April 5, 2007

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The Basics

The South Carolina women’s golf team competes at the Bryan National Collegiate, played at the par-72 Bryan Park Champions Course in Browns Summit, N.C. from April 6-8. The tournament, hosted by Wake Forest and UNC-Greensboro, will be the final regular season tournament before the SEC Championships. South Carolina’s lineup includes senior Jenna Pearson, ranked No. 63 nationally, along with Bénédicte Toumpsin, Blythe Worley, Camila Mori and Whitney Simons.
Of the 18 teams competing, 11 are ranked among the top 30 teams in the nation, three of which are in the top five in the nation. In addition, 38 of the nation’s top 100 players are in the field.

Tee Times

Due to cold weather conditions, a shotgun start of 11 a.m. will be used for each of the three days of tournament play.

South Carolina Lineup

Jenna Pearson (Sr.) 75.59 Stroke Average
Bénédicte Toumpsin (Fr.) 76.19 Stroke Average
Blythe Worley (Jr.) 78.79 Stroke Average
Camila Mori (Jr.) 77.40 Stroke Average
Whitney Simons (Jr.) 78.50 Stroke Average

Bryan National Collegiate Field

No. 2 Duke, No. 3 Georgia, No. 4 Auburn, No. 12 Florida, No. 13 Tennessee, No. 15 Purdue, No. 16 Wake Forest, No. 19 Virginia, No. 22 Florida State, No. 25 LSU, No. 27 South Carolina ,College of Charleston, Furman, North Carolina, NC State, Ohio State, UNC Greensboro, UNC-Wilmington

Pearson Remains in Top 100

Senior Jenna Pearson remains in the Top 100 after the Gamecocks were idle last weekend. Pearson enters the weekend ranked No. 63 and looks to be a top competitor after leading the team in last year’s Bryan National Collegiate. She peaked at No. 36 earlier this season heading into the Lady Puerto Rico Classic the week of October 6.

Pearson Hits The Ace

Jenna Pearson recorded her first collegiate ace when she took her eight-iron and knocked in a hole-in-one on the 143-yard eighth hole at the UGA Golf Course in day one action at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic on March 23. Pearson became the first Gamecock to ace a hole since teammate Whitney Simons knocked in a hole-in-one at the 2005 NCAA East Regional played at the University of Florida Golf Course. Only 34 women’s golfers have recorded an ace this season.

South Carolina At Last Year’s Bryan National Collegiate

The Gamecocks return to the Bryan National Collegiate for the fifth consecutive year and the eighth time overall. Carolina, led by Pearson, finished 7th overall with a 905 (+41). The Gamecocks finished ahead of four teams ranked in the top 20 nationally, including No. 12 California, No. 14 Vanderbilt, No. 17 Virginia and No. 20 Oklahoma State.