2008 Women's Golf - Year In Review
Debbie Dillman, Head Coach
Katie Quinney, Assistant Coach
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Macarena Silva, 5-5, Santiago, Chile
Bianca Urso, 5-4, Tampa
Seminoles' Westrup Earns All-ACC Honors In Women's Golf For Third Time.
Junior honored in first three years of Florida State career.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Florida State junior Caroline Westrup, the nation's No. 12 ranked player according to GolfStat, was named to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference women's golf team in a vote by the
league's nine head coaches. It marks Westrup's third consecutive selection to the all-conference team for the Seminole junior who is among the favorites to earn All-America First-Team honors for the
third straight season. Westrup is the only the second player in Florida State women's golf history to earn All-ACC honors three times in her career and the first in school history to earn the honor as
both a freshman, a sophomore and a junior. Only Kristin Tamulis (2001, 2002 and 2003) has earned All-ACC honors three times as Seminole.
Westrup will lead the No. 26 ranked Seminoles into the 2008 NCAA Central Regional Championship at the University of Texas Golf Course in Austin, Texas, beginning Thursday. The event runs May 8-10 with
the top eight teams and the top two individuals not on those eight teams advancing to the NCAA Championship finals at the University of New Mexico, May 20-23.
"I am honored to be named to the All-ACC women's golf team for the third consecutive year," said Westrup. With one season remaining in my career I am three-quarters of the way to reaching one of the
goals I set for myself when I arrived as I freshman - I wanted to be All-ACC in each of my four years at Florida State. Another one of my goals begins again this week as I work together with my
teammates to get the Seminoles back the championship finals where we can play to win a national championship. The main goal I set when I was a freshman was for Florida State to win an NCAA
Championship during my career."
Westrup is ranked 12th nationally in the GolfStat Cup rankings and 17th nationally in the GolfWeek/Sagarin Performance Rankings. She is the second highest ranked ACC player in both rankings. Westrup
won the individual championship at the LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic and finished as the runner-up at the ACC Championship with a three-under par score of 213. She is finished under par in three of her
six spring tournaments and has cut more than one stroke off of her fall stroke average (74.00) in the spring season (72.83). Westrup is the Seminoles' leading golfer in eight of nine events in fall
2007 and spring 2008 and tied her career low for a single round with a 66 in the third round of the spring 2008 UCF Challenge.
"For Caroline to earn All-ACC honors in her first three years is a tremendous accomplishment for any golfer," said Head Coach Debbie Dillman. "We are very proud of her because she is a fantastic
representative for our program. I am most proud of the fact that she would forgo her individual accomplishments and turn them in to team accomplishments in a heartbeat. She has so much more of a team
player than an individual and that is why she is so well liked by her teammates."
Junior is first three-time All-American in school history.
ALBUQUERQUE, NM - Florida State University junior golfer Caroline Westrup earned All-America Second-Team Honors as announced by the National Golf Coaches' Association at its annual banquet following
the final round of the NCAA Division I Women's Golf Tournament. It marks the third consecutive season Westrup has earned All-America honors making her the first three-time All-American in Seminole
women's golf history. She earned All-America First-Team Honors in both 2006 and 2007 and All-America Second-Team honors this season.
In addition to earning All-America honors for the third consecutive season, Westrup was also named to the All-ACC team earlier this season. She is the only player in school history to be a three-time
All-America and a three-time All-ACC honoree.
"I am very honored to be named an All-American for the third time in my career," said Westrup. "To be the first three-time All-American in school history is something that I am very proud of knowing
the tremendous history of this program and the great players who have played their collegiate careers at Florida State. To be the first three-time All-American at Florida State is very humbling
because of the success of this program, the great success of the players who have played at Florida State and the success those players have earned during their professional careers."
Westrup, who finished in a tie for 13th place in the recently completed NCAA Championship finals, averaged 73.12 strokes in 34 rounds during 11 tournaments as a junior. Westrup is ranked 13th
nationally in the final GolfStat Cup rankings and 17th nationally in the final GolfWeek/Sagarin Performance Rankings of the 2007-08 season. She finished her junior season as the second highest ranked
ACC player in both rankings.
Westrup won the individual championship at the LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic as she led Florida State to the team title in the event in March. She finished as the runner-up at the ACC Championship with a
three-under par score of 213 and was under par in three of her seven spring tournaments. She enjoyed a strong spring season as she cut more than one stroke off of her fall stroke average (74.00) in
the spring season (72.97). Westrup led Florida Sate with 12 rounds at par or better and 18 of 25 rounds at 75 or better this spring. She finished as the Seminoles' leading golfer in nine of 10 events
in fall 2007 and spring 2008 and tied her career low for a single round with a 66 in the third round of the UCF Challenge.
"I would like to thank my coaches - Coach (Debbie) Dillman and Coach (Katie) Quinney - and my teammates for their support during the first three years of my career at Florida State. My coaches are
great and I love my teammates. My main goal for next season is play at nationals with my teammates and that's a goal that we all have to start working on to reach this summer and as soon as we get
back to campus in the fall."
