HS

2009 SeC all-freshman Team2009 freshman academic Honor Roll2009 ngCa all-Scholar Team

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my favorite golf course i have ever played … Tacoma Golf Club, Tacoma, Wash.

my golf superstitions are … Never wear white socks during a tournament rounds; won’t mark my ball with American coins.

my favorite Lady Tiger moment so far … The team winning at Bryan Park.

What do you love most about LSU … Football games.

my favorite athlete is … Shaun White.

Someday i’m going to … Travel the world

if you could bring three things from home with you to Baton Rouge … My bed, my dog, my mom’s cooking.

my biggest thrill in sports … Representing the U.S. in the Jr. Ryder Cup.

The thing people don’t know about me … My family and I moved to Louisiana on the day of Hurricane Katrina, and were displaced for 3 months until finding a home in Baton Rouge.

my hobbies are … Cooking, listening to music, hanging out with friends.

if you could pick three people to play golf with for one round … Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan, Babe Ruth.

i never miss an episode of … Family Guy, Gossip Girl.

The top three songs on my playlist are … Whatever you Like -T.I.; American Baby - D.M.B; Don’t - Billy Currington.

TeaCHman yeaR-By-yeaR Par or Low Low top Bestseason Rds strokes avg. Under 18 54 10s Finish2008-09 28 2114 75.5 4 68 220 1 9thTotals 28 2114 75.5 4 68 220 1 9th

CoLLegiaTe finiSHeS2008-09Mercedes-Benz Collegiate 75-78-74 - 227 t47Auburn Derby Invitational 80-75-80 - 235 t53Central District Invitational 73-75-76 - 224 t11UCF Challenge 72-78-72 - 222 t49LSU Golf Classic 73-76-74 - 223 t46Liz Murphey Collegiate 75 t13thBryan Park National Collegiate 68-77-78 - 223 t9SEC Women’s Golf Championships 75-71-74 - 220 t13NCAA West Regional 76-WD-75 WDNCAA DI Women’s Championship 78-73-79-84 - 314 t86

TeaCHmanSophomore • Baton Rouge, La. • University HS

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SoPHomoRe SeaSon (2008-09)• Played in nine events, including all the spring events as part of the lineup that

led LSU back to the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championship, where the Lady Tigers finished 12th.

• Averaged 75.2 strokes per round, an improvement of four-tenths of a stroke from her freshman season.

• Had three top 15 finishes - tie for 13th in the NCAA West Regional at even par 216 (74-72-70) and tie for 14th at both the UCF Challenge at one-under 215 (69-74-72) and the LSU Golf Classic at even par 216 (72-74-70).

• Seven rounds of par or under including a three-under 69 in the first round of the UCF Challenge.

• Represented Norway in Oct. 2008 in the Women’s World Amateur Team Championships at Adelaide, Australia, a 48-team event.

fReSHman SeaSon (2007-08)• Played in 34 rounds for the Lady Tigers and averaged 75.62 strokes per round.• Shot two rounds of par or under.• Her low round of the year was posted in her first round in purple and gold at the

Cougar Classic where she shot 69.

• Had success in Tuscaloosa, Ala., where she recorded her two top 15 finishes at the UA-Ann Rhodes Intercollegiate (t13) and the Crimson Tide Classic (t15).

• Participated in the European Ladies Championship as a part of the Norwegian team.

• Second in the 2008 Norwegian Ladies Championship for the second straight year.

PRioR To LSU• Finished second in the 2007 Norwegian Championships.• Finished third in the Norwegian Championships in 2006.• First in the Order of Merit P4-tour in 2004-05.

PeRSonaL• Born on April 24, 1988• Right handed• Parents are Arild and Yvonne Valle … One sister Line Valle (23) and one brother

Oskar Valle (18).• Favorite foods are pasta and ribs.• Said things that influenced her to come to LSU were the “practice facilities, the

girls on the team and the coaches.”

vaLLeJunior • Fredrikstad, Norway • Norges Toppidrettsgymnas

2009 SeC academic Honor Roll2008 freshman SeC academic Honor Roll

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my golf superstitions are … Don’t tie my shoes until I’m standing at the 1st tee. And ball can run out of birdies, so if I’m not making any, guess what - it’s a switch.

my favorite Lady Tiger moment so far … When Megan (McChrystal) made her shot for eagle at the very last hole at regionals in Arizona. We all pretty much knew we were going to Nationals, but it was just such a great way to finish the tournament.

What do you love most about LSU … The people you learn to know, the friendships you develop, LSU football, the campus and all the great facilities, the diversity, the opportunity for you to learn something new every day and grow as a person.

my best non-athletic talent … I’d go with random cooking - people eat up at least.

if you could bring three things from home with you to Baton Rouge … My closest family and friends, my bed and my cat.

my biggest thrill in sports … LSU vs. Florida in Tiger Stadium fall ‘07, it was amazing.

if you could pick three people to play golf with for one round … Tiger Woods, Adam Scott, Tom Watson.

What would you bring to a deserted island … A hammock, sunglasses, a year worth of Det Nye and Cosmo magazines and all my iPods fully charged.

vaLLe yeaR-By-yeaR Par or Low Low top Bestseason Rds strokes avg. Under 18 54 10s Finish2007-08 34 2571 75.6 2 69 221 --- 13th2008-09 26 1954 75.2 7 69 215 --- 13thTotals 60 4525 75.4 9 69 215 --- 13th

CoLLegiaTe finiSHeS2007-08Cougar Classic 69-76-76 - 221 t22Mason Rudolph Championship 73-76-74 - 223 t36Mercedes-Benz Championship 78-75-75 - 228 t57UA-Ann Rhodes Intercollegiate 74-72-78 - 224 t13Lady Puerto Rico Classic 73-76-77 - 226 t34UCF Challenge 71-76-76 - 223 t47LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic 81-77-78 - 236 t64

Crimson Tide Classic 79-74-76 - 229 t15SEC Women’s Championships 79-79-74 - 225 t30NCAA Central Regional 73-79-73 - 225 t30NCAA DI Women’s Championship 74-79-75-76 - 304 t55

2008-09Cougar Classic 76-75-74 - 225 t42Central District Invitational 79-72-77 - 228 t22UCF Challenge 69-74-72 - 215 t14LSU Golf Classic 72-74-70 - 216 t14Liz Murphey Collegiate 78 t39Bryan Park National Collegiate 78-78-79 - 235 t63SEC Women’s Golf Championship 77-73-75 - 225 t29NCAA West Regional 74-72-70 - 216 t13NCAA DI Women’s Championships 76-80-79-81 - 316 t96

vaLLeJunior • Fredrikstad, Norway • Norges Toppidrettsgymnas

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PRioR To LSU• At the time of her signing, ranked 23rd in the

nation in the Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Rankings and ninth in the Class of 2009 in the American Junior Golf Association Polo Rankings.

• AJGA All-American.• In 42 high school matches was medalist 37 times

and runnerup the other five.• 2006, 2007 state champion.• Four-time all-state. Team won the conference

championship all four years.• 2004, 2005, 2006 Arkansas Women’s Golf

Association Player of the Year.• Four-time Conway Log Cabin Democrat Golfer of

the Year.• State junior match play champion 2005, 2006.

State junior stroke champion 2004, 2005.• Won the 2007 Valero Texas Open championship

and the 2008 Bubba Conlee event.

• Nine top 10 finishes and five top fives in AJGA events.

• Four-time qualifier for U.S. Girls Junior Open, tying for ninth in both 2007 and 2008.

• Also played basketball at Conway and is one of the most decorated female athletes to graduate from Conway HS.

PeRSonaL• Born on Nov. 5, 1990.• Parents are Michael and Emily Maggio.• Three brothers - Matt, Joe, Nick and one sister,

Anne Henry. • Her grandfather previously attended LSU.• In choosing LSU Maggio mentioned “the people and

their commitment to helping athletes on and off the playing field”

• Favorite athlete is Michael Phelps and hobbies include basketball, ultimate Frisbee and reading.

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moRe aBoUT...my favorite golf course i have ever played … San Antonio Country Club.

my golf superstitions are … Never plays a number 3 golf ball. my favorite Lady Tiger moment so far … LSU vs. Auburn football game my best non-athletic talent …Communicating Someday i’m going to … Do mission work in Africa. if you could bring three things from home with you to Baton Rouge … My family, my friends, my bed. my biggest thrill in sports … 2008 FCYLI Dodgeball Champion. The thing people don’t know about me … I once hit 7 three-pointers in a basketball game.

if you could pick three people to play golf with for one round … J.J. Redick, Josh Hamilton, Charles Barkley. i never miss an episode of … Greys Anatomy or Make it or Break it. The top three songs on my playlist are … You Can’t Hide Redneck by Tracy Lawrence, Just Not Today by Kenny Chesney, It’s Your Life by Francesca Battistelli.

Mary MichaelmaggioFreshman • Conway, Ark. • Conway High School

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For the third time in four seasons and for the second straight year, the LSU Lady Tiger golf team finished its season in the NCAA Divi-sion I Women’s Championships, improving its final finish to 12th place. To get to that point, however, the Lady Tigers had one of their most successful regular seasons in years. Some of the highlights:

Team wins To win the prestigious Mercedes-Benz Intercollegiate in Knoxville is one thing. To win it the way LSU did is another. LSU entered the final round in fourth place at eight-over par, seven shots out of the lead. When LSU had fin-ished the round, the Lady Tigers had posted a school record round of seven-under par 281 and won the event by nine shots over North Carolina and Louisville. LSU had a 16-stroke turnaround going from seven down to nine in front. In the spring, LSU got its second team win with a wire-to-wire triumph, practically putting the Bryan Park National Collegiate away on the

first day with a two-over par score of 290 that gave the Lady Tigers a 14-stroke advantage. In the end, LSU won by four shots over No. 3 Virginia. It marks the first season LSU had posted two wins in a year since the last season LSU had a team win during the 2004-05 season.

individual wins Megan McChrystal showed her abilities by becoming the first LSU women’s golfer to earn medalist honors since 2002 with an impressive finish to rally for the title in the Central District Women’s Golf Invitational. McChrystal fired a four-birdie, no bogey 68 in the final round to move from fifth to the championship title with a 54-hole total of 213 (71-74-68). McChrystal was part of the reason for the Bryan Park team win as she also captured the individual title as well. This time it was a final round of 69 that propelled her to the individual title with a one-under score of 215 (73-73-69). McChrystal became the seventh golfer in

LSU women’s golf history to win at least two individual titles in her career and the fourth to win two in a season. The sophomore from Stuart, Fla. would be named first-team All-SEC, second-team All-American and was the first LSU golfer to average fewer than 73 strokes a round in the first 30 years of LSU women’s golf.

Post-season Play The Lady Tigers finished fifth in the SEC Championships, but did play in the final group in the last round. LSU would be the number three seed in the NCAA West Regional and played the final 36 holes in three-under par to finish right at their seeding and easily advance to the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championships in Owings Mills, Md., at Caves Valley Country Club. LSU had rounds of 295-288-285 to finish at four-over 868. LSU would go on to a 12th place finish in the championships.

2008-09 SeaSon Review

HonoRS Team Tournament Wins: Mercedes Benz Collegiate Bryan Park National Collegiate

Individual Tournament Wins: Megan McChrystal Central District Invitational Bryan Park National Collegiate

All-SEC: Megan McChrystal First Team

All-American: Megan McChrystal Second Team

All-NCAA West Region: Megan McChrystal Jacqueline HedwallAll-SEC Academic Honor Roll: Lindy LaBauve, Caroline Martens, Megan McChrystal, Amalie Valle

All-SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll: Tessa Teachman

NGCA Scholar: Tessa TeachmanMegan Mcchrystal Jacqueline hedwall

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Season Tournaments

Cougar ClassicHanahan, S.C.-Sept. 14-16, 2008Yeamans Hall-Par 72

LSU finished sixth in its opening tournament, as sophomore Megan McChrystal and freshman Jacqueline Hedwall, in her first tournament, were tops for LSU with one-over 217s ... LSU finished with a 14-over 878.

Top Teams1. Georgia 288-279-291 -- 858 -62. Alabama 293-288-282 -- 863 -13. North Carolina 292-296-284 -- 872 +84. Virginia 288-292-294 -- 874 +105. Florida State 292-299-284 -- 875 +116. LSU 297-290-291 -- 878 +14

LSU Resultst14. Megan McChrystal 74-71-72 -- 217 +1t14. Jacqueline Hedwall 71-71-75 -- 217 +1t21. Lindy LaBauve 76-73-70 -- 219 +3t42. Amalie Valle 76-75-74 -- 225 +9t47. Nicole Crochet 76-76-75 -- 227 +11

mercedes-Benz ChampionshipKnoxville, Tenn.-Oct. 10-12, 2008Fox Den Country Club-Par 72

The LSU women’s golf team shot the lowest single round in the 30-year history of the program to record a come-from-behind championship. The Lady Tigers entered the round in fourth place, seven shots out of the lead, but after shooting a seven-under par 281 LSU finished on top by nine shots. In all it was a 16-stroke turnaround going from seven down to nine in the plus. LSU’s 54-hole total of one-over par 865 was one shot off the 54-hole school record set in 2001.

Top Teams1. LSU 291-293-281 -- 865 +12. North Carolina 289-288-297 -- 874 +102. North Carolina St. 290-293-291 -- 874 +104. Louisville 295-284-296 -- 875 +115. Ole Miss 295-290-296 -- 881 +17

LSU Resultst4. Megan McChrystal 71-74-68 -- 213 -37. Nicole Crochet 75-70-70 -- 215 -1t10. Caroline Martens 71-73-73 -- 217 +1t19. Jacqueline Hedwall 74-76-70 -- 220 +4t47. Tessa Teachman (I) 75-78-74 -- 227 +11t83. Lindy LaBauve 78-81-79 -- 238 +22

The auburn-derby invitationalAuburn, Ala. -- Oct. 24-26, 2008Auburn University Club at Yarbrough Farms-Par 72

Megan McChrystal wrapped up the fall season by finishing sixth in the “Derby” for her second consecutive top 10 finish of the fall. LSU struggled coming out of the gate but rallied to finish seventh.

Top Teams1. Arizona State 300-284-285 -- 896 +52. Virginia 289-298-300 -- 887 +233. Alabama 294-302-296 -- 892 +284. Auburn 298-304-294 -- 896 +325. Ole Miss 305-305-293 -- 903 +397. LSU 314-300-297 -- 911 +47

LSU Resultst6. Megan McChrystal 74-73-71 -- 218 +2t32. Caroline Martens 80-75-75 -- 230 +14t32. Jacqueline Hedwall 80-79-73 -- 232 +16t53. Tessa Teachman 80-75-80 -- 235 +19t67. Nicole Crochet 84-77-78 -- 239 +23

SPRing SeaSonCentral district invitationalParrish, Fla.-Feb. 16-17, 2009River Wilderness Golf Course-Par 72 Sophomore Megan McChrystal put together a four-birdie bogey free round of 68 to win the individual championship. The win marked the first individual win by an LSU women’s golfer since Meredith Duncan won the 2002 LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic. McChrystal moved from fifth to the championship with a total of 213 (71-74-68). LSU as a team almost pulled off a comeback from 10 shots back, taking the lead for a portion of the final round before finishing second.

Top Teams1. Auburn 284-295-303 -- 882 +182. LSU 292-297-296 -- 885 +213. Purdue 305-286-297 -- 888 +244. Duke 294-298-303 -- 895 +315. Michigan State 304-297-302 -- 903 +39

LSU Results1. Megan McChrystal 71-74-68 -- 213 -3t11. Tessa Teachman 73-75-76 -- 224 +8t15. Caroline Martens 74-76-75 -- 225 +9t22. Amalie Valle 79-72-77 -- 228 +12t29. Jacqueline Hedwall 74-77-79 -- 230 +14

UCf ChallengeSorrento, Fla.-March 8-10, 2009Red Tail Golf Club-Par 72

For the 11th-ranked Lady Tigers, the UCF Challenge proved to be a low-scoring affair and LSU posted just 13-over par for the 54 holes but could finish no better than sixth. It was the first of two tournaments in a week as LSU returned home for its LSU Golf Classic. Sophomore Amalie Valle led LSU with a one-under 215 that tied her for 14th.

