BIO
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Brittany Straza
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COLLEGIATE QUICK FACTS
Rounds: 118
Strokes: 8,935
Average: 75.72
Low Round: 69 (2002 TRW Regional Challenge and 2002 Liz Murphey Collegiate)
Low Tournament: 216 (2000 Lady Paladin Invitational)
Best Finish: 1st (1999 Lady Buckeye Fall Invitational)
AS A SENIOR (2002-03) - Second-team All-SEC selection...Earned Academic All-SEC honors for the second straight season...Her 75.88 stroke average ranked second on the team...Finished tied for 24th at the NCAA Championships, carding a 16-over-par 304 (80-78-74-72)...Did not compete at the NCAA Central Regional due to a back injury...At the SEC Championships, she finished tied for 20th place after carding a three-round 233 (77-75-81)...Tied for 12th place at the Liz Murphey Collegiate classic with a team-low 222 (76-70-76)...Finished third place in a match vs. Purdue, carding a two-round 149 (73-76)...Tied with teammate Amanda Dick for fourth place at the SunTrust Invitational to help the Lady Gators to their first win of the season as she carded a season-low 218 (73-75-70)...Shot a first round 75 at the Northrup Grumman Regional, but had to withdraw due to illness...After shooting a first round 82, she came back to shoot 73 in the next two rounds to finish tied for 34th place at the Auburn Derby with a score of 228...Tied for 21st place at the Mercedes Benz Championships, carding a 231 (79-78-74)...
AS A JUNIOR (2001-2002) - Shot a four-round 297 (77-74-76-70) at the NCAA Championships to tie for 41st...Recorded a 222 (72-74-76) at the NCAA East Regional to finish tied for 27th...Turned in a 225 (76-74-75) to finish tied for 22nd at the SEC Championships...Named Second Team All-SEC...Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll...Finished tied for 16th at the Florida Women's Collegiate with a 233 (75-76-82)... Carded a 219 (74-76-69) at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic to finish fourth...Tied for second place at the 2002 SunTrust Lady Gator Invitational, carding a 221 (73-71-77)...Finished 17th at the TRW Regional Challenge, shooting a 79-69-76--224 at the three-day tournament...Carded a 229 (77-75-77) to finish tied for 19th at the Lady Paladin Invitational...Totaled a 231 (77-75-79) at the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship to finish 28th...Tied for 18th at the 2001 Dodge ACC/SEC Shootout, shooting a three-round 229 (78-79-72) ... Finished tied for 14th at the 2001 Mason Rudolph Championships.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2000-2001) - Finished the season ranked 48th by the MasterCard Collegiate Golf Rankings and 52nd by Golfweek/Sagarin Women's College Golf Individual Player Ratings...Led the team with a 75.82 stroke average...Shot 75 (+3) and 79 (+7) in the first two rounds of the NCAA Central Regional before withdrawing due to an injury...Tied for 10th at 2001 SEC Championships with a three-day total of 220 (70-74-76)...Tied for 10th at the Florida Women's Collegiate Tournament with a score of 225 (73-74-78)...Shot a three round total of 228 (73-75-80) to tie for 14th at the Lady Gamecock Classic...Tied for 48th in the Lady Gator Invitational with a three-day total of 233 (79-76-78)...Led the team, tying for 58th overall at the TRW Regional Challenge with a tournament total of 237 (80-76-81)...Had the team's best performance at the Lady Paladin Invitational, firing rounds of 72, 71 and 73 for a three-day total of 216 and a third place finish...Led the team at the Franklin Street Trust/Tar Heel Invitational, with a three-day score of 225, for a sixth place tie...Tied for 25th at the Dodge ACC/SEC Invitational Shootout with scores of 79-78-79--236...Led the team and finished tied for ninth with a 149 (72-77) at the NCAA Fall Preview...Member of the All-SEC Academic team and honorable mention SEC team.
SUMMER 2000 - Placed second at the U.S. Women's Amateur Qualifier with a score of 74...At U.S. Women's Amateur, shot a 78, followed by a 77, missing the cut by one stroke.