2008 Roster - By Name
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R Name Hgt Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School)
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* Lacey Agnew 5-6 So * Jonesboro, Ga. (Woodward Academy)
Ashleigh Anderson 5-4 Sr Orlando (Winter Springs)
* Whitney Brummett 5-7 Sr *** Eureka, Mo. (Eureka)
* Lauren Cousart 5-8 Jr ** Athens, Ga. (Oconee County)
Erica Gonzalez 5-0 Jr ** Davie (Saint Thomas Aquinas)
Sarah Hutchins 5-3 Jr Saint George, Utah (Pine View/Daytona Beach CC)
Ashley Kemp 5-7 Sr Tampa (Gaither)
Jamie Kuhn 5-4 So Miami (Miami Palmetto)
* Macarena Silva 5-5 Fr Santiago, Chile (Athletic Study Center)
Bianca Urso 5-4 Fr Tampa (Plant)
* Caroline Westrup 5-8 Jr ** Ahus, Sweden (Klippans Gymnasium)
* Whitney Wright 5-2 Sr *** Rockingham, N.C. (Richmond Senior)
Sara Young 5-8 Jr * Jacksonville (Stanton)
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.
Seminoles' Westrup Earns All-America Honors In Women's Golf.
2008 Conference Awards
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Caroline Westrup Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference
All-Conference - 1
2008 All-Americans
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Caroline Westrup NCAA - All-American - 13th place
Golf Week - 2nd Team All-American
National Golf Coaches Association - 2nd Team All-American
All-Americans - 1
2008 Schedule and Results
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SCORE |
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| Cougar Classic September 9-11, 2007, Hanahan, S.C. |
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| Lady Tar Heel Invitational October 5-7, 2007, Chapel Hill, N.C. |
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| Ann Rhoads Intercollegiate October 26-28, 2007, Tuscaloosa, Ala. |
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| Lady Puerto Rico Classic February 24-26, 2008, San Juan, P.R. |
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| UCF Challenge March 9-11, 2008, Orlando, Fla. |
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| Cleveland Golf Classic March 14-16, 2008, Baton Rouge, La. |
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| Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic March 21-23, 2008, Athens, Ga. |
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| Bryan National Collegiate March 28-30, 2008, Greensboro, N.C. |
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| ACC Championship April 18-20, 2008, Daytona Beach, Fla. |
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| NCAA Regional Championship May 8-10, 2008, Austin, Tex. |
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| NCAA Championship May 20-23, 2008, Albuquerque, N.Mex. |
EOY StatsRef Overall Home Away Neutral ------------------------------------------------ FSU record is 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0
2008 Atlantic Coast Conference Results 1 Duke 871 2 Virginia 872 3 Florida State 880 4 Wake Forest 894 5 North Carolina 904 6 North Carolina State 915 7 Maryland 922 8 Miami 933 9 Boston College 963
2008 EOY Stats
Name Tournaments Rounds Par Low Strokes Wins Top10 Ave ======================================================================== Caroline Westrup 11 34 13 66 2,488 1 5 73.18 Whitney Brummett 10 30 4 70 2,292 0 1 76.40 Whitney Wright 10 30 1 68 2,304 0 0 76.80 Macarena Silva 9 27 1 72 2,083 0 1 77.15 Lauren Cousart 6 18 1 70 1,405 0 0 78.06 Lacey Agnew 5 15 0 74 1,189 0 0 79.27
All-America Westrup Leads Seminoles At Cougar Classic.
Junior All-America earns top-12 individual finish at Cougar Classic.
HANAHAN, SC - Junior All-American Caroline Westrup led the Florida State women's golf team to an eighth place finish in the team standings at the fall 2007 season opening Cougar Classic at Yeaman's Hall Golf Club. Westrup finished in a tie for 12th place in the individual standings to mark the eighth consecutive time the two-time All-American has finished as the Seminoles' leader in an event. She finished eight strokes behind Lisa Maunu of Notre Dame who claimed individualist honors in leading the Fighting Irish to the team championship.
Notre Dame rallied from three strokes down after two rounds to defeat Tennessee by one stroke in the team competition. The Irish entered the event unranked and finished ahead of nine of the top 35 teams in the nation including Florida State which began the event ranked 26th nationally. Maunu earned medalist honors for the first time in her career as she defeated teammate So-Hyn Park by three strokes. Florida State's Westrup finished eight strokes behind Maunu.
Florida State finished as the second ranked ACC team in the event behind only North Carolina and ahead of NC State, Miami and Maryland.
Westrup (Ahus, Sweden) finished in a tie for 12th place with a three-round total of 218. She climbed into the individual race after shooting a two-under par score of 70 to move into a tie for 12th place after two rounds. Westrup shot a two-over par 74 and was in a tie for 35th place after the first round of the event. She moved into a tie for 12th place in the second round and that's where she finished as she carded another two-over par 74 in the third round.
Junior Lauren Cousart (Athens, Ga.) played the best round of her Seminole career as she carded a career-low two-under par 70 in the final round. She moved from a tie for 83rd place after two rounds into a tie for 54th place in the final standings with her team-leading score in the third round. Cousart's pervious career-best score was a 72 in the third round of the spring 2007 Lady Gator Invitational.
Seniors Whitney Brummett (Eureka, Mo.) and Whitney Wright (Rockingham, N.C.) finished in a tie for 35th place in the individual standings. Brummett finished with a final round 76 for a 228 total while Wright finished with a 228 total after a career-low 68 in the first round of the event. Sophomore Lacey Agnew (Jonesboro, Ga.), who carded a 77 in the second round of the event, finished in a tie for 79th place with a 54-hole total of 238.
Florida State plays in its next event at the Lady Tar Heel Invitational in Chapel Hill, N.C. on Oct. 5-7.