Top Teams1. UCLA 282-287-281 -- 850 -142. Arizona State 284-284-289 -- 857 -73. Oklahoma State 286-289-286 -- 861 -34. Southern California 291-286-295 -- 872 +85. Auburn 290-294-290 -- 874 +106. LSU 286-302-289 -- 877 +136. Florida 292-293-293 -- 877 +13 LSU Resultst14. Amalie Valle 69-74-72 -- 215 -1t28. Jacqueline Hedwall 74-74-71 -- 219 +3t43. Megan McChrystal 71-76-74 -- 221 +5t49. Tessa Teachman 72-78-72 -- 222 +6t84. Caroline Martens 79-81-77 -- 237 +21

LSU golf ClassicBaton Rouge, La.-March 13-15, 2009University Club-Par 72

The combination of soggy conditions, no winds and perfect greens made the University Club greens easy target for some of the country’s top teams and the scores showed. On a day when 10 teams shot even or under par on the final day, LSU moved from sixth to third, shooting a tournament total of three-over 867. LSU played without top player Megan McChrystal who was held out with an illness. Jacqueline Hedwall finished in a tie for seventh at four-under 212. Top Teams1. Virginia 285-287-284 -- 856 -82. Tulane 289-294-278 -- 861 -33. LSU 287-297-283 -- 867 +34. Arkansas 298-284-287 -- 869 +55. Wake Forest 284-296-290 -- 870 +6

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LSU Resultst7. Jacqueline Hedwall 68-74-70 -- 212 -4t14. Amalie Valle 72-74-70 -- 216 Et25. Caroline Martens 74-74-71 -- 219 +3t37. Nicole Crochet 74-75-72 -- 221 +5t46. Tessa Teachman 73-76-74 -- 223 +7t51. Lindy LaBauve 77-72-76 -- 225 +9t61. Abby Oberthier 78-77-72 -- 227 +11t93. Mary-Michael Burns 87-81-85 -- 253 +37

Liz murphey CollegiateAthens, Ga.-March 29, 2009 UGA Golf Course-Par 72

The Liz Murphey was liimted to just one round as the first two rounds were rained out leading to a one-day shootout. LSU finished sixth with a 17-over par 305. Tessa Teachman finished in a tie for 13th at three-over 75.

Top Teams1. Auburn 299 +112. Kent State 302 +142. Alabama 302 +144. North Carolina 304 +164. Ohio State 304 +166. LSU 305 +176. Georgia 305 +17

LSU Resultst13. Tessa Teachman 75 +3t19. Megan McChrystal 76 +4t19. Caroline Martens 76 +4t39. Amalie Valle 78 +6t94. Jacqueline Hedwall 87 +15

Bryan Park national CollegiateBrowns Summit, N.C.-April 3-5, 2009Bryan Park -- Par 72

The final tournament of the spring season saw the Lady Tigers win their second tournament of the year and sophomore Megan McChrystal do the same. LSU built a 14-stroke lead after the opening round and coasted home and McChrystal posted a final round of three-under 69 to get the title with a one-under 215. The Lady Tigers won twice in the same season for the first time since 2005 and McChrystal became the seventh LSU golfer in LSU history to win two career events.

Top Teams1. LSU 290-302-295 -- 887 +232. Virginia 304-300-287 -- 891 +273. Wake Forest 304-298-292 -- 894 +304. North Carolina 307-294-299 -- 900 +365. East Carolina 305-306-291 -- 902 +38

LSU Results1. Megan McChrystal 73-73-69 -- 215 -1t9. Tessa Teachman 68-77-78 -- 223 +7t9. Jacqueline Hedwall 75-74-74 -- 223 +7t13. Caroline Martens 74-78-74 -- 226 +10t63. Amalie Valle 78-78-79 -- 235 +19

SeC ChampionshipBlytheville, S.C.-April 17-19, 2009University Club-Par 71

LSU finished fifth in the league championships with Tessa Teachman finishing in a tie for 13th ... The Lady Tigers started the last round in the final wave, but a series of bad breaks midway through the final round hurt LSU’s chances for a top three finish.

Top Teams1. Auburn 289-296-295 -- 870 +182. Arkansas 295-287-296 -- 878 +262. Alabama 300-291-287 -- 878 +264. Tennessee 295-293-293 -- 881 +295. LSU 301-286-299 -- 886 +34

LSU Resultst13. Tessa Teachman 75-71-74 -- 220 +7t17. Megan McChrystal 76-70-75 -- 221 +8t23. Jacqueline Hedwall 73-74-75 -- 222 +9t29. Amalie Valle 77-73-75 -- 225 +1235. Caroline Martens 79-72-76 -- 227 +14

nCaa west RegionalTempe, Ariz.-May 7-9, 2009 ASU Karsten Golf Course-Par 72

LSU played the final 36 holes of the qualify and advance tournament in three-under par to advance to the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championships for the second straight year and for the third time in four years. LSU finished third at four-over 868 to easily advance. Megan McChrystal finished tied for sixth at four-under 212, Jacqueline Hedwall tied for ninth at one-under 215 and Amalie Valle tied for 13th at even par 216.

Top Teams1. Arizona State 273-283-286 -- 842 -222. Southern California 289-283-289 -- 861 -33. LSU 295-288-285 -- 868 +44. TCU 289-293-291 -- 873 +94. UC-Irvine 289-284-300 -- 873 +94. Texas 288-290-295 -- 873 +9

LSU Resultst6. Megan McChrystal 74-69-69 -- 212 -4t9. Jacqueline Hedwall 72-72-71 -- 215 -1t13. Amalie Valle 74-72-70 -- 216 Et71. Carolina Martens 75-75-79 -- +13---- Tessa Teachman 76-WD-75

nCaa divison i women’s ChampionshipOwings Mills, MD-May 19-22, 2009Caves Valley Golf Club - Par 72

LSU continued its advancement up the final standings, improving again to 12th in the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championships. In aggregate numbers, the 67-over 1,219 was LSU’s fifth lowest NCAA Tournament 72-hole total. Senior Caroline Martens, who is one of just five players in LSU women’s golf history to participate in three NCAA events, finished with a top 25 in her final tournament, shooting 12-over par over the 72-hole event as LSU culminated one of the more successful seasons in its 30-year history.

Top Teams1. Arizona State 302-298-291-291 -- 1182 +302. UCLA 296-293-304-297 -- 1190 +383. Southern California 301-295-294-301 -- 1191 +394. Oklahoma State 303-297-309-290 -- 1199 +474. Denver 294-304-309-290 -- 1199 +476. Duke 308-301-302-296 -- 1207 +557. North Carolina 299-301-306-304 -- 1210 +588. Virginia 305-302-301-304 -- 1212 +609. Pepperdine 312-298-302-301 -- 1213 +6110. Purdue 306-301-311-298 -- 1216 +6411. Alabama 305-302-311-299 -- 1217 +6512. LSU 302-304-309-304 -- 1219 +67

LSU Resultst25. Caroline Martens 78-74-74-74 -- 300 +12t32. Megan McChrystal 74-77-77-74 -- 302 +14t75. Jacqueline Hedwall 74-80-83-75 -- 312 +24t86. Tessa Teachman 78-73-79-84 -- 314 +26t96. Amalie Valle 76-80-79-81 -- 316 +28


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TeamCougar Classic 297-290-291 -- 878 6thMercedes Benz Collegiate 291-293-281 -- 865 1stAuburn Derby Invitational 314-300-297 -- 911 7thCentral District Invitational 292-297-296 -- 885 2ndUCF Challenge 286-302-289 -- 877 6thLSU Golf Classic 287-297-283 -- 867 3rdLiz Murphey Collegiate 305 6thBryan Park National Collegiate 290-302-295 -- 887 1stSEC Women’s Championship 301-286-299 -- 886 5thNCAA West Regional 295-288-285 -- 868 3rdNCAA DI Championship 302-304-309-304 -- 1219 12th

niCoLe CRoCHeTCougar Classic 76-76-75 -- 227 t47Mercedes Benz Collegiate 75-70-70 -- 215 7thAuburn Derby Invitational 84-77-78 -- 239 t67LSU Golf Classic 74-75-72 -- 221 t37TOTALS 12 ROUNDS -- AVG. 75.2

JaCqUeLine HedwaLLCougar Classic 71-71-75 -- 217 t14Mercedes Benz Collegiate 74-76-70 -- 220 t19Auburn Derby Invitational 80-79-73 -- 232 t36Central District Invitational 74-77-79 -- 230 t14UCF Challenge 74-74-71 -- 219 t28LSU Golf Classic 68-74-70 -- 212 t7Liz Murphey Collegiate 87 -- 87 t94Bryan Park Collegiate 75-74-74 -- 223 t9SEC Women’s Championships 73-74-75 -- 222 t23NCAA West Regional 72-72-71 -- 215 t9NCAA DI Championship 74-80-83-75 -- 312 t75thTOTALS 32 ROUNDS -- AVG. 74.7

Lindy LaBaUveCougar Classic 76-73-70 -- 219 t21Mercedes Benz Collegiate 78-81-79 -- 238 t83LSU Golf Classic 77-72-76 -- 225 t51TOTALS 9 ROUNDS -- AVG 75.8

CaRoLine maRTenSMercedes Benz Collegiate 71-73-73 -- 217 t10Auburn Derby Invitational 80-75-75 -- 230 t32Central District Invitational 74-75-75 -- 225 t15UCF Challenge 79-81-77 -- 237 t84LSU Golf Classic 74-74-71 -- 219 t25Liz Murphey Collegiate 76 -- 76 t19Bryan Park National Collegiate 74-78-74 -- 226 t13SEC Women’s Championships 79-72-76 -- 227 35NCAA West Regional 75-75-79 -- 229 t71NCAA DI Championship 78-74-74-74 -- 300 t26TOTALS 29 ROUNDS -- AVG 75.4

megan mCCHRySTaL Cougar Classic 74-71-72 -- 217 t14Mercedes Benz Collegiate 71-74-68 -- 213 t4Auburn Derby Invitational 74-73-71 -- 218 t6Central District Invitational 71-74-68 -- 213 1UCF Challenge 71-76-74 -- 221 t43Liz Murphey Collegiate 76 -- 76 t19Bryan Park Collegiate 73-73-69 -- 215 1SEC Women’s Championships 76-70-75 -- 221 t17NCAA West Regional 74-69-69 -- 212 t6NCAA DI Championship 74-77-77-74 -- 302 t32TOTALS 29 ROUNDS -- AVG. 72.7

maRy miCHaeL BURnSLSU Golf Classic 87-81-85 -- 253 t93TOTALS 3 ROUNDS -- AVG. 84.3

aBBy oBeRTHieRLSU Golf Classic 78-77-72 -- 227 t61TOTALS 3 ROUNDS -- AVG 75.7

TeSSa TeaCHmanMercedes-Benz Championship 75-78-74 -- 227 t47Auburn Derby Invitational 80-75-80 -- 235 t53Central District Invitational 73-75-76 -- 224 t11UCF Challenge 72-78-72 -- 222 t49LSU Golf Classic 73-76-74 -- 223 t46Liz Murphey Collegiate 75 -- 75 t13Bryan Park National Collegiate 68-77-78 -- 223 t9SEC Women’s Championships 75-71-74 -- 220 t13NCAA West Regional 76-WD-75 -- 151 WDNCAA DI Championship 78-73-79-84 -- 314 t86TOTALS 28 ROUNDS -- AVG. 75.5

amaLie vaLLeCougar Classic 76-75-74 -- 225 t42Central District Invitational 79-72-77 -- 228 t22UCF Challenge 69-74-72 -- 215 t14LSU Golf Classic 72-74-70 -- 216 t14Liz Murphey Collegiate 78 -- 78 t39Bryan Park National Collegiate 78-78-79 -- 235 t63SEC Women’s Championships 77-73-75 -- 225 t29NCAA West Regional 74-72-70 -- 216 t13NCAA DI Championship 76-80-79-81 -- 316 t96TOTALS 26 ROUNDS -- 75.2

2008-09 Team STaTiSTiCS Low Top Top Top Player Rds. Strokes Rd. 5 10 20 AVG.Megan McChrystal 29 2,108 68 3 5 8 72.7Jacqueline Hedwall 32 2,389 68 -- 3 6 74.7Amalie Valle 26 1,954 69 -- -- 3 75.2Nicole Crochet 12 902 70 -- 1 1 75.2Caroline Martens 29 2,186 71 -- 1 4 75.4Tessa Teachman 28 2,114 68 -- 1 4 75.5Abby Oberthier 3 227 72 -- -- -- 75.7Lindy LaBauve 9 682 70 -- -- -- 75.8Mary Michael Burns 3 253 81 -- -- -- 84.3

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YEAR SITE WINNER SCORE IND. CHAMP SCORE1981 Opelika, Ala. Florida 875 Lynn Connelly, Fla. 217 LSU-3rd 9101982 Pine Mountain, Ga. Florida 880 Deb Richard, Fla. 216 LSU-4th 9461983 Pine Mountain, Ga. Georgia 890 Deb Richard, Fla. 217 LSU-5th 9461984 Pine Mountain, Ga. Florida 906 Deb Richard, Fla. 218 LSU-5th 9331985 Pine Mountain, Ga. Georgia 900 Cindy Schreyer, Ga. 216 LSU-6th 9401986 Pine Mountain, Ga. Florida 898 Karen Davies, Fla. 221 LSU-5th 9401987 Pine Mountain, Ga. Florida 910 Margaret Platt, Auburn 222 LSU-5th 9431988 Gulf Breeze, Fla. Georgia 864 Cheryl Morley, Fla. 211 LSU-3rd 8901989 Ponte Vedre, Fla. Auburn 902 Diana Rama, Auburn 223 LSU-6th 9491990* Greensboro, Ga. Georgia 607 Anne Cain, Ga. 144 LSU-3rd 6241991 Lexington, Ky. Florida 936 Kristi Coats, LSU 224 LSU-5th 9511992 Baton Rouge, La. LSU-1st 892 Carri Wood, Miss. State 2171993* Jackson, Miss Georgia 605 Sara Miley, Ga. 147 LSU-8th 6341994 West Point, Miss. Georgia 890 Katharina Larrson, Tenn. 209 LSU-8th 9381995 Franklin, Tenn. Florida 892 Dina Taylor, Fla. 217 LSU-3rd 938

YEAR SITE WINNER SCORE IND. CHAMP SCORE1996* Knoxville, Tenn. Auburn 604 Marci Clemons, Auburn 144 LSU-2nd 6071997 Columbia, S.C. Georgia 899 Shauna Estes, Ga. 215 LSU-2nd 9051998 Birmingham, Ala. Georgia 894 Reilley Rankin, Ga. 218 LSU-2nd 8991999 Opelika, Ala. Georgia 887 Shauna Estes, Ga. 210 LSU-4th 9182000 Rogers, Ark. Auburn 917 Danielle Downey, Auburn 224 LSU-2nd 9192001 Gainesville, Fla. Georgia 872 Kristy McPherson, USC 207 LSU-2nd 8772002 Athens, Ga. S. Carolina 861 Kristy McPherson, USC 209 LSU-8th 9212003 Lexington, Ky. Auburn 903 Aimee Cho, Florida 216 LSU-10th 9752004 Baton Rouge, La. Vanderbilt 877 May Wood, Vandy 213 LSU-2nd 8812005 Tunica, Miss. Auburn 904 Stacy Lewis, Arkansas 214 LSU-4th 9062006 Franklin, Tenn Auburn 875 Maria Martinez, Auburn 211 LSU-7th 9002007 West Point, Miss. Georgia 865 Taylor Leon, Georgia 208 LSU-7th 8992008 Loudon, Tenn. Florida 874 Stacy Lewis, Arkansas 214 LSU-6th 9202009 Blytheville, S.C. Auburn 870 Marta Silva, Ga. 210 LSU-5th 886*shortened by rain

The Southeastern Conference has continuted to show its leadership in the intergration of athletic competition and higher education. Since its formation in 1933, the SEC has achieved both stature and stability by designating governing/voting power to the presidents of the member institutions. They have determined the policies of the conference and through the years this involvement has been the principal

source of strength in the evolution of the SEC. Intercollegiate athletics encountered many challenges in the 1990s and the SEC provided guidance. In 1993, the member institutions adopted The Principles of Gender Equity. Committed to increasing the quantity and quality of women’s athletic opportunities, each school provides at least two more women’s intercollegiate programs than the number of men’s. SEC schools began athletic competition over 100 years ago as members of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association. The 13 members west and south of the Appalachian Mountains reorganized as the Southeastern Conference at the annual Southern Conference meeting in 1932. Charter members of the new conference were Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, LSU , Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Sewanee, Tennessee, Tulane and Vanderbilt. In the 1979-80 academic year, SEC championships for women were recognized in basketball, tennis and volleyball. The following year golf, gymnastics, swimming and track and field were added. The administration of women’s athletics officially came under the auspices of the conference office in 1984. The SEC currently regulates nine men’s sports and 11 women’s sports. The women’s sports are volleyball, golf, gymnastics, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track (cross country, indoor, outdoor) and volleyball.

