BIO
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Tarah McNaughton
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COLLEGIATE HONORS
NGCA All-American Scholar Golf Team (2005)
COLLEGIATE BESTS
Low Round: 70 (2003 Franklin Street Partners Invitational, 2003)
Low Tournament: 226 (2003 Franklin Street Partners Invitational, 2003)
Best Finish: 1st (2003 Gator Shootout vs. Augusta State, 2003)
AS A JUNIOR (2004-05) - Named to the 2005 Academic All-SEC honor roll … Played in three events as an individual … Shot a 236 (76-76-84) and tied for 51st place at the Lady Gator Invitational … Fired a 54-hole 234 (80-73-81) that included a season-best 18-hole round (73) at the Lady Paladin … Tied for 56th place with a season-low 54-hole score (229) at the Mason Rudolph.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2003-04) - Played in 11 tournaments … Tied for 67th at the NCAA East Regional Championships after carding a 240 (78-83-79) … Shot a three-round score of 231 (80-74-77) at the 2004 SEC Championships, to finish in a tie for 43rd … Finished 82nd after shooting a 245 (75-84-86) at the Bryan Park National Collegiate … Carded a 78 at Mission Inn, for a 10th-place finish … Finished in a tie for 73rd at the SunTrust Lady Gator Invitational, where she shot a 246 (85-83-78) … Shot a three-round 236 (79-80-77), to finish in a tie for 51st at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic … Tied for 63rd in the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge, where she shot a 246 (79-84-83) … Finished 23rd at the ACC/SEC Challenge after she shot a two-round 152 (72-80) … Tied for 15th-place at the Franklin Street Partners Women's Invitational, where she shot a 226 (70-78-78) … Tied for 41st at the Mason Rudolph Championship, in a career-best 229 (71-77-81) effort … Shot a 242 (81-84-77) at the NCAA Fall Preview to finish tied for 78th-place.
AS A FRESHMAN (2002-03) - Finished 89th at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic with a score of 250 (83-83-84) … Won a match versus Augusta State at the Gator Shootout, with a four-over-par 148 (76-72) … Tied for 39th place at the SunTrust Invitational, where she shot a 230 (80-76-74). 2001-02 - Walked on to the team in the fall … Redshirted to gain more experience.
SUMMER 2001 - Won the FJGA's 2001 Summer Classic, with a two-round 156 (79-77) … Finished sixth in the FWSGA's Girls' Championship … Won her flight in the State Stroke Play Championship with rounds of 76-75-74.
PRIOR TO FLORIDA - Began playing golf her freshman year in high school and finished her senior season with a 78 in the high school district tournament.
| CAREER RESULTS | |||
| 2004-05 (Junior Season) | |||
| Date | Tournament | Finish | Score |
| 10/1-3 | Mason Rudolph (Franklin, Tenn.) | T56* | 80-74-75-229 (+13) |
| 10/22-24 | Lady Paladin (Greenville, S.C.) | T79* | 80-73-81-234 (+18) |
| 3/4-6 | Lady Gator Invitational (Gainesville, Fla.) | T51* | 76-76-84--236 (+26) |
| Rounds: 9 | Strokes: 699 | Average: 77.6 | |
| 2003-2004 (Sophomore Season) | |||
| Date | Tournament (Site) | Finish | Score |
| 9/12-14 | NCAA Fall Preview (Opelika, Ala.) | T78th | 81-84-77-242 (+26) |
| 9/26-28 | Mason Rudolph Championship (Franklin, Tenn.) | T41st | 71-77-81-229 (+13) |
| 10/3-5 | Franklin Street Partners Women's Invite (Chapel Hill, N.C.) | T15th | 70-78-78--226 (+10) |
| 10/26-28 | ACC/SEC Challenge (Destin, Fla.) | 23rd | 72-80--152 (+10) |
| 2/9-11 | Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge (Palos Verdes, Calif.) | T63rd | 79-84-83--246 (+33) |
| 2/22-24 | Lady Puerto Rico Classic (San Juan, Puerto Rico) | T51st | 79-80-77--236 (+20) |
| 3/7-9 | SunTrust Lady Gator Invitational (Gainesville, Fla.) | T73rd | 85-83-78--246 (+36) |
| 3/24 | Mission Inn (Howey-in-the Hills, Fla.) | 10th | 78--78 (+6) |
| 4/2-4 | Bryan Park National Collegiate (Brown Summit, N.C.) | 82nd 75-84-86--245 (+29) | |
| 4/16-18 | 2004 SEC Championships (Baton Rouge, La.) | T43rd | 80-74-77-- 231 (+15) |
| 5/6-8 | NCAA East Regional Championships (Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla.) | T67th | 78-83-79--240 (+25) |
| Rounds: 30 | Strokes: 2,371 | Average: 79.05 | |
| 2002-2003 (Freshman Season) | |||
| Date | Tournament (Site) | Finish | Score |
| 3/9-11 | SunTrust Invitational (Gainesville, Fla.) | T39th | 80-76-74-230 |
| 3/30 | Gator Shootout vs. Augusta State (Gainesville, Fla.) | 1st | 76-72-148 |
| 4/4-6 | Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic (Athens, Ga.) | 89th | 83-83-84--250 |
| Rounds: 8 | Strokes: 628 | Average: 78.5 | |