Cougar Classic/Sept. 10-12, 2007/Par 72 Yeamans Hall Golf Club/Hanahan, S.C./Final Team Results 1. Notre Dame 870 11. Texas A&M 897 2. Tennessee 871 12. Mississippi State 900 T3. Texas 875 13. Maryland 907 T3. Alabama 875 14. Miami 910 5. Louisiana State 883 T15. Charleston 912 T6. North Carolina 889 T15. South Florida 912 T6. South Carolina 889 17. UNC Greensboro 922 8. Florida State 890 18. Ole Miss 925 9. NC State 892 19. Penn State 939 10. Furman 893 20. Richmond 970
Name Place Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Total ========================= ===== ==== ==== ==== ===== Caroline Westrup 12t 74 70 74 218 Whitney Brummett 35t 71 77 76 224 Whitney Wright 35t 68 75 81 224 Lauren Cousart 54t 79 79 70 228 Lacey Agnew 79t 81 77 79 237
Westrup Leads Seminoles In Final Standings At Lady Tar Heel Golf Invitational.
Junior All-America finishes at top of Seminoles' leaderboard.
CHAPEL HILL, NC - Florida State University junior All-America Caroline Westrup carded an even par 72 in the final round and finished as the Seminoles' scoreboard leader for the eighth time in the last nine events as play in the 2007 Lady Tar Heel Invitational at the Finley Golf Course came to a close. The Seminoles, ranked 28th in the GolfStat/Sagarin Performance Index, finished in 14th place in the team standings.
No. 1 ranked Duke rallied from ninth place after the first round and second place after the second round to defeat Tennessee by two strokes and win the team championship. The Blue Devils were the best team in the field in the second and third rounds after falling behind the team leaders by as many as seven stokes after the first 18 holes of the event. Duke's Amanda Blumenhurst was under par in all three rounds and finished with a seven-under par score of 209 to claim the individual championship.
Westrup (Ahus, Sweden) carded an even par 72 in the final round and finished in a tie for 28th place with a three round total of 223. She played her best golf of the event over the final 18 holes after carding rounds of 75 and 76 in rounds one and two. Westrup has been Florida State's top finisher in both of the Seminoles' events during the fall of 2007.
Senior Whitney Wright (Rockingham, N.C.) enjoyed her second consecutive strong outing as she finished with consecutive rounds of 74 and a 54-hole total of 225. She finished in a tie for 35th place in the individual standings. It marked her second consecutive top-35 finish; she also finished in a tie for 35th place at the fall season opening Cougar Classic.
Senior Whitney Brummett (Eureka, Mo.) also played well in finishing her final two rounds at a total of four-over par. She shot an even par 72 in the second round and closed with a four-over par 76 in the final round. Freshman Macarena Silva (Santiago, Chile) finished in a tie for 71st place in her first collegiate event and sophomore Lacey Agnew (Jonesboro, Ga.) finished in 75th place in the final standings.
The Seminoles will play their third and final tournament of the fall as they travel to play at the University of Alabama/Ann Rhodes Invitational Oct. 26-28.
Lady Tar Heel Invitational/Oct. 5-7, 2007/Par 72 Finley Golf Course/Chapel Hill, N.C./Final Team Results 1. Duke 877 10. Oklahoma State 899 2. Tennessee 879 11. North Carolina 900 T3. Georgia 885 12. Tulsa 901 T3. Auburn 885 13. South Carolina 902 T5. Wake Forest 886 14. Florida State 905 T5. Vanderbilt 886 15. East Carolina 906 7. NC State 889 16. Texas 912 8. Texas A&M 892 17. Kentucky 930 9. Virginia 897 18. Charleston 940
Name Place Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Total ========================= ===== ==== ==== ==== ===== Caroline Westrup 28t 75 76 72 223 Whitney Wright 35t 77 74 74 225 Whitney Brummett 57t 82 72 76 230 Macarena Silva 71t 76 78 81 235 Lacey Agnew 75 78 74 84 236
Westrup Leads Seminoles in Final Round Of Ann Rhoads Intercollegiate.
Junior All-American tops Seminoles' leader board for 10th consecutive time.
TUSCALOOSA, AL - Junior All-American Caroline Westrup finished in a tie for 19th place in the individual standings and the Seminoles finished in a tie for 15th place in the team standings as play in the fourth University of Alabama/Ann Rhoads Intercollegiate at the NorthRiver Golf Course came to a close. It marked the 10th consecutive event that Westrup had finished as the team's individual leader as the Seminoles played their final event of the fall season.
No. 6 ranked Arkansas won the team title as the Razorbacks defeated Auburn by eight strokes. The Razorbacks took the team lead during the first round and lead wire-to-wire to earn the championship. Stacy Lewis of Arkansas, the No. 1 ranked player in the nation, won the individual title as she outdistanced So-Hyun Park of Notre Dame by two strokes.
Westrup (Ahus, Sweden) played her best round of the event in the third and final round as she carded a three-over par 74 to finish with a three round total of 225. The junior showed improvement throughout the entire event as she carded scores of 76-75-74 in the first, second and third rounds to earn her second rop-20 individual finish of the fall season. Westrup was in a tie for 31st round after the first round, a tie for 24th after the second round and finished in a tie for 19th place.
Freshman Macarena Silva (Santiago Silva), who shot a career-best 72 in the second round, finished in second place on the Seminoles' leader board. Her three-round total of 232 was three strokes better than her total of 235 at the Lady Tar Heel Invitational in early October - the first event of her promising Seminole career.
