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Andrea Vander Lende

  • 5-10
  • Senior
  • Longwood, Fla. (Lake Mary)

COLLEGIATE HONORS
NCAA Championships Runner-up (2003)
Honorable Mention All-America (2003)
Honorable Mention All-SEC (2003)

COLLEGIATE BESTS
Low Round:
69 (2003 NCAA Championships)
Low Tournament: 219 (2004 SEC Championships)
Best Finish: 2nd (2003 NCAA Championships)

SUMMER OF 2004 - Competed on the NCAA All-Star Tournament team which traveled to Korea, Thailand, China, Hong Kong and Japan with ten women from around the NCAA … Won the Kataoka.Momose Alumni Tournament shooting a 73 … Won the Hoshino Tournament shooting one under par (71) … Placed second at the Muang Keaw Tournament shooting par (72) … Also finished second at the Tong Yang Moolsan/Yue Song tournament, shooting one over par (73).

AS A JUNIOR (2003-2004) - Second-best stroke average on the team (77.30) … Tied for 32nd at the NCAA East Regional Championships after carding a 230 (81-71-78) … Fired a three-over par 219 (75-72-72) to finish tied for seventh at the 2004 SEC Championships, her highest finish at SECs in her career … Carded a 234 (73-77-84) at the Bryan Park National Collegiate, finishing in a tie for 54th … Tied for fifth after carding a four-over-par 76 at Mission Inn … Tied for 29th at the SunTrust Lady Gator Invitational, carding a three-round 235 (80-79-76) … Shot a three-round score of 232 (79-78-75), finishing tied for 42nd at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic … Finished 58th at the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge, with a three-round total of 243 (85-78-78) … Scored a 149 (76-73) to finish tied for 15th in the ACC/SEC Challenge … Finished 30th at the Franklin Street Partners Women's Invitational, shooting a 235 (78-83-74) … Finished tied for 53rd at the Mason Rudolph Championship, carding a three-round score of 234 (74-83-77).

SUMMER 2003 - Sat out due to shoulder surgery on May 29.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2002-2003) - Earned All-America honorable mention honors after finishing runner-up at the 2003 NCAA Championships, carding a nine-over-par 297 (77-74-69-77) … Shot a low-round 69, including six birdies in the third round of the NCAA Championships … Competed in all but one tournament for the Lady Gators … Tied for 47th place at the NCAA Central Regional, carding a 25-over-par 238 … At the SEC Championships, she tied for 33rd place, shooting a 240 (76-83-81) after suffering a shoulder injury during the second round … Tied for 38th place at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic with a score of 229 (77-77-75) … Finished in 10th place in a match vs. Purdue with a two-round score of 154 (75-79) … Tied for 18th place at the SunTrust Invitational, carding a 225 (78-72-75) … Tied for 38th place at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic with a three-round score of 232 (76-74-82) … Finished in a tie for 42nd place with a two-round score of 158 (76-82) at the Northrop Grumman Regional … At the Auburn Derby she tied for 44th place with a score of 230 (78-77-75) … Carded a season-low 220 (73-73-74) to finish tied for seventh place at the Chrysler ACC-SEC Challenge … Tied for 21st at the NCAA Fall Preview, shooting a 226 (74-73-79).

SUMMER 2002 - At the U.S. Women's Open qualifier shot a 73 in the first stage and a 79-78 during the second stage … Qualified for the championship flight at the Women's Western Amateur, shooting 77 in both rounds.

AS A FRESHMAN (2001-2002): - Was the only freshman to finish in the top 15 at the NCAA Championships, placing 12th with a 290 (71-72-71-76) … Finished tied for 34th with a 223 (80-70-73) at the NCAA East Regional ... Shot 76-74-77--227 to finish 28th at the SEC Championships ... Named All-SEC Honorable Mention ... Tied for fifth at the Florida Women's Collegiate with a 225 (76-74-75), earning a spot on the All-State Team ... Tied for 31st at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic with a three-round 231 (80-75-76) ... Finished 12th at the 2002 SunTrust Lady Gator Invitational, turning in a 227 (74-79-74) … Carded a 79-78-79--236 to tie for 50th at the Lady Paladin Invitational ... Finished tied for 44th at the 2001 Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship, shooting a 238 (77-77-84) ... Tied for 14th at the 2001 Dodge ACC/SEC Shootout, turning in a 225 (71-79-75) … Finished tied for 14th at Mason Rudolph Championship, shooting a 224 (73-78-73) ... Ranked 52nd in the nation by Golfweek magazine on September 22.

SUMMER 2001 - Named to Golfweek's Freshmen to Watch list … Tied for second at the AJGA Ping Myrtle Beach Junior Classic, shooting a 220 (71-75-74), losing the title in a three-way playoff … Finished third at the AJGA Greater Greensboro Chrysler Junior, shooting a 227 (74-78-75) … Finished fifth at the AJGA Abilene Reporter-News Junior, shooting a 224 (75-74-75).