AS A FRESHMAN (1999-2000) - Second Team All-Southeastern Conference...Led the team and was tied for third in the SEC in top 10 finishes (6)...Second on team in stroke average (76.16) and 10th in the SEC...Tied for the team lead in top five finishes (4)...Third on team in top 20 finishes (7)...Tied for second on team in even or under-par rounds (3)...One of only two Lady Gators to have every round count toward team scoring (31 of 31)...One of two Lady Gators to win a tournament...Finished season ranked 51st by both the MasterCard Collegiate Golf Rankings and Golfweek/Sagarin Women's College Golf Individual Player Ratings...Became the first Lady Gator since 1996 to capture medalist honors after winning the Lady Buckeye Fall Invitational with three-round score of 224...Posted a career low 70 in the first round...Tied for 54th place at NCAA Championships with four-round total of 306, carding a 74 in the first round...Tied for 17th place at NCAA East Regionals with three-round score of 225, pacing the team...Tied for second place at SEC Championships with score of 226, after leading by one stroke going into the final round... Shot the low-round of the tournament (70 in the middle round)...Tied for eighth place at Ryder Florida Women's Intercollegiate Championship with three-round score of 232...Shot a career-best 221 and tied for third place at SunTrust Lady Gator Invitational...Tied for third at UCF Invitational with 77-74-151... Withdrew from the second round at Lady Paladin Invitational with back problems...Finished in ninth place at Lady Razorback Invitational, her first collegiate tournament with a two-round total of 153.
SUMMER 1999 - Semifinalist at U.S. Women's Public Links...Finished third at the Izzo Junior Championship in Swainton, N.J. with a 79-79-81-239...Finished fifth at Ashworth Junior Classic with a three day score of 72-75-75-222...Teamed with fellow Gator Jeanne Cho on the East team at the Cannon Cup in Hilton Head, S.C.
PRIOR TO FLORIDA - Won three AGJA titles in 1998 including Aspen (Colo.) Junior Classic, where she posted a three day total of 227...Also captured the Kraft Midwestern Junior Championship in Flossmoor, Ill., and the J&H Marsh McLennan Apawamis Junior Championship in Rye, N.Y....Runner-up at the 1998 Girls' Junior Championship in Ardmore, Pa....Captured the Pizza Hut Southern Junior Championship in 1997...At Lehigh, shot a course-record 69 in the District 4A-12 Golf Championships to advance to State final...Placed sixth at state competition...Named 1998 Ft. Myers News-Press Girls' Golfer of the Year...Went undefeated in high school career...Holds high school course record of 67...Rotary Athlete of the Year.
PERSONAL - Born January 29, 1981...Graduated from Lehigh High School in 1999...Pursuing a degree in Public Relations.
| CAREER RESULTS 2002-2003 (Senior Season) |
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| Date | Tournament | Finish | Score |
| 9/15-17 | Women's NCAA Fall Preview (West Lafayette, Ind.) | T62nd | 76-79-82--237 (+21) |
| 10/18-20 | Mercedes-Benz Women's Championship (Knoxville, Tenn.) | T21st | 79-78-74--231 (+15) |
| 11/1-3 | Auburn Derby (Auburn, Ala.) | T34th | 82-73-73--228 (+12) |
| 2/10-12 | NG Regional Challenge (Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.) | Withdrew | 75-Withdrew |
| 3/9-11 | SunTrust Lady Gator Invitational (Gainesville, Fla.) | T4th | 73-75-70--218 (+8) |