Florida State opens its spring season at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic in Rio Grande, P.R. on Feb. 24-26.
University of Alabama/Ann Rhoads Intercollegiate/Par 71/Team Results NorthRiver Golf Course/Tuscaloosa, Ala./Oct. 26-28, 2007 1. Arkansas 886 10. Louisiana State 912 2. Auburn 894 11. Ole Miss 917 3. Florida 896 12. Central Florida 920 T4. Notre Dame 897 13. Kansas 926 T4. Louisville 897 14. Northwestern 931 6. Furman 899 T15. Kentucky 932 T7. Alabama 905 T15. Florida State 932 T7. South Carolina 905 T15. Mississippi State 932 9. Texas 908 18. Samford 979
Name Place Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Total ========================= ===== ==== ==== ==== ===== Caroline Westrup 19t 76 75 74 225 Macarena Silva 47t 81 72 79 232 Whitney Brummett 73t 80 77 81 238 Whitney Wright 80t 82 77 82 241 Lacey Agnew 85t 81 82 79 242
Seminoles' Westrup Finishes in 6th Place At Lady Puerto Rico Classic.
Junior All-American leads Seminoles for 19th time in career.
RIO GRANDE, PR - Florida State All-American Caroline Westrup finished in sixth place in the individual standings and the Seminole women's golf team finished in 10th place in the team standings as competition in the Lady Puerto Rico Women's Golf Classic at the Coco Beach Golf and Country Club was completed on Tuesday. Westrup earned the 13th top-10 finish of her career as she placed as the Seminoles' top finishing golfer for the 19th time in 21 events during her Seminole career.
Alabama rallied from fourth place and four strokes down entering the third round to claim the team championship with a three stroke victory over Louisiana State. The Crimson Tide carded the best team score of the final round to vault itself into first place. All-American and defending NCAA Champion Stacy Lewis led the event wire-to-wire to capture the individual championship with an eight-under par total of 208.
Westrup (Ahus, Sweden) finished in sixth place with a one-over par score of 217 for the 54-hole event. She was three-under par after the first two rounds of the event after carding scores of 70 and 71 on the par 72 course. Westrup's sixth place finish was her best since finishing in a tie for fifth place in the individual standings at 2007 NCAA East Regional Championships.
Seminole freshman Macarena Silva (Santiago, Chile) played very consistent golf through the event as she finished with scores of 75-75-76 for a career-low three-round total of 216. She established career-bests for low tournament score (216) and highest finish (tied for 34th) while carding two scores at 75 or better during the 54-hole event.
Senior Whitney Brummett (Eureka, Mo.) finished the event with a four-over par score of 76 and a three-round total of 231. Her score of 76 was tied for third round-best honors among her teammates. Brummett finished in a tie for 60th place in the individual standings with teammate Lacey Agnew. Agnew (Jonesboro, Ga.) carded identical scores of 76 in the first and second rounds. Senior Whitney Wright (Rockingham, N.C.) finished as the Seminoles' third highest ranking player as she finished with a three-day total of 230.
Florida State continues its schedule as it travels to play at the UCF Challenge on March 9-11 at the Grand Cypress Resort in Orlando, Fla.
Lady Puerto Rico Classic/Coco Beach Golf and Country Club/Final Results Rio Grande, Puerto Rico/Par 70/Feb. 24-26, 2008 1. Alabama 880 10. Florida State 900 2. Louisiana State 883 T11. UCF 907 T3. Kent State 887 T11. Oklahoma 907 T3. TCU 887 13. NC State 912 T5. Arkansas 888 14. Texas Tech 916 T5. Purdue 888 15. Michigan 918 T7. Georgia 890 16. Wisconsin 926 T7. South Carolina 890 17. Iowa State 934 9. Tennessee 896 18. Minnesota 956
Name Place Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Total ========================= ===== ==== ==== ==== ===== Caroline Westrup 6 70 71 76 217 Macarena Silva 34t 75 75 76 226 Whitney Wright 56t 76 77 77 230 Lacey Agnew 60t 76 76 79 231 Whitney Brummett 60t 75 80 76 231
Seminoles' Westrup Ties Career Low Round At UCF Women's Golf Challenge.
Junior All-American cards 66 in final round of event.
SORRENTO, FL - Seminole junior All-American Caroline Westrup tied her career-low score with a six-under par 66 and finished in a tie for seventh in the individual standings as competition at the UCF Challenge to Benefit the Florida Children's Hospital came to a close. Westrup earned the 13th top 10 finish of her career and Florida State finished in 13th place in the team standings.
No. 1 ranked Duke bested the team field as the Blue Devils defeated Purdue by nine strokes. The Blue Devils rallied from a second place standing after the first round to capture the team title. Duke's Alison Whitaker, who shot a seven-under par 65 in the first round, earned individual medalist honors as she finished with an eight-under par total of 208 for the three round event.
Westrup (Ahus, Sweden) carded her six-under par score of 66 with four birdies on her first nine and two on her second nine. She began her round on the 10th hole. She pared her first three holes of the afternoon and closed her first nine with birdies on four of her last six to make the turn at four-under par. Westrup closed with two birdies on her final nine holes to finish at six-under par. Westrup's first career score of 66 came at the fall 2006 Lady Tar Heel Invitational.
Senior Whitney Wright (Rockingham, N.C.) carded her third score of 75 or better as she finished with a one-over par total of 73 in the third round. She carded scores of 75-74-73 and finished with a three-round total of 222. Wright improved her scores in each of the final two rounds of the event. Fellow senior Whitney Brummett (Eureka, Mo.) carded identical scores of 74 in the first and second rounds of the event and finished with a three-round total of 224.