PRIOR TO FLORIDA - In 2000 national tournaments, had three top-five finishes and five top-10 finishes … Finished second in the 1999 Florida Women's State Golf Association Junior Girls' Championship, shooting rounds of 78 and 74 … Came in second in the 2000 Bubba Conlee Junior … Finished fifth in the 2000 American Junior Golf Association Shell World Golf Village Junior Championship … Sixth-place finisher in the 2000 AJGA Henry Griffitts Rome Junior Classic, firing rounds of 79, 76 and 70 … Tied for fifth in the 2000 Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail Junior Classic.


CAREER RESULTS
2003-04 (Junior Season)
Date Tournament Finish Score
9/26-28 Mason Rudolph Championship (Frankiln, Tenn.) T53rd 74-83-77--234 (+18)
10/3-05 Franklin Street Partners Women's Invite (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 30th 78-83-84--235 (+19)
10/26-28 ACC/SEC Challenge (Destin, Fla.) T15th 76-73--149 (+7)
2/9-11 Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge (Palos Verdes, Calif.) 58th 85-78-78--243 (+30)
2/22-24 Lady Puerto Rico Classic (San Juan, Puerto Rico) T42nd 79-78-75--232 (+16)
3/7-9 SunTrust Lady Gator Invitational (Gainesville, Fla.) T29th 80-79-76--235 (+25)
3/24 Mission Inn (Howey-in-the Hills, Fla.) T5th 76--76 (+4)
4/2-4 Bryan Park National Collegiate (Brown Summit, N.C.) T54th 73-77-84--234 (+18)
4/16-18 2004 SEC Championships (Baton Rouge, La.) T7th 75-72-72--219 (+3)
5/6-8 NCAA East Regional Championships (Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla.) T32 81-71-78--229 (+14)
Rounds: 27 Strokes: 2,087 Average: 77.30  
2002-03 (Sophomore Season)
Date Tournament Finish Score
9/15-17 Women's NCAA Fall Preview (West Lafayette, Ind.) T21st 74-73-79--226 (+10)
9/27-29 Chrysler ACC/SEC Challenge (Destin, Fla.) T7th 73-73-74--220 (+7)
10/18-20 Mercedes-Benz Women's Championship (Knoxville, Tenn.) T59th 83-79-80--242 (+26)
11/1-3 Auburn Derby (Auburn, Ala.) T44th 78-77-75--230 (+14)
2/10-12 NG Regional Challenge (Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.) T42nd 76-82--158 (+16)
2/28-3/1 Lady Puerto Rico Classic (San Juan, Puerto Rico) T38th 76-74-82--232 (+16)
3/9-11 SunTrust Lady Gator Invitational (Gainesville, Fla.) T18th 78-72-75--225 (+15)
3/23 Match vs. Purdue at Palencia Golf Course 10th 75-79--154 (+10)
4/4-6 Liz Murphy Collegiate Classic (Athens, Ga.) T38th 77-77-75--229 (+13)
4/18-20 2003 SEC Championships (Lexington, Ky.) T33rd 76-83-81--240 (+24)
5/8-10 2003 NCAA Central Regional (Lincoln, Neb.) T47th 76-74-88--238 (+25)
5/20-23 2003 NCAA Championships (West Lafayette, Ind.) 2nd 77-74-69-77-297 (+9)
Rounds: 35 Strokes: 2691 Average: 76.89
2001-2002 (Freshman Season)
Date Tournament Finish Score
9/17-18 Mason Rudolph Championships (Nashville, Tenn.) T14th 73-78-73--224 (+8)
9/28-30 Dodge ACC/SEC Shootout (Sandestin, Fla.) T11th 71-79-75--225 (+12)
10/12-14 Mercedes-Benz Collegiate (Knoxville, Tenn.) T44th 77-77-84--238 (+22)
10/26-28 Lady Paladin Invitational (Greenville, S.C.) T50th 79-78-79--236 (+20)
2/22-24 SunTrust Lady Gator Invitational (Gainesville, Fla.) 12th 74-79-74--227 (+17)
3/22-24 Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic (Athens, Ga.) T31st 80-75-76--231 (+15)
4/5-7 Florida Women's Collegiate (Miami Lakes, Fla.) T5th 76-74-75--225 (+9)
4/19-21 SEC Championships (Athens, Ga.) 28th 76-74-77--227 (+11)
5/9-11 NCAA East Regionals (Baton Rouge, La.) T34th 80-70-73--223 (+7)
5/21-24 NCAA Championships (Auburn, WA) 12th 71-72-71-76--290 (+2)
Rounds: 31 Strokes: 2346 Average: 75.68
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