1. Auburn 289-296-285 -- 870 +18

2. Arkansas 295-287-296 -- 878 +26

2. Alabama 300-291-287 -- 878 +26

4. Tennessee 295-293-293 -- 881 +29

5. LSU 301-286-299 -- 866 +346. Georgia 300-292-295 -- 887 +35

7. Ole Miss 301-298-291 -- 890 +38

8. Florida 307-295-293 -- 895 +43

9. South Carolina 299-300-298 -- 897 +45

10. Vanderbilt 304-301-310 -- 915 +63

11. Kentucky 313-297-308 -- 918 +66

12. Miss. State 318-307-305 -- 930 +78

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS1. Marta Silva, UGA 72-67-71 -- 210 -32. Benedicte Toumpsin, SC 72-69-73 -- 214 +13. Mallory Haetzel, UGA 73-70-72 -- 215 +24. Cydney Clanton, Aub 71-75-70 -- 216 +34. Kristin Ingram, Ark 73-70-73 -- 216 +36. Ginny Brown, UT 74-72-71 -- 217 +46. Lucy Nunn, Ark 70-70-77 -- 217 +46. Patricia Sanz, Aub 77-69-71 -- 217 +46. Jessica Yadloczky, UF 72-71-74 -- 217 +410. Brooke Pancake, Ala. 78-71-69 -- 218 +510. Candace Schepperle, AU 71-74-73 -- 218 +512. Haley Wilson, Aub 70-78-71 -- 219 +613. Camilla Lennarth, Ala. 74-75-71 -- 220 +713. Nathalie Mansson, UT 71-76-73 -- 220 +713. Nicole Smith, UT 76-69-75 -- 220 +713. Tessa Teachman, LSU 75-71-74 -- 220 +717. Marina Alex, Vandy 73-69-79 -- 221 +817. Dori Carter, Ole Miss 73-73-75 -- 221 +817. Kathleen Ekey, Ala. 73-70-78 -- 221 +817. Ashley Lance, Ole Miss 70-78-73 -- 221 +817. Megan McChrystal, LSU 76-70-75 -- 221 +817. Ashley Schulte, Ark. 76-72-73 -- 221 +8

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SEC COACH OF THE YEAR Kim Evans, Auburn

SEC GOLFER OF THE YEARCandace Schepperle, Auburn

SEC FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR Marta Silva, Georgia

FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC Candace Schepperle, AuburnMegan McChrystal, LSUDori Carter, Ole MissMarta SIlva, GeorgiaJessica Yadloczky, FloridaMallory Hetzel, GeorgiaCydney Clanton, AuburnCamilla Lennarth, AlabamaKathleen Ekey, Alabama

SECOND-TEAM ALL-SEC Brooke Pancake, AlabamaNathalie Mansson, TennesseeBenedicte Toumpsin, USCLucy Nunn, ArkansasCarolina Andrade, GeorgiaMarina Alex, VanderbiltNicole Smith, TennesseeHaley WIlson, Auburn

SEC ALL-FRESHMAN TEAMMarta SIlva, GeorgiaBooke Pancake, AlabamaNathalie Mansson, TennesseeMarina Alex, VanderbiltHaley Wilson, AuburnJacqueline Hedwall, LSUEvan Jensen, FloridaTessa Teachman, LSU

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1981Florida 875Georgia 882LSU 910Auburn 924Kentucky 935Mississippi State 990

1982Florida 880Georgia 901Mississippi State 941LSU 946Alabama 951Kentucky 965

1983Georgia 890Florida 906Kentucky 915Mississippi State 944LSU 946

Alabama had a three-player team due to an auto accident involving two players on the day of the practice round.

1984Florida 906Georgia 912Mississippi State 924Kentucky 932LSU 933Alabama 949

1985Georgia 900Florida 903Mississippi State 927Kentucky 932Alabama 934LSU 940

1986Florida 898Kentucky 928Alabama 930Georgia 936LSU 940Auburn 961Mississippi State 984

1987Florida 910Georgia 912Alabama 916Auburn 942LSU 943Kentucky 946Mississippi State 994Ole Miss 1140

1988Georgia 864Florida 869LSU 890Auburn 892Kentucky 909Alabama 917Mississippi State 946Ole Miss 971Vanderbilt 996

1989Auburn 902Florida 910Kentucky 926Georgia 935Alabama 937LSU 949Mississippi State 961Ole Miss 1004Vanderbilt 1068

1990Georgia 607Auburn 613LSU 624Kentucky 624Florida 625Alabama 644Mississippi State 663Ole Miss 671Vanderbilt 711

1991Florida 936Alabama 942Georgia 942Kentucky 944LSU 951Auburn 952Mississippi State 966Ole Miss 995Vanderbilt 1004

1992LSU 892Georgia 899South Carolina 912Florida 927Alabama 928Kentucky 934Mississippi State 937Auburn 943Ole Miss 948Vanderbilt 997

1993Georgia 605Tennessee 611South Carolina 616Florida 618Kentucky 629Mississippi State 630Auburn 632LSU 634Alabama 638Ole Miss 650Vanderbilt 692

1994Georgia 890Alabama 900Auburn 901Tennessee 902South Carolina 904Florida 920Kentucky 922LSU 938Vanderbilt 947Ole Miss 957Mississippi State 970

1995Florida 892South Carolina 921Georgia 938LSU 938Tennesse 942Kentucky 950Auburn 950Ole Miss 973Mississippi State 979Vanderbilt 987Alabama 1010

1996Auburn 604LSU 608South Carolina 610Florida 610Tennessee 618Georgia 628Kentucky 632Ole Miss 635Vanderbilt 639Alabama 641Mississippi State 648Arkansas 663

1997Georgia 899LSU 905Florida 908South Carolina 910Auburn 911Tennessee 916Alabama 929Kentucky 930Vanderbilt 943Ole Miss 952Mississippi State 964Arkansas 977

1998Georgia 894LSU 899Alabama 902Tennessee 919Auburn 925Ole Miss 926Mississippi State 932South Carolina 933Florida 934Arkansas 947Ole Miss 952Kentucky 960Vanderbilt 969

1999Georgia 887Tennessee 905Ole Miss 913LSU 918Arkansas 931Auburn 937Mississippi State 949Vanderbilt 949Alabama 951South Carolina 952Florida 970Kentucky 978

2000Auburn 919LSU 921Tennessee 925Georgia 932Miss. State 938Florida 938Kentucky 950Arkansas 956South Carolina 959Vanderbilt 966Ole Miss 968Alabama 976

2001Georgia 872LSU 877Auburn 887South Carolina 887Florida 891Tennessee 897Alabama 905Vanderbilt 908Ole Miss 937Kentucky 940Mississippi State 941Arkansas 943

2002South Carolina 861Auburn 864Tennessee 866Vanderbilt 875Georgia 888Florida 897Alabama 918LSU 921Mississippi State 929Ole Miss 929Arkansas 934Kentucky 944

2003Auburn 905Tennessee 911South Carolina 914Vanderbilt 919Arkansas 925Georgia 937Kentucky 944Mississippi State 960LSU 975Ole Miss 982Alabama 983

2004Vanderbilt 877Auburn 881LSU 881Tennessee 882Florida 885Georgia 890South Carolina 899Mississippi 905Arkansas 909Alabama 913Mississippi State 923Kentucky 928

2005Auburn 904Georgia 904Arkansas 905LSU 906Tennessee 906Florida 911South Carolina 914Kentucky 923Vanderbilt 927Alabama 933Mississippi State 947Ole Miss 969

2006Auburn 875Tennessee 876Georgia 885Vanderbilt 887Arkansas 897Florida 898LSU 900South Carolina 903Alabama 908Mississippi St. 924Kentucky 934Ole Miss 940

2007Georgia 865Florida 881Tennessee 886South Carolina 887Alabama 893Vanderbilt 898LSU 899Auburn 902Arkansas 906Miss. State 914Kentucky 931Ole Miss 946

2008Florida 874Arkansas 891Georgia 903Auburn 910South Carolina 915LSU 920Alabama 921Tennessee 931Vanderbilt 935Mississippi 939Miss. State 952Kentucky 953

2009Auburn 870Arkansas 878Alabama 878Tennessee 881LSU 886Georgia 887Ole Miss 890FLorida 895South Carolina 897Vanderbilt 915Kentucky 918 Miss. State 930

SeC CHamPionSHiP ToTaLS: Georgia (11); Florida (8); Auburn (6); LSU (1), South Carolina (1), Vanderbilt (1)

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alabamaLocation: Tuscaloosa, Ala.Colors: Crimson and WhiteEnrollment: 20,969President: Dr. Robert E. WittAthletics Director: Mal MooreNickname: Crimson TideHead Coach: Mic Potter (Cortland State, ‘77), 5th yearGolf SID: Josh Maxon2008-09 SEC Finish: 3rdSID Office Phone: 205-348-6084SID Office Fax: 205-348-8841

arkansasLocation: Fayetteville, Ark.Colors: Cardinal and WhiteEnrollment: 16,449Chancellor: Dr. John WhiteAthletics Director: John LongNickname: Lady BacksHead Coach: Shauna Estes (Georgia, 2000), 3rd year2008-09 SEC Finish: 2ndGolf SID: Jeri ThorpeEmail: [email protected] Office Phone: 479-575-5037SID Office Fax: 479-575-7410

auburnLocation: Auburn, Ala.Colors: Burnt Orange and Navy BlueEnrollment: 23,152President: Dr. Ed RichardsonAthletics Director: Jay JacobsNickname: TigersHead Coach: Kim Evans (Auburn, ‘81), 16th year2008-09 SEC Finish: 1stGolf SID: Matt CrouchSID Office Phone: 334-844-9709SID Office Fax: 334-844-9807

floridaLocation: Gainesville, Fla.Colors: Orange and BlueEnrollment: 48,373President: Dr. J. Bernard MachenAthletics Director: Jeremy FoleyNickname: GatorsHead Coach: Jan Dowling, 1st year2008-09 SEC Finish: 8thGolf SID: Kate ManleySID Office Phone: 352-375-4683, ext. 6100SID Office Fax: 352-375-4809

georgia Location: Athens, Ga.Colors: Red and BlackEnrollment: 33,878President: Dr. Michael F. AdamsAthletics Director: Damon EvansNickname: BulldogsHead Coach: Kelly Hester (Georgia, ‘96), 3rd year2008-09 SEC Finish: 6thGolf SID: Mike MobleySID Office Phone: 706-542-1621SID Office Fax: 706-542-9339

KentuckyLocation: Lexington, Ky.Colors: Blue and White Enrollment: 25,397President: Dr. Lee T. Todd, Jr.Athletics Director: Mitch BarnhartNickname: WildcatsHead Coach: Myra Blackwelder (Kentucky, ‘78),3rd year2008-09 SEC Finish: 11thGolf SID: Maria ZundickSID Office Phone: 859-257-3838SID Office Fax: 859-323-4310

ole missLocation: Oxford, Miss.Colors: Cardinal Red and Navy BlueEnrollment: 16,080Chancellor: Dr. Robert C. KhayatAthletics Director: Pete BooneNickname: RebelsHead Coach: Michelle Drinkard (Alabama, ‘86), 3rd year2008-09 SEC Finish: 7thGolf SID: Kim LingSID Office Phone: 662-915-7522SID Office Fax: 662-915-7006

mississippi StateLocation: Starkville, Miss.Colors: Maroon and WhiteEnrollment: 16,236President: Dr. J. Charles LeeAthletics Director: Larry TempletonNickname: Lady BulldogsHead Coach: Christi Sanders (Miss. State,’87)23rd year2008-09 SEC Finish: 12thSID Office Phone: 662-325-2703SID Office Fax: 662-325-2563

South CarolinaLocation: Columbia, S. C.Colors: Garnet and BlackEnrollment: 26,000President: Dr. Andrew SorensenAthletics Director: Dr. Mike McGeeNickname: GamecocksHead Coach: Kalen Anderson (Duke, ‘01), 3rd year2008-09 SEC Finish: 9thGolf SID: Wes ToddSID Office Phone: 803-777-5204SID Office Fax: 803-777-2967

TennesseeLocation: Knoxville, Tenn.Colors: Orange and WhiteEnrollment: 25,058President: Dr. John PetersenAthletics Director: Joan CronanNickname: Lady VolsHead Coach: Judi Pavon (Alabama, ‘89), 10th year2008-09 SEC Finish: 4thSID Office Phone: 865-974-4275SID Office Fax: 865-974-8875

vanderbiltLocation: Nashville, Tenn.Colors: Black and GoldEnrollment: 6,319Chancellor: Gordon GeeVice Chancellor: David Williams IINickname: CommodoresHead Coach: Greg Allen (Murray State, ‘93), 3rd year2008-09 SEC Finish: 9thSID Office Phone: 615-322-4121

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The Lady Tigers as a team won two tournaments during the season and showed some of their brilliance in the NCAA West Regional to advance for the second straight year and for the third time in the last four years to the NCAA Division I National Championships, this time on the championship layout of Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mill, Md. But the bigger story in this year’s NCAA quest may have come in that regional, played out in 100-degree temperatures at the Arizona State University Karsten Course. With the top eight teams advancing, LSU shot its team average of 295 in the opening round over the Karsten Course in Tempe, but realized quickly this would be a low scoring event as they were in 12th place, six shots out of the qualifying number. But the team felt good about its first day start on a course that has a reputation of getting easier the more you play it. But that easier was easier said than done when the Lady Tigers were forced to count all four scores on the course in the second round when freshman Tessa Teachman had to be taken off the course with severe dehydration after a 24-hour virus. LSU responded in grand fashion posting an even par 288 with Megan McChrystal posting a 69, Jacqueline Hedwall and Amalie Valle 72s and Caroline Martens 75. LSU was now sixth at seven-over par for 36 holes, two shot in front of the cut line.

With a full head of steam and the lineup back intact on the final day, the Lady Tigers posted a three-under par round of 288 to easily punch their ticket to the championships with a third place finish. The Lady Tigers did improve their finish of 2008, finishing in 12th over the heavily tree-lined course that featured a topography change of 11 stories during the course of the round. Now the four Lady Tigers who made that trip to Caves Valley have two goals in mind again - to get back to the 2010 championship and to improve on the 12th place finish of the 2009 squad.