Florida State continues their schedule as they travel to play at Louisiana State University / Cleveland Golf Classic March 14-16 in Baton Rouge, La.
UCF Challenge to Benefit The Florida Children's Hospital/Par 72 Red Tail Golf Club/Sorrento, Fla./March 9-11, 2008/Final Team Results 1. Duke 851 10. Pepperdine 878 2. Purdue 860 11. Oklahoma State 881 3. UCLA 863 12. Arkansas 881 4. Florida 865 13. Florida State 888 5. Southern Cal. 868 T14. Tennessee 894 T6. Georgia 872 T14. UCF 894 T6. Alabama 872 16. Vanderbilt 895 8. Auburn 876 17. New Mexico 902 9. Louisiana State 878 18. Furman 913
Name Place Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Total ========================= ===== ==== ==== ==== ===== Caroline Westrup 7t 75 72 66 213 Whitney Wright 41t 75 74 73 222 Whitney Brummett 52t 74 74 76 224 Macarena Silva 78 80 74 76 230 Lauren Cousart 80t 80 77 75 232
Seminoles Win Team Championship At LSU / Cleveland Women's Classic.
Westrup claims fourth career individual championship.
BATON ROUGE, LA - The Florida State University women's golf team - led by individual medalist Caroline Westrup - won the team championship of the LSU/Cleveland Classic with a six-stroke victory over Louisiana State at the University Club. The Seminoles led the event wire to wire in earning their first team championship since winning the Florida State hosted Chrysler Challenge during the spring of 2007. Westrup, a two-time All-American, moved into first place in the second round and earned the fourth individual championship of her Florida State career.
The team championship is the 21st and third in the last two years under Head Coach Debbie Dillman. The Seminoles have won at least one tournament championship in six of the last seven years.
Westrup (Ahus, Sweden) carded a three-under par 69 in the third round and finished with a six-under par 210 total for the three-round event. She was in a tied for fifth in the individual standings after carding a two-over par 73 in the first round. She closed the event with scores of 68 in the second round and 69 in the third to finish the final two rounds at seven-under par. Westrup's three-round score of 210 ranks as the second best of her career as she added to her career victory total.
Westrup defeated Lauren Doughtie of NC State by four strokes to win the championship.
Senior Whitney Wright (Rockingham, N.C.) earned the third best placing of her career as she finished in a tie for 11th in the individual standings. She was the individual leader after carding a season-best two-under par 70 in the first round and finished with a three-round total of 223. Wright's total of 223 is the best 54-hole score of her career.
Senior Whitney Brummett (Eureka, Mo.) finished in a tie for 26th place as she moved up from a tie for 61st in the individual standings after one round. She carded scores of 73 and 75 in the second and third rounds after earning a 79 in the first round. Brummett's finish ranks as the best of her senior season.
The Seminoles begin play at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic at the University Georgia March 21-23 as they play a tournament for the third consecutive week.
Westrup's Individual Championships:
Season Tournament
Spring 2006 University of Georgia/Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic
Fall 2006 University of North Carolina/Lady Tar Heel Invitational
Spring 2007 Florida State University/Chrysler Challenge
Spring 2008 Louisiana State University/LSU-Cleveland Classic
LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic/Par 72/Final Team Results
University Club/Baton Rouge, La./March 14-16, 2008
1. Florida State 884 T10. South Carolina 914
2. Louisiana State 890 T10. UCF 914
3. Wake Forest 894 12. Charleston 917
4. NC State 896 13. Augusta State 923
5. Alabama 897 14. Kentucky 925
6. Georgia 898 15. Mississippi State 928
7. Virginia 905 16. UNC Wilmington 939
T8. Louisville 906 17. Ole Miss 942
T8. North Carolina 906
Name Place Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Total
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Caroline Westrup 1 73 68 69 210
Whitney Wright 11t 70 75 78 223
Whitney Brummett 26t 79 73 75 227
Macarena Silva 35t 73 77 78 228
Lauren Cousart 73t 77 80 81 238
Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic, 12th place
03/23/2008, March 21-23, 2008, Athens, Ga.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.
All-American Westrup Leads Seminole Women's Golf Team In Final Round Of Liz Murphey Classic.
Westrup leads Seminoles in final round of power-packed event.
ATHENS, GA - Florida State University junior All-America Caroline Westrup shot a 73 in the final round and the Seminole women's golf team finished in 12th place in the team standings as play in the
three-round Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic came to a close Sunday. Westrup rebounded from two sub-par rounds to finish in a tie for 22nd place in the individual standings as she led the Seminoles to
their best team round of the event as they finished with their best standing of the tournament.
Georgia captured the team title as it defeated Purdue in a playoff. Tied with a three-day total of 900 upon completion of regular play with the Boilermakers, Georgia recorded four pars on the second
playoff hole to win its 13th title in its home-course tournament. Despite leading by three strokes at the start of play in the final round, Georgia shot a 10-over 298 while second-place Purdue fired a
7-over 295. Those scores placed the teams in a two-way tie for first at the conclusion of play with identical marks of 36-over par 900s. Purdue teammates Christel Boeljon and Maria Hernandez shot
identical scores of two-over par 218 to finish tied for the individual lead.
