2007 Women's Golf - Year In Review
Debbie Dillman, Head Coach
Katie Quinney, Assistant Coach
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2007 Women's Golf - Year In Review | |
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Jamie Kuhn, 5-4, Miami
Seminoles' Westrup Earns All-America Honors For Second Consecutive Year.
Sophomore becomes first two-time All-America First-Team choice in school history.
May 26, 2007
TALLAHASSE, FL - Florida State University sophomore golfer Caroline Westrup, who finished in a tie for 11th place at the 2007 NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship, has earned All-America
First-Team honors for the second consecutive season as announced by the National Golf Coaches' Association at its annual post championship banquet.
"I'm honored to earn All-American honors again this season," said Westrup. "Being named All-American is a goal of mine each season and I am happy to reach that goal this season. I am going to work
even harder to play better next year and set even higher goals for myself and my teammates. One of my top goals will be to have our team qualify for nationals so we can all share in the experience
together."
Westrup is the first golfer in school history to earn All-America honors twice during her career. She is one of eight Florida State golfers to earn All-America honors at least once during her
career.
Westrup's sophomore season has been one for the record books. She earned seven top-five individual finishes, and finished four tournaments with her final score at even par or better. Westrup shot
impressive sub-par rounds to lead the team to its two team championship victories this year at the Cougar Classic and the Florida State hosted Chrysler Challenge. She earned medalist honors twice --
at the Tar Heel Invitational and Chrysler Challenge.
Westrup continued her outstanding career as she as she performed as the Seminoles' top golfer for the second consecutive season. She led the team with a career-low 72.29 strokes in 24 rounds of play,
rounds scored at par or better (twelve), rounds scored at 75 or lower (16), and low single-round score (66). Her career-low single-round score of 66 came in the third round of the fall 2006 Cougar
Classic.
Westrup spent the majority of the fall season ranked as the nation's No. 1 player and finished the regular season ranked as the nation's No.3 women's collegiate golfer according to GolfStat. She was
named to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference women's golf team for the second consecutive season in a vote by the league's nine head coaches.
Westrup is already on the of Seminole All-Americans that includes Michelle Guibault (1981), Lisa Young Walters (1981), Barb Bunkowsky (1982), Nadia Ste-Marie (1989), Karen Stupples (1995) and Kristin
Tamulis (2003). Both Stupples and Tamulis are currently playing on the LPGA Tour.
"I am really proud of Caroline and am proud of the way she played this season," said Head Coach Debbie Dillman. "It's a pleasure to be able to coach her every day and it's a pleasure to have her as a
member of our team. She is a credit to Florida State University and it's certainly an honor to have a two-time All-American as part of our program."
Westrup honored again for sensational sophomore season.
June 7, 2007
TALLAHASSE, FL - Florida State University sophomore golfer Caroline Westrup has added another All-America First-Team honor to her quickly growing resume as she was today named to the GolfWeek Magazine
list of the nation's top golfers by the editors of the publication. It marks the second All-America First-Team mention for the sophomore who is currently playing at the British Women's Amateur.
Westrup has now earned All-America First-Team honors from the National Golf Coaches' Association and GolfWeek Magazine for her performance during her sophomore season. She finished the season ranked
third in the GolfWeek / Sagarin power rankings and ranked sixth in the nation in the GolfStat head-to-head statistics. Westrup (Ahus, Sweden) finished her sophomore season with a career-low 72.40
stroke average in 11 events.
Westrup has earned All-America First-Team and All-ACC in both 2006 and 2007. She is the first golfer in school history to earn All-America First-Team honors twice during her career and the first
golfer in school history to earn All-ACC honors during the first two years of her career. She finished in a career-best tied for 11th place at the NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship at LPGA
International in Daytona Beach, Fla. in May. Her finish in the 2007 national tournament ranks as the highest finish for a Seminole individual in the NCAA Championship finals.
Westrup won the individual title at the Women's World Amateur Championship in South Africa in Oct. of 2006. In winning the event, she helped Sweden to a second place finish in the team standings.
Westrup has earned 12 career top-five individual finishes with five top-five finishes as a sophomore. As a sophomore, she finished first at the Florida State hosted Chrysler Challenge, tied for first
at the Lady Tar Heel Invitational, second at the Cougar Classic, second at the ACC Championship, third at the Lady Gator Invitational, tied for third at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic and tied for
fifth at the NCAA East Regional Championship.
Westrup was Florida State's top individual finisher in all seven events during her freshman season and in nine events she completed as a sophomore. She was a cumulative total of 36 strokes over par
during her ENTIRE freshman season and a cumulative total of 30 strokes over par during her ENTIRE sophomore season.
Westrup is also an academic standout with a 4.0 grade point average during the spring of 2006 and 2007 and Dean's List honors (3.5 gpa) or better during the fall of 2006. She is majoring is sport
management.
Florida State finished the season ranked 24th nationally in the final GolfWeek Magazine poll.
2007 Roster - By Name
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T PY
R Name Hgt Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School)
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* Lacey Agnew 5-6 Fr Jonesboro, Ga. (Woodward Academy)
Ashleigh Anderson 5-4 Jr Orlando (Winter Springs)
* Whitney Brummett 5-7 Jr ** Eureka, Mo. (Eureka)
* Jaclyn Burch 5-5 Sr *** Wildwood, Mo. (Lafayette)
* Lauren Cousart 5-8 So * Athens, Ga. (Oconee County)
* Erica Gonzalez 5-0 So * Davie (Saint Thomas Aquinas)
Kim Haskins 5-10 Jr Livonia, Mich. (Franklin)
Ashley Kemp 5-7 Jr Tampa (Gaither)
Jamie Kuhn 5-4 Fr Miami (Miami Palmetto)
* Kayla Shaul 5-6 Sr * Cumberland, Md. (Forsyth Central/Daytona Beach CC)
Michelle Steakin 5-1 Sr * Wellington (Wellington)
* Caroline Westrup 5-7 So * Ahus, Sweden (Klippans Gymnasium)
* Whitney Wright 5-2 Jr ** Rockingham, N.C. (Richmond Senior)
Sara Young 5-8 So * Jacksonville (Stanton)
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.
Seminole Women's Golfer Westrup Named All-America First-Team By GolfWeek Magazine.