2010 nCaa Championship/LSU Championship History The regional round for the 2010 Championships will again be conducted over three different golf courses -East: East Carolina University at the Ironwood Country Club in Greenville, S.C.; Central: Indiana University at the Otter Creek Golf Club in Columbus, Ind.; and West: Stanford University at the Stanford Golf Course in Stanford, Cal. The regions are from May 6-8. The eight lowest scoring teams, as well as the two lowest scoring individuals not on an advancing team, from each of the three regional championships will qualify for the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championship. The championship will be held May 18-21 at the Country Club of Landfall in Wilmington, N.C., with the

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University of North Carolina, Wilmington serving as the host school. LSU made its first of 10 NCAA championship appearances in the first NCAA event in 1982 in Palo Alto, Calif., when LSU finished 16th. The Lady Tigers would return in 1986 when LSU, led by Player of the Year Jenny Lidback, helped the Tigers to a ninth-place finish. Lidback finished tied for 17th. The Lady Tigers made their longest championship run starting in 1986, when the Three Amigas (Ashley Winn, Laura Moore and Michelle Louviere) took the Lady Tigers to top 10-finishes in 1996 (8th) and 1998 (5th). Louviere finished tied for 19th in 1986 and Ashley Winn tied for 15th. The Tigers posted 10th-place finishes in 1999 and 2000 and a 12th place finish in 2001 on teams led by Katy Harris and Meredith Duncan. Duncan played the last 54 holes in two under par after opening with a 10-over 82 to finish in a tie for seventh place in 2000 and Harris shot a one-under 287 to finish in a tie for third in LSU’s appearance in 2001. Harris and Kristi Coats, who competed as an individual competitor in 1991, have the best finishes in the championships

for LSU, both finishing third in the individual competition. The only other top-10 finish for an individual golfer came in 2005 when Brooke Shelton posted a tie for eighth-place finish. Harris and Duncan are the two players who went to the championships all four years of their careers. Harris made it on four teams from 1998 to 2001, while Duncan qualified on three teams and once individually from 1999-2002. This past year, Caroline Martens finished her career on three NCAA teams in her four years at LSU. Since 1993, to get to the NCAA Division I Championships, teams and individuals must go through the NCAA Regional Tournaments. LSU has hosted the regional on three occasions (1993, 2002, 2007). LSU has advanced to the regional round of NCAA post-season play since that first tournament in 1993 every year but 1994 and 2003.

individual nCaa qualifiers2005 Brooke Shelton t8th/2912002 Meredith Duncan t19th/2921995 Ashley Winn t38th/3041992 Kristi Coats t29th/2991991 Kristi Coats t3rd/2931990 Kristi Coats t20/306 Jackie Gallagher t48th/3151989 Jackie Gallagher t22nd/3051988 Cissye Meeks t23rd/298

nCaa Regional appearances2009 LSU - 3rd (868) ASU Karsten CourseWest Arizona State - 1st (842) Tempe, Arizona2008 LSU - 8th (902) wins playoff UT Golf CourseCentral UCLA - 1st (861) Austin, Texas2007 LSU - 14th (881) University ClubEast Duke - 1st (844) Baton Rouge, La.2006 LSU - 2nd (870) Bryan NationalEast Tennessee - 1st (864) Browns Summitt, N.C.2005 LSU - 10th (917) Rawls CourseCentral Auburn - 1st (896) Lubbock, Texas2004 LSU - 12th (930) El Campeon CourseEast Duke - 1st (869) Howey-In-The-Hills, Fla.2002 LSU - 12th (898) University ClubEast Duke - 1st (859) Baton Rouge, La.2001 LSU - 6th (928) Birch BoilermakerCentral Tulsa - 1st (904) West Lafayette, Ind.2000 LSU - 5th (903) Scarlet CourseEast Duke - 1st (897) Columbus, Ohio1999 LSU - 3rd (893) University ClubEast Georgia - 1st (884) Columbia, S.C.1998 LSU - 3rd (904) Duke Golf ClubEast Georgia - 1st (882) Durham, N.C.1997 LSU - 12th (967) Prairie VistaEast Ohio St. - 1st (937) Bloomington, Ill.1996 LSU - 7th (925) Grand National LakesEast Duke - 1st (905) Opelika, Ala.1995 LSU - 17th (938) Quail RidgeEast Wake Forest -1st (890) Bartlett, Tenn.1993 LSU - 15th (946) Santa MariaEast Georgia - 1st (897) Baton Rouge, La.

most nCaa Championships appearances4 - Katy Wilkinson Harris 1998, 1999, 2000, 20014 - Meredith Duncan 1999, 2000, 2001, 20023 - Kristi Coats 1990, 1991, 19923 - Caroline Martens 2006, 2008, 20092 - Ashley Winn 1996, 19982 - Michelle Louviere 1996, 19982 - Laura Moore 1996, 19982 - Tina Howard 1999, 20002 - Leslie McClurg 1999, 20012 - Lindy Hitdlebaugh 2000, 20012 - Alexis Rather 2006, 20082 - Rebecca Kuhn 2006, 20082 - Megan McChrystal 2008, 20092 - Amalie Valle 2008, 2009

LSU aiaw appearances1981 LSU Team 21st1982 Karen Mayson (Ind.) N/A

LSU nCaa Team appearancesTEAM FINISH/SCORE SITE LSU - 12th (1219) Caves Valley Golf Club Arizona St. - 1st (1182) Owings Mills, Md. t25. Caroline Martens 78-74-74-74 -- 300t32. Megan McChrystal 74-77-77-74 -- 302 t75. Jacqueline Hedwall 74-80-83-75 -- 312t86. Tessa Teachman 78-73-79-84 -- 314t96. Amalie Valle 76-80-79-81 -- 316

LSU-15th (1222) UNM Golf Course USC-1st (1168) Albuquerque, N.M. t55. Megan McChrystal 73-78-83-70 -- 304t55. Amalie Valle 74-79-75-76 -- 304t63. Rebecca Kuhn 76-75-80-74 -- 305t93. Alexis Rather 77-83-79-75 -- 314t118. Caroline Martens 81-85-78-80 -- 324

LSU-23rd (1232) The Scarlet Course Duke-1st (1167) Columbus, Ohiot53. Melissa Eaton 75-78-76-73 -- 302 t64. Kim Meck 75-75-78-78 -- 306t66. Rebecca Kuhn 73-76-81-77 -- 307t98. Caroline Martens 75-78-84-78 -- 315WD Alexis Rather 78-81-WD-78 -- WD

LSU-12th (1210) El Campeon Course Georgia-1st (1176) Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla.t3. Katy Harris 72-70-70-75 - 287 t44. Meredith Duncan 79-73-77-74 - 303t60. Isabel Dornellas 75-79-75-77 - 306t98. Lesley McClurg 80-81-76-79 - 316t106. Lindy Hitdlebaugh 78-81-81-80 - 320 LSU-10th (1216) Crosswater Country Club Arizona-1st (1175) Sunriver, Ore.t7. Meredith Duncan 82-72-70-72 - 296 t54. Lisette Lee 77-75-79-75 - 306t59. Tina Howard 78-76-77-76 - 307t87. Katy Wilkinson 78-79-76-81 - 314t94. Lindy Hitdlebaugh 80-75-81-80 - 316

LSU-10th (923) Tulsa Country Club Duke-1st (895) Tulsa, Okla.t24. Meredith Duncan 75-77-77 - 229t35. Lisette Lee 75-80-76 - 231t43. Katy Wilkinson 76-80-76 - 232t57. Lesley McClurg 77-82-77 - 236t63. Tina Howard 79-77-81 - 237

LSU-5th (1187) University Ridge Arizona State-1st (1155) Madison, Wis.t15. Ashley Winn 72-77-76-70 - 295t23. Michelle Louviere 73-72-76-76 - 297t34. Laura Moore 79-77-73-72 - 301t67. Lisette Lee 75-75-76-83 - 309t71. Katy Wilkinson 71-83-80-76 - 310

LSU-8th (1262) LaQuinta Resort Arizona-1st (1240) Palm Springs, Calif.t19. Michelle Louvierre 75-78-83-77 - 31324. Laura Moore 83-76-75-80 - 314t36. Shannon Hanson 83-82-74-80 - 319t39. Ashley Winn 80-79-80-81 - 320t86. Casey Scott 82-88-81-79 - 340

LSU-9th (1217) Scarlet Course - Ohio St. Florida-1st (1180) Columbus, Ohiot17. Jenny Lidback 75-73-74-77 - 299t38. Wendy Lawson 76-77-78-74 - 305t38. Cissye Meeks 80-74-74-77 - 305t53. Barbara Van Strien 69-79-80-80 - 308t94. Lisa Breaux 81-80-81-81 - 323

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1979-80TournamenT Final-ScoreSusie Maxwell Berning Inv., Okla. City, Okla. 16th–970Lady Seminole Invitational, Tallahassee, Fla. 9th–977Lady Tar Heel Invitational, Chapel Hill, N.C. t15th–1027Tiger-Tide Invitational, Meridian, Miss. 6th–664LSU-Alabama-Okla. Triangular, Baton Rouge, La. 2nd–333Betsy Rawls Invitational, Austin, Texas 18th–993Lamar Invitational, Beaumont, Texas –972Women’s Southern Intercollegiate, Athens, Ga. 17th–665

1980-81 Susie Maxwell Berning Classic, Okla. City, Okla. 10th–959Lady Seminole Invitational, Tallahassee, Fla. 5th–909Lady Tar Heel Invitational, Chapel Hill, N.C. t8th–963Houston Baptist Invitational, Houston, Texas 9th–956SEC Championships, Auburn, Ala. 3rd–910AIAW Championships, Athens, Ga. 21st–969

1981-82 Susie Maxwell Berning Classic, Okla. City, Okla. 11thLady Seminole, Tallahassee, Fla. 4thEagle Scoremaster, Memphis, Tenn. 1stLady Gator Invitational, Gainesville, Fla. 5thMonterrey Invitational, Monterrey, Mexico 7thLSU-Fairwood Invitational, Baton Rouge, La. 4th–310SEC Championships, Pine Mountain, Ga. 4th–946NCAA Championships, Stanford, Calif. 16th–1276

1982-83Susie Maxwell Berning Classic, Okla. City, Okla. 8th–307-311-317–935Lady Seminole Invitational, Tallahassee, Fla. 7th–303-305-307–915Taylor Made Women’s Invitational, Memphis, Tenn. 2nd–298-312-302–912Lamar Women’s Invitational, Beaumont, Texas 5th–312-158-310–780Florida Lady Gator, Gainesville, Fla. 7th–308-320–628LSU-Fairwood Invitational, Baton Rouge, La. t3rd–309-318–627Rollins-Peggy Kirk Bell Inv., Winter Park, Fla. 3rd–319-309-304–932Women’s Southern Intercollegiate, Athens, Ga. 10th–321-317-316–954SEC Championships, Pine Mountain, Ga. 5th–315-313-318–946

1983-84Susie Maxwell Berning Classic, Okla. City, Okla. 11th–959Lady Seminole Invitational, Tallahassee, Fla. 8th–928Memphis Women’s Intercollegiate, Memphis, Tenn. t13th–946Alabama Seascape Invitational, Destin, Fla. 4th–944Lady Cardinal Invitational, Wildwood, Texas 12th–1003LSU-Lou Besson Invitational, Baton Rouge, La. 3rd–953Lady Troy Invitational, Eufala, Ala. 5th–958Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational, Orlando, Fla. 4th–932Fall Creek Falls Classic, Pikeville, Tenn. 7th–977Women’s Southern Intercollegiate, Athens, Ga. 13th–985SEC Championships, Pine Mountain, Ga. 5th–933

1984-85Susie Maxwell Berning Classic, Norman, Okla. 4th–956Lady Seminole Invitational, Tallahassee, Fla. 13th–940Memphis State Tournament, Memphis, Tenn. t12th–666Alabama-Seascape Invitational, Destin, Fla. 12th–644Lamar Lady Cardinal, Wildwood, Texas 8th–978Lady Gator Invitational, Gainesville, Fla. 9th–932LSU-Lou Besson Invitational, Baton Rouge 1st–602Hudson Industries Invitational, Eufala, Ala. 12th–948Fall Creek Falls Classic, Pikeville, Tenn. 2nd–945Women’s Southern Intercollegiate, Athens, Ga. 12th–957SEC Championships, Pine Mountain, Ga. 6th–940

1985-86Lady Seminole Invitational, Tallahassee, Fla. 2nd–306-291-297–894Memphis Women’s Inter., Memphis, Tenn. 1st–305-306-301–912Alabama-Seascape Invitational, Destin, Fla. 2nd–302-309–611Lamar Lady Cardinal Inv., Wildwood, Texas 1st–298-299–597Lady Gator Invitational, Gainesville, Fla. 6th–308-306-308–922LSU-Fairwood Invitational, Baton Rouge, La. 1st–311-309-304–924Hudson Industries Invitational, Eufala, Ala. 3rd–305-308-314–929SMU Lady Mustang, Dallas, Texas 3rd–301-298-311–910Peggy Kirk Bell Inv., Winter Springs, Fla. 1st–299-310-310–919Women’s Southern Intercollegiate, Athens, Ga. 1st–310-296-300–906SEC Championships, Calloway Gardens, Ga. 5th–307-314-329–940NCAA Championships, Columbus, Ohio 9th–300-303-306-308–1217

1979-1980LSU’s First Women’s Golf Team

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1986-87Roadrunner Invitational, Las Cruces, N.M. 4th–310-311-315–936Lady Seminole Invitational, Tallahassee, Fla. 3rd–314-304-315–933Memphis State Invitational, Memphis, Tenn. 2nd–313-303-302–918Tiger-Tide Invitational, Destin, Fla. 3rd–315-303-304–922Lady Cardinal Invitational, Wildwood, Texas 2nd–310-305-309–924Lady Gator Invitational, Gainesville, Fla. 11th–323LSU-Fairwood Invitational, Baton Rouge, La. 5th–309-323–632Lady Mustang Invitational, Dallas, Texas 10th–326-336-313–975Gulf Shores Invitational, Gulf Shores, Ala. 1st–308-308–616Lady Paladin Invitational, Greenville, S.C. 2nd–306-307-302–915Women’s Southern Intercollegiate, Athens, Ga. 9th–319-322-318–959SEC Championships, Callaway Gardens, Ga. 5th–323-313-307–943

1987-88Roadrunner/Diet Coke, Las Cruces, N. M. 12th–317-308-302–927Dick McGuire Invitational, Albuquerque, N. M. t9th–310-328-311–949Beacon Woods Invitational, Tarpon Springs, Fla. 7th –312-303-318–933Tiger-Tide Invitational, Destin, Fla. 5th –325-311-322–958Lamar Lady Cardinal Inv., Wildwood, Texas 1st –302-309-321–932Lady Gator Invitational, Gainesville, Fla. 4th –317-318–635LSU-Fairwood Invitational, Baton Rouge, La. 3rd –315-315-309–939SMU Lady Mustang, Dallas, Texas 10th–314-312-358–984USA-Gulf Shores Invitational, Gulf Shores, Ala. 2nd –309-303-308–920Women’s Southern Intercollegiate, Athens, Ga. 4th –319-305-315–939SEC Championships, Gulf Breeze, Fla. 3rd –294-295-301–890

1988-89Roadrunner/Diet Coke, Las Cruces, N. M. 6th–976Dick McGuire Invitational, Albuquerque, N. M. 13th–974South Florida/Beacon Woods, Bayonet Point, Fla.t 7th–939Pat Bradley Invitational, Miami, Fla. t7th–953Lamar Lady Cardinal Invitational, Wildwood, Texas 6th–945Lady Gator Invitational, Gainesville, Fla. 11th–981LSU-Fairwood Invitational, Baton Rouge, La. 8th–934Lady Mustang, Dallas, Texas 6th–986South Alabama-Gulf Shores Inv., Gulf Shores, Ala. 3rd–923SEC Championship, Ponte Vedra, Fla. 6th–949

1989-90Beacon Woods Invitational, Bayonet Point, Fla. 3rd–302-303-310–915Tiger-Tide Invitational, Destin, Fla. 5th–306-312-298–916Lamar Lady Cardinal Invitational, Wildwood, Texas t5th–313-312-316–941Pat Bradley Invitational, Miami, Fla. 4th–313-323-309–945OSU-Guadalajara Inter., Guadalajara, Mexico 10th–334-318-314–966Lady Gator Invitational, Gainesville, Fla. 8th–318-317-321–956LSU-Fairwood Invitational, Baton Rouge, La. 6th–322-306–628Earl Stewart Lady Mustang, Dallas, Texas t4th–344-315-325–984Lady Jaguar Invitational, Mobile, Ala. 1st–303-317-306–926SEC Championships, Greensboro, Ga. t3rd–313-311–624

1990-91Neva McCall Intercollegiate, Tuscaloosa, Ala. 1st–316-326-318–960Beacon Woods Invitational, Bayonet Point, Fla. 4th–300-303-303–906Tiger-Tide Intercollegiate, Destin, Fla. 10th–331-313-313–957FIU-Pat Bradley, Miami, Fla. 3rd–319-306-308–933Lady Gator Invitational, Gainesville, Fla. 3rd–326-318-312–956McDonald’s UCF Rotary Classic, Orlando, Fla. t4th–321-315–636LSU-Fairwood Invitational, Baton Rouge, La. 3rd–307-324-300–931Earl Stewart Lady Mustang, Dallas, Texas 4th–309-309-311–929South Ala. Intercollegiate, Gulf Shores, Ala. 1st–298-310-310–918SEC Championship, Lexington, Ky. 5th–326-312-313–951

1991-92Roadrunner Invitational, Las Cruces, N.M. 8th–316-319-312–947Ping Lady Sun Devil, Tempe, Ariz. 10th–317-312-305–934Beacon Woods Invitational, Bayonet Point, Fla. 9th–326-325-317–968Tiger-Tide Invitational, Destin, Fla. 3rd–310-327-330–967Betsy Rawls Invitational, Austin, Texas 16th–332-326-328–986LSU-Fairwood Invitational, Baton Rouge, La. 3rd–315-309-301–925SMU Round Up, Dallas, Texas 8th–315-325-325–965South Ala. Intercollegiate, Gulf Shores, Ala. 1st–290-300-296–886SEC Championships, Baton Rouge, La. 1st–295-302-295–892

