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Brooke Shelton Season 2002-03

Height
5'6
Class
Sophomore
Hometown
Plano, Texas
High School
Highland Park HS

(updated 5/29/05)

2005 NGCA All-America Honorable Mention
2005 All-SEC Second Team
2005 All-Louisiana First Team
2005 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2004 SEC Academic Honor Roll

SENIOR SEASON (2004-05)
* Closed out her college career by finished in a tie for eighth place in the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championships in Sunriver, Ore. Shelton posted rounds of 71-75-72-73 on the par-71 Meadows Course to finish at 291, the fourth LSU women’s golfer to post a top 10 individual finish in the Championships,
* Averaged a team best 74.88 for the 34-rounds participated … Season average the fifth best alltime for a single season for the LSU women’s golf team.
* The Championship was one of six top 10s this year including — tie 7th at Cougar Classic (71-76-70 — 217); tie 10th at Mercedes-Benz (76-72-74 — 222); tie for ninth at the LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic (73-73-76 — 222); tie for 7th at SEC Championships (72-77-75 — 224) and a tie for sixth at the NCAA Central Regional (72-77-75 — 224).
* Career low round of 69 at SEC/ACC Challenge.
* Shelton parred the first extra hole at the regional to break a tie for the second individual player to advance to the Championships on non-qualifying teams.
* Twelve career top 10s … 32 of 34 rounds in the 70s.
* Final career scoring average of 76.50 was seventh best all-time at LSU.

JUNIOR SEASON (2003-04)
* Played in all 10 events, 29 rounds, averaging a team best 75.93.
* Averaged 75.73 in the fall, 76.05 in the spring.
* Had a strong stretch of four tournaments with top 10 finishes — tie for 6th at Lad Paladin (75-72-74 — 221); tie for 9th at Nokia Sugar Bowl (75-78-81 — 234); tie for 10th at Central District (74-71-82 — 227); tie for third at LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic (74-72-77 — 223).
* Had two rounds of 71 and four rounds of 72.
* 26.7 of 29 rounds (92.24%) counted for team scores.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2002-03)
* Played in nine events, 24 rounds, averaging 78.12 strokes per round, second on the team.
* Averaged 77.25 in the four fall events.
* Had low round of 73 twice in the first two rounds of the Furman Lady Paladin Invitational.
* Finished in a tie for 14th at Furman (73-73-77 — 223) and a tie for 13th at the LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic (75-74-77 — 226).
* 16 rounds in the 70s, 22 of 24 rounds counted for team scores (91.67 pct.).
* Second in the State Farm Collegiate Players Tour stop at Pelican Point in the summer (73-75-70 — 218).

FRESHMAN SEASON (2001-02)
* Averaged 77.62 for 29 rounds, with two top 10 finishes.
* Had low round of year in third event, at Mercedes-Benz Championships at Knoxville, an even par 72, as part of a ninth place finish (72-72-79 — 226).
* Also finished 9th in the LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic (74-73-78 — 225).
* Had 84 percent of rounds (24.5 of 29) count for team score.
* Twenty rounds in the 70s.

PRIOR TO LSU
* Four-year letter winner for Coach Donna Pierce at Highland Park.
* Team won the 2000 Texas State Class 4A Championship.
* First place individually at the 2001 Texas State Championships, paced by a first-round 67 en route to a seven-shot victory. Second place at the 4A State Championship in 2000.
* First-team All-District from 1998-01, District Champion in 1998-99 and Regional Champion in 2001.
* Member of the National Honor Society, winner of the Cornerstone Scholar Athlete Award.
* Strong career as a junior golfer, including opening with a career low round of 66 en route to a fourth place finish in the Bubba Conlee National Junior.

PERSONAL
* Full name is Brooke Leigh Shelton
* Born on April 5, 1983.
* Parents are Stuart and Rhonda Shelton. One brother: Barrett.
* Major at LSU: Business/Marketing.
* Enjoys shopping and “hanging out with friends.”

Collegiate Finishes
2004-05
Cougar Classic 71-76-70 — 217 T7th
Mason Rudolph Championship 76-72-75 — 223 T25th
Mercedes-Benz Championship 76-72-74 — 222 T10th
SEC/ACC Challenge 78-73-69 — 220 T15th
Central District Invitational 75-73-76 — 224 T16th
Lady Gamecock Classic 87-86-77 — 250 T48th
LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic 73-73-76 — 222 T9th
Liz Murphey Collegiate 75-75-77 — 227 T17th
SEC Women’s Championship 75-74-77 — 226 T7th
NCAA Central Regional 72-77-75 — 224 T6th
NCAA Division I Championship 71-75-72-73 — 291 T8th

2003-04
UA-Ann Rhoads Intercollegiate 76-82 — 150 T14th
Price’s Give Em 5 Intercollegiate 75-73-76 — 224 T11th
Mercedes-Benz Championships 75-79-76 — 230 T42nd
Furman Lady Paladin 75-72-74 — 221 T6th
Tulane Nokia Sugar Bowl Classic 75-78-81 — 234 T9th
Central District Tournament 74-72-81 — 227 T10th
LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic 74-72-77 — 223 T3rd
Lady Gamecock Classic 75-81-79 — 235 T21st
SEC Women’s Championships 80-71-71 — 222 T14th
NCAA East Regional 80-72-76 — 228 T24th

2002-03
Mason Rudolph Championships 76-79-78 — 233 T37th
Mercedes Benz Championships 80-80-83 — 243 T62nd
Furman Lady Paladin 73-73-77 — 223 T14th
Auburn “The Derby” 75-76-77 — 228 T34th
Lady Puerto Rico Classic 85-75-87 — 247 T70th
Lady Gamecock Classic 80 T48th
Bryan National Collegiate 74-78 — 152 T31st
LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic 75-74-77 — 226 T13th
SEC Women’s Golf Championship 83-75-85 — 243 T42nd

2001-02
Mason Rudolph Championships 80-76-77 — 233 T40th
NCAA Fall Preview 81-74 — 155 T64th
Mercedes-Benz Championships 75-72-79 — 226 T9th
Furman Lady Paladin 79-81-80 — 240 T67th
Sun Trust Lady Gator 78-75-80 — 231 T20th
Lady Gamecock Classic 76-78-76 — 230 T33rd
Liz Murphey Collegiate 78-77-78 — 233 T38th
LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic 74-73-78 — 225 T9th
SEC Women’s Championship 82-81-77 — 240 T52nd
NCAA East Regional 78-78-80 — 236 T82nd

Career Statistics
Rounds: 116
Strokes: 8874
Average: 76.50
Rounds of Par or Under: 13
Low Round: 69, 2004 SEC/ACC Challenge (third round)
Low Tournament (54 holes): 217, 2004 Cougar Classic
Top 10 Finishes: 12
Best Finish: tie 3rd, 2004 LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic

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