Westrup (Ahus, Sweden) shot a one-over par 73 after two uncharacteristic scores of 80 and 78 in the first two rounds of the event. She was never more than two strokes over par during her round and
finished her play with a birdie on her last hole to bring her score down to one-over par. Westrup has been the Seminoles top finisher in all seven of Florida State's events this year.
Freshman Macarena Silva (Santiago, Chile) earned the best finish of her career as she carded a two-over par 74 and finished in a tie for 24th place in the individual standings. She finished with
scores of 77 and 74 as she completed play in the event at seven over par in the final two rounds after finishing the first round with a nine over par score of 81. Silva's finish marks the first top-25
individual finish of her career.
Senior Whitney Wright (Rockingham, N.C.) played the best golf of the tournament as she carded a 77 in the final round. She was five-over par in the final round after finishing an average of nine over
par in the first two rounds of the event.
The Seminoles will play in their fourth tournament in as many weeks as they tee off in the Bryan National Collegiate at Brown's Summit Golf Course in Greensboro, N.C. March 28-30.
Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic/Par 72/Final Team Results
University of Georgia Golf Course/Athens, Ga.
1. Georgia 900 10. Virginia 931
2. Purdue 900 11. Tennessee 934
3. Alabama 912 12. Florida State 940
4. Arkansas 916 13. South Carolina 942
T5. Kent State 918 14. Furman 944
T5. Duke 918 15. Texas A&M 949
7. Auburn 922 16. Vanderbilt 956
8. Wake Forest 927 17. UCF 957
9. Louisiana State 928 18. Kentucky 973
Name Place Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Total
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Caroline Westrup 22t 80 78 73 231
Macarena Silva 24t 81 77 74 232
Whitney Wright 60t 80 82 77 239
Lauren Cousart 75t 80 79 83 242
Whitney Brummett 75t 77 82 83 242
Bryan National Collegiate, 11th place
03/30/2008, March 28-30, 2008, Greensboro, N.C.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.
Brummett Leads Seminole Women's Golf Team At Bryan National Collegiate.
Senior earns top-10 individual finish to lead Florida State.
BROWNS SUMMIT, NC - Florida State University senior Whitney Brummett earned her first top-10 finish of the Spring 2008 season to lead the Seminole women's golf team to a tied for 11th place finish in
the team standings at the Bryan National Collegiate at the Bryan Park Players Course.
No. 5 ranked Florida overtook No. 1 Duke in the final round and defeated the Blue Devils by two strokes to claim the team championship. The Gators entered the final round one stroke behind the Blue
Devils and rallied to win the team championship. Stacy Lewis of Arkansas, the defending NCAA Champion, claimed individual medalist honors with a one-stroke victory over Duke's Amanda Blumenhurst. The
Lady Razorbacks finished in fourth place in the team standings.
Brummett (Eureka, Mo.) earned the best finish of her senior season with a 226 total for the three round event. She was a total of four strokes over par in the first two rounds and carded a 79 in
Sunday's final round of play. Brummett finished as the Seminoles' leader for the first time since leading the Seminoles at the fall 2005 Lady Tar Heel Invitational.
Junior All-American Caroline Westrup (Ahus, Sweden) carded a 78 and finished in a tie for 17th place in the individual standings. Sophomore Lacey Agnew (Jonesboro, Ga.) played her best round of the
event as she carded a six-over par 78 and finished with a 54-hole total of 243.
The Seminoles begin post-season play in the ACC Championship April 18-20 at the LPGA International Course in Daytona Beach, Fla.
Bryan National Collegiate/Par 72/Final Team Results
Bryan Park Players Course/Browns Summit, N.C./March 28-30, 3008
1. Florida 906 10. NC State 934
2. Duke 908 T11. Tennessee 935
3. Auburn 909 T11. Florida State 935
4. Arkansas 913 13. Charleston 939
5. Furman 915 14. TCU 947
T6. Michigan State 919 15. UNC Greensboro 964
T6. Wake Forest 919 16. UNC Wilmington 966
T6. Virginia 919 17. South Carolina 980
9. North Carolina 930 18. Penn State 1,007
Name Place Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Total
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Whitney Brummett 10t 71 76 79 226
Caroline Westrup 17t 75 76 78 229
Macarena Silva 68t 74 85 80 239
Lacey Agnew 69t 84 81 78 243
Whitney Wright 72t 84 79 81 244
ACC Championship, 3rd place
04/20/2008, April 18-20, 2008, Daytona Beach, Fla.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.
Seminole Women's Golf Team Finishes In Third Place At ACC Championship.
Westrup ties school record with second place individual finish.
DAYTONA BEACH, FL - Florida State finished in third place in the team standings and junior All-American Caroline Westrup finished in second place in the individual standings as play in the 20th Annual
ACC Championship on the Legends Course at LPGA International came to a close on Sunday. The Seminoles' third place finish is their highest finish since they finished in third place in 2001. Westrup's
second place individual finish tied the highest finish by a Seminole player in school history and was the highest since Tiffany Faucette finished in second place in 1995.
No. 2 Duke won the championship on the final hole as both teams walked on the 18th green tied after 53 holes. The Blue Devils' Amanda Blumenherst pared the hole while Virginia's Calle Nielson bogeyed
the hole to give Duke the one-shot victory. The one shot victory for the Blue Devils set a championship record for smallest margin of victory eclipsing a pair of two shot wins: North Carolina over
Florida State in 1992 and Wake Forest over Florida State on 1995.