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1992-93 Lady Seminole Invitational, Tallahassee, Fla. 4th–317-308-304–929NCAA Preview, Athens, Ga. 18th–331-328-320–979UCLA Invitational, Temecula, Calif. 10th–316-338-324–978Carolyn Cudone Intercollegiate, Myrtle Beach, SC 8th–327-323-327–977Betsy Rawls Classic, Austin, Texas 17th–351-345–696LSU-Fairwood Invitational, Baton Rouge, La. 7th–319-320–639Ping-ASU Women’s Invitational, Tempe, Ariz. t14th–317-315-325–957South Alabama Invitational, Gulf Shores, Ala. 3rd–317-305-316–938SEC Championships, Oxford, Miss. 8th–319-315–634NCAA East Regionals, Baton Rouge, La. 15th–317-317-312–946

1993-94Lady Seminole Invitational, Tallahassee, Fla. 6th–312-305-312–929Beacon Woods Invitational, Bayonet Point, Fla. 5th–311-308-304–923Tiger-Tide Women’s Intercollegiate, Destin, Fla. 1st–305-313–618Carolyn Cudone Intercollegiate, Myrtle Beach, SC 12th–326-324-331–981Lady Gator Invitational, Gainesville, Fla. 8th–319-314-315–948Betsy Rawls Classic, Austin, Texas 13th–344-331-327–1002LSU-Fairwood Invitational, Baton Rouge t6th–314-317-319–950Ping-ASU Women’s Invitational, Tempe, Ariz. 15th–326-316-314–956SEC Championships, West Point, Miss. 8th–322-304-312–938

1994-95Lady Seminole Invitational, Tallahassee, Fla. 1st–309-300–609Beacon Woods Invitational, Bayonet Point, Fla. 6th–307-309-312–928Carolyn Cudone Intercollegiate, Myrtle Beach, SC 3rd–306-296-301–903NCAA Preview, Wilmington, N.C. t7th–325-319-306–950Lady Gator Invitational, Gainesville, Fla. 6th–318-317-311–946LSU-Fairwood Invitational, Baton Rouge, La. 1st–299-299-302–900Ping-ASU Women’s Invitational, Tempe, Ariz. 12th–326-309-306–941Liz Murphey Collegiate, Athens, Ga. 5th–319-310-315–944SEC Championships, Franklin, Tenn. 3rd–307-314-317–938NCAA East Regional, Bartlett, Tenn. 17th–313-320-309–942

1995-96Rolex Fall Preview, La Quinta, Calif. 11th–318-310-297–925Auburn Lady Tiger Intercollegiate, Auburn, Ala. 1st–302-298–600Lady Seminole Invitational, Tallahassee, Fla. 1st–306-293-305–904Carolyn Cudone Intercollegiate, Myrtle Beach, SC 1st–306-301-306–913Arizona Invitational, Tucson, Ariz. 7th–306-304-298–908Lady Gator Invitational, Gainesville, Fla. 2nd–295-290-299–884LSU-Fairwood Invitational, Baton Rouge, La. 2nd–295-302-296–893Liz Murphey Collegiate, Athens, Ga. 2nd–315-304-300–919SEC Championships, Knoxville, Tenn. 2nd–308-300–608NCAA East Regional, Auburn, Ala. 7th–308-319-298–925NCAA Championships, La Quinta, Calif. 8th–321-315-310-316–1262

1996-97Auburn Tiger Invitational, Auburn, Ala. 1st–297-298–595Lady Tar Heel Invitational, Chapel Hill, N.C. 4th–305-303-305–913Rolex NCAA Fall Preview 11th–333-321-311–965Golf World/Palmetto Dunes, Hilton Head, S.C. 2nd–301-308-309–918Texas A&M Classic, College Station, Texas 1st–316-301-313–930SunTrust/Lady Gator, Gainesville, Fla. 1st–295-298-296–889LSU-Fairwood Invitational, Baton Rouge, La. 2nd–297-301-306–904Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic, Athens, Ga. 4th–308-300-313–921SEC Championships, Columbia, S.C. 2nd–314-295-296–905NCAA East Regional, Bloomington, Ill. 12th–321-337-309–967

1997-98NCAA Rolex Fall Preview, Madison, Wisc. 6th–308-302-307–917Auburn Tiger Invitational, Opelika, Ala. 2nd–296-290-293–879Mercedes-Benz Championships, Knoxville, Tenn. 2nd–306-305-298–909Stanford Intercollegiate, Palo Alto, Calif. 5th–299-292-302–893Rolex National Match Play, Vero Beach. Fla. 3rd–def. UCLA, 4.5-0.5 lost to Duke, 3-2 def. Tulsa, 3-2Golf World Invitational, Hilton Head, S.C. t6th–307-312-302–921SunTrust Lady Gator Inv., Gainesville, Fla. 4th–296-289-300–885LSU-Fairwood Invitational, Baton Rouge, La. 1st–302-294-294–890Rainbow Wahine Invitational, Honolulu, Haw. 3rd–302-295-310–907 Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic, Athens, Ga. 9th–316-316-311–943SEC Women’s Championship, Birmingham, Ala. 2nd–302-302-295–899NCAA East Reg. Championships, Durham, N.C. 3rd–297-296-311–904NCAA Division I Championships, Madison, Wisc. 5th–291-301-301-294–1187

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1998-1999Auburn Tiger Invitational, Opelika., Ala. 5th–298-300–598Bama NCAA Fall Preview, Tulsa, Okla. 15th–317-314–631Mercedes-Benz Championships, Knoxville, Tenn. 11th–304-305-320–929Rolex National Match Play, Vero Beach, Fla. 5th–def. Texas, 3.5-1.5; lost to Duke 5-0; lost to ArizonaGolf World/Palmetto Dunes, Hilton Head, SC 10th–316-311-303–930SunTrust Lady Gator Inv., Gainesville, Fla. 4th–307-309–616LSU-Fairwood Invitational, Baton Rouge, La. 3rd–315-311–626Lady Gamecock Classic, Columbia, S.C. 4th–313-298–611Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic, Athens, Ga. 2nd–308-308-300–916SEC Women’s Championship, Opelika, Ala. 4th–308-311-299–918NCAA East Regional, Columbia, S.C. 3rd–299-292-302–893NCAA Division I Championships, Tulsa, Okla. 10th–303-314-306–923

1999-2000 NCAA Fall Preview, Sunriver, Ore. 9th–314-303-300–917 Lady Buckeye Fall Invitational, Columbus, Ohio 4th–313-310-308–931Mercedes-Benz Championship, Knoxville, Tenn. 6th–302-308-331–921Golf World/Palmetto Dunes Invit., Hilton Head, SC 5th–290-303-299–892SunTrust Lady Gator, Gainesville, Fla. 3rd–312-304-304–920 Lady Gamecock Classic, Columbia, S.C. 2nd–310-305-304–919Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic, Athens, Ga. 2nd–297-294-301–892LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic, Baton Rouge, La. 1st–304-310-304–918SEC Women’s Championships, Rogers, Ark. 2nd–321-302-298–921NCAA East Regional, Columbus, Ohio 5th–303-298-302–903NCAA Division I Championships, Sunriver, Ore. 10th–313-298-302-303–1216

2000-01 Auburn Tiger-Derby Invitational, Auburn, Ala. 4th–303-309-301–913NCAA Fall Preview, Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla. 8th–307-310–617Mercedes-Benz Championships, Knoxville, Tenn. 4th–304-305-311–920GolfWorld/Palmetto Dunes, Hilton Head, S.C. 11th–307-293-306–906CGF Match Play, Estero, Fla. 5th–Lost to Southern Cal, 4-1; won over Pepperdine on tiebreaker; lost to Auburn on tiebreakerSunTrust Lady Gator, Gainesville, Fla. 5th–305-288-305–898 Lady Gamecock Classic, Columbia, S.C. 3rd–301-300-312–913 Dr. Thompson Rainbow Wahine, Honolulu 3rd–304-301-295–900LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic, Baton Rouge, La. 1st–295-286-283–864SEC Women’s Championship, Athens, Ga. 2nd–287-289-301–877NCAA Central Regional, West Lafayette, Ind. 6th–305-305-318–928NCAA Div. I Championships, Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla. 12th–304-303-298-305–1210

2001-02Mason Rudolph Championships, Nashville, Tenn. 7th–313-301-303–917NCAA Fall Preview, Auburn, Wash. T6th–302-300–602Mercedes-Benz Women’s, Knoxville, Tenn. 8th–299-306-323–928Lady Paladin Invitational, Greenville, S. C. 3rd–302-306-301–909SunTrust Lady Gator, Gainesville, Fla. 5th–298-316-311–925Lady Gamecock Classic, Columbia, S. C. 12th–302-319-310–931 Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic, Athens, Ga. 14th–311-320-310–941LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic, Baton Rouge, La. 2nd–297-293-305–895SEC Women’s Championships, Athens, Ga. 8th–303-313-305–921NCAA East Regional, Baton Rouge, La. 12th–297-303-301–898

2002-03Mason Rudolph Champ., Nashville, Tenn. 14th–328-319-316–963 Mercedes-Benz Women’s Knoxville, Tenn. T14th–327 326-328–981Furman Lady Paladin, Greenville, S. C. 11th–307-305-308–920Auburn “The Derby”, Auburn, Ala. 13th–311 322-319–952Lady Puerto Rico Classic, San Juan 13th–309-310-313–932Lady Gamecock Classic, Columbia, S. C. T11th–320–320Bryan National, Browns Summit, N. C. 15th–314-311–625LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic, Baton Rouge, La. 4th–300-299-308–907SEC Women’s Championship, Lexington, Ky. 10th–324-326-325–975

2003-04UA-Rhoads Intercollegiate, Tuscaloosa, Ala. 3rd–305-311–617 Price’s Intercollegiate, Las Cruces, N.M. 3rd–301-303-286–890Mercedes-Benz Women’s, Knoxville, Tenn. t10th–301-309-309–919Furman Lady Paladin, Greenville, S. C. 4th–304-293-303–900Tulane Nokia Sugar Bowl Inv., New Orleans 2nd–303-306-320–929Central District Regional, Parrish, Fla. 1st–295-298-310–903LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic, Baton Rouge 3rd–301-306-306–913Lady Gamecock Classic, Columbia, S. C. 7th–311-317-311–939SEC Women’s Championship, Baton Rouge t2nd–299-293-289–881NCAA East Regional, Howey-In-The-Hills, Fla. 12th–319-305-306–930

2004-05Cougar Classic, Hanahan, S.C. 1st–288-295-290– 873Mason Rudolph Champ., Nashville, Tenn. 7th–296-300-297–893Mercedes-Benz Women’s, Knoxville, Tenn. 5th–302-297-299–898SEC/ACC Challenge, Destin, Fla. 3rd–299-290-290–879Central District Regional, Parrish, Fla. 4th–303-296-298–897Lady Gamecock Classic, Columbia, S.C. t4th–309-316-322–947LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic, Baton Rouge 1st–296-290-293–879Liz Murphey Collegiate, Athens, Ga. 2nd–300-300-305–905SEC Women’s Championships, Tunica, Miss. t4th–303-293-310–906NCAA Central Regional, Lubbock, Texas 10th–298-316-303–917


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2005-06Cougar Classic, Hanahan, S.C. 7th - 306-297-294 -- 897Lady Tar Heel, Chapel HIll, N.C. t12th--316-298-310 -- 924Chrysler Challenge, Destin, Fla. 4th--309-303-304 -- 916Auburn “The Derby”, Auburn, Ala. 10th--308-310-299 -- 917Central District Invitational, Parrish, Fla. 6th--304-309-308 -- 921LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic, Baton Rouge 2nd--298-290-287 -- 875Dr. Donnis Thompson Inv., Honolulu, Hawaii 3rd--294-318-293 -- 905Bryan Park Golf Course, Browns Summitt, N.C. 16th--314-324-300 -- 938SEC Women’s Championships, Nashville, Tenn. 7th--302-300-298 --900Lady Buckeye Spring Invite, Dublin, Ohio 7th--293-300-301 -- 894NCAA East Regional, Browns Summitt, N.C. 2nd--288-288-294 -- 870NCAA Div. I Championships, Columbus, Ohio 23rd--298-307-319-308 -- 1232

2006-07Cougar Classic, Hanahan, S. C. 4th -- 295-284-299 -- 878Mason Rudolph Championship, Nashville, Tenn. 11th -- 298-296-302 -- 896Lady Tar Heel, Chapel Hill, N.C. 13th -- 319-310-301 -- 930Auburn “The Derby”, Auburn, Ala. 5th -- 305-305 -- 610National Match Play, Orlando, Fla. d. Wake Forest, 4-1; lost to Vanderbilt, 3.5-1.5; d. Arkansas, 4-1; lost to Auburn, 4-1Central District Invitational, Parrish, Fla. 6th -- 310-298-301 -- 909 UCF Challenge, Orlando, Fla. 7th -- 312-300-309 -- 921LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic, Baton Rouge 8th -- 307-305-294 -- 906Liz Murphey Collegiate, Athens, Ga. 11th -- 301-306-304 -- 911Bryan National Collegiate, Browns Summitt, N.C. 12th -- 311-314-304 -- 940SEC Women’s Championships, West Point, Miss. 7th -- 294-303-302 -- 899NCAA East Regionals, Baton Rouge, La. 14th -- 287-295-299 -- 881

2007-08Cougar Classic, Hanahan, S.C. 5th -- 286-299-298 -- 883Mason Rudolph Championships, Franklin, Tenn. 16th -- 293-308-306 -- 907Mercedes-Benz Championship, Knoxville, Tenn. 9th -- 295-299-294 -- 888UA-Ann Rhodes Intercollegiate, Tuscaloosa, Ala. 10th -- 304-304-304 -- 912Lady Puerto Rico Classic, San Juan, Puerto Rico 2nd -- 297-290-296 -- 883UCF Challenge, Sorrento, Fla. 9th -- 290-294-294 -- 878LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic, Baton Rouge, La. 2nd -- 300-300-290 -- 890Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic, Athens, Ga. 9th -- 297-316-315 -- 928Crimson Tide Classic, Tuscaloosa, Ala. 2nd -- 312-296-295 -- 903SEC Women’s Championships, Loudon, Tenn 6th -- 310-310-300 -- 920NCAA Central Regional Tournament, Austin Texas 8th -- 300-302-300 -- 902NCAA Division I Championship, Albuquerque, N.M. 15th -- 300-315-312-295 -- 1222

2008-09Cougar Classic, Hanahan. S.C. 5th -- 297-290-291 -- 878Mercedes Benz Collegiate, Knoxville, Ten.. 1st -- 291-293-281 -- 865Auburn Derby Invitational, Auburn, Ala. 7th -- 314-300-297 -- 911Central District Invitational, Parrish, Fla. 2nd -- 292-297-296 -- 885UCF Challenge, Sorrento, Fla. 6th -- 286-302-289 -- 877LSU Golf Classic, Baton Rouge, La. 3rd -- 287-297-283 -- 867Liz Murphey Collegiate, Athens, Ga. 6th -- 305 -- 305Bryan Park National Collegiate, Browns Summitt, N.C. 1st -- 290-302-295 -- 887SEC Women’s Golf Championship, Blytheville, S.C. 5th -- 301-286-299 -- 886NCAA West Regional, Tempe, Ariz. 3rd -- 295-288-285 -- 868NCAA Division I Championship, Owings Mills, Md. 12th -- 302-304-309-304 -- 1219

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1981-82Memphis State Women’s Intercollegiate – First win in program history in third year

1984-85LSU Lou Besson Invitational – First win under Coach Karen Bahnsen

1985-86Memphis State Women’s IntercollegiateLamar Lady Cardinal InvitationalLSU-Fairwood InvitationalPeggy Kirk Bell InvitationalWomen’s Southern Intercollegiate

1986-87South Alabama Gulf Shores Invitational

1987-88Lamar Lady Cardinal Invitational

1989-90South Alabama Gulf Shores Invitational

1990-91Neva McCall InvitationalSouth Alabama Gulf Shores Invitational

1991-92South Alabama Gulf Shores InvitationalSoutheastern Conference Championship

1993-94Tide-Tide Invitational

1994-95Lady Seminole InvitationalLSU-Fairwood Invitational

1995-96Auburn Lady Tiger InvitationalLady Seminole InvitationalCarolyn Cudone Intercollegiate

1996-97Auburn Lady Tiger InvitationalTexas A&M Bookstore/Welsh MemorialSun Trust Lady Gator Invitational

