WOMEN'S GOLF - MOMENT #20
May 13-16,
2003
The DePauw University women finish third at the 2003 NCAA
Division III Women's Golf Championships and, with last year's
fourth-place showing, become the first team in any sport at DePauw
to finish in the top four at the NCAA Championships in consecutive
years. The Tigers total 1,349 strokes - just one behind
second-place Mary Hardin-Baylor. Lindsay Amore leads the Tigers
with a 331 - good for a tie for eighth and all-America recognition.
Teammates Deb Garriott and Jessica Schneider are also selected
all-America - marking the first time the SCAC has producted
three all-Americans in a single year.
WOMEN'S GOLF - MOMENT #19
May 10-13,
2005
The third-ranked DePauw University women's golf team shoot a
final round 328 and finish in a tie for third at the 2005 NCAA
Division III Championships at Mid Pines in Southern Pines, North
Carolina. DePauw finished in a tie with Wisconsin-Eau Claire as
each totaled 1337 strokes. Methodist won with a 1272 followed by
Mary Hardin-Baylor at 1284. The third place finish was the Tigers'
fourth consecutive top four showing at the national championships.
DePauw finished fourth in 2002 and third in 2003 and 2004.
Sophomore Ali Murtaugh finished her first NCAA competition by
finishing in a tie for 15th as she shot a 331 including an 81 in
the final round. Sarah Gates shot a fourth-round 83 and finished in
a tie for 18th with a 334.
WOMEN'S GOLF - MOMENT #18
April 27-28,
2002
At the 2002 SCAC Women's Golf Championships at Deerfield Country
Club in Madison, Miss., DePauw University breaks Rhodes
College's two-year run as conference champions, defeating the
Lynx, 706-711. All five DePauw golfers earn all-conference honors,
an unequaled feat up that point of the championships. Laura
McKinney of Rhodes, who shoots a two-day total of 165, continues
the school’s tradition of garnering top medalist honors,
becoming the fourth Lynx linkster in the last six completed
championships to be so honored.
WOMEN'S GOLF - MOMENT #17
April 26-29,
2007
Playing on its home course (White Wing Golf Club in Georgetown,
Texas), the Southwestern University women win their first SCAC golf
championship since 1999 and third overall with a 16-shot victory
over five-time defending champion DePauw University. Marisa Mauldin
leads the way for the Pirates, firing a two-day total of 157 to
earn 2007 SCAC Women’s Golfer-of-the-Year honors. Both
Southwestern (automatic berth) and DePauw (at-large berth) qualify
for the 2007 NCAA Division III Women’s Golf
Championships.
WOMEN'S GOLF - MOMENT #16
April 23-24,
2005
The third-ranked DePauw University women's golf team shot a
second-round 321 to win its fourth straight SCAC title with a
team score of 649 at the 2005 SCAC Women's Golf Championships -
contested at Chamberlyne Country Club in Danville, Ark. The 321
second-round score - at that time - was the best second
round in SCAC history and the 76-stroke victory margin broke
the record of 62 that DePauw set in 2003. Trinity
University was second with a 725 and Southwestern
University was third at 737. DePauw’s Sarah Gates shot a
160 and earned medalist and SCAC Golfer of the Year honors for the
second straight years. Teammates Lindsay Amore shot a 162 to tie
for second, while Ali Murtaugh shot a 163 to tie for third.
WOMEN'S GOLF - MOMENT #15
May 9-12,
2006
DePauw University shoots a final round 335 and finishes third
at the 2006 NCAA Division III Women’s Golf Championships at
the Mission Inn Golf and Tennis Resort in Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla.
It is the fourth straight year the Tigers
have finished third at the national
championships and this year's finish marks DePauw's fifth
straight top-four finish in the seven-year history of the
tournament. Only Methodist College has more top-three finishes.
Southwestern University finishes in 10th place, led by a 48th-place
individual finish from Delilah Dominguez. DePauw finishes with a
four-round total of 1317, led by junior Sarah Gates,
who finishes in a tie for fourth with a 313 after shooting a
final round 79. The finish equals Gates' best at the national
tournament as she finished fourth in 2004.
WOMEN'S GOLF - MOMENT #14
May 14-17,
2002
DePauw University and Rhodes College go wire-to-wire and
finish fourth and fifth respectively at the 2002 NCAA Division III
Women’s Golf Championships conducted at South Hadley, Mass.
It was the second time in three years the SCAC has had two teams
finish in the top 5 in the women’s championship. In an
announcement made at the championships, DePauw head coach Vince
Lazar is named the NCAA Division III Women's Golf Coach of the
Year by the National Golf Coaches Association.