2007 Conference Awards
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Caroline Westrup Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference
All-Conference - 1
2007 All-Americans
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Caroline Westrup NCAA - All-American - 12th place
Golf Week - 1st Team All-American
National Golf Coaches Association - 1st Team All-American
All-Americans - 1
2007 Schedule and Results
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| Cougar Fall Classic September 11-12, 2006, Hanahan, S.C. |
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| Tar Heel Invitational October 6-8, 2006, Chapel Hill, N.C. |
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| Auburn Tiger Derby October 28-29, 2006, Auburn, Ala. |
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| Florida NGCA Match Play, Orlando, Fla. |
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| Duke NGCA Match Play, Orlando, Fla. |
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| Auburn NCGC Match Play, Orlando, Fla. |
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| Northup Grumman Regional February 12-14, 2007, Palos Verdes Estates, Calif. |
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| Chrysler Challenge February 24-26, 2007, Destin, Fla. |
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| Lady Gator Invitational March 10-11, 2007, Gainesville, Fla. |
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| Liz Murphey Intercollegiate March 23-25, 2007, Athens, Ga. |
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| Bryan National Collegiate April 6-8, 2007, Browns Summit, N.C. |
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| ACC Championship April 13-15, 2007, Charlotte, N.C. |
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| NCAA East Regional May 10-12, 2007, Baton Rouge, La. |
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| NCAA Championship May 22-25, 2007, Daytona Beach, Fla. |
EOY StatsRef Overall Home Away Neutral ------------------------------------------------ FSU record is 1- 2 0- 0 0- 0 1- 2
2007 Atlantic Coast Conference Results 1 Duke 873 2 Wake Forest 908 3 Florida State 913 4 North Carolina 917 5 Virginia 920 6 Maryland 931 7 North Carolina State 947 8 Miami 964 9 Boston College 1001
2007 EOY Stats
Name Tournaments Rounds Par Low Strokes Wins Top10 Ave ======================================================================== Caroline Westrup 11 32 14 66 2,317 2 7 72.41 Whitney Brummett 9 26 3 70 1,995 0 1 76.73 Kayla Shaul 6 17 2 69 1,318 0 1 77.53 Jaclyn Burch 6 17 0 73 1,322 0 0 77.76 Lauren Cousart 7 21 0 72 1,634 0 1 77.81 Whitney Wright 9 26 1 71 2,040 0 1 78.46 Lacey Agnew 3 9 0 73 712 0 1 79.11 Erica Gonzalez 4 12 0 75 969 0 0 80.75
Seminole Women's Golf Team Wins Championship At Cougar Fall Classic.
All-America Westrup shoots 66 in final round to lead Seminoles.
HANAHAN, SC - The Florida State women's golf team opened the 2006-07 campaign in stellar fashion as it claimed the team championship of the Cougar Fall Classic hosted by the College of Charleston at Yeamans Hall Golf Club. Leading the way for the Seminoles were sophomore Caroline Westrup, who finished in second in the individual standings, and junior Whitney Brummett, who finished third in the individual standings.
Florida State made up eight strokes on North Carolina and rallied from a tied for fifth team position after the first two rounds to pass Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana State and North Carolina to win the championship. The Seminoles defeated North Carolina by one stroke to claim the win in their first event of the fall season. It marks the fourth year in the last five years that Florida State has won at least one event.
Westrup (Ahus, Sweden), who earned All-America First-Team honors in 2006, shot a career-low and tournament record 66 in the third round to finish second in the individual standings. She finished with a minus-four total of 212 - the best three round score vs. par and the best gross score of her Seminole career. Westrup has now earned eight top four finishes in eight career starts including four finishes of second or better. She played 16 of her 18 holes at par or better with eight holes being scored with birdies. She lost to Lauren Hunt of North Carolina by two strokes.
Brummett (Eureka, Mo.) played the best event of her career and finished in third place - only one stroke behind Westrup and three strokes behind Hunt. Brummett established her career best scoring rounds on the first days of the event as she carded identical scores of 70 in rounds one and two. She finished with career best scores for a single round (70), three-round tournament (213), three-round score vs. par (-3) and tied her personal best with her third place finish.
Sophomore Lauren Cousart (Athens, Ga.) finished tied for 29th as she played the best tournament of her Seminole career. She shot a career-low 73 in the second and third rounds, finished with a career-low 224 score for the three-round event and finished in a career-best tied for 29th place in the individual standings. Cousart shaved 18 strokes off of her previous career-low tournament score of 242 at the fall 2005 Florida State hosted Chrysler Challenge.
Senior Jaclyn Burch (Wildwood, Mo.) finished tied for 39th and sophomore Erica Gonzalez (Davie, Fla.) finished tied for 53rd in the individual standings. Burch shot a tournament-low 73 in the third
and final round while Gonzalez performed well in her second event as a member of the Seminoles' starting line-up.
Cougar Classic/Sept. 11-12/2006/Par 72 Yeamans Hall Golf Club/Hanahan, S.C./Final Results 1. Florida State 873 10. Col. of Charleston 901 2. North Carolina 874 11. Campbell 903 3. Tennessee 876 12. Notre Dame 906 4. Louisiana State 878 13. UNC Greensboro 920 5. Alabama 887 14. Mississippi State 922 6. Furman 889 15. Miami 927 7. South Florida 892 16. Richmond 935 8. Maryland 897 17. Georgia State 936 9. NC State 900 18. Kentucky 940
Name Place Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Total ========================= ===== ==== ==== ==== ===== Caroline Westrup 2 74 72 66 212 Whitney Brummett 3 70 70 73 213 Lauren Cousart 29t 78 73 73 224 Jaclyn Burch 39t 78 76 73 227 Erica Gonzalez 53t 75 77 79 231
Westrup Ties For Medalist Honors As Seminoles Finish 10th At Tar Heel Women's Golf Invitational.
Westrup earns second career individual medalist honor.
CHAPEL HILL, NC - Florida State University sophomore Caroline Westrup shot a three-under par 69 in the final round of the Lady Tar Heel Women's Golf Invitational and finished tied for first in the individual standings to lead the Seminoles to a 10th place finish in the team standings. Westrup finished tied for first with Ashley Knoll of Texas A&M with identical scores throughout the event - 73-72-69 for 214 totals - to earn the second individual victory of her collegiate career. Westrup, the No. 13 ranked individual in the nation, finished in front of five golfers ranked ahead of her in the national standings and defeated the nation's No. 5 ranked golfer, Lauren Hunt of North Carolina, by 11 strokes.
Westrup has now won two events and earned seven top-four finishes in nine career starts at Florida State. She also earned medalist honors at the spring 2006 Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic at the University of Georgia. In two events this fall, she has earned a second place finish (at the College of Charleston Cougar Fall Classic) and a tied for first place finish (at the Tar Heel Invitational) and is a total of six strokes under par in six rounds this fall.
Vanderbilt, which began the event ranked 18th in the nation by GolfWeek Magazine, won the team championship as the Commodores led the event wire-to-wire. The Commodores defeated No. 1 ranked Duke by six strokes. Chris Brady led Vanderbilt with a 219 score and a tied for fourth place finish.
Westrup was on top of her game in the third round as she carded 17 of 18 holes at par or better to finish with the second best single-round score of her Seminole career. She bogied her final hole to miss winning the individual title outright by one stroke. Westrup carded her career-best of 66 in the final round of the fall 2006 Cougar Classic on Sept. 12.