Not only did Blumenherst give Duke the team title with her par but she won the individual championship for the third consecutive season. Blumenherst defeated Florida State's Caroline Westrup by one
stroke for the individual championship as Westrup bogeyed the final hole.
Westrup and Blumenherst, who were playing in the same threesome for the first time during the tournament battled throughout the round. Westrup carded a two-under par 70 while Blumenherst scored a
one-under par 71 in the final round. The individual championship came down to the final shot for both players.
Freshman Macarena Silva (Santiago, Chile) tie her career-low score with an even par 72 and finished with a six-over par score of 222 in her first career ACC Championship. Silva carded three birdies on
the front nine and made the turn at two-under par. She finished her round with scores of par on seven of her last eight holes. Her score of 72 tied her career best for her freshman season; she also
carded a 72 during the second round of the University of Alabama / Ann Rhoads Invitational during the fall of 2007. Silva finished in a tie for ninth in the individual standings.
Senior Whitney Brummett (Eureka, Mo.) saved her best round for the final day as she carded a one-under par 71 and finished with a three-day total of 224. Her score of 71 in the final round of this
year's ACC Championship is the best of her career in the event. Brummett played the final 15 holes of the round under par after recording a birdie on hole No. 3. She recorded three birdies and one
bogey during the round. Her score of 71 tied her score for her senior season and was only one stroke from tying her career low score of 70 which she has carded twice during her career. Brummett
finished in a tie for 15th place.
Senior Whitney Wright (Rockingham, N.C) finished the final round of her fourth career ACC Championship with a five-over par 78. She finished her round of play with 12 holes at par or better with one
birdie. Junior Lauren Cousart (Athens, Ga.) finished in a tie for 19th place with a score of 226.
The Seminoles will now await the announcement of the NCAA Regional selections on April 28. The Seminoles have advanced to the NCAA Regionals in five of the last six seasons and 14 times since 1991.
20th Annual ACC Women's Championship/Par 72/April 18-20, 2008
Legends Course/LPGA International/Daytona Beach, Fla.
1. Duke 871 6. NC State 915
2. Virginia 872 7. Maryland 922
3. Florida State 880 8. Miami 933
4. Wake Forest 894 9. Boston College 963
5. North Carolina 904
Name Place Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Total
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Caroline Westrup 2 72 71 70 213
Macarena Silva 9t 74 76 72 222
Whitney Brummett 15t 77 76 71 224
Lauren Cousart 19t 75 72 79 226
Whitney Wright 21t 75 74 78 227
NCAA Regional Championship, 8th place
05/10/2008, May 8-10, 2008, Austin, Tex.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.
Seminole Women's Golf Team Misses Out On Trip To NCAA Championship Finals On Sudden-Death Loss To LSU.
Seminoles finish in a tie for eighth place at NCAA Central Regional Championship.
AUSTIN, TX - The Florida State University women's golf team was defeated by LSU in a one-hole playoff and did not advance to the NCAA Championship finals as play in the NCAA Central Regional
Championship at the University of Texas Golf Course came to a close. The Seminoles and the Tigers finished tied for eighth in the team standings and were forced to wait nearly four hours until the
round was completed before beginning the sudden-victory playoff which was won by the Tigers. With all five players teeing off of hole No. 1, the Tigers earned one birdie and four pars while the
Seminoles earned five pars. The winning shot - a chip in birdie - was holed by LSU's Alexis Rather.
Florida State moved into a tie for eighth place with its best single-round team total of the event - a 297. The Seminoles were led by Caroline Westrup (even par 72) and seniors Whitney Wright
(one-over par 73) and Whitney Brummett (four-over par 76). The Seminoles began the third round three stroke above the cut and closed the after tied with LSU.
"We didn't beat ourselves and it took a great golf shot to beat us," said Seminole Head Coach Debbie Dillman. "It's upsetting for me and our team that our two seniors - Whitney (Brummett) and Whitney
(Wright) - had to end their careers on a playoff. But my hat is off to all of our players; they all did what they had to do to get us in the position to play in a playoff. We played a nice round of
golf today, made a lot of the shots we had to make and then performed extremely well under pressure in the playoff. We put our shots where we wanted to and played the playoff hole well. They (LSU)
just played one shot better. Congratulations to their players and coaching staff and our team hopes they do well at nationals."
Westrup will make her third consecutive NCAA Championships appearance and her second consecutive as an individual. She finished in a tie for fifth place in the individual standings and tied with
Lauren Doughtie of NC State as the two highest finishing individuals not on a qualifying team and both advanced to the national championship finals as individuals. Westrup finished in a tie for 11th
place at the 2007 NCAA finals and in a tie for 29th in the 2006 NCAA finals.
"I'm very sad that I am not going to nationals with all of my teammates," said Westrup. "It was one of my dreams to go with all of my friends to the finals. It was the last time I could have gone with
two seniors (Brummett and Wright) and that would have been very special for all of us. I am going to the nationals intent on winning a national championship for all of us and for Florida State
University."
Westrup (Ahus, Sweden) led the Seminoles over the final day of the regional with an even par score of 72 and a three-day total of 215. Her score is the third best regional total of her career and her
score of 72 marked the eighth time in nine regional rounds that she had finished with a score of even par or better.
Westrup was consistently strong as she has been throughout her career with 17 holes at par or better (one birdie) and only one bogey during the third round. She was never above even and was below par
for 11 of the 18 rounds she played. Westrup led the Seminoles with nine birdies during the three round regional championship. She begins play in the NCAA Championship at the University of New Mexico
May 20-24.