1997-98LSU-Fairwood Invitational

1999-00LSU-Cleveland Golf Classic

2000-01LSU-Cleveland Golf Classic

2003-04Central District Regional

2004-05Charleston Cougar ClassicLSU-Cleveland Golf Classic

2008-09Mercedes Benz ChampionshipBryan Park National Collegiate

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JennY Lidback – 7217 – Memphis Women’s Intercollegiate, 1985143 – Alabama-Seascape Invitational, 1985 (rain-shortened)146 – Lamar Lady Cardinal Invitational, 1985 (rain-shortened)213 – Lady Seminole Invitational, 1985219 – Hudson Industries Intercollegiate, 1986223 – Peggy Kirk Bell Intercollegiate, 1986226 – LSU-Fairwood Invitational, 1986

kriSti coatS – 6224 – Tiger-Tide Invitational, 1990223 – Florida International/ Pat Bradley Intercollegiate, 1990224 – Lady Gator Invitational, 1990224 – SEC Championships, 1991221 – South Alabama Intercollegiate, 1992145 – LSU-Fairwood Invitational, 1993 (rain-shortened)

aShLeY Winn – 3218 – LSU-Fairwood Invitational, 1995222 – Liz Murphey Collegiate, 1996212 – Rainbow Wahine Intercollegiate, 1998

Meredith dUncan – 3216 – Lady Paladin Invitational, 2001214 – SunTrust Lady Gator, 2002215 – LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic, 2002

Jackie GaLLaGher – 2223 – LSU-Fairwood Invitational, 1988221 – Gulf Shores Invitational, 1989

LiSette Lee – 2218 – LSU-Fairwood Invitational, 1997222 – Lady Gamecock Invitational, 2000

MeGan McchrYStaL -- 2213 -- Central District Invitational, 2009215 -- Bryan Park National Collegiate, 2009

LiSa breaUx – 1153 – Gulf Shores Invitational, 1995 (Rain-shortened)

andre Marchand – 1 221 – Eagle Scoremaster - Women’s Intercollegiate, 1981

ciSSYe MeekS – 1219 – USA/Gulf Shores Invitational, 1988

JULie riGazio – 1221 – South Alabama Intercollegiate, 1992

LaUra Moore – 1 218 – Sun Trust Lady Gator Invitational, 1998

tina hoWard – 1225 – LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic, 2000

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teamlow 181. 281, 3rd rd., Mercedes Benz Collegiate 10-12-082. 283, 3rd, rd., LSU Golf Classic 3-15-092. 283, 3rd rd, LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic 4-8-014. 284, 2nd rd., Cougar Classic 9-20-065. 285, 3rd rd. NCAA West Regional 5-9-096. 286, 2nd rd., SEC Women’s Championships 4-20-096. 286, 1st rd., UCF Challenge 3-9-096. 286, 2nd rd., LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic 4-7-016. 286, 1st round, Cougar Classic 9-9-0710. 287, 1st rd., LSU Golf Classic 3-13-0910. 287, 1st rd., NCAA East Regional 5-10-0710. 287, 3rd rd., LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic 3-5-0610. 287, 1st rd., SEC Women’s Championships 4-20-0114. 288 5 times

low 361. 576 (288-288), NCAA East Regional 5-11/12-061. 576 (287-289), SEC Championships 4-20/21-013. 579 (295-284), Cougar Classic 9-20-064. 581 (295-286), LSU/Cleveland Golf 4-7/8-015. 582 (287-295), NCAA East Regional 5-10/11-076. 583 (295-288), NCAA West Regional 5-7/8-096. 583 (288-295), Cougar Classic 9-13-048. 584 (287-297), LSU Golf Classic 3-13/14-098. 584 (291-293), Mercedes Benz Collegiate 10-10/11-088. 584 (290-294), UCF Challenge 3-9/10-0811. 585 (296-89), Lady Gator Invitational 2-27/28-9811. 585 (295-290), Lady Gator Invitational 3-2-9611. 585 (286-299), Cougar Classic 9-9/10-0714. 586 (296-290), Auburn Tiger Invitational 9-19/20-9715. 587 3 times

low 541. 864 (295-286-283) LSU/Cleveland Golf 4-6/7/8-012. 865 (291-293-281), Mercedes Benz Championship 10-10/11/12-083. 867 (287-293-283), LSU Golf Classic 3-13/14/15-094. 868 (295-288-285), NCAA West Regionals 5-7/8/9-095. 870 (288-288-294) NCAA East Regionals 5-11/12/13-066. 873 (288-295-290), Cougar Classic 9-13/14-017. 875 (298-290-287), LSU/Cleveland Golf 3-3/4/5-068. 877 (286-302-289), UCF Challenge 3-9/10-098. 877 (287-289-301), SEC Championships 4-20/21/22-0110. 878 (297-290-291), Cougar Class 9-14/15/16-0810. 878 (295-284-299), Cougar Classic 9-20/21-0610. 878 (290-294-294), UCF Challenge 3-9/10/11-0813. 879 (296-290-293), LSU/Cleveland Golf 3-18/19/20-0513. 879 (299-290-290), SEC/ACC Challenge 10-29/30/31-0413. 879 (296-290-293), Auburn Tiger 9-19/20/21-97

low 721. 1187 (291-301-301-294), NCAA Champs. (Madison, Wisc) 19982. 1210 (304-303-298-305), NCAA Champs. (Howey-in-Hills, Fla.) 20013. 1216 (313-298-302-303), NCAA Champs. (Sunriver, Ore.) 20004. 1217 (300-303-306-308), NCAA Champs. (Columbus, Ohio) 19865. 1219 (302-304-309-304), NCAA Champs. (Owings Mill, Md.) 20096. 1222 (300-315-312-295), NCAA Champs. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 20087. 1232 (298-307-319-308), NCAA Champs. (Columbus, Ohio) 20068. 1262 (321-315-310-316), NCAA Champs. (LaQuinta, Calif.) 19969. 1276, NCAA Championships (Stanford, Calif.) 1982

individuallow 181. (-7) 65 -- Katy Harris, SEC Women’s Championship 20012. (-6) 66 -- Melissa Eaton, LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic 20063. (-4) 68 -- Tessa Teachman, Bryan Park collegiate 20093. (-4) 68 -- Jacqueline Hedwall, lSu Golf classic 20093. (-4) 68 -- megan mcchrystal, central District invitational 20093. (-4) 68 -- megan mcchrystal, mercedes Benz collegiate 20083. (-4) 68 -- megan mcchrysal, ucF challenge 20083. (-4) 68 -- Rebecca Kuhn, Crimson Tide Classic 20083. (-4) 68 -- Melissa Eaton, NCAA East Regional 20073. (-4) 68 -- Caroline Martens, NCAA East Regional 20063. (-4) 68 -- Melissa Eaton, SEC Women’s Championships 20063. (-4) 68 -- Meredith Duncan, NCAA East Regional 20023. (-4) 68 -- Katy Harris, LSU-Fairwood Invitational 19983. (-4) 68 -- Ashley Winn, Rainbow Wahine 19983. (-4) 68 -- Katy Harris, Auburn Tiger Invitational 19973. (-4) 68 -- Michelle Louviere, Lady Gator Invitational 19963. (-4) 68 -- Kristi Coats, Tiger-Tide Invitational 19893. (-4) 70 -- Jenny Lidback, Women’s Southern Invitational 1986

low 361. 138 -- Ashley Winn, Rainbow Wahine 19982. 139 -- Melissa Eaton, LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic 20062. 139 -- Meredith Duncan, SunTrust Lady Gator 20022. 139 -- Katy Harris, SEC Championships 20015. 140 -- Meredith Duncan, NCAA East Regional 20026. 141 -- Caroline Martens, NCAA East Regional 20067. 142 -- Melissa Eaton, NCAA East Regional 20077. 142 -- Melissa Eaton, Cougar Classic 20067. 142 -- Rebecca Kuhn, NCAA East Regional 20067. 142 -- Rebecca Kuhn, LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic 20057. 142 -- Vicky Meyer, Cougar Classic 20047. 142 -- Melissa Eaton, SEC/ACC Challenge 200413. 143 -- megan mcchrystal, ncaa West regional 200913. 143 -- amalie Valle, ucF challenge 2009

low 541. 210 -- Katy Harris, SEC Championships 20012. 211 -- Melissa Eaton, LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic 20063. 212 -- megan mcchrystal, ncaa West regional 20093. 212 -- Jacqueline Hedwall, lSu Golf classic 20093. 212 -- Ashley Winn, Rainbow Wahine 19986. 213 -- megan mcchrystal, central District invitational 20096. 213 -- megan mcchrystal, mercedes Benz invitational 20096. 213 -- Meredith Duncan, NCAA East Regional 20026. 213 -- Katy Harris, LSU/Cleveland Classic 20016. 213 -- Katy Harris, Auburn Tiger Invitational 19976. 213 -- Jenny Lidback, Lady Seminole Inv. 198512. 214 -- Caroline Martens, NCAA East Regional 200612. 214 -- Rebecca Kuhn, LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic 200512. 214 -- Vicky Meyer, Cougar Classic 200412. 214 -- Meredith Duncan, SunTrust Lady Gator 2002

low 721. 287 -- Katy Harris, NCAA Championships 20012. 291 -- Brooke Shelton, NCAA Championships 20053. 292 -- Meredith Duncan, NCAA Championships 20024. 293 -- Kristi Coats, NCAA Championships 19915. 295 -- Ashley Winn, NCAA Championships 19986. 296 -- Meredith Duncan, NCAA Championships 20007. 297 -- Michelle Louvierre, NCAA Championships 19988. 299 -- Jenny Lidback, NCAA Championships 1986

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Season rounds Played1. 37 -- Melissa Eaton 2005-061. 37 -- Michelle Louviere 1997-981. 37 -- Laura Moore 1997-981. 37 -- Katy Harris 1997-981. 37 -- Ashley Winn 1997-986. 36 -- Cissye Meeks 1987-887. 35 -- Jenny Lidback 1985-867. 35 -- Wendy Lawson 1985-867. 35 -- Cissye Meeks 1985-8610. 34 -- megan mcchrystal 2007-0810. 34 -- amalie Valle 2007-0810. 34 -- Rebecca Kuhn 2005-0610. 34 -- Kim Meck 2005-0610. 34 -- Brooke Shelton 2004-0510. 34 -- Lisette Lee 1999-0010. 34 -- Katy Harris 1999-0010. 34 -- Meredith Duncan 1999-0010. 34 -- Lisette Lee 1997-9810. 34 -- Jackie Gallagher 1988-89

career rounds Played1. 136 -- Cissye Meeks 1985-882. 131 -- Katy Harris 1998-20013. 130 -- Ashley Winn 1995-984. 128 -- Meredith Duncan 1999-025. 127 -- Laura Moore 1995-986. 125 -- Alexis Rather 2004-086. 125 -- Lisette Lee 1997-20008. 124 -- Michelle Louviere 1995-989. 123 -- Melissa Eaton 2004-0710. 121 -- Jackie Gallagher 1987-90

Single Season Stroke average (min. 20 rounds) rds. avg. Year1. megan mcchystal 29 72.69 08-092. Meredith Duncan 33 73.12 01-023. Katy Harris 33 73.25 00-014. Jenny Lidback 35 73.51 85-865. megan mcchystal 34 74.56 07-086. Jacqueline Hedwall 32 74.66 08-097. Meredith Duncan 33 74.82 00-018. Brooke Shelton 34 74.88 04-059. Ashley Winn 37 74.97 97-9810. Melissa Eaton 37 75.00 05-0610. Melissa Eaton 27 75.00 04-0512. amalie Valle 26 75.15 08-0913. Meredith Duncan 34 75.32 99-0014. Caroline Martens 29 75.38 08-09

career Stroke average (min. 40 rounds) rds. avg. Year1. megan mcchrystal 63 73.70 active2. Meredith Duncan 128 75.01 99-023. amalie Valle 60 75.42 active4. Katy Harris 131 75.48 98-015. Melissa Eaton 123 75.58 04-076. Rebecca Kuhn 124 75.80 05-087. Ashley Winn 130 75.83 95-988. Tina Howard 48 75.92 99-009. Kristi Coats 110 76.37 90-9310. Vicky Meyer 74 76.42 03-0511. Karen Mayson 45.5 76.46 80-8312. Brooke Shelton 116 76.50 02-0513. Caroline Martens 109 76.59 06-09

career Top-10 Finishes1. 25 -- Kristi Coats 1990-932. 22 -- Ashley Winn 1995-983. 21 -- Meredith Duncan 1999-20024. 20 -- Katy Harris 1998-20015. 18 -- Jackie Gallagher 1987-906. 16 -- Cissye Meeks 1985-886. 16 -- Laura Moore 1995-988. 15 -- Michelle Louviere 1995-989. 12 -- Wendy Lawson 1985-879. 12 -- Lisette Lee 1997-20009. 12 -- Brooke Shelton 2002-05

Year-by-Year Stroke average leaderYear name rds. average80-81 Unavailable81-82 Unavailable82-83 Karen Mayson 21.5 78.4083-84 M. Michanowicz 33 78.6184-85 Wendy Lawson 31 77.4285-86 Jenny Lidback 35 73.5186-87 Cissye Meeks 32 77.5387-88 Cissye Meeks 36 76.6188-89 Jackie Gallagher 34 76.5289-90 Jackie Gallagher 32 77.1890-91 Kristi Coats 33 75.5191-92 Kristi Coats 31 76.1692-93 Franca Fehlauer 24 77.9693-94 Shannon Hanson 26 78.9294-95 Ashley Winn 33 75.4595-96 Ashley Winn 32 75.8196-97 Lisette Lee 29 76.4597-98 Katy Harris 37 74.5798-99 Tina Howard 26 76.0099-00 Meredith Duncan 34 75.3200-01 Katy Harris 33 73.2501-02 Meredith Duncan 33 73.1202-03 Vicky Meyer 12 76.5003-04 Brooke Shelton 29 75.9304-05 Brooke Shelton 34 74.8805-06 Melissa Eaton 37 75.0006-07 Melissa Eaton 32 75.3707-08 Megan McChrystal 34 74.6008-09 Megan McChrystal 29 72.69

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Jenny Lidback1986 First-TeamPlayer of the Year

Jackie Gallagher1989 Honorable Mention

kathy Moore1990 NGCA Academic

kristi coats1991 First-Team

1990 Honorable Mention 1992 Honorable Mention

ashley Winn1995 Honorable Mention1996 Honorable Mention1998 Honorable Mention

Michelle Louviere1998 NGCA Academic

katy harris1998 Second-Team

2000 NGCA Academic2001 NGCA Academic

2001 First Team

Lisette Lee1998 NGCA Academic1999 NGCA Academic2000 NGCA Academic

2000 Honorable Mention

Meredith duncan2000 Honorable Mention

2001 Second-Team2002 First-Team

2001 NGCA Academic2002 NGCA Academic

devon day2002 NGCA Academic 2003 NGCA Academic 2004 NGCA Academic

2003 CoSIDA At-Large Academic Second Team

2003 CoSIDA At-Large Academic First Team

brooke Shelton2005 Honorable Mention

kimberly Meck2005 NGCA Academic2006 NGCA Academic2007 NGCA Academic

alexis rather2004 NGCA Academic2006 NGCA Academic2007 NGCA Academic2008 NGCA Academic

Megan Mcchrystal2008 NGCA Academic

Lindy Labauve2008 NGCA Academic

tessa teachman2009 NGCA Academic

Jenny lidback Jackie Gallagher Kathy moore Kristi coats ashley Winn

michelle louviere Katy Harris lisette lee meredith Duncan Devon Day Brooke Shelton

Kimberly meck alexis rather

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aAbernathy, Jennifer (1996-97-98)

bBallew, Missy (2000)Bloem, Marjory (1988-89-90-91)Breaux, Lisa (1984-85-86-87)Burns, Mary-Michael (2009)

cClark, Karen (1984)Coats, Kristi (1990-91-92)Crochet, Nicole (2008-09)

dDay, Devon (2001-02-03-04)Duncan, Meredith (1999-00-01-02)Dornellas, Isabel (2001-02-03-04)

eEaton, Melissa (2004-05-06-07)Eaton, Nicola (2004-05-06-07)

FFancher, Kelli (1989)Fehlauer, Franca (1993)

GGallagher, Jackie (1987-88-89-90)Gamester, Robin (1984)

hHagman, Jenny (1994)Hannon, Shannon (1993-94-95-96)Harris, Katy Wilkinson (1998-99-00-01)Hedwall, Jacqueline (2009)Hession, Mary (1980-81-82-83)Hitdlebaugh, Lindy (1999-00-01-02)Hoffman, Heather (2006-07)Howard, Tina (1999-00)

kKuhn, Rebecca (2005-06-07-08)