"I hit my second shot over the green and into the pine needles; I had never played out of the pine needles before," said Westrup. "I hit my next shot within six feet and unfortunately I missed the putt. I'm okay with it because I will learn from the entire tournament and be better when I hit into a situation like that again."
Senior Jaclyn Burch (Wildwood, Mo.) finished the tournament with a three-over par 75 to finish tied for 18th place. She played well on throughout the final round with 14 holes at par or better including a birdie on the par four 10th hole. Burch has now earned 10 top-20 finishes during her four-year Seminole career.
Senior Kayla Shaul (Cumming, Ga.) and juniors Whitney Brummett (Eureka, Mo.) and Whitney Wright (Rockingham, N.C.) also played in the event for the Seminoles. Shaul shot a tournament-best 77 in the second round; Brummett shot an event-best 78 in the third and final round and Wright a three-round best of 81 in the second round.
The Seminoles return to the course at the Auburn Tiger Derby Invitational beginning Oct. 27. They close out their fall season at the NGCA Match Play Championship beginning Nov. 3 at Eagle Creek Golf
Club in Orlando, Fla.
Lady Tar Heel Invitational/Oct. 6-8, 2006/ Par 72 Univ. of North Carolina Golf Course/Chapel Hill, N.C./Final Team Results 1. Vanderbilt 893 10. Florida State 916 2. Virginia 898 11. Oklahoma State 918 3. Duke 899 12. Ohio State 921 4. North Carolina 903 T13. Col./Charleston 930 T5. Tennessee 906 T13. Louisiana State 930 T5. Texas A&M 906 15. South Carolina 936 7 Wake Forest 910 16. Tulsa 946 8. Auburn 914 17. Texas 976 9. NC State 915
Name Place Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Total ========================= ===== ==== ==== ==== ===== Caroline Westrup 1t 73 72 69 214 Jaclyn Burch 18t 74 77 75 226 Kayla Shaul 56t 80 77 79 236 Whitney Brummett 66t 83 79 78 240 Whitney Wright 80 83 81 83 247
Seminole Women's Golf Team Finishes In Eighth At Auburn Tiger Derby.
Senior Burch leads Florida State with top-15 finish.
AUBURN, AL - The Florida State University women's golf team finished in eighth place in the team standings as play in the rain-shortened Auburn Tiger Derby came to a close Sunday. The Seminoles finished as the second highest ranking ACC team in the field and only one stroke out of the top five and five strokes from finishing in second place. Florida State played the final round of the event without the services of All-American and World Amateur Champion Caroline Westrup who withdrew from the event after Saturday's round because of an illness.
Auburn, the host team, won the event going away with a 12-stroke cushion over the second-place Alabama. Auburn had three players finish in the top four of the individual standings including Marisa Milligan who carded a one-over par score of 145 in the two-round event. The first round was cancelled because of inclement weather.
Westrup, the nation's No. 1 ranked collegiate women's player, shot a four-over par 76 in the first round on Saturday and fell ill after the round. She was unable to participate in the final round on Sunday and was forced to withdraw from the event. Westrup won the individual championship at the World Amateur Team Championship in South Africa earlier this month.
Senior Jaclyn Burch (Ellisville, Mo.) played consistently in the two rounds of the event and carded identical scores of 75 to finish in a tie for 11th place with a 36-hole total of 150. The finish marked her first top-15 finish and second top-20 finish of the fall season. Burch finished in a tie for 18th place at the Lady Tar Heel Invitational in early October.
Senior Kayla Shaul (Cumming, Ga.) earned the best score of the second round for the Seminoles as she cared an even par 72 to finish with a 152 total and in a tie for 21st place. She eagled her next to last hole and birdied her final hole to finish at even par for the day. Shaul bettered her first day score by eight strokes in earning the best finish of her eight-match Seminole career.
Junior Whitney Brummett (Eureka, Mo.) played the second best round of the day for the Seminoles as she finished with a two-over par 74. She bettered her first round score by 10 strokes and her individual placing by 22 places with her second round play. Whitney Wright (Rockingham, N.C.) also competed for the Seminoles.
Florida State closes out its fall schedule as it begins play in the NCGA Match-Play Championship Friday against Florida at Eagle Creek Country Club in Orlando. The Seminoles are seeded seventh in the
event and the Gators are seeded 10th. The winner of the Seminoles' match against the Gators will face the winner the Duke/South Carolina match in the second round.
Auburn Tiger Derby/October 28-29, 2006/Par 72 Auburn University Club/Auburn, Ala./Final Team Results 1. Auburn 594 T9. Nebraska 615 2. Alabama 606 11. Ole Miss 627 3. Tennessee 608 12. Baylor 619 4. North Carolina 609 13. Furman 620 T5. Florida 610 14. Central Florida 625 T5. Louisiana State 610 15. Kansas 636 T5. South Carolina 610 16. Mississippi State 637 8. Florida State 611 17. Texas 654 T9. Birm. Southern 615
Name Place Rnd1 Rnd2 Total ========================= ===== ==== ==== ===== Jaclyn Burch 11t 75 75 150 Kayla Shaul 21t 80 72 152 Whitney Brummett 58t 84 74 158 Whitney Wright 64t 78 81 159 Caroline Westrup wd 76 76
Seminole Women's Golf Team Thumps Florida But Falls To Duke at NGCA Match Play Championship.
Seminoles play well on national stage.
ORLANDO, FL - The Florida State University women's golf team defeated Florida and narrowly lost to Duke on the first day of the National Golf Coaches' Association Match Play Championship at Eagle Creek Golf Club. The Seminoles defeated the Gators handily in their first match, 5-0, before falling to Duke, 2-1-2. The match against the Blue Devils came down to the Seminoles' No. 1 and No. 2 players and Duke's No. 1 and No. 2 players with the winners taking the match for their respective teams. Both individual matches ended in ties giving Duke the team victory with a 2-1-2 record in the five-woman competition.
The Seminoles will face third seeded Auburn in their first match on Saturday. Auburn defeated Alabama but lost to Michigan State in its two matches Friday.
"We had them; we gave them a run for their money," said Head Coach Debbie Dillman after falling to Duke in the second match of the afternoon. "To lose like that is a heartbreaker but every player on our team played very well. It's exciting to see our improvement each week. Our performance today proves to the rest of the country what we already believe - we are a very good golf team and we are only going to get better in the spring and in the future."
After victories by Duke's Alison Whitaker over Florida State's Kayla Shaul (1-up) and Duke's Jennie Lee over Florida State's Whitney Wright (five and four) in the five and four matches gave Duke a 2-0 lead, Florida State's Whitney Brummett defeated Anna Grzebien of Duke (1-up) to bring Florida State back into the match. It was then up to the No. 1 and No. 2 players on both teams.