Brummett, a senior who played in her final match as a Seminole, carded a four-over par 76 in the final round. She finished in a tie for 35th place with a three-round total of 226. Her regional finish
marked tied her career high for a regional finish and marked the second time she had finished a regional championship in a tie for 35th place. Brummett also finished in a tie for 35th place at the
2006 NCAA East Regional Championship.
Brummett's round of 76 included two birdies and 10 holes of par or better. She birdied her final hole of the day to pull the Seminoles into their eighth place tie in the team standings. Her total of
226 marked the third consecutive tournament that she have finished with a three-round total of 226 or better.
Senior Whitney Wright (Rockingham, N.C.) also closed out her career with one of her better rounds of her final season. She carded a one over par 73 in the final round of the championship and finished
in a tie fir 47th place with a 229 total. Her 47th place finish was 24 spots better than her tied for 71st place finish at the 2007 NCAA East Regional Championship.
Wright's score of 73 in the final round of the event is tied for her third best round of the fall 2007 and spring 2008 seasons while her 229 total was her sixth best in 10 events this year. She
improved her score each day of the regional - by four strokes on the second day and by three more strokes on the third day.
Junior Lauren Cousart (Athens, Ga.) carded a personal tournament best 76 in the third round. She finished in a tie for 81st place to mark a 12 spot improvement from her first career regional
appearance in 2007. Cousart, who is one of three players who will return to the Seminoles' line-up as a senior in 2009, played in six events this year and returns as one of the Seminoles' most
experienced players next season.
Freshman Macarena Silva (Santiago, Chile) also finished in a tie for 81st place in the individual standings. She carded back-to back scores of 78 in the first and second rounds of the NCAA Central
Regional. Silva, too, will return as one of the Seminoles' top players during the 2008-09 fall and spring seasons.
No. 2 ranked UCLA won the team championship with a 10 stroke advantage over No. 6 Purdue. Joining UCLA and Purdue from the Central Regional at the NCAA finals are Denver, TCU, Texas A&M, Alabama,
Texas and LSU. Maria Hernandez of Purdue and Maria Jose Uribe of UCLA shared medalist honors with eight-under par scores of 208. Only six of the 108 golfers finished the 54-hole event under par.
NCAA Central Regional Championship/par 72
University of Texas Golf Course/Austin, Texas/Final Team Results
1. UCLA 861 12. Pepperdine 911
2. Purdue 871 13. Texas Tech 916
3. Denver 882 14. Kent State 919
4. TCU 884 15. East Tennessee St. 920
5. Texas A&M 885 16. Notre Dame 925
6. Alabama 896 17. Washington 932
7. Texas 899 18. Texas State 933
T8. Louisiana State 902 19. Harvard 937
T8. Florida State 902 20. Illinois State 955
T10. NC State 903 21. Fairleigh Dickinson 1033
T10. Nebraska 903
Name Place Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Total
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Caroline Westrup 5t 70 73 72 215
Whitney Brummett 35t 70 80 76 226
Whitney Wright 47t 80 76 73 229
Lauren Cousart 81t 82 81 76 239
Macarena Silva 81t 78 78 83 239
NCAA Championship
05/23/2008, May 20-23, 2008, Albuquerque, N.Mex.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.
Seminoles' Westrup Finishes In Tie For 13th Place At NCAA Women's Golf Championship.
Junior earns second highest NCAA Championship finish in school history.
ALBUQUERQUE, NM - Florida State University junior Caroline Westrup shot a one-under par 71 in the final round and finished in a tie for 13th place as play in the NCAA Division I Women's Golf
Championship on the Champions Course on the University at New Mexico Golf Club came to a close on Friday. Westrup played her best round of golf in the four round event and finished only eight strokes
behind the winning individual score.
Westrup finished the event with a six-over par score of 294. She finished at even par in the first round (72) and at one under par in the final round (71). Azahara Munoz of Arizona State won the
individual title as she defeated Tiffany Joh of UCLA in a playoff. Munoz and Joh finished tied in the individual standings with identical scores of one-under par 287.
Westrup played her best round of golf in the final round as she was never more than one stroke over par for the entire round. She carded a bogey on her first hole of the afternoon and then birdied two
of her next three holes to move to one-under par. Westrup closed her first nine holes at one under par. She then played her second nine holes at even par to finish with a score of 71.
"I felt like I played good golf today in the final round," said Westrup. "The weather was the craziest I have ever played in. We had to stop play on hole No. 7 because there was hail the size of golf
balls falling on the course. We had to wait for the hail to melt before we could make our shots."
Westrup carded a tournament-best four birdies in the fourth round after carding a total of three birdies in her second and third round combined. In her best two rounds of the tournament she carded a
total of seven birdies; in her middle two rounds she carded a total of three birdies.
"I wanted to win the event or even finish in the top 10 in the final standings but I was unable to do that," said Westrup. "The middle 36 holes were tough on me. I wish the weather would have
cooperated with all of the golfers in the event. I played 50 of the last 54 holes with my umbrella up."
Westrup has earned three top-30 individual finishes in her first three NCAA Championship finals appearances. She finished in a career-best tied for 11th place in 2007.
No. 2 ranked Southern California won the team championship with a six-stroke victory over UCLA. The top ranked team in the country - Duke - finished in third place and 12 strokes behind USC. The Blue
Devils were playing for their fourth consecutive national championship.
Name Place Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Rnd4 Total
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Caroline Westrup 13t 72 74 77 71 294