WOMEN'S GOLF - MOMENT #13
May 12-15,
1999
Although no conference team qualifies, Agnes Surowka of Rhodes
College becomes the first female golfer from the SCAC to
compete in the NCAA Women’s Golf Championships. Surowka
shoots a four-day total of 340 to finish in a tie for 21st at the
1999 national tournament.
WOMEN'S GOLF - MOMENT #12
April 23-24,
1999
At the 1999 SCAC Women's Golf Championship, played at The Quarry
Golf Club in San Antonio, Texas, Southwestern University tops
Rhodes College by two strokes (720 to 722) in the closest
finish in league history. The title was the second consecutive
for the Pirates. Southwestern's Ashlee Martin completed her own
back-to-back feat, capturing the league's Golfer-of-the-Year
honors for the second consecutive year and becoming the first
women's player to win the award more than once.
WOMEN'S GOLF - MOMENT #11
April 24-26,
2009
The Southwestern University women make it three straight conference
titles at the 2009 SCAC Golf Championships at Tunica National Golf
Course. The Pirates cruise to a 72-shot win, the second-largest
margin of victory in SCAC women's championships history.
Southwestern senior Marisa Mauldin fired a three-day total of
233 to win her third consecutive SCAC Women's Golfer of the Year
honor. Mauldin becomes the second player in league history to
accomplish the individual three-peat, following Sarah Gates of
DePauw University who finished atop the leader board at the 2004,
2005 and 2006 championships.
WOMEN'S GOLF - MOMENT #10
May 11-14,
2010
The SCAC places three teams in the top-10 of the 2010 NCAA Division
III Women’s Golf Championship played at Mission Inn Golf and
Tennis Resort in Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla. Southwestern
University finishes in the top-five, placing fifth, for the
fifth time in school history. DePauw University finishes
immediately behind the Pirates in sixth while Centre College, in
its first-ever trip to the event - finishes 10th. It marks the
first time in league history that three women’s teams have
participated in the event and made more the impressive by all three
finishing in the top-10. Junior Stephanie Mingos of Rhodes
College closed with a final round 76 to finish in a tie for
fifth at 316 - the best finish among SCAC individuals.
Sophomore Emily Bachert of Centre was close behind, finishing in
seventh after recording a four-day total of a 319.
Southwestern's Kristen Davenport, playing in her final collegiate
event, gave the SCAC three individuals in the top 15, tying
for 12th place with a 324.
WOMEN'S GOLF - MOMENT #9
April 28-29,
2001
Behind Emily Burch’s record 150 (72-78) two-day total, the
Rhodes College women win their second
straight conference title with a two-round record score
of 639 at the 2001 SCAC Women's Golf Championships played at the
Rolling Meadows Golf Club in Gosport, Ind. DePauw University, the
host school, finishes second at 669. Rhodes 639 total
represents the lowest two-round score in the history of the event.
It was also the second straight SCAC Golfer-of-the-Year honor for
Burch as her first-round 72 at the 2001 championships
remains the lowest round ever shot at the women's conference
tournament.
WOMEN'S GOLF - MOMENT #8
May 11-14,
2004
For the second consecutive year, the DePauw University women's golf
team finishes third at the NCAA Division III Championships at the
Golf Courses of Lawsonia, Wisc. On a day in which the temperature
barely topped 50 degrees and a steady rain was present for the
first nine holes, the Tigers shot the days' second best team score
at 338 to finish with a four-round total of 1,315. DePauw freshman
Sarah Gates finished fourth in her first national tournament with a
319 including rounds of 76, 78, 80 and 85. The tournament marks the
first time all season that the Tigers finished behind any Division
III teams. For the second time in three years, DePauw head coach
Vince Lazar was named the NCAA Division III Women's Golf Coach of
the Year by the National Golf Coaches Association.
WOMEN'S GOLF - MOMENT #7
May 13-16,
2009
Southwestern University closes out the 2009 NCAA Division
III Women’s Golf Championships in Port St. Lucie, Fla. with
solid performances and finishes in fourth place overall (1,298),
just one shot from third place. DePauw University, with a four-day
score of 1,321, finishes tied for 11th. Individually, the SCAC
places four golfers in the top-15. Southwestern’s Marissa
Mauldin finishes in third - which equals the best individual
finish by an SCAC women's golfer in the history of the event (Emily
Burch, 2001). Mauldin's Southwestern teammate, Kristen Davenport,
tallied a 15th-place finish. Centre College’s Emily Bachert
was fourth overall and Rhodes College's Stephanie Mingos
finished in a tie for 12th among the 111 individual
competitors.