The No. 2 match pitted Florida State's Jaclyn Burch against Duke's Amanda Blumenhurst. Burch jumped out to a lead and was 1-up after the first six holes. Blumenhurst tied the match on the seventh hole and was herself 1-up after holes 13 and 14. Burch won the 15th hole and the two players remained all-square over the final four holes to finish tied.
The match then came down to the final competition - Florida State's No. 1 Caroline Westrup against Duke's No. 1 Jennifer Pandolfi. Westrup entered the competition as the nation's No. 1 ranked collegiate golfer by GolfWeek Magazine while Pandolfi entered the competition ranked in the top 15. Westrup took a quick lead and was 1-up through the first four holes before Pandolfi recovered and tied the match after the front nine. Westrup took the lead on the 10th hole and held as much as a 3-up lead after the 14th hole before Pandolfi again got a second wind. She won three of the final four holes to pull even and half the match.
Florida State dominated Florida in winning all five matches contested between the two teams. The Seminoles played so well that only three of the five individual matches went the entire 18 holes one and one lasting only 15 holes.
Seminole All-America Caroline Westrup, playing in the featured match of the top two players on each team won her match four and three over Ornella Jouven. Westrup took the look lead on the fourth hole of the match and never looked back. She increased her lead throughout the match and led by four holes with only three remaining to earn the victory.
No. 7 Florida State def. No. 10 Florida, 5-0-0
Caroline Westrup, FSU def. Ornella Jouven, UF, 4 and 3
Jaclyn Burch, FSU def. Sandra Gal, UF, 1-up
Whitney Brummett, FSU
def. Eleanor Tucker, UF, 3 and 1
Whitney Wright, FSU def. Mallory Blackwelder, UF, 3 and 1
Kayla Shaul, FSU def. Tiffany Chudy, UF, 1-up
Seminole Women's Golf Team Thumps Florida But Falls To Duke at NGCA Match Play Championship.
Seminoles play well on national stage.
ORLANDO, FL - The Florida State University women's golf team defeated Florida and narrowly lost to Duke on the first day of the National Golf Coaches' Association Match Play Championship at Eagle Creek Golf Club. The Seminoles defeated the Gators handily in their first match, 5-0, before falling to Duke, 2-1-2. The match against the Blue Devils came down to the Seminoles' No. 1 and No. 2 players and Duke's No. 1 and No. 2 players with the winners taking the match for their respective teams. Both individual matches ended in ties giving Duke the team victory with a 2-1-2 record in the five-woman competition.
The Seminoles will face third seeded Auburn in their first match on Saturday. Auburn defeated Alabama but lost to Michigan State in its two matches Friday.
"We had them; we gave them a run for their money," said Head Coach Debbie Dillman after falling to Duke in the second match of the afternoon. "To lose like that is a heartbreaker but every player on our team played very well. It's exciting to see our improvement each week. Our performance today proves to the rest of the country what we already believe - we are a very good golf team and we are only going to get better in the spring and in the future."
After victories by Duke's Alison Whitaker over Florida State's Kayla Shaul (1-up) and Duke's Jennie Lee over Florida State's Whitney Wright (five and four) in the five and four matches gave Duke a 2-0 lead, Florida State's Whitney Brummett defeated Anna Grzebien of Duke (1-up) to bring Florida State back into the match. It was then up to the No. 1 and No. 2 players on both teams.
The No. 2 match pitted Florida State's Jaclyn Burch against Duke's Amanda Blumenhurst. Burch jumped out to a lead and was 1-up after the first six holes. Blumenhurst tied the match on the seventh hole and was herself 1-up after holes 13 and 14. Burch won the 15th hole and the two players remained all-square over the final four holes to finish tied.
The match then came down to the final competition - Florida State's No. 1 Caroline Westrup against Duke's No. 1 Jennifer Pandolfi. Westrup entered the competition as the nation's No. 1 ranked collegiate golfer by GolfWeek Magazine while Pandolfi entered the competition ranked in the top 15. Westrup took a quick lead and was 1-up through the first four holes before Pandolfi recovered and tied the match after the front nine. Westrup took the lead on the 10th hole and held as much as a 3-up lead after the 14th hole before Pandolfi again got a second wind. She won three of the final four holes to pull even and half the match.
Florida State dominated Florida in winning all five matches contested between the two teams. The Seminoles played so well that only three of the five individual matches went the entire 18 holes one and one lasting only 15 holes.
Seminole All-America Caroline Westrup, playing in the featured match of the top two players on each team won her match four and three over Ornella Jouven. Westrup took the look lead on the fourth hole of the match and never looked back. She increased her lead throughout the match and led by four holes with only three remaining to earn the victory.
No. 2 Duke def. No. 7 Florida State, 2-1-2
Caroline Westrup, FSU, tied Jennifer Pandolfi, Duke, AS
Jaclyn Burch, FSU tied Amanda Blumenhurst, Duke, AS
Whitney Brummett,
FSU, def. Anna Grzebien, Duke, 1-up
Jennie Lee, Duke, def, Whitney Wright, FSU, 5 and 4
Alison Whitaker, Duke def. Kayla Shaul, FSU, 1-up
Seminoles Fall To Auburn At NCGA Match Play Championship.
Shaul win lone match for Seminoles.
ORLANDO, FL - The Florida State women's golf team fell to Auburn, 3-1-1, in the third round of the National Collegiate Golf Coaches' Match Play Championship and were eliminated from the event with a 1-2 record. The seventh seeded Seminoles thumped 10th seeded Florida, 5-0, in the first round, fell to Duke, 2-1-2, in the second round and lost their final match of the event to Auburn.
Duke and Vanderbilt will play for the championship Sunday as the Blue Devils squeaked by Michigan State while Vanderbilt defeated top seeded Georgia to advance to the finals. Georgia and Michigan State will compete for third place on Sunday. Auburn, LSU, Wake Forest and Florida all remained alive in the consolation bracket and will compete again on Saturday for fifth place.
Florida State senior Kayla Shaul (Cumming, Ga.) was the only Seminole to win her match against Auburn with a 2 and 1 victory over Marissa Milligan. Shaul took the lead on the first hole and led the match wire-to-wire to earn the victory. She won five of the first eight holes to take a commanding five hole lead and won the match 2 and 1.
Senior Jaclyn Burch (Ellisville, Mo.) scored the only other point for the Seminoles in the match as she finished all-square with Margaret Shirley of Auburn in their match. Burch led by one hole for seven of the 18 holes during the match and rallied to square the match after falling behind by one hole with five to play.
In other matches: Nichole Hage of Auburn defeated Caroline Westrup of Florida State, 2 and 1; Candace Schepperle of Auburn defeated Florida State's Whitney Wright, 4 and 3 and Abigale Schepperle of Auburn defeated Whitney Brummett of Florida State, 6 and 4.
