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Monday, May 24, 2010

Honourable mention for Sally Watson in end of season coaches' poll

Caroline Hedwall named US colleges'

Woman Player of Year


FROM THE GOLFWEEK WEBSITE
Sweden's Caroline Hedwall has been named Player of the Year by the National Golf Coaches Association (of America). The sophomore from Oklahoma State won the NCAA Women’s Championship on May 21 at the Country Club of Landfall. Hedwall posted a 276 total to tie the NCAA scoring record with her 12-under score.
Hedwall won four of her eight starts during the spring season and did not finish outside the top five during that stretch. She finished the year with five victories.
Hedwall also won the Golfstat Cup, which is given annually to the player who has the best scoring average. She finished the year with a 71.14 stroke average to shatter Oklahoma State University's single-season scoring mark she set last year. Hedwall finished under par in seven of her 12 starts this year.
Hedwall, twice the Big 12 Player of the Year, is he first Cowgirl (Oklahoma State University student) to garner national player of the year honours.
Roll of Honour

Ping NGCA Division I Player of the YearCaroline Hedwall, Oklahoma State

NGCA Division I Freshman of the Year
Jennifer Johnson, Arizona State

Golfstat Cup
Caroline Hedwall, Oklahoma State

Dinah Shore Trophy Award
Katie Detlefsen, Central Florida

NGCA Division I Kim Moore Spirit Award
Sarah Bradley, Kent State

Edith Cummings Munson Golf AwardJuliana Murcia, Arizona State

Division I SkyCaddie NGCA National Coach of the YearDevon Brouse, Purdue

Division I SkyCaddie NGCA Regional Coaches of the YearEast Region: Mic Potter, Alabama
Central Region: Devon Brouse, Purdue
West Region: Carrie Forsyth, UCLA

NGCA Assistant Golf Coach of the Year
Susan Rosenstiel, Alabama

NGCA Division I All-American TeamsFirst Team
Marina Alex, Vanderbilt
Carlota Ciganda, Arizona State
Cydney Clanton, Auburn
Lindy Duncan, Duke
Jodi Ewart, New Mexico
Caroline Hedwall, Oklahoma State
Jennifer Johnson, Arizona State
Stephanie Kono, UCLA
Juliana Murcia, Arizona State
Marta Silva, Georgia
Jennifer Song, USC

Second Team
Maude-Aimee LeBlanc, Purdue
Laura Kueny, Michigan State
Camilla Lennarth, Alabama
Tiffany Lua, UCLA
Nathalie Mansson, Tennessee
Megan McChrystal, LSU
Sydnee Michaels, UCLA
Margarita Ramos, Arizona
Lizette Salas, USC
Kelli Shean, Arkansas
Cheyenne Woods, Wake Forest

Honorable Mention
Brittany Altomare, Virginia
Amy Anderson, North Dakota State
Katie Burnett, South Carolina
Numa Gulyanamitta, Purdue
Jennifer Kirby, Alabama
Joanne Lee, California Berkeley
Sara-Maude Juneau, Louisville
Lisa McCloskey, Pepperdine
Kayla Mortellaro, Idaho
Calle Nielson, Virginia
Victoria Park, Oklahoma State
Candace Schepperle, Auburn
Jaclyn Sweeney, Arizona State
Sally Watson, Stanford

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