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  Rebecca Durham
Rebecca Durham

Player Profile
Class:
Junior

Hometown:
St. Simons Island, GA

High School:
Glynn Academy

Height:
5-4

Experience:
2V


As a Sophomore in 2008-09: Played in seven of eight events and finished with a stroke average of 75.8, which was the third best on the squad behind Mari Chun (74.3) and Sydney Burlison (75.5)...placed 70th in her first start of the fall at the Mason Rudolph Invitational (80-74-79; 233)...10th place finish (73-80-75; 228) at the Idean Ihlanfeldt Invitational helped the Cardinal to the team title...posted her second straight top-10 finish in her next event at the Stanford Intercollegiate where she tied for ninth after rounds of 70, 72 and 70 (212)...tied for 44th at the Norman Grumman Invitational (81-80-79-240) and 63rd at the PING/Arizona State Invitational (78-81-76; 235)...turned in her best showing of the spring at the Pac-10 Championships held at Stanford Golf Course, where she tied for 16th after rounds of 75, 74 and 71 (220)...tied for 51st at the NCAA Central Regional (76-77-82; 235).

As a Freshman in 2007-08: Competed in 10 tournaments for the Cardinal during her freshman campaign...best finish came at the Peg Barnard Invitational where she finished seventh...also had two other top-25 finishes at the Arizona Wildcat Invitational and the NCAA West Regional where she shot her tournament season low of 225...her tie for 22nd at the NCAA West Regional was the second highest finish for the Cardinal...shot a season-best round of 69 in her first collegiate round at the Franklin Rudolph Championship...posted a score of 225 at the PING/ASU Invitational where she finished tied for 38th...finished 34th at the Pac-10 Championships.

Amateur Competition Beyond Stanford: Won the Georgia Top 60 Women's Classic at Reynolds Landing Golf Course in Greensboro, Georgia, June 29-30...fired a final round 71 in stormy conditions to claim the title.


High School and Personal Data: Graduated from the Glynn Academy in Brunswick, Ga ... four-year letterwinner ... earned four regional and state championships (three in 5-A division and another in 4-A division) ... three-time team MVP ... two-time regional medalist (2006-07) ... Georgia 4-A state champion medalist ... Georgia Golf Association Division 4-A Player of the Year ... 2006-07 AJGA HP Scholastic All-American ... winner of the AJGA Heritage Junior Classic in July...parents are Jim and Kathleen ... has one sister, Sarah... hobbies include reading, watching movies, playing tennis, spending time with friends...majoring in psychology with a minor in English.

Career Statistics

Year Events Rounds Avg. Low/Low Trn.
2007-08 10 29 76.6 69/221
2008-09 7 21 75.8 70/212
Totals 17 50 75.5 68/212

Teeing It Up With Rebecca
My favorite place on campus:
The Oval
Place I would most like to visit:
Rome, London, Central America
If I could bring something from my hometown to Stanford, it would be:
Real sweet tea
My favorite sport other than golf:
Tennis
I am most thankful for:
My family
My parents were right when they told me:
To never give up
My favorite midnight snack is:
Hot chocolate
The athlete that I admire most:
Tiger Woods, Herschel Walker
Favorite movie:
Gladiator and Forrest Gump
Best book I have ever read:
East of Eden


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