During three matches, the Seminoles had a cumulative individual match record of 7-5-2 and are one eight teams in the event who will finish with a winning individual record for the weekend. The Seminoles will be one of 12 teams to win at least one team match in the event.
No. 3 Auburn def. No. 7 Florida State, 3-1-1
Nicole Hage, Auburn def. Caroline Westrup, FSU, 2-up
Kayla Shaul, FSU def. Marissa Milligan, Auburn, 2 and 1
Candace Schepperle, Auburn def. Whitney Wright, FSU, 4 and 3
Abigale Schepperle, Auburn def. Whitney Brummett, FSU, 6 and 4
Margaret Shirley, Auburn halved Jaclyn Burch, FSU
Westrup Leads Seminoles In First Event Of Spring Season.
Westrup cards career-low 66 in final round of Northrop Grumman Challenge.
PALOS VERDES ESTATES, CA - Florida State University Sophomore Caroline Westrup shot a collegiate career-low 66 in the final round of the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge and finished tied for 16th place in the individual standings as play in the three-round, 54-hole event concluded Wednesday at the Palos Verdes Golf Club.
Florida State earned its best team total of the event as Westrup led the Seminoles to a 300 score over the final 18 holes. Westrup played her best golf of the event with six birdies, 11 holes at par and only one hole over par (she carded a five on the par four 18th hole). Freshman Lacey Agnew, who was competing in her first event as a Seminoles, carded a three-over par 74 in the final round for the Seminoles.
Pepperdine led the event wire-to-wire to claim the team championship. The Wave outdistanced Arizona State by eight strokes to claim the team championship. Minsun Cho of Pepperdine claimed individual medalist honors as she rallied from 10th place after two rounds to defeat teammate Jayvie Agojo by one stroke (218-219). Cho carded a two-under par 69 while Agojo finished with a six-over par 77 over the final 18 holes.
Florida State continues its season as it plays host to the Chrysler Challenge at the Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort in Destin, Fla., Feb. 24-26.
Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge/Par 71/Final Results Palos Verdes Golf Club/Palos Verdes Estates, Calif./Feb. 12-14, 2007 1. Pepperdine 882 9. Wake Forest 916 2. Arizona State 891 10. UCLA 921 3. Florida 901 11. Michigan State 933 4. Oklahoma State 904 12. Kent State 938 5. Arizona 907 13. Ohio State 940 T6. USC 908 14. California 944 T6. Texas A&M 908 15. Florida State 949 8. Stanford 915
Name Place Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Total ========================= ===== ==== ==== ==== ===== Caroline Westrup 16t 79 79 66 224 Lacey Agnew 51t 81 83 74 238 Whitney Wright 62 79 82 80 241 Jaclyn Burch 68 83 83 80 246 Erica Gonzalez 72t 86 83 80 249
Seminoles In First Place In Chrysler Challenge Women's Golf Tournament
Florida State freshman Lacey Agnew in individual lead.
Feb. 24, 2007
DESTIN, FL - Florida State has an 11 stroke lead over North Carolina after the first round of the Chrysler Challenge which is being played on the Baytowne Golf Course at the Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort. The Seminoles are led by freshman Lacey Agnew who carded a two over par 73 to earn the first round lead.
Florida State vaulted to the top of the standings on the first day as it received strong performances from four of the five members of its starting line. Led by Agnew in first place (two-over par 73) the Seminoles also have the second place golfer - Caroline Westrup; and two golfers - Whitney Brummett and Lauren Cousart who are tied for eighth in the individual standings.
North Carolina is in second place in the team standings with a first round score of 314. The Tar Heels are led by Katie Miller who shot a 77 and is tied for fifth in the individual standings. A second Tar Heel - Lauren Hunt - is tied for eight in the individual standings with after shooting an 88.
Old Miss is in third place in the team standings after shooting a 321 team score. The Rebels are led by Dori Carter who is in third place in the individual standings with a four-over par score of 75.
The second round of 18 holes is scheduled to tee-off Sunday at 8:00 a.m. With challenging weather predicted for the region, the round could be held until the weather passes and the round played with a
shotgun start when the course is deemed playable.
Seminoles have 20-stroke lead over North Carolina.
Feb. 25, 2007
DESTIN, FL - Florida State maintained its team lead and Seminole sophomore Caroline Westrup moved into first place in the individual standings as second round play at the Chrysler Challenge on the Baytowne Course at the Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort came to a close. The Seminoles were the only team in the 10-team field to shoot a sub-300 score in maintaining their lead. They will begin play in the third round with a 20 stroke lead over second-place North Carolina.
The second round was delayed by weather and did not begin until 12 Noon CST.
Florida State leads North Carolina by 20 strokes (601-621) and the College of Charleston by 27 strokes (601-628) heading into the third and final round. The Seminoles will look to hold the team lead and win their own tournament for the first time in seven tries since the event began as the ACC/SEC Challenge during the fall of 2000. Florida State's best previous finish in the event came during the fall of 2002 when it finished in fourth place.
The Seminoles shot a 298 in the second round and have a two-round team total of 601. The second-best team round was turned in by the College of Charleston which finished with a 305 total. The Cougars moved up from a tie for fourth place after the first round into third place heading into Monday's third and final round. North Carolina is in second place after carding a 307 in the second round; the Tar Heels have a 621 total for the first two rounds of the event.
Westrup, the nation's second ranked women's golfer according to GolfWeek Magazine, moved into first place as she carded a two-over par 73 in the second round. She has a two-round total of 147 and holds a two-stroke lead over Seminole teammate Lacey Agnew and Dori Carter of Ole Miss. Westrup is looking to become the first Seminole player to earn the individual champion in the history of the event.
Monday's third and final round - a shotgun start - is scheduled for an 8:00 CST start.
Westrup wins individual competition by seven strokes.
Feb. 26, 2007
DESTIN, FL - Florida State won the team title and Seminole sophomore Caroline Westrup won the individual title as competition in the Chrysler Challenge finished up on the Baytowne Course at the Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort Monday. The Seminoles led the event wire-to-wire and defeated second-place North Carolina by 24 strokes to gain their first team championship of the spring 2007 season. Westrup carded a three-under par 68 in the final round and defeated Dori Carter of Ole Miss by seven strokes to capture the third individual championship of her Florida State career.
Florida State carded a 294 team score in the third round to claim the championship with an 895 team score. The Seminoles' team score in the final round was the best team round of the tournament. Florida State topped North Carolina (who finished in second place with a 919 total) and the College of Charleston (who finished with a 937 team score) who finished in third place.
The team win for the Seminoles' marked its first team title in the seven-year history of the event. The Seminoles finished fourth in the event during the 2002 fall season. Florida State has now won two team titles this year - the Cougar Fall Classic (fall of 2006) and the Chrysler Challenge (spring of 2007). South Carolina, who did not participate in this year's event, won the team championship during the fall of 2006.