| 3/23 | Match vs. Purdue at Palencia Golf Course | 3rd | 73-76--149 (+5) |
| 4/4-6 | Liz Murphy Collegiate Classic (Athens, Ga.) | T12th | 76-70-76--222 (+6) |
| 4/18-20 | 2003 SEC Championships (Lexington, Ky.) | T20th | 77-75-81--233 (+17) |
| 5/20-23 | 2003 NCAA Championships (West Lafayette, Ind.) | T24th | 80-78-74-72-304 (+13) |
| 2001-2002 (Junior Season) | |||
| Date | Tournament | Finish | Score |
| 9/17-18 | Mason Rudolph Championships (Nashville, TN) | T14th | 75-74-75--224 (+8) |
| 9/28-30 | Dodge ACC/SEC Shootout (Sandestin, FL) | T18th | 78-79-72--229 (+16) |
| 10/12-14 | Mercedes-Benz Collegiate (Knoxville, TN) | 28th | 77-75-79--231 (+15) |
| 10/26-28 | Lady Paladin Invitational (Greenville, SC) | T19th | 77-75-77--229 (+13) |
| 2/11-13 | TRW Regional Challenge (Palos Verdes Estates, CA) | 17th | 79-69-76--224 (+11) |
| 2/22-24 | SunTrust Lady Gator Invitational (Gainesville, FL) | T2nd | 73-71-77--221 (+11) |
| 3/22-24 | Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic (Athens, GA) | 4th | 74-76-69--219 (+3) |
| 4/5-7 | Florida Women's Collegiate (Miami Lakes, FL) | T16th | 75-76-82--233 (+17) |
| 4/19-21 | SEC Championships (Athens, GA) | T22nd | 76-74-75--225 (+9) |
| 5/9-11 | NCAA East Regionals (Baton Rouge, LA) | T27th | 72-74-76--222 (+6) |
| 5/21-24 | NCAA Championships (Auburn, WA) | T41st | 77-74-76-70--297 (+9) |
| 2000-2001 (Sophomore Season) | |||
| Date | Tournament (Site) | Finish | Score |
| 9/15-17 | NCAA Fall Preview (Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla.) | T9th | 72-77--149 (+3) |
| 9/30-10/1 | Dodge ACC/SEC Invitational (Destin, Fla.) | T25th | 79-78-79--236 (+23) |
| 10/6-8 | Franklin Street/Tar Heel Invitational (Chapel Hill, NC) | T6th | 74-73-78--225 (+9) |
| 10/20-22 | Lady Paladin Invitational (Greenville, S.C.) | 3rd | 72-71-73--216 (E) |
| 2/12-14 | TRW Regional Challenge (Palos Verdes Estate, Calif.) | T58th | 80-76-81--237 (+24) |
| 2/23-25 | SunTrust Lady Gator Invitational (Gainesville, Fla.) | T48th | 79-76-78--233 (+17) |
| 3/16-18 | Lady Gamecock Classic (Blythewood, S.C.) | 14th | 73-75-80--228 (+12) |
| 3/30-4/1 | Florida Women's Collegiate (Miami Lakes, Fla.) | T10th | 73-74-78--225 (+9) |
| 4/20-22 | SEC Championship (Gainesville, Fla.) | T10th | 70-74-76--220 (+4) |
| 5/10-12 | NCAA Central Regional (West Lafayette, Ind.) | WD | 75-79-WD |
| 1999-2000 (Freshman Season) | |||
| Date | Tournament (Site) | Finish | Score |
| 9/20-21 | Lady Razorback Invitational (Rogers, Ark.) | T9th | 77-76--153 (+9) |
| 10/2-3 | Lady Buckeye Fall Invite. (Columbus, Ohio) | 1st | 70-75-79--224 (+8) |
| 10/29-31 | Lady Paladin Invitational (Greenville, S.C.) | 78-WD-79 | |
| 11/8-9 | Edwin Watt's/Palmetto (Kiawah Island, S.C.) | T36th | 76-81-76--233 (+17) |
| 2/14-15 | UCF Invitational (Orlando, Fla.) | T4th | 77-75--151 (+7) |
| 2/25-27 | SunTrust Lady Gator Inviational (Gainesville, Fla.) | T3rd | 73-76-72--221 (+5) |
| 3/17-19 | Lady Gamecock Classic (Blythewood, S.C.) | T25th | 82-78-77--237 (+21) |
| 3/31-4/2 | Ryder/Florida Women's Collegiate (Miami Lakes, Fla.) | T8th | 77-78-77--232 (+16) |
| 4/21-23 | Sec Championships (Rogers, Ark.) | T2nd | 76-70-80--226 (+10) |
| 5/11-13 | NCAA East Regional (Columbus, OH) | T17th | 74-74-77--225 (+9) |
| 5/24-27 | NCAA Championships (Sunriver, OR) | T54th | 74-80-76-76--306 (+18) |