LLarson, Becky (1980-81-82-83)LaBauve, Lindy (2008-09)Lawson, Wendy (1983-84-85-86)Lee, Lisette (1997-98-99-00)Lemus, Analia (2003)Lidback, Jenny (1986)Louviere, Mitchell (1995-96-97-98)

MMain, Kristi (1980)Malloy, Pam (1984-85)Marchand, Andre (1981-82-83-84)Martens, Caroline (2006-07-08-09)Mayson, Karen (1980-81-82-83)McChrystal, Megan (2008-09)McClurg, Lesley (1999-01)Meck, Kimberly (2005-06-07-08)Meeks, Cissye (1985-86-87-88)Meyer, Vicky (2003-04-05-06)Michanowics, Michelle (1984)Moore, Kathy (1988-89-90-91)Moore, Laura (1995-96-97-98)Murray, Jennifer (1991)

nKrista Newman (1989)

oOberthier, Abby (2008-09)Oeser, Page (1991-92-93-94)Overstreet, Rachel (2003)

PParker, Kristin (1987)Parker, Missy (1984-85-86-87)

rRather, Alexis (2004-06-07-08)Rigazio, Julie (1989-90-91-92)Robbins, Laurie (1991-92)Roper, Celeste (1994-95-97-98)Rose, Aly (1995)

SSarver, Erin (2000-01-02-03)Scott, Casey (1993-94-95-96)Shelton, Brooke (2002-03-04-05)Skalicky, Kelly (1982)Stets, Mary (1980)Struthers, Rebecca (2003-05-06)

tTeachman, Tessa (2009)Thompson, Patricia (1980-81-82-83)

VValle, Amalie (2008-09)Van Strien, Barbara (1985-86-87-88)Vernon, Jennifer (1989-91-92-93)

WWinn, Ashley (1995-96-97-98)

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Sec Freshman of the YearYear Golfer1987 Kristin Parker1990 Kristi Coats

Sec Player of the YearYear Golfer1986 Jenny Lidback1991 Kristi Coats

academic all-SecYear Golfer1989-90-91-92 Kathy Moore1992 Kristi Coats1992 Laurie Robbins1996-98 Ashley Winn1996-97-98 Michelle Louviere1996-97-98 Jennifer Abernathy1998-99-00 Lisette Lee2000-01-02 Katy Wilkinson Harris2000-01-02 Missy Ballew2000-01-02 Lesley McClurg2000-01-02 Meredith Duncan2000-01-02 Erin Sarver2002 Lindy Hitdlebaugh

2003-04 Isabel Dornellas2003-04 Devon Day2004-05 Brooke Shelton2004-05-06 Vicky Meyer2004-05-06 Rebecca Struthers2005-06-07 Nicola Eaton2005-06-07 Melissa Eaton2005-06-07-08 Alexis Rather2006 Heather Hoffman2006-07-08 Rebecca Kuhn2006-07-08 Kim Meck2007-08-09 Caroline Martens2009 Megan McChrystal2009 Amalie Valle2009 Lindy LaBauve

Freshman academic all-SecYear Golfer2004 Melissa Eaton2004 Nicola Eaton2004 Alexis Rather2005 Rebecca Kuhn2005 Kim Meck2006 Caroline Martens2007 Nicole Crochet

2008 Lindy LaBauve2008 Abby Oberthier2008 Amalie Valle2008 Megan McChrystal2009 Tessa Teachman

all-Sec SelectionsYear Golfer Selection1986 Jenny Lidback First Team Player of the Year1990 Jackie Gallagher First Team1991 Kristi Coats First Team Player of the Year1992 Kristi Coats First Team Julie Rigazio First Team1993 Franca Fehlauer Second Team1994 Jenny Hagman Second Team Shannon Hanson Second Team1995 Ashley Winn First Team Shannon Hanson Second Team1996 Michelle Louviere First Team Laura Moore First Team Ashley Winn First Team Shannon Hanson Second Team1997 Lisette Lee First Team Laura Moore First Team Michelle Louviere Second Team Ashley Winn Second Team1998 Katy Wilkinson First Team Ashley Winn First Team Michelle Louviere Second Team1999 Tina Howard Second Tam Katy Wilkinson Second Team2000 Lisette Lee First Team Meredith Duncan First Team2001 Katy Harris First Team Meredith Duncan First Team2002 Meredith Duncan First Team2005 Melissa Eaton First Team Rebecca Kuhn Second Team Brooke Shelton Second Team2008 Megan McChrystal Second Team2009 Megan McChrystal First Team

1998 Fairwood invitational team champions

honors

Mary rehling holmes1979-82 • 1 Team Title • 1 Individual Title

1 NCAA Appearance

buddy alexander1983-84

karen bahnsen1984-Present • 30 Team Titles • 30 Individual Titles

1 SEC Title • 15 NCAA Regional Appearances9 NCAA Championship Appearances

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Duramed Futures TourShannon HansonMelissa Easton

Nicola Eaton

Former lPGa PlayersBecky LarsonJenny LidbackKristi Coats

Michelle LouviereCissye Meeks-Gallagher

Ashley Winn

PGa ProfessionalJennifer VernonBecky LarsonCeleste Roper

european Women’s TourBarbara Van Strien

Jackie Gallagher-SmithJenny lidback

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meredith Duncan 2001 U.S. Women’s Amateur Champion

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LSU golf It has proven to be everything it was hoped to be. The men’s and women’s golf teams at LSU have the home they’ve always wanted right at their home course, the University Club. LSU’s Golf House offers the year-round ability to concentrate on improving the play of LSU’s student-athletes. An $850,000 facility funded by the Tiger Athletic Foundation, the LSU Golf House functions primarily as a golf-learning center for the LSU men’s and women’s teams. Head coach Karen Bahnsen said the building, opened in 2003, is a great benefit to the LSU programs.

It is helping the program’s recruiting efforts, since many of LSU’s competitors either have similar facilities or are in the process of building a similar facility. “Our practice area is tremendous, but having a building to go with it is great,” Bahnsen said. “We have a place where we can do club repairs and where we can store our teaching aids. We have two indoor hitting bays and a room we can use for video analysis, as well as meeting space. So, as far as helping their game, we’re just basically giving them everything in the world they need to be competitive in the NCAA arena.”

Bahnsen said LSU’s golf teams are already well equipped for practice at University Club, with a 100-yard-long tee box and 10,000-square-foot putting green that has bunkers around it. In all, the Golf House also contains locker rooms for the men and women, an office for each coach, a kitchen and indoor and outdoor storage. Recently the Golf House has undergone a renovation that featured a spectacular graphic design in the lobby and meeting room that showcases the history of both the men’s and women’s golf program at LSU.

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LSU golf The Tiger Athletic Foundation had a goal of bringing a championship golf course to the LSU community. The LSU golf programs wanted a place to call its official home. Both dreams have become reality. The University Club has given the LSU teams a place to call home with first-class practice facilities and the U-Club has proven to be the championship course it was designed to be. Now plans are in the works for an even better championship course as the TAF will partner with LSU golf All-American and PGA star David Toms to redesign many of the U-Club’s holes to make it a sterner test of one’s golfing abilities. The 300-acre course was built in 1998 on land donated to the Tiger Athletic Foundation (TAF) and subsequently leased to University Club. The original vision that drove University Club’s development was of a premier course that would provide a place for TAF members to convene and play, as well as a home for the men’s and women’s golf teams of LSU. In April 2002, a group of local investors allowed the Club to maintain its prosperity and rise to a new level. “I’m pleased that local people with LSU ties are making University Club a place LSU alumni and TAF members can be proud of,” said TAF CEO General Ron Richard. Membership is offered to members of the TAF and then extended to the general public, who first must become members of the TAF. Memberships are available not only in local categories, but state, regional and national categories as well. More than anything, The University Club has given the men’s and women’s golf programs the practice facilities they need to be successful. “It’s been a great help to our programs,” said Karen Bahnsen. “We have the facilities and the space to take advantage of the opportunities to work for extended periods on certain parts of a players game that may need some help. It’s wonderful to have a facility like this that we can call our own.” The Tiger Athletic Foundation is a private, non-profit corporation which serves as the fund-raising and development arm of the LSU athletics department. Each year, the TAF underwrites scholarship and academics awards, as well as capital development projects for LSU athletics.

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The rite of spring known as the LSU Golf Classic will make a one-year move to the prestigous English Turn Golf Course in New Orleans as LSU teams with Tulane to host the Tiger-Wave Golf Classic, March 12-14, 2010. The 29th year of a tournament hosted by the women’s team is necessitated by the ongoing renovation of the home course, the University Club. English Turn has hosted several offerings of the New Orleans PGA tour stop, now the Zurich Classic, and in the early 1990s played host to an annual LSU men’s tournament. This year’s Tiger-Wave Classic has drawn another stellar field including defending team champion, Virginia. Joining the Lady Tigers, Tulane and Virginia will be Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Charleston, Florida, Furman, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisville, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, North Carolina, North Carolina State, North Carolina Wilmington, Notre Dame, TCU, Tennessee, UCF, Vanderbilt and Wake Forest.

Team ReSULTSTeam Scores1. Virginia 285-287-284 -- 856 -82. Tulane 289-294-278 -- 861 -33. LSU 287-297-283 -- 867 +34. Arkansas 298-284-287 -- 869 +55. Wake Forest 284-296-290 -- 870 +65. North Carolina 287-296-287 -- 870 +65. Louisville 296-294-280 -- 870 +68. TCU 290-301-289 -- 880 +88. Kentucky 293-299-288 -- 880 +810. Colorado 296-301-287 -- 884 +1210. South Carolina 292-305-287 -- 884 +1212. Notre Dame 296-301-288 -- 885 +1313. Furman 293-305-292 -- 890 +1814. North Carolina State 304-298-290 -- 892 +2015. UNC Wilmington 290-308-296 -- 894 +2216. Ole Miss 300-303-293 -- 896 +2417. Charleston 300-307-293 -- 900 +2818. Mississippi State 308-304-306 -- 918 +46

Top 20 individUaL ScoReSPlayer Scores*1. Lucy Nunn, Arkansas 72-68-69 -- 209 -72. Calle Nielson, Virginia 67-71-71 -- 209 -72. Benedicte Toumpsin, S. Car. 70-71-68 -- 209 -74. Nannette Hill, Wake Forest 72-70-68 -- 210 -75. Daniela Holmquist, Tulane 70-74-67 -- 211 -65. Whitney Neuhauser, Virginia 74-67-70 -- 211 -57. Jacqueline Hedwall, LSU 68-74-70 -- 212 -47. Allie White, North Carolina 68-72-72 -- 212 -49. Cindy LaCrosse, Louisville 71-72-70 -- 213 -310. Alyssa Randolph, Kentucky 72-74-68 -- 214 -211. Sara-Maude Juneau, L’ville 73-74-68 -- 215 -111. Blair Lamb, Furman 70-67-69 -- 215 -111. Natalie Sheary, Wake Forest 69-72-74 -- 215 -114. Prisela Campbell, TCU 72-78-66 -- 216 E14. Amalie Valle, LSU 72-74-70 -- 216 E16. Jennie Arseneault, Virginia 71-73-73 -- 217 +116. Katie Burnett, South Carolina 73-74-70 -- 217 +116. Dori Carter, Ole Miss 73-72-72 -- 217 +116. Meghan Chapman, UNC 72-77-68 -- 217 +116. Becca Huffer, Notre Dame 72-74-71 -- 217 +116. Lauren Hunt, UNC 71-75-71 -- 217 +116. Catherine O’Donnell, UNC 72-75-70 -- 217 +1*won playoff on second hole

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This year’s LSU’s Tiger-Wave Classic will mark the 29th consecutive spring that the LSU women’s golf team has hosted a tournament that has grown to be one of the most prestigious events of the women’s golf schedule. The Classic moved to the LSU University Club in 2000 and with the renovation of the U-Club, the tournament will move for its 2010 renewal to English Turn in New Orleans and be co-hosted with Tulane. But the tournament roots go back to the local Fairwood Country Club and its unique membership that not only hosted and ran the tournament, but served as uncles and aunts for many of the teams that came each year. Club members hosted teams at their houses every year, allowing teams to save money in the days when women’s college golf wasn’t funded as it is today. Dinners were provided by the club along with member entertainment and some of the nation’s top golf teams and players came to participate. Jenny Lidback, who would go on to win a major championship on the LPGA tour, lost the tournament title in a playoff while at TCU and in 1986 would win the title as an LSU Lady Tiger. Arizona’s Marisa Baena had her coming out party as a freshman dominating the competition. In the final LSU-Fairwood event in 1999, Duke put on the course a lineup that would become one of the most dominating in the nation. Dan Brooks brought his Duke team back to Baton Rouge to win the 2007 renewal on the way to winning the East Regional at the U-Club, leading to a third straight NCAA Championship. LSU’s annual golf tournament has not only proven to be an important event on the women’s collegiate circuit, but it has proven to be a community event as seen by the hundreds of volunteers who take part each year. It’s to those volunteers that the LSU golf program salutes for their tireless efforts that make the LSU event the success it is. Also thanks to the University Club for being a special home for LSU Golf and to the TAF for their work to continue to make the U-Club a strong test of golf.

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paST LSU-faiRWood, LSU/cLeveLand goLf cLaSSic WinneRSyeaR hoLeS Team champion/ScoRe individUaL champion/ScoRe

1982 18 Texas Christian/311 Penny Hammel, Miami/72*1983 36 Texas Christian/599 Christian Whelan, NTSU/147*1984 54 Houston Baptist/932 Carolina Pierce, HBU/2271985 36 LSU/602 Lorraine Elder, Fla. St./1451986 54 LSU/924 Jenny Lidback, LSU/226*

1987 36 Florida State/618 Sofia Gronberg, Alabama/1501988 54 Florida State/936 Jackie gallagher, LSU/223

1989 54 Florida State/912 Margarett Platt, Auburn/2161990 36 Indiana/611 Laurie Kleinman, Texas Tech/1491991 54 South Florida/898 Carrie Wood, Miss. State/2121992 54 San Jose State/888 Tracy Hanson, San Jose State/2081993 36 Texas Tech/611 Kristi coats, LSU/145

1994 54 Texas Tech/912 Nicole Cooper, Texas/2201995 54 LSU/900 ashley Winn, LSU/218

1996 54 Arizona/884 Marisa Baena, Arizona/2111997 54 Arizona/891 Lisette Lee, LSU/218*

1998 54 LSU/890 Amandine Vincent, UCLA/2201999 36 Duke/620 Anna Jonsson, Texas A&M/1452000 54 LSU/918 Tina howard, LSU/228

2001 54 LSU/864 Reilley Rankin, Georgia/2112002 54 Auburn/883 meredith duncan, LSU/215

2003 54 UNC-Wilmington/889 Amelie Farrah, UNCW/2172004 54 UNC/903 Ashley Prange, UNC/2152005 54 LSU/879 Chris Brady, Vandy/2112006 54 Auburn/873 Jacqui Concolino, Vandy/2102007 54 Duke/872 Amanda Blumenherst, Duke/2072008 54 Florida State/884 Caroline Westrup, Fla. State/2082009 54 Virginia/856 Lucy Nunn, Arkansas/209*

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Jenny LidbacK1986-226 (won in playoff)

JacKie gaLLagheR1988-223

KRiSTi coaTS1993-145

LiSeTTe Lee1997-218 (won in playoff)

Tina hoWaRd2000-225

meRediTh dUncan2002-215

aShLey Winn1995-218

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2002 champion, meRediTh dUncanThe last LSU player to win the Cleveland Classic individual title

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LSU’s Memorial Tower (top main photo) was one of the first structures completed on the present campus and sits east of the quadrangle (above, left). It represents the University as a memorial to those who gave their lives during World War I. Although it currently houses the LSU Anglo-American Art Museum, plans are in process to return Memorial Tower to a military museum as originally intended. The University lakes (above, right) on the LSU campus give various recreational options.

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Location: Baton Rouge, La.Founded: January 2, 1860Enrollment: 29,317President: Dr. John V. LombardiMajor Fields for Bachelor’s Degrees: 72Major Fields for Master’s Degrees: 72Major Fields for Doctoral Degrees: 54

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College has, throughout its 145-year history, served the people of Louisiana, the region, the nation, and the world. LSU is creating a revolution, one of pervasive change and advancement. For the past five years, the focus of the LSU community has been an increased commitment to excellence. Our progress has been dramatic and shows no sign of stopping. Having witnessed many of yesterday’s possibilities become today’s tangible realities, the LSU community set forth to capitalize on its success. The goal was to improve our standing as a nationally competitive flagship university. Following intense discussions among the LSU Board of Supervisors, campus administrators, faculty, and student leaders, the objectives required to reach this status crystallized, providing the impetus for LSU’s National Flagship Agenda.