Westrup, the top amateur golfer in the world, carded a sub-par round for the second time in six rounds this spring as she finished with a three-under par 68 in the final round and a 215 total for the three-round event. Westrup finished in second place at the Cougar Fall Classic (fall 2006) and tied for first place at the Lady Tar Heel Invitational (fall 2006) earlier this season and has earned seven top-10 finishes in 10 career events.
Westrup won the team championship with a seven-stroke victory over Dori Carter of Ole Miss. Carter carded a two-over par 73 in the third and final round and finished with a 222 total for the
three-round event. Carter finished one stroke ahead of North Carolina's Katie Miller who finished with a 73 and a 226 total. Florida State's Whitney Wright finished tied for fourth with Steffi
Kirchmayr of the College of Charleston to earn the best finish of her career.
Chrysler Challenge/Par 71/Final Team Results Destin, Fla./Baytowne Golf Course/Feb. 24-26 1. Florida State 895 6. Illinois 962 2. North Carolina 919 7. Kansas 967 3. Col. of Charleston 937 8. Kentucky 971 4. Ole Miss 941 9. Miami 972 5. Mississippi State 953 10. E. Tennessee St. 977
Name Place Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Total ========================= ===== ==== ==== ==== ===== Caroline Westrup 1 74 73 68 215 Whitney Wright 4t 80 75 71 226 Lacey Agnew 6 73 76 79 228 Lauren Cousart 7t 78 74 77 229 Kayla Shaul * 10t 77 77 78 232 Jaclyn Burch * 12 79 78 76 233 Whitney Brummett 16 78 78 78 234 Erica Gonzalez 30t 79 81 81 241
Seminoles Finish Eighth At Lady Gator Invitational.
Westrup finishes in third in individual standings.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Florida State University sophomore All-America Caroline Westrup led the field on the final day with a three-under par 67 and finished in third place in the individual standings and the Seminole women's golf team finished in eighth place in the team standings as competition in the Lady Gator Invitational at the University of Florida Golf Course came to a close. Westrup began the final round tied for 21st in the individual standings and moved up 18 positions to earn her second top three finish of the spring 2007 season.
Florida, the host school, won the team championship for the second consecutive season as the Gators outdistanced second-place TCU by 14 strokes. Gator senior Sandra Gal earned individual medalist honors as she finished with an even par score of 210 over the 54-hole event.
Westrup earned the third place finish as she carded a 216 total to finish six strokes off the winning pace of 216 set by Gal. Westrup played well in rounds one and three with scores of 72 and 67 but faltered in the second round with a seven-over par score of 77. She has now carded three sub-par scores in her first nine rounds of the season and has earned a first place, a third place and a tied for 16th place finish in three events this spring.
Seminole junior Whitney Brummett played very consistently throughout the tournament and finished in a tie for 16th place with single-round scores of 74-74-75 for a total of 223. Sophomore Lauren Cousart played well during the final round as she carded a two-over par score of 72. She began the event with an 83 in the first round, a 77 in the second and her tournament-best 72 in the third and final round.
The Seminoles will next compete in the Liz Murphey Intercollegiate at the University of Georgia March 23-25.
Lady Gator Invitational/March 10-11, 2007/Final Team Results University of Florida Golf Course/Gainesville, Fla. 1. Florida 876 9. Kent State 909 2. TCU 890 10. Central Florida 912 3. Michigan State 892 11. Fla. International 922 4. Tennessee 899 12. Michigan 938 5. South Florida 901 13. Mississippi State 947 6. Louisville 902 14. Georgia State 949 7. North Carolina 903 15. Ole Miss 954 8. Florida State 907 16. UNC Greensboro 957
Name Place Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Total ========================= ===== ==== ==== ==== ===== Caroline Westrup 3 72 77 67 216 Whitney Brummett 16t 74 74 75 223 Lauren Cousart 40t 83 77 72 232 Whitney Wright 54t 76 77 83 236 Lacey Agnew 79t 83 80 83 246
All-America Westrup Leads Seminoles At Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic.
Sophomore earns third place individual finish at prestigious event.
March 25, 2007
ATHENS, GA - Florida State sophomore All-America Caroline Westrup shot an even par 71 in the final round but was unable to repeat as tournament champion as she finished tied for third in the individual standings in leading the No. 25 ranked Seminoles to a 10th place team finish at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic at the University of Georgia Golf Course. Westrup completed the event one stroke behind Maria Hernandez of Purdue and Leah Wigger of Virginia who finished tied for medalist honors with scores of 215 - one stroke ahead of Westrup's 216 total for the 54-hole event.
Westrup, the nation's No. 2 ranked individual player, made a strong run at individual medalist honors during the final round. She played her final 12 holes of the tournament at three under par but fell one stroke shy of catching Hernandez and Wigger. Wigger defeated Hernandez on the first playoff hole by one stroke to claim medalist honors. Auburn led the team race wire-to-wire to win the championship. The Tigers won the championship by 11 strokes.
Westrup (Ahus, Sweden) began to roll and looked like she would overtake the individual leaders after playing her first six holes of the day at three over par. She closed the round with four birdies, seven holes at par and only one bogie to finish with a tournament best 71. Hernandez the played the final round at one under while Wigger was even par over the final 18 holes to hold off the charging Westrup. Westrup has now earned an individual championship and two third place finishes in her last three events.
Junior Whitney Brummett (Eureka, Mo.) played her best round of the spring season as she carded a one-over par 72 in the final round. She improved he score during both of the final two rounds with scores of 77 and 72 after opening the event with a 79. Brummett finished tied for 33rd in the individual standings. Junior Whitney Wright (Rockingham, N.C.) also played well over the final 18 holes with a three-over par score of 74. Her scores also improved over the final two days of the event after an opening round 83.
The Seminoles' next event is scheduled for April 6-7-8 at the Bryan National Collegiate at Browns Summit, N.C.
35th Annual Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic/Par 71/Final Team Results University of Georgia Golf Course/March 23-25, 2007 1. Auburn 881 10. Florida State 910 2. Florida 892 11. Louisiana State 911 3. Arkansas 897 12. Michigan State 916 4. Alabama 898 T13. Central Florida 927 5. Purdue 902 T13. Kent State 927 6. Virginia 905 15. Mississippi State 933 7. Wake Forest 906 16. Furman 937 8. Georgia 907 17. Georgia State 960 9. South Carolina 909 18. Augusta State 965
Name Place Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Total ========================= ===== ==== ==== ==== ===== Caroline Westrup 3t 72 73 71 216 Whitney Brummett 33t 79 77 72 228 Lauren Cousart 52t 78 76 79 233 Whitney Wright 56t 83 78 74 235 Jaclyn Burch 71t 84 76 80 240 Erica Gonzalez * 90 79 79 90 248
Westrup Leads Seminoles In Final Round Of Bryan National Collegiate.