WOMEN'S GOLF - MOMENT #6
April 29-30,
2006
Second-ranked DePauw University claims its record fifth
straight SCAC women’s golf title and junior Sarah Gates earns
SCAC Women’s Golfer-of-the-Year honors for a record third
straight year as the Tigers totaled a 668 and win by 17 strokes
over Oglethorpe University and 29 over Southwestern University
at the 2006 SCAC Women's Golf Championships at the Tims Ford Golf
Course at Bear Trace in Winchester, Tenn. Gates, teammate Ali
Murtaugh and Oglethorpe's Carrie Shirah each shot a 164 and entered
a playoff to determine the medalist. Murtaugh was eliminated after
the first playoff hole and Gates claimed the honors on the third
hole – the longest playoff for medalist honors in the 12-year
history of the event.
WOMEN'S GOLF - MOMENT #5
May 16-19,
2000
Rhodes College shoots a final round 341 to solidify its
third-place position at the 2000 NCAA Division III Women’s
Golf Championships held at Prairie Vista Golf Course in
Bloomington, Indiana. Southwestern University holds onto fifth,
shooting a final round 359. Rhodes’ Emily Burch, the SCAC
Women’s Golfer-of-the-Year, finishes in fifth place in the
individual scoring. Southwestern's Ashlee Martin finishes 12th
among all individuals as both she and Burch earn all-America
honors - the first-ever recipients from the SCAC. The
appearances by Rhodes and Southwestern are a first for the league
at the NCAA Women’s Golf Championships. In addition, the SCAC
is the only conference with two teams in the championships.
WOMEN'S GOLF - MOMENT #4
May 15-18, 2001
After sitting in second place for three consecutive days,
Rhodes College shoots a fourth-round 319 for a four-day total
of 1270 (+118) and a third place finish at the 2001 NCAA Division
III Women’s Golf Championships – the second-consecutive
year that Rhodes has finished third at the national tournament. The
Lynx were led by senior Emily Burch, who finished third overall and
shot a four-day total of 302 (+14), including a fourth-round
tournament-low score of 71. Burch, whose third
place individual finish remains tied for the best-ever by
a SCAC women's golfer at the DIII Championships, is named
First-Team all-American by the National Golf Coaches
Association.
WOMEN'S GOLF - MOMENT #3
May 13-16,
2008
DePauw University entered the 2008 NCAA Women's Golf
Championships at the Centennial Oaks Golf Club in Waverly,
Iowa, seeded ninth, but posted the program's best four-round
total in its seven NCAA appearances and finished second for the
second straight year. The Tigers shot a 1258 which easily
topped last year's 1303 and were second to Methodist which won with
a 1219. Southwestern University, led by a 19th place finish by
Kristen Davenport (314), was third at 1263. DePauw senior Ali
Murtaugh shot a 303 and tied for sixth, while classmate Kristen
Kriegshauser fired a 306 for a 10th-place tie. Both topped the
previous best four-round DePauw score at the national championships
of 313 by Sarah Gates in 2006. Rhodes College's Stephanie Mingos
had the best score among SCAC individuals, posting a four-day total
of 301 - good for fifth place. Julia Gates of Oglethorpe University
finished tied for 13th with a 311 as the SCAC claimed five of the
top 20 individual places.
WOMEN'S GOLF - MOMENT #2
April 24-25,
2004
DePauw University, the top-ranked team in Division III
women’s golf, cruise to a comfortable 26-shot victory at the
2004 SCAC Women’s Golf Championship, which was contested at
Renaissance Pine Isle Resort at Lake Lanier, Ga. DePauw shot an
SCAC second-round record 323 for a two-round total of 644. The
Tigers also placed all five of its golfer’s on the All-SCAC
First Team – a conference first that has yet to be
duplicated. DePauw was led by freshman Sarah Gates, who earned SCAC
Women’s Golfer-of-the-Year honors with a two-day score of 157
(+11).
WOMEN'S GOLF - MOMENT #1
May 8-11,
2007
DePauw University posts its best finish ever, coming in second
place with a team score of 1303 at the 2007 Division III
Women’s Golf Tournament played at Mission Inn-El Campeon in
Howey in the Hills, Fla. Southwestern University also posts
its best finish in program history, coming in fourth out of 20
schools with a team score of 1322. The event was hosted by fellow
SCAC school, Oglethorpe University.
DePauw’s Sarah Gates (pictured left), who finished
her career as a four-time all-American and
three-time conference Golfer-of-the-Year, had the best
individual finish among SCAC participants, coming in seventh with a
four-day total of 315 (+23).
For more on the top SCAC Women's Golf moment, including an
interview with current DePauw head coach Vince
Lazar and former Tiger all-American Sarah Gates, click here.
Top 20 Moments - Women's Golf
Posted: Apr 15, 2011