“LSU laid the groundwork for me being a professional in the way the school is run and the professors. Off the field, I learned to be a good person. On the football field, it is the training, the hard work and the dedication. LSU teaches you everything you need to be successful.”

- andrew Whitworthcincinnati bengals

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LSU has 18 residence halls with architectural styles ranging from a Renaissance style typical of the older core of the campus to modern high-rise buildings. Above is the newest addition, the highly popular East Campus and West Campus apartments, co-ed dormitories that include furnished rooms with connecting suites and e-mail workstations in the lobby, all within a short walk from the dining hall.

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Strength and conditioning can be the heart and soul of an athletic program’s success and LSU has taken great strides to improve its strength program and facilities. The weight room in Tiger Stadium measures more than 10,000 square feet and serves as the home base for many of the Tiger strength programs including the men’s and women’s basketball and baseball teams. The football operations center, where the women’s golf team works out under the direction of assistant strength coach Earl Chevalier, houses one of the most complete strength facilities in the nation. Completed in 2006, the weight room area includes 16 multi-purpose platforms, bench, incline, squat and Olympic stations, along with 12 dumbell bench stations. LSU’s total strength and conditioning program is under the direction of Tommy Moffitt, the 1999 and 2003 College Football Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year.

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StrengthThe Operations Center houses one of the most complete strength training facilities in the nation. Completed in 2006, the weight room area includes 16 multi-purpose platform, bench, incline, squat and Olympic lifting stations, along with 12 dumbell bench stations.

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The two story, 22,000 square foot facility contains 20 treatment tables with the newest forms of modalities available, 14 taping stations, a 1,600 square foot rehabilitation area which contains the latest rehabilitation equipment including the Cybex Norm, Woodway treadmills and Body Master select rise equipment. LSU’s multi-million dollar athletic training facility is named in honor of Dr. Martin J. Broussard (left), the legendary trainer whose career spanned over 40 years at LSU.

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LSU boasts the largest and most complete athletic training facilities in all of collegiate athletics with both the Operations Center and the Broussard Center for Athletic Training in Tiger Stadium. Both are furnished with the latest in technology and equipment. The Opera-tions Center training room features a full view of the practice fields, two hot/cold jacuzzis and an underwater treadmill. The Broussard Center includes an on-site x-ray room, an in-house pharmacy, as well as the largest hydrotherapy pool in both collegiate and professional sports and is one of the few collegiate training centers with a full-service pharmacy and a full-service vision center.

hydRoTheRapyTReaTmenTAn integral part of rehabbing and developing LSU student-athletes is the operations center’s hot/cold jacuzzis and an underwater treadmill in a fully equipped Hydrotherapy room. The Broussard training center (bottom) boasts the largest hydrotherapy pool in both collegiate and professional sports.

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amenities4 54,000 square feet of

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4 14 private computer rooms in a state-of-the-art computer lab

4 Additional study rooms and classrooms for private or group study

4 Electronic scheduling of tutoring sessions

4 A 1,000-seat auditorium for classes and lectures

bo campbell auditoriumThe 1,000-seat auditorium is used through the year as a classroom and lecture hall. Each seat in the auditorium has space for a laptop and a modem hookup, providing

each student unlimited learning opportunities. The auditorium also contains a movie theatre size screen to

aid professors with lectures and classroom activities.

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Study area Included in the 54,000

square feet of the Academic Center are individual

study areas as well as 14 private computer rooms for

student-athletes to work one-on-one with tutors or

by themselves.

The LibraryThe library provides a perfect setting for individual study, or with a tutor as a group.

media TrainingLSU is one of the few schools where student-athletes go through media training to enhance their communication skills. Dr. Tommy Karam and Dr. Shirley White are two experts in the field who give training sessions to student-athletes here on campus. The Academic Center features a mock press conference setting to get student-athletes acclimated to giving interviews in front of both print and electronic media. Karam and White record the mock interviews on camera and then provide feedback, allowing student-athletes to become more comfortable and confident when doing actual interviews.

computer Stations The Cox Communications Academic Center for Student-Athletes is at the forefront of today’s educational technology. Since the spring of 2009, the academic center has upgraded over 170 computers, including both PC and Mac.

1989Kathy Moore

1990Kathy Moore

1991Kathy Moore

1992Kathy MooreKristi CoatsLaurie Robbins

1996Ashley WinnMichelle LouviereJennifer Abernathy

1997Michelle LouviereJennifer Abernathy

1998Ashley WinnMichelle LouviereJennifer AbernathyLisette Lee

1999Lisette Lee

2000Lisette LeeKaty Wilkinson HarrisMissy BallewLesley McClurgMeredith DuncanErin Sarver

2001Katy Wilkinson HarrisMissy BallewLesley McClurgMeredith DuncanErin Sarver

2002Katy Wilkinson HarrisMissy BallewLesley McClurgMeredith DuncanErin SarverLindy Hitdlebaugh

2003Isabel DornellasDevon Day

2004Isabel DornellasDevon DayVicky MeyerBrooke SheltonRebecca StruthersMelissa Eaton (freshman)Nicola Eaton (freshman)Alexis Rather (freshman)

2005Vicky MeyerBrooke SheltonRebecca StruthersMelissa EatonNicola EatonAlexis RatherRebecca Kuhn (freshman)Kim Meck (freshman)

2006Vicky MeyerRebecca StruthersMelissa EatonNicola EatonAlexis RatherRebecca KuhnKim MeckHeather HoffmanCaroline Martens (freshman)

2007Melissa EatonNicola EatonAlexis Rather Rebecca KuhnKim MeckNicole Crochet (freshman)

2008Rebecca KuhnKim MeckAlexis RatherCaroline MartensLindy LaBauve Abby Oberthier (freshman)Amalie Valle (freshman)Megan McChrystal (freshman)

2009Caroline MartensLindy LaBauveAmalie ValleMegan McChrystalTessa Teachman (freshman)


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LSU golf Team in The commUniTy

Members of the LSU women’s golf team experienced the Zurich Classic of New Orleans PGA event from inside the ropes as members of the team caddied for pro Justin Rose and his pro-am partners at the TPC of Avondale, site of the annual tournament. Also, LSU Athletics Director Joe Alleva took part in the pro-am event and played with past Zurich Classic champion and former LSU All-American David Toms in his group.

Coach Karen Bahnsen, former player Caroline Martens and former player now Ole Miss Assistant Coach Alexis Rather took part in the event along with LSU’s leading player, Megan McChrystal. “It was a great learning experience for the girls,” said Bahnsen.“It was really a wonderful time.”

The LsU golf teams have become known for their appearances in the community; reaching out as part of the chaMPs program and taking part in the PGa Tour stop in New Orleans.


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dr. John v. Lombardipresident, Louisiana State University System

Dr. John V. Lombardi is the fifth individual to serve as the President of the Louisiana State University System. As its Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Lombardi oversees 11 institutions, including five academic campuses, as well as 10 public hospitals located throughout the state. He is also a Professor of History at Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College. Dr. Lombardi was born in Los Angeles, California and attended Pomona College where he earned his bachelor’s degree. He received his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in history from Columbia University. He joined the faculty in the Department of History at Indiana University, where he later served as Dean of International Programs and Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. In 1987, he became Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at the Johns Hopkins University. From 1990-1999, Dr. Lombardi was President of the University of Florida. Prior to his appointment as President of the LSU System, he served as Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He is a Latin American historian, with a special interest in Venezuela. Dr. Lombardi is also one of the country’s foremost authorities in higher education, serving as Co-Editor of The Top American Research Universities. He is the author of numerous professional publications, and along with his wife, Cathryn, co-authored a teaching atlas on Latin American History. He has taught courses in history, intercollegiate sports, and university management.

dr. John Lombardi with mike the Tiger at the 2009 LSU athletics hall of fame ceremony.

Before arriving at NMSU in 2004, Dr. Martin served for six years as vice president for agriculture and natural resources at the University of Florida, leading the university’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. He was elevated to senior vice president of the University of Florida shortly before being selected as NMSU’s president. Previously, he was vice president for agricultural policy and the dean of the College of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences at the University of Minnesota. He began his academic career at Oregon State University as a faculty member in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics. An academic leader dedicated to the land-grant mission, Dr. Martin is recognized as a strong voice for higher education. In 2007, he received the Justin Smith Morrill Memorial Award, named after the author of the bill creating land-grant universities, which honors outstanding service on behalf of the land-grant mission. Only six individuals have been designated to receive this award since it was first given in 1980. For his leadership in improving the quality of life for New Mexico citizens and future generations, he was awarded the 2008 Distinguished Leadership Award by Leadership New Mexico. Other recent awards include his recognition as a powerbroker by The New Mexico Business Weekly in 2006, being named Outstanding Alumnus of Minnesota State University Mankato in 2006, and receiving the NMSU Social Justice Award in 2005. Dr. Martin is involved in a wide array of professional and community organizations and activities. An active scholar, Dr. Martin has authored numerous book chapters and articles for academic journals, trade publications, and the popular press and recently published pieces for The Chronicle of Higher Education and University Business. Some of his philosophy is summed up in the following quote: “It is the tradition of land-grant universities to be non-traditional,” written as part of a 2001 article titled “The Land-grant University in the 21st Century,” published in the Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics. He traced the history of the land-grant movement from the mid-1800s and concluded that “the fundamental land-grant principles of accessibility, practical as well

as classical education, research and discovery in the public interest, and connectedness to all the people remain powerful and profound.” A native of Crosby, Minn., Dr. Martin earned a bachelor’s degree in business and economics and a master’s degree in economics at Mankato State College (Minnesota State University) in Minnesota. He received his Ph.D. in applied economics from the University of Minnesota in 1977. Dr. Martin and his wife, Jan, have two children, both adopted from South Korea. Amanda, a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, is a graphic artist in Saint Paul, Minn. Sam, who holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Minnesota and a master’s from Sarah Lawrence College, is a genetics counselor at Beth Israel Hospital in New York City.

dr. michael v. martinchancellor, LSU

Dr. Michael V. Martin assumed the chancellorship of Louisiana State University and A&M College on August 1, 2008. Prior to his appointment as LSU’s eighth chancellor, Dr. Martin established a distinguished career in higher education, serving most recently as president of New Mexico State University.

dr. michael v. martin, visiting with Sec commissioner mike Slive, at the 2008 chick-fil-a bowl.

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Joe allevaLSU vice-chancellor/director of athletics

Under Alleva’s guidance in 2008-09, LSU reached new heights in terms of athletic success while continuing to be recognized as one of the top enterprises in college athletics. The LSU Board of Supervisors approved a promotion on August 28, 2009, expanding his role to the academic side of the university. Alleva accepted the position of LSU Vice-Chancellor while still continuing his role as Director of Athletics. A veteran leader in college athletics, Alleva is dedicated to athletic and academic excellence. He is committed to providing the opportunities and the resources necessary for student-athletes to excel in competition, in the classroom and in the community. Alleva, 56, is well-respected for sustaining high standards of excellence and integrity in athletic programs, hiring the finest coaches in the country and the high level of success achieved by student-athletes. Under Alleva’s direction, all 20 LSU sports competed in NCAA post-season play for the first time in school history, and it culminated with the baseball team winning the national championship. In addition, six teams finished in the top 10 nationally. The Tigers hold claim to being the only school in the Southeastern Conference to participate in a bowl game and the men’s and women’s NCAA basketball tournaments during 2008-09. Furthermore, LSU student-athletes volunteered a total of 2,360 hours for community service projects. LSU earned a ninth place ranking in the 2009 Learfield Director’s Cup, which measures the overall athletic success for institutions across the country. LSU was second only to Florida in the Director’s Cup among SEC institutions as the Tigers accumulated points in 18 of a possible 20 categories in the standings, also a first for the school. Upon being hired at LSU, Alleva immediately made an impact by hiring Trent Johnson to lead the men’s basketball program. Johnson, the 2009 SEC Coach of the Year, wasted little time in turning the Tigers into a winner as LSU claimed the 2009 SEC regular season title and reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament. LSU also had top 10 national finishes in gymnastics, men’s and women’s indoor track and field and men’s and women’s outdoor track and field. Thirteen of LSU’s 20 sports finished the year ranked among the top 25 in the nation. The Tiger football team capped their season with a record ninth-straight bowl appearance as LSU closed out 2008 with a 38-3 win over 14th-ranked georgia Tech in the Chick-fil-A Bowl. During the offseason, Alleva helped secure the funding necessary for the addition of a state-of-the-art artificial turf practice field, which compliments the surface the Tigers have in their indoor practice facility. The addition of the outdoor artificial

turf field gives the LSU football program one of the nation’s finest all-around facilities. Not only did LSU teams set records but so did the fans as over 1.5 million fans filled venues on the LSU campus. LSU set the school record for overall attendance in the sports of football, baseball, and softball. Alleva oversaw the grand opening of two of the premier baseball and softball facilities in college athletics, Alex Box Stadium and Tiger Park. LSU also broke ground on a basketball practice facility that will house both the men’s and women’s basketball teams starting in December of this year.

The new basketball practice facility will feature two full length courts as well as locker rooms and other amenities for both squads. In addition, LSU opened a new gift center for its fans – the LSU SportsShop. The LSU SportsShop, a spectacular, free-standing facility that features the latest in LSU apparel and merchandise, is located adjacent to Mike’s Habitat. Under Alleva’s guidance, LSU has one of the most lucrative apparel and shoe contracts with Nike while also having one of the nation’s most attractive multi-media rights contracts with CBS Collegiate Sports Properties. LSU athletic budget is now approaching $85 million, which allows the university to compete at the highest level in the nation. Alleva has a long-term vision for continued improvements to LSU’s athletic facilities in order to insure that the Tigers are among the best in the country well into the 21st Century. One of his top priorities is the enhancement of Tiger Stadium and making Tiger Stadium and the North Stadium Drive corridor a showplace for the university. Alleva’s innovative plan is to make a plaza area between the Maravich Assembly

Center and Tiger Stadium that would recognize LSU’s national championship teams and distinguished alumni. This special area, along with Mike’s Habitat, and the LSU SportsShop, would become the focal point for visitors to campus. Alleva is also pursuing a major renovation to the golf course at the University Club and is developing plans for a new gymnastics practice facility, indoor tennis center and improved soccer and track facilities. “Joe Alleva brings a wealth of experience and accomplishment to LSU,” LSU President John Lombardi said of hiring Alleva. “I’m confident we’ve found a new

leader for LSU athletics who exemplifies the vision and integrity needed to lead our sports programs to new heights, a champion of student athletes who believes in the highest standards of competition both on the field and in the classroom.” Alleva’s impressive tenure as director of athletics at Duke propelled the university into the ranks of America’s top all-around collegiate programs. Among his outstanding list of accomplishments includes the greatest 10-year period in Duke athletics, winning more ACC and NCAA championships than in any other decade in school history. Also, his fundraising reached extensive heights providing new facilities or renovations for all 26 sports at Duke, which enhanced the experience for every student-athlete. Alleva is active on the national collegiate athletics scene, having served on the Football Bowl Certification Committee. He sat on several Atlantic Coast Conference committees and served on the NCAA Division I Championships/Competition Cabinet. Alleva majored in Finance at Lehigh University

and received his bachelor’s degree in 1975. While at Lehigh, Alleva was the quarterback of the football team and team captain in 1974. Alleva also played on the Lehigh baseball team. He served as a graduate assistant football coach and earned an MBA in 1976. Alleva began his 32-year career at Duke University in 1976. He spent 28 years in the athletic administration prior to becoming director of athletics in 1998. Alleva played a key role in Durham’s community sports scene. He started Little League Baseball in Durham over 20 years ago, and also began the American Legion baseball program Alleva is a member of the North Carolina American Legion Hall of Fame, Suffern High School Hall of Fame and the Rockland County Hall of Fame. Alleva and his wife, Annie, have three children, J.D., Jeff, and Jenny.

Joe Alleva enters his second year as LSU’s Director of Athletics after being hired to lead one of the nation’s most powerful athletic programs on April 4, 2008. Alleva joined LSU after 10 years of outstanding leadership as the director of athletics at Duke University. He officially took over at LSU on July 1, 2008.

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2009-10 LSU Women's Golf Media Guide