All-America Westrup on top of Seminoles' leaderboard again.
BROWNS SUMMIT, NC - Florida State All-American Caroline Westrup finished in a tie for 12th place in the individual standings and the Seminole women's golf team finished in 14th place in the team standings as play in the Bryan National Collegiate came to a close on the Bryan Park Champions Course. Westrup's finish was her fifth top 15 individual finish but only the second time she had not finished in the top three of an event in which she had completed play this spring.
Purdue, which played with only four players instead of the usual five in the starting line-up, won the team title as it defeated second place Florida by seven strokes. The Boilermakers finished 11 strokes ahead of No. 1 ranked Duke - which finished in fourth place in the team standings. The Seminoles, who are ranked 24 in this week's Golf Week / NGCA National poll, finished out of the top 10 in the team standings in an event for only the second time in five events this spring.
Westrup (Ahus, Sweden) finished the event with an uncharacteristic 78 in the final round and an eight-over par 224 score for the 54-hole event. She carded an even-par 72 in the first round and a two-over par 74 in the second round. Westrup's team-leading tied for 12th place finish marked the fifth time in five events that she had finished as the Seminoles' leader this spring.
Junior Whitney Wright (Rockingham, N.C.) led the Seminoles in the final round with a five-over par 77 - her best round of the event. She carded identical scores of 78 in the first two rounds and finished with a 237 total for the three-day, high-powered event - her third best tournament score vs. par (+21) this spring. Junior Whitney Brummett (Eureka, Mo.) finished tied for 48th place with a 234 total for the event. She finished as the Seminoles' second ranking player for the fourth consecutive event.
Florida State begins play in the 2007 ACC Women's Golf Championship April 13-15 at the Carmel Country Club in Charlotte, N.C.
10th Annual Bryan National Collegiate/Par 72/Final Team Results Bryan Park Champions Course/Browns Summit, N.C./April 6-8, 2007 1. Purdue 887 10. Virginia 923 2. Florida 894 11. Furman 924 3. North Carolina 897 12. Louisiana State 929 4. Duke 898 13. Wake Forest 932 5. Tennessee 903 14. Florida State 936 6. Georgia 908 15. UNC Greensboro 939 7. Auburn 916 16. UNC Wilmington 940 8. South Carolina 917 17. NC State 941 9. Ohio State 920 18. Col. of Charleston 957
Name Place Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Total ========================= ===== ==== ==== ==== ===== Caroline Westrup 12t 72 74 78 224 Whitney Brummett 48t 77 79 78 234 Whitney Wright 63t 78 82 77 237 Kayla Shaul 72t 82 80 79 241 Lauren Cousart 90t 85 83 85 253
Westrup Finshes Second; Seminoles In Third At ACC Women's Golf Champioinship.
Westrup ties FSU best for finish in ACC Championship.
CHARLOTTE, NC - Florida State sophomore All-American Caroline Westrup finished in second place in the individual standings and led the Seminoles to a third place finish in the team standings at the 19th Annual Atlantic Coast Conference Championship at the Carmel Country Club. Westrup tied the school record for the highest individual finish by a Florida State player in the ACC Championship in leading the Seminoles to their highest finish in the event since they also finished third in the team standings in 2001.
Duke, the No. 1 ranked team in women's collegiate golf, won its unprecedented 12th consecutive conference championship as it outdistance second-place Wake Forest by 35 strokes and third-place Florida State by 40 strokes. The Blue Devils have won every ACC Championship since 1996. Duke's Amanda Blumenhurst out-dueled Westrup over the final seven holes of the event to win the individual championship by three strokes. The victory allowed Blumenhurst to defend the individual ACC Championship which she also won in 2006.
Westrup (Ahus, Sweden), who began the final round with a two shot lead over Blumenhurst, began slowly with a double-bogie on the first hole to fall into a tie for first place. She recovered nicely with a birdie on the second hole to take the lead back. Westrup then played even-par golf through the 11th hole and was one stroke ahead in the individual competition before falling behind with bogies on 12 and 13, a double bogie on 15 and another bogie on 16 to fall three shots behind Blumenhurst. She closed the event with a par on 17 and a bogie on 18 to finish at seven-over par (79) for the round and one-over par for the tournament (215).
Westrup finished under par in a tournament for the third time this year and for the fourth time during her stellar career. Her second place finish in the conference championship tied her with Tiffany Faucette (1995) and Mary Lee Cobick (1992) for highest individual finish by a Seminole in the event. Westrup has now finished in second and fourth place (2006) in two career ACC Championship events.
Sophomore Lauren Cousart (Athens, Ga.) played her best round of the tournament with a second consecutive score of 76. She finished as the second highest ranking Seminole in a tie for 15th place in the individual standings. Cousart carded identical scores of 76 in the second and third rounds after carding a 79 in the first round to finish with a 54-hole total of 231 - the third best tournament score of her Seminole career. Cousart finished the third round with 10 holes at par or better, two birdies and no bogies - she was the only Seminole to finish the third round without a bogie.
Junior Whitney Brummett (Eureka, Mo.) and senior Kayla Shaul (Cumming, Ga.) also competed for the Seminoles in the conference championship. Brummett competed in the event for the third time in her career while Shaul was on the ACC's biggest stage for the first time. Junior Whitney Wright (Rockingham, N.C.) finished in a tie for 18th place with a 233 total.
The Seminoles will await word on participating in the NCAA Regional Championship for the 14 time in the last 17 seasons. The field for the regionals will be announced on April 30.
19th Annual Atlantic Coast Conference Championships/Par 72/Final Team Results Carmel Country Club/Charlotte, N.C./April 13-15, 2007 1. Duke 873 6. Maryland 931 2. Wake Forest 908 7. NC State 947 3. Florida State 913 8. Miami 964 4. North Carolina 917 9. Boston College 1,001 5. Virginia 920
Name Place Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Total ========================= ===== ==== ==== ==== ===== Caroline Westrup 2 66 70 79 215 Lauren Cousart 15t 79 76 76 231 Whitney Wright 18t 74 77 82 233 Whitney Brummett 27t 75 79 84 238 Kayla Shaul 30t 75 79 86 240
Westrup Advances As An Individual To Play In 2007 NCAA Women's Golf Championship.
Seminoles fall just short of advancing to nationals for fifth time in last six seasons.
BATON ROUGE, LA - Florida State All-American Caroline Westrup shot a two-under par 70 in the final round, finished with a career-best eight-under par 208 and advanced as an individual to the NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship to be held at the LPGA International Course in Daytona Beach, Fla., May 22-25. She becomes the first Seminole player to advance to the national championships as an individual. Westrup finished in a tie for fifth place but was the best scoring individual not on an advancing team as play in the NCAA East Regional Championship at the University Club came to a conclusion Saturday.
Florida State finished in a tie for 11th place in the team standings - three places and only eight strokes behind eighth place Louisville - and narrowly missed advancing to the championship as a team for the fourth time in the last five seasons. The Seminoles began the final round 14 strokes out of the chase for the championship and played well enough to put themselves in position to qualify for the final weekend of play. The Seminoles were within five strokes of the eighth position and in 11th place during the round.
"I am both happy and sad at the same time," said Westrup after completing her round. "I am happy that I get to keep playing but I have a hollow feeling because my teammates won't be playing with me at nationals. It is a goal of ours to go as a team every year and this year we didn't get there as a team. I know they are all happy for me but they are my teammates and I will miss playing with them. I am also happy because even though we will not have Kayla (Shaul) next season, both of the Whitney's (Brummett and Wright) and Lauren (Cousart) will be back to make us a very strong team next season."
With six birdies among Florida State's top four players on the front nine, the Seminoles were at even par and making a move at the cut line at the turn after hole nine. The Seminoles had a team score of par despite bogies from three different players on the ninth hole. With a team score of 285, the Seminoles played the fourth best round of any team in the event in the final round.
Westrup carded her third round of sub-par golf as she finished with a two-under par 70 in the final round. She finished in a tie for fifth place. Westrup established school records for lowest score in an NCAA Regional (208), lowest score as compared to par in an NCAA Regional (-8) and lowest single-round score in an NCAA Regional (69 in the first and second rounds). Her individual finish of tied for fifth is the second-best regional finish in school history - second only to her own tied for third finish at the 2006 NCAA East Regional at Brown's Summitt, N.C.
Senior Kayla Shaul (Cumming, Ga.) finished with an three-par score of 69 in the final round and a three-round total of one-over par 217. She proved to be quite a postseason player as she helped lead the Seminoles to strong appearances in each of the last two NCAA Regional championships. Shaul's score of 69 and her three-round tournament score of 217 are the best of her Seminole career. She birdied the final three holes of the third round to finish as Florida State's low scorer in a round for the first time in her career.
Junior Whitney Brummett (Eureka, Mo.) played her best round of the tournament and finished with a final round score of even-par 72. She improved her score by eight stokes from the second round after shooting an uncharacteristic 80 on Friday. Brummett's score of 72 is the second best NCAA Regional score of her career - she shot a 70 in the second round of last year's regional.
Junior Whitney Wright (Rockingham, N.C.) also played her best round of the regional as she finished with a two-over par score of 74. She earned two birdies on both the front and back nine but was one-over par on each side. Wright's tournament score of 226 was the Seminoles' third best of the tournament as she played in her first career NCAA Regional championship.
Sophomore Lauren Cousart (Athens, Ga.) performed well in her first career postseason appearance as he closed her event with a seven-over par score of 79. She carded a three-over par 75 in the first round and averaged 77.33 strokes per round - nearly 1.5 strokes fewer than she did in 15 rounds during the spring season.
"We gave it a great shot and I am very proud of all of our players," said Head Coach Debbie Dillman. "We knew we would play well today and we all did; it's one of the marks of a Florida State golfer - one who never gives up. I am excited for Caroline bur our team deserved better. We played really well in a really tough regional and played well enough to move on to nationals. With the way we finished today I am even more excited about next season than I was after our strong performance at ACC's.
No. 1 ranked Duke stormed back to win the regional championship as the Blue Devils carded a 16-under par team score of 272 to defeat UCLA by two strokes. Duke was led by ACC Player of the Year Amanda
Blumenherst who shot a course record 63. The single-round score of 63 tied the Blue Devil record at nine strokes under par. The single-round score Duke school record of 62 came by Liz Janangelo in the
Florida State hosted ACC/SEC Challenge during the fall of 2005.
2007 NCAA East Regional/Par 72/Final Team Results LSU University Club/Baton Rouge, La./May 10-12, 2007 1. Duke 844 T11. Furman 875 2. UCLA 846 13. Texas A&M 878 3. Wake Forest 858 14. Louisiana State 881 T4. Purdue 861 15. Birmingham Southern 890 T4. Auburn 861 16. College of Charleston 892 6. North Carolina 861 17. South Florida 895 7. Alabama 868 18. NC State 901 8. Louisville 870 19. Western Carolina T9. South Carolina 874 20. Jacksonville State T9. Virginia 874 21. Jackson State T11. Florida State 875
Name Place Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Total ========================= ===== ==== ==== ==== ===== Caroline Westrup 5t 69 69 70 208 Kayla Shaul 25t 73 75 69 217 Whitney Wright 71t 76 76 74 226 Whitney Brummett 74t 75 80 72 227 Lauren Cousart 93t 75 78 79 232
Westrup Finishes Tied For 12th At NCAA Women's Golf Championship.
All-American earns highest NCAA finish in Seminole women's golf history.
DAYTONA BEACH, FL - Florida State sophomore golfer Caroline Westrup shot a two-over par 74 in the final round and finished in a tie for 12th place at the NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship on the Legends Course at LPGA International. The finish is the highest individual finish in the NCAA national championship event by a Seminole women's golfer.
Westrup's spectacular season came to a close with the end of the event. The talented sophomore finished the season with a career-best 72.60 stroke average in 25 rounds and led the Seminoles in rounds scored at par or better (10) and rounds scored a 75 or better (22 of 25). Westrup improved her finish by two strokes and 17 places in the individual standings in the 2007 NCAA Championship as compared to the 2006 NCAA Championship when she finished in a tie for 29th place with a four-day total of 299.
Westrup carded four birdies, nine holes of even-par golf, four bogeys and one double bogey during the fourth round which was played in a myriad of weather conditions. She played through high temperatures, swirling winds and intermittent rain.
Westrup played well enough to make up for a couple of tough holes in the final day in finishing with her third score of 74 during the event. She opened her round with a bogey on her first hole before moving back to even par with a birdie on hole five. She then moved to two strokes over par with a double bogey six on the par four sixth hole before rounding out the front nine with consecutive birdies to finish her first nine holes at even par.
Westrup began the back nine with bogies on two of her first three holes and was not able to get back to even-par for the round. She birdied hole 13 to move back to one-over par before carding a bogey on 17 finishing the round at two-over par.
Stacy Lewis of Arkansas, one of six individuals in the event and a playing partner of Westrup throughout the championship, won the individual championship with a six under par total of 282. She carded
a six-under par 66 in the final round to move from third place after three rounds into first place in the final standings. No. 1 ranked Duke won its third consecutive NCAA Division I championship and
it nearly lapped the field in winning by 14 stokes.
Name Place Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Rnd4 Total ========================= ===== ==== ==== ==== ==== ===== Caroline Westrup 12t 74 74